Changing motels had been a pain, but getting Caan moved had been the biggest obstacle. Lucy had moved him over in the dead of night. She'd been careful not to be seen, and there had luckily been only a few people that Lucy had needed to avoid. Lucy laid down on the bed and looked at the ceiling. Her inventions had finally paid off, and she was able to buy the jewelry back from the pawn shop without a steep markup in price. Apparently, the owner had gone through some pretty bad luck in the past couple weeks and had started trying to balance his karma.

Her wrist felt bare without the watch, but Caan had wanted to work on it. Lucy had allowed it as she had no use for it right now. All it did was give her information on the world that she was in, and Lucy had been in this one long enough to know all about it. A knock on the door sent Caan speeding into the closet with the watch.

"I know you're in there. Open up," Mazikeen ordered. "I will break this door down."

Lucy almost fell off the bed and replied shakily, "Just give me a minute!" She opened the door, and Mazikeen looked at her haughtily for a few seconds before walking inside uninvited. Lucy rolled her eyes and glanced at the closet. Caan was out of sight. "What do you want?"

"You haven't been answering Lucifer's calls," Mazikeen replied irritably. "He's… upset. You need to talk to him."

"No, not really," Lucy replied evenly to Mazikeen's glare. "It's better this way. I'm leaving soon anyway."

"That's all the more reason to talk to him now," Mazikeen argued. "Honestly, I don't see why he's so interested. We can find replacements for you. Someone to fix things… even someone to play the piano."

"See? There you go. I'm replaceable. Not important. Now can you go? How did you even find me?"

"You humans are rather easy to track," Mazikeen replied and looked around at the room. "Why are all the mirrors stacked over there?"

Lucy turned to where Mazikeen was looking. The mirrors were at the other end of the room with a sheet wrapped around them. She shrugged and replied, "It's a problem that I'm trying to take care of. Don't worry about it."

"Why don't you just ask Lucifer for help?"

"Because I don't know what the price for that will be," Lucy replied although she knew that there was another reason. She didn't know if Lucifer would take her side against Dark. They were both supernatural creatures with motivations that were hard to pin down, although Lucifer's were somewhat easier to see. He had some pretty bad daddy issues, and an ego the size of a small country.

"I could just tell Lucifer where you're staying," Mazikeen said, bringing Lucy out of her thoughts. "I've got a phone right here. So, do you want to go with me to Lux… or do you want him to come here?"

Lucy glared at Mazikeen and replied, "Fine. Let's go."

Mazikeen wore a little smirk of triumph, and Lucy followed her out the door angrily. She hadn't expected Mazikeen to be this clever. A cab waited for them down the street, and Mazikeen climbed in and told the driver the address. Lucy tried to relax as they got closer to Lucy, but what was she going to tell Lucifer? She assumed that he'd at the very least believe her. Should she tell him about Dark? Lucy could probably convince him to help her, but there'd likely be a fee of some kind.

Lux shone in the distance as the car slowly approached the club. Mazikeen paid the driver hurriedly and pushed Lucy out of the cab. Leading the way into Lux, Mazikeen paused briefly before the elevator before hitting the button. She gave off the vibe of someone wanting to ask a question but didn't say a word until the elevator stopped at the top floor.

"I have a delivery for you, Lucifer," Mazikeen called out.

A scantily-clad woman walked out of Lucifer's bedroom and gave Lucy and Mazikeen a wink as she walked to the elevator. Lucy was speechless and watched the woman press the elevator button.

"Uh, ma'am, your clothes," Lucy said weakly, but the woman just got into the elevator with a smile. The door closed, and Lucy muttered, "These weird people."

"What do you have for me, Maze?" Lucifer asked excitedly and walked into the room in his robe. His face fell as he saw Lucy, and he asked, "What's this about?"

"I felt… that you two need to talk. I'll be downstairs if you need me," Mazikeen answered and walked slowly to the elevator.

