Chapter 24
Luce's P.O.V.
I expect the pain to still be present as I regain consciousness, but it's gone. There's no trace of it anywhere in my body and I can't say that I'm not grateful for it's absence. Once I'm over with checking if my body is okay I start to be aware of my surrounding. I can sense that someone is sitting right next to me and even though I want to pretend to be unconscious for a little more time, just so that I can pretend that what I will have to face doesn't exist, I open my eyes. "Luce." I should have known immediately that it would be Daniel sitting next to me. He's looking at me with concern and helps me to sit up. "How are you feeling?" I look at him and steady myself by placing my hands in the grass behind me. "Good. I don't have any pain at all." My words seem to calm him down because he smiles an adoring smile at me and the concern disappears from his eyes.
As I turn to look around at the group, that yet haven't said anything to me but still have assembled in a small circle besides me and Daniel, I see that Cam as well have recovered fully and he now wears an angry expression. I can only assume that it's cost from Lucifer kicking his ass. "Stop staring at me like I'm some sick puppy." I say and Arriane smiles at me and sticks her tongue out. "Well, it's not everyday that someone experience their angelic healing ability for the first time." She says and I can't help but smile brightly at her, not wanting to tell any of them about that it isn't my first time considering that Lucifer threw a knife at me. "That is true," I can feel a warm pressure from Daniel's hand on mine as I speak, "But have any of you come up with an idea yet?" Then another question comes in mind, where am I? I can see that I'm on a field, but I have no idea where. Daniel, who I am most certain can read my mind, speaks. "Well, after you got unconscious we decided to fly over to Europe given that it was here the power was released. So at the moment we are just outside of Athen and Lucifer here actually does have a plan, isn't that so Lucifer?" I am actually not so surprised that we are in Europe, it makes sense that we should start looking in here. But I am surprised that it's Lucifer that has come up with a plan. And I'm still mad at him for pushing me out of the window, but I know he didn't mean it but still, it hurted.
As I turn my focus to Lucifer I notice that he is already staring at me, and just for a moment I can see a flash of guilt in his eyes. "Yes I do have a plan, can't say it's the most developed plan in history but it's a start." Lucifer says and raises his gaze towards the others. "Let's hear it then." My voice is soft, I assume it's a reaction to the guilt I saw in Lucifer's eyes. His gaze returns to me and it's so intense that I scoop a little closer to Daniel, wanting Daniel to comfort me the way only he can. But a little part of me does it to show Lucifer that he doesn't have a chance with me. I know that even though he doesn't show it he's hurt by my repeatedly rejection to him, and I want him to hurt a little for what he have done even though my heart ached for him when I saw the guilt in his eyes.
"I thought that first of all we should fly to the mountain where I found the power because maybe there's some trace left of it. Then I figured that we could go to the least holy place on earth since I know that if I was a unholy power I would definitely want to go somewhere The Throne isn't present." When he's finished he stands up and starts to unfurl his wings. "What are you doing?" Annabelle asks and I wonder the exact same thing. He just delivered his masterplan, and I have some questions about that, and then he stands up and starts to take off? I wouldn't think so Lucifer.
I stand up quickly and for a moment I'm scared that I will fall down or something given that my vision is a little blurry from the sudden and fast movement. I can feel Daniel steading me with his hands on my back as he quickly stands up besides me. But after another second I'm completely fine again and I walk over to Lucifer. "Are you just leaving or what? You deliver your masterplan and then you think that you are finished helping? Let me tell you this Lucifer, it doesn't work that way and if you leave now don't bother coming back." I feel like I'm overreacting as I speak, but I really do think that he needs to hear that what he's doing isn't okay. He looks back at me with controlled irritation in his eyes, and for once I'm glad that Daniel isn't standing close to me because Lucifer looks like he want to punch something. I figure that he isn't used to someone talking back to him. "I was just thinking that we should get moving since we don't have an eternity of time on us right now." His voice is dark and it sounds like he's pretty pissed that we would assume that he was just leaving us behind. But what else would we think? "Okay." I answer him, I don't really want to apologize to him for believing that he would do what he always does. "Let's go then." Cam cuts in and stands to his feet followed by Roland, Annabelle and Arriane. "Shouldn't you rest a little more first?" Daniel's worry for me warms my heart and I walk back to stand by him, placing my left arm around his waist. "Like Lucifer said, we kind of not have the time for anything else than this mission." I say and quickly add that I'm fine when I see Daniel's violet eyes narrowing mine in search for any sign that would suggest that I should rest. "Then off we go." Lucifer mutters and takes off.