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Chapter 9: Lucifer

I groaned. He was here again, and at this rate, I couldn't even leave my farm without being caught. What the hell am I supposed to do?

"Hey Lillian, open up, will ya?" I heard his voice sounding from the other side of the door, but it sounded different, for some reason, but was probably just the muffling from my pillow.

"GO AWAY. I hate you. I told you to leave me alone, didn't I?" I screamed into my pillow.

A pause. "What are you talking about, eh? And what happened to the nice Lillian?"

It took my brain a second to recognize the voice. Slowly, I rose from the bed and walked over to the door, opening it up a crack and peering out. Relief flooded through me. "I drove him away just for you." He winked.

I rolled my eyes as I held open the door for him, "Shouldn't you be driving away Georgia and Dakota? Hanate's getting old, y'know."

"Ah, let her enjoy her old days without a race, neh?" he replied, making himself comfy on a cushion, "Now, I'm really hungry…"

I glared at him. "What a fag," I muttered under my breath.

"Hey! I heard that!" He cried, trying to pout cutely. At that, I burst out laughing.

"Fine…won't…make…Spicy Curry." I panted out.

His eyes grew wide. "NO! I WANT MY SPICY CURRY!" I rolled my eyes, what a kid.

I stuck my tongue out, "Tell me why I should make you some Spicy Curry."

He bat his eyelashes, speaking in a high-pitched voice, "Because Kana is a good boy who chased away the bad guy."

I snickered, "And who is this 'bad guy'?"

My hand flew up to cover my mouth, instantly wanting to take the words back. Kana looked at me quizzically, "That new guy in Bluebell, right?"

I let out the breath I was holding in, "Yeah, it is," I turned my head sideways, observing the ever-so-interesting wall over there. Unconsciously I rubbed my arms, a habit when I was nervous.

Out of the corner of my eyes I could see Kana's eyes soften, "Look Lillian," he said gently, slowly standing up, "you don't have to tell me what's going on if you don't want to, alright?"

I backed away from him, fidgeting with my feet. He narrowed his eyes before turning to the door. It opened with creaking, and I heard his soft voice echo jokingly, "Just make me curry next time, alright?" before the door closed.

And burst open again with Kana dragged in along with the three idiots. The dense one, the one that broke my heart, and the one covered in flowers.

"HEY LILLIAN. YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THAT MIKHAIL GUY. WHO THE HELL IS HE?" Phillip exclaimed. Cam nodded agreeing to what he said.

Ash looked at me with a blank expression, "Look Lillian, we met the guy on while the three of us were together in Bluebell and he started conversing with us, talking about you. He said he knew you back in the city."

I looked around, sighing, "Kana, can you leave for a while?"

He just nodded before exiting and I stared at the remaining three. Phillip was panting with his face red looking like he would punch anything he could right now. Cam looked pissed, while Ash just looking at me calmly, hands in his pockets. Who knew the airhead could be so smart?

I sighed once more, heading for the dining table. "Sit."

Phillip fumed his way over and sat across from me while Ash sat to the left of me and Cam to the right. "What exactly did he say?" I whispered loud enough for them to hear staring down at my lap.

Phillip opened his mouth before Cam held up his hand to stop him, "He said he knew you back in the city. Something about being a neighbor and your ex. Apparently knew you and your father and were good friends. Helped you through rehab or something."

"And what part of that pissed you guys off?" I asked softly.

"THE PART WHERE HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY LANEY? OR THE PART ABOUT BEING YOUR EX? OR MAYBE THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT HIM?" Phillip exploded, veins popping.

I shrugged, tears brimming, "So? That doesn't mean I have to tell you everything. Dad and I moved a lot. He was just another neighbor."

"BUT-" he was cut off by Ash who noticed my tears.

"But there's more, isn't there?" he asked softly.

I tried acting nonchalant, "Maybe, maybe not."

Phillip shot up making the small table tremble. He reached across and slapped me across the face. It stung. A lot. I could feel the hand mark creep onto my skin.

I grit my teeth. "He was my ex, okay? He was sweet until he found out my problems."

I fell silent again. Phillip narrowed his eyes from across the table. "I'm expecting more, Lillian."

Looking away I said nothing, letting the tears drop out of my eyes silently. "LILLIAN!" He screamed trying to head towards me, only to be held back by Cam and Ash. I watched him struggle to get his arms free. "LET. ME. GO!"

I shook, "You…who are you?"

Phillip widened his eyes, before going limp. He smiled sadly, "I see… I'm just like Dad now, aren't I?"

I looked up at him one last time before standing up to leave my ranch. "…Lucifer." I whispered.

"What?" he looked at me wide-eyed.

"Lucifer. His whisper is the Lucifer." I muttered bitterly before running, far up on the mountain, only to stop at the pond on the top.

Yeah. So it's more drama. Great.

Three things, one, Lucifer refers to the devil, meaning that Mikhail's whisper is tempting her. Two, I'm not trying to bring religion into this in any way. If I'm wrong, correct me, because I'm not Christian... And three, this was because I was listening to one of my favorite bands: SHINee and their song Lucifer. So yeah.

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