Unusual Ties(Huskerdust)

*~Chapter 14~*

Angel sat his bags down in a chair, and sighed as he flopped on his bed. "Good going Angel, ya scared him away...," the spider muttered. He felt tears threaten to make their appearance, but they couldn't as a knock on his door pulled his attention from his thoughts.

"Come in," he called out to whomever it was on the other side. Charlie peeked her head inside, before coming in,"Hey Angel...Husk told me you got hit with an angelic spear, I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

He sighed,"I'm fine. Don't worry."
She could tell something was wrong so she closed the door, and settled next to him,"What's on your mind?" The spider turned to face the princess, but still laid on his stomach,"A lot."

"I'm all ears.," the blonde woman gave a reassuring smile. "Well...okay...so hypothetically speaking, what if ya had someone ya really like, maybe even love, and ya think ya might of blew your chance with them?"

"If you think you've done something wrong, you should apologize," Charlie stated as she patted his shoulder,"But I don't think you have. Husk has some of his own problems he needs to sort out."

She smiled as Angel quickly sat up,"You know? That I...like him?"

"We all know Angel, trust me. You're not very good at hiding your feelings for the guy. But I do think there are times you may come on a little too strong. I'd tone that down a bit.," Charlie giggled a little,"I could see you guys going together well though."

"Really?," the spider smiled a little. "Yeah, but the best thing to do is give him time. He's just...struggling.," the princess said that with such sincerity,"But don't give up."

"But what do I do?," he asked, looking down at the bed. Charlie stood up,"He needs someone who can be there for him no matter what. You can be that person."

The demon spider's smile came back, and even grew a bit,"Alright, I'll try that. Thanks princess, ya might be pretty wise in your own way."

The blonde headed woman beamed,"I try my best to! Well anyway, I should get back to Al, a new patron just came in and I told him I'd make this quick. Try to take it easy okay?" After that, the princess left Angel alone to rest.

By night, the spider had changed into some pjs, that just being a pale blue t-shirt with a heart design that looked way too big on him, with some matching pale blue socks and some comfy shorts. Once he was all comfortable in his pjs, he decided to go check on Husk. After all, the cat had been drinking heavily today. He was going to take Charlie's advice for once, and be there for the other whether he liked it or not. As he walked down the steps, he saw Husk putting some things away. There was a half empty bottle of whiskey on the counter. Clearly he'd been drinking on that. "Hey Husky," Angel smiled, sitting at the bar as he did so. The cat didn't even look away from what he was doing,"It's past curfew Angel. Ya need to get on to your room now." The spider looked down at the counter,"I know....but....I'm still worried....ya know?"

"I said I ain't mad at ya-"

The white demon cut him off,"I know ya said ya ain't, and I believe that....somewhat. It's just, if something is bothering ya....I'd be willin' to listen to ya kitty."

Husk turned around, looking at the other, his eyes full of melancholy,"It's not something I'd think ya would want to listen to-"

"But I do! Husk, dammit, I want ya to run to me whenever you're feeling down or just, I don't know, needa vent a little," Angel blurted out, causing his cheeks to turn a dark pink,"what I'm tryin' to say is....I want to be there for ya and get to know ya a bit better too." The cat was taken by surprise by that. He hasn't had anyone wanting him to vent about his problems or want to listen to anything he'd be interested in. After all he was just an old puss. Well, mentally anyway. Demon bodies are pretty much indeterminate, they just kinda stop aging down here. He sighed,"Can we go somewhere more private then?"

"Sure, want to go to my room?," Angel asked, his blush on his cheeks slowly fading. Husk nodded,"That's fine. We're just talkin' anyway."

The two demons arrived to spider's room and went inside quietly. Fat Nuggets was curled up at the foot of the bed, but his head came up at the sound of movement.

Oink!

"Hey piggy wiggy!," Angel happily went over and cuddled with the pig. He settled down on the bed and patted the place next to him. Husk took the invitation, sitting next to the spider. They sat there in silence for a bit, both unsure on what to say to one another, but the white demon was the first to break it,"So...what's been bothering ya?"

The cat laughed,"What hasn't been bothering me," but then his tone went serious,"I...just....fuck..." He didn't how to word this, and he definitely didn't want to sound like some dumb pussy. "Take your time Husky," Angel gave him reassuring smile. Husk smiled back, then took a deep breath. He was finally going to open up to someone other than Alastor.