A/N: Well, thanks for all the reviews. I stayed up all night last night and ended up writing out two chapters.
I'll post the first now, maybe the second tonight.
So, I hope you enjoy this one!
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them
Chapter 13: Commitment
"Okay. I'm heading out. Remember, don't go places you know she's not supposed to, and don't-"
"Okay. I get it. We stay under house arrest." Maze sighed.
It was the weekend, and of course, Chloe was dragged into a case.
Maze was still there that morning, so she immediately offered to help.
"Ok. I'm trusting you here. And you, be good for Maze." Chloe focused on Trixie.
"I will!" Trixie said happily.
She was glad things were starting to go back to the way they used to be.
"Ok. Bye, love you." Chloe hugged Trixie, before giving Maze a glance, before leaving the house.
"So. What are we going to do today? Not my homework, I hope. I didn't mention that part to mommy." Trixie looked up at Maze.
Maze smiled down at her, "No, we're going on a little trip."
"Ah. Finally. I've been calling you all morning... Um... What's that doing here?" Lucifer approached Maze as she and Trixie entered the remotely busy bar.
"Didn't you hear? I'm babysitting now." Maze smirked at him.
"Hi, Lucifer!" Trixie waved at him, smiling.
"Yeah, hi. I need to talk to you." Lucifer barely acknowledged the girl, focusing on Maze.
"I think that's the reason you called me over for?" Maze sighed, before turning to Trixie, "Hey, Lucifer and I need to talk. Why don't you go find a seat. I'll be with you in a minute. Whatever you do, do not talk to any of the strippers, okay?"
Trixie nodded, and walked off to a group of sofas and sat down.
Maze sighed, "Okay. What's so urgent? If the Detective finds out I took her 7 year old daughter to a bar, I'll never gain her trust again."
Lucifer sighed, "Mum's up to something."
Maze lowered her gaze on him, before letting out a laugh, which confused him.
"And you're just now noticing this? Lucifer, she may be a little angel around you, but I know her true intentions." Maze said.
Lucifer narrowed his eyes at her, a hurt glare setting in.
All the sarcasm suddenly left her, and she nodded, clearing her throat, "Sorry, what's going on?" She asked seriously.
"Mum made a burial place for Uriel. But, just this morning, she claims a human just happened to find it because she failed to mention that she also buried Azrael's blade with him." Lucifer explained.
Maze's expressions changed from anger to concern, "Someone's found the Blade?"
"The way Mum puts it, it's like she wanted it to be found." Lucife said.
"Of course. If a human gets their hands on that Blade, they can be fueled to carry out whatever dark desires they have deep in side them... Shit, it's like your wings all over again." Maze came to the conclusion.
"Exactly." Lucifer said, before taking a deep breath, glancing over at Trixie, "I called you over to tell you to keep an eye on Mum, but... WIth the Little Human on your hands, I'm not going to risk anything. I'm going to go talk to Chloe. If anything, she's probably got a case about this by now."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Maze asked.
"I have to try. She may not remember, but she can't stay mad at me forever." Lucifer said.
It was silent for a few minutes.
Suddely, Maze recalled last night.
A smile spread across he lips, "Maybe not."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Lucifer looked at her confused.
Maze's smile widened, "Nothing. Just... Don't ask her about he dream last night, ok?"
Lucifer's brows lowered, concerned.
Her dream? What did that have to do with anything?
Lucifer shook his head from the thought, "Ok. Whatever. Just, stay here. I'll be back later."
Without anothe word, he turned and left.
It took Maze a second to remember...
"Wait... You're just going to leave me to watch this place? With a 7 year old kid? Lucifer!"
Of course, he was already gone.
Maze sighed.
"It's ok. Just make sure you get me home before mommy does and I'll tell her we went bowling all day." Trixie had decided to come back up to Maze.
Maze glanced down at the girl.
That mischievious grin of hers.
She raised her right.
"Ok. You just can't drink anything here." Maze said.
"I know. Which makes a problem." Trixie said.
"And what's that?" Maze asked.
"I'm starving." Trixie said.
Maze took a deep beath. This was going to be a long day.
Today's case was similar to the one she had a week ago.
Another stabbing incident. Only this time, the weapon was left behind.
Whoever this killer was, must be new.
Because who leaves a most valuable piece of evidence at the crime scene?
However, when she had arrived at the Scene, all the officers were scattered around, in a frantic search.
Chloe was about to ask what was going on, when she set her sights on the lifeless victim that hadn't yet been moved.
The weapon was gone.
The officers who called her on the Scene explained clearly it had been there, there was even a picture to prove it.
"Um. Yes. That's not good." Lucifer's voice broke her train of thought.
Chloe physically jumped away from him, seriously it was like he came out of nowhere.
"Gosh, Lucifer. Don't scare me like that... What are you doing here anyway?" Chloe asked as she recovered her panicking heart.
It was going tenth fold for two reasons.
1. He really did scare the crap out of her.
2. She was really not expecting to see him so soon after that...-
"Look, I know you're still upset, but I think it'd be wise if I helped you out on this one." Lucifer said.
