Full House
I do not own Hazbin Hotel nor do I own the characters or the settings.
Chapter 12
I do not own Hazbin Hotel nor do I own the characters or the settings.
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Later that night, Angel is woken by Fat Nuggets crunching some sort of food in his face, “Nugs, where the hell did ya get food?”
He then hears crunching right beside him and turns to see Husk snacking and occasionally sharing his food with the little Hell pig, “Whiskers, what the fuck?” He picks up his phone and squints at the screen, “It’s two in the morning.”
The bartender shrugs and continues snacking, “I was starving. There’s no telling how many arms I’m growing in here.”
Angel rolls his eyes as he sits up and reaches into the bag of snacks, “We’re gonna find out in a few hours.” He puts the food in his mouth and looks at Husk, “Where did ya get this? It tastes fucking amazing.”
Husk takes few more bites before passing the bag to Angel, “I have a few bags hidden in that secret drawer behind the bar.”
The entertainer laughs as he crunches on the crispy, chip-like snack, “Oh, so the good booze hiding drawer has turned into the pregnancy snack drawer?”
The cat demon rubs his paws together getting rid of the crumbs and chuckles, “Something like that.” He then gives his lover an amused look.
“What’s that look for?” Angel wipes his mouth quickly with his hand, “Do I got something on my face?”
Husk shakes his head, “No, nothing like that.”
He continues to smile and Angel questions him again, “Then why do you look so entertained?”
“I don’t think Alastor is going to give me too much trouble about my pregnancy or the babies once they get here.” He tries to stop his smile but the corners of his mouth lift anyway.
A very confused expression springs to the spider demon’s face at Husk’s words, “Why do ya say that?”
Husk adjusts his mountain of pillows behind his back as he recalls the conversation he’d eavesdropped on while procuring his hidden snacks, “I overheard Alastor and Lucifer talking when I snuck down to get my snack.”
The entertainer’s confusion turns to interest as he pours some of the snack on the bed for Fat Nuggets, “They were up talking at this time of night?”
Husk finally leans back on his pillows and places his paws on his moving abdomen, “That’s what caught my attention. Usually no one is up and when I heard voices I listened in. Apparently, Lucifer is going to be staying at the hotel for the duration of our pregnancy to see if everything works like he expects it to, but when Alastor found out it was Lucifer that made all this happen, he was pissed.”
“Holy shit!” Angel sits up straighter in his excitement to hear the rest of the story, “Did they fight or something?”
The former overlord chuckles as he catches Angel’s eyes, “Or something.”
Angel holds his lover’s golden gaze, “What the fuck does that mean?”
“Alastor called him all kinds of derogatory names and said that not only did he mess with one overlord’s business, but he messed with two overlords.” Husk shifts his wings a bit so as not to smush them on the pillows and continues, “Anyway, Lucifer said he was the King of Hell and he didn’t care what any overlord thought about anything.”
“Husk, come on!” The spider demon is sitting up on his knees awaiting the rest of the bartender’s story, “What happened?”
“I thought for sure Alastor would have some kind of witty comeback, but it all got really quiet.” Husk stops the tale as he seems to be thinking about how to word his next thoughts, “Let’s just say they weren’t arguing anymore…but maybe it was a hate thing, but they liked it.”
The entertainer’s face becomes confused once more, “Hate, but they liked it?” Suddenly, the light bulb in his brain shines to life and he hits Husk on the arm lightly, “Shut the fuck up! They were making out?!”
Husk’s ears flatten from Angel’s loud exclamation, “Not so fucking loud, Legs.” The bartender still allows a smile to form on his face, “I guess the arguing was foreplay.”
Angel is quiet for a moment as his posture relaxes a bit, “That’s actually kinda hot.”
“You’re disgusting.” The cat demon closes his eyes, “And you can’t tell anyone either. If Alastor finds out that I know then I’ll be in a world of shit.”
The spider demon settles down next to Husk in bed, “Alastor never struck me as a guy that was into sex all that much.”
Husk shrugs, “Not my business.”
Angel laughs, “Well, ya sure eavesdropped like it was ya business.”
“Hey, I’m pregnant…I have a reason to be up eating in the middle of the night.” He puts an arm around his lover, “If they didn’t want me to know then they shouldn’t have been in the main lobby.”
Angel nods, “Ya got a point, Whiskers.”
The lover’s settle back down and only wake again when it’s time for them to get ready to go to the medical clinic. Angel decides on an oversized shirt just to make sure no one noticed his bump. He didn’t need Valentino angry with him before they ever started filming. Husk wears his usual clothes but with the added shirt. The medical clinic wasn’t far from the hotel so the two of them decide to make the short walk. They didn’t need anyone to accompany them this time and they walk side-by-side.
They walk slowly without really talking. Angel was busy thinking about what their babies might look like when he feels Husk’s warm paw slip into one of his hands. The entertainer smiles but doesn’t mention it for fear Husk would pull away. Angel had discovered that the bartender was very affectionate when they were alone, but he wasn’t a fan of public displays of affection. Finally, Angel decides to start a conversation, “So ya feeling okay about today’s visit?”
