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Hell was surprisingly peaceful for a day like this, it seemed like people had actually considerated being calm for the holidays.
Not that quiet, though. As always, there was people fighting, stuff blowing or burning erratically, and of course! Holidays aren't holidays without the traffic on-streets due to people getting gifts last second, plus hell was already a disaster and holidays just made them worse.
The hellish sun set completely the 24th of december at 6 AM, and with it Vaggie rose from her very comfortable bed, such a shame she had to leave it early. As she woke up, it became instantly visible that for whatever the reason was, Charlie, her girlfriend wasn't in bed. Confusion striked her, she thought "Well, maybe she decided to get up early? Knowing her maybe she might be doing something for today's christmas eve". And as so she thought, it happened.
Walking down the stairs of the renovated hotel with her night gown, she saw through the corner of her eye: Charlie setting up christmas decorations, alongside with Razzle helping her and almost multitasking with handing ornaments and setting others up himself.
- Charlie.. dear, i know you're excited for christmas but.. uhm.. we already had a lot of decorations, i don't think you need to add more.
The princess flinched at the sudden voice heard from behind her, noticing it was Vaggie talking to her from the stairs of the lobby. Her head turning enough to be able to see Vaggie.
- You scared me.. i thought i was alone with Razzle down here..! How long have you been there?
- Don't worry about that, i just woke up like a minute ago. If you want go and rest, it's still a lot early.
Charlie got off of the stool she was standing in for the ornaments, Razzle following her as she went to Vaggie and gave her a comforting short kiss.
- Are you going back to sleep too?
- No, there's something more than decorations that i need to help prepare.. starting with the breakfas-
- On it!
A voice interrupted Vaggie's explaining, as both Charlie and Vaggie were only able to see someone small run in the speed of a car accelerating. Both in confusion stared at each other as they realized the voice belonged to Niffty, which just as soon as she got to the kitchen, they were able to hear pans clanking.
- Well then, i'll help setting the table while she finishes that.
- I won't go back to sleep, i still need to wrap some gifts i didn't yesterday night!
- Oh, ok then, then catch a rest after, mhm?
9:00 AM, HEAVEN.
The head seraphin handled some christmas-related affairs in her office. As she did so, Emily, her sister stood by the office's window staring excited at the joy of the fellow winners which were excited for the holidays just as much as her. When all of a sudden. Someone knocked on the office's big doors.
- Come in. Said Sera as Emily brought her attention to the soul opening the door carefully.
A serpentine winner slithered in, closing the door behind him. It was Sir Pentious, the redeemed sinner which had been accepted into heaven a few months ago. He seemed confident, which was something strange because since he had gone into heaven all he wanted to do was to leave and go back to the hotel where his friends were.
- Excussse me, miss seraphin- i well.. i'll go straight to the point. I wanted to request you permissssion to leave heaven temporarily.. As everyone knows.. today is christmassss eve! And.. i really wanted to celebrate the holiday itself with my friends.. would that permission be granted?
Emily watched Pentious's requesting permission, to then look directly at her sister.
- Everyone deserves to be in christmas with beloved ones! Please Sera!
- I would normally say no, but, because of the situation i can do a little exception.. as long as you behave, it should be ok, after all you have been behaving well since you got here, so i trust you won't bring any problem.
- REALLY??
The serpentine demon and Emily hopped in happiness even though the only one being beneficiated and the only one leaving was him.
- Yes, you will be allowed to. I'm giving you permission until december 27th. I guess that's enough, you can be leaving around 1 pm. Do you need any more time?
- No, no, that's enough. More than enough! Thank you so much, sssseraph!
- Anything else you need, you have won it.
12:50 PM, HAZBIN HOTEL
- Why are you asking for drinks? isn't it like.. too early for drinks?
- That's your job Whiskers, doesn't matter the hour!
- Quit calling me that..
While Angel Dust and Husker chatted in the bar, Cherri Bomb sat alongside in one of the stools, scrolling through voxtagram as she distracted from the conversation of the spider and cat with her phone.
- Hey, Cherri, would you like anything?
