"You my dear are not boring in the least. And I have a feeling we're going to have a whole lot of fun together."
Chloe looked at him in bemusement. "Fun? What are you talking about? Isn't hell supposed to the worst of everything?"
Lucifer chuckled with his deep baritone voice. It sent shivers up Chloe's spine. "Darling, hell gets a bad wrap sometimes. Heaven is so overrated, it's so boring. At least in hell we can partake in...pleasures of the flesh." Lucifer leered at Chloe.
She got his meaning. She looked horrified.
"Please don't force me too..."
Lucifer scoffed at her. "I don't force anyone despite what religion will tell you. The bible is so incredibly one-sided. People seek out my bed, not the other way around. I'm all about giving pleasure darling. It's the whole point of the act. When you're in my bed, you'll be there willingly, most willingly."
Chloe shook her head side to side. "I don't think so."
"Really are you sure?"
"Perfectly."
Lucifer studied her a moment, titling his head to the side to really study her. "This is fascinating. Usually I don't even have to suggest the act, humans come to me on their own. Tell me, Ms. Decker. Do I inspire any lustful feelings in you?"
A blush rose to Chloe's cheeks. "No. Absolutely not."
"I despise liars, my dear. Well at least you're normal in that regard, though I don't know why my powers of desire aren't otherwise working on you."
Lucifer walked back over to his desk and picked up a giant book that lay there. Chloe looked at it curiously. It had the symbol of a skull on it and was thicker than any book she had ever seen. Walking back over to her, he leaned against the front of his desk and started flipping through the pages.
"This is the Book of Souls. It only exists on this plane. This will tell me your life story in a sense. I'll be able to see every sin you've ever committed and what you hold dear. It tends to be quite...illuminating."
"So why do you need the desire thing?"
"It's just so much more entertaining. I do get bored down here. I have to have some form of entertainment. Now let's see, Decker, Chloe."
Lucifer's eyes scanned down the page. "Father: John Decker a cop. Boring. Mother: Penelope Decker. Ooooh. The movie star? That's fun. And Ms. Decker, a topless scene in Hot Tub High School?"
Chloe's cheeks were scarlet. "I was only 19."
Lucifer's smile widened. "No judgement here my dear. I think it's positively thrilling you were exploring your sexuality in a cinematic fashion. I thought I might have recognized you from somewhere."
"How could you possibly have seen that movie?"
"The devil works in mysterious ways. Let's get back to the fun, shall we?"
Lucifer's eyes returned to the page in front of him. "You're dating another cop. Daniel? Really, Ms. Decker. How dreadfully boring. He's clean as a whistle too. And you're...really?! You poor, poor dear. Well don't worry because Lucifer's here now. I'll take care of it for you."
"So you know I'm...?"
"Untouched. Oh yes."
Chloe looked at him again in bemusement. "Wait so it doesn't...bother you? All that talk about pleasure?"
"Love, after all this millennia I've learned never to judge one's sexual preferences or experiences or lack therefore of."
"That's very...open minded of you. I have to admit I'm pretty surprised."
Lucifer smiled at her. "I think you'll find that I'll keep surprising you. As you seem to keep surprising me. The devil is more than the stories make me out to be."
Chloe looked at him curiously. Who was this...fallen angel? He was the devil. He should inspire the worst feelings in her, anger, hatred but instead she felt...light?
"Well Ms. Decker. I've come to a conclusion about you. According to the book, you're in a coma right now. Your soul is in limbo. Usually, you would go to purgatory to...wait it out until Azrael came for you. For some reason, you ended up with me. So I'll make you a deal".
Chloe looked startled. "What like for my soul?"
"Perhaps in a sense, but that's not usually how I make my deals. In this case I'd like time."
"Time?"
"Yes, spend one year down here with me, living with me and rule by my side. At the end of the year, I'll send you back to Earth if that's what you want. The coma allows me a bit for flexibility with sending you back."
"Wouldn't something happen to my body on Earth during the year?"
"Time moves more slowly down here than on Earth. A year here will only be two weeks on Earth. You'll have missed very little of your mortal life. "
Chloe sighed. She was going to regret this she knew. But what other course of action did she have? She wanted to go home, not be stuck in hell for eternity with its weird waiting rooms and zombie demons and handsome devils.
"Ok, Lucifer. I accept."
Lucifer beamed. "Excellent. I'll have to call a staff meeting. Let all my underlings know you're to be unharmed and untouched. You'll be below only Mazikeen and I in terms of authority. Queen of hell has a nice ring to it doesn't it?"
"Why would I become Queen of hell?"
"Why, my darling I did say rule by my side. What did you think I was talking about? And besides, it's the surest way to keep you safe. Nobody here would dare touch my queen. A mere human soul that hangs around me? Even I wouldn't be able to guarantee your safety when you're not with me. You're untouched, some of my demons aren't as liberated as I am. And I want to keep you for myself."
"But you said you wouldn't..."
"And I won't. But we'll be living in close proximity together. Very close. There's no way you'll be able to resist me for a year."
"How close?"
"Why in my bed of course. It's the easiest way to keep you safe. You're much to precious to leave vulnerable for hours at a time."
"IN YOUR BED?!'
"I promise darling. There won't be anything unpleasant about the whole experience."
"Somehow I doubt that very much."
