Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel One Shots

Chapter Seventeen (Vartie) Artie Finds Out

A/N- Short chapter about two of my Oc's. Enjoy!!

-C

7:00 pm
Mange Palace- Artie's room

Artie knew something was wrong. He always did when he saw Vex. His wings would be all ruffled, his antennas more bent than usual, a nasty scar on his face never seemed to heal properly. He didn't know what the cause was and he was determined to find out. He sent a text to his boyfriend, nervously waiting for the other to appear in his room. He wanted to know the reason behind V's injuries.

He walked downstairs into the lobby, tail flickering back and forth to tell a sign he was anxious. His parents were on the couch, cuddling. His ma was laying on his dad. The radio demon had a hand on Luci's back while reading a book, which he assumed was a copy of Shakespeare or his gran's (Al's mama) book. He wasn't sure but he knew one thing. He was worried. He didn't get a text back from Vex and it made him worried, looking over at his parents, he threw a coat on, hugging both men before rushing out to the Hazbin Hotel, hoping to find his half sister.

The second he got to the hotel, he was out of breath, and immediately saw Maxxy, his cousin. Charlie and Vaggie's son, and ran up to him. His ears flattened in worrisome detail.

"Artie?! What- what are you doing here?" asked the shy demon. The older demon flashed a nervous smile at his cousin.

"Where's your mom?"

"Which one?"

"Charlie."

"In her office..." Maxxy answered, chewing on his pen as he rocked back and forth on his heels.

"Thanks!" Artie said and gave him a hug before quickly running up the stairs to find his half sister and hopefully getting some information on the whereabouts of his boyfriend, needing some sort of help with this. He didn't know what to do. He was worried about his boyfriend and wanted to get to the bottom of what was going on with him, so yes. He was going to ask for help. He barged into her office, rolling his eyes when he saw the two making out.

"Gross. Char. I need your help. Please," he said, wings ruffled as he paced in circles all around his half sister's office, running his hands through his ombré blonde and red hair. Charlie nodded and pulled away from her wife, a blush on her face as well.

"What's going on?" she asked, worry shown on her face as well as in her eyes. He started explaining in French, pacing in circles. His tail was curled up around his waist as he walked back and forth. Biting on his claws, he started having a mini panic attack, though he allowed his sister in law to comfort him while Charlie listened to his ranting.

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Meanwhile at the Vee tower, Vex had quickly sent a text to Artie, covering his ears afterwards when he heard Valentino screaming. Fuck. He was in so much trouble. Quickly getting out of his corner, he ran to the top of the towers, running into Cassie on the way, as well as his aunt Vel. He ignored the two and ran past them, sniffling a little as he wiped his eyes and hurried into his bedroom, hoping Val wouldn't find him, knowing he would be found anyway since well.... He fucked up and he wasn't getting out of this unharmed. He was almost to his safe haven.... That was until he was called into his dad's office. Fuck. That deal he screwed up on. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. He was in so much shit. Treading deep in water, he slowly walked back to the office and took the longest way possible to his dad's office. When he finally entered, he stood nervously and awkwardly in the middle of the room, wings tucked behind him to hide his apprehension.

"Did you really think you could have done that deal yourself?" Val asked in a calm yet irritated voice. Vex nervously shifted from one foot to another, unsure how to answer the question. His arms were crossed over his chest in a protective and defensive state.

"I-I-I- You trusted me to do the j- Ack!" Vex didn't move fast enough as Valentino growled, red eyes seething under those obnoxious red heart glasses. He found himself in his dad's grasp, since Val grabbed Vex by his shirt collar, steadying himself as best as he could as he avoided his father's gaze.

"I gave you a simple task. You go and fuck up a simple task!" Val's words definitely pierced through his ears and took a stab to his heart. He flinched, trying to get out of his grasp. Shoving his dad away from him as he flinched at the sudden impact when his body hit the cabinet behind him, shattering glass and splintering wood in the process. He hissed in pain as his body made impact with the wood and glass. His wings caught in the wood and shattered glass, cutting his face as well. He made a noise of pain when he tried to move his wings which was not a good idea seeing as the fragile and thin membrane of his wings were cut and ripped. He wiped his face with the sleeve of his jacket, wiping the blood that started oozing out of the shallow cuts on his cheek as well as his wings. He started cursing in German, crying out in pain when Val's heel broke a wing, snapping the thin bones in pieces. Well. He couldn't fly anymore, at least not for a while anyways. He tried to block out Val's words, only hearing a handful of words such as "you're such a disappointment," and how he should have thought better before trying to finish a deal before he went ahead and fucked things up. He wiped his face again, trying to get rid of his tears which only mixed in with blood. He sniffled and blocked himself from another hit to his side, the sharp end of Val's heel tore another part of his wing and he was in pain, crying out in German. He didn't see Vox until he heard a sharp, "Val! That's enough!" ringing through the room. He looked up to see his dad kneeling beside him, a gentle hand on his shoulder, helping him up as much as he could well, that was until Val's claws struck Vox's screen, cracking it in the process. Vex whined in pain, moving his wings hurt. He covered his ears when the two started to yell at each other and scream. He didn't see the figure walk in, only registering it when silence fell upon them all. Rosalie, aka Cassiopeia, Vox's secret girlfriend, walked into the room, throwing blinding powder at Val.

