A/N: Short, but we are coming to the end of Twilight and slowly but surly diverging from canon. The next chapter will be the longest yet and from there, they'll get longer or stay the same. Some more lore and insight in this chapter about what goes on, on Lilith's end. Here's what you need to know.

Onoskelis-Female Fallen Angel, who lives in caves and perverts men. Is the Leader/Guard of the Second Circle of Hell(Lust)

Mastema-Fallen Angel whose name literally means "Hostility". Is the Leader/Guard of the Fifth Circle of Hell(Anger)

Ezekiel-God's Angel, acts as a liaison between God and Lilith.

Song Lyrics are from: Johnny Cash-Hurt

Story: Pinky Promise

Rated: T

Parings: BellaxEdward, AlicexOCxJasper (Polyamorous), CarlislexEsme, RosaliexEmmett

Summary: Bella should have asked how to pronounce Santa when she was younger, who would've thought she made a pinkie promise with the devil herself?

I'm not playing a role;

I'm being myself,

Whatever the hell that is

-Bea Arthur

Chapter 7: Witness Protection

Lilith loved to sleep.

She found that the human process of letting her mind be blank and quiet for 8 hours of the day was brilliant. Her body, with all it's aches and phantom pains, ceased as she laid down and just breathed.

What she didn't love were the nightmares.

Her subconscious mind reliving her thousands of years of existence. To the times before she was the ruler of hell and Lucifer was in charge. Those were the worst types of dreams. Lilith would always wake up, scream dying in her throat and the burning pains from the scars on her back kept her awake for the rest of the night. Tonight was one of those nights. Usually she would gather her bearings and pop over to Bella's, she would sneak in her bed to seek comfort from her friend. Bella, who would usually wake up, would take one look at her face and move over allowing space for her companion. Now Bella had a vampire boyfriend, that liked to stay in her room and lay by her once in a blue moon (It used to be every night, but Lilith put a stop to that stalker behavior real fast.).

So now Lilith was staring at herself in the mirror, clad in a sports bra and shorts. With calloused hands she traced the numerous scars she found on her body. Signs of a life filled with violence and death. Ironic considering who she is. Rolling her shoulders Lilith grimaced, feeling the tell tale aches she rubbed the back of her neck, sighing. She wouldn't be able to go back to sleep at this rate. Walking out of the bathroom, Lilith threw on a t-shirt and walked through her house flicking the lights on as she went. Reaching the kitchen Lilith continued her mundane task by turning on a kettle to boil some water and turning on the radio to fill the silence of her home.

I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel

Lilith snorted at the song that made its way through the speakers, the voice of Johnny Cash seemed to sum up what she was feeling. Grabbing a mug and her choice of tea, Lilith made her way to lean against the counter to simply, be.

I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real

The needle tears a hole, the only familiar sting

The kettle whistles, signifying it's job done. Pushing herself off the counter, Lilith made her soothing beverage. Sitting at the bar stool with the warm mug in her hand Lilith sighed. Lilith hated nightmares, but it reminded her that she was still alive.

What have I become, my sweetest friend

Everyone knows I go away, in the end

"I still don't know why you can't wait til next weekend to go to work. It's vampires playing baseball Lilith. That's gotta be like, the coolest shit to see."

Bella and Lilith were going by their usual routine, with Bella driving the both of them to school. Bella was excited for this coming weekend, but Lilith with her demonic instincts, couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen while she was gone. Cue Bella, pleading her to stay and postpone her inevitable check in for hell.

"Because, I have a meeting that I've been holding off with Ezekiel." Lilith responds, disdain clearly in her voice. "And I'm not that evil to let Tamiel deal with that ass on his own."

"Ezekiel, the Angel? The one that wants you to put Limbo back to its 'proper' use?"

Lilith nodded. "The one and only." She paused "Bella, I'm sending Icarus to watch over you this weekend."

"What?!" Bella exclaimed. The were now parked in the school lot and Bella looked at her friend with confusion and concern. "The imp? Lilith, what's wrong? You've been acting weird all week." Lilith sighed and shook her head, cautious of the looks they were receiving by the Cullens outside the truck. "What about Anubis?"

"Bella, you've known me for years." Lilith spoke quietly "you know that when I feel something is wrong, it most likely is. I know you have the vamps to protect you, but I doubt they know about anything about spirits and demons, regardless of their supernatural status." Rubbing her face she continued. "I wouldn't send a demon to watch you if I didn't think you would need it. I've commanded Anubis to look after Charlie while Icarus follows you. Besides Icarus likes you. If I recall you used to play dress up with him when you were eight."

