The sun poked its annoying self in through the windows. He snorted and opened his eyes. The couch while comfortable for carnal activities was not real comfortable for sleeping. Rubbing his eyes, he sat up. His head hurt a bit. There was so much on his mind. The woman whom he had loved was found murdered in cold blood. Even though they hadn't been together in a traditional sense he still loved her and cared about her.
Gingerly he rose from the couch. He was wearing only his pants as he had taken off his shirt in the middle of the night. He walked over to his bar and picked up a glass and bottle. He poured some whiskey into the glass and took a drink. Setting the glass down he headed towards his bedroom.
He froze when he saw that the bed was empty. Where was she? He looked in the bathroom and she wasn't there. "Persephone?" He called out. He walked out of the bedroom and towards the guest bedroom. He poked his head in. "Persephone?" Worry crept up. She was not in the bedroom.
Sighing he paused. The smell of bacon soon assaulted his sense. He followed it to the kitchen. He breathed a sigh of relief. She was standing at the stove cooking. She turned and smiled at him. "Good morning, Dad. Did you sleep okay?"
He returned her brilliant smile. She looked so much like him. The same dark, brooding eyes. Her long hair was back and slightly curly like his. She also had some of the softer features of her mother. For a moment, he admired his greatest creation. She was wearing a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. "I slept alright." He responded.
"Oh. You didn't look very comfortable." She shrugged and turned back to the stove. "Do you want some breakfast?" She asked.
"Yes, I would." He walked further into the kitchen. It did smell good. He wondered if she had her mother's cooking skills. He sat on a stool at the breakfast bar. She placed a mug of coffee in front of him.
"Do you want sugar and crème?" She smiled at him.
He chuckled. "Just sugar darling." He watched as she sat sugar in front of him. "You don't have to do this."
She shrugged. "It's alright. I used to cook for mom."
"Really?" He watched he placing eggs and bacon on a plate. She quickly buttered some toast and set the plate in front of him.
"Yeah. We cook- "She paused. "Cooked together a lot." Her voice took on sadness. Tears flooded her eyes and she turned away from him. She sniffled as she put food on another plate.
He frowned slightly as he took a bite of food. He was impressed. "This is good. Your mother taught you well."
She walked over and sat next to him. She sighed. "Thank you Daddy." A slight smile spread onto her face.
For a few moments, they ate in silence. The Devil was impressed at his daughter's cooking ability. He wasn't surprised she could cook. She did everything else so well. Always earned top grades and worked hard at everything she did. He felt her eyes upon him. "What?" He said in between bites of food.
"Did you and Detective Decker find out anything yesterday?"
He didn't want to tell her about the pictures he found. She was a smart girl. But he wanted to spare her the details. He knew she could handle it. But he felt he was protecting her. That was his job. "We did." He knew she would press.
"And?" She lifted an eyebrow.
"Don't worry about it." He said quickly. He finished his breakfast. Standing up he carried the plate to the sink.
"But- "
"Persephone. Trust that I will do everything I can to find out who killed your mother." He turned to her looking her dead on. "I know you can handle the details. But just trust me. Okay?"
Sighing Persephone nodded. "Fine." She pursed her lips. Shaking her head, she looked down at her half-eaten breakfast.
The Devil sighed. "When we get closer I will let you in on it. Okay? I don't want to get your hopes up too soon."
"Okay Dad."
He walked back to the counter. Looking at Persephone. "Thank you for breakfast." He smiled and patted her arm. "I must go get dressed and then get to the precinct."
She nodded. "Okay."
Later he was walking out of his bedroom fully dressed. Persephone was sitting on the couch watching TV. She looked up at him and smiled. "Looking sharp."
Lucifer smirked. "Well, of course I am." He picked up a glass that had whisky in it still. He took a sip and started for the elevator. "I'll be home later."
"I'm going to go to band practice at my boyfriend's house." She responded.
"No you aren't. You are staying here in the penthouse." He said quickly.
Persephone stood up and glared at him. "Why?" She nearly shouted.
The earlier bliss was gone. Now he was left with the surly teenager that Joanie had warned him about. "Because I said so." He smiled and started for the elevator.
"Dad. Please." She pleaded with him. She was standing next to him.
He scoffed at how quickly she had moved. Her powers were becoming stronger. "No. Now do as I say."
"This is crap." She folded her arms. "You are being unreasonable. It's just band practice. I need the escape." Tears formed in her eyes.
Sighing loudly, he turned his gaze on his daughter. "Look. There is a crazed stalker out there who potentially hurt your mother. There is a chance he wants to hurt you also. Until we find him and lock him up, you will stay here where you are safe." He waited for the rebuttal.
Persephone sighed and looked at the ground. Then she pummeled him with a hug. "I'm sorry Dad. I didn't know."
He patted her back. "It's alright. Your friends can come here if they want. Maze will keep an eye on you." He knew his demon wouldn't be entirely thrilled to babysit but he needed her. No one would dare try and hurt his daughter with Maze protecting her.
