Mama Mirajane-24
"So, let me see if I got this right." Lucifer said taking down Scythe's measurements. "You invited the girl of your dreams to the Royal Gala tonight, which you just found out you were invited to today, and you can't rack up the courage to tell her how you feel, or ask her out on a proper date?"
"Pretty much." Scythe exclaimed as Lucifer measured the length of his arms.
"Well why would she say no if you did ask her out? You're a strapping young man, who clearly sticks to his daily workout regiment, and you've got such a handsome face it'd give me a run for my money in the looks department, if I weren't already married." Lucifer stated writing down his measurements.
"Do you read Sorcerer Weekly?" Scythe asked.
"Yes and I know who you are. Mr. Strauss. Your mother is like a daughter to me." Lucifer stated. "What of it though?"
"If you read Sorcerer Weekly, then you most likely know who my father is." Scythe stated.
"Oh please, if you're worried about her not liking you because of something so insignificant, as you father being the dragon of the apocalypse, then you've got nothing to fear. I mean my father, is the creator of the universe, and you don't see me in fear of his title holding me back." Lucifer smiled matching several different fabric colors and styles to Scythe's skin. "I mean look at me, the devil owning a men's wear boutique. Now that's something you don't see every day unless you live in Magnolia, let me tell you."
"Wait, so you're actually the devil? The name's not just for show?" Scythe questioned.
"No of course not."
"Well if you're the devil, why aren't you ruling in hell right now?"
"I'm retired. I ditched hell because I wanted something different in my life, I was tired of always having to play by my father's rules in his game." Lucifer stated heading to the back of the store. "Even my brother Amenadiel stuck around for a bit, helped me with maintaining my store, until he got his wings back and returned to Heaven about three years ago."
"So, what happened to Cain?"
"You mean the guy who killed his brother when the world first began?" Lucifer asked. "Oh they're both burning in hell. Cain is being tortured by the memory of having killed a friend of his when she took the shot for my brother. Able, is being tortured by his brother continuously killing him, time and time again. Believe it or not, Able is actually Hell's oldest tenant."
"Wait, Able is in hell?"
"Hmm? Oh yes, he had many regrets. Not to mention a lot of sins, so he was hell bound from the moment he picked a fight with his brother." Lucifer said coming out from the back with a suit in his arms. "There we go, give this one a try."
"How'd you make it so fast?" Scythe questioned, putting the suit on.
"Oh, I have a sewing machine in the back, all I have to do is put the sizes, fabric type, color, and style into the lacrima, and it starts sewing instantly." Lucifer stated. "My wife uses her telekinetic magic to make the outfits her clients buy. She's quite good really, the only problem with me is these hands weren't meant for sewing, they were more meant for torturing, and fighting."
"Have you tried going into MMA?" Scythe asked buttoning up the suit jacket.
"I thought about it, but it puts too much of a strain on me, to hold back the celestial power at my disposal to mortal standards." Lucifer stated. "Now you on the other hand, are suited for MMA, with that chiseled rock body of yours, and that holy magic you wield."
"You're forgetting, I have more than one magic at my disposal." Scythe smiled.
"Yes, how could I forget? You inherited a piece of what your mother absorbed of my successor six years ago. You use unholy magic as well, which is quite surprising since your body should have torn itself apart with the conflict between the two magic's. That is if you were a normal human." Lucifer exclaimed. "I think this suit rather, well, suits you, for a lack of better words."
"I think so to." Scythe smiled. "I'll take it."
"Now, your bill, is one thing only." Lucifer stated. "You can pay me by asking that girl you like out on a proper date. Then when that date happens, you come back here and tell me all about it."
"You sure you don't want any jewel instead?" Scythe questioned.
"No, you either ask out that young lady, or you go to the gala in rags." Lucifer stated.
"Alright, alright. I'll ask Wendy out on a proper date." Scythe sighed. "Geeze you really drive a hard bargen."
"Well, I'm the devil, of course I drive a hard bargen." Lucifer smiled. "Now get out of here, if I'm not mistaken, the Gala usually starts a couple hours earlier than the invite says. Being to several of them I would know these things."
"Thanks Lucifer, I'll be sure to give my payment." Scythe stated leaving with the suit in hand.
"Now." Lucifer said as he began to close up shop. "I'd say it's about time the Misses and I got ready to leave for the Gala as well."
~The Hotel in Crocus, 2-1/2 hours later~
"Hey Wendy, you doing alright in there?" Scythe asked adding the cufflinks to his suite.
"Yeah, I'm just finishing up my hair." Wendy replied from the bathroom.
"So um… Wendy I was wondering something." Scythe stated combing his hair, only for it to poof back into its natural windswept style with spiked bangs.
"What's on your mind?" Wendy asked coming out of the bathroom.
"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to…" Scythe stopped when he turned around, and saw Wendy, in her dress, her hair fully done up, looking stunning in her dress.
