AN: Hey all! Sorry for the late post, I was moving today and am currently functioning on three hours of sleep. But alas, the chapter is here! Enjoy guys and see you all Tuesday! :) Cheers!

This little discussion was not going the way she had intended. She had gotten why they had been discovered in heaven, but Alastor had yet to pay for such a move. And now her husband was here too, only stirring up more questions. He had secrets of his own and it seemed he had taken a sudden interest in her pet. The two seemed to be plotting and she couldn't seem to figure out what for. A long tired sigh escaped her.

"Why are you here?"

"Well it turns out the Seraphim didn't like that you made it up there. Now I'm involved."

"Oh joy." She said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

"I need to know how you got up there. And just because I'm curious, why him?" He didn't hide the disdain in his tone at the end.

She laughed. "That's a secret I don't intend on sharing. As for why him? He's the perfect little puppet. Strong enough to do what was needed, chaotic enough to not be questioned and keeps his mouth shut."

Lucifer's eyes turned to the sinner, who was sitting quietly probably hoping the two would forget about him being there. He raised an eyebrow before turning Liliths attention to Alastor. He wanted to make her aware that she wasn't the only one that could get answers.

"How'd she do it?"

Lilith's eyes narrowed. "No, Alastor-"

"She made a deal-

"-Don't you dare, I forbid-

"- with an angel named-"

"-you from speaking."

-Micheal."

There was a moment of silence and for once since he had arrived, Alastor looked smug. He apparently approved of what the King had done. The thought pulled a smug grin to his face too.

"So Micheal made a deal with you? For what?"

"None of your business," she hissed.

His eyes moved back to Alastor.

"Don't you dare." Lilith warned.

Lucifer shrugged. "He can't lie. Doesn't matter who's asking the questions. Double edged sword isn't it?"

She waved him off. "Say what you need and be gone. I need to remind someone who they're dealing with." Her eyes turned dangerously toward the sinner.

"I need to know how you got to heaven and ensure you aren't going back up."

Lilith leaned back with an annoyed sigh, crossing a leg in front of her. "You're brother invited me. That's all you're going to get. As for going back, I can't very much show my face up there now can I? Someone ruined it for me." Her gaze turned sharp, directed at the overlord.

"Lilith," He warned.

"Yes, yes, I won't be heading up there, you have my word. Perhaps when this dies down in a few centuries I may try again, but as it sits I am stuck here. Much to my displeasure," She muttered.

He knew Lilith's word wasn't always trustworthy, but the annoyed look meant she was indeed stuck and she wasn't happy about it. For now she was being honest.

"Good. Now I'll be taking Alastor and going back to the hotel."

Lilith chuckled, shaking her head an amused expression on her face as she stared at her husband. "You will do no such thing. I still own him, he is mine to do with as I wish."

"He still works for Charlie, so he'll need to go back to the hotel."

"I don't think he will. He was only there because I ordered him to be. She has you now to look after that dreadful place. He's no longer needed there so I think I'll keep him here to keep me entertained." Her glare returned to the sinner, though Alastor knew what she meant by 'entertainment.'

"You're going to have to cut your deal. I need him."

Lilith scoffed. "And you think because you asked so nicely I'll just hand him over? No. I'm afraid this is something we won't be sharing, love. Now leave."

Lucifer was unable to hide the shiver that slithered down his spine at the endearing term. It had been decades since he had heard such softness from her and had the situation been anything but this he may have gotten down onto his knees before begging for her to stay and try working their relationship back together. He had missed her dearly and he would be lying if he thought this whole encounter had been anything but difficult.

He caught Alastor's side eye, but the sinner said nothing, no remark, no snarky comment. He was a dog forced to heel. The thought would have brought him some pleasure if he didn't need the stupid deer. Why did it have to be him? Of all the sinners in Hell it just had to be the one that had been a thorn in his side since he met the stupid smiling face.

"Alright you want answers, ask me."

Lilith laughed. "I'm not a fool. You can lie through your teeth without batting an eye. You'll have to do better than that."

Alastor leaned forward, eyes carefully darting between Hell's monarchs. He had seen enough to know there was something Lucifer was planning and it clearly involved him. He may not like the man but if it got him away from Lilith then the two could better discuss breaking his chain. He would need a lot more, and based on the annoyed look the king kept giving him, he needed the sinner free. This was something he could use to his advantage; he just needed the right angle and what better way to do it than to pit them against each other.

"Perhaps we make this interesting. A little wager perhaps?"

"You have nothing to wager with. I own you."

To make her point the gold chain pulled at his neck, not enough to pull him from his seat but it did pull him forward.

He swallowed thickly trying to move a little further back from Lilith. "You both seem to require my company, which I must say is quite a compliment." His grin pulled higher. "So perhaps you make a little wager. Whoever wins, decides what will be done with me." He steepled his finger in front of him.