Husk nods, “Yeah…I’m even gonna go first this time.”
“Aw, look at ya.” Angel smiles down at him, “My little Husky is growing up on me.”
The cat demon shakes his head, “Just shut-up and walk. We’re almost there.”
They continue walking hand-in-hand until they make it to the medical clinic. Once there, they are escorted to the same room as before and await the nurse. When she enters, she’s just as cheerful as before. She closes a folder she’d been looking in and places it on the table as she looks up at them with a smile, “Good morning…I’ve just been reading up on the new information sent to me about the birthing process for you babies. Fascinating, isn’t it?”
Husk and Angel give each other a sideways glance before Husk speaks, “Oh, yeah…sounds fucking amazing.”
Angel snickers behind his hand as the cheerful nurse ignores Husk in favor of setting up the sonogram station, “So, today we’ll get to see the babies and check to make sure all their parts are there and in the right places. We’ll make sure they’re the right size for gestational age and discuss your bloodwork from last week.”
She finally turns to look at them and spots their hands still clutched together. She smiles, “It seems we’re all in better spirits this time.” She turns the small rectangular screen on, “Who’s going first?”
Angel looks at his lover and Husk nods, “I am.”
The cat demon releases Angel’s hand and walks toward the exam table. He pulls his suspenders down and takes his shirt off revealing his swollen abdomen. He takes a deep breath before lying back on the table. Angel walks to stand beside Husk, anxious to see their twins. Husk turns to face Angel with a nervous expression as he reaches a paw out. The spider demon grasps it in two hands and squeezes lightly, “Ya ready, Husky?”
A smile stretches across the bartender’s face, “Ready to prove to you that these kids have too many fucking arms.”
Angel only returns the smile as the nurse places the rectangular screen over Husk’s protruding stomach. She moves the small screen around a bit and takes a few notes on her computer before turning the larger screen on. Once the larger screen is on an image of two bouncing babies appears. Angel lets out an excited squeal and Husk lets out the breath he’d been holding.
“Holy fucking shit, Husk!” The entertainer squeezes the cat demon’s paw in excitement, “They got the cutest fucking kitty ears!”
Husk can’t help the smile that spreads across his features as he looks at the black and white image. Angel was right, they did have cat ears, tiny little wings, a tail…and six arms a piece. The bartender actually laughs making the image shake slightly, “Count that, Legs…that’s twelve arms.”
Tears gleam in Angel’s eyes as he continues to look at the babies on the screen, “They’re so cute and we made them!”
The nurse smiles at their enthusiasm as she begins explaining her observations, “Everything seems to be progressing just fine. The twins are in two separate sacs with their own placenta making them fraternal twins.” She looks at the parents to make sure there are no questions before continuing, “They do have extra parts from a human baby, but all those parts seem to be developing properly.” She looks at Angel and then points to their multiple arms on the screen, “They don’t seem to be able to retract any limbs just yet and all the extra arms are going to cause your abdomen to be a bit larger especially the farther along the pregnancy gets.”
Husk lets out a frustrated sigh, “As if I’m not big enough already.”
Angel finally tears his eyes away from the screen to look at the nurse, “But everything is good…with Husk too?”
The nurse nods, “Oh, yes…bloodwork looks great. Your blood pressure is slightly elevated, but that’s not uncommon in twin pregnancies due to such an increase in blood volume.” She smiles at the bartender, “We’ll monitor and take action if need be.”
They all watch the screen as the two babies jump and kick in the cat demon’s womb. The nurse looks at the lovers once more as she asks a question, “The babies are both in a perfect position if you wanted to know the sex.”
Husk shakes his head, “No, to my partner’s upset, I want it to be a surprise.”
Angel frowns, “It just doesn’t make any sense.”
The nurse giggles as she prints out a few pictures for them, “Well, if you don’t want to know the sex then we’ll move on to the next patient.”
Husk stands up from the exam table and redresses before swapping places with Angel. The entertainer makes himself comfortable on the exam table as he lifts his baggy shirt up enough for the nurse to access his smaller bump. Just as with Husk, she moves the smaller screen around and takes notes before turning the larger screen on.
Angel once again lets out an excited squeal when they spot the baby curled up comfortably in the spider demon’s womb, “Look it, Husk! This one has the cute fucking ears too!”
Sure enough, this baby also has cat ears and a tail, but no tiny wings. Angel does point out that this baby also has six arms, but whereas the twins had more cat-like feet, this baby has spider feet more like Angel. Husk smiles as he takes his lover’s hand in his with a squeeze, “The baby’s perfect, Legs.”
The nurse lets them admire the baby for a bit longer before reporting her observations, “Everything looks perfect here also. The baby is developing right on track. You should also expect to be a bit bigger than a normal singleton pregnancy due to the abnormal amount of limbs, but your bloodwork was also normal as is your blood pressure.”
Angel looks at Husk with watery eyes, “Did ya hear that? They’re all doing perfect.”