"If I'd like to what?" Wendy asked grabbing her shroud and putting it over her shoulders.
"Uh, never mind, it can wait until later." Scythe exclaimed readjusting his tie. "Well, what do you think?"
Wendy looked at Scythe in awe, his suit looked like it was made of the most valuable material, gleaming black, with a crimson red liner on the inside, as well as lining the edges of the sleeves and suit jacket.
"You look great." Wendy stated, before realizing what she said, with a blush on her face. "Not that you didn't look great before, it's just you look fancy and all in that suit."
"Well, you look beautiful as well." Scythe stated blushing a bit. "Shall we get going to the gala?"
"Yes, I think we should." Wendy smiled as they both exited their hotel room, going to the magic mobile waiting for them outside in front of the hotel's entrance.
Once there, Wendy was in awe of how fancy the magic mobile looked and how the valet opened the door for her and Scythe.
"Wow, this is amazing." Wendy smiled entering the vehicle, with her purse in hand. "This gala really is a big deal huh?"
"It's to honor those who have fought to keep the peace in Fiore, from all guilds around the kingdom." Scythe smiled, the door closing behind him as he sat across from Wendy. "If I'm not mistaken, millionaires and wealthy business owners who donate to the kingdom's charities are invited as well as several S-Class Sorcerers and Sorceresses. So we might see some of the most powerful magic wielders from other guilds around the country and kingdom."
"I guess it would make sense that you would be invited then. You saved the kingdom more times in a single month, than most people do in their whole lives." Wendy smiled as the carriage began moving. "This is so exciting, I feel like a princess on her way to the royal ball."
"So Wendy, about what I was going to ask you earlier?" Scythe began.
"What's up?" Wendy asked.
"Well, it's just…"
"Oh wow." Wendy awed looking up at the sky out in the window. "That arena must run on magic power if it's able to float up in the sky like that."
Scythe looked out the window, and saw what Wendy was looking at and smiled, as he spotted the floating gladiator arena up in the sky.
"You know, about four hundred years ago, that arena was used as a courtroom." Scythe began.
"Really?" Wendy asked.
"Mmm-hmm, you see, how it worked was they would send the accused in there to fight to the death with either magical creatures, or other prisoners, to earn their freedom." Scythe explained. "If they won every fight they were pitted in, they would be released and would win their freedom, but if they lost, well, their corpses were fed to the wolves or whatever creatures they had for guarding the palace back then."
"Wow, so fascinating." Wendy smiled.
"Then again, the arena wasn't in the air like that, it was in the ground. It's only been in the air like that for about, hmm, fifty years give or take?"
"So amazing." Wendy smiled.
"Madam, Monsieur, you have arrived at your destination."
"C'mon, let's get inside." Scythe smiled before Wendy stepped out of the vehicle, covering her eyes with her arm as cameras flashed in her face, with the photographers, shouting for her to look over to them, as Scythe joined her side.
"Why so many photographers?" Wendy asked.
"I'll handle this." Scythe exclaimed breathing in, before letting out a monstrous roar, sounding like a dragon more than anything.
The roar was enough to force the photographers to stop, as they felt like they would suffer his wrath if they continued with their photography.
"There, now you can see." Scythe smiled as a small amount of photographers snapped pictures, as they walked into the castle, showing his invite to the guard at the front before entering.
"May I take your coats?" A servant asked as they entered the front castle doors.
"Yes, thank you." Wendy said, handing him her shroud.
Upon reaching the ballroom, Wendy smiled in awe of the beauty and decorations inside the ballroom.
"Wow, it's so beautiful and magnificent in here." Wendy smiled.
"Well, let's get going and mingle shall we?" Scythe smiled as they went to join the crowd.
"Let's get some drinks first." Wendy smiled.
"I couldn't agree more." Scythe smiled as a waiter came by and he grabbed two glasses with a bubbling drink.
"Champaign? Are you sure we're allowed to drink this?" Wendy asked.
"There's no age limit for drinking. We're perfectly fine to do so." Scythe smiled.
"I would have to agree with you on that young knight." Scythe turned around and smiled as he saw a somewhat familiar face. "Though I keep telling the king, we need to set an age limit for the minimum age of drinking."
"I recognize you. You're the man who pulled me out of that giant metal egg Geld had me in." Scythe exclaimed.
"Sir Arcadios at your service." He smiled bowing to Scythe, wearing his white knight armor.
"A pleasure to officially meet you. This is my plus one, Wendy Marvell." Scythe smiled introducing his date.
"The pleasure is all mine young sir." Arcadios smiled before turning to Wendy. "It's very nice to meet such a lovely young lady as yourself."
"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance to Sir Arcadios." Wendy smiled.
"I'm so glad you could come to the Gala tonight Mr. Strauss, we have a very eventful evening planned." Arcadios smiled.
"Please, call me Scythe. Mr. Strauss, is my uncle." Scythe smiled before he laughed with Arcadios.