"You think Lucifer has anything to offer? No. I will not wager you, pet."

Lucifer's eye caught Alastors for a nanosecond and his grin grew. He nodded to himself turning back to Lilith with his arms across his chest. Alastor was trying to pull on Lilith's competitive nature. He knew that side of her well. He could do that.

"Afraid you're going to lose him?"

Her eyes narrowed. "You think me stupid? I know you two are in league with each other."

Lucifer gestured to the deer. "Why not ask him? He'll tell you everything."

Lilith eyed her husband carefully. "Alastor, what are you two scheming together?"

"Nothing. I refuse to work with the oafish buffoon."

The king rolled his eyes at the childish name calling. "The feelings mutual pal," he replied coldly.

"So then what are you hoping for?"

"For you to lose," the sinner replied like it was obvious.

"And yet you just admitted you want nothing to do with Lucifer, so why would you subject yourself to any more time in his presence?"

To the room's surprise Alastor chuckled. "My queen, I have had the pleasure of having a small break from your rein, and the value of that opportunity again is insurmountable."

Lilith's eyes turned dark. "My game, my way."

Alastor's eat twitched at the words, and their eerie familiarity. He was in a…compromised position the last time he heard them, and the choice of the same words here might have sent an uncomfortable chill up his spine.

"Lady's choice of course."

Her eyes never left Lucifers as she called over her shoulder. "Simon! I'll take that glass of wine now, and my husband will be joining me."

Both men had their eyes widen in surprise as the door burst open and the mole sinner sprinted in with the bottle and two more glasses before filling them and handing them out. He was just about to leave before Lilith stopped him.

"His too." She gestured to the empty glass next to Alastor. He knew better than to argue, he wasn't going to have a choice anyway.

Simon filled it, though only a third full, unlike the full glasses he poured for the king and queen. When he was done Lilith waved him away. "Leave us. And lock the door. I don't want to be disturbed."

Simon bowed low to the king first then to the queen before quickly hurrying from the room. The soft click of the door being locked echoing in the room that had fallen back into silence. Lilith lightly swirled her glass before taking a small sip, her smiling pulling high accompanied with a hum of satisfaction.

"Now since we're playing for Alastor's soul, I think-"

Alastor stiffened, smile tightening. "That was not the terms of this agreement."

She waved him down. "We all know the only reason you want to be alone with Lucifer is so you can discuss breaking my contract, so that's the real wager here isn't it? No need for the petty attempt of deception, I expected complete honesty, but it seems it's wearing out of your system. Now are you going to take it willingly or will I have to make you?"

Alastor's eyes narrowed but didn't wait to be asked downing the glass of wine. He didn't even taste it, a shameful waste, but he was too irate to care.

"You better hope I don't win. You have a lot to answer for. I'd be careful how you act from here on."

Lilith turned her gaze to her husband who had yet to take a sip, waiting to see what her next move was.

"Now before I was interrupted, since we are playing for Alastor's soul, I think it fitting the one who knows him best, be the one to take him."

Lucifer looked from Alastor to his wife with an incredulous look. "You want to know who knows Alastor best?"

He was screwed. He didn't know anything about Alastor. He avoided the guy as best he could. Surely Lilith didn't fare much better? She probably knew the two didn't get along. How the hell was he going to win this? And with Alastor now forced to speak the truth he had no hope. Alastor didn't seem to look as hopeful either. Well… shit.

Lilith smirked, looking pleased with herself, taking a large sip from her wine. "What? No cocky come back?"

While it wasn't ideal, it wasn't likely Lilith would kill Alastor. He could wait a weeks time, though he wasn't too sure if the sinner would be allowed near the hotel afterwards. Something he would just have to deal with. Whatever damage Lilith did, Alastor would eventually heal from, it just pushed the timings back a bit. Not great but he didn't have much of a choice. He was likely going to lose.

Lilith hummed to herself in satisfaction knowing the lack of response meant she was correct. "Now that we are all in understanding shall we start?" She gestured for Lucifer to drink and he reluctantly put the glass to his lips. This was going to be a delightful nightmare, how exciting.

"We'll start easy; favourite colour."

It seemed obvious to Lucifer that it would be red. The man hardly wore anything else, he even had Ellen in red a lot of the time. It may be because it was a nice colour on her but he knew it wasn't her favourite colour. So maybe it was Alastor pushing his wants. Was he overthinking this?

"Red?"

Alastor nodded. "It is."

Lucifer let out a breath. If this was supposed to be easy he was in trouble. He took a sip of his wine thinking about everything he could possibly pull from his mind about the Radio Demon. Was there something he could remember from the conversations he had with Ellen? Darn his terrible memory.

"Okay. How'd he get Ellen to agree to marriage."

