A/N: End of Twilght. Now we can get into New Moon where the real fun begins. Review replies are at the bottom of this chapter as always. Enjoy and Review!

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?

Hell is empty

And all the devils are here

-William Shakespeare

Chapter 8: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Alice was attempting to keep her composure. She knew she couldn't see Lilith in the first place, ever since they've met the girl. And yet the small vampire couldn't help but worry as she, Bella, and Jasper sat in the small hotel room in Jacksonville. She kept an eye on James and Victoria of course, James being the priority. No matter how many times she or Jasper texted her or tried to call she wouldn't pick up and Alice feared for the worse. Somehow for some reason Bella kept them calm, kept saying 'She's fine, probably just busy.' But that had been during the weekend, when they knew she would be in Seattle as she put it. Now it was the middle of the week, with no word from their friend what so ever.

"She'll be fine love." Jasper murmured in her ear. He could tell his wife was tense, trying to see into the future to at least see a flash or glimpse of proof Lilith was alive and not James or Victoria's next meal. Jasper also couldn't help but worry for their friend as well, they were focused on getting Bella to safety, the thought of Lilith didn't hit them until they were on the plane to Jacksonville. Bella, who Jasper expected to be emitting some type of fear or depression, was calm in the situation she was in. In fact the girl was reading a book Dante's Inferno. An interesting choice, he mused. Not only was there the sense of calm emitting from the human but something else. Something foreign. Jasper didn't know why but it made him feel uneasy and unpleasant.

When he reported this to Carlisle he was surprised that he, Rosalie, Esme, and Emmett had the same feeling when when they watched over Charlie at Bella's home. They felt as if someone or rather something was watching them in the dark corners of the house. They couldn't pinpoint it so eventually they brushed it off, put it to the back of their perfect minds. So now Jasper held his wife's hand as she went through vision after vision, drawing pictures of places and scenery, trying to pinpoint James' whereabouts.

"I can't see her Jazz, it's black, no matter how far I look or how close." Alice's eyes were cloudy and distant and Jasper could see the strain on her face as she tried so hard to look for their friend. The Major could feel his still undead heart clench, seeing his mate in such distress.

"It'll be okay Alice." Bella spoke up, eyes still scanning her novel. "Lilith always comes back, don't stress over it."

Alice frowned at this and blinked, cleating her mind so she could respond to Bella with some focus. "How can I not worry Bella? Lilith hasn't answered any of our calls or texts. What if something terrible happened to her while she was with her family in Seattle?" Alice chewed her lip, her perfect teeth not doing any damage to the flawless skin.

Bella sighed and slammed her book shut looking at her two friends that have done so much to protect her. 'If only they knew' She thought to herself. "I just know Alice." Bella shrugs. "When Lilith doesn't reply like this it mostly means she has a lot of stuff going on and doesn't want to be bothered."

"No bothered enough to not even check in on her friends?" Alice asked incredulously.

Bella shrugged again stretching and holding back a wince as she heard her spine crack in different places. "It's just how she is Alice, don't question it."

"We can't help but be afraid for her Bella." Jasper's southern accent joined in the conversation, he too was tense from staying in the cramped hotel room for a couple days as well as the amplified emotions from his wife. His eyes were a dark amber, he needed to hunt soon. Before Bella could respond once more, Alice stiffened as she was overcome by another vision. Jasper quickly handed her some charcoal and a piece of paper and Alice began drawing the image that played out from her mind. When she was finished she looked at the picture in confusion.

"Do you know this place Bella?"

Bella walked over to look at the illustration and furrowed her brow. "Yeah...I used to go there when I was younger, it's a ballet studio, see all the mirrors?"

Alice tilted her head in confusion. "Why there?"

"Dunno." Bella replied. Alice hummed and got up, peeking out the blinded windows.

"Well it's sundown, Jasper and I are going to go out to hunt, we haven't got a chance to replenish since Forks and it's taking its toll." Alice gave a pointed look at the brunette. "Don't leave this room."

Bella waved her hand, nodding. "Yes yes, I understand, now go hunt I don't plan on being your next meal." She said jokingly. Jasper raised a brow at this, surprised she could joke so easily about their diet. Either way the couple proceeded to leave the room, letting Bella know to call them if anything happens while they're gone. Once they left Icarus appeared out of thin air, concern written all over his face. Immediately Bella bombarded him with questions.