Chloe stared at him, she knew the meaning behind that voice.
That was the voice of a suspect trying to cover something up.
"Really? And why do you find this case so fascinating?" Chloe asked.
Lucifer was quiet for a while, trying to come up with the right words.
One wrong word and she could easily turn him away, and nothing he could say could stop her.
Finally, he sighed, "Ok, fine. I may know a little background behind this case. I might know a way to... Predict a next move... Sort of."
Wow. Keeping out the basic information made him sound like a complete idiot.
Chloe continued to stare at him, her eyes narrowing confused.
"Hey, Decker. Glad you and your partner could make it. Look, there is no sign of this weapon anywhere. We'll escort the vic to Ella, maybe she can try to identify the weapon." One of the officers broke off their train of thought.
Chloe nodded, and couldn't find the words to explain that Lucifer was just clearly interfering with the investigation.
So... With that, she found herself stuck with him.
"Fine... But this doesn't change anything." Chloe had turned back to Lucifer.
"Hmm." Ella repeated for the hundredth time.
"Did you find something or not?" Chloe asked.
"No. Whatever this weapon is, doesn't match any of the records of weapons... Maybe it's a ghost knife." Ella offered.
Chloe rolled her eyes, "This is serious."
"Hey, we found the suspect." An officer peeked his head through the doo.
Chloe stared at him, before looking back at Ella.
Well, that was fast.
Chloe entered the interrogation room that held a young man.
Lucifer was already there.
So, that's where he disappeared off to like his usual self did.
"Hello, Detective. Not much from him. He just turned himself in." Lucifer said.
Chloe eyed the young teen, rarely did they have a killer turn themselves in.
"Is this true?" She asked him.
"Yes. I didn't mean to do it... I just... It was like something made me do it." He explained.
Right. And guns kill people.
"We heard you the last 10 times, just tell us where you hid the blade, and we'll consider letting you go." Lucifer sighed, like he wasn't even interested in the situation.
"Lucifer!" Chloe snapped at him.
No! They did not just let killers go in exchange for valuable information.
"I told you. I didn't, I... Left it there. Someone else must have taken it." The teen said.
Lucifer sat back in the chair, annoyed by the answer. "Ok then. Detective, he's all yours."
With that, Lucifer left the room.
Chloe stood in place, silent for a while.
"So... Do I get to go or what?" The teen asked quietly.
Chloe didn't answer him for a while.
Just the look in his eyes.
Damn it, Lucifer.
She began to feel sorry for him.
All day, Lucifer waited. Waited for another sign to show up.
While he waited, he was thinking of worst case scenarios.
If the Detective had found the Blade...
A determined cop, with a Blade that would bring out her darkest secrets, he wasn't sure what she'd become.
As night came around, Chloe had managed to find him.
Not sure why she spent all the valuable time looking for him when there was another Scene that needed to be attended to ASAP.
"Hey. There's been another murder. Same as before." Chloe informed him.
Lucifer was eager to follow after her.
Though he couldn't shake the feeling in the back of his mind.
Throughout the day, she had lightened up about the fact of him working with her again.
Maybe later, he would ask her about this dream Maze had spoken of earlier.
When they arrived at the Scene, the body and weapon were still in tact.
Great, now they could get it tested, unless the killer decided to turn himself in as well.
As they drew closer, Chloe couldn't help but stare at the weapon.
Ella was right, it didn't even look like something someone would use.
Not only that, but she couldn't shake the pull she felt towards it.
It was like it whispered to her.
Inaudible, incoherent whispers.
"Detective." Lucifer's voice broke her from her trance.
"Yeah?" Chloe shot her head up towards his.
It was just as he thought.
He had to somehow find a way to get a hold of the weapon for himself before anyone else did.
Lucifer couldn't help but notice how all the other officers at the Scene were't paying the least bit attention to the situation.
They must not have much hidden desires.
"Well, the medical examiners are here, let's get this mess-" Chloe trailed off.
For one second. One second, she took her eyes off of the victim.
Her and Lucifer both apparently.
"Where the hell is it? No one was even close to the body." Chloe exclaimed in absolute shock.
Lucifer turned to the body, and his stomach dropped, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
At the moment, he almost hated humans.
Humans and their crazy desires to kill.
"Okay. Someone here has to have the weapon. If anyone at all is feeling the need to eliminate someone, please refrain from doing so." Lucifer called out to the crowd, who all stared at him in confusion.
Lucifer walked through the building, suddenly being led outside.
Unlike the Blade's ability to bring out a human's inner demons, it had a different pull on him.
He was strong enough to overcome its call, but for the moment, he let its whispers guide him.
When the whispers had gotten gradually louder, he finally found its location.
And, it's beholder.
Not the person he'd expect he'd have to face...
"I thought I could lead you away easily enough." Dan turned to him, Blade in hand, almost in a similar stance as Uriel.
A/N: Ah, don't you just love cliffhangers?
I'll post the next chapter soon.
Maybe you'll forgive me for the next chapter, for we will maybe finally have a Real Moment.
So, leave your reviews!
~Wolflover235