Disclaimer: I don't own Lucifer, sadly, only Neil Gaiman and FOX do. :P
''Detective, it clearly shows that she has D-sized cups."
''…. Lucifer.''
''What, I'm merely pointing out that—"
''Lucifer! That's not the point he—''
''Actually, guys, it kinda IS."
Both of them immediately stopped their little squabble and turned to look at Ella. Chloe looked at her with furrowed brows and Lucifer looked at her with a knowing smirk.
The Devil straightened up, smoothing out his blazer, even pulling down on his sleeves from kneeling down towards the dead body. ''Do go on, Ms. Lopez….''
This earned an eyeroll from Chloe. Not surprising in the least.
Ella emerged from behind the couch, holding up a bra that was covered somewhat in blood, twirling it a bit around to show them within her gloved fingers. Her black hair swung in her ponytail as she took a few strides over to the pair, motioning to the body. ''Look. It's clearly hers.'' She swung around, now pointing out a cloth near the bloodstained body, laying in red tinted carpet.
''For whatever reason, she wanted to deal with the wound head on, not wanting clothes in the way…''
Chloe nodded as she listened to the other female, as Ella motioned around the crimescene.
Lucifer let out a slight laugh at that. ''Maybe sex go—''
Right at that moment, Ella held up the cloth to examine it more, and a shape caught Lucifer's eye. The joyous attitude of his left almost immediately, as he stepped forward and grabbed at a clean corner of the cloth, it now revealing to be a shirt. Ella looked a little uneased—
''It's a….. cross?'' The supernatural being remarked, as his sight took in the almost cut out shape of the very symbol of Christianity surrounded by a bloodstain.
''Yeah… It's strange, isn't it?'' Ella tried to give a slight airy remark, though the usual bounciness within her was significantly dulled.
Chloe tilted her head, trying to turn the gears within her mind. She pulled out some blue gloves, quickly pulling them on, as she knelt back down towards the body.
''Hey, Ella?''
Ella had to snap a bit out of it, looking down at Chloe. ''Uh, yeah?''
''You took a picture of this so far, right?''
A silent nod.
''Okay, good.''
Chloe leaned over a bit, giving the hand that was covering the bloodspot a little tug, before a slight squicky noise gave indication of the main spot of injury to be shown. "Looks…. Like it might be religiously influenced, afterall…."
Lucifer's attention was thoroughly drawn to the recently bagged bra-
''Perfect good waste of a good body, I mean, honestly..'' He muttered, turning it over and over again.
"I-It is?'' Ella replied to Chloe, as she gently took the bag away from an offended looking Lucifer, placing it off to the side for now. She mouthed a quick 'sorry' before kneeling down beside Chloe to look.
"Ms. Lopez—'' Lucifer said exasperated as he turned to the forensic expert. He froze, upon seeing the slight sickened look on Ella;s face. ''..Now, it can't be THAT bad—'' A slight chuckle and the shake of the head before he himself leaned his hands on his knees to get a better look at the recently uncovered spot.
Chloe moved slightly to let the fallen angel to see better.
A burn mark of a cross was firmly planted in the woman's body, plain as day. ''My, my.. someone has a dark sense of humor about things….'' Lucifer muttered, finally a somewhat more somber tone occupied his voice.
''Yeah, no kidding..'' Ella offhandedly commented, before motioning to the woman's hand. "Hey… what's that?''
Both consultant and detective turned their attention to it, as Chloe turned it around to fully reveal what Ella pointed out. It just made Chloe confused, as she stared at it.
''What is it?'' The blonde asked.
''Dunno. Looks like a symbol though.''
''Looks like scratches, kind of….'' Her tone, curious.
''…..Bloody hell.'' The suave voice of the British accent spoke up. ''It's a sigil. At least it looks like one….''
''A… what?'' Chloe piped up.
''….A magickal symbol.''
Chloe still looked clueless.
Lucifer sighed, this time it was his turn to roll his eyes. ''No, not Mr. Houdini sort of thingy. Actual New-Agey sort of thingy. You know, Wicca, Paganism, and so forth.''