"Icarus! Have you gotten any word from Lilith?"

The old imp shook his head reverently. "I'm sorry Mistress Bella but I cannot say, it is not job to inform you of the issues happening other than if it involves your protection." he stated. Bella sighed. Of course, that was the answer he always gave her when it came to questioning Lilith's status and whereabouts. Shaking her head, Bella went to go grab her shower bag to clean up when she received a call from her mother. Picking up the phone she began speaking.

"Mom? Is everything alright?"

In just a few short minutes, Bella went from calm and collected to panic. Hanging up the phone she grabbed her bag and coat and made her way to the door.

"Mistress Bella?" Icarus squeaked.

"Icarus, there's no time to explain, my mother is in trouble and may be visiting Purgatory if we don't move fast."

When Icarus did not say another word Bella assumed he went back into hiding, making sure to follow Bella wherever she went. She was going to kill James, she didn't know how of course but he threatened her family and Bella was not going to let that slide. Of course she couldn't call Jasper or Alice, the bastard told her not to bring them if she wanted to find her mother alive. On the outside Bella seemed calm and collected throughout this whole ordeal, hell she probably managed even to confuse Jasper with her lack of reactions. But that was because she knew she had a companion sent by Lilith protecting her and Anubis protecting her father.

She completely forgot about her mother. Bella assumed because she was in another state, a sunny state at that, she would be perfectly fine. She was wrong. So now Bella marched her way to the old abandoned ballet studio, mind racing how she was going to confront James. She knew she had Icarus, but would he be enough to hold him off while she contacted Alice or Jasper? She was going out on a limb here and honestly, Lilith would strangle her if she knew she didn't have a plan.

When she finally reached the designated location, Bella took a deep breath and entered into the unknown.

"Mom?" Bella called out. She shivered as the cool night air passed through the abandoned building. "What the hell, am I even doing?" She hissed to herself.

"I have to agree, what are you doing?" Bella felt her blood freeze as the husky voice seemed to echo throughout the eerie silence. Turning quickly Bella was face to face with a smiling James.

"Where's my mother?" Bella sneered, she was afraid, deathly afraid. The only thing that wasn't having her scream bloody murder and try to run away from the vampire was the demonic presence she felt and knew it was Icarus.

James responded by holding up a recorder and pressing the 'play' button, the device soon emitted Renee's voice. The red-eye vampire chuckled, tilting his head as he started at his captured prey.

"You're so gullible Bella." He purred. "It took me a while to catch up to you, but now that I have you I'm going to enjoy this." He pulled out a camera and grinned a lecherous smile.

'Okay, this guy's fetish is way out of control.' Bella thought. Her palms were sweaty and she was sure all the blood drained from her face. She was so worried about her mother, she didn't even think rationally about the situation, actually call her mother back to make sure that she was still in pieces, or ask James to bring the phone to her mother.

'Be more observant of your surroundings.' Lilith's voice bounced around in mind and Bella cursed at herself. If she made it out of this alive, Lilith really was going to kill her multiple times.

"I can't wait til I show your mate the sheer agony you'll be going through." James tapped the camera in his hand. "You can start your lovely farewell by begging for your pathetic life."

Bella wanted to scream and run away, but knowing what vampires were capable of, that was out of the question. So she did the next best thing she gave James an eerie smile and called on her hidden companion.

"Icarus."

In an instant the imp appeared out of his 'old man' clothes as Bella dubbed them and in a set of leather armor, you would find in the times when Kings and Queens ruled the land. Icarus' black beady eyes bore into the vampire and even though the imp was only three feet tall, James took a step back, either out of shock or fear.

"What the hell is that?!" James growled. Bella was in a position ready to bolt if needed when things got ugly. She didn't need to be in James line of sight when she attempted to make an escape.

"He's a friend," Bella replied "a friend who believes that my 'pathetic' life is worth more than yours ever was."

Icarus crouched, teeth and tusk bared as he growled out, demonic voice vibrating of the walls of the building. "You will not harm a single hair on this human. If you do not wished to be incinerated where you stand I suggest you leave."