"By the way, I take it everything went alright in Magnolia. Princess Hisui said you had left in kind of a hurry." Arcadios questioned.
"Oh yes, everything is fine. Nothing too bad happened, and no one was fatally wounded. Well, that is unless you count me, I did end up suffering from Magic Deficiency Disease at the end of it all." Scythe explained.
"Oh dear, are you sure you should be up and about then?" Arcadios asked. "Normally one has to rest for about a month before they've fully recovered from that."
"It's fine. I have a tournament to train for, so I've been training myself, without causing any incidents with my own health." Scythe stated.
"Plus he's got me to help him if he's ever wounded." Wendy smiled.
"Not only is she my plus one for the evening, but she's my partner in the Battle Royale Tournament in Magnolia in about four days." Scythe smiled.
"Well, I wish you luck in the tournament." Arcadios smiled. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some matters of the upmost importance to take care of."
"Then we shall not keep you from your duties." Scythe smiled.
Scythe and Wendy went about to a separate area of the ballroom, occasionally stopped by some people complimenting them on their attire, and asking where they had got them from, answering that they had gotten them from the respective stores in Magnolia.
"Yeah, actually I have the business card of the man who I made my suit. Let me just, where did I put it?" Scythe questioned searching his pockets.
"Allow me."
Scythe looked up to see Lucifer handing the man he was just talking to, a business card.
"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear." Scythe smiled.
"Why thank you." Lucifer smiled. "Lucifer Morningstar, owner of L. Morningstar. The place where this young man got his suit made. I can assure you your suit will be done faster than you can finish in bed."
"Okay honey, remember what you promised? No jokes like that at the gala." Rarity sighed lightly slapping his shoulder.
"Right, sorry dear." Lucifer chuckled. "My apologies. Old habits."
"So, you must be Scythe, your mother has told me quite a bit about you." Rarity smiled directing her attention to him.
"Thanks, you must be Rarity, my mom has a few pictures of the two of you in our living room." Scythe exclaimed shaking her hand.
"Oh, well aren't you the gentleman." Rarity smiled.
"So, why don't we go and mingle while our ladies go off and mingle themselves?" Lucifer asked, putting an arm around Scythe's shoulder.
"I think that sounds like a lovely idea." Rarity smiled. "Some girl talk could do you some good. Young lady."
"I don't know, but if Wendy's comfortable for splitting up for a bit, then I guess we could do it." Scythe exclaimed.
"She'll be fine, I might be a seamstress, but I am one of the Six Warriors of Harmony, after all." Rarity smiled.
"What's say you Wendy?" Scythe inquired.
"I'll be fine." Wendy smiled. "I do have some of those combat spells Ren and Nora taught me."
"Great. Now we'll go about, and mingle for a bit, before we meet up over by one of the food tables." Lucifer smiled leading Scythe away as Rarity lead Wendy away.
Once Rarity and Wendy were out of hearing range, Lucifer stopped Scythe and looked him dead in the eye.
"Please tell me you've asked her out on a proper date." Lucifer stated.
"I've been trying. But every time I start, I'm interrupted by something. I tried asking her on the train ride, but I got hit by a food trolley as we were entering our car, and when I tried asking her at the hotel, I lost my nerve when I saw how beautiful she was, and when I tried asking her on the ride to the castle, she wound up being distracted by the floating arena in the sky." Scythe exclaimed. "It's as if your old man, wants me to fail."
"Please, my father couldn't care less about the mortals he created. This world of his is nothing but one of his many pet projects." Lucifer stated before everything around him began to slow down. "Great, at a time like this."
"Hello Luci."
Lucifer turned around to see Amenadiel standing there in his celestial garbs.
"Yes hello brother, I'm glad you finally came to visit, but I'm in the middle of something right here, so if you don't mind… Your lecture on returning to hell will have to wait, less you want to face my wife's wrath, and trust me that is something not even I would risk facing."
"I'm not here to try and convince you to go back to hell Lucifer." Amenadiel stated causing Lucifer to turn back to him.
"I beg your pardon?"
"The boy you're talking with, is looking for his grandfather, I believe you're well acquainted with Logan James." Amenadiel stated.
"How did you know that?" Scythe questioned, surprising the two as he was not frozen in time like all the others. "Well, I'm waiting on an answer."
"How are you not frozen like everybody else?" Amenadiel questioned in confusion.
"Uh… Etherion Godslayer, immune to the effects of any elemental and non-elemental magic's including one that can control time." Scythe exclaimed. "I take it this is the brother you told me about when you were making my suit?"
"Yes, Scythe this is Amenadiel, Amenadiel you already know who Scythe is."
"Nice to meet you in person. Now Lucifer, what I want you to do, is keep him from finding Logan. He's a very dangerous man, who cannot die. Not even Zeref is willing to approach him." Amenadiel stated.
