A/N – Wow, sorry guys for being away so long, have no idea where the time has gone. I hope you are all keeping well?
Anyway back to this little tale, not really sure why this chapter took me so long to write but I hope you continue to enjoy
"Lucifer? Answers, now!" Chloe's look and tone brokered no room for argument from the Devil although the grin that was itching to break free at any minute suggested that he was going to try,
"She is a friend that is a little lost and is now in need my assistance Detective." Lucifer stated in his usual unhelpful way of explaining something serious but with almost no useable information, Chloe tilted her head back and counted to 10,
"Well that explains everything!" Chloe answered sarcastically,
"I thought so, now Detective, drink?" Lucifer wiggled a glass at her, letting the ice chink against the sides,
"Still no Lucifer and stop changing the subject, explain the floating woman in your apartment!" Chloe snapped back a little more harshly than intended but it was too early in the day for Lucifer's Lucifer-ness.
"S'alien!" Came a muffled voice from across the room, three sets of eyes scanned the room to identify who had spoken, when no further comment was offered, they gave up and went back to staring at each other,
"There you are Detective, all caught up now." Lucifer was smiling smugly,
"Are you trying to get me to shoot you again Lucifer? How does 'alien' catch me up?" Chloe rubbed her forehead, it was just going to one of those days and maybe she would have that drink after all.
"Detective you are focusing on the wrong details here, all you need to know is that she is lost and needs my help to get back home!"
"Where is home Lucifer? Mars?"
"Well Mars is lovely this time of year but no Detective, Kara is not from Mars!" Lucifer answered patiently hoping that Chloe would move on,
Chloe didn't, "So where is she from Lucifer?"
"Earth." Lucifer just grinned,
"Oh for the love of your Dad! I really am going to shoot you!" Chloe's shoulders slumped,
"Ha! You should totally put a cap in his ass!" Cassiel who had been quiet up to this point couldn't contain her laughter any longer,
"I beg your pardon? A cap in my what? Where did you pick that… Oh I will be having words with Miss Lopez when she finally wakes!" Lucifer huffed.
"Don't be mean to Ella Brother, she is just trying to help me fit it better." Cassiel gave her brother a small smile,
"Yes, yes but maybe a little less colourful next time hmmm?" Lucifer mock glared at Cassiel knowing full well his mild rebuke would have little to no effect on the young angel,
"Can we get back to the alien?" Chloe cut across the siblings before they could start bickering,
"Kara, my name is Kara," came a sleepy response from behind Chloe causing the Detective to jump slightly as she hadn't heard the young woman approach.
"Err…. sorry?!" Chloe turned to face the newcomer and flushed slightly in embarrassment as she knew it had been somewhat rude to talk about the young woman as if she wasn't there.
Kara waved her off, "its ok, me being here probably is a bit of a shock to you? Was a shock for me as well!?" Kara smiled warmly at the Detective and perched herself on one of the bar stools, "is there any coffee?"
"I'll get you some," Cassiel departed to fetch some much needed coffee,
"Thanks Cass, Ella will probably want a cup or ten too!" Both Kara and Cassiel giggled at that,
"Well surprised, yes but knowing him," Chloe pointed at the Devil, "less shocked!" Chloe for the first time since she arrived at Lucifer's penthouse gave a genuine smile, "alien is a new one though!"
"I can imagine, my friends and I felt the same way when the Devil came crashing into our world! We're used to the strange and the bizarre but angels and demons was a new one on us!" Kara gave a small yawn,
"How very dare you, I am far more interesting and handsome than any angel or demon you may be referring to! Also you are forgetting Miss Lopez was also there and she is neither!" Lucifer huffed,
"Oh please, I think Ella is one of the most powerful beings ever created! Got you wrapped around her little finger! One little human with the power to curtail even the Devil himself!" Kara pointed at the Devil with all the seriousness she could muster before descending into fits of giggle at the sight of the wounded expression on Lucifer's face,
"Is so true! Trixie too!" Chloe chimed in and joined Kara in laughter.
"Trixie?" Kara managed to ask between giggles,
"My daughter." Chloe responded with a fond smile as you could picture all the times Trixie had bested Lucifer, Kara nodded.
"Well as to your spawn, she is part miracle child and part douche and thankfully takes more after her mother, anyway as fun as this is," Lucifer decided a change in subject was needed, "what brings you here so early Detective?"
"Wait, what? Miracle child?" Kara was wide eyed in her questioning,
"Long story!" To this day, Chloe didn't really understand what being a miracle child actually meant, if it meant anything at all in God's 'Grand Plan', Lucifer and Amenadiel didn't hold any answers to that question and the three had discussed it at great lengths.
"K" Kara knew better than to pursue her line of questioning any further especially at this time.
"Right back on topic, we have a case or we may have a case!" Chloe was now all business,
"Cryptic! But you have piqued my interest, do go on Detective." Lucifer put his glass down,
"Details are unclear, all we know is we have a missing woman, not sure if it is a kidnapping or murder, a pool of blood was found at the residence and is being tested to see if it is the vic's or the perp's, again if there is a victim or a perp. We don't have any other details."
"Ransom call?" Kara was now focused and fully awake,
"No, nothing yet, it's why we are leaning more towards murder at the moment, kidnapping gone wrong is still a possibility but until we identify the blood we can't be sure." Chloe glanced down at her notes,
"Robbery gone wrong maybe?" Kara asked,
"Could be but according to the uni's, the apartment didn't look disturbed in any way, maybe the perp was interrupted, leading to a struggle but again nothing looks out of place, no broken furniture or any other signs of a fight, all we have to go on is a missing woman and a pool of blood!"
"I take it that this pool of blood is a little more than a simple cut hand or something?" Kara was now in full reporter mode,
"From the reports the answer is yes, not a fatal amount but more than a simple household accident." Chloe liked this train of thought from the young woman, she was asking the same questions she had when being briefed by the captain.
"We should get over there and check out the scene, maybe find something that has been missed?" Kara had started to move, clearly ready to help,
"Hold on, we? I can't take you!"