Lilith raised an eyebrow. "You don't know that."

He remained silent and she rolled her eyes before answering, "Honeyed words likely. She was tricked into it."

Alastors eyes drifted to the king. He knew there was no way the king knew, he had ensured Ellen kept it silent. She mentioned he may have figured out beforehand that it was the two of them he would be joining, but the full reasoning was never discussed, not to either of them.

Lucifer nodded confidently. Ellen had assured him she knew what she was doing, and now that he knew she had acquired his soul during the contract he was confident in his answer. "She wasn't tricked. She loved him."

Both turned to Alastor waiting for the answer. His cheeks heated realizing what he was now going to be stuck admitting. If only it was that simple. He didn't like this game.

"She wasn't tricked, she agreed willingly. Though it was more so because I-" He really tried swallowing the words but it was no use. "-marked her during a rut."

Lilith leaned back laughing. "You dog! You wouldn't dishonour her out of wedlock, so you had to marry her. You really are a gentleman." She shook her head amused.

Lucifer just stared at the sinner, mouth agape. "You marked her?!"

Alastor wasn't sure what reaction was worse. Maybe he could blame the colour in his cheeks to the wine. No, he couldn't even lie about it right now. He was starting to think maybe he should have been less hard on Ellen when she turned up tipsy on this stuff.

"Not intentionally obviously," he muttered, his ears pinning back as he turned his face away hoping to hide the heat that had blossomed on his face. He had told Ellen he didn't regret anything, he was starting to think he may regret suggesting this inane game. Win or lose, Lilith was getting her 'entertainment', her payback.

"So you didn't realize the marriage could get you out of my contract until after. That's why you said you had help."

Alastor nodded, still avoiding eye contact. He was starting to wish he hadn't downed his glass of wine in one go, he had nothing to delay his answers now. "She mentioned marriage being a contract, from there I found out I could use it to get out of yours."

Lilith sighed, wiping a few tears from her eyes. "Well, I guess we're still one-nothing."

"I believe Lucifer gets that last one, he was right to some extent. I may not have had feelings for her, but she made it clear she did at that time."

"Fine. I won't be playing nice from here on. Biggest weakness."

Had he been asked a few months ago he probably would have a harder time finding an answer. Now he was certain he had an answer even Lilith wouldn't know. He may not know the man well, but he knew there was one thing, one person that could make the demon do anything, he was at their mercy, even now he still was. The cause of this whole mess.

"Ellen."

Alastor's gaze shot to the king. He didn't actually think that was the answer did he? Was that the right answer? He had admitted to himself a few times, though it wasn't a real weakness was it? He was pulled from his thoughts at Lilith's cackling. She doubled over.

"You are a hopeless little man. A woman may be your weakness Lucifer but not Alastor. He is incapable of love, even that silly mortal couldn't seem to see it. His weakness is his need for power and to be seen as powerful."

"It could be Ellen couldn't it?" Alastor shook his head unsure if he was certain.

"What?" Lilith sat up, certain Alastor was wrong.

Lucifer's breath caught in his throat. The idiot wasn't sure? "You don't know?"

A weakness yes, he could agree to that, but his biggest weakness, surely not. But he did trade his soul just to try and reconnect with her. It was a foolish thing to do, something he never would have considered yet he didn't even think about it for very long. Had he thought about it longer he may have thought about the mortal realm. In a way he had traded his soul for her twice. Would he trade his power to get her back? It seemed crazy to even think.

"I suppose it's possible," he said finally.

"I think you need a more confident answer."

As much as Lucifer knew Lilith only wanted to push this off to keep him from taking the point he couldn't really disagree. She let the other one go, it seemed fair to return the gesture.

"I think that's fair."

Lilith's smile pulled smug. "Why the gloves?"

Lucifer's face scrunched up. He hadn't really noticed Alastor wore gloves. Did he always wear them?

"Germaphobe?"

"He doesn't take care of his nails, doesn't want people seeing them."

"She would be correct."

Lucifer turned to think. He wasn't sure how much more he knew of the Radio Demon, and based on the smirk on Lilith's face she still had a few tricks up her sleeve.

"First kill."

Lilith rolled her eyes. "His father, I thought you were going to make this a challenge."

Alastor didn't bother replying, just nodded.

She leaned back taking another sip of wine, her glass now two-thirds empty.

"Let's see," she sighed, taking a moment to think. After a few minutes a wicked grin pulled across her lips "You liked that that mortal was a screamer in bed didn't you?"

Lucifer shouldn't have taken another sip when he did, it now sprayed over the carpet from the sudden change in topic. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve coughing.

"I don't think we need to go into that part of-"

"It's information concerning Alastor is it not?"

