Title: Devil May Care
Synopsis: Pure Lucifer whump written on prompts from you guys! This loosely follows my other story "A Good Day to Die". Though reading that beforehand isn't necessary, it will explain why Lucifer is human!
Disclaimer: Though I enjoy playing with the characters, I own none of the material. I am just playing with my borrowed toys and I promise to dust them off and return them when I'm done.
A/N: This is my first prompt! It's very detailed so I can't give too much away but it involves an avalanche and Dan rescuing Lucifer! Established Deckerstar!
Stand up like a mountain;
Have faith like a rock;
Love like an avalanche.
He knew this was a bad idea from the start.
Now that he was vulnerable, Lucifer was trying to limit his 'dangerous' activities so as not to tempt fate.
So, when the detective's spawn suggested a skiing trip to Lake Tahoe, Lucifer was vehemently against going.
"No that's quite alright Detective." Lucifer drawled, backing away from Chloe and Trixie as they cornered him in his penthouse.
"Please Luci?!" Trixie pleaded.
Lucifer was going to kill Amenadiel for that. The small child had been calling him Luci since she'd heard his brother do the same in the hospital.
"It'll be fun Lucifer." Chloe persuaded, "It will be Dan, Trixie, Maze, myself & you."
"Maze?" Lucifer asked incredulously as he laughed "You honestly think you're going to get a Demon from Hell on ski slopes?"
"Of course they are." Maze sighed as she walked into the room, tossing her suitcase and duffle bag on the ground as she went.
"Have you seen the kids puppy-dog face? She could give your powers of persuasion some serious competition."
"I can't I'm entirely too busy this weekend." He persisted "Since Maze is going I'll need someone to watch Lux when our orders come in, and who else is going to finish those files we've been slacking on and…."
He was interrupted by Amenadiel walking into his bedroom as well.
"Doesn't anyone knock anymore?" He groused as he turned to his brother.
"Don't be ridiculous Luci." Amenadiel began, "I have no other plans this weekend, it would be an honor to watch after your home so you can go and have fun, like a normal person."
In that moment, Lucifer hated his brother.
"Besides…" Chloe began "Dan has his own room & Trixie is insisting on staying with Maze. I guess I could share a room with Dan…I just really don't want to be alone if it's cold."
At this Lucifer's ears perked up and his attention turned entirely to the Detective.
"Well we can't have that now can we?" he purred, moving closer to her.
"No…we can't…especially with my daughter standing two feet away." She gently reminded him.
He coughed and backed up immediately.
"It's okay mommy." Trixie said as she rolled her eyes "I know about sex."
Maze almost spit out the sip of cognac she was drinking and laughed as Amenadiel fled the room.
Chloe quickly turned to Trixie "What do you know about…."
Lucifer interrupted her "Detective, I'll tell you what. If you stop this awkward conversation right now, I'll go."
"That's the sport." Maze said as she clapped him on his shoulder, hard.
He winced in pain, and Maze had to remind herself to be gentler. He was, after all, human.
The rest of the day had passed by quite uneventfully and they were ready to make the trip the following morning.
They had taken Lucifer's private Jet & upon arrival Lucifer insisted on buying the entire group new skis, boots, outfits, and he upgraded them all to a large chalet of their own.
"This really wasn't necessary man." Dan said as he set his bags down on the floor of the huge chalet.
"Speak for yourself." Maze said as she looked around the beautiful cabin in amusement.
"Nice touch." She added with a nod to Lucifer.
"Yes well…since I won't be skiing I wanted somewhere to enjoy my time here." He said "And I couldn't let the detective or her daughter stay in those hideous rooms when I saw the photos online."
Dan rolled his eyes. He Didn't necessarily like the guy BUT he treated Trixie with respect, and had saved Chloe's life almost at the expense of his own.
"What do you mean you're not skiing?" Trixie said sadly "You said you would!"
"I said I would come along on the trip child." Lucifer said "Never that I'd actually participate in the skiing."
"But…!" Trixie began to protest and Dan interrupted her.
"It's okay honey, Lucifer is just scared. Remember how you didn't want to take the training wheels off of your bike because you were afraid you'd fall?"
She nodded.
"Well, Lucifer is afraid to fall I think."
If Lucifer still had his Devil eyes he's fairly certain he'd be glaring at Dan with the red fire.
"No, Detective Douche, I am not afraid. I just prefer to stay warm, I'm not a big fan of the cold- being the Devil and all that jazz."
Dan rolled his eyes as Lucifer made yet another Hell reference.
