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The smell of Vanilla and Lime slowly faded as Stella pushed open the wooden saloon-style doors of the hotel bar. The Hotel, an exotic one based on Heaven Architecture, didn't seem to care about the bar. This was prevalent as the previous scents were replaced with Cigar smoke and cheap booze.

Normally, Stella wouldn't dare enter a gross place but she was exhausted both physically and mentally. She had just left Stolas' Place to finalize their Divorce Date. As for why she was at a hotel and not her families palace?

Her brother, bless his soul, was currently dealing with an infestation of Wrath Termites. While it should've been finished today, the fumigators warned to return tomorrow. Meaning she had to stay here.

But, that's fine. One day in a beautiful hotel with a bar ripped for streets like an abandoned puppy wouldn't kill her.

Hopefully.

As she began to ponder her drink for tonight, she noticed a figure in the corner booth surrounded by a series glass beerstein. Normally, she'd ignore the spiral of a lower being, but she noticed they person who was sitting there.

"Soooooo" Stella said, metaphorically gliding over "How's it going Imp?".

Blitz looked up and saw a smiling bird face. "Stella" He grumble-growled "I've had enough of you birds". Despite the amount of booze, he was barely even considered buzzed.

"Oh really, did you have some bad sex with Stolas?" Stella said mockingly.

"Don't bring up that name, bitch".

"Oh, trouble in Paradise?" She said "I thought you two would be going at it like a bunch of teenagers".

Blitz side eyed her and began to chug another stein.

Stella smile wavered before tried another insult "Are you waiting for him to prepare?".

Blitz began to chug harder.

Stella then began to feel confused "Okay, what's going on?".

"Isn't it obvious?" Blitz said, finally breaking his silence.

Stella began to think before she realized "No way, he dumped you". She cackled a bit and Blitz began to chug harder again. "Man, even being with his 'Dream Boy' wasn't good enough".

Blitz grumbled "Yeah yeah, hyuk it up bitch".

Stella, legs starting to hurt a bit from standing, decided to sit down next to him "Oh I will. Honestly, if it wasn't for the fact you are his paramour, I could've warned you".

"About what?" Blitz mumbled.

"That he doesn't care" Stella said bluntly "He is, without a question of a doubt, a selfish individual".

“And you?” He asks.

“I know I am selfish but he is a different kind of selfish” She said “He says things, comforting things. On our wedding day, he said something to me. Something that, despite everything, we’d be in this together”.

Blitz, curious, asks “What did he tell you?”.

“Despite our situation, despite this hell forced upon us-“ Stella was cut off.

“-We can try to make this work, even if it doesn’t” Blitz finished.

Stella was taken aback “How-how did you know?”.

“During a date, he spoke those same words to me. He said he meant it”. Blitz said, depressed that a core memory was ruined.

Stella clenched her fist before slamming it down, making a clacking noise on the table from the steins hitting each other “That piece of shit, how dare he”.

“Doesn’t matter anyways” He mumbled “I didn’t need him nor need his stupid book”.

“Book?”.

“Grimoire, as he called it. It allowed me and my friends to enter the human realm. In exchange for the book, me and him began that affair” He clarified. Before he looked away, Stella grabbed the Imp by the shoulders.

“Repeat. That. NOW”. Stella said, her teeth gritted.

“He wanted sex for a book” Blitz said, sadly. Then he repeated it again “He wanted sex for a book”. He kept repeating, his mood changing from sorrow to anger.

“He wanted sex for a fucking book” Stella said “That fucking piece of shit”.

“Yeah, I could’ve paid him. I had the fucking money at the time. Kinda. I could’ve sold a kidney for it. Not my kidney but a kidney”.

Stella calmed herself as the Imp ranted “Imp, what is your name?”.

“Eh?” Blitz said, caught off guard from his rant “Blitz, my name is Blitz”.

“Okay then, Blitz” Stella said, her feathers unruffling “I propose a truce for tonight”.

"A truce? You mean-".

"I am willing to spend the afternoon with you" She says "By all meaning of that word. However, I prefer drinking first before anything".

Blitz shrugged "All right, as long as you pay". Stella shrugs as she grabbed a full stein.

"I AM (hic) TELLING YOU, BLITZ" Stella said, her facial feathers as red as the puddle of wine she drank half an hour ago "You would've HAAAAATED Stolas' fuck face family. ABSOLUTE DICK WEASELS".

