The room falls in an uncomfortable silence, and all I can think about is that I screwed it up by telling him that I saw his wings. I see fear in Lucifer's eyes, fear of rejection.
"Wh... What are you talking about, Detective?"
"It... it's a long story, but I'm fine with it, really. So you have nothing to worry about."
And I really am, fine with it, but I can't help to feel that I'm lying. Because I'm not afraid of him, but this has changed my entire world, and even though Maze answered many of my questions, every question she answered just brought more questions to my mind.
"So... You now know that I'm the devil, and you're fine with it? Do you realize what that implies? Lord of Hell? Torturer? Evil incarnate?"
Is he Evil? I don't think he's evil, but I've known him for a really short period of time even in human terms, so he may have been evil once. Would it matter if he was? And, if he was, could he be evil again? Maybe he was bad before coming to earth, though if he was, he wouldn't complain about how people got him all wrong.
"Are you Evil?" I ask in an attempt to make myself feel better, but the answer I get doesn't solve any of my doubts.
"Do you think I'm Evil, Detective?"
Do I? He clearly isn't a saint, but he does good things, he helps people, and anything he has done has ever made me think that he was evil. His methods aren't always the best, but his intentions usually are.
"No. but I've just known you for two years, I don't know anything you've done before that."
"Does it matter?"
Short answer: yes. Long answer: He hasn't done any harm to me or, more important, Trixie, so why would it matter what he did before, he's good now, isn't he?
"Maybe, I don't know"
"Do you think that I could harm you?"
I did, at the beginning, but I know him,and I know he's a nice man, or, well, fallen Angel.
"No, as you said many times, you punish evil, not create it."
Even after I say that, I can still see fear in partner's eyes. Does he really think I'd abandon him?
"I will admit that I was a little birmt scared when I saw them, but I think that I know you, and if there's one thing I know for sure is that you're the best partner I've ever had. So now, let's go punish some real evildoers."