radiodust: The unlikely duo

the beginning of another.

Two weeks after the turf battle of the red light district.

Alastor sat down with Henroin and cross in the round table discussion inside a penthouse about business. Alastor made it known that he didn't want anything in return from cross except his assistance and the occasional favor when needed while Henry agreed to supply the clubs with booze amongst other things in exchange for a cut and so on as well as being temporary extra muscle for the area until cross recruited and built enough strength to manage the area on his own merit.

Cross kept his promise of letting the ruby brothers manage the clubs and porn with the other benefits they asked for in exchange. Additionally with that part of town now being looked after by a group of former soldiers and cops some even dirty there was less incidents reported of prostitutes being attacked let alone certain forms of violence. Cross looked after the businesses and people the same way he did in imp city. Like his own little police force protecting a city.

After alastor made the decision final and congratulated him on his newly acquired turf and gave everyone a cheer on a job well done. Angel was inside talking with his sister and brother inside while he decided to step outside the balcony to look at the city from below. He pulled out a cigarette with "Seeing as I only tend to smoke to celebrate such hard work like this pulled off may as well."

He told himself lighting up the cigarette in his mouth then exhaled with then alastor started to think about something the whole time he was in that war. The thing that troubled him the whole time he fought. Valentino and Vox where only two heads of three heads of the syndicate they had known as the three V's but Velvet not a single soul is sure if where she went after she was betrayed by her comrades.

He sighed then the voice of his boyfriend spoke up. "Never seen ya smoke before al. You okay?" Alastor nodded with "I tend to only ever smoke for celebratory occasions like this however something has bothered me in the middle of it. You remember velvet right? Rumor has it she had a falling out with Valentino and Vox right?"

Angel cocked a eyebrow with a bit confusion with " Yeah but even if she's alive I doubt shes doing as well as she had with the two bastards we took out running the place. Why worry about it now?" Alastor responded simply "Firstly her body was never found nor did anyone confirm she was dead. Valentino and Vox had bounties on her and any member of her crews head."

Alastor flicked the cigarette off the roof feeling tired of it and just not even able to enjoy it with his current thoughts then pulled out a booklet out of his coat then continued with "I took the liberty in looking at the records for bounties the only ones ever found were only a few stragglers but what gets me worried is where they found them. On the border of Valentino's turf and the northwest side of the city."

Angeldust eyes opened laughed not really believing it with "Nah! Theres no way! The deadzone? The pllace is a fucking deathtrap on extermination! All the buildings are trashed and only reason anyone goes there is if to dump a body or scavenge or dump toxic chemicals or some shit!"

Alastor sighed with "I don't know much about the generations after my death but word got out ten years back in a article I read in the paper about a heavily enforced bunker Lucifer had under construction for who knows what weird reason! The kind that would resist against mass destructive magic or basically  what Baxter claimed was a nuclear bomb? I have no idea what or how a bomb like that works but it's a pretty big explosion the kind that can destroy a entire populated city."

Angel chuckled "Honestly I don't put it past him either. Seems to change his mind a lot. I mean he was for the extermination for what ten to twenty years? then he wasn't for another then here we are again! But you think velvet is living in a abandoned old cancelled construction nuclear bunker? Why!?"

Alastor answered "I highly doubt it angel. But right next to the deadzone is a area that was the old media plaza of the city. The three V's used that area before well they where making too much money elsewhere and left it behind and it became just other businesses. But there was another rumor that concerns me even more. Point is the bunker was never found officially but my sources keep hearing murmurs of people who worked for her keep being seen crossing the border to the deadzones."

Angel nodded grabbing alastors hand leaning against him joining the balcony overlook with "You think she's sending people in there to look for shit?" Alastor nodded with "When she was betrayed it was set in a private business talk in a random location as usual for them in a alleyway. People did see her run off being chased by Valentino and his henchmen apparently vox made his lapdog only show. They were near the deadlands she was seen running into it."

Angel sighed disappointed rubbing his face with a low but audible "Fuck! Your saying she found the bunker and she has her men going in and bringing back something from it?" Alastor nodded "Lucifer would have had angelic artifacts or materials to reinforce a bunker as such to even make it remotely capable to defend against heaven. The potential in that is practically a goldmine for a overlords army for defense and offense in war."

Angel sighed with "What I'm wondering though is why are you worried? It's not your turf skinny which side note babe you really need to eat more! But anyway its not our problem."

Alastor scoffed a bit annoyed about his boyfriend's ignorance at the situation much as he loved him. "Perhaps but perhaps not as well.  Until I know her war isn't with me I must stay on my guard. Besides some people don't want to move on from a past skirmish. I know I shouldn't worry but I can't help but feel a bit....terrified of losing you."

Angel didn't know what to say to assure his boyfriend and asked "Does my pop and and our friends in there know?"  Alastor sighed he was smiling  "I have not yet. I do not wish to spoil celebrations. Right now it's time we celebrate. With that said!" Alastor immediately put his cigarette out before it disappeared from existence before a champagne bottle and two champagne glasses appeared in his hands with "Shall we make a toast inside?" He gave a slightly helf eyed look romantically to angel who just nodded with "You only got two glasses babe!" He laughed a bit teasing.

Alastor just handed angel a glass gently who took it with "Well I figured it would be more appropriate we had the glasses first I'll just bring them the others with a snap as usual!" He exclaimed. Angel nodded "Kay, I'll get the door then seeing you got your hands full." Alastor just pecked angel on the lips before he could turn around with "Not yet my dear, not yet. The nights still young." Angel winked turning around he never thought he'd act this way let alone see alastor like this. Guess things throw curveballs sometimes.

(Last chapter for this saga. Sorry been kinda distracted hope y'all enjoyed! I ain't dead yo! Tell me your thoughts below!)