"Whatever you say man." Dan persisted "It's okay to have fears."
"For the love of Dad." Lucifer swore "Fine! I'll go, but first we're going to unpack and have a nice quiet night. I've arranged a spa trip for the girls and myself and you…can do whatever it is that you do in your free time."
"I'm going skiing." Dan said, stating the obvious "This is a ski trip."
"Well you have fun with that." Lucifer said as he picked up Chloe and Trixie's bags and headed for the stairs.
"You can't go alone." Chloe sighed "I'll go and Lucifer and the girls can go to the spa without me."
Lucifer threw the bags down and took a deep breath. He pinched his nose in exasperation before turning around and stalking down the three steps he'd taken.
He took another deep breath and put on a smile.
"Don't be ridiculous Detective." He sighed "I'll go with Dan and the three of you will go to the spa."
Chloe bit her lip and wanted to say something but wasn't quite sure how to word it.
"What is it?" Lucifer sighed in exasperation.
"Dan is actually a pretty good skier."
"As am I Detective." Lucifer said, as though it should be obvious.
"Then why don't you like skiing?" Trixie asked innocently.
Lucifer knelt down next to the girl and spoke in an uncharacteristically gentle tone.
"Its not that I don't like it child it's just…do you remember when I was sick a few months ago?"
Trixie nodded.
"Well, some things changed for me around that time and I have to be a little more careful than I used to do you understand?"
She nodded again and Lucifer continued as he stood up.
"So it's settled. Daniel and I will head for the slope I've reserved and you girls will have a grand old time at the spa without me."
He held his hand up, barring any further interruption.
"But for the time being, please unpack and take anything you'd like from the fridge. It's fully stocked."
No one had to be told twice, after the long journey they were starving.
4 Hours Later
"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Chloe asked as she was getting ready to head out to the spa. "I know you're doing this for me and I really appreciate it."
"I'd do anything for you Chloe." Lucifer said earnestly, and she smiled, knowing he meant it.
"I know." She smiled as she pulled him in for a hug and kissed him on the cheek "It's one of the many reasons I love you."
He rested his chin on the top of her head for a moment and took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of her shampoo.
"But, you owe me." He smiled wickedly as he carefully tossed her on to the bed.
"Oh do I now?" She asked playfully "I guess I'll have to repay the debt tonight?"
"I insist on it." He smiled as there was a knock on the door.
"Mommy?" Trixie called in "We're ready."
Lucifer rolled over on his back and sighed.
"I adore that little one but her timing is nothing short of deliberate.
Chloe heard only one part of that phrase "I adore that little one."
It made her heart swell to know that Lucifer was beginning to care for Trixie.
She hopped off the bed and pulled her still-wet hair up into a messy bun.
"I'll see you tonight." She said, with a promise in her tone as she gave him another gentle kiss on the cheek and opened the door to find Trixie and Maze staring at her with a knowing look.
"What?" She asked innocently.
"Nothing." Maze said with a smirk as Trixie elbowed her into silence.
"Then let's go!"
As the girls took off for the spa, Lucifer changed into his black and red custom snowsuit.
He pulled his skis out and met Dan at the bottom of the stairs.
"You look ridiculous." Dan said, trying not to laugh at the bright red and black bedazzled snowsuit.
"Then I guess we finally have something in common." Lucifer said without missing a beat, or the scowl that Dan sent his way.
As they went outside Dan noticed that there was only one snowmobile parked at the base of the chalet.
"Where's the other snowmobile?" Dan asked
"With the girls…" Lucifer said slowly, as though it should be obvious.
"Nu-uh man." Dan said, backing away from the snow machine. "I am not riding nut-to-butt with anyone."
Lucifer smiled at Dan's obvious discomfort as he sat on the snowmobile and scooted forward.
"Hop on little buddy." Lucifer said with a wicked grin. Dan grudgingly walked toward the sled and hopped on, pulling on his dark sunglasses and helmet, refusing to be seen riding on the back like a damsel in distress.
As Lucifer started up the machine and it roared forward, Dan had no choice but to wrap his arms tightly around Lucifer's waist, so he wouldn't fall off.
Once at the slopes Dan was pleasantly surprised to see that Lucifer had truly reserved an entire slope & lift for their own personal use.
The man's skill on skis was incredible to watch. Lucifer tackled each obstacle with an almost ridiculous grace.
Dan hated to admit it but he was actually enjoying himself.
But all good things must eventually come to an end.
They decided to do one final run together before returning to the cabin and as they both set off from the lift, Lucifer noticed a shadow approaching from behind them with an ominous roaring.