James' anger was visible, clenched teeth and wild eyes showed as he crushed the camera in his hand. Roaring in frustration the vampire lunged and a small blast of fire caused him to redirect and flash the other way. James seemed to stare in disbelief as he stared at the little demon that now held a small flame in his hand. Icarus turned his head and growled out.

"Bella, run."

Bella didn't need Icarus to repeat himself as she immediately started running towards the exit of the studio. Breathing hard she ignored the sounds of thrown flame and demonic cackling, until they were cut short and Bella felt like she had been rammed by a truck. Bella felt the wind get knocked out of her and gasped, lungs burning as she tried to receive oxygen.

"You think you can run away from me?" James hissed in her ear. "Let's fix that shall we?" Bella heard the crack of bones before she registered the excruciating pain. She screamed, of course. A blood curdling scream that James took enjoyment in as he leaned in and sniffed her scent. Where was Icarus? What happened to him?

"You think you could surprise me with your little friend? Well guess what? He's a little coward. Disappeared the second I got close." James laughed as Bella whimpered in pain. That wasn't true, Icarus wouldn't leave in the midst of battle without good reason. Her leg was broken and from what she could tell the leg was broken in a way that caused her to bleed. She could smell the coppery scent and feel the sticky liquid growing on her pant leg. Bella grit her teeth, she wouldn't show weakness anymore, not now.

"I'm going to enjoy this." James said gleefully, but before he could commit any more damage, another body slammed into him. And as Bella gather her wits and turned over to see who arrived she felt herself go limp in relief. Edward was fighting off James it was only a matter of time before the others came. As Bella thought of this her mind went back to Icarus, was that why he left? He sensed the others coming? His orders were to stay hidden from the others except her. Bella could feel herself getting sleepy and as she looked down at her leg she could only think how there was a lot of blood and she would have to buy some new jeans because the one she has one were ruined. If she could just close her eyes….

"Bella!"

A different voice, not the perverted James or the soothing Edwards, nor the raspy and high pitched Icarus. Bella opened her eyes, breathing suddenly harder and more painful as she tried to sit up. She caught some blonde and black hair, but she could care less, she just wanted to sleep.

"Bella!" Ah there was the voice again. "Bella do not close your eyes, wake up!" Bella groaned whether is was out of pain or annoyance she wasn't sure. Feeling cold palms against her face she gasped and her eyes shot open.

"Alice?" She slurred.

"Shh, Bella. It's okay we're here. You have to stay awake though, okay?"

"Hmmm…"

"No Bella! Stay awake."

"Alice, give me your belt we need to make a makeshift tourniquet for her leg." Bella could make out Carlisle's voice and deducted that must of been the flash of blonde she saw earlier.

"Bella, come on stay awake," Alice again. "Carlisle...she's lost a lot of blood."

"I know Alice, go help your brothers dispose of James."

Bella felt a rush of wind and assumed that was Alice leaving. Feeling a tight pressure suddenly snap around her leg, Bella bit back on a curse and breathed in sharply.

"I know it hurts Bella, it's okay. You're going to be okay."

Sharp tearing sounds reverberated throughout the room and Bella could hear James' pained screams as Emmett, Jasper, and Alice dealt with the son of a bitch. If Bella had enough energy to smile she was sure it out be a picture worthy grin. Another rush of wind and a cold hand grasped against hers. She knew that hand.

"Edward." She hoarsed.

"I'm here Bella. I'm here my love." Out of the blurred tears from her pain she could see Edward's grief stricken face.

"I'm sorry." Bella whispered before she passed out, but she wasn't sure who the apology was for. To Edward? For being reckless? Or to Lilith? For breaking her promise?

Lilith searched top to bottom and Azza was nowhere to be found. It had been a few days since the announcement of the Fallen Angel's disappearance and Lilith continued to become more and more frustrated. With so much on her plate, she hadn't even had the time to check in with Bella, Jasper, or Alice. For now they called off the attentive search opting to wait and lay low. Lilith was in the middle of reassigning the search parties when Icarus appeared none to worse for wear but fear was evident on his face. Lilith immediately noticed his battle gear and stood up quickly barking commands.

"Where's Bella? Is she safe?"

The imp quickly shook his head and Lilith was mere seconds away from going to Bella's location before Icarus blurted. "Wait Mistress!"

"What?" She snarled.

"Bella, is safe! I left right before her mate arrived so I would not be seen or cause suspicion of another contender in the area."

