Chapter 15

You sighed pressing your hand to your forehead. Maybe it was nothing... nothing at all. Just Alastor's shadow or yours... and your frayed nerves. You where just tired... yeah... that's it... though that didn't stop you from looking around frantically, seeing nothing, but the castle hallway, that seemed endless. Despite you trying in earnest to talk yourself out your paranoia, a shiver still slid up your back... it was a nagging feeling... one that didn't want to entirely go away...

You shook your head and took a deep breath. This castle... was so large and such a maze, you didn't know how Bastian found his way around, heck how did you in your past life? And who knew about everything that happened here? Could have happen here?... maybe it was an energy residue? Just a phantom?... you shook your head and continued down the hallway, catching up to your group.

It didn't seem like such a long way to go before you were in front of your bedroom. The doors mimicked your sister's, though the hallway to your room seemed like an older section of the castle. Despite the weird incident from before, you smiled. This was going to help, you would start to remember more and cope with your new reality better, you hoped. Bastian walked ahead of you and unlocked the ornate golden old double doors.

The room was beautiful and large. Dark Sodalite marble spanned the walls with white and gold baseboards and moldings. The floors were a large subway tile in a mix of Calacatta Gold marble with Sodalite marble interspersed in a beautiful pattern. The room was spotless despite not being in use. The layout mimicked your sister's mostly, though all the furniture was white and black, lined in gold accent and was in a Victorian style and feel.

You stepped forward into your room in a state of awe. This used to be your bedroom?! You use to live here?! This room is huge, just like your sisters! Your grin only widen as you walked over to your bed and ran your fingers along it's luxurious black/gold/white comforter.

You let out a gasp when a intense headache took over your senses, coming on out of the blue. You groaned and pressed your hand to your forehead. Along with the headache was a sudden rush of memories pressing into your mind all at once, vying for your attention.

One such rush of memories being of you playing with your father and mother in this very room throughout your childhood. You'd only occasionally see Alabastien. He was always to busy with the kingdom. But you loved it when he would come anyway. It was always a treat.

You began to remember your many tutors, the ones that taught you so much. The information was so intense that it only came back to you in a maze like jumble. You remember one of your tutors. A old loveable grumpy man. He was medium height with a trim gray beard and a curly mass of hair. He had tan skin and piecing blue/gray eyes with white sclera's. He almost looked human, but for a set of black short horns. His name... was Albert.

Oh and that strict short woman, that you didn't like much. She had pitch black curly hair and golden brown eyes with black sclera's. Her skin was a dark gray. She was pretty, but deceptive. She seemed nice, but... on the inside... it was to be desired... what was her name? Beth.

One of the last tutors that came to mind was a slim tall Owl like man. He had gray feathers that faded to dark blue at the end his tail feathers and at the top of his head. His face was white and the tip of his beak was black. He had four bright red eyes that seemed to glow. He acted like an odd uncle of sorts towards you, but was always kind. Was his name... Stolas? That seemed right. You missed him the most of all.

The last one you remember being tutored by was a woman, she tutored you on how to be a proper lady. She was an older stern woman with fiery red hair with cat ears. She had silver eyes and black sclera's and her face was beautiful and angelic. She was tall, with light gray skin and silver ram like horns. Bastian would usually come with her, to keep you in line. What was her name... Sandra! You remember how you didn't like her in the beginning, but soon came to love her as you got older. She was like a second mother... what happened to her?

From what you could remember so far, you had quite a good life, one filled with love... but a gruesome end... nevertheless. You smiled, looking out onto the balcony, remembering when the sky was like earth's sky... blue. What had caused it to go red? You wondered...

You turned looking at Bastian, Charlie and Vaggie. "It's starting to come back... I remember you Bastian, I always thought of you as my uncle of sorts... oh how I used to annoy you! And I remember Albert, Beth, Stolas and Sandra... what happened to them all?" you said with a smile still on your face, though your eyes had a far away look to them. Bastian looked shocked, as if it was suddenly all to real for him.

"I remember what happened to Stolas, he had come at the behest of his father, Paimon. He wanted his son to guide such a promising youth. He did what his father bid and helped with your upbringing as one of your tutors, though he was one of your last tutors. His father was promoted to a prince of the Goetia Demons by Lucian after Alabastien's fall as King and your father's ascension. Now Stolas holds that title and is now the prince of the Goetia Demons, one of several princes. He is married to Stella and has a daughter called Octavia." he said pausing and stepping closer to you.

"Sandra didn't make it... I'm sorry, Y/N..." Bastian choked out, his stoic appearance fracturing, his eyes teary. "She died soon after you... she had run out with some guards to accompany her... to go and look for you and was killed along with the guards..." he finished with a shaky voice.

You shook your head in denial, you remember her like it was yesterday. Like you just saw her... even though that was far from the case. Your eyes teared up and soon a steady stream of tears came rolling down your face. Even though it was a past life... the wound was... is all to real...

You try to calm yourself down and went to go hug Bastian. He seems even more broken than you have ever seen him in any of your memories you have of him... he always seemed so stoic... even so... despite his trying. He didn't seem stoic anymore... just broken, though he's trying hard not to appear as such. He gently hugged you back, but quickly pulled away, taking several steps back. "They are done talking." Bastian announced, trying hard to place back his on stoic facade.