Husk nods, “Yeah, I heard, baby.”
The nurse once again looks at the parents with a smile, “So are we finding out the sex of this little one?”
Angel looks at Husk and the bartender nods at his boyfriend, “Go ahead.”
The entertainer looks at the baby on the screen and then at the nurse, “I do wanna know, but could ya put it in an envelope?”
The cheerful nurse nods, “Of course.”
She prints out a few pictures and places the baby’s sex in an envelope. As the lover’s leave, once again hand-in-hand, Husk questions Angel, “Why’d you want it in an envelope?”
Angel looks at Husk with a loving smile, “Because, I want you and I to find out together at the hotel where this all started.”
Husk nods and smiles as they make their way back to the hotel. Once back at the hotel, they find themselves in their shared room sitting on the bed with the envelope resting between them. Husk looks from the envelope to Angel, “Well, I thought you wanted to know. What are you waiting for?”
Angel wipes all four palms on his legs nervously as he too stares at the envelope, “I’m just a little nervous.” He looks at Husk with a strange expression on his face, “Once I know for sure then it ain’t just a baby…it’s a real person, right?”
The cat demon gives his lover a patronizing look, “The baby has been a person the whole time. You know that, huh?”
“Yeah, but…I’ll give it a name and an identity and…I don’t know.” He picks up the envelope and turns it over in his hands, “I want you to open it.”
“Me?” Husk looks at him a bit taken aback, “You want me to see it first?”
Angel nods as he hands the envelope to Husk, “It’s your baby too. Just open it and tell me.”
“Are you sure?”
The entertainer nods again with a smile, “I’m positive.”
Husk gently takes the envelope passed to him and slides a claw through the adhesive sealing it shut. He looks at his lover’s beautiful face and hopes that his children turn out just as gorgeous as Angel. The bartender swallows nervously as he lifts the piece of paper out of the envelope.
Angel is fidgeting anxiously on the bed waiting for Husk to finally reveal the sex of their baby, “Whiskers, the suspense is killing me. Stop staring and smiling and just tell me!”
The cat demon chuckles at his boyfriend’s impatience and he finally begins to speak, “The next time you and Cherri go out shopping maybe you can find matching pink outfits to wear with our baby girl.”
A gasp leaves Angel’s mouth as he springs forward and wraps his arms around Husk’s neck, “A baby girl! We’re gonna be girl daddies!”
Husk returns the embrace with a happy smile on his face, “I bet she’ll be just as beautiful as you.”
As they continue to embrace, Husk feels Angel’s shoulders begin to shake as warm tears wet his shoulder. The cat demon rubs his lover’s back trying to soothe him, “Angel, what’s wrong?”
The taller demon continues to softly cry against Husk’s shoulder before releasing the embrace and wiping his face with the back of his hand, “I’m okay…I just…really miss my sister Molly.”
Husk gives him a sympathetic look as he wipes a few missed tears away with his paw, “Tell me about her.”
The spider demon snuggles against Husk and looks at the little slip of paper that says, ‘It’s A Girl’. He holds the slip of paper against his chest before speaking again, “She was my best friend. I used to tell her everything.”
A few fresh tears slip from his eyes, but he doesn’t wipe them away, “I find myself wishing I could tell her all about you and the babies. She’d be so excited that I finally found someone.”
He feels Husk’s arm bring him in a bit tighter and he continues, “She was the first person I ever…came out to. I couldn’t tell my dad or my brother…it just wasn’t accepted at all back then and my mom…she couldn’t keep a secret.”
Angel sniffles as more tears blur his vision, “But Molly never judged me and told me she already knew and still loved me just the same.”
Husk places a tender kiss on the top of Angel’s head, “She sounds amazing.”
“She was.” The entertainer laughs softly, “You remind me of her in way. She always told me what I needed to hear even if it hurt my feelings. She never sugarcoated anything, but I needed that…I still need that.”
Angel sits up and looks at Husk with tears spilling down his cheeks, “I wish I could talk to her just one more time and tell her…tell her I’m sorry for how everything turned out.”
Husk gives him an understanding look as he takes a set of Angel’s hands in his paws, “She knows…she knew ya better than anyone and even though you probably hurt her…she knew your heart and knew that’s not what you intended.” He brings Angel’s hands up and kisses them lovingly, “I don’t know the whole story, but I know you’d never intentionally hurt anyone unless they deserved it.”
More tears stain the spider demon’s face as Husk continues speaking, “I think Molly would be proud of how much you’ve changed.”
Angel leans his forehead against Husk’s forehead, “What makes ya think that?”
He releases Angel’s hands and cups his lover’s wet face, “Because, I’m proud of you.”
Hot tears continue to wet his face as Husk brings their lips together sweetly. When they pull apart, Angel smiles, “How did I get so lucky to have you in my afterlife?”
Husk returns his smile, “I’m the lucky one, Legs.”
Angel shakes his head, “We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one, Husky.”
They kiss again as they settle down beside each other to start discussing baby names.
TBC…