"HA, you wouldn't know dickhead family until you met mine" Blitz stammered "My Dad was the fuck who set me up with Stolas in the first place. Dumb shit wanted me to scope out the place when Stolas' father, Pieman or something fucking stupid, bought me".

"Bought you? What (hic) Goetia would want a slave imp? Especially since (hic) Ama-amso-amamsa-ams-asmo-asmodeus would KICK their ass"

"Not slavery, but like....something" Blitz said "It was only for the day".

The duo giggled at the idea of Stolas needing to buy a friend as the bartender, A Burly Bulldog Hellhound approached. "You Lot need to leave, the bar is closing" He said before looking them up and down "And judging by the your amount of drinks, you'll bee stay in the 'otel for the night".

"Pppppphhoey" Blitz spat "Like I have the cash for that".

Stella drunkenly giggled "But i (hic) already have a room for my-(hic)-self. Come with me, impy boy".

Stella clumsily grabbed Blitz's hand before they stammered out of their booth and towards the hotel elevator "While we're there, why don't you show me why (hic) Stolas would cheat on me with an imp and not (hic) other demon".

"Don't worry, Stellz, imma show you the works".

As the elevator closed, the duo began to get a bit more handsy. They'd make it to their room, though.

Many noise complaints shall be made.

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A Light shined on Stella's face as she stirred. Her mouth dry with a weird, salty taste and beak crusty.

"Ugh" Stella gagged as she smelled her breath. It was salty yet vanilla-like. Still, the fact it was in her mouth since last night grossed her.

She stood up from the silk and gold sheets, her legs and pelvic area sore from something she cannot remember. As she wobbles to the restroom, she heard her bed move.

She shrugs. Maybe it was the bed relaxing from her weight. Yeah. Surely.

Maybe she dreamt her night with that Imp. It was a very fun dream but still.

She stretched a bit as she turned on the shower, waiting for the water to warm. As she did, she heard the bed shake further.

'Okay, I am gonna need to have management look at that' she thought before stepping inside.

Thankfully, she brought some feather shampoo from her ho-er-Stolas's home. While she was assured the brands they have at the hotel were fine, she didn't take any chances.

As she began to lather her feathers, she heard the sound of peeing.

Yep, it wasn't a dream.

"So, it wasn't a dream?" She said outloud.

"Yeah, I half of me was kinda hoping so" Blitz said, releasing last night into the toilet bowl "The other half was holding hope because man, last night was wow".

"Agreed" Stella said as she moved under the shower head "While there is that side of me that is spewing at the thought that I had coitus with an Imp, there is that other side that said it was amazing".

"And which side do you agree with" Blitz said, finally seeing the last streams.

"Honestly, I am leaning towards the side that wants to see where this goes" Stella said.

Blitz flushed, expecting her to freak out "Huh, plumbings damn good here. Anyways, what do you mean by that?".

"Wait for me on the bed and I'll tell you" She explained "We have all channels unlocked, so you can watch whatever".

Blitz dashed back into the bedroom as she continued to scrub 'I want this to go for as long aa possible'.

Stella walked out of the shower, her body covered in towels that highlighted her body's features. Despite her being past her supposed prime and already a mother, she still had a body that turned heads.

And Blitz, is one of those.

"Damn" He said "Gimme sec to get read-" Stella raised her hand.

"I am not one for morninf sex" She said as she opened the hotel dresser "At least, not this early".

"Ok, then what is it that you wanted to explain.

Stella began to explain as she dressed "While last night sealed it, it is obvious we are cut from a similar cloth. We have both been scorned by that Owl. So, rather than us blame each other for why he decided he couldn't handle us, why embrace in this connection".

"You mean-" Stella cut him off "Indeed. I feel no revenge will be sweeter than us becoming a couple. Even if the feeling are temporary or false, we share the bitterness of being used. At least until he admits that he used us and threw us away".

"Okay, then what?".

"Then whatever happens. Maybe true emotions flourish and we become a true couple or maybe we split our ways, knowing the job is done. But that's for later. This is now".

"So, Stells" Blitz as she buttoned a pair of white jeans "What do we do today?".

"Well, I was originally planning on seeing my brother. While he has been helping me with this divorce, I kinda don't like going to his place. Too cold" She said "So, why not show me your life. I wanna see what the life of Blitz the Imp has to offer".

"You sure?" He asked, nervously "Because my life is shit".

"Bring it" She smirked, putting on sunglasses.