He turned as best he could and over his shoulder he noticed a small but powerful avalanche moving towards them at lightning speed.
Dan looked back to see why Lucifer had slowed down and he noticed the same thing.
Before he had a chance to react, Lucifer had sped up to him, the wall of snow nearly at their backs now. Lucifer reached out and violently shoved Dan to the side, pushing him out of the path.
Dan could only watch in horror as the wall of snow encompassed Lucifer, burying him somewhere in the depths.
He froze. This wasn't something covered in the academy. What should he do?
After only a moment's hesitation Dan pulled his cellphone out and called for help before calling the Spa to let Chloe know what happened.
He quickly abandons his skis and rushes towards the last place he saw Lucifer.
"Lucifer!" He calls out, hoping against hope for a reply.
"Lucifer!" He tries again. He quickly gets on his knees and tries digging with his gloves, hoping help will arrive soon.
Lucifer had blessedly lost consciousness as the weight of the snow threw him harshly down, burying him in 2 feet of packed snow.
As he began to awaken he could distantly hear someone calling his name.
He only had a small pocket of air and didn't want to waste precious oxygen by calling back.
He knew that whomever it was had to be looking close by so he hoped against hope that they'd find him soon.
'This is precisely why I don't do skiing Detective' he thought to himself, before beginning a self-inventory to see how truly screwed he was.
One of his skis had lodged along his side in the snow, having come unattached from his boot. He tried to shift very gently and stopped when he felt a bone in his left leg shift.
He swallowed down his vomit and took as deep a breath as he dared. The slight shifting had caused the snow to collapse further onto him. The weight of the snow on his chest was suffocating him and he knew he didn't have much time left.
He heard his name being called again and was able to recognize Daniel's voice, this time from further away and he knew he had only one choice if he were to survive this.
He reached out to the ski alongside him and was going to thrust it up through the snow, hoping that it would reach the top so Dan would know where to dig for him.
He knew this would cause the snow to collapse on him so as he pushed the ski up he yelled out simultaneously.
"DANIEL!"
As soon as he shifted, the snow came down over his face, taking with it the last of his air.
Dan heard a muffle cry and saw a disturbance in the snow a few feet away from where he was digging.
"Lucifer!" He cried again, voice hoarse.
He quickly turned and pulled the ski free of the snow, digging furiously near where it had come up.
His hands were cramping from the vigorous digging, but he was working like a man possessed to save the man that had sacrificed so much for his daughter.
"Lucifer!" yelled out again, trying to get a response from the man beneath him.
It felt like hours but in reality was only two minutes before he uncovered Lucifer's face and shoulders. He could tell immediately from the bluish tint around his lips that the other man wasn't breathing.
He reached down into the snow and pulled Lucifer free from his snowy grave.
He was exhausted but knew there was no time to waste.
After removing his gloves he reached down and felt the weak and thready pulse at Lucifer's neck.
He put his head near his mouth to listen for breath sounds he knew would be absent. "Come on man don't make me kiss you." He mumbled as he didn't hear anything.
He did a finger sweep of Lucifer's mouth and nose, clearing out snow. He tilted his head back and lifted his chin before feeling a shift in Lucifer's collarbone. "Shit!" He swore as he sealed his mouth over the Devil's and blew in two deep breaths.
He watched Lucifer's chest rise with the breaths and knew it shouldn't have been that weak.
He quickly unzipped the jacket and breathed again, this time happy to notice Lucifer's chest rose and fell more 'naturally'.
He felt the pulse again and was relieved it was still there but, weaker this time.
He kept this up for what felt like forever before Lucifer finally coughed as he weakly heaved in a breath of his own.
Dan quickly zipped Lucifer's coat back up and pulled his own gloves back on as he tried to rouse him.
"Lucifer!" Dan said, gently slapping his cheek. "Come on man are you with me?"
"Nnh-ugh." Was the reply as consciousness was slowly returning to Lucifer.
"I'd really rather not be." Lucifer finally said weakly as his awareness finally returned
"Thank God." Dan said as he sat back in the snow for a moment to collect himself.
"I'd not be in this s-s-situation if-if it w-wasn't for him." Lucifer said, shivering.
"Shit!" Dan swore again as he realized that Lucifer was still mostly encompassed by snow in his lower half.
"I'm going to pull you out of the snow more, just hang tight for a minute." Dan said as he again moved closer to Lucifer.
"Daniel I'd really rather not….." Lucifer began but was interrupted as Dan ignored him and pulled him back another 5 feet by his shoulders.
