Chapter 5:

They would have taken Jason out just like they had taken him out, it couldn't be any other way. Both black belts and here they were, Tommy tied up to a pole, Jason chained up against the wall.

The young former white ranger swallowed his tears. He wasn't going to give the criminals the satisfaction of letting them see how much this hurt him. He hoped really that the police would find him. He asked himself if it would help to pray, and to who would he need to pray too? Could the devil hear prayers? Tommy still felt dizzy from the poison.

"If you don't want to end up like him or even worse, it's best you do like we tell you to." The boss laughed evilly.

" I don't really care what you do to me," Tommy said trying to show them that he wasn't afraid.

"Oh but, I think you will because you see now that we have another victim that one isn't of use to us anymore. You could save his life though and just be a good boy."

The dizziness and the fact that his sight was kind of blurry worried Tommy a bit. What the hell had they used on him?

"Who are you and what do you want from us?" Tommy managed to ask.

"All in good time Thomas, all in good time." The boss called Ryan smirked, "I can tell you this though, your new loverboy has escaped this time but he won't escape the next time."

Tommy was still worried about Jason's well being, knowing that Lucifer would be able to save himself, but before he could try and see if his friend still heard prayers, the blackness caught up with him and lost his consciousness again. Jason was the last thing he saw.

"Guard them well but take it out on the other one if one of them gets a bit to brave. Be careful." Ryan said to his guards before leaving.

Bryan one of the guards walked to Tommy while he was out, "You are not leaving this place a life if it's the last thing I will ever do. I don't like fagots but I especially don't like you. You will soon know who I am my dear brother. I will take care of our older brother later." Bryan laughed evilly.

Bryan was Tommy's half brother, the result of an affair his real father once had but unlike David and Tommy he didn't grow up with a nice loving family. He had jumped from foster home to foster home until Ryan took him in his gang and learned him everything he knew now. He would give his life for the man, even if it meant killing the family he never knew.

That had been Ryan's plan all along, kill the bloodlines of his gang members to see how devoted they were to him plus to make sure they wouldn't have anyone to go back to and undo what he had taught them. Without even getting his hands dirty.

Jason woke up the moment that he saw Bryan standing over Tommy.

"Leave him alone!" he yelled in a hoarse voice full of pain.

"Well, well look who woke up from his nap," Jose said with a smirk. Jose wasn't tall only 5 feet 6 but he had a broad chest and red hair.

Jose was one of the oldest members and was here to keep Bryan, the new guy, in check. He already did his part to become loyal to Ryan. He had killed his five sisters and their family's. Friends he never had. This was the only life he knew. The murder of his sisters was never sold thanks to the contacts Ryan had and to the fact that Jose was a great actor who had been devastated the moment he heard the news. Jose wasn't his real name either. Ryan made sure he got a new identity the moment he needed it the most. He used to live under the name Wayne N. Neri but Wayne was dead, only Jose M Trujillo existed only child, Ryan even got the birth certificate changed the man was born in Mexico and came to Los Angeles when he was a child.

Jose walked towards Jason, "Hey Bryan let's have some fun." He laughed, "They both need to be alive for now but nobody said in what condition. Did you ever have an easy fight before? Kicking an unconscious man?" It was one of Jose's instructions for testing the newbie. Let's see if he is willing to hurt his family without killing them.

Bryan smirked and kicked Tommy in the ribs. Jason pulled his chains with a power he never thought he had left after the tremendous beatings he received.

Tommy fell on one side by the kick. It was like kicking a dead guy.

"Should I balance him again?" Bryan laughed

Jason was still struggling at his chains, "leave him alone you son of a…" Jose smashed Jason in the face, "Oh, shut up will you!" before he held his chin in Tommy's direction. Jose nodded.

Bryan kicked Tommy in the ribs on the other side as hard as he could, Jason fought the tears in his eyes when he heard the ribs break.

"Time to take a nap again, Jason," Jose said and injected a sleeping draft in his neck. The young man was out cold in a matter of seconds.

Lucifer was pacing up and down the waiting room. Chloe hadn't regained consciousness since she was shot down. He was worried about his best friend and working partner, obviously, the bullet she got was meant for him. That's was what he thought and he wasn't far off.

"Lucifer please sit down. you will pace a hole straight to hell at that pace." Daniel said, "We will find the once who did this, okay. I have been assigned to take over the case and I want you to help me."

"She is in there because of me, Daniel. That bullet was never meant for her. She just stood in the way. How can I forgive myself if she doesn't make it? I am poison even for my friends." Lucifer said with a sad tone in his voice.

