As a few days went on, Lute had finally settled in the hotel, taking a room that was right besides Adam, but spending most of the time in his room. Alastor also returned to the hotel, without any explanation. All this made for a cause of celebration. As always, Charlie wanted to have a large party, but instead of inviting anyone, it would just be them, the hotel staff, and the three residents, Angel, Adam, and Lute. But as a small change, Alastor offered to take the decorating into his own hands since it would be faster if he did it himself.  Charlie agreed and in a matter of half an hour, the entire hotel was decorated, fixed, and cleaned up nicely.

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Angel arrives at the hotel, tired and drained from his job. He lays on the couch, stretching and yawning. Husk comes over to him from the bar, looking annoyed. Alastor had changed his outfit again and this time forced him to wear the old clothes he had from his days as an overlord. Angel looks up at him, blurry-eyed, it was clear he had just taken his dose of drugs. He smiles widely as he hugs the grumpy feline, "Oh whiskers~ Who knew ya looked so hot, wearin a suit?" he remarks in a flirty tone as Husk pushes him off. "You better sober up Ange, there's a fuckin party today." he replies in a monotone voice, not happy about there being a party nearly everyday in the hotel. "Come onnn~ Ya know I could use some whiskey in me right now~.", "Don't even think about it, you've clearly been on some shit." Husk sighs, holding up Angel from the floor. He had unconsciously slumped onto the ground while talking to Husk, looking really sleepy. Husk lays him on the couch, knowing he'd have to wake him up later. "Ya know, i could really use some rest right now.. See ya later whiskas.." he mumbled drowsily as his eyelids closed. Husk looks at him sleeping peacefully and couldn't help but feel a small smile creep up on his face. He puts his hat on Angel's face before leaving to go back to the bar and make his own preparations for the party.

"..and that my friend, is how you know that kitty cat's got feelings!" Alastor remarks while standing next to Charlie who was wide-eyed and smiling. Unknown to Husk and Angel, Alastor and Charlie were hiding around the corner, listening to the two having a wholesome moment. "AAHH! That's so CUTE! OMG-!" Charlie yells out before having her mouth covered by Alastor's hand. Husk looked towards their location and they both ducked, hiding in the shadows. "Al, you knew?" Charlie asks him, whispering quietly, "Indeed my dear, it was a bit obvious considering their frequent interactions..", "You should have told me sooner! This will definitely help them with their path to redemption!". "And what are you two doing here?" Vaggie asks, her hands on her hips as she looked down on both of them who were sitting on the floor. "Nothing much dear! Oho, I was simply sharing some of our resident's unseen conversations with Charlie." Alastor replies as he straightens up, brushing the dust off his coat. "Ugh, whatever. Come with me Charlie, we have to get those two dirtbags out of their rooms." Vaggie interrupts, holding her hand out to Charlie. She takes her hand and accompanies her up the stairs, before leaving, Charlie turns towards Alastor again, "I'll continue with you later Al!" she waves to him. His smile widens as he waves back, looking at the two of them having a playful and loving argument while walking up the stairs. Alastor turns around and walks into the kitchen while twirling his staff, he didn't have anything to busy himself for now, so might as well make an early dinner for everyone.

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Alastor's pov:

"Hmm, might as well. Really is a wonder that no one has questioned me about my disappearance. I guess that is quite fortunate since I don't have much of an explanation.." I thought to myself as I snapped my hands. An apron appeared on me and I rolled back my sleeves. I realized it was quite a bit of a hassle considering that my hair was a bit long, so I snapped my fingers again and it was tied up in a bun rather neatly. I reached out to turn on my microphone which also served as a radio. I hummed along to the rhythm as I prepared the ingredients and utensils that I was to use in making my infamous jambalaya. I was about halfway done, stirring around the tomatoes and other condiments when Nifty appeared looking excited and wide-eyed. I turn around to look at her short stature, "What may bring you here Nifty dear? If it's something about cleaning, there's no need to worry about that. I already took care of most of that.", "Oh Alastor! It's really exciting!" she replies, jumping up and down. "Hmm? Something interesting happened? Tell me about it dear." I ask, facing back to the sauce before adding rice and chicken broth. "I was having another one of my roach puppet shows in the bad boy's room!", "Oh?", "It was really fun! He really listened and screamed and cried most of the time! He was enjoying it a bunch! Then, he was clinging to the girl a lot who was trying to get me to stop. I don't like her.." she tells me, in an elated tone. "Well dear, they just don't understand your way of fun. Maybe you should play with them a bit more so they will enjoy it the next time" I reply as I grinned evilly. "Really, you shouldn't have picked a fight with little Nifty here Adam. She'll be bothering you until the end of your stay.", I thought to myself as I added in the shrimp and stirred it a bit before covering it with a lid. "Oooo~! You're cooking jambalaya again, aren't you Alastor?!" she exclaims, running forward to peek at the pot. She stood on a chair, tip-toeing to see through the glass lid. I picked her up by her collar, settling her down in a nearby chair. "Now, now, dearie, you'll have to wait for five minutes before it's cooked." I tell her playfully as I patted her wild hair. She pouts, her cheeks turning red as she crosses her arms, "but I don't wanna wait!", "You'll have to little Nifty, you'll be the first one to taste it. Now why don't you prepare the plates for all of us?", Nifty nods and hurries off to grab some plates, an insane smile on her face again.

