SWNOVELS Chapter 35: New Arrivals
Angel’s POV
It was ridiculous how loud it was. Dai must have found additional speakers as the music had carried to the bar door. She ran to Parker stationed outside the gate for some gloved ear scratches and nodded to Dax next to her. Inside the gate, everything was already in full swing in the centre of a now mostly cleared play yard. Cats danced and sung along to a very raunchy country-ish song.. Something about a boner not going down. Angel laughed and made a mental bet it was Dai’s ‘Sexxy Time’ playlist.
A buffet of many bagged foods and a long table of red solo cups were positioned near the front gates. After only a few steps through, Angel pulled a wide-eyed Castiel towards Taala and Alastair standing in a clump with other demons. “You’re a bunch of wallflowers!” She teased loud over the music. Taala smiled briefly, then glared at a distracted Castiel. Alastair nodded many times, his eyes transfixed on something in the dance space. A blue-haired demon with blue eyes darted in front of the others. He’d be from the house of Sloth with eyes like that Angel remembered.
“Wish we had known sooner that these were the types of parties you cats had! I think our lust demons are going to overwhelm Lady Desirae tonight!”
Angel smiled and Castiel mumbled a ‘no shit’ while staring the same way Alastair was. “Hang around after the party for your quota then, we play hard and nap long.” The bouncy demon brightened and clapped his hands at her suggestion.
Angel’s hand was grabbed and she was tugged violently into a scratchy chin snuggle. “She’s here! FINALLY! Tell me kitty, how did I get roped into doin’ all the hard work for YOUR idea?” Dai kissed hard on her cheek and she could smell beer all over his breath. “Now are you gonna get these horny stiffs to mingle or what?”
Angel laughed and nodded. Dai whooped and then shouted off to someone, smooching her cheek again roughly and taking off as fast as he came. “Jesus he’s a lot.” a grumpy Castiel voice said.
Angel managed to get demons paired off and sprinkled throughout the yard to Aerosmith’s ‘Back in the Saddle’ song. At short notice there were six more demons besides Taala and Alastair, and Angel felt proud. Three beers later for her and Castiel each, and they were both feeling a little more desensitized to the open displays of gluttony and lust. A clang at the gate made her squint to see Parker waving her over and her stomach dropped. So much for having fun. Finding Dai’s eyes through a crowd she managed to pull him from his ménage to join her in heading to the gate. Angel was aware Castiel was following at a distance.
“Dai?” She spoke just loud enough to be heard over the music. “We will need a first bite demo to show the Tribe it’s safe. I think as leaders you should offer yourself to Damien to show the mutual partnership. I really REALLY don’t want Damien anywhere near me ever again.”
“No sweat sweet stuff! I’m actually excited to try this erotic injection! Plus maybe with a little go-go juice yourself later you’ll finally get touchy-feely with me too kitten!”
There were 16 shadows standing outside the gate. Eva and Ellie excitedly waved at Angel and she smiled with a wave back as she passed through the gate with Dai. The whole gossip group was there, the bachelor group as well, the twin Blood Guards and a few others. All dressed elegantly in gowns and full suits. Damien stood front and centre in another white suit that slightly shimmered when he turned. “Sooo sorry we’re late.” he said insincerely. His black eyes appeared hollow in the dark street, but Angel was sure they were on her.
Dai gestured dramatically in welcoming, complete with bow. “My dearest ladies and gents, I’m happy to invite you in to our happy humpy party. Please, please, come in!” He pointed finger guns at Damien. “You and I dude, we need to talk first!” She was proud of Dai for putting his hatred aside.
Eva and Ellie rushed Angel and locked arms on both sides of her chattering about nerves, excitement, and expectations. Angel laughed and led the group to the food tables while Damien, Daishkan and both Blood Guards stayed behind. A hundred pairs of eyes watched the entrance of pale faced strangers, but seemed to relax when happy squeals from the Rumour Mill swarmed the queen bees and excitedly started recapping the day’s dramas and Syndicate experience. When the vamps had been introduced loosely to different groups, Angel snuck away.
She found Castiel and Taala with drinks in hands, both laughing about something. “Have you two made up then?”
“Something like that.” Taala said. “Angel dear, maybe you can talk some sense here? I have suggested Castiel leaves before the real party starts with Damien’s Coven now here.”
“To.. Preserve his innocence?” Angel tried to joke. Taala nodded once, his face a serious one despite laughing just moments ago. She turned to the angel. “I do agree though sir. I know this has been a lot for you already and I might have to corral Dai soon, so I won’t be able to intercept any saving of souls you try to do.”
Castiel took a drink, unrelenting. “I’ll leave when you do Angel.”
Angel snorted and snagged herself another solo cup of beer to down. She lived there so he must be planning a sleepover.
3 songs later and far too many bags of cooked fish later, a popping song was turned down low in favour of a self-cheering Dai hopping gracefully on top of a table in the middle of the play yard.
“A formal Yard welcome to EVERYONE! Claws, horns and teeth now joined for the first of many sextastic parties! We invite you to act upon all your sexy fantasies and fill the cups of our demon friends! HI TAALA!” He yelled and waved frantically in joke to the demon who just raised his eyebrows. “NOW to help loosen up all you goody-two-shoes..” Dai pointed at Angel, which she rolled her eyes to “.. we have invited specially dressed guests with magic teeth! A little bite and suck will have us kitties saturated with naughty catnip of the BESTEST kind! So we invite you to find a fancy buddy and have some uninhibited fun tonight!”
Angel clapped with everyone else while scanning the front for Damien. They still needed to do the demonstration. When she found him, his eyes were already on her and her skin prickled with sudden panic.
“Now to get this party OFFICIALLY started, we’re going to show you how it’s done! Angel-cakes, can you hop up here with me?