Hey all, this is just a little vignette that would not leave me alone. Mid-first season with no spoilers. Please feel free to share your thoughts.
As always I own no rights to Lucifier despite what Google says, do not send 19.95 no matter how tempting. (^-^')
FALLING
Lucifer swirled the amber liquid, letting it play in the light. Who knew Scottish Kings would be willing to trade. Was James the fifth or the sixth? He never could recall. Ah well…it all worked out.
His morose mood returned, he thought again about his situation. Is Chloe daddy's pawn? He sipped the very-well aged scotch, letting it work its magic. He took a deep breath trying to relax.
Images wormed their way into his brain once more. Her soft skin exposed before him, eyes alight with ecstasy. His breathing hitched, as his body tried again to betray him. His greatest temptation being the fire that burned between them.
He slammed the glass tumbler down on the bar hard enough to shatter, the glass sending shards into his palm. He cursed in a long dead language. Maze chose that moment to walk into Lux, interrupting his solitude.
"Wow you're supposed to torture the humans, not yourself," Her wit jabbing at his already frustrated control.
"Either help me or leave." He lost control of his emotions and his real face appeared. His wound began healing around the shards of glass. She sat next to him at the bar and reached for his hand. Giving him a knowing look, she tried to be gentle and still pull out the shards embedded in his palm.
"You really should just have sex with her and burn it out of your system." Maze stopped being gentle and tugged on one to emphasize her point. Lucifer sucked in a breath, "It's not that easy."
"Why?" The simple word rang with curiosity. He gritted his teeth as she plucked another one free. "Dear old daddy…of course. If she's a pawn, he's up to something, if not then that means…" He trailed off unable to continue.
"What does that mean? You've spent too much time here on vacay?" Maze smirked.
Lucifer gave her a knowing look, "You like the small human spawn too, so don't start with me." He sucked in a breath when she pulled particularly hard on a deep one. He swallowed past a curse and tried again. "I didn't plan…that is to say who'd have thought that the devil would be bested by a ravishing, intelligent detective." Lucifer sighed when Maze's head shot up.
"Wait…Are you saying…what I think you are saying?" Maze looked flabbergasted a rare occurrence. Lucifer toyed with her. "What do you think I'm saying?" She huffed. "I knew you were bluffing, there's no way the Lord of Hell would fall for a mere mortal." Lucifer remained silent waiting for her to put it together. Maze glanced up, and her hand froze. "NO FUCKING WAY!" She laughed a rich throaty sound. With a genuine smile she became gentle once more. "Well this is an interesting turn of events."
He watched her unsure of her new gentleness. She kept plucking shards out, without comment. When the silence stretched out, he didn't know what to say. Finally Maze reached the last shard. "She'd be good for you. You know?" She stood up, and in a completely un-Maze like moment, she kissed his cheek. "I'm off to find a new torture victim." She licked his blood off her fingers as she moved towards the door. Lucifer could only stare at her as his hand wandered to his cheek. It seems I'm not the only one who's been here too long. He chuckled, his jaunty mood restored.