You saw out of the corner of your eye Charlie turning sharply towards the double doors you were facing. They opened with an almost silent creek. Alastor was by your side in a flash, brushing your tears from your eyes and kissing your cheeks. "Your father and mother have some things to talk to you and Charlie about, my dear." he said, making you look towards the doorway, seeing your parents in the entryway.

"Let's go to my office, my dears. Bastian, take Vaggie to the guest quarters." Lucifer said, hugging Lilith to his side. Smiling gently at you and Charlie. Bastian bowed and left with Vaggie in tow. You turned to Charlie who in turn looked at you, confusion written all over her face. "What's going on?" you blurted out, your face reflecting your sister's confusion as Alastor led you and Charlie towards your once parents, his arms around both yours and Charlie's shoulders.

"We just need to talk some things out, is all." Lilith answered this time, now hugging you and Charlie close to her chest. The world warped and flashed brightly. The room becoming Lucifer's office from before. Your mother didn't immediately let you go, holding you tightly, along with Charlie. Warm fractured memories of your mother started running through your mind. Making you tear up a little and rest your head on her shoulders, she hugged you tighter.

After a while passed, she let you two go. You turned to your right and saw a set of deep red and gold Victorian couches and chairs with golden trim surrounding a black glass coffee table, in a windowed room off of the main office. Alastor took your hand in his and led you to a couch to sit next to him. Charlie decided to sit next to you. She seemed just as nervous as you. Though that seemed odd to you.

Your parents sat across from you, Alastor and Charlie. "I know this is going to be sudden... for you all, but we have decided to... we want to do a blood ritual to rebind you to us as our daughter, Y/N." Lucifer spoke softly, intently looking into your eyes. You blushed, suddenly flustered at the prospect of being accentually... well literally royalty... again. With everything so far... it was almost to much to take in... heck with the memories of your past life family now embedded in you mind and the love you remember having for them...

You took a deep breath in "I would love to be part of this family again. How exactly does this binding work?" You spoke softly, looking at both of your parents and then Charlie. They looked shocked, as if in a daze. Like you would say no and run from the room in sudden denial of them as a whole. Charlie looked at you though with utter shock and joy and looked like she was about to hug you at any moment.

Your mother spoke this time "It involves drinking our blood from a special ritualistic chalice. Done in the middle of a special elaborate pentagram in the ritual room, your father has. You would be spiritually and physically bound to us and our linage once again. You would change... but you would retain some of the characteristic's you have now." Lilith said with a bright smile, her eyes seeming to glow.

"We shall do this tomorrow, on the day of your past life birthday, ironically enough. So we would like you to stay here tonight. Which brings up another topic..." he paused and looked at Alastor, then you "You will at the end of tomorrow be reinstated as the next in line to the throne... you were at the time going to wed Alabastien... before what happened. And would have been queen. And since we have taken over, it would be only right to give back to you what has been stolen." Lucian finished in a heavy tone.

Alastor drew a comforting arm around your shoulders and gave you a gentle squeeze. It was one thing to become part of their family once again, but to be the heir... you felt a little light headed... today just had to be a day of reckoning... not only did you learn the truth of your past and that you were to become part of their family again, but now... this...

You suddenly decided. "I... If I must..." you said in a shaky voice. Though the thought of ruling hell seemed like a daunting prospect, one you should have maybe thought of over more... before. But, you did have Alastor and your parents... it would be okay...

You looked at everyone around you and then towards Charlie. She seemed relieved, like the shackles had been taken off of her. Like she could suddenly breath. "Then it's settled! Let's convene in a couple of hours at dinner and then off to bed! Tomorrow will be a big day!" He said joyfully.

He seemed to pause and clapped his hands in a rhythmic fashion that caused his hands to glow a smoky gray. "Bastian!" he shouted. In a gray smoky light Bastian suddenly appeared next to Lucifer. He bowed, speaking. "Yes, my lord?"

"You will accompany Y/N and Alastor around the palace. Bring them back to the dining room when the time is right and then to Y/N bedroom. They will be staying the night." Lucifer informed him. Bastian continued to stay in a bowed state and replied "Yes, my lord." once again and went to stand by you and Alastor.

Charlie suddenly hugged you tightly. "Thank you! Not only do I have a sister, I can finally do what I want without the burden of being heir! You are a life saver! I'm going to go find Vaggie and tell her the news!" she said with joy, letting you go before getting up. Before she left the room, she turned back towards you "I need to get back to the hotel, but I will be back bright and ear-..."

She was suddenly interrupted by Lucifer, who was now standing right next to her, grasping her shoulders. "Charlie! You are needed for the ritual. Please stay here. It is a family event. Your presence will be needed just as much as your mother and me, make your calls you need to and then go find Vaggie. Okay?" he said firmly.

Charlie suddenly looked worried, but nodded "I guess the hotel can be left alone for a day or so... I'll just go and make those calls then." she said a little more jaded than before. Despite this though, she smiled brightly, waving her goodbyes and leaving the office.

You smiled at her retreating form, waiving goodbye in turn. You decided to get up as well, turning towards Alastor, who followed after you "So where would you like to go?" you asked looking up. He smiled his Cheshire cat smile, snaking his arm around your torso "I don't know. Do you want to go explore the castle more? Or go to the gardens?" he asked in turn, looking down at you.

"Hmm..."