I'm sorry I didn't PM a lot of you when I posted the last chapter! I forget things so easily and then I remember at the least opportune moments. And then I forget before I have a chance to do it. It's just one long vicious cycle. Anyhow, here's the next chapter!

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Chapter 4

Eli turned to look over at Sam as he shifted in his sleep, his long legs almost falling off the couch. She then turned back to her work, studying the weather patterns of the last month. Nothing showed any demon activity, nothing suspicious. If people weren't dying, the Winchesters wouldn't have even thought to come here. But people were dying, so they had to stop it.

Sometimes this job was unbearable. Elizabeth knew that her and her brothers were helping people and making a difference. But that didn't mean she never stopped to think about what it would be like if they weren't hunters.

It would be more peaceful for one thing. No one trying to kill them, no one to try and kill. No apocalypse tostop. They would have things to worry about that normal people worry about, like getting to work on time and paying the bills.

They also wouldn't be burdened with the knowledge that there are things that go bump in the night. They wouldn't have so many scars, both physical and emotional. Not that any of them really admit to the emotional ones.

The sound of a soft knock at the door pulled Eli out of her thoughts. Grabbing Dean's gun that was sitting next to the laptop, Elizabeth stood up, careful not to make a noise. She crept towards the door, clicking the safety off on the gun. When she reached the door, she looked back at her sleeping brothers and then back towards the door. Looking out of the peephole, she saw a man with blonde hair and blue eyes. He stood there, staring at the door with a neutral expression on his face. He wore a dark green shirt and jeans. Elizabeth thought about just waiting for him to go away until he spoke up.

"Elizabeth, dear. I know you're in there." the man said, "Open the door, honey."

Eli paused, unsure of what to do. She started walking quietly towards her brothers when the man said, "Let them sleep for just a while longer. We need to catch up."

"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked, walking back over to the door.

"I hear they call you Heaven's Devil now. I knew you back when you were nothing but a demon. Remember our time in the cage together? Because I sure do. I thought we could talk about the good old times. Plus I need to speak to Sammy. So open the door or I'll break it down." he said, his voice soft and smooth sounding.

Elizabeth's stomach dropped. Lucifer is at the door. She mentally cursed herself. She should have known it was him. She looked over at Sam, thinking she should warn him. He was Lucifer's true vessel, after all. Instead, she swallowed, put on a mask of indifference, and opened the door.

There he stood. Somehow he seemed a lot different before she had known he was Lucifer, a lot less threatening. He smiled and walked into the room, looking around.

"Love what you've done with the place..." he mused, walking into the middle of the room.

"Thanks." Eli responded sarcastically.

"Oh, don't be like that. I'm not that bad."

"They say you're the root of all evil."

"They don't say much better about you. Although, I know a lot worse about you."

"I'm not like that anymore, Luci."

"Oh yes, I know. Castiel? Really? An angel?"

"You're an angel." Elizabeth said defensively.

"But you're not. Not fully at least." Lucifer said with a sly smile.

"Oh so when I'm a demon, it's fine, but when I become part angel, it's just wrong?"

"Yes. But it's never really been right, now has it?"

Elizabeth rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. She looked at Lucifer who was a great deal taller than her. He smiled and walked past her. Elizabeth shut the door and watched him closely.

"Have you told your brothers?" Lucifer asked.

"Told them what?" Eli asked, tense.

"About our time in the Cage together. You know..." he trailed off.

"No, no. Oh god no." Elizabeth replied, "I don't want to remember myself."

"Very cute. That's what I've always liked about you." Lucifer walked over to the small table and sat down, shutting the laptop in front of him. "Wake your brothers now. We can tell them right now! And anyways, I've got some things to discuss with them."

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LUCIFER! I love Luci in Supernatural and I couldn't just go through season 5 without writing him in! Anyways, since I was kind of vague about these things, here's some questions that will be answered next chapter:

1. What happened in the Cage with Lucifer and Eli?

2. What does Luci need to discuss with Sam, Eli, and Dean?

3. What are Sam and Dean going to learn about Eli and Luci?