PREFACE

I sighed out of boredom as I stared into the never ending forest – I'm not just trying to be deep, it was truly a never ending forest. A small Atlantic fox trotted out, you may be wondering what the hell was an Atlantic fox doing here? Well the truth is that I love exotic looking animals, and the Atlantic fox was so beautiful. You may be thinking that I'm some spoilt brat that gets exotic animals for gifts, no that's not true, they are all wild and live within the forest. My own corner of hell – again I'm not being deep, it's literally in hell. I walked back into the three story gothic looking house.

I started to do trivial things, there are only so many things one can do when you're immortal. My brother came in then, although technically he's my father, he did create me after all, but he says that if he were my father we wouldn't be equal, and he says he's my equal and there for we are siblings.
"Hello sister" Lucifer said kissing my cheek and half-hugging me.
"Hello Lucifer, nice day?" I asked politely.
"As always." He smiled.

"But pray tell, what did you spend your day doing?" he asked as we sat down in the sitting room.
"Trivial things brother, I saw one of the Atlantic foxes today," I shrugged, "Hell is starting to bore me" I sighed.
"Well that's not good" he said as he moved from the arm chair to sit on the sofa next to me, Lucifer, or the Devil as he is known on earth doesn't look anything like many seem to believe. He looks around 27 and has a tan and black as coal eyes. He has pure black hair that is long – for a male. If I didn't know better I'd say he's human, but I do know better. "Tell me sister. What can I bring you that could appease you?" he asked.

I laid my head on his shoulder, "That's the thing, I do not know what I want" I sighed sadly,
"You're not happy," he stated, "And you're the only one I wish to make happy,"
"Tell me about your day" I said looking into his coal eyes,
"Not much out of the ordinary. A few more souls came in and we sent them on their merry way." I knew by 'merry way' he meant to the rack, the place where souls would be taken and beaten and cut up burned and prodded and then they get put back together again so it can start again the next day, but each day my brother offers them a choice – not all of them, only a select few- stay on the rack, or become a demon and start the torture. People believe that my brother is an evil man, I don't believe this. He punishes the wicked because the other side is too weak to.

"Ah" I nodded, I looked at the clock "I believe dinner would be ready now" I said standing up,
"Good spotting" Lucifer stood up and we walked into the dining room, we sat at the table and our servant's came out with our food. They sat platters down and at the same time they took the lids of the dishes, "Mushrooms!" Lucifer smiled, he turned to grin at me "Good work, you are dismissed" the servant's left and I looked at my own mushroom steak, we started to eat. When we were finished the servant's came back to take our dishes, "Do you need to hunt sister?" Lucifer asked.

"No, not tonight." I said sitting back in my chair,
"Bella," Lucifer said leaning forward with his elbows on the table and his fingers meshed together. "You can tell me whatever you wish, what troubles you?" he asked.
"I wish to go to earth" I said and waited for his reaction, he laughed,
"Why would you want that?" he asked.
"I want . . . to see how they live, for my whole existence I've lived here in Hell. And I wish for a change"

"But humans they're so . . . vile! Disgusting creatures!" he scrunched up his nose, I think everyone knew how Lucifer felt about humans, after all that's why he fell from heaven, he refused to bow down to humans.
"May I remind you I'm part human myself, Lucifer" I said angrily.
"I apologize, but sister please, think about what you're doing" he pleaded.
"I'm not asking your permission, I can get to Earth with or without your help, but I'm going" I said,
"If that makes you happy," he sighed.
"It does, thank you" I smiled.