Lucifer couldn't help but scream in pain as his broken collarbone and left leg were violently jerked.
Dan almost dropped him when he heard the god-awful sounds coming from Lucifer.
"Lucifer?!" He shouted in alarm. "What's going on? Talk to me man."
Lucifer couldn't reply as his breath was stolen from him and he was trying to get it back.
They both heard the approaching sound of sleds and help finally arriving. Dan ran as quickly as he could to flag them down.
The paramedics quickly followed Dan back to Lucifer and they began to examine him through his clothes.
"Has he lost consciousness at all?" One of them asked him.
"Yes." Dan said "He wasn't breathing when I pulled him out."
"How long was he without oxygen?" Another asked him.
"I don't know." Dan said, feeling helpless "Maybe 3 minutes?"
But he quickly continued "When he woke up he was talking and stuttering…oh God do you think there's brain damage?"
"I don't think so son." The older paramedic assured him "I think he has hypothermia."
"My b-brain isn't the one y-you h-have to be w-worried about D-daniel." Lucifer said with a smirk.
The paramedic finally realized that Lucifer had only been resting before but was fully conscious.
"Did you hit your head?" the paramedic asked Lucifer.
"No." Lucifer told him "But I'm p-pretty sure my left leg is b-broken and s-something doesn't f-feel right near my n-neck on the left side."
The paramedics made quick work of splinting Lucifer's-obviously broken leg, they put a C-Collar on him to stabilize his neck and a backboard under his entire body before wrapping him in warming blankets.
"Alright son we're gonna get you onto the sled now and get you down to the chopper." Lucifer gave as much of a nod as he could in understanding.
The ride back down to the main lodge took less than 10 minutes and Dan had no qualms this time about riding on the back of a sled as he knew they needed to get Lucifer to the hospital.
He looked ahead of him at the sled that was pulling Lucifer down. The ski patrol was amazing at making theride gentle but at the same time fast. Lucifer was flanked on each side by a paramedic.
As soon as they reached the base Chloe ran to them, followed close-by with Maze and Trixie.
"Lucifer!" Chloe yelled as she tried to approach the sled but was kept back by the paramedics.
"Let her through!" Dan yelled "She's LAPD & his girlfriend."
As soon as Lucifer heard Chloe's voice he whispered "Chloe?"
One of the paramedics pulled Chloe closer and whispered in her ear "Just talk to him and keep him calm, he's doing well."
The paramedics from the med-e-vac rushed out an asked the ski-patrol team for a report.
"32 year old male victim of an avalanche, he was rescued quickly by his friend but wasn't breathing for at least 3 minutes and resuscitation was necessary, he has a probable broken left femur and suspected collarbone or shoulder injury on the left as well. No palpable rib injuries, blood pressure is 90/60, respirations are 14 and shallow, abdomen is soft and shows no sign of rigidity or tenderness on exam."
The other team nodded as they took over and lifted Lucifer, heading toward the chopper. "We can take one person with us." The paramedic said "For anyone else that wants to go, we're taking him to Mercy."
Chloe quickly followed them and was helped into the chopper by one of the paramedics.
Maze snapped Dan out of his reverie and picked up Trixie. "Let's go!"
She shook him harshly and took off through the snow at an almost inhuman pace, leaving him struggling to catch up. They ran into the chalet and Dan pulled off his ski outfit and put on regular clothes. Maze grabbed the keys to their rental SUV and they all quickly piled into the car as Dan was pulling up the directions to Mercy hospital.
It was blessedly only twenty minutes away and the roads were well-maintained so Maze made it in 15.
After parking the car they all rushed towards the ER and found Chloe in the waiting room.
"How is he?" Maze asks.
Chloe looks relieved to see them "He's stable. They're in examining him now but won't let me stay back there."
The three of them crowd together in the corner of the waiting room and talk quietly amongst themselves. Dan stands up and paces the length of the room. "Sit down Dan, the doctors will be out soon. He'll be fine." Chloe said.
"He didn't want to go." He seethes, "And I pretty much forced his hand."
He punched the wall and Chloe had to rush to reassure security that he was just scared and wasn't a threat.
"Lucifer is an adult Dan. He made the conscious choice to go with you, it wasn't your fault. I refuse to believe anything other than him being okay, so you can just knock it off with the negativity and self-loathing right now."
Dan sat down in the chair, feeling thoroughly chastised.
"I'm just worried." He said
"And you think I'm not?" Chloe said, "To realize that the man I love is lying there in pain and I can't be with him or do a damn thing about it?"
