This chapter is all about my favorite little nougat.
Jack stood in the cave alone. Lucifer had told him he needed to be somewhere and told Jack he needed to stay here. So far it's been almost four hours and Jack was bored. This was supposed to be a father son trip, but Lucifer barely spent any time with him. He took Jack somewhere told him to explore to his hearts content than disappeared. Jack sighed. He had more fun with Castiel, his adopted father figure, plus his friends, Sam and Dean. Heck even his uncles knew him better than Lucifer did.
Jack at the moment missed Castiel. He remembered the trip they took to Los Angeles a few years ago. There was reports of a haunting. Sam was skeptical. It was Hollywood. But there was police reports there was people getting attacked. All of them had saw a man dressed very old fashioned. He mostly stayed in a certain hallway. Sam and Dean had volunteered to crack the case. Since they were busy Castiel and Jack decided to check out the city instead. Jack wanted to see Hollywood Boulevard, Disney Park and try surfing. Castiel had told him that they may not have time to do all that since they needed to be on the road that night and had Jack choose one. So Jack had chosen to go surfing and begged Castiel to go with him.
That was super fun. Castiel had told him that he had no swimming suits or boards. So looking at the brochure Jack obtained from the souvenir shop he had told him there was a place on the beach that had everything they needed including swimming gear and surf boards. After they had paid for the gear they had signed up for a beginner surfing class. Since it was a beautiful sunny day the class had quite a few people there, including a girl Jack thought was cute. Her hair was dark but had a blue tinge to it. Jack thought she was awesome. She never said a word when the teacher was asking questions and when she looked at Jack, Jack was in love. He thought her eyes were gorgeous, so mysterious.
Unfortunately, she barely paid attention to Jack the whole class, and even though Castiel was paying attention to what the instructor was saying Jack was too busy sneaking glances at the girl. Trying to get her attention by trying to flex his muscles, and fix his hair, she never looked at him. Poor Jack was embarrassed when he noticed a group of girls snickering at him. The instructor was asking Jack how to stand on a board. Jack said he didn't know. Castiel had tapped him on the shoulder and told him to pay attention. Jack snapped out of it and tried his hardest to pay attention to the class. He figured he can get her attention by mastering how to surf. When the class ended the teacher told the class to go into pairs. Castiel had wanted to pair up with Jack, but Jack wanted to be with the girl. But she was paired up with a douchy looking frat guy instead. Jack swore to he will get her number before the day ended. Plus get her away from the musclehead who Jack can tell was a asshole. He looked like he wanted to get into her pants. He was leering at her chest.
When Jack and Castiel got to the water. Castiel had complained that their wings will be soaked. Jack admitted he was worried about that too, but he was determined to impress Blue, the girl he gave the nickname to. He told Castiel not to worry. He seen birds swim and were fine. After he tried standing up on the board, when the waves came, Jack wished he had paid attention. He was shaking. He had a very hard time standing up and fell off the board immediately. He got up to the waters surface spluttering. When he grabbed on the board, he saw Castiel standing on his board surfing. Cas looked like he was having fun. He was smiling. Jack was not going to let his foster dad be better than him. So he tried again. Again and again he fell off. He had refused Castiel's help, he wanted to learn it. Eventually he stood up. He was laughing. This was fun!
But Jack underestimated the ocean. When he saw a huge wave, he thought he could do it. But the wave was much bigger than him and he fell off. But the oceans current was strong and unpredictable. The last thing Jack remembered is the board hitting him on the head. When Jack came to he was given mouth to mouth by Blue. He was lying on the beach with people surrounding him. Castiel looked scared. Cas thought he was going to lose his child. He was ready to use his healing powers, but knew he couldn't, not when he could be exposed as an angel. He was greatly relieved when the girl gave him CPR and Jack woke up. She saw him before the lifeguards did.
When the board hit his head he was face down in the water and since the beach was crowded, the lifeguards were busy and didn't see him right away. Luckily Blue was close by and saw Jack getting hurt. She immediately got the lifeguards attention by waving her arms and dived off her board to get Jack. She grabbed him put his face up and swam back to shore as fast as she could and immediately administered CPR. She was relieved when Jack vomited up water and was coughing. She looked up and saw the blue eyed man with tears in his eyes looking relieved. She assumed that he was the boy's father since they looked alike. A minute later the lifeguards showed up with a stretcher and a truck. They wanted to take Jack to the hospital to make sure he was okay. Jack declined, he felt fine. But when he realized who saved his life, he requested that she come along to the lifeguards first aid station. He was ecstatic when she said yes.
When they got there the lifeguards there told him he needed to stay awhile till the nurse there checked him over and to make sure he was alright. Jack wasn't going to argue, he felt weak and tired. Plus his wings were soaked. Even laying down, he could feel the weight. Jack wasn't alone, Castiel was there along with Blue. He asked Castiel if he can get him some juice. Castiel sensing what Jack was trying to do nodded his head and squeezed Jack's hand before he left.
"I'm so glad you are okay. When the board hit your head. I seen it. That was a hard whack."
"I'm fine. Isn't this what surfers call a right of passage?"
"Who told you that? That's bull. Anyway I'm glad your okay."
"Thanks. Thanks for saving my life. My name's Jack."
"Lucina." Lucina. That name was perfect. But Jack will always remember her as Blue.
"Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital? That head injury looked serious."
"I'll be fine. Castiel can heal me."
"Castiel? That guy, you call your dad by his first name?"
"He is not my biological father, he is my foster dad. I was raised by my uncles. I used to live with Castiel, his wife Hannah and my step sister Claire. I moved in with him when I was sixteen."
"You guys look alike. Are you sure that wasn't your real dad?"
"Pretty sure. My biological father is named Luci-um Luc. He is extremely strong and powerful like my uncles."
Lucina aka Blue nodded in understanding. They talked for over an hour till it was cleared by the nurse that he was free to go. Thankfully his wings were dried by then and when Castiel walked in told him Dean had called and he and Sam were done. Jack panicked. He just met this cool girl. He excused himself and took Cas next door and begged him if they can stay a few more hours. He wanted to get to know Lucina better. Castiel said he'll try. But they needed to be on the road before midnight. Before Jack left the room Castiel had healed his body.
Lucina was still in the room when Jack came back in and to his dismay she looked like she was getting ready to leave. He blurted out "Do you want to get something to eat?"
"Sure. I'm starving. I fasted all morning just to take that class." She looked him over. "Wow. That bump on your head, it's gone. Did your father do that? Damn he's good."
"Um, he used to work as a medic. They called him an angel."
"An angel? With medical work like that, he should have been a doctor."
"My uncle Raphael is a healer. He used to be a medic when he was in the War."
"In Desert Storm? Or Korea or Vietnam?"
"A different war. Um, where do you want to go eat? I seen a McDonald's down the street."
"McDonald's? Ew. I know a better place. It's a seaside shack. It's called Coral Reef. They have great crab cakes plus a amazing shrimp basket."
"Sure. I never had seafood before."
"Really. Well you are in for a treat. Let's go. It's not that far from here."
So for the next few hours they had a great time. Jack loved the food, but enjoyed Lucina's company more. They spent the whole day on the beach and on the boardwalk. They even spent some time on the small carnival that was there. They spent the whole time laughing and getting to know one another. Lucina, Jack found out just graduated UCLA with a degree in Biology. She wanted to find a cure for cancer since her mom was sick. Jack gave his sympathy, but Lucina told him her mom progress was good and was caught early.
To Jack's dismay it was getting dark. He looked his phone. It was after nine. He just got a text from Sam. They were on their way to pick him up. Jack was sad. He wanted to stay with Lucina. He knew he could fly home, but his uncles had warned him God can track him down very fast if He knew Jack existed. So he couldn't use his angelic powers or fly. Lucina had asked him what's wrong. Jack dismayed that he had to go home told her his friends were on the way to pick him up.
Lucina was disappointed. Jack was the first genuine guy she met in the entire time she moved down here. She figured Jack was a tourist. She gave him her number, but she knew he most likely never call her. She knew this may be the only time they'll ever be together. So she gave him a the only parting gift to remember her by. She kissed him goodbye.
Jack was in shock when Lucina kissed him. They were sitting together on the bench when she kissed him. He found himself closing his eyes and enjoyed the feelings of her soft lips on his. After they were done Jack felt like he was floating on air. He double checked to make sure he didn't. Phew. He was part angel, and didn't want to take any chances. He found Lucina staring at him with a sad smile. He took his hand and brushed his hand on her cheek. He memorized the features on her face and kissed her again one last time. He heard a car horn blaring and knew it was time to go.
"See you Lucina. I had a great time. I hope your mom gets better."
"Bye Jack. Tell your foster dad I said hi. Thanks for spending the day with me."
"Goodbye Lucina."
"Bye."
Poor Jack was sad when he returned to the Impala. Dean and Sam were talking to each other about the case they just finished and who they just saved. Castiel was in the backseat quietly watching Jack who looked despondent. Jack barely said a word the entire trip home. He was too busy thinking about Lucina. Dean had asked him if he had a good time learning how to surf. Jack nodded. Thankfully he was grateful Castiel never mentioned Lucina. Jack wanted to keep that a secret. He also didn't want Dean teasing him.
Jack smiled at the memory. He never surfed again. Life got in the way and he had no time to have fun like that. Just in case God decided to attack. He had her number but never called or texted. He didn't want her tangled in his mess. Plus he was worried she'll hate him if she found out he was the son of Lucifer.
Where was Lucifer anyway? He should have been back by now. No wonder Michael never left him with Lucifer when he was growing up. Lucifer would have been ignoring him and leaving him with babysitters all the time. Jack was wondering what to do when he heard a voice behind him.
He turned around and saw a beautiful woman standing there.
"Jack? My name's Jo. Your father told me to tell you something came up. And he'll said he'll be back later."
"Your an angel. Aren't you. I can see your Grace."
"Anael. My name's Anael."
"Hello."
"Come on. I know you are a grown man, but you need a way to go back without using any grace."
Jack followed Anael out of the caves and returned to his hotel. He wondered how Lucifer and her knew each other. They were angels. Maybe she worked with Lucifer and Michael in Heaven. His question was soon answered when he looked outside.
He saw Lucifer and Aneal outside they were kissing. Oh. That's why he never saw Lucifer. Jack turned away from the window. He wondered how long they were dating. He couldn't wait to tell his uncle Gabriel.