When Nifty was gone, I heard some footsteps approaching the kitchen. Turning around, I saw Lucifer there, looking a bit mad. "You damn red deer! You took so long!", "Oh don't be upset darling, I was gone for even less than expected." I chuckle as I walked towards the grumpy king. "Hmph! I visited Cannibal Town and didn't see you anywhere!", I pause. "What..?", "Yeah, that's right! I went to Rosie's shop and she was also shocked that I was there! Answer me Alastor!" he grabs me by the collar, pulling me down as horns sprouted from his head. "WHERE. DID. YOU. GO?!", "Calm down darling, no need to be so upset about it." I reply calmly, patting his head. He lets go if my collar and sighs before his horns went back into his head. "Where did you go? At least tell me a decent answer." he crosses his arms, pouting as he waits for my reply. "Fine, I went to Hellmart.", he frog-blinks, "Hellmart? For a week?", I chuckle, "To all the Hellmarts darling, I just destroyed 50,000 dollars worth of TV's. Can't have my rival Vox get more publicity.". He huffs, clearly not satisfied with my answer but knowing that I won't actually tell. "Hmph! Don't think I'll let this go that easily!" he shouts as he stomps out the kitchen. As soon as he left, I turned around and checked the pot, it was perfectly ready for serving. I smile in satisfaction as Nifty comes back in time carrying the plates I ask for. "Thank you Nifty, as promised, you'll be the first to taste it.", I tell her as I take a spoonful of jambalaya and spoon-fed her. Her eyes lit up like fireworks as she chewed the delicious rice meal. "It's great! Great! Great! I'm gonna go tell the others! WOOOO!" she yells as she dashes out. I smile as I snapped my fingers, summoning tentacles to prepare the other dishes while we were about to eat our early dinner.

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No one's pov:

A few minutes later, everyone arrived at the dining room. Adam and Lute looking as though they had been forced by Nifty. Alastor and Lucifer sat across each other, Alastor occasionally catching Lucifer glaring at him, but he ignored him, paying no mind to the burning gaze of the king of hell. Charlie looks between the two of them nervously, ready to stop a probably incoming fight, Vaggie right beside her, ready to help if needed. Lute and Adam were sitting besides each other, Lute being the one spoon-feeding him while he lounges back on the chair. Angel and Husk wewre sitting beside each other with Nifty being the one in between them. Nifty ate jambalaya like there was no tomorrow, while Angel was whispering dirty jokes to Husk behind her back. Husk choked on his food every now and then. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the food and having a few casual talks, one seat was left empty in honor of Sir Pentious who had been redeemed. Adam was the first one to break the peaceful atmosphere, "Yo, is it just me or is this party kinda boring?" he asks, his mouth still full of food. Everyone looks at him as a tentacle pulls on his leg forcefully to shut him up from under the table. "What? You all know it! This is the lamest party me and Lute have ever been to, even in fucking heaven where they don't give out alcohol!" he shouts as he pulls his foot away from the tencale, "I can confirm that." Lute comments, ever obedient. "Oh don't worry my good sir, this party has only just begun." Alastor replies, standing up and flashing a devious grin at them. Everyone's gaze wanders to him, all of them looking impatient and curious. Alastor snaps his fingers making the light go out, his red glowing eyes being the only faint light source. The lights turn back on, flashing and bright, the decorations being entirely changed to look neon and modern. Safe to say, they were all astounded. They thought that Alastor hated new things, being the observant deer that he is, he addresses their concerns, "Oh don't look at me like that. I can be fun sometimes, I just can't tolerate that noisy picture box." he replies.

Adam stands up, excited, "ALRIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS! NOW THAT IT'S FINALLY GETTING INTERESTING, WE NEED SOME COOL ASS MUSIC!" he shouts as he pulls out his electric guitar, stepping out onto the stage that had appeared. The dining table disappears and the chairs become one giant sofa, spreading out to make an audience-like view. Adam begins playing some hard-rock music with Lute cheering him on. While everyone watched him perform, Nifty had sneaked away to the bar and was going absolutely feral with the booze, Husk notices and was trying to stop her from breaking any of the expensive bottles. Unbeknownst to anyone, Angel had actually invited Cherri Bomb, and so the two were going crazy on the dance floor breaking out some moves on the pole and having an explosive blast overall. Charlie and Vaggie were dancing together casually, enjoying the chaos and music. They both giggled as Charlie spins her around, looking at each other lovingly. After half an hour, Lucifer was still sitting on the sofa, looking at the two with teary eyes. "My Char-Char.. She grew up too fast!" he exclaims, though no one heard him because of the loud music. Alastor was standing right behind him, ready to be the ever-teasing one, but it seemed like something was off about him now that he had reappeared.

