Rise of the Vees- A Hazbin Hotel Fanfic

What's Wrong With Her?

Tap, tap, tap. Taptaptaptaptaptaptap. Orchid stared at her phone, scrolling through her voicemails. 81. He had tried calling her 81 times. Her heart pounded in her chest, and her hands shook like never before. She felt like she couldn't breathe, yet all she could hear was her lungs working overtime. She knew she had to keep her cool so the others wouldn't worry, but it felt like she was about to explode. 

There went her leg again. Tapping the ground. That was the only thing Orchid could do with the panic that filled her lungs. Taptaptaptaptaptaptaptap. 

Orchid reached for her chamomile tea. That was the only thing that could calm her down. The warm, soothing flavor could keep her mind under control. 

However, there was a problem: her hands were shaking far too much to combat how full the mug was. Orchid gripped the handle of her safety blanket but splashed; half her tea poured all over the side table.

"Shit!" she exclaimed, jumping to her feet to grab the paper towels. 

Seemingly out of thin air, Niffty popped up. "Oh, I got it!" she giggled, and sure enough, Orchid's chamomile tea was mopped up in a matter of seconds. 

"God, Niffty, how'd you do that so fast?" asked Orchid, shocked at the tiny demon's skills. 

Niffty giggled again. "Do what so fast?"

"Clean."

"Uh..." As she trailed off, Niffty's usual over-the-top grin faded. "Actually, I don't know."

"I'm sorry, I'm just really impressed. You're so fast, and it's kind of like you have the zoomies all the time. I don't know you constantly have that much energy. I can barely get out of bed in the mornings." Orchid joked. "You're, like, up all night and scuttle around the hotel all day. How do you do it?"

"I don't know. I'm always up and moving. I'm a busy girl; things to do, and the hotel to take care of."

Orchid paused. "Wait- I heard you up and cleaning the past few nights at, like, 3 a.m. or some crazy hour like that. Nif, when's the last time you slept?"

"Oh, just today!" At this point, her usual cheer returned. 

"For more than an hour."

"Oh." As soon as it came back, the cheer disappeared all over again. "I don't know. Maybe three days? No, no... a week! Yeah, it's been a week since I slept for more than an hour."

"Sweetheart, are- are you okay?" Orchid was concerned for Niffty.

"I couldn't be better! I killed three bugs today." Her face turned a bit psychopathic as she said this. "I like to pin their legs to the ground and watch as they try to get away, but their legs are stuck, so they make this little screaming noise. Then, I grab onto them and pull them out, but their legs are still stuck, so they can't go anywhere, and at that point, I let them free! But, well, they're not exactly free, because without legs they can't go anywhere, so I watch as the light fades out of their eyes."

Orchid sat in stunned silence. What the fuck were you supposed to say to that? Something like, 'Niffty, you're out of your mind'? She clearly already knew that and took great pride in it. 

Instead, Orchid chose to ignore the last statement. "Well, thank you for cleaning up the tea! You know, I can do it myself; as you said, you're a busy girl, so you probably have much more important things to be doing than cleaning up some spilled tea."

Niffty waved her hand in the air. "Don't worry about it! Besides, I like cleaning it up. That way, I make sure there isn't a stain, and he doesn't get me-" At this last statement, she stopped herself. What the hell was she going on about? Who doesn't get her? What does 'get her' even mean? Get her how? There she was, running her mouth off about something that made zero sense. Wow, Niffty, good job, she thought to herself. You probably made another person think you're crazy in a way you don't want to be.