Chloe just realized that this was the first time she'd made the admission out loud to anyone other than Lucifer or Trixie.
"Dan…" She began "I'm…"
"Don't worry about it." He smiled sadly, before continuing "As much as it hurts me to admit it, he's good for you."
Before anyone could say anything else a man in a white coat came into the room. "Family of Lucifer Morningstar?"
They jumped up quickly and rushed toward the man. "You're all family?" He asked skeptically.
"We're the family you're going to have to deal with." Maze seethed, ready to beat this man to a pulp if she had to.
He held his hands up in mock surrender as he smiled. "After talking with Mr. Morningstar for a while, I expected nothing less from this unconventional family he warned me about."
"How is he?" Chloe asked.
"Why don't you come see for yourself?" the man asked as he motioned them through the automatic doors.
"He's just getting settled into a room, but we were able to set the fractures in his leg non-surgically and he has a nice red cast from his hip to his toes. He broke not only his femur but also his ankle. He passed all of his neuro checks with flying colors so whoever performed artificial respiration saved his life. He also unfortunately broke his left collar bone, and had mild hypothermia but all things considered he was quite lucky."
"Lucky?" Chloe asked "We may have varying definitions on that word doctor."
"Ms. Decker." The doctor said seriously "Very few people survive these events at all, let alone without any neurological deficits."
He finally turned a corner and they could see a nurse walking out of the room with a smile as she motioned them in.
"He's still sleeping off the sedation from setting his leg but he's doing well." She told them as she smiled at the doctor and took her leave.
"Try to keep your voices down for a bit to let him sleep." He whispered as he ushered them in. "I'll be back later tonight to check on him."
"Thank you Dr…"Chloe trailed off as she didn't know his name.
"Dr. Claus." He told her with a smile, and winked at Trixie when she took a deep breath.
The man was close to 6'2 and had a big round belly, thick spectacles that sat perched on the edge of his nose, long white hair and a big bushy beard.
'I knew it!' Trixie thought to herself. 'I knew Santa was real!'
Chloe couldn't help the shark intake of breath when she saw the monstrosity encasing Lucifer's left leg.
His left arm was in a sling to prevent too much movement, and he had a nasal cannula delivering oxygen at a constant rate to help him breathe easier as the sedation was wearing off. He was also covered in several blankets.
"Doctor!" Chloe called softly, hoping to catch him before he left. "When can he be discharged?"
The doctor had heard her and came back into the room "We're just keeping him overnight for observation." He informed her "He'll be discharged in the morning & as long as he's feeling well enough I see no reason he can't go home."
After he left Chloe took a deep breath and walked further into the room, pulling the chair closer to the bed before sitting in it. Trixie followed her closely and Chloe pulled her into her lap. The little girl was obviously tired and fighting sleep herself.
When Chloe looked to Dan she noticed that he was being uncharacteristically quiet. He had very little color and his eyes were drooping.
"Dan?" She said softly "Are you okay?"
"Huh?" He said before nodding "Yeah I'm good it's just been a long day."
Now that Maze could see for herself that Lucifer was okay she could also see that Dan looked like crap.
"I owe you one." Maze said grudgingly "You saved Lucifer when I wasn't around so let's go."
"Go where?" Dan asked suspiciously.
"Back to the chalet." She said pointing to Trixie, now fast asleep on her mother's lap.
"Squirt needs some sleep and you obviously do too. We'll come back in the morning I know Decker is going to be here all night."
Chloe nodded in agreement. "That sounds…surprisingly reasonable Maze, Thank you."
Maze came closer and reached her hands out for Trixie. After carefully transferring Trixie to Maze the little girl snuggled closer to the demon. Maze couldn't help but smile. This small human was growing on her.
Chloe gave Dan a tight hug as well before he left. She whispered in his ear "I don't know what I would have done if I lost him today. Thank you."
"We're even now." Dan said simply "He saved you and it would look a little suspicious if something happened to your boyfriend while out skiing with your ex-husband." He smiled, hoping to get the same reaction out of her.
It worked and she was finally smiling "Thank you Dan."
He nodded as he and Maze made their exit.
Chloe sat with Lucifer, occasionally drifting off until she felt some pressure being returned on the hand she was holding.
"Lucifer?" She asked gently as she saw his brows furrow.
"Can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear detective." He said as he opened his eyes finally.
"How are you feeling?" She asked. "Are you in any pain?"
"As long as you're here detective." He said "Never."
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