"Is she hurt? What happened?"

Icarus explained the past few days that he was with Bella and the vampires and how they moved her to a different state altogether to keep her safe from a hostile coven. Not leaving a single detail out Icarus explained up to his short battle with James and Bella's status.

"She was running away when I left her Mistress."

"You left her?!" Lilith snarled. "Give me one reason not to pike you right now Icarus, damned be how long we've known each other. You had orders to watch and protect over Bella!"

The imp stood his ground at the snarling devil, not budging. He held his head high as he bit out his explanation.

"With all due respect Mistress, you are already putting your position at risk for letting a human know who you are, without owning their soul. You made a bond, not a deal, with Mistress Bella. In a sense you marked her as your equal as soon as you made that promise with a little girl on Christmas Eve." Icarus bore his gaze into an enraged Lilith. "You told me not to be seen or known by others, and that's what I did. I gave the human enough time to run and as soon as I sensed her vampire mate I left the scene. If Bella sustained injuries during my brief absence then that burden will be on me and me alone." When the imp was finished with his comments he gave a deep bow to his leader, who in turn let her facial features relax slightly and sighed.

"Damn you, you always have the most logical explanations Icarus." Lilith said.

"It comes with the thousand of years I have existed, Mistress." The old imp paused before speaking up again. "Mistress, if I may speak out of turn?"

The dark skinned woman looked at the demon and waved a hand for him to continue. "You already have, but speak."

The imp placed his hands behind his back, still in a respectful stance he eyed his leader. "I have heard of the talk surrounding Azza and the other issues surrounding his absence." He heard Lilith grunt in confirmation. "Mistress, Lilith...it may be time to put the armor back on and act."

Black slitted eyes bore into Icarus as he said his piece and Lilith breathed a heavy breath, full of exhaustion and weariness. "I know you mean well my friend, but I don't want to jump to conclusions just yet. Things down here are different now, you know this. If I act rashly there will be consequences and repercussions." Lilith rubbed her temples, closing her eyes as she did the action. "You and I both know the sacrifices that were made during Lucifer's reign. Some more than others. I don't want that to happen once more. When the time comes and Azza makes his first move we will be there to retaliate. I'm sure of it."

With that, the imp just vented a soft breath and shook his head. Biding his dismissal the demon left without another word. Lilith groaned and grabbed her horns out of frustration. She needed to get everything under control. She called Tamiel to let him know that once again she would be topside, vacation now over and she would be there to look into the Fallen Angel dilemma. Tamiel accepted this and was sure to assure Lilith that he would have everything under control while she was gone. Lilith told him to send her weekly reports if needed and with a snap of her fingers Lilith appeared in her home in Forks.

Making sure that her demonic features were not present, she looked around the house, basking in the simple scenery before noticing her cell phone that she always left behind when she went into work. Grasping the device and flipping it open she read the notifications.

31 Missed Calls

Frowning Lilith went through them, most from Jasper and Alice but a few from Edward and even Emmett. She then scrolled through her messages. All of them out of concern.

Are you okay?

Where are you? Call us.

Before she could read anymore worrying and frantic texts, her phone lit up and the caller id showed it as Jasper calling her. Hitting accept, she brought the phone to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Lilith!" Jasper breathed. Lilith could hear the relief in his voice. "Are you okay? Where have you been?"

"I'm fine Jasper. I left my phone at home when my relatives picked me up." Lilith began walking around the house checking for any sign of break in or if something was moved out of its original place. You couldn't be too careful. "Is everything alright?" Lilith knew it wasn't but she had to play the part.

"No, I'm afraid not." Jasper replied, Lilith could hear his southern drawl indicating that he was emotional about the situation. "Bella's in the hospital."

"What?" She snapped. Yes, she already heard that Bella was in danger from Icarus but now that she knew she was actually hurt. "How?" Lilith reached her room and paused, the window was open. Holding back a curse, eyes darted around the room seeing if she could catch any movement. Over the phone, Jasper explained the situation about the hostile coven and their plan to get Bella to safety.

"You were lucky you were out of town. We tried to contact you to stay out of Forks but it seems that your stay was longer than anticipated?"