Lucifer walked over to his bar and poured himself a drink. He looked at Lucy and asked, "Here to apologize? Or are you here to tell me to mind my own business?"

"Neither," Lucy replied, earning an inquisitive look from Lucifer. "I'm here to explain."

"Oh, this should be good," Lucifer said with a laugh as Mazikeen got into the elevator. "You just don't want to be around the devil. I get it. Afraid that I might make you do something? That I'll corrupt your oh-so pure soul?"

"Nope. Not at all. Nice guesses though. I'm… not from around here."

Lucifer gave her a look as he took a drink. He asked, "Are you running from someone? A psycho ex? It would explain why you're so… guarded."

"Yes and no. There is someone, or rather something, after me. It's not an ex though."

"Something? What is it?"

"I don't know… it looks like a man. He calls himself Dark. When I said that I'm not from around here, I meant that I'm not from this world. I'm from a different one, and I've been trying to get back home. I've been to a couple different worlds now. In one of them, I met Dark."

"And this Dark… he's been following you? Is he trying to hurt you?"

"Yes… no. I don't know what he wants, but lately… when I'm around mirrors, there's an awful noise like white noise, but it's in my head. I can hear him too. I can't really make out his words. The white noise hurts my head too much for me to concentrate. Sometimes… my name but that's it."

Lucifer went silent and drank the rest of the whisky in his glass. His eyes glowed red for a second, and the glass made a loud sound when he set it back on the table.

"As soon as I find a way to get to another world, I should be fine. I just… need to focus. The world that I'm from… there's someone waiting for me. You remind me a bit of her."

"Beautiful, intelligent, and charming?"

"More like impudent, intrusive, and narcissistic but I think that you're more than what you portray yourself to be."

"Oh, honey, I'm Lucifer. Charming and powerful, what more could there be?" Lucifer scoffed and poured himself another glass.

"As much as you want there to be," Lucy responded plainly. "Why aren't you in Hell, Lucifer? Maybe it's because you wanted more than what your father burdened you with or maybe you just want something more in life. Whatever. I just hope your happy with it."

Lucifer laughed and replied, "All because I hired you? Do you think that I can be 'redeemed'?"

"The Mistress was. And besides… what I think doesn't really matter. Is that what you want? Redemption? Whatever the reason you're here, I hope it all works out for you."

"Are you going to pray for me?" Lucifer asked tauntingly. He was clearly upset. Her words had apparently meant more to him than he wanted to let on.

"I don't believe in that prayer stuff."

"So she says to the Devil," Lucifer retorted with a side look at her and a sip from the glass.

"Well, I believe that God is more like a mad scientist than a father figure anyway."

Lucifer set the glass down and said with a guarded but inquisitive look, "Go on."

"If he created everything, then why wouldn't everything go his way? The answer to that would be free will and with that comes consequences: the good and the bad. He created everything and now just wants to watch how everything plays out."

"So dear old dad just wants to see what I do?" Lucifer asked with a laugh. "My father doesn't care one way or another what I do. Even now. I've left Hell, and what's he doing? Nothing so I'll continue to do what I haven't done in a long time. Have a good time."

Lucifer grabbed the glass again and drained it. His alcohol consumption would worry Lucy, but she assumed that it didn't affect him the same way it would a human. He set the glass back down and turned back to Lucy.

"Why didn't you just tell me from the beginning? You can just stay here. At Lux. I doubt that 'Dark' would bother you around me."

"Thanks for the offer, but I can't stay here," Lucy said. "People in my world… they probably think that I'm dead… or worse. I need to find a way back as quickly as I can. You said earlier that I'm hiding something. I am but because it's not my secret to tell. I'll ask if he couldn't mind meeting you. That's the best I can promise for now."

Lucifer sighed and replied, "I guess I'll just have to wait… for now." His tone told her that he was mostly joking, and Lucy smiled in return.