The devil turned to the overlord and it seemed he too felt this was not something to be discussed. Alastor was a private person, this was definitely not something he would have ever discussed. Was it something she got from Ellen? That seemed like cheating. Though he supposed in Hell it was hard to find those that didn't.

"It's fifty-fifty, the best odds you'll get," Lilith urged.

Despite the subject matter not pertaining to him, Lucifer's cheeks glowed gold. He didn't even want to think about it. The poor sinner wasn't fairing much better, his cheeks now crimson.

"No?" Lucifer really hoped that was the answer, he didn't want to know.

Lilith chuckled, taking a sip of her wine. "We never discussed it but I know a woman that can't hold her tongue, doesn't hold her screams either. Not a problem when listening to someone scream your name in that way gets you off, right Alastor?"

Alastor shifted uncomfortably, his whole face glowing the colour of his hair. "Her majesty is correct."

"Okay that's enough, I don't want to know this." Lucifer shook his head holding a hand up to stop the conversation if not for the sake of the sinner than for himself. This was not a topic he wanted to continue with.

"You're free to forfeit if you like," Lilith responded indifferently. "Or I suppose we concluded our little game here. If I've counted correctly we are three and two."

"No, not yet."

Lilith's smile turned smug behind her wine glass. Normally he would concede, so it meant he needed the sinner for something, and the talk of breaking her contract meant it was an important role. She didn't think he'd win, but she could continue tormenting Alastor.

"Very well, first to four then. Luci?"

He nodded, but his eyes darted to the sinner, who still couldn't seem to meet anyone's eyes.

"Alastor's job at the hotel?"

Lilith let out an annoyed sigh. " I don't know, bellboy?"

It was Lucifer's turn to burst out laughing and after seeing Alastor's disgruntled look, he doubled over.

The overlord didn't bother waiting for the king to finish laughing, responding flatly, "Facility manager."

"Hmm. No wonder the place isn't doing well." She leaned forward glaring at Alastor mischievously. "I believe we are at a tiebreaker. Go ahead Luci, pick a good one."

Lucifer swallowed thickly. It was close enough to have a fighting chance. He needed a question to stump his wife. He didn't think he had one. Not one that didn't reveal too much at least. He didn't really have much of a choice it seemed.

"How did he and Ellen conceive their son?"

Alastor glared at the king of hell, a low growl slipping from him. There was no way he knew that. It wasn't possible. Heck not even he or Ellen had figured out how it was possible. Ellen had been bound to secrecy; the privacy clause of their contract should have kept that information confidential. This only gave up the knowledge that he had a son. Something he was hoping to keep quiet.

Lilith's eyes slowly moved to Alastor. "Well isn't this interesting?"

"You really are a idiotic clown," Alastor chided.

"Are you saying you don't know how it happened? Ellen figured it out."

Alastor remained quiet. If anyone were to figure it out, it would be her. Though the fact she hadn't shared that knowledge didn't set well with him.

Lilith giggled to herself. "I'll concede if you can go into details."

"I don't know what you think you know, but don't you dare. I will skin you alive," the sinner threatened.

"It was the rope."

Alastor paused, letting his thoughts connect the dots. His cheeks turned pink when he realized what that insinuated. No, he couldn't possibly know that… the longer he sat with it the more it made sense. Of course Ellen would have figured it out, but only if she was asked to figure it out, which meant- He turned to glare at Lucifer.

"Your little secretive conversation. That was it wasn't it?"

"It was. Like I said, she was far easier to talk to about it. I needed to make sure it wasn't repeatable." He raised his hands in surrender already knowing what the demon would ask next. "No, there were no details discussed, she went into it explaining the topic would be very limited, thanks to that contract you guys had."

"And the rope is important because?"

Lilith was going to fish for every detail she could get.

"It was angelic, I don't know how she got it though," Lucifer answered.

Lilith's eyes shot up realizing what that insinuated, her head turning to the Radio Demon with an expression of pure malice. "She had you wrapped around her little finger tighter than I thought. She tied you down didn't she?"

Based on the look of hatred sent her way, she knew she was right, but she enjoyed the 'yes' that was replied through grit teeth. Lilith pushed to her feet, moving toward the door. "Well aren't you full of surprises? So where is this child?"

"The mortal realm." Neither man could lie, it was sure to come out at some point.

It was almost indistinguishable but Lilith paused for a second. "Well I suppose that's why you need Alastor." She looked over her shoulder at her husband. "Very well, but I am not going to break that contract. If he wants his kid bad enough then he starts from scratch upon his return." She moved to the door knocking twice and there was a click as it was unlocked.

"I wonder how long you'll last before you come crawling back for power, Alastor. I guess we'll find out won't we?"

She paused, turning back to the room. "Oh and Alastor, when you return with your son, do stop by for a visit. I'd very much like to meet him. That's your last order from me. For now."

She turned and left the two men staring after her.