sophrosyne; h. hotel

𝟏𝟎 | 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍. 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘.

Vaggie, Aria, and Charlie are shown in their hotel room. The minute they get in, Aria falls onto the bed, exhausted. She hadn't gotten much sleep last night.

All she could think about, all that she'd thought about for the last two weeks, was Vox's words to her that day, and what they led her thoughts to...

"You're never going to be better. You're not gonna get redeemed. You're a mess and a disappointment."

"Okay, I love Heaven!" Charlie exclaims, practically bouncing up and down. "Vaggie, did you see the ice cream shop? They had sprinkles made of rainbows!"

Vaggie blinks, unimpressed. "Those are just rainbow sprinkles."

Charlie stands up excitedly. "Emily's going to take me to a zoo where all the animals are actually soft! You coming?

Aria laughs at Charlie's enthusiasm. "I'll pass too. I'm gonna take a shower."

"Uh, I need a break. But hug a koala for me." Vaggie says.

"O.M.G! Can you imagine an actual koala?"Charlie squeals happily. "See you two later!"

Charlie zips right out of the door, leaving Vaggie and Aria together. Aria heads off to shower, and Vaggie lays on the bed and sighs.

꧁ sophrosyne; h.hotel ꧂

After the water starts up and Aria can't hear anything, there is a knock on the door.

Vaggie answers it, revealing Adam, barging right in to greet her. "Hey there, Vag-asaurus!"

Vaggie's eyes widen. "Charlie will be back soon, you need to get out, now."

Adam enters the room, Lute behind him. His eyes are still on Vaggie, while Lute scans the room for Aria. "I'm not looking for the blonde, babe. I'm looking for you. And the hot one, if she's here."

"What? And why?"

"Maybe 'cuz you left the band. You tried for a solo career, or I guess it's more of a... duet."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Adam snickers. "Do you really think I wouldn't recognize one of my top girls just cuz you're out of uniform?"

Vaggie grows pale as her mind flashes back to that fateful day. To Charlie, saving her.

"To think someone as worthless as you landed Lilith's little hottie. 'Grats on that I guess." Adam says, guessing what's on her mind.

Lute wrinkles her nose. "Their love is vile and blasphemous."

Adam shrugs. "Hot as fuck though. But I wonder what your bitch would think if she found out you are actually one of us, hmmm?"

Vaggie looks away. "What do you want?" She says.

"Simple, you work for me again and at the hearing, you're gonna help me shut this kindergarten snowflake bullshit down for good. Oh, and tell that little hottie you brought with you that I'm in the market for a third wife—"

"Never! And anyway, 'the little hottie' deserves better than you, asshole."

Adam chuckles. "Oh yeah, you know, that's totally cool. I guess I'll just tell little miss butterflies and rainbows that she's been fucking someone who's killed-- thousands of her people. I'm sure your relationship will be fine—"

Aria comes out of the bathroom in her bra and with a towel wrapped around her waist, and immediately turns red when she sees the small gathering of people in the room.

"Uh. Vaggie? What's going on?"

Adam looks her up and down. "Holy shit, babe. I'm in the market for a new wife—"