"You can quit talking about me like I'm not even here, and tell me, why the hell I shouldn't try and find my grandfather?" Scythe questioned.
"Logan is, a wild animal. He's hated being around humans for centuries now. Mainly because his son killed his grandson and daughter-in-law." Lucifer sighed. "What he's saying Scythe, is that if you find him, Logan will kill you. He's not known as, the Wolverine, for nothing, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with my brother on this, oh that was revolting to say." Lucifer stated drinking some Champaign. "There, that's better. But I'm serious about your grandfather. Now your aunt might be able to talk him down a bit…"
"LUCIFER." Amenadiel shouted, as if he said something he shouldn't have.
"What? Laura isn't as bad as her father, so maybe if she talks to him first, he won't be so prone to killing the boy." Lucifer stated. "I'll give you her address after… hang on… I don't think that will be necessary."
"Luci?" Amenadiel asked as Lucifer began walking towards the window, finding one Laura Kinney walking up to the entrance of the gala, getting in with a bounty hunters badge.
"Brother, I'm afraid you're gonna have to speed up time again." Lucifer stated. "Laura's here, and she looks mad."
"What could she be doing here?" Amenadiel asked.
"Well, it could be, she was drawn by the roar our young friend here had given off." Lucifer said pointing to Scythe.
"My roar?" Scythe inquired.
"It could be she thought her brother was the one to roar, and she's coming after him." Amenadiel stated. "Alright brother, we're stuck in a situation that we can't possibly hope to escape from without a fight if we keep her from meeting Scythe. So we'll let the chips fall, and you direct her to his location."
"Scythe I'd recommend you go straight for where Rarity and Wendy are. I'll bring Laura to you once I manage to calm her down a bit." Lucifer smiled.
Scythe nodded, before heading for the area Rarity and Wendy were at. Time picked back up just as he was approaching them from the side.
"Oh, Scythe Darling, is everything all right?" Rarity asked. "I thought you were with my husband having some guy talk."
"Well, I met his brother Amenadiel, and then learned that my, Aunt Laura, is on her way in, so before Amenadiel reversed what he did, I made my way here, and…"
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU ACNOLOGIA?" A very angry woman's voice echoed in the ball room.
"Well, I see he wasn't able to calm her down at all." Scythe sighed, turning around to go meet her. A rather tall slender woman, wearing a pair of skinny jeans, with a black shirt, with red claw marks on the back. On her hands she wore fingerless black leather gloves, and military combat boots, with her black hair tied in a ponytail at the base of her skull.
"Hey kid, have you seen a tall man with…"
"My father isn't here." Scythe stated interrupting Laura in her description of her brother. "The roar you heard was mine. I had simply did it to keep the paparazzi from blinding me and my plus one, with their cameras."
"You kid? I doubt you're just like my brother, let alone his son." Laura stated.
Scythe sighed before raising his hand, and covering it in dragon scales, causing the people around him to back up, before they sank back under his skin.
"Now do you believe me?" Scythe questioned before he had to duck a kick to the head. "Great, now I've invoked the wrath of my aunt who I just met." Scythe stated jumping back.
"Where is my brother?" Laura asked.
"I don't know." Scythe stated. "I doubt the deadbeat even knows my sister and I exist."
"Don't lie to me." Laura shouted kicking him in the chest, knocking him back into the crowd.
"Damn it, I just got this suit." Scythe exclaimed noticing a rather large imprint of her boot stained on the suit. "Oh well, it's just fabric."
Scythe removed his suit jacket, supposedly unaware that Laura was coming down on him, from above and behind.
"You're going to tell me where my brother is now." Laura shouted before she was blinded by Scythe swinging his suit jacket in a crescent arch and wrapping it around her head.
"I told you I have no clue where he is." Scythe shouted as Laura landed with a thud on the ground, as the group of attendants widened the circle. "You know you should really do something with that temper of yours."
Laura tore the suit jacket apart, and lunged at Scythe, with two metal claws protruding from her outer knuckles, from each hand, swinging down at her prey before Scythe caught her wrists, stopping her from cutting him up.
"Enough Laura." Scythe shouted. "I'm telling you the truth, I have no idea where my dad is; I've never even met him."
"Lies." Laura exclaimed swinging her foot up, revealing the claw from her foot.
The upward kick forced Scythe to let go of his animalistic aunt, and jump back, barely avoiding the blade as it scratched his cheek.
"Well." Scythe stated, dabbing his fingers on the bloody cheek. "Looks like I'm gonna have to get serious. Shame to, it's takes hours for me to fully return to normal after using this form."
Scythe's body began to glow, as it grew a couple feet in height and muscle mass, using Takeover Magic as the light of his Takeover, temporarily blinded Laura, before revealing Scythe's revealed form.
"Takeover Magic Beast Soul: Bi'an." Scythe growled, his voice deeper.