''..I'm not surprised—'' An exasperated sigh, and a shake of the head. "So you're saying someone casted… I don't know, a curse or something?"
''…Hmm, I haven't the foggest yet. Do I look like a fortune teller to you, Detective, hm?''
''Of course. What was I thinking?'' She replied sarcastically, shaking her head.
''Glad you can agree—''
He curtly replied, before going into thought. He carefully turned the hand around, back and forth, as he squinted his eyes. Why? Why did it feel… so familiar?
His eyes finally snapped up after what seemed like hours upon staring at it. Immediately, he tuned out whatever conversation Ella and Chloe seemed to be having at this point.
Dear ol' me…
The lone thought strayed across his mind as he habitually reached into the inside pocket of his blazer, pulling out his flask. With a swig, he felt that all too good burn down his throat. He supposed he could contact his brother and see if he had recognized it. With no hesitation, the rebellious angel pulled out his sleek device, quickly letting his fingers dance across the screen.
Pulling up Amenadiel's chat window—
-Hey, big bro, got something for you
-What is it?
-Sadly, no hookers, or a fancy drink…
-?
Lucifer had to roll his eyes. Sadly, his brother still couldn't take a joke…
-OHHHH. Something important, then? Right? Deflecting.. it with humor.. good, ol' Luci.
Oh, bloody hell. The angel was doing it again. ANALYZING….
-… Right. Well. Here it is, let me know what you think.
He huffed, now taking a photo when the two wouldn't notice. In an instant, he sent it.
-Well?
-Bro?
-Come on, now…
The club owner snorted, pocketing his phone for at least now, before striding casually over to the other two. ''So?'' Who knew what the fool was doing taking so long to reply?
Ella smiled a bit, holding up a bagged phone. ''We should know after I go through this.''
Some time passed—
Chloe's car tore down the roads back to the precinct while Lucifer sat in the passenger seat, checking out the daily social media trends. ''Oh, lookie here, Detective…. The fattest woman in all of existence just got a massive surgery….''
Chloe shook his head. ''You know I can't look, Lucifer.''
''It's one of the juiciest stories though!'' A pause. ''Fine, at a stoplight….''
''…You're unbelievable sometimes, you know that?"
''What?''
''I thought… your focus would be a little more on the case, this time is all."
He shrugged, sighing. ''It… still somewhat is. Then again, your disbelief…..''
It was time for her to sigh. Time to revisit their old argument. ''You think you're the Devil, Lucifer. How am I supposed to react?''
''Well- I…. I don't know! Okay, okay.. fine, FINE.''
''Look… I want to believe you but… it's just….''
''Go on, Detective.'' He said in between somewhat gritted teeth, attention fully off his phone now.
''It's… nothing. I just grew up in a household that… was more focused on logical happenings.''
''…I've told you, I have NO reason to lie about who I am…!"
Chloe was growing annoyed. ''Look… if you had some kind of horrible trauma back when you were a kid—''
''YES, my father kicked me out of Heaven!''
''-you don't have to tell me.. until you're ready. Like I said before.''
''You've had your proof before…'' Anger leaked through his tone.
"Look.. the case… A… sigil, right?"
No answer.
Great, now she was getting the silent treatment. She threw a lone look down below, before looking back up towards the traffic. ''Proof, right? If…. This is what you're thinking what it is, then….."
A growl.
At least she was getting an acknowledgement now. "Maybe it'll lead us somewhere, and it'll…. Make me question things…'' She finished quietly, not sure of how to feel about that.
''Fair enough.'' A low, dangerous tone slipped out of Lucifer's mouth, but it seemed like he accepted her answer.
Lucifer shifted slightly, finally feeling content enough to get back on his phone, at least a bit begrudgingly. He kept silent—
But the next thing he knew, it flew right out of his hands as Chloe slammed on her brakes.
''Detective!''
A/N: This is my first story for the fandom, so please be gentle lol. :P Read and review~