Sugar Coated Strawberries

Misconceptions (16)

[The thrilling conclusion to last chapter's cliffhanger! Hope you like the chapter my Lovelies! Also! Thank you to @Coziesfoxies for some of the stuff in this chapter! And Woooo! Angel's real name is Anthony! Also that link is there because it's a really good song and the band name is funny :P]

(Angel's POV)

The sight before me brought more tears to my eyes...Alastor with a knife, He had cut a small 'X' into his arm, there were already about 30 of them carved into one of his arms...When he saw me in the doorway and frowned again, he cut another 'X' into his arm...

"Al! W-What the fuck are you doing?!" I said, while I snatched the knife from his hands.

"Punishing myself." He said in a dead serious voice.

"Why?"

"Because I disobeyed Mother and Father."

"What do you mean?"

"Mother and Father's biggest rule was always keep a smile on your face no matter what you are feeling. I disobeyed them."

"Al...They aren't here to get you in trouble...You can show your emotions...You aren't gonna get in trouble for not smiling..." He looked at me, his smile didn't flinch.

"Do you mean to tell me that...If someone isn't witnessed doing something bad, they aren't guilty and do not deserve punishment?"

"No Al...Frowning and showing emotion aren't things that deserve punishment...Your family wasn't right, Don't hide emotion because...Well, it feels bad...Trust me I know how bad hiding shit is." Alastor looked at me.

"My Mama told me to always listen to Paw...For both of us to be happy...He told me to never stop smiling...Don't tell people about your home...Don't tell people your opinions, because they'll think you're a loony. Listen to Paw and your life will be better..." I looked at him...Is this what he lived with? Did he think this was normal?

"Al..." I dropped the knife into the sink and hugged him. I looked to him, he was still smiling. 

{Time Skip Brought to you by : Alastor flirting with Ashley}

I was sitting next to Al on our bed in awkward silence, I bandaged the two 'X's...But they have surely stopped bleeding by now. I heard a ping from my phone, Alastor's ear's twitched but he didn't look away from the wall. I checked my phone, it was a text from Cherri.

Sugr t!ts - Yo Angie, listen to this song!

Sugr t!ts - The band's name made me think of the tall strawberry that you call 'Babe'

Dumbass Spider - Thanks i'll show it to em 

I smiled to myself and let out a small laugh as I tapped the link. As soon as the music started Alastor looked over to me. His smile looked real...

"Hey Al guess what, this band is named after you." I said with a giggle.

"Really? Let me see." He said while reaching for the phone. When he read the name, he smiled a little wider while facepalming. 

"You are oh-so very funny, Darling" He said with a chuckle. I grinned at him.

"Hey Al, you really don't like being seen while 'indecent'. I can only assume that, considering I haven't even seen you shirtless. And you don't really like taking off your overcoat either..."

"Why do you ask, My Dear. Is it that, you wish to see me without clothing?" He said in a joking manner. I crawled closer to him as the song came to a close.

"What if I said yes?" I said in his ear, I could already feel his face heating up. I started sliding his overcoat off, and he pushed me away.

"Well! That's enough of that!" He said quickly.

"Aw, no more teasing my big bad voodoo daddy?" I said with a snicker. 

"You make me very uncomfortable sometimes."

"Sorry, Bambi! But I don't plan on stopping that anytime soon!" He sighed and went to go change into nightwear, but he didn't tell me to go into a different room this time...When he got his shirt off, he finally said,

"You may leave now Angel." I nodded with a light pink blush, and went to the bathroom to change. I sat for a moment to calm down, then I changed and left the room to find Al finishing up some paperwork before bed. I went and sat in his lap, He didn't say anything...He was already used to me doing this, As he knew I would come and do this every time he had to finish paperwork at night. He finished a few and put the rest in a stack in the corner, I got off of him and he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and hair and such. When he came back and we laid under the covers, cuddling. Alastor would never admit it, but he's kind of a cuddle bug. We stayed like that for a while, until there was a knock at the door. Alastor groaned and mumbled something about ignoring it, and that's what I was planing on doing until the person in question spoke.

"Angel....Anthony? Are you in there?" The voice said. I shot up in bed when I heard my birth name. I quickly got out of bed, much to the disliking of Al. And I walked to the door, hesitating to open it. 

"Anthony...?" The voice asked one more time. I opened the door.

[To Be Continued (I'm not sorry)]