Standing in the tiger style kung-fu stance, was a six foot tall, humanoid white tiger, with his fangs flashing, wearing a pair of flexible black jeans, his vertebra and tail lined with spines, with a pointed tip. Upon his back sat a pair of bat like dragon wings.
"You even turn into a monster, just like him. Did my brother teach you that?" Laura questioned.
"It's called Takeover Magic, my mother and uncle taught me how to control it." Scythe explained, remembering the lessons Mira and Elfman had driven into his skull.
"That's enough." Arcadios shouted getting in between the two. "I don't know what this feud is about, but it ends now. I can vouch for him having no clue where his father is."
"Hmph, well, if he has an alibi then there's no point in trying to force information, that he doesn't have, out of him." Laura sighed sheathing her claws.
Scythe stood tall as light enveloped his body, returning him to normal, or as normal as can be. The only things to remain when the light dissipated, were his wings, spiked tail, claws, fangs, and his size and muscle mass.
"Why don't you turn back fully?" Arcadios questioned as they all gasped at his appearance.
"I can't until three hours or so have passed." Scythe sighed. "That's why I don't like using that form, it lingers when I turn back."
"Well it's your own damn fault now isn't it?" Laura questioned.
"You, shut it. You're under arrest, for trespassing onto castle grounds, attacking a party goer with intent to kill, and for forcing your way into a private event." Arcadios stated as two guards grabbed Laura by the arms.
"Mind calling my lawyer? Her card's in my back pocket." Laura teased.
"We'll be sure to tell her all about the air tight evidence we have proving you started the altercation, and had intended to kill a young man." Arcadios exclaimed.
"Who just so happens to be her nephew by the way." Lucifer stated standing next to Scythe with a freshly repaired and adjusted suit jacket, his statement causing a good amount of people to gasp in shock. "Here you go Scythe. You'd be surprised how well prepared Rarity is when it comes to a crisis of fashion."
"Thanks, but I think I'm just going to sit outside for a bit." Scythe sighed, not liking the skeptical looks the other party goers were giving him. "I'll see you both later."
"Scythe wait…" Wendy tried calling for him, only for her plea to fall on deaf ears. "Oh, dang it."
"What wrong Wendy?" Rarity asked, putting her wand back in its garter-belt holster. "You seem upset."
"I wanted to try and convince Scythe to remain inside, but I guess he just wants some space right now." Wendy stated as she handed Rarity her drink back.
"Well sweetheart, you could probably see why Scythe wanted his space." Rarity sighed, a soft smile on her face. "After all, he doesn't look human at the moment."
"Yes, but that's never stopped me. But Scythe on the other hand, that's more of a problematic situation." Lucifer said joining the conversation. "He's not used to people staring at him like he's some sort of monster. So just give him some space, and he'll come around."
"I know it's just I…" Wendy paused when she realized what she was about to say.
"Oh, it seems you're hiding something from us. So tell me, what is it you're wanting hide hmm? What is it you most desire?" Lucifer questioned.
"I…" Wendy said, suddenly feeling the urge to speak her mind. "I… I wanna tell Scythe how I truly feel about him. How I'm wanting to be more than friends."
"Oh, well that is rather juicy indeed. Well, you'll be happy to know, Scythe feels the same way." Lucifer stated.
"Lucifer." Rarity stated, hitting his shoulder. "That was not your secret to tell."
"But it's the truth, Scythe feels the same way you do Wendy." Lucifer stated, causing Wendy to blush a bit. "He's just too nervous to tell you, and ask you out. He told me this when I took his measurements. He truly has feelings for you Wendy. So go on and chase him, I'm sure my father has a rainstorm planned for the evening."
"I… I'm not sure." Wendy stated clutching her arm nervously.
"I understand why you'd be nervous with telling a boy how you feel about them, but why hesitate when you know Scythe feels the same way?" Rarity asked.
"I-It's just, I don't want my heart broken again." Wendy stated.
"Again, you have an ex?" Lucifer asked.
"Well…" Wendy began before explaining to the both of them what had happened with her and Jack, what he did, and how he was crazy.
"I swear if I ever meet that young delinquent he's going to burn in hell." Lucifer stated. "I'll even take him there myself."
"He's probably already burning in hell." Rarity stated. "Do you remember that article from the newspaper Mira showed us, she explained that Scythe had been the cause for minimal damage to the stadium where K/DA were having their concert, when the fires were started by a Demonslayer named Jack?"
"That was him?" Lucifer questioned.
"Yeah, it was. Scythe had killed him." Wendy stated. "He wasn't even human anymore."
"Well, I'm sure Amenadiel is having quite the joy in torturing him, lucky bastard." Lucifer stated.
"Really? Well you could always return to hell, and take over for me." Amenadiel stated.
"GAAAHH. Brother, don't just appear out of nowhere like that, when you know it spooks me." Lucifer stated. "But no, I'm not going to return to hell and take your place. Otherwise I'd be stuck there for another several millennia."
