The Doe Demon

Chapter 4: The Arguement

It had been nearly a week since the incident at the studio, Charlie was worried and Angel was pacing the front room. Alastor was confused and Vaggi was watching Angel while Husk finally slammed his drink on the bar top and snarled.

"Ok! I've had enough of this shit! Angel! Do you fucking know why you're pacing so much!" He shouted loudly; his eyes locked onto the now surprised spider demon as everyone looked at him.

"Course I do, ya shit head! I've been worried 'bout Ruvine since she didn't arrive for the meeting! She also did a deal with Val and Vox to fix the gardening at the studio, and it got done. Don't get me wrong, but she didn't do it herself, had her weird servants drop everything off." He finished, his voice laced with worry and slight anger.

"Why didn't she deliver it herself then? Isn't she really passionate about anything with gardening?" Vaggi commented, Charlie humming as Alastor now was seated and thinking, himself.

"Maybe we should go check on her? She might be happier to see us, and we can talk more about the upcoming opening of the hotel!" Charlie said, her voice starting unsure and growing confident at the end.

"A splendid idea Charlie! We can head on over and see if she will allow us to grace her today! Because as I always say, you're never fully dressed without a smile!" Alastor finished with a spin of his cane.

When the hotel was locked down, Charlie led the group to the nearby car as it started for Ruvine's domain. The ride was somewhat tense as Angel kept tapping his foot and looking out the window. Once at the gates, Vaggi stopped everyone a few feet away as she looked at Angel with a narrowed eye.

"Alright, speak up, you aren't sharing something with us that is obviously bugging you." She growled, making everyone face the now sweating spider demon who held up his four available hands.

"Fine! You wanna know why I was actually so worried? Val lost 'is fucking temper again and did something he shouldn't 'ave! Poor Ru got scarred for the rest of her second life! Vox told me 'bout it cause he fucking drove 'er home after the whole thing went down!" He snarled at Vaggi, then covered his face with quiet sobs as Alastor now looked shocked. Charlie hugged Vaggi's arm for support while Husk snarled quietly.

"What. Did. He. Do?" Was all Alastor spoke, the words making everyone shiver in fear as they saw his scarier side coming out. His antlers were growing, his eyes shifting into sound dials, and his red and black aura with symbols slowly growing around him.

The sight made everyone worried, but they all snapped to the gates when a cough was heard. At the gates was one of the servants from inside the house, the left gate open as he bowed and gestured in.

"The mistress has requested you to stop having this... conversation, on her front lawn, and invites you all inside. The path is marked as usual, and we are ever so happy to have you at Ruvine's Domain." He spoke, monotone, and vanished into the ground as Alastor led the group inside.

The group slowly entered the gate and once Husk had his tail inside, the gate slammed shut with vines slowly covering and sealing the gates. They all looked forward and saw the plants and animals weren't as calm and peaceful as before, now they were almost silent and deadly, as if waiting to attack.

The animals were pitch silent while the plants seemed to always be moving. The archways that showed off her animals were sealed, except for one, the one with the deer herd inside it. They peeked inside it to see the herd was all asleep, aside from the buck who glared at them and snorted in warning as the bush slowly sealed it up. They jumped, except Alastor, when the front door opened and Ruvine's personal butler bowed and gestured them inside.