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Fat Nuggets squealed excitedly and ran in a circle around the living room. There was his human on the screen! He called for Alastor’s shadow; he wanted it to see his amazing person. The shadow appeared and looked at him, lifting its hands up in a questioning motion. Fat Nuggets oinked at it and dashed back to the TV. He turned in a circle before he sat down.
Shadow smiled and sat beside him. Angel had left the TV on for Fat Nuggets in his room like he did every day, but he did it for a special reason that night. The Hell Reels Awards was that night and it was aired on every station. Angel wanted to let Fat Nuggets watch; he knew he was likely to earn more than one award that night.
The camera panned over the crowd again and Fat Nuggets watched intensely. He could pick out his person with ease. He stood up and squealed again when the camera finally roamed over Angel Dust. Shadow smiled at its companion; it too was excited. Angel was accompanied by its counterpart, Alastor. The camera had only shown them for a few seconds, but it was enough to thrill and excite both the piglet and the shadow. Angel and Alastor were sitting at a table, sadly with the rest of the Vees. Shadow was amused at how annoyed both Vox and Valentino looked. It amused it even more to see how unbothered Velvette was; she and Alastor had actually become rather good friends since he and Angel had started seeing one another.
In the camera’s six to seven second image of the two men, Alastor had a genuine smile on his face as he leaned over toward Angel whispered something in his ear. Angel put his hand to his mouth and giggled. Fat Nuggets wanted to know what the two men talked about, but he knew Angel would tell him about the whole night when he got home. He sat back down and watched as the camera panned to the rest of the guests.
When Angel had gotten dressed for the night, he’d asked Fat Nuggets’ opinion. “Whadaya think of this one?” he asked as he pulled out a short, sparkly, red dress. Nuggets looked it over. It was a beautiful dress and red was Alastor’s favorite color, but the piglet knew the man liked Angel dressed more conservatively. He’d recalled the man telling the spider demon many times that he didn’t need to show his body off to him. ‘I like you for who you are on the inside, Angel,’ he’d told him on more than one occasion. Fat Nuggets shook his head.
Angel nodded. “Yeah, you’re right. Al is gonna want something a little less risqué.” He put it back in the closet and brought out another red dress, this one floor-length, though with a slit along the side to about mid-thigh, though on Angel’s tall frame would likely hit closer to the top of his thigh. The top of the dress was a simple tube top, made from a black chiffon fabric over a sparkly black fabric.
Fat Nuggets looked it over. He knew Angel would pair it with his typical thigh-high black boots, but there was something missing. He nodded and then rushed over to Angel’s dresser. Angel laughed. “Okay. Whadaya thinking?” He opened one drawer after another until Fat Nuggets nodded at the right one. “Gloves would be a great addition,” Angel agreed. “I think these’ll do. Whadaya think?” he asked as he showed the pig a pair of long red gloves.
Fat Nuggets made a face and shook his head quickly. He knew Alastor liked red, but that was almost too much.
“These ones?” Angel asked as he brought out a set of long black gloves.
Fat Nuggets squealed excitedly making Angel laugh. He was glad he could make his person so happy; it made him warm inside to know that he was that special to Angel. After Angel dressed, Nuggets rummaged through his jewelry box and found a black choker with a red jewel in the center. He plucked it from the box and carried it in his mouth over to Angel.
“You got great taste, kid,” Angel told him as he accepted it. He put it on, sprayed on a dash of perfume and twirled. “So, how do I look?”
Fat Nuggets oinked happily. His person was the most perfect person in Hell. They both turned to the door when they heard a knock. “Well, this is it!” Angel went and answered it.
Alastor smiled when Angel opened the door to him. “Good evening,” he greeted warmly. He looked Angel up and down. “You look lovely, dear.”
“Thanks. Nuggets helped me pick out what to wear.”
Alastor looked in at the piglet who sat on the bed, smiling proudly at his contribution to the evening. “Well, he picked well.” He offered his hand out to Angel. “Shall we?”
“Absolutely!” He grabbed his purse and then went over to the pig, giving him a kiss on the top of his head. “You be good now, ya hear? I got the tv on for ya, so you can watch the awards. I’ll give the camera a little wave for ya.” One more tiny kiss. “Good night!”
Now Fat Nuggets and Shadow sat quietly together, watching as the rest of the award show went on. Fat Nuggets grumbled as it went on. No one cared about best hair or make-up. Yes, Velvette’s wardrobe was always great; there was really no competition, and no one cared about set dressing. Fat Nuggets, like everyone else, wanted to see who was going to win the bet actor awards! He just knew Angel was going to win whatever category he was nominated for.
“Best actor in an erotic film goes to…” Fat Nuggets stood up, staring at the screen, holding his breath. “Angel Dust for Little Bit of Heaven!” He squealed in delight and ran around the room! Angel had won! He knew he would!
Shadow smiled as it watched its pig friend; he certainly got excited about everything that had to do with his master. Shadow understood in part; it too took pride in the things that Alastor accomplished, but the delight it brought Fat Nuggets to see Angel’s achievements were comparable to none other.
Angel took the stage. “There’s so many people I could thank for this,” he told the audience, “but the people I’d like to thank publicly… My new companion, a man I never expected to come into my life. Thanks for standing by me, babe.” He looked directly at the camera. “And the one person who’s been there for me through it all. Nuggets, you’re the best of the best.” He blew a kiss at the camera. “Thank you to everyone involved in this film. This is such an honor.” The crowd applauded and Fat Nuggets squealed. That was his person and everyone loved him.