"Who are you?" Wendy asked.
"My name's Amenadiel, I'm Lucifer's brother." The angel smiled shaking Wendy's hand. "I must say, your healing magic is quite fascinating."
"Scythe's magic is more fascinating than mine, plus he's more skilled at it." Wendy exclaimed.
"Don't sell yourself short just yet Wendy." Rarity smiled. "Who knows, maybe you'll be able to do more than you think you're capable of."
"Now, here's what I want you to do Wendy, I want you to go out there, and convince Scythe to come back in." Lucifer stated. "Otherwise, he's going to miss the party. When you come back, Rarity and I will be up here, ready to sing a certain song for both you and him."
"Alright." Wendy stated, before leaving for the exit, following Scythe's scent.
"What song were you thinking of doing love?" Rarity questioned.
"Oh, just the one song from Mira and Lisanna's favorite movie when they were children." Lucifer stated.
"Oh that one is really good." Rarity smiled.
"What song are the two of you singing?" Amenadiel questioned.
"Well you'll just have to stick around and see, won't you brother?" Lucifer smiled finishing up his drink.
~Meanwhile~
"I hate this form so much." Scythe sighed sitting on a bench outside the castle.
"I think you still look as handsome as ever."
Scythe turned around and saw Wendy standing there, her hand clasped around her wrist.
"Hey, shouldn't you be inside where it's warmer?" Scythe questioned.
"Like you would know where it's warm Mr. Fire." Wendy joked sitting next to him.
"Fair enough." Scythe chuckled. "So what are you doing out here? Aren't you afraid you'll be judged for being seen with a monster?"
"You're no monster Scythe." Wendy said softly. "So, I was surprised to find you were attacked by your own aunt."
"Yeah, I guess she's not really all that… open minded."
"That's putting it lightly." Wendy chuckled. "So, I was wondering. What were you going to ask me when we were at the hotel, and in the carriage?"
"Why bother asking, when I already know you're going to reject it, after seeing me like this." Scythe sighed.
"You don't know that." Wendy stated. "C'mon, what were you going to ask?"
"I was going to ask if you'd like to go out on a date with me. But seeing as how I'm a monster, I doubt that's gonna…"
"Yes."
Scythe looked to Wendy as if doing a double take, finding nothing that suggested she was leading him along.
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Yes, I would love to go on a date with you." Wendy smiled, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"You're not disgusted by me? Not even by the way I look?" Scythe questioned.
"No, I actually find you quite handsome, and even as you are now." Wendy smiled putting a hand on his arm. "Who cares what others think of you? It just means there's more to love when you're all big and beastly like this."
"I am a beast Wendy." Scythe chuckled. "So you're really okay with this? I mean, with me looking the way I do until this wears off?"
"Of course silly. Just because the outside has changed, doesn't mean you have changed on the inside." Wendy smiled before she began to drag Scythe into the room. "Now c'mon, I'm sure Lucifer and Rarity have everything ready for us."
"Have what ready?"
"They're gonna sing a song for us." Wendy stated.
Little to their knowledge, a certain green haired girl was standing on the balcony, above them, a glass of Champaign in hand, and a look of sadness on her face.
"He chose her. Guess I can forget about asking him to be my suitor." Hisui stated as she walked back into the castle, retreating to her chambers to cry her heart out.
~In the ball room~
"Ladies and gentlemen." Rarity stated, gaining everyone's attention, standing on the stage. "I appreciate you being patient for the next song, my husband and I have graciously decided to sing a song, dedicated to a certain special duo in the audience."
"Though it would seem they are running a little late, if I'm not mistaken." Lucifer stated scanning the crowd from his seat on the piano bench, spotting Amenadiel recording the performance as he requested, before spotting the duo, which wasn't hard, as the crowd parted, not wanting to be near Scythe. "Oh, there they are. Running a little late because of love making are we?"
"Lucifer. Your promise." Rarity said, as Scythe and Wendy blushed quite hard, and denied it hard.
"Right, sorry everyone, old habits die hard, and I gotta keep my word to try and not make any dirty jokes." Lucifer stated, apologizing. "Now, let's begin shall we?" Lucifer smiled before he began playing.
(Que Music… Beauty and the Beast: Ariana Grande-{Rarity}-John Legend-{Lucifer})
As Rarity began the opening verse to the song, Scythe held out his hand for Wendy to take, to which she did, hesitantly, before they both went out to the dancefloor, to where they began to slow dance.
"You know, I'm not much of a dancer." Scythe exclaimed as they began to do the dance from the movie this song came from.
"Neither am I, but it seems we're both quite good at replicating dances." Wendy smiled as she continued to dance with Scythe. "A lot of people are staring at us, are you feeling comfortable with this?"
"I'll be fine. Not the first time I've been known as a freak and it probably won't be the last." Scythe smiled taking Wendy in for the waltz portion of the dance. "So how many times did you watch the movie in order to be this good at mimicking the dance?"