Lilith hummed in confirmation. She was now moving across her room seeing if anything was missing, she really didn't keep anything here except her clothes. So when she noticed her black beanie, the one she wore the first day of her vacation, was missing; Lilith was thrown for a loop. 'Weird,' she thought to herself. 'Do I have a stalker on my hands?' Walking over to close the window she placed her hand on the glass and a flash of red pulsed around it. 'That should keep them out.'

"Alice is on her way to take you to the hospital. Be prepared darlin' she's pretty upset."

Sighing through the speaker Lilith thanked Jasper for the heads up and the news. She told him she would see him soon and hung up the phone. Making sure she was in proper attire, Lilith pocketed her phone and grabbed her jacket, hearing the sounds of Alice's porsche outside her home. Stepping out of her home and into the car she was met by an upset Alice, as Jasper told her to expect.

"Hey, Alice."

"Hey Alice? That's all you can say after we've been worried sick about you?" As soon as Lilith closed the car door they sped off.

"I told Jazz, I left my phone here when my relatives picked me up for Seattle. I was in the dark." Lilith sighed. "I'm sorry I worried you all."

Alice seemed to visibly relax at this confession and amber eyes glanced at Lilith as they sat in a relatively silent drive to the hospital.

"So, how did you get rid of this James guy?"

Alice grunted noncommittally as she responded looking back on the event. "Jasper and Emmett held him in place while I jumped on him and ripped his head off."

Lilith felt heat rise to her cheeks at the thought of that image and cleared her throat. She sometimes forgets that Alice could probably lift this car they're in no problem with one hand. The thought of her vicious and violent, destroying an enemy that wished to cause her family harm. Lilith found that mildly attractive, of course that was her demonic instincts telling her that blood and violence was arousing.

"Lilith?" Snapping out of her trance from the sound of Alice calling her name, Lilith shook her head and raised a brow.

"Yeah?"

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, just thinking…so you all killed him, right?"

Alice nodded. "Yes, once we tore him to pieces we started a fire and burned him to ash, no vampire can come back from that."

Lilith hummed, letting that information settle to the back of her mind. She would have to tell Tamiel to keep James' soul for her judgment later on when she returned. She would enjoying damning that bastard for eternity.

When they finally arrived at the hospital, Alice led Lilith to Bella's room. Satan had to suck in a breath at the sight of her friend and she immediately went to sit by her bedside. Lilith did not fail to notice Edward sitting by a chair in the window and as she grabbed Bella's hand she asked "How long will she be like this?" The human looked so fragile and pale. Tubes connected to her to help her breath and receive nutrients, times like these Lilith wished she never fell from Heaven, maybe she would've been able to heal Bella immediately.

Edward responded, his voice thick with emotion. "Carlisle says it may be a couple weeks, she lost a lot of blood and hit her head pretty hard. She's in a coma."

Lilith released a hesitant breath. A coma of all things, it could've been worse. Lilith could've found her soul in Purgatory and then what would she have done? Laughing bitterly, Lilith rubbed the top of Bella's hand with her thumb. "Bella you idiot. What did I say about being reckless?" From then on Lilith sat there silently, holding Bella's hand and zoning out to the constant rhythmic noise of the heart monitor. She didn't know how long she sat there, nor did she care. When a cold hand rested upon her shoulder, Lilith jumped in surprised and turned her head to see Carlisle giving her a sad smile.

"Lilith, visiting hours are over."

"Hm." Lilith took one last look at Bella and stood up, bidding Carlisle a farewell she walked out the door almost running into Jasper and Alice.

"Lilith!" Alice grabbed her hand and they began walking out the building. "You'll be spending the next couple weeks with us until Bella wakes up."

Lilith narrowed her eyes in confusion and looked back at Jasper for confirmation. The Major just gave her a small smile.

"I am?" Lilith questioned. "Well I need to go back home and get some clothes-"

"Already taken care of, I have some extra clothes for you those times we went shopping. You need to be with some friends and family and not cooped up in that house all alone."

With all of what was going on with her, from the issues regarding in Hell to here with her friends, Lilith felt her heart clench and tears pricked the corners of her eyes. It all came crashing down on her the stress, the anxiety, and the concern she had for her subjects. She had friends who cared for her up here, people who didn't just listen and follow orders or fear her. They cared and that mattered. She heard Jasper suck in an unnecessary breath as he was hit by her onslaught of emotions and Alice stopped dragging Lilith and turned to look at the two. Noticing Lilith's unshed tears Alice became alarmed.

