Harder as a Rock, Softer to The Touch [RadioDust] {Hazbin Hotel Fanfiction}

Chapter 41: Back to the Phone

The walk to the Hotel was silent, none of the siblings speaks to each other, not even asking how's their day been doing or even what will they cook or eat for tonight, the demons around them just scatter and run not wishing to have their body nor limb be eaten by the Radio Demon or more less killed by him.

As the two demons arrived back at the hotel, the room was dark and silent, leaving only the bar and the kitchen's lights to beam in the room, filling the darkness with their lights.

The door closed behind as the two entered, and Husk's ear twitched only he heard footsteps coming over to the bar with a ding of a bell when Niffty and Alastor entered the room, sitting down beside each other without a word, one with a joyful smile, the other with almost same look Husk has put on throughout the months or weeks being in the hotel, and that's strange enough for him to see Niffty that way, which urge him to look at them both before Alastor asked for a drink, and be given the man a drink on the side while eyeing Niffty a little.

She's much quieter now, that's odd. Usually, she'll be cleaning shit right now Husk pours down the bottle of wine to the smiling chap's cup that he placed down beside the bottle and Alastor willingly took a sip from it with a grin on his face.

Husk watches as Niffty curled her face with her arms on the table while Alastor hums happily a happy tune, while Radio's on.

Niffty gazed over to Alastor a little bit but then looks away after as she sighed under her arms and Alastor only hums softly through the tunes playing on the Radio, not paying Niffty any mind as he feels content and happy that a certain spider is nowhere to bother him ever.
 
The silence between the two only makes the feline more disturbed by the second, it's not like the calm silence he gets when he passed out, but the kind of silence that dreaded him to not break nor cut the string or all Hell broke loose, and on the context of the situation he's in right now, it's probably not a good idea to cut it and jump to questions, especially on how he has known this two chaotic siblings, everything can burn to crisp if any single fool tries to stir the water even just a small touch.
But he knows that things should be broken necessarily to calm the thunder under their heads, especially from how much he knew them, and how he despises Alastor for and still bringing him along for the ride of whatever he nor Niffty, nor even both of them will do or plan to do, but still keeps an old fool like him around, was a gibbon and seeing this two not being a chatter butter out of the haystack was quite irritating.

"Alright, I don't fucking know why you clowns just come right here and do shits. But for once in my afterlife, why the fuck are you two this silent?!"

The feline's snarl cause both siblings to look at his direction with Niffty rolling her eye and Alastor chuckling

"Oh? I thought you enjoy the silence we're giving. I supposed you want me to turn the music up?" Alastor asked as he turns the volume up a bit from the Radio, smiling in glee. Husk facepalmed

"No, you idiot. I'm trying to say why the fuck you're not cheering your fucking sister up?! Usually, you fucking do. But now you aren't? How fucked up are you in the head?!" Husk sneered, glaring immensely at Alastor as the other only smirks at him
 
"Don't mind him, Husk. He's just happy that his plan worked for once!" There was a stench of poison on how Niffty phrases her words

"Well I have told you that it was a great idea, my dear" Alastor responded with another sip of his wine

"A great idea that I disagree with!" Niffty snapped back as she stands up to her seat, glaring at her brother

"And you follow along. Aren't that not my fault but yours?" Alastor countered with a cheeky grin shot towards his sister, as Niffty grew more fury in her

"Well true, but you could've turned around, and not do it. But nooo you fucking did, just to satisfy your ego!" Niffty shouted as Alastor chuckled

"My dear, darling Niffty, you've misunderstood me again, sister. I'm not doing this for my ego, I'm doing this for myself" Alastor admits, no lies under his words, but Niffty not really buying it

"Sure, sureeee... And this is why Mother chooses you soo much she'd spoiled you like a brat"

Alastor was taken back by this and he's not stepping down without a fight, even if it's his sister, he's no brat, who the fuck she think she's talking to right now?

"Well, I'm sure Father really enjoys your company even more in bed than mother is"

This touches on the corner of Niffty's soul hard, as she clenched her fist

"You know he doesn't like me that way, Arthur!" "Don't call me that, Nula!"

Niffty jumped on Alastor's chest on to grab him by the collar, while Alastor grabs onto her shoulders, letting his claws sink into her cloth and skin. The two glared down each other like a starring contest, gritting their teeth like dogs in a fight, Husk was quite in shock at the two as he decided to try separating the two's gaze, but only get swat away by Alastor's elbow when Niffty lounge on the first attack by scratching right on Alastor's face, leaving a small scratch mark on his face, as he snapped his fingers only to let the tentacles grab a hold of her and yank her off from him and slammed her to the wall, while keeping a tight grip of her, while he steps forward to her, grabbing her chin up to look him on the eyes.

His antlers already growing wide as well his smile torn a horrifying one, Niffty just glared at him not showing fear over him

"I don't want to hurt you, dear sister. Even as much you irritate me, I wouldn't dare to do so" he said calmly to her before letting the tentacles go and away from her, as she huffed and crossed her arms as he lands down a hand to help her back up
 
"You know why I'm angry at you, Alastor. Everything always goes by your way and not mine. And look, now Mister Angel is back at that Studio and what will we say to Miss Charlie now?" She asked, hugging herself with a sigh, as Alastor picked her up on his arms and used his fingers to make a smile on her face

"Don't you worry, my dear. We can always come up with a solution" he reasoned, smiling at her, as she smiled a little, but frowned after

"But our solutions always goes not the way you've wanted" Niffty argued, crossing her arms with a pout
 
"And why don't we try your solutions then, sister?" Niffty's eyes widened as she smiled "Wait really?! You're serious?" Niffty asked and Alastor nods

"You've said that I always come out with solutions that fails, soo why not try yours for once, and if it fails then we'll try my solutions again. Deal?"

Niffty's anger seems to quickly wash away as she hugged Alastor by the neck and Alastor hugs back this time, before putting her back down on the ground and snapping his fingers to changed his attire fully, as he is now looking like a waiter ready to take an order

"Well Miss Niffty, what kind of ideas that are boiling in your mind for us to do, darling?"

Niffty giggled at her brother's new facade and shaked her head a bit, before an idea pops up in her mind, bringing a grin on her face
 
"You still got that red phone Mister Angel got you right?" She asked, as Alastor pull his phone out from the back of him and smiled at her

"Why yes, I still do have this blower of a phone!" He said gingerly, waving the phone around his hand and Niffty grins

"Well I have an idea on what we should do with it" she said, before motioning Alastor to lean down as she whispers something on his ear as he blinked and furrowed his brow

"Are you sure that might be a good idea?" He asked, and Niffty only shrugged "Like Rosie always said, "Only one way to find out!" " she said with a twirl and Alastor chuckled at her

"I supposed we'll have to see if your plan works, sister. But now I think we should rest" Alastor said as he changed back to his formal attire with a snap of a finger and Niffty nods as they go on their separate ways with Niffty cleaning up a few messes along the way to her room, while Alastor uses the elevator to get to his room.
 
Leaving Husk bewildered at what just happen, and ran his hand down his face

"Why do I even bother with these fools?"

Before going back to the Bar to pass himself out to slumber, hoping he won't need to remember what just happen and everything just goes back to normal for him...