"Someone getting a little sentimental now?" he asks mockingly, bending down to whisper in the King's ear from behind. Lucifer jolted from his seat, narrowing his eyes as soon as he saw who it was. "Oh shut it, I'm still upset.", Alastor raised his eyebrow. "Upset huh? Let's see how you can resist.. This!", he turns his head to the side slightly, turning up one of his ears. Despite how upset he was, Lucifer couldn't resist the cuteness of Alastor, no matter how creepy he might be sometimes, he was still a cute deer after all. "Fine! I'm not angry.." he replies hesitantly as he reached out to pet Alastor's fluffy ears. He dodges the attempt and swipes Lucifer's hand away, leading him to become more annoyed and making him pout. "You little fucker.." he mutters under his breath, knowing Alastor could still hear him because of his sharp ears. Alastor shrugs it off, not paying any mind to Lucifer's feelings. "Hmm, anyways. I guess I'll allow you to if you beat Adam in a drinking contest." he smiles, knowing that Adam was the person with the highest alcohol tolerance since he had seen him drink before. Lucifer raises his eyebrow, smirking, "Oh you wanna bet?", "Of course, I'll even wager my body." Alastor leans in with a smirk of his own, "And that's a deal.". Lucifer turns beet red and crosses his arms, "You're sure?", "Oh, I'm sure. So sure in fact that I'll let you do anything you want to me tonight." he replies with a little flirty wink. It was only then that Lucifer noticed Alastor's cheeks were red and that his ears were folded back, that meant that he had definitely drank some alcohol already. Lucifer's smile widens, "So you really have a low tolerance huh?", Alastor shrugs, "Well, if you're gonna say no, just say it straight to my face.", "Fine then, don't blame me if you can't walk.", he leaves Alastor, chuckling to himself.

"Oi! Adam! Get down here!" he shouts at him, unplugging the speakers. "What the fuck are you doing bitch?! Let me fucking continue!" he shouts back, pointing to Lucifer angrily. "No fucking way! Have a drinking contest with me!", "Who the hell wants to have a stupid fucking drinking contest with you?!", "Don't tell me you're a pussy!". Adam's eyes flared with anger as he jumped off the stage, Lute hurrying to him and taking his guitar for safekeeping. "You wanna fucking bet?!", "Oh I'll bet.. bet that you're a pussy!" Lucifer bursts out laughing. "Lute! Get me the fucking beelzejuice! I need to show this little wife-fucker who's the boss!" he stretches his arm out, Lute presenting him with two barrels of the fine booze. Meanwhile at the bar, Husk looks around, "Who took my fucking beelzejuice?! I was saving that!" he shouts, looking around but finding no one. "Over there whiska's. They're having some fun with it~" Angel replies as he suddenly appears to lean at the counter, one of his arms pointing towards the direction where Adam, Lucifer and Lute were at. Everyone gathered around them to watch, even Nifty. Cherri Bomb was recording everything, while Angel was taking the most pictures he could of this moment. Lucifer and Adam were constantly drinking and pouring the booze from the barrel and drinking it in beer jugs. Lute being the one to refill Adam's cup while Nifty helped Lucifer since they almost couldn't raise their hands at this point. In the end of course, after nearly five barrels, Adam passed out, leaving Lucifer as an unexpected victor of their little competition. Lucifer glances at Alastor and gives him a wink, Alastor smiles back wider and disappears into the shadows. Lucifer turns to Charlie, "Well, I believe I- hic should get going hic now.", Charlie nods, "Okay dad! I'll see you in the morning!" she replies and begins to help Vaggie clean up the mess they made. Lute meanwhile, was dragging Adam back to the couch as he snored on.

Lucifer makes his way upstairs, knowing exactly where the deer would be. After a while, he opens his bedroom door to see Alastor laying on his bed, a flirty little smirk on his red face. "Oho~? Well aren't you an energetic little fellow? Do you think you can still handle me after having drank that much~?" he asks him in a seductive tone. Lucifer gulps and then smirks widely. He then proceeds to close the door, his other hand pulling his tie off. "Get ready to- hic rumble you stupid deer~".

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[Hello dearies, sorry for being dead for quite a while. The next chapter will be coming shortly after, don't worry. :)]