The lake had been really lively during the day; humans had littered the park with their children. As night began to fall, most of them had left. Lucifer walked back over to an empty bench and took a seat. He had wondered if his feelings about humans had changed due to his fascination with Syd. Looking around the park, he had decided that his feeling were less intense. Humans were still irritating creatures to him, but he no longer felt the need to wipe them out entirely. The constant threat of two especially irritating humans trying to interfere with his plans irritated him, and even if Syd agreed to go with Lucifer, he doubted that the Winchesters would do nothing. He supposed that he could just keep Syd with him in Hell indefinitely, but Lucifer enjoyed the Earth that his father had created.

Birds chirped in the trees to his right, and Lucifer smiled. Syd's dreams were always in places with nature. In her dreams Lucifer had always felt at ease, but Syd clearly didn't feel the same about Lucifer. She always tensed when he appeared, even when he didn't directly do anything. Lucifer wondered what else he could do to lower her guard. The crisp night air failed to calm him down as he tried to relax. Now that he had promised not to interfere in Syd's dreams, he had never wanted to see her more. His hands grabbed onto the bench as he reminisced on his moments with her.

Lucifer chuckled softly as he remembered the look on Syd's face before he had left. After promising to wait for her call, he couldn't resist kissing her. It had only been on the cheek, but that wasn't beneficial to his plan to gain her trust. He did note that while Syd had been confused she hadn't looked scared or revolted. Next time he'd have to hold himself back though; otherwise she might not agree to work with him. Lucifer sighed in frustration.

"Um, Your Highness?" a demon said cautiously as he appeared beside Lucifer.

"Yes?"

"I have come to report that the ranger has been captured by the Winchesters," the demon said fearfully.

Fury coursed through Lucifer as he glared at his subordinate. The Winchesters had always been exceedingly good at throwing wrenches into his plans, and no doubt that they would try to influence Syd to stay away from him.

"How much do they know?" Lucifer growled, and the demon shivered.

"I don't know, but we think… that Crowley may have helped them."

Lucifer groaned. Crowley would likely be able to tell that the ranger had made some kind of deal, and he was probably the reason that the Winchesters had gotten suspicious of the ranger in the first place.

"I didn't know that Crowley was so fond of the Winchesters," Lucifer snapped.

"Um… well," the demon said hesitantly.

"What now?" Lucifer asked as he put his hand over his eyes.

"I actually had found more information on Sydney. It might have something to do with why Crowley was so eager to help them."

"I'm listening."

"Sydney's last name is MacLeod, which is the same as Crowley's original name."

"Wait… what actually is Crowley's original name?"

"Fergus MacLeod."

Lucifer laughed. No wonder Crowley had changed his name. And now Lucifer had Syd's last name, which opened a few more doors, but he'd have to be careful. Syd hadn't reacted well to him prying into her personal life before; even though he'd only offered to bring her loved ones back to life. While threatening or kidnapping her family might get her to go with him, it could also push her to more drastic measures. Plus Lucifer hadn't liked the way her eyes had looked. An angry Syd was much easier for him to handle than a heartbroken Syd.

As Lucifer lightened up, he also began to see that the Winchesters capturing the ranger could be a good thing. How else would the ranger be able to get inside the bunker to get Syd? The place was so heavily fortified that the devil himself couldn't break inside and steal Syd away. Maybe it was a part of the ranger's plan.

Syd wouldn't be happy to find out that Lucifer had sent someone after her. If Lucifer didn't handle the situation exactly right, he could lose any chance of gaining her trust. For some reason he couldn't explain, it was important to him that she come willingly, so using her family as bait wasn't his first option. It had the added benefit of Syd being less likely to try to escape at every opportunity as well.

"Um, sir?" the demon asked hesitantly.

"What else did you learn about Syd?"

"Uh… she has two sisters. Her parents got divorced and remarried," the demon read off of a list.

"No, not that. Things I can use to lure her like… what kind of things does she like?"

"Uh, that she likes?"

"How else am I going to keep her entertained after I get her? You think that she'll just sit around here and do nothing? If I don't find a way to keep her happy, then she'll find a way to get back to those Winchesters. She's incredibly tenacious," Lucifer replied carefully. No need to let the demons in on how he felt about Syd. Even he was having trouble coming to terms with his newfound feelings.

"She likes… conventions. Besides that I don't really know, but I'll find out soon and report it to you," the demon said quickly.

"Good. You continue your research on Syd, and I'll try to make sense of the mess that this Daniel has made for me," Lucifer said, and the demon vanished. Lucifer was going to need to find a way to explain the Daniel situation to Syd and fast.