Nightmare {Hazbin hotel Fanfic}

Chapter five...

Vaggie's Pov
I sighed, thanking Niffty as she finished bandaging me. "H-How did it even hurt me? It's just a dream." 
Charlie hugged me, pressing her cheek on the top of my head. "I don't know, but I just really am glad it's over." 
I closed my eyes, digging my face into her neck. "I don't want to go back there." I whispered. 
She ran her hand through my hair. "Shh, it's okay. You won't, you won't ever have to go back." 
Alastor cleared his throat. "Um. I don't know... what I might have said Vagatha... but I hope you know I would never mean any of it." 
I sat up, wiping my tears. "Of course, I... I don't believe anything he said." 
It was only a minor lie he didn't need to know. 
I realized he was still bleeding. "Shit- Oh Al! Your still bleeding- why didn't you say anything?" 
Hopping off the bed, I walked closer. 
He however, backed up. "Ah- it's fine! Really- it's not bad at all!"  
I reached out. "Let me heal-"
He jumped back, swatting my hand away. 
I tilted my head. "Are... you okay?" 
He forced a wider smile. "What? Of course! Just- don't- don't touch... me." he seemed to back himself into the wall as he said this. 
I stared at him. "Why?" 
Alastor avoided my eyes, looking to the floor. "Just- don't." 
I finally met his eyes, keeping eye contact while I crept closer, placing my hands carefully on the wound. "I won't hurt you, I promise." 
We stared at each other for a long moment, and I finally removed my hands, lightly taking them away from his skin. "I just wanted to help." 
Rosie burst through the door. "Are you guys okay?! I heard-" 
Al tackled her with a hug. "Fuck- Rosie-" 
She stood shocked, before slowly wrapping her arms around him. "What? I'm right here, I'm right here Al." 
He cupped her face in his hand, leaning their heads together. "I love you, I love you so very much darling, fuck-I'm sorry-" 
She guided his head to lay on her shoulder, hugging him closer. "I promise it's okay, you don't have to apologize, oh baby, shh it's okay I've got you."  
Charlie sadly smiled, but looked at the floor. 
No doubt she was feeling as I was, it was such an imminent moment, I felt like I wasn't supposed to see him like this, to see them like this.
Alastor suddenly looked up, grabbing Rosie's hands in his. "You know I'd never hurt you, right? Not ever! Not even if- I'd NEVER-" 
Rosie reached up and brushed a tear off his face. "Of course love, why would you?" 
Al closed his eyes, leaning into her. "I- I hurt you- and it was my fault- and I couldn't- I killed you without another thought- I couldn't- Rosie I'm not like that! I would never- hurt... you." 
She slowly swayed, holding his head carefully. "I know that, I know you'd never. I love you baby, I love you oh so much and I'd never believe you'd do that." 
He didn't do anything, just listened and swayed with her. 
His wife, turned his head to look at her. "Dream?" 
Alastor slowly nodded. 
She hugged him again. "I'm sorry, come here." 
Rosie softly kissed him. "It's okay, I'll love you no matter what. Okay?" 
He dug his face in her neck. "Thank you."
They stood there as I walked to Charlie, whispering. "Are you okay?" 
She nodded, swallowing and tucking herself in a ball. "Yes." she whispered back. 
I hugged her. 
Tonight was... a disaster. 
But. 
It was fucking over, and I couldn't have it any other way. 