Bella blushed and laughed softly at that memory. Tapping the top of the steering wheel with her thumbs the brunette nodded. "It's only for two days right? You'll be back Monday?"

Lilith held out an ebony pinkie, a small smile graced her lips as she watched Bella's eyes look fondly at the gesture. "I promise." Taking her own pinkie to Lilith's own Bella looked into the devil's black eyes, seeing nothing but the truth she shook their hands once.

"Okay."

"Greetings Mistress Bella!"

Bella jumped and dropped the book she was reading on her lap. Looking up she gave a smile to the small demon standing on top of her bed. Imps were small but formidable creatures in the underworld. They are known for their mischief and pyromaniac tendencies, however the older they were the more they mellowed out. Lilith sought the Imps as well guided messengers, quick to get to the point and be in and out.

"Just Bella Ica, you've known me since I was eight." Icarus was an old demon, he was alive when before Lilith ruled Hell and according to her friend that was a long time ago. The imp's age showed in his appearance, he was short as all imps were, but his back had a slight hunch. The tips of his pointed ears seemed to sag and Bella could see the age old lines on the imps serene face as he smiled. Bella noted the one tusk protruding from his bottom lip, the other missing from the countless battles Icarus has been in throughout his life. She also noticed how he seemed to dress like an old man as well. It was quite funny seeing the demon in golfer pants and a polo shirt. Usually when Bella saw the younger types of imps they were clad in just pants or worse, a loin cloth.

"Mistress-

"Just Bella, Ica"

"Bella, you know why I'm here, yes?"

Bella nodded, closing her literature and setting it on her bedside table. "Yes, Lilith said you would be keeping an eye on me if anything is amiss." she narrowed her eyes. "She did tell you about-"

"Your vampire mate and family? Yes yes, not to worry young blood, they won't even notice my presence." With those words Icarus snapped his clawed fingers and disappeared, but Bella could still feel his presence near by. Bella heard a canine like huff and looked down at her dog who was staring at her with all six eyes. Anubis tilted his head and whined, Bella rolled her eyes and pointed to the foot of her bed.

"Get on up here you big baby. You're lucky Edward isn't here tonight." Anubis licked Bella's hand happily and hopped on her bed, making himself comfortable the hellhound laid down and proceeded to go to sleep. Bella decided to follow her pet's example and turned off her lamp letting herself fall into a world of dreams.

The baseball game was a thrill to watch. Seeing the vampire family go all out with full speed and full strength was as cool as Bella thought it would be. That was until Alice yelled in fear to stop the game and Bella had never seen her with such unadulterated fear written on her face. Bella soon understood what had the Cullens on edge as another coven of vampires confronted them and asked them to join their game. One terse introduction and diplomatic talk later Bella was about to breath a sigh of relief as she and Edward were about to leave. Until the wind decided to be an ass.

Quickly it all went to shit and soon Bella found herself in the car with Edward, Jasper, and Alice. They were talking fast about what to do, how to keep James off their trial. Bella could care less, because all she could think about was how Lilith was going to kill her when she got back.

"I don't know why I have to attend this meeting with you Lilith."

"Because, I don't want to deal with this idiot as much as you do...your tie is loose."

Lilith and Tamiel walked through the white hallways of Purgatory, they planned to meet Ezekiel and his entourage of angels in a meeting room in a few moments. Lilith hated these semi-annual meetings between Heaven and Hell, but it was necessary to keep the peace and order within the system of tracking and committing souls. Tamiel fixed his tie, spectacles sliding down his nose as he looked down to solve the problem. When they reached the door Tamiel opened the obstruction for his boss and they stepped inside.

"You're late."

Lilith raised a brow at the source of the voice before unbuttoning her blazer from the suit she was currently wearing and sitting down. Unlike the business attire and modern look most of her subjects wore while at work, the Angels of Heaven were old fashion. Ezekiel wore a white robe, seeming to blend in with his pale skin. Regal wings folded against his back and an icy glare of blue eyes stared back at the devil. What really gave what Ezekiel was away, was the metal like halo floating around his head.

"Time is an illusion in Purgatory, there is no 'late'." Lilith quipped back. "Well? Let's get this meeting over with. I have better things to do, ya know souls to damn and torture."

Ezekiel sneered and counted a stack of paperwork, it's heavy weight making a thud on the table.

"Those," he spat "are all the recorded souls turned fallen angels since the mix up a year prior. They've increased in number and wreaked havoc among the peaceful and on Earth."

