"Well, I'm glad you decided to join me," Mar laughed as the faucet sputtered behind her, turning to a steady stream of water, "There are better ways to get me naked though," She added, stretching her hand out to test the water's temperature. Lucifer chuckled, replacing her hand with his own under the cool stream. His hand lingered for a moment, watching as the water ran over his skin before turning to Mar with a signature grin that she could still only describe as devilish. A sleepiness still pulled lightly on her eyes as the early morning rays found their way into the bathroom. Deciding it was probably warm enough, she turned the shower on and the faucet sputtered again, the pipes momentarily groaning, before they stepped in, the warm slick bath replacing the chilled tile beneath their feet.
"Why are you being so quiet," She questioned as she poured shampoo into her hand, the cuts along her thumb and palm lightly stinging, and the steam quickly clouding the bathroom, "Just excited to smell like coconuts?" Lucifer scrunched his nose playfully as she lathered his hair, creating soapy bubbles as she spiked it up. He stepped forward to better feel the warm water on his chest as his arms found their way around Mar, holding her closer, her fingers still knitted in his hair. He was silent, making the steady flow of water seeming louder as his playful expression faded, his brow furrowing.
"I've never understood humans. They are broken, they are flawed. You take joy in such trivial things," He began rather suddenly as if almost angered. Taken aback by this, Mar waited to respond.
"We are," Mar stated bluntly, looking up at him, "But to be fair, from what you've told me, angels can be dicks too and we aren't all bad. It may seem 'trivial' cause is isn't necessary for you but it feels good to be clean, to have hot water pouring on you, relaxing your muscles." Mar explained the best she could, still keeping her eyes on him as she ran her hands along his arms and shoulders, kneading with her words. He stood a moment, letting the water wash over him, taking note of how her hands moved against his skin and eventually seemed to silently agree. "What can I say, we're curious things," She offered up with a laugh. He smiled down at her with the recollection of his own words but Mar noticed it's reserve as his thoughts swirled in his mind.
"Ok," Mar groaned out as she took a seat at the bar, setting her phone on the counter with a clang.
"What'd your dad have to say?" Kris questioned from the chair beside her in between bites of pasta.
"He's on his way back. The hunt was a bit more than expected but it went ok. He's about a day or so out," She summarized, fixing her attention to her own bowl as she polished off the last few bites, pausing a moment to lick a drop of alfredo sauce from her lip.
"How?" Kris asked, stressing her words with superficial surprise, "That is your second bowl and you were talking on the phone. I'm halfway done with my first." Mar simply shrugged with a smile before getting up with another groan to place her bowl in the sink. "Where's Luci?" She added.
"Luci?" Mar laughed at the nickname, raising her eyebrow at Kris with a fond grin, "He was with me this morning when I got up but," She glanced at the clock on the microwave, " That was a few hours ago. I think He's back in the room. You've gotta get going soon don't you?" Mar only received a groan in response.
"I could stay a few days longer, or you know, a few weeks," She batted her eyes with a fake smile at Mar who chuckled at her.
"You should probably go after lunch, otherwise it'll be midnight before you make any quality distance but you are welcome to stay."
"I know," She conceded, reaching forward to drop her bowl in the sink without leaving her seat, "My sister will be pissed if I stay any longer," she laughed.
"How's your head by the way," Mar seemed to recollect her being nearly flung into the wall of the motel, the off white concrete brushed with blood.
"Better." Kris rubbed the back of her head lightly, lingering over the split still speckled with dried blood.
"Coffee for the road?" Mar offered with a smirk.
"This is why I love you," Kris received another chuckle as Mar moved to the cabinet.
Mar's eyes snapped up to the kitchen door from her seat on the couch as it creaked open. Lucifer stepped through looking rather flustered, shutting the door behind him with a bit too much force.
"I thought you were back in the room," Mar questioned as she stood with a quick glance down the hall.
"I went to retrieve something" He stated simply, his tone uncharacteristically mellow, causing her to raise her eyebrow inquisitively.
"Alright?" Mar walked over to where he stood by the door a bit confused.
"I, um" He began, stuttering, not from nerves but from what seemed to be simply a lack of words, "When you said you were able to see my wings, after the diner, I thought it was a sick joke, honestly, another punishment even."
"Ok.. And?" Mar asked, drawing out her words, still more confused than hurt by his.
"And, I think our bond is real," He decided, "or the potential bond." Mar continued to glare at him with a questioning expression. " With angels, when a soulmate is found a bond is formed. Their graces leave their mark on the other. I was hesitant at first but with you it would be similar. My grace would mark your soul and your soul my grace," Lucifer explained, a genuine stressed expression on his face.
"Alright, is it complicated or," Mar trailed off leaving a gesture of her hand to finish the question.
"I would begin and it would be simple for you," He searched her face and a slightly surprised expression began to take over his features as he found her calm and simply curious, " I have this," Lucifer added, plucking an object from his pocket. He placed it in her hand and her eyes swept over every inch of it. It was a ring of cool black metal, polished and engraved with an unfamiliar language and series symbols. The metal was smooth and chilled in her hand as her fingers encircled it.
"You got me a ring?" Mar held back a chuckle in sheer surprise as a light smile played at her lips.
"It will allow you to move between 'realms' easily and to see my true form without damage." He explained, running a single finger around its edge, lingering on the engraved enochian, "And I thought you may like a human token." Mar's smile spread and she looked up at him, taking in his features as he almost frowned.
"It's beautiful Luce but you're kind of freaking me out. Why are you so stressed?" Her fingers played with the ring in her hand but her eyes were trained on him as a sense of worry overtook her. He remained silent, jumping between searching her features and stealing glances at the floor, his hands clasped tightly behind his back. She stepped forward, still smiling at him, as she ran a hand through his tousled blonde hair, "I told you I wasn't gonna fly off." His features relaxed as he came to a conclusion and He suddenly pulled Mar closer to him without a word.
Everything disappeared from her vision as a blue light enclosed upon her, beginning at the edges of her sight and rushing inward. A certain electricity mingled, with what she recognized as fear, joy, love, and something else entirely, washing over her. It was like that moment when you breathe in after chewing mint gum, a chill multiplied by a hundred and emanating from where he held her. It set every one of her nerves on fire in the best way but it felt utterly warm and safe simultaneously. In the same instant everything inside of Mar seemed to flow out of her like a wave of emotion swirling with its own energy. Suddenly, everything spun at once like she was being washed down a drain along with it and as suddenly as it had gone the room snapped back into view like elastic, leaving Mar breathless, still clasped tightly in Lucifer's arms.