Two Worlds Collide: Part 9

from /hhg/ - Hazbin Hotel General Thread #198
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Part 9 is here my frens. I'm not going to say much here except Merry Christmas everyone. Anyways, stay safe and have a nice night.

-Al's POV-
>It's been around 15 minutes since he made that reservation in the cafe that he and Charlie promised to go.
>So far, our radio host was feeling more giddy today after the "feeding" yesterday.
>After Al had his feast and even managed to lure 2 other victims on the same day to his cabin, he's been feeling more energetic and chipper.
>Al looked around at the crowd and tried to see if a certain gal would visit him once more.
>After yesterday's hunt, Al tried to find where Charlie could've went off to but he found nothing.
>No cars, no missing items, not even her footprints.
>It seemed as if she vanished off of the face of the Earth.
>'Maybe she discovered who I was? No, if that were true, the cops would've caught up to me already...'
>As Alexander was about to continue eating his mousse à la Russe, he sees Charlie waving to him and Al invited her over to the table.
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>They were both sitting outside on a clear, sunny day as it was summer.
>He looks at Charlie and smiled in appreciation.
>Charlie smiled back and felt at ease around him.
>"Ah Charlie, it's nice to see you again."
"Same could be said for you. So Al, how was everything?"
>"Everything's swell as usual, however, with you being here, it truly made my day. I thought you left me behind for a second there."
"No, of course not! I just had to take care of some things for my parents."
>"Well I'm glad you were only helping them out because I thought you were perhaps scared to come back to me for some reason last night."
>Al noticed Charlie looked away for a second and figured that she was hiding something.
>As Al decided he wanted to share his dessert, a waiter went to their table and asked if Al wanted a refill.
>"No, that's alright. However, I think my friend here would want a glass of water."
"Alright, one glass of water coming right up..."
>Al could've sworn he saw something familiar in that man's eyes.
>As the waiter disappeared, Charlie couldn't help but feel as if something wasn't right.
>Al noticed this and asked her about what's bothering her.
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"Oh nothing, I'm just a little upset about last night but it's not a big deal."
>Al wasn't buying her excuse and felt an odd need to question her further.
>"No I don't think so. Charlie, I can tell that something is bothering you and I don't exactly appreciate something-"
>'Or someone...'
>"bothering you. You can tell me."
>He's just asking because he needed to bring her closer to him so she can let down her guard.
>Atleast, that's how the cannibal put it in his mind.
>Charlie looked at Al and had a frustrated expression.
"I went to a party with my parents and I had a small fight with a 'friend' of mine. I didn't want to go but I felt like I was obligated to go. Look, it's not that big of a deal..."
>'It's almost pitiable that you believe that you can fool me easily. I may had only met you yesterday but I can tell when something's on your mind. Let me in Charlie..."
>Al sees that Charlie reached out for his face and he recoils from her before she could do anything.
>"What do you think you're doing?" Al questioned her with some unintentional malice.
>Charlie draws her hand back and goes back to eating.
>'Do not try to touch me like that ever.'
"I was just trying to get your attention since you looked out of it." Charlie only replied, feeling worried for him.
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>He calms down and looks around.
>"I'm sorry, I just don't enjoy being touched by others and I would appreciate if you could understand that."
"Actually, I'm sorry for that. I should've asked you if you were okay because you started spacing out."
>Al made a mental note of suppressing his thoughts more since for some reason, it started becoming more erratic and unpredictable.
>Don't get him wrong, he liked the unpredictable as it made life more interesting but not when it comes to his own personal self.
>"No my dear, you shouldn't have to apologize for something you didn't know. Now that that's out of the way, how about we continue eating our dessert here. I hoped you liked it since it's one of my favorites."
>Although Al didn't like to eat sweets that often, there were a few exceptions.
>He sees that Charlie enjoyed the mousse and saw that the waiter returned.
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>As the waiter returned, Al can feel the atmosphere around him quickly freeze around them. He noticed Charlie also looked bothered by the sudden shift in temperature.
>The waiter got the plates from the table and later on gave Alexander the cheque.
>As Al was going to sign a cheque, he felt something forcefully grabbing his leg under the table and looked under quickly.
>The little spectacle caught the eyes of some of the nearby people that were eating their meals.
>The waiter smirked for a split second but then acted concerned when both of them paid attention to him.
"Sir, are you alright? You look like you could use an extra coat right there. You're practically shivering in here when it's summer outside you silly mug."
>The waiter spoke with a somewhat smug tone while looking at the annoyed radio host.
>Al sarcastically laughed internally and his smile became more fake from the insult.
>'No, I'm quite alright but thank you for the offer anyways."
>After Al signed the cheque and paid for the dessert and drinks, the waiter smiled back.
"I hope both of you enjoyed your meal, thank you and come again."
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>Charlie didn't feel a thing and asked Al why did he look under the table.
>"Oh it's nothing to be worried about. Anyhow, since we are acquainted a little better now, how about we leave here and continue another stroll throughout the town."
>While Al felt a bit weird after the experience, Charlie felt her gut instinct sounding alarms within her. She knows that her fears were real but she can't pinpoint on what caused it.
"Sounds great! Anyways, I think we should get going."
>"I agree. Perhaps after our little stroll, we can stop by my house and I can set up the tea if that's alright with you."
>Al usually felt secure, even confident, of himself but he couldn't help but feel as if something was watching him when he exited the cafe with Charlie.
>Meanwhile, a shadowy entity smiles in contempt while being unnoticed by the mortals.
"I told you to back out or there will be consequences. I gave you my warning yet, you persist with this nonsense. Perhaps you would only learn by dealing with the consequences the hard way. Deny it and say it was just a dream all you want but the threats were very real here, you bastard."
"You're lucky I'm bored and I wanted to play a nice game to pass the time but when it's over, enjoy your fated downfall and demise, Alexander Crowley..."
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Aaaand that's a wrap for part 9 for "Two Worlds Collide." Charlie will still hang out with Al and our boi might be stalked by an unknown entity. For anyone reading this, don't worry, part 10 is complete but I'm making some edits to improve it. Anyways, gn everyone.