Lilith rubbed her forehead as he said this, holding back a sigh she responded.

"I told you when that whole fiasco started, to send the wrongly committed souls back to me so they can be properly judged." Lilith takes a random file and opens it. Smacking a hand against the paper she continues. "Like this one, you kept a serial rapist who murdered his victims and you thought slapping a halo and wings on him would make him repent?"

Lilith pointed to the angel accusingly "At least I have the decency to know right from wrong and send the innocent souls back to your golden gates."

Ezekiel scoffed. "If the First Circle was working properly as it did thousands of years ago, maybe we wouldn't have such blurred lines of who to let in."

"Unbaptized children do not deserve a spot in my domain, they are still children." Lilith hissed. "I made the original purpose of Limbo obsolete because as we've seen throughout the years times change, you goody-two-shoes chicken."

Tamiel groaned next to Lilith as if he knew where this argument will be going if they didn't get back on track.

"The Fallen Angels." Tamiel spoke up. "Have you had any word of their whereabouts?"

Ezekiel broke his staring match from Satan and shook his head. "That's the problem, we know some are wreaking havoc on Earth but the majority have gone silent."

This news worried Lilith and she frowned, eyes narrowed in thought. "Gone silent? The last time that happened…"

"Was when Lucifer started the uprising, yes." The angel finished. "Fallen Angels and Demons are your problem Miss Lilith. You best get on this issue or their will be repercussions."

Lilith rolled her eyes, huffing she waved a hand in dismissal. "You and your master have nothing to worry about, I don't plan on starting another war, nor storm the gates of Heaven wanting a seat at the holy throne."

"History, can repeat itself. All you demons are the same, it doesn't hurt to be cautious."

Lilith felt a stab of hurt at the comment but brushed it off. Promising she would look into the issue the meeting went onto the usual topics, soul quotas, the influx of deaths from wars across the world, the usual. With a terse and stern goodbye the group left the meeting room and one Ezekiel was out of earshot, Lilith visible sagged in relief.

"I hate Angels."

Tamiel snorted as they traveled back to Hell. "We were Angels once Lilith," pushing up his glasses from the edge of his nose, green eyes looked worriedly at his friend. "What are we going to do about the Fallen Angel issue?"

Sighing, Lilith pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling a tense headache coming on. "Looks like my vacation has turned into my work. I'm already 'living' on Earth, so while I'm there I can look into the problem."

Accepting this, Tamiel nodded and as they entered the fiery gates of Hell, the two were met with chaos.

"Mistress!" A rather large minotaur ran up to the two, panic was evident on his animalistic face. "Azza, Fallen Angel and Guard of the Seventh Circle has gone missing!"

Lilith already stressed from the previous meeting and the constant worry for Bella now building to dangerous heights could describe her day in two words.

"Well, fuck."

Lilith paced in front of the eight remaining guards of Hell's circles. Her curled horns were protruding from her head and black eyes slitted, her attire changed to less business and more like she was going into battle. Black military fatigues graced her body and the heavy sound of her combat boots echoed throughout the silent atmosphere. Stopping, Lilith took a deep breath and pointed to the Circle of Lust's guard.

"Onoskelis, report."

The sultry woman stepped up, bowing slightly before giving her leader the news. "While you were gone to attend your meeting, Mastema came to me from the Fifth Circle saying how the Sixth and Seventh were in chaos, spirits mingling and causing instability and disarray." she licked her lips, the action either out of concentration or arousal, Lilith could never tell with her. "We searched everywhere, Azza is nowhere to be found. We suspect he went AWOL soon after your confrontation with him a month prior."

Lilith pursed her lips, she had a feeling that arrogant man would do something so rash and unreasonable, Azza and her have never been able to get along for centuries. Flaring her nostrils, slitted eyes moved to Mastema, guard for the Circle of Anger. "Mastema, I need you to watch over your station and Azza's, can you handle it?"

Gruff and scratchy voice commented in affirmation. "Yes, Mistress."

Lilith nodded and addressed the others. "Listen, with Azza gone and now Fallen Angels going quiet we have a serious and possible threat on our hands. I have no doubt that even some demons have gone missing as well, pledging their allegiance to Azza." Satan crossed her arms and stood in a confident manner. "I need you all to be alert and attentive. The last thing we need is another uprising and war on our hands." The group nodded at this, all seeming to agree. "Alright then." Lilith sighed. "Let's get searching shall we?"

'Sorry Bella' Lilith thought. 'Looks like I have to break our promise.'