A/N My first attempt at a little longer Lucifer fic. Let me know what you think. This is my take on what happened between Ella and Lucifer leaving sin city in 3x06 and getting back to LA.
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own any of this, wish I did, but I don't.
"Why Ms. Lopez, you are full of surprises." Lucifer managed a smirk as he and Ella were unceremoniously escorted out of the Casino. Apparently he hadn't given the forensic scientist enough credit, she was more interesting than he realized. "I didn't take you as a card shark, bravo."
"It was a good distraction while it lasted." Ella was suddenly very interested in smoothing out the wrinkles in her dress when she noticed she had the full attention of Lucifer Morningstar.
"From poverty," he asked quietly. He knew some of Ms. Lopez's sketchy history. "No, the voices" she said a little too quickly, and she turned from him the moment the words left her lips.
"Well let's go, case to solve and all." And with that the bubbly Ella was back, and she marched forward before Lucifer could question her more.
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As much as Ella probably hoped, Lucifer had not forgotten the conversation they had outside of the Casino. Her ridiculously sunny demeanor in the face of gruesome crime scenes provided for some amusement, but other than that he rarely paid the woman much mind. Now she was something of a puzzle, and Lucifer had a long car ride back to LA to figure it out.
"I've got it, you're a psychic aren't you."
"What," Ella asked perplexed. Lucifer hadn't spoken anything since they had left Sin City.
"The voices, you're a psychic."
Ella continued to look forward. She hadn't meant to let that little secret slip. But it was so easy talking to Lucifer sometimes.
"Well if that's not it, I have a couple hundred miles to figure it out. Come on, you can tell Old Scratch."
When that didn't get a rise out of Ella, Lucifer continued.
"Telepath, Schizophrenic, I can keep going…."
"Ughh….okay okay, I give up, you got me, I see dead people…." Ella threw up her hands with a smirk on her face.
The corvette came grinding to a halt on the side of the road and Lucifer turned in his seat to face the diminutive scientist. "Oh come now Ms. Lopez I won't be dissuaded so easily."
Lucifer barely heard her mumbled reply: "after all these years I should know."
"What was that Ms. Lopez?"
"Nothing." Ella turned in her seat to look away from his intense gaze.
"I don't want to talk about it alright? Let's get back to LA before the night is over. You want to see Detective Decker right?"
"Don't try to distract me with the detective, what's going on with you?" Lucifer grabbed hold of her arm and turned her toward him. Ella shifted her head away from him despite being turned rather easily in her seat.
"Why are you being such a child all of a sudden?"
"Can't you just let this one go Lucifer?" Tears threatened to spill down Ella's face and for a moment the devil softened. He never could turn away from a damsel in distress.
"You poor girl, this is really bothering you isn't it. Why don't you tell me, you know you want to."
Ella shook her head trying to avoid his gaze; she couldn't see a way out of this one. Lucifer was very determined once he was on a mission. "I hear voices of people once they pass," she said without looking at him. "It's why I like working at crime scenes, I feel like I can give them a bit of peace. What, you think I'm crazy don't you?"
Lucifer looked at Ella. "Believe it or not Ms. Lopez I have heard of stranger things." Somewhat satisfied that Ella was telling him the truth, or at least what she believed to be the truth, she could be deranged for all he knew, he began driving once again. Even if the scientist was a bit loony, she seemed harmless enough. Though, she was one of the stranger people he had met come to think of it. She was overly affectionate with people she had just met, her actions were unpredictable, and her behavior never quite fit the occasion. Maybe he was over thinking it, as he had met some strange individuals in his time, but something about Ms. Lopez didn't quite fit. It was as if she almost didn't belong on this …..
The car came screeching to a fault for a second time, dust flying in all directions and Ella lurched forward in her seat.
"Lucifer" Ella coughed.
"No, No NO." Lucifer got out of the car and was at Ella's door in an instant, swinging it open and pulling her out. "What are you hmmmmm?"
"Lucifer I can…."
"I don't like being toyed with Ms. Lopez or whoever you are. Show yourself."
Lucifer suddenly found himself on his back, Ella's foot planted squarely on his chest. He was rarely caught this off guard.
"You had to go and ruin it didn't you? What?" Ella said scowling down on the Devil below her. "Can't a sister come visit her big brother?"
