Saving Lucifer

Breaking Family

Standing in front of the little house with the red door, I dropped both of their hands and walked up onto the porch. Turning around, I waited for the two celestial brothers to stop glaring at one another before they joined me.

Lucifer opened the front door, allowing Gabriel and I to walk through, first. He guided us over to a different corner of the room this time. The little girl was awake and the second she set eyes on Lucifer, she began giggling and reaching for him. Lucifer's smile grew bigger than I had ever seen. Genuine, too. Glancing over at Gabriel, I could tell he was shocked to see Lucifer this way.

Now holding the little girl in his arms, bouncing her, he turned to face Gabriel and me. Her eyes rested on Gabriel; they glowed a dark orange glow. I heard Gabriel's voice catch in his throat. He stepped closer to Lucifer, who took a guarded step back.

"That's close enough, brother." Lucifer scolded, holding the little girl closer to his chest now.

"I need to know she's real, I won't hurt her." Gabriel promised.

I stepped in between the two brothers. Placing my hand on Lucifer's arm and a hand on Gabriel's chest, I began to talk.

"No one is going to hurt anyone here. The goal today is to get someone to back me in giving you what you need." I was focused on Lucifer as I spoke.

Lucifer stared into my eyes questioningly for a moment. He was searching, I could tell. Once he was satisfied with finding now malintent, he let his guard down and turned his body so Gabriel could see the child.

Gabriel stepped beside me, he reached out and placed his palm on top of her head. I tilted my head curiously as I watched the exchange between him and the child. The little girl was looking up at Gabriel smiling. When he retracted his arm, he glanced over to me and nodded.

"I'll be waiting outside."

Looking back to Lucifer confused, I asked,

"What just happened?"

"Pretty sure he read her thoughts as I did with you. Only I had to break into your mind to do so."

"Oh."

"If this were any other circumstance..." he gritted his teeth together as he stared at the now-closed front door.

"Lucifer, if you want my help, you're going to have to work with me. With us."

He placed the child back into her playpen and followed me out of the house. Gabriel was walking around the front yard, no doubt scoping the place as I did the first time I was here.

"What do you mean by that, Angel?" Lucifer caught my arm stopping me from descending the stairs.

Looking back at him, down to my arm in his hand, and yanking it free I said,

"You're going to have to change. If you're ever freed from the Nothing, you have to vow to never invoke evil upon anyone ever again.

Lucifer's eyes bore into mine. I could feel his energy pushing into my head.

"Read my mind all you want; I will open it to you. The only thing you will find is exactly what I have told you."

"Don't you dare open yourself to him. That will allow him in any time he wishes." Gabriel was now in front of us.

"If that's what it takes to save this little girl and get him to give his word on never purposely hurting anyone ever again, so be it."

I turned back to Lucifer lowering my head to him. He placed a hand on either side as I closed my eyes and cleared my mind.