Daniel Espinosa closed his eyes and sighed, he knew Lucifer was a good, and handsome man but he never thought that the devil would blame himself so much. This was a side of him he barely let out. It made it even harder for the detective to hide his feelings for the devil. The male detective stood up and walked towards Lucifer until he stood in front of him. He placed a hand on the devil's strong arm to lead him a row of chairs.

"Sit down, Lucifer," Daniel said softly. Lucifer did just that he didn't have the energy to fight the male detective. The fact that he loved him made him even more willing to listen.

Daniel crouched in front of him laying his arms on the devil's knees, "Lucifer, listen to me, you can't blame yourself for this. This is a risk that goes with the job. I know you care about Chloe and she will be fine, she is a fighter."

"Daniel it should have been me, I am immortal again in her presence. Nobody would have been hurt. I should have seen it coming, hear it coming but it was too late. What use am I if I can't protect the ones I love." Lucifer sighed deeply.

Daniel was in the know for a while now and knew the devil never lied but never let anyone see this side of him, "Lucifer, you are an amazing partner for Chloe. How many times did you have her back or even saved her? It's because of you that my daughter still has her mother to take care of her. Don't blame yourself."

Lucifer looked at his hands, "The self-blame was something he lived with ever since humanity started to blame him for everything that went wrong.

"Lucifer, look at me," Daniel said pushing the devil's chin up with his fingers this wasn't the moment to hide. Time to take the devil with his horns and to show Lucifer how loved he was.

The devil's brown eyes met the detectives light blue ones, "I don't blame you, in fact, I know you are good for the ones you care about. That's one of the things I love so much about you. don't care what other people think, maybe it's time that you knew that."

Lucifer looked confused at the man in front of him, "You… you love me?"

This time it was Daniel who looked at the ground afraid of the rejection after opening his heart again for the first time after Charlotte.

Lucifer swallowed he was never good with feelings of love, "You love me, even… after knowing who I really am, what I really am?"

Dan nodded but still didn't dare to look at the devil so Lucifer placed his fingers under the detective's skin after looking around, he shifted into his devil form, "Can you... love... this too?" The devil swallowed.

Daniel smiled when he saw love in the devil's fire-red eyes. The love they felt for one another pulled them towards each other until their lips touched. Dan felt the scarred lips shift again to the soft lips of his human form. The male detective caressed his tongue past those soft lips asking for entrance which Lucifer gladly gave access too. Tongues danced with each other until they both needed to come up for air.

"I love all of you, Lucifer Morningstar." Dan sighed towards the devil who leaned his head against the detective.

"I would never have thought that this dream could come true." Lucifer sighed in a whisper.

Hours passed Daniel had already laid his head in Lucifer's lap and had fallen asleep. The devil was caressing the short hair when the doctor came into the waiting room.

"You are the working partner of Miss Chloe Decker?" the doctor asked.

Lucifer nodded, "yes, I am Lucifer Morningstar." the devil said before waking up Daniel.

"And you are?" The doctor asked.

"I am a colleague of Chloe and the father of her daughter," Dan said sleepily.

"Miss Decker has been very lucky. We were able to remove the bullet without a problem. She is in recovery now."

"Can we see her?" Daniel asked.

"She needs her rest now but I think I can manage to let you both in for just a moment." the doctor smiled before she was ready to lead them to the room.

Both men stood up and followed the doctor. Daniel managed to sneak his hand into Lucifer's while walking behind them, fingers intertwined with each other. They both needed support and contact with each other.

They saw a sleeping Chloe through the window of her recovery room. Daniel placed his hand on Lucifer's shoulder leaning against him, "I told you, she is a fighter. She will be alright."

"You can visit her tomorrow." A friendly nurse said with a smile.

"Come on, Lucifer," Dan said leading the devil in the direction of the exit.

The devil still looked guilty. Daniel didn't want to leave the man on his own but he also had to take care of Trixie.

"Why don't you come with me to my place," Daniel said carefully.

Lucifer smiled, "I would like that, I don't want to be alone right now."

"We still need to be careful around Trixie, that is if you want a relationship with me," Daniel responded rather shyly.

Lucifer turned around to face the male detective that carried his heart for a while now, "I would love that. I even will give you my word that from now on you are the only one for me."

Daniel smiled, he knew he was a man of his word. He didn't regret for one minute that he opened his heart and soul for this man and if by that his soul was damned well so be it, it would be worth it.

TBC