"Are you alright, sweetheart?" asked the female sinner. Vex shook his head, vision clouded by tears and blood. The sinner frowned as she glanced over at Vox before the two of them helped up the other demon.

"Easy, kid," Vox said quietly to his son, keeping him close by before he led him through the portal that led to the Hotel and the second they stepped through, Artie flung himself into Vex's arms. He ranted in French as he looked over him, making sure he was okay and how bad his injuries were. He saw how bad his wings were torn as well as the cuts on his arms and face. He looked between him and Vox.

"What happened?" Silence was what he got. He looked back at Vex who was holding tightly onto Artie, clutching onto him like life support, allowing Nifty and Cassiopeia to work on his wings as gently as they could.

"Val... That's what happened," Vex answered, voice muffled from where he was buried in Artie's chest.

"And that's why I plan to divorce," Vox said when his voice wasn't glitching out anymore. Vex looked at his dad and raised a brow.

"What?"

"V, for your own safety, I'm asking you to make a decision. Either stay with Artie or Rose," he said, referring to the woman who had fixed his screen, placing a loving kiss to his cheek. Vex looked rather confused. He knew his parents basically hated each other and he'd found out from Val that he was an accident.... Yeah. That was a long night. Artie and Vox both comforted him until he'd cried himself to sleep. He looked between his dad and the woman, who seemed to be dressed in mafia clothing. He raised a brow at his dad and then between the woman and Artie.

"Who...?"

"Rosalie's the name, but I go by Rose or Cass." The woman introduced herself, offering his hand out for him to shake. Vex nodded and shook her hand, telling Vox in German, that he wanted to stay with Artie. Vox nodded and ruffled his kid's hair, translating that to Rose who smiled and nodded, squeezing Vex's shoulder before she and Vox left the Hotel to figure out the court case as well as figuring out how Vox would get full custody of his son.

Once the two left, Artie held his partner close in his arms, softly touching his wings to heal them. Lucifer and Alastor seemed proud of themselves. They raised this little boy to grow up and be as caring as he was; they loved him for that. Al squeezed his husband's hand gently, tears twitching a little bit. The King smirked with a small nod, interfering with the young couple's moment by saying they were going to teleport to the palace. With a nod from Vec, the deer held him and slowly walked with him through the portal after his parents walked through.

They were home within a matter of moments, Artie still held Vex up in case he needed it, not wanting him to fall and get hurt anymore than he already was. He led the moth up to his bedroom, ignoring his parents who were busy doing satan knows what with each other. He wasn't too worried about them, more worried about his partner than anything. Vex's wings drooped down his back, too damaged to be used in any way. Now, Artie could heal his wings but it would take a lot out of the demon and he'd be on bedrest for a couple of days before going back to normal. After the two were comfortably upstairs and once Vex had changed out of bloody clothes, Artie gave him a tight hug, wishing he had been there for him when he most needed him in that situation and he wasn't. He wiped his eyes as he looked at the moth who smiled sadly, cupping the younger's face and pressing a few soft kisses to the other's soft skin, holding him close in his arms as much as he could without harming his wings anymore. He didn't want to hurt the taller demon anymore than he already was hurt, rubbing his arm softly, he pulled away from the other's kiss. 

"Artie," Vex spoke softly when he finally found his voice, looking at the deer like demon. Artie looked up at his boyfriend, and offered a small smile to him as the demon held him in his arms, assuring him he was okay and that things would be okay. Artie nodded and softly sighed, laying his head down on his chest, sniffling softly. He was worried for his lover and was worried for his well being as well. 

"I'm okay, babe," answered the moth with a soft smile, kissing his forehead as he Artie used his magic to change their clothes without having to do much. Artie nodded and sniffled, snuggling against him and allowed V to move him to his bed, assuring him still that he was okay. He believed him and lay down with him. The young teenage couple said their "I love you"s and said their "good night"s to one another before they called it a night and fell asleep in one another's arms, safe and sound. 

Short chapter but eh. Next one is in the works!! 

<3

-Canis