"Lilith? What's wrong?"

Lilith shook her head, arms wrapping around her midriff as she held back the oncoming sobs. Sensing and feeling Lilith's distress Jasper embraced her from behind and Alice seeing her husband take lead followed suit, hugging Lilith from the front. Feeling the two bodies surround her in comfort Lilith released a shaky breath into Alice's hair. Breathing in she could smell her two friends, from Alice's crisp springtime like smell to Jasper's rugged soothing one. Lilith wasn't supposed to show weakness she bottled her feelings and released them through her anger. However as she felt the tears fall from her eyes she supposed she could show her weakness just this once, in the safety of her two companions arms.

"Lils! Come play video games with me!"

"Emmett, do you want me to graduate high school?"

"Yes?"

"Then I'll say what I've been saying for the past hour. Once I finish my homework I'll play with you, ya big baby."

"Hey!"

Lilith rolled her eyes and continued her work, she had been staying at the Cullen household for a week now. Alice said that Bella would wake up in a few days, thanks to her precognitive abilities. Needless to say her time at their home was interesting. She and Emmett had gotten closer, unfortunate for the rest of the family because now the two were unstoppable with their antics. Lilith would always beat Emmett in video games somehow and someway which caused him to step up his game and challenge Lilith at every given opportunity.

She also baked 24/7 with Esme, with her stomach as a bottomless pit Lilith would eat anything Esme could give her and enjoyed every bite of it. Esme loved having a human to eat her food of course and she could always be seen, milling around the kitchen fixing food for their mortal guest. Rosalie was tolerable of her, more so than Bella for which Lilith could not figure out the reason she held such animosity toward her friend. They had short conversations but at times when they did bond it was when Lilith was kicking her husband's ass in video games or teasing him.

Alice and Jasper were a different story. After her minor breakdown in the hospital they became closer if possible, but they were acting weird. She would catch awkward glances from time to time and when she questioned their behavior they brushed it off and changed subjects. Other than the weird looks she also noticed how they were more physical. A kiss on the cheek from Alice or an arm around the waist from Jasper. Lilith didn't mind this behavior at all and by the looks she was getting from Emmett something else was going on with their newfound behavior. Lilith didn't focus on it too much as she had other things to worry about as well. Edward was always at the hospital, looking after Bella so Lilith didn't see him as often as the others nor get a chance to speak with him about the whole ordeal.

So when the day of Bella's recovery came, she rode with Edward to the hospital and the two waited for Bella to wake. When the girl did stir and flutter her eyes open, Lilith left to give Edward and her some privacy. Soon after Edward stepped out, Lilith took that as her cue to enter her room. When Bella laid eyes on her friend, she groaned.

"I know, I'm an idiot."

"Damn straight." Lilith sat down in the chair near her bedside crossing her arms and staring at Bella.

"Look, maybe going in with no guns blazing against a vampire wasn't such a good idea."

"Really? I wouldn't have guessed."

Bella narrowed her eyes and nodded her head towards Lilith. "You don't get to talk, where were you while all this shit went down? I expected you to appear in your full glory, armor shining and pitch fork ready to flay an undead man."

Lilith closed her eyes, venting a soft breath as she leaned forward on her knees and rubbed the back of head. "There's been some issues going on Bella. Things that can take a turn real fast."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, lets just say my vacation's been cut short but part of my job now involves being here topside with you." Lilith stared into Bella's eyes and Bella herself could see the turmoil that stirred within them. "Times are always changing Bella and history will always repeat itself."

"Lilith?"

The devil turned her head, towards the door and she stood up. "Your parents are here, let Renee know I said hi. I'll see ya soon Bells." With that Lilith walked out the door and Bella felt a sense of dread wash over her. Her life most definitely got a whole lot more complicated.

A/N: Review Replies!

blackcat711:Modern times and dress is prominent in Hell yes, but not to worry Lilith's actual battle attire is more intimidating. In the scene you are talking about in the previous chapter it was more of a search party than a war party. Battle Lilith will have her time to shine, not to worry.

Mrs. VampDiva Belikov: Not at all! Of course it has its cute moments! Especially with Little Bella and Lilith, I was thinking of creating small one shots of their misadventures later on once the story is more fleshed out!