Persephone released her hug. "That sounds good. Can we practice down in the club?"
He shrugged. "Fine." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of cash. Pulling a couple of hundreds, he handed them to his daughter. "That should cover food."
She took the money and quickly pocketed it. "Thank you." She smiled. "I hope you guys find out that sicko."
"Me too, Darling." He sighed and then buttoned his jacket and turned for the elevator. Her smiling face was the last thing he saw before the doors closed. He hummed softly as the elevator descended. He was whistling when the door opened again. He stepped into his empty club. Looking around he found Mazikeen hanging out behind the bar. "Maze." He called out as he trotted down the stairs.
She turned and smiled at him. "Yes." She purred lightly.
"I need you to keep an eye on Persephone." He picked up a bottle and poured some liquor into a glass. He took a step.
Maze scoffed. "Isn't she old enough to take care of herself?" She glared at him.
"Yes. More than capable. But there is some crazy person out there who may have brutally murdered Joanie. And he may be targeting Persephone. I need to find out the truth. In the meantime, I need you here."
The demon snorted. "Fine."
He set his glass down and started for the door. He stopped and turned back around. "Oh and her friends are coming over to practice for her silly little band."
Maze growled. "Oh that sounds fun."
Lucifer smiled. "See you later." He turned and headed out to his car.
Later he arrived to the precinct. He sauntered into the squad room and towards Detective Decker's desk. She was on the phone as he came to a stop in front of her. He started to greet her and she held up a finger. He snorted and turned away from her. He put his hands in his pockets and whistled. He smiled at lovely uniformed officer. He started over towards her.
"Lucifer." Chloe called out.
The Devil stopped and turned towards her. "Yes, Detective."
"Can you focus?"
He rolled his eyes. "I didn't want to interrupt your very important phone call."
She placed her hands on her hips. "I was in contact with Rodney's employer. Apparently, he was working at toy store. But he quit about two days ago."
Lucifer raised an eyebrow. "Interesting." He walked over to her desk. He pulled up a chair. "Anything else?"
"Yeah. His former manager told me that Rodney talked nonstop about Joanie. He made it seem like he was with her. Then he became erratic when she took out the restraining order."
Lucifer nodded. He tried to remain calm. If he had known, he could have had a talk with the reptile. He would have placed the fear of God in the man. Showed him who he was messing with. He seethed. His fists balled up. Taking a deep breath. "Have they found him?"
"No. We are trying to find relatives. The manger told me that he only has a sister. But he didn't know anything else." She blew out a long breath.
Lucifer snorted. "Very well."
"How is your daughter holding up?" Chloe asked him.
"Fine." He responded. His tapped his fingers on the desk. Sitting still was not something he was good at.
Chloe snorted. "Can you stop that?"
"I could." He smirked.
Shaking her head. "Well, please?"
Detective Dan walked over to them. That elicited a glare from Lucifer. He returned his own glare. "We have a possible lead on Rodney. Someone spotted someone matching his description at a park about a half hour ago." He held out a paper to Chloe.
Chloe jumped up to her feet as she took the paper from Dan. "Thanks Dan. We are on our way." She looked at Lucifer. "Come on." She started for the elevator.
Lucifer stood up and followed Chloe to the elevators.
Maze stood at the bar in Lux. She had a glass of brown liquor in her hand. A scowl written across her face. Loud heavy metal blared through the club. Lucifer's sixteen-year-old daughter and her friends were practicing. Persephone sang beautifully over the raucous noise. The demon was glad she wasn't in a country western band.
As they finished the song she walked over to the group. There were five of them. Persephone wrapped her arms around a long-haired kid with a guitar. They kissed as the other kids began chatting. Maze came to a stop in front of them. "You guys aren't too bad."
Persephone pulled away from her boyfriend. "Thanks Maze." She smiled at the boy she had her arms around. "This is my boyfriend Iain."
Iain smiled at Maze. He was clearly attracted to her. So were the other two boys who were staring with mouths agape. She nodded at the kid. "Hi." She took a step towards him but looked at Persephone. "Does your father known about him?" She nodded her head at the boyfriend.
"He met him a few nights ago."
"Oh." Maze snorted.
"We are going to order pizza. Do you want any?" Persephone asked.
Maze shrugged. "Sure." She turned and started back to the bar. She sensed someone following her. She turned to look at Persephone. "What?"
"I'm sorry you have to babysit."
"It's not a problem, kiddo. I won't let some psycho hurt you." She smirked.
Persephone chuckled. "I could take him."
"I bet you could. With your powers and your strength. Yu could more than take him. I wish your father would just be himself and go after him as Lucifer."
"Yeah me too." Persephone responded. "Me too. That bastard doesn't deserve mercy." Her voice lowered and sounded very much like her father. That only made the demon laugh.
"You kids have fun. I'll be in the office."
"Okay Maze." Persephone said as the demon walked away. She turned and walked back to her friends. They sat down for a few minutes before returning to their music.