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“It brings out the color of your eyes,” Percy cooed sweetly. “Come along now, peaches. Let’s get you fed.”
Kevin grumbled as Percy led them back down the elevator and out through the fancy lobby. Percy definitely seemed to be feeling better judging by how easily he was able to use his powers and how fast he was moving now. His bright smile was back—the same one that was somehow both sweet and wickedly sly and made Kevin’s heart beat faster.
As soon as they stepped outside, the hotel appeared to vanish again and Kevin stared at the empty lot. “That’s still really fucking weird.” He glanced around, freezing before he took another step. “Can you see the dog I tripped over? I don’t wanna do that again.”
“He’s right there.” Percy pointed to a spot a foot away from Kevin. “He’s staring at you. Just don’t pay him any mind. If you look at him for too long, he might follow us.”
“Well, how can I look at him if I don’t see him?” Kevin searched the seemingly empty spot. “I think you’re fucking with me again.”
“What?” Percy scoffed. “It’s not my fault you can’t see demonic energy!”
“That sounds so made up.” Kevin carefully stepped around the supposed hellhound, taking Percy’s hand as they walked down the sidewalk.
“You looked at him, didn’t you?” Percy accused. “Because now he’s following us.”
“How would I possibly know? I can’t see him!” Kevin looked behind them, and he tensed when he saw a few pieces of litter scatter as if something was walking over them. There was no wind. “Oh shit, something is following us.”
“Yes. A hellhound. I just told you that.” Percy chuckled. “Now the restaurant is just over here on the other side of the strip. Are you ready?”
Kevin saw tiny puffs of dirt being kicked up now as the hellhound closed in. “Y-yeah. I’m ready. Uh, ready for what?”
“I wanted to warn you before I did this.”
“What the—” Kevin’s stomach dipped, and they were suddenly standing at the far end of the Las Vegas strip, surrounded by towering hotels, grand casinos, and cascading lights. “Holy shit. Uh, I guess you really are feeling better, huh?”
“Yes, sweet peaches.” Percy squeezed Kevin’s hand. “I’m nearly back to my full strength, and that includes access to my incredible arsenal of powers.”
“Damn, that shit works fast.”
“Demon jizz is very strong.”
Kevin wondered if he’d just imagined how sick Percy really was, given how fast he’d recovered. Either way, he was happy that Percy was back to his normal self. He let Percy lead him through the crowds, and he was struck by the eerie pull of familiarity. “Shit. I think I’ve been here before.”
“Oh?” Percy snorted. “My innocent little angel has been to Sin City?”
“There were a few of us. Other angels? Maybe I had friends. Angelic bachelor party?”
“Not likely.”
“Well, there were definitely strippers. I think up on a roof.”
“A roof?” Percy wrinkled his nose.
“I think so.” Kevin searched the skyline for a building he might recognize. “It’s weird. I just… The sounds and the lights, I swear I’ve seen it all before. Kinda fuzzy, though.”
“What else do you remember?”
“Uh. A baby wearing sunglasses.” Kevin laughed and shook his head. “In, like, a little backpack. I wasn’t carrying the baby though. Babies freak me out.”
“A baby?” Percy narrowed his eyes and asked very slowly, “Was there a tiger in your bathroom?”
“Holy shit!” Kevin stopped dead in his tracks to stare at Percy. “You were there! You had the baby, didn’t you?”
“No, you fucking adorable dolt!” Percy groaned, pressing his hand to his forehead as if he had to fend off a headache. “This is the plot to another movie.The Hangover! It seems your fractured memory isn’t exclusive to eighties and nineties cinema.”
“Wait… This memory is another movie?”
“Yes!”