A day later: 
Nina ran, smacking into me. "MOM!" 
I grabbed her by the shoulders. "What!? Are you okay!?" 
My daughter was shaking, shaking bad. 
I held her closer. "Nina talk to me." 
She took a breath. "I-I don't know- I saw something in the hall... I don't know what it was." 
I quickly brandished my spear. "You don't know?" 
she shook her head. "I-I don't know. It had something long and black." 
I kissed her head. "Okay, come on. Let's go find out." 
We walked until we reached the spot Nina had pointed out. 
I heard something around the corner. 
Gesturing for her to stay there, I tip toed closer, taking a breath. 
I leapt out, stabbing the first thing I saw. 
Which happened to be one of Alastor's tentacles.
My eyes widened. OH SHIT- Sorry!" 
He blinked, tugging my spear out. "Ow. Sorry indeed." 
I called to Nina that it was fine. "What are you doing?" 
He gestured to the broken wall behind him. "Fixing the wall, why?"
I leaned on my spear. "Oh... got it. Sooo! Are you okay?" 
He shrugged, going back to the not even half finished wall. "Yes. Why wouldn't I be?" 
I raised an eyebrow. "Because...? Never mind. You scared Nina, mind being less creepy?" 
Alastor sighed, shaking his head. "Fine." 
I grimaced, backing up. "Great! Um... bye." 
He didn't seem at all like the person from yesterday. 
I walked down the stairs, walking into the kitchen. 
I pulled leftover cake from the fridge and went to town on it. 
Al laughed behind me. "Wow, that's really just... that wasn't going to last long, was it?" 
I turned, my mouth half full. "Mo, ii wadn't." 
He shook his head, sitting down next to me. "Is it at least good?" 
I nodded eagerly, before swallowing. "Say, that wall should have taken a lot longer than this." 
Alastor stared at me, glancing back and forth. "Wwhat wall?" 
I blinked. "The one you were just fixing...?" 
He laughed a little worried, checking my forehead. "I was not just replacing a wall Vagatha. I was gaining mental support from Josie."
I started shaking my head. "B-but I just saw you upstairs! Literally five seconds ago! I have the blood to prove it!" I held up my spear with a small amount of his blood on it. "This was from a tentacle." 
He raised an eyebrow. "Vaggie? I haven't used Clancy in a LONG time, he's quite grumpy about it too." He snapped, a portal appearing in the ground. 
We both leaned over it, to find his pet octopus glaring up at us. 
Al shrugged. "Look, I'll make it up to you, just don't use violence, okay?" 
Clancy turned away, still most likely mad. 
Alastor rolled his eyes, closing the portal. "But see? He hasn't left there since JULY, also! He isn't bleeding." 
I glanced at my spear head. "But this isn't his blood, it's yours. I know you have personal one's too." 
Sighing, Al grabbed the end of one of his "Personal" tentacles and snapped a knife into existence, cutting it and showing me the blood. "Is that it?" 
I leaned over comparing the spear blood to his. "Yep!" 
He ran a hand down his face, making his tentacles go away. "But the thing is, to get blood you would have had to stab me! But guess what! You haven't! Every one of them is fine! So I wasn't up there."
I looked up. "That's bad." 
He nodded with wide eyes. "Yes. YES IT IS." 
We both stared at each other. 
I gulped. "I mean, if your not going to say it, I will. If you swear that you weren't upstairs fixing windows, and suddenly there's a copy of you that's identacle upstairs while your down here.... that could possibly mean that evil twin came out of the dream...?" 
Alastor banged his head into the table. "WHY!" 
I shoved myself away from the table, getting up. "He's gonna hurt somebody, we need to find him and contain him. Angelic rope please?" 
He snapped, also getting up. "I just realized- Josie runs to me every time she see's me, if she runs to the wrong- FUCK!" he ran, and I followed.
He skidded to a stop. "JOSIE! Josie come out  right now!" 
A second passed, and we heard the clip clopping of her little hoofs. "YES DADDY?!" 
Alastor let out a breath, sighing with relief. "Come here darling! I'm in the Lobby!" 
Josie's rose gold hair bounced into view as she came running. "Hi! What need me for?" 
He swept her off the ground. "I just want you with me- Vaggie." 
I ground my teeth, looking around the room. "Uh huh?" 
He set a hand on my shoulder. "We need to play this smart, we have a literal monster in our hotel, we need to find everyone, get them together and act like we don't know he's here. If we play along, he might play us longer, giving us more time to catch him." 
I cracked my neck. "Okay, let's find everyone." 
If we didn't play this right?
We'd die.
The horror that had haunted my dreams was now haunting my real life. 
And this time I couldn't just wake up.

Ta da!
I genuinely loved writing this chapter. 
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