Angel questioned Cherri, before adding anything to the order of a martini he had requested Husk some moments before. Making her fall out of the trance her thoughts had her in.
- Me? i don't feel like drinking anything yet Angie, thanks tho.
She spoke as she went back to just goofing around on her phone and thoughts.
- Heard us, kitty?
Said Angel dust, as Husk shrugged and rushed to prepare Angel's cocktail. To cut off the silence while Husk focused on his work, Angel decided to chat with Cherri.
- Sugar, do you have what you're wearing for tonight?
- No, didn't buy anything.. i wouldn't want to get something now either, everywhere is shit when you shop on christmas eve.
- Doesn't matter, i already know how you are sugar tits, so in case i got us matching pijamas.. Well not actually matching, but i got u somethings that i know fit you, mhm? you're gonna love 'em!
- Got them in your room?
- Mhm! I also got 'Nuggs a little fancy attire! He can't be left out! Now leave that electronic thingy, you're getting in the convo!
As Husk gave Angel his drink, Angie instantly started taking small sips on it, he was more focused on the conversation of the third than on the drink.
- Changing theme, the Val prick finally decided to give me an actual holiday, he has not called me or anything, seems like he has some better things to do than bitch for my attention in the studio.
- Don't you even say it, you will jinx it and he will end up seeking you out.
- Mhm.. maybe ur right, Whisks.
- Hey Angie, if u don't want that drink give it to me, eh?
- You didn't ask for anything when i asked you tho?
- But you're not drinking it, i ain't letting you waste that!
- Alright.. alright, take some.
The cyclops demon just literally evaporated half of the drink sipping it.
- I SAID SOME, TITS!
- Isn't some like, half of the drink?
- Well.. you literally inhaled the half of the drink.
As the three sinners continued their chatting, a portal opened up in the middle of the lobby, most likely a shiny with soft pastel colors inside and surrounding it. All three lead their attention to the portal as it was something unexpected. Out of it, redeemed Pentious flopped on the hotel's ground, this wasn't the first time he had visited them, and not the first he fell clumsily onto the ground as he got out of the portal, it was still funny, at least for Angel and Cherri, alongside him he wore a suitcase as the portal closed behind him.
After laughing a bit at his clumsiness, Cherri got off her stool seat to go help Pent with whatever he had in those suitcases and give him a brief hug, as Pentious brushed off his shirt as if he had gone dirty for falling on the ground (he didn't.)
- Dumbass.. heheh..!!
- Quit laughing at me! He demanded to Cherri as she greeted him.
- C'mon, give me that. Angie, i'll come back in a while, yeh?
Cherri snatched the suitcase as she conducted upstairs with Pentious to his room, carrying the suitcase in one of her arms while she holded-hugged Pentious close.
- I didn't know you were coming? Why did you tell us nothin'?
- It wasn't planned, i thought it would be a good idea lassst minute.. sorry dear..
- Well, doesn't matter, you're lucky everyone got you a gift for the next time we saw you! i guess today..
- Uhm.. why don't you just.. put the suitcase down, Cherri? It has wheels.. you know?
- Ye, i know.
- So you just do that because yess?
- I mean, why not?
As they walked through the hallway leading to Pentious's room, they found Alastor, the radio demon and Niffty chatting about some weird.. Anything they were talking about, they didn't wanna know, but oh well, Pentious would not go unnoticed.
- Aha! Long time no see!
- Wait.. now you know me?
- ... If i'm honest to you fellow Angel, no, but i have manners, of course i would greet you!
- Ahah.. alright then.. thank you..
Cherri looked awkwardly to Pentious as they rolled off of Alastor's ridiculous chatter with the serpent. As soon as they arrived to his room, Pentious brought out a key he always had even though he barely was in the hotel.
- If i'm right, princess plans a dinner for today night, so make sure not to wear the usual angel outfit.
- Oh.. alright then! I'll make sssure to chat with her once im done accommodating here.
The cyclops followed to Pentious's, granting him a sweet kiss before she left. He just returned it and hugged her, they were like two little childs in love.
- I'm off to Husk, mhm? You can come if you want.
- I'll do, i need to catch up on what has happened since i last visssited.. heheh..-