"Quite a lot." Wendy smiled with a light blush. "What about you?"
"My mom gave me a crash course in the dance, and made me watch the movie before we left for the train station." Scythe exclaimed.
"Must have been some crash course." Wendy smiled.
As the song neared its end, King Toma was watching them dance from his balcony, a concerned look on his face.
'Where is Hisui, she's missing out on all the fun.' He contemplated.
(End Song…)
"Arcadios." Toma said to the knight standing behind his throne. "I'm going to go check on Hisui, please stay here as I do so."
"Understood sire." Arcadios exclaimed as Toma walked off, reaching his daughter's chambers within minutes.
"Hisui, sweetheart are you in there?" Toma questioned knocking on the door.
"Go away." Hisui said, sounding sad.
"Hisui darling what's wrong?" Toma asked.
"I don't want to talk about it." Hisui stated.
"Sweetheart I'm your father, you can talk to me if you have a problem." Toma stated.
There was a moment of silence, before the door opened, and Toma walked in, finding Hisui lying on her bed with her Cainus Minor hopping up on the mattress.
"Sweetheart, what's the problem?" Toma questioned, noticing his daughter's tear stained face.
"He chose someone else." Hisui stated, burying her face into her pillow.
"Who chose someone else dear?" Toma asked sitting on her bed.
"Scythe. He chose that blue haired girl he's probably dancing with right now. I heard him ask her out on a date." Hisui exclaimed as her Cainus Minor brought over a box of chocolates.
"Ah, I see what the problem is. You were hoping to express your feelings to that young man, and have him return those feelings in the same way, am I wrong?" Toma questioned. Hisui's silence was all the answer he needed, as she started stuffing her face with chocolates. "Hisui, love is a complicated thing. What you felt as love, was probably nothing more than an intense admiration for the young man and his power. You've literally known him for only a couple hours. While the girl he's with, has probably known him much, much longer."
"But it's not fair. Why'd he have to choose her instead of me? I'm royalty, I'm a princess, isn't it every man's dream to marry a princess?" Hisui questioned.
"I don't think it's every man's dream."
Hisui and Toma turned around to see Scythe standing there, with a sympathetic look on his face.
"Pardon the intrusion your majesty, I was hoping I could have a conversation with Princess Hisui while here at the party. But hearing this, I think it's best if I clear the air a bit." Scythe sighed.
"Alright, I'll leave you to handle it Scythe, but if my daughter is hurt whatsoever, physically or otherwise, it's your head." Toma stated.
"Understood sir." Scythe exclaimed as Toma left, leaving the two teens to their talk. "So, you were hoping to choose me to be your suitor?"
"What's it matter anyways? You chose that blue haired girl you brought." Hisui exclaimed as her Cainus Minor brought another box of chocolates.
"Princess, I know you must be hurting right now. But your father is correct, I've only met you once, and that was only for a few minutes before I had to leave to save my mother." Scythe stated.
"What is it that girl has that I don't? I have larger breasts with a cute caboose to match, I have money, I have power, I have beauty; I have everything a man could want in a girl." Hisui exclaimed.
"Do you honestly think, those are the only attributes an honest guy like me looks for in a girl?" Scythe questioned, catching Hisui off guard. "Hisui, you are beautiful yes, and maybe if I hadn't have met Wendy, then I probably would have wound up asking you out on a proper date. But I've already made up my mind, I'm sorry. What I look for in a girl, isn't just good looks, I also look for a girl who has a big heart, who is compassionate, kind, selfless, smart, funny, and most of all, I look for a girl who doesn't rely on any fancy titles, just to keep herself safe."
Hisui looked distraught, and tucked her legs into her chest, sitting in the fetal position on her bed.
"But, I'm all of those things to." Hisui stated.
"You are, but you rely on the power you're given, to take you places, not the power you've earned. Someday, you'll find someone who's right for you, and you'll be happier with them, than you could ever be, with me." Scythe exclaimed exiting Hisui's room, leaving her alone with her thoughts and what he had said.
~Elsewhere~
"Oh, I guess I shouldn't have had two more glasses of Champaign." Rarity sighed, exiting one of the stalls in the ladies room, only to find Wendy, who jumped back a bit, he hands glowing with raw magic power before they stopped. "Darling, what are you doing in here?"
"Well, I was trying out something Miia told me would work for stimulating breast growth since she used it to get to the size she's at now." Wendy exclaimed. "She told me using raw magic energy to massage my breasts with, would stimulate growth better."
"Why on earth would you do that?" Rarity asked washing her hands.
"Well, I'm worried Scythe might leave me because I have small breasts." Wendy stated, a little upset. "I heard him talking with Princess Hisui, and she said something that kinda bothered me."
