The music quietly drifted across his apartment. He found solace in playing the piano these days. The club was rocking downstairs, but thanks to the sound proofing he heard nothing. He didn't want to be surrounded by people tonight. He needed to figure out why he was fascinated by this Detective. In fact, it was the only time he felt connected to anything was when he was with the Detective. She grounded him in some way, in a way he didn't understand. In all his years he had never felt this way.
Lucifer had even talked to Dr. Linda about this behavior. He had helped the Detective solve a couple of cases and he has to wonder if Dr. Linda was correct, he was changing. The Doctor had said he was changing. That instead of punishing the bad people he liked finding justice for the innocent. She couldn't be correct, could she? He had pushed himself back into old habits to make himself forget the Detective. He had been at Ty's party, arranged for Ty to sleep with that poor girl, had sex with several girls himself but it didn't help. The minute the Detective was there, he only wanted to be with her and help her. He didn't understand.
Lucifer had asked the the photographer what made the Detective like she was and he did not get the answer he was expecting. It had just made him sad that she had gone through the agony at the hands of the slug of photographer. He was amazed she still had sympathy for people after what had been done to her after her father's funeral.
He was still sitting at the piano when the sun came up the next morning. Lucifer walked away from the piano and headed to his balcony. He looked out as the sun rose and decided that he needed to see the Detective. It was time to figure this out. He knew what he was going to do.
Chloe was still trying to figure out what it was about Lucifer, who was he really. She didn't believe in heaven and hell, but she believed in good and evil. She had seen both as a police officer, but what if he was really the Devil with a capital D. What would that mean? How could that be? And to make matters worse she was she starting to feel something for him? Why was she finding him fascinating?
He kept saying he was the devil, did she really believe it? She had seen him do some amazing things. He had survived the shooting outside of his club. She would swear he had been shot several times by Jimmy. He got himself out of the handcuffs. He moved so fast at times. He had tossed the agent through the plate glass window. The way he talked to people and got them to admit their deepest desire. He said he delivered punishment. That's what he said when he was confronting the brother and sister team. She thought that she had seen his eyes turn red, but then she had shot him and he had bled. Even Lucifer seemed shocked at that.
When she had seen his back his reaction had been very telling. Her heart broke for the man, to see the scares on his back. Who could do this to a person? He had said Maze had cut off his wings. He then tried to blow her off by laughing it off, but he couldn't, he didn't quite pull it off. Lucifer hadn't allowed her to touch him. For the first time, he had pulled back from her. What had happened had scarred him, more than on his back.
Chloe wondered if what happen to him was the reason why he behaved the way he did. Acting like a child at times, immature, impulsive; and other times, serious, frightening. When he was going after people who had killed someone, he was focused, determined to dispense punishment, and she discovered, very good at it. Is that what happened when he received the scars on his back? Was this his way of getting back at his father? Was there no justice for him when it came to his scars?
Lucifer limped across the floor of the penthouse, not believing that he had been shot. He couldn't believe that he felt pain, had bled. He didn't understand how this was happening. What was it about this women that made her different. He had never felt this way before. He had never bled, he had never been injured. He needed to go see Dr. Linda, maybe she would be able to help him understand. He had talked to Maze and she wanted to go home. He wasn't ready, all this just made him want to stay and figure out why.
Lucifer sat at his piano and started to play.
The Father was watching his son play the piano. He always loved music. He was pleased when his son had learned. He knew that Lucifer had multiple talents and was happy that he had found this one. As he watched his son, he had to chuckle again as he saw him be vulnerable to the girl. He wondered if and when Lucifer would figure it out that he was only vulnerable around Chloe? Salvation was always painful and lessons had to be learned. He wanted his son to come home. The Father was also watching his other son, shook his head and with free will of even his angels, he wondered where all this would lead.
A/N: Sorry this has taken so long to post, and I know that it's short, but I lost my muse. I was going in one direction and then saw that amazing finale and it changed my direction. Right now it will stay along the lines of the show, but I will probably change to AU after awhile. Thanks for all of the reviews, follows and favorites. I really appreciate it. I still don't own, can't get Lucifer to grant me that favor. All mistakes are mine.