Love and Loyalty

Ch. 7- Angel!

"Angel!" I shout as he picks me up in a bone crushing hug.

"Okay... can't ... breathe." I wheeze out.

Angel sets me down. "Sorry, I just missed you, ya know. It's been a real shit show without you around."

I laugh, "well I'm here now. So what would you like to do?"

"Drinks?"

"Of course." I laugh. Together we head out of the hotel towards the nearest bar.

I can feel Vaggie's disapproving glare as we head out. I'm honestly surprised she didn't yell at us.

When we enter the bar some demons stop and stare at me. I do my best to ignore their gazes and focus on getting a drink.

We sit together at the bar, Angel orders his drink while I order mine.

Pretty soon everyone in the bar goes back to what they were doing. Me and Angel get lost in conversation while I tell him everything I told the others.

When I've finished my story and about five drinks we sit in silence.

I notice Angel eyeing the karaoke machine by the stage.

I know what he's going to say before he even says it.

"You should sing." Angel says. I knew it! Honestly it's become a tradition at this point I'm not surprised.

"No." Is all I respond with as I sip my sixth or seventh drink, I've lost count at this point.

I honestly don't know why I always refuse, I end up doing it anyway.

"Come on, have some fun!"

I watch as Angel makes sad puppy eyes.

"Ugh fine."

"Yessss." Angel cheers.

I need to let off some steam anyway. Setting down my drink, I make my way to the stage. The demon manning the karaoke system hands me the microphone shakily.

I step over to the machine and punch in the song I want.

I return to the center of the stage and take a deep breath.

Angel I hope you're happy.

From the audience I see him giving me four thumbs up.

I roll my eyes, yet a small smile appears on my face.

"Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
I got a bottle of whatever, but it's gotten us drunk
Singing here's to never growing up~"

I captivate all the attention when I start. Maybe I was born for this?

"Call up all our friends, go hard this weekend
For no damn reason, I don't think we'll ever change
Meet you at the spot, half past ten o'clock
We don't ever stop, and we're never gonna change
Say, won't you say forever stay
If you stay forever hey
We can stay forever young~"

Slowly I let the beat move my body. We're not getting any older, might as well lose ourselves.

"Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
I got a bottle of whatever, but it's getting us drunk
Singing, here's to never growing up
We'll be running down the street, yelling "Kiss my ass!"
I'm like yeah whatever, we're still living like that
When the sun's going down, we'll be raising our cups
Singing, here's to never growing up~"

The whistles and cheers send a new kind of feeling through me.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

I sway around to the music.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

Carefree and happy, for the first time in a long time.

"We live like rock stars, dance on every bar
This is who we are, I don't think we'll ever change
They say just grow up, but they don't know us
We don't give a fuck, and we're never gonna change
Say, won't you say forever stay
If you stay forever hey
We can stay forever young~"

I needed this, like really needed it. This is what I fought for, this is what I missed.

"Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
I got a bottle of whatever, but it's getting us drunk
Singing, here's to never growing up
We'll be running down the street, yelling "Kiss my ass!"
I'm like yeah whatever, we're still living like that
When the sun's going down, we'll be raising our cups
Singing, here's to never growing up~"

I hop off the stage. Demons part for me.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

I look out at all the faces in the crowd.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

For a second I thought I saw Alastor among the strangers.

"Say, won't you say forever stay
If you stay forever hey
We can stay forever young
Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
I got a bottle of whatever, but it's getting us drunk
Singing, here's to never growing up
We'll be running down the street, yelling "Kiss my ass!"
I'm like yeah whatever, we're still living like that
When the sun's going down, we'll be raising our cups
Singing, here's to never growing up~"

I turn back towards the stage. A demon shoves his friend to their knees in front of me.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

He holds his hand out for me, and using his friend as a stepping stool, I step back onto the stage.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

I face the crowd, my eyes scanning every face.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa,~"

Noticing a news camera in the corner, I flip it off as I sing the last verse.

"Oh whoa, oh whoa, here's to never growing up.~"

I twirl and disappear in a puff of (f/c) smoke. I reappear next to Angel.

"Happy?" I ask.

"Of course." He orders more drinks as a new song starts up.

My mind reels with deja vu.

-flashback-

I sit down next to a man. He smiles at me and pulls me into a hug.

I pull away and look into his eyes.

"Happy?" I ask.

"Of course, my dear." He responds and pulls me into a soft kiss.

-flashback end-

Who was that?

When was that?

It was clearly from when I was alive, so why didn't I remember it until now?

I shake the thoughts away.

Questions for another time.

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Date- 11-12-2020
Words- 1044

Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter!

Cya~