"Oh Darling, come here." Rarity exclaimed bringing her in for a hug. "Now you listen here, a woman's body is her temple, you shouldn't go making changes just because you want to seem appealing to a guy you might not have a future with. If you want to change who you are for you, then go for it. But if you're changing yourself because you want to seem more appealing to the public eye, then get that notion out of your head."
"But, what if Scythe decides he's had enough of me because I'm flat as a board?" Wendy questioned.
"Then he never truly loved you for you. But I can assure you he's not like that, I can tell, just from my short interactions with him, that he doesn't care whether you're an A-Cup, or a plus sized G-Cup. The way he acts around you, the way he talks to you. He's infatuated with who you are, and I doubt that's gonna change if you grow a few cup sizes or not." Rarity smiled. "But if you do, and I'm sure you will, come to me and I'll custom make you some lacey bras for seducing Scythe with."
"Oh my." Wendy stated, as her face went red, imagining herself seducing Scythe with a larger chest.
"Now, get out there, and enjoy your time, your man is waiting." Rarity smiled.
~Sometime Later~
"Man, it feels so good not to be stuck in that form anymore." Scythe sighed as he and Wendy entered their hotel, followed shortly by Lucifer and Rarity.
"I'll admit, you do look cuter when not looking like a beast, but you do look a little more rugged when you're a beast." Wendy smiled, her words slurred a bit.
"Okay Wendy, how much did you have to drink?" Scythe asked as she leaned against him with a dizzy look on her face.
"I only had a few (hic) glasses." Wendy stated.
"More like a few bottles really." Lucifer exclaimed as Rarity was giggling at Wendy being such a light weight.
"In reality, she actually only had three glasses of Champaign." Rarity smiled. "Guess she doesn't have the kind of alcohol resistance you have."
"That's because she doesn't have an element that can burn the alcohol away instantly. She's a Sky Dragonslayer, not a fire, lightning, or lava, Dragonslayer." Scythe stated helping Wendy into the elevator.
"Yes well, I suppose this is the time to ask her again." Lucifer stated. "Wendy, what is it you desire now that you've confessed to Scythe about how you feel?"
"I want him to destroy me with the monster between his…"
"Okay we get it darling." Rarity stated stopping Wendy from finishing that sentence. "How does she even know the size of your um…"
"Equipment?" Scythe questioned.
"For a lack of better words, yes." Lucifer exclaimed seeing the blush on his wife's face. "That question was rather easy, I didn't even have to use my skills to get her to admit what she wanted."
"Well, we share the same hotel room, so when I finished in the shower, Wendy accidentally walked in on me before I could grab the towel to dry off with." Scythe exclaimed.
"So she caught a sneak peek at your equipment then huh?" Lucifer questioned with a sly smile.
"No, I know what you're thinking, but I'm not going to take advantage of Wendy while she's drunk." Scythe stated before Wendy passed out and fell into his arms, snoring lightly. "That would be morally wrong, and I wouldn't be able to live with myself for doing something so dirty to someone who's unaware of her current surroundings." Scythe exclaimed as he took Wendy into his arms, bridal style.
"Oh, such a gentleman you are, Wendy sure is lucky to have you." Rarity smiled.
"Indeed, quite the knight in shining armor aren't you?" Lucifer said, smiling the same as his wife as both groups reached their floor.
"Now remember we have an early train to catch in the morning, so try and make it to the train station on time, we don't wanna explain to Mira that you both are late getting home due to sleeping in. She might get the wrong impressions." Rarity exclaimed as they went to their rooms.
"Alright." Scythe exclaimed before carrying Wendy to their shared room, opening the door just as Wendy woke up.
"Oh, Scythe are you being naughty?" Wendy smiled, still obviously drunk.
"No Wendy. I'm just putting you to bed, then I'm going to get some sleep myself, it's two in the morning." Scythe exclaimed as Wendy stood up on wobbly legs walking into the room. "So we should really be getting some sleep, so we don't miss the train tomorrow."
"Oh shut up and kiss me already." Wendy stated grabbing Scythe by the collar of his shirt and dragging him in the room, the door closing behind him.
A/N: Hi F.M.D here.
Now I know what some of you might be thinking about this chapter, but I can assure you, my intentions with this chapter were purely supportive. So I want to take this opportunity to say something about how we view each other.
Time and again, I have seen friends of mine, change who they are, because they were told to do so by either their boy/girlfriend because they don't like the way their partner looks. I wrote this chapter to send a message, that it shouldn't matter what others think of us, we should be happy with who we are, no matter what others say or do to shame us.
We shouldn't have to change, just to match what society thinks of us, we are beautiful the way we are, and if we do change, then it should be because we want to, not because we're told to. If you want to change yourself, then do it for yourself. I can assure you, if you change because you want try and impress someone, you're only going to end up with a lot of heartache in the end. So stand up, be proud of who you are, and don't let others define who you should be, or who you can be.
F.M.D signing out: Listen to This is Me-The Greatest Showman-Remastered.