Santa Monica Pier, early morning. She leaned against the wooden railings, spaced out after wrapping up a case. It had been a full year since Lucifer left the force and she hasn't heard any news about him.
A person came into her peripheral vision but she wasn't sure if it was one of the other unis on the scene that she ignored it.
"Good morning, Detective."
How she missed that silky british tone that she perked up immediately yet suppressed the huge smile that was about to grace her features. She had to play it cool.
"Took you long enough."
"Well, the misfit wasn't easy to deal with. He was quite a formidable opponent if I do say so myself, but, I'm the devil and he's not, and now he's right where he belongs."
The sinister way the words rolled off Lucifer's tongue, oozing with satisfaction sent shivers down her spine.
"What did you to him?"
"Many things. Fairly certain you don't wanna know"
"O-kay."
The smug grin on his face made her smile despite herself after casting him a sidelong cursory look.
"Are you back now, for good? Coz I could really use some help."
"It would be an absolute honor, Detective," Lucifer's jaw tightened "However, there's one small problem."
"I thought you said," He cut her off as if in a hurry to get the words out.
"I wasn't lying. He's right where he's supposed to be. In Hell."
"If you mean hell as in prison, then," At this point, she had straightened up and faced him.
"That is another way to put it, yes. But in order to drag him there, sacrifices had to be made."
A brief pause.
"Hauling him into Hell was an easy feat but in doing so, the totem or whatever magic he used against me got destroyed, and along with it, my wings burned. Without that sorcery, my wings couldn't grow back. Long story short, I am stuck. This is the only chance I had to let you know where I was. Not that you could do anything about it, but, I wanted to tell you that I haven't forgotten my promise. I'll find a way to get out."
Chloe's lips pressed into a thin line. A year later and he's still sticking with this devil business, to think she took him seriously when he left.
"Are you kidding me right now Lucifer?" Her tone was venomous and it made him flinch a little. Chloe could be a real scare when she wanted to be.
"You know I never lie, Detective."
The blonde shook her head.
"I don't know if I should believe you."
"I understand perfectly."
Chloe, for the life of her, couldn't help but stare at those brown orbs. They conveyed such loneliness she couldn't fathom, and yet the logical part of her mind kept insisting that Lucifer was just being his usual self.
"Well, I wish we had more time. But you have to wake up." He spoke once more.
"Huh?"
The devil closed the gap and gave her a kiss on the forehead, and all of a sudden out of sight, the moment he lifted his lips from her skin.
Chloe woke up in her room, sweating profusely. It felt so real. She looked at herself in the mirror and saw ash stains on her forehead and her eyes widened.
Lucifer was telling her the truth all along.
A/N: This is the angsty version because I love angst. LOL!