King Death

Chapter 13

Mara's POV

The end of the day had soon come and the sky had turned its beautiful hues of purple, blue and pink. The sun was setting over the trees and there was a slight breeze in the air that made things so comforting. All of our feet were hurting and we decided to rest for the night under a willow tree that held dead branches that arched down as a shelter and a hiding spot.

Lucifer sat against the tree and patted the ground between his legs. I walked over and sat between his legs where he gently moved my hair from behind my back and in front of me.

He kissed the top of my head and spoke so that only I could hear him.

Lucifer has always been very private with our love but he isn't ashamed either. He just would rather our intimate time be our own and nobody else's.

"Did you want me to start re dreading your hair?" He asked in a quiet tone as he ran his fingers through slowly.

I nodded my head and leaned my head back against his chest to meet his amber gaze.

I relaxed even more as he began rubbing my shoulders to allow me to relax.

Once I was completely relaxed he began quietly humming songs we used to listen to as teenagers.

While he hummed he quietly began singing in quiet low tones in order to ease my nerves as he began slowly making dread knots at the top of my head.

The words were soothing and beautiful as I closed my eyes and focused on nothing but his smooth words.

"within the blue she flew, her sorrows would subdue. Eyes honey and dew. The sky was new but dark. Alone to embark. The stars come out to play, within her eyes astray, until the arms of day, her sadness will decay, whispers from the moon, kisses within June, spirited away, within the months of may, the wind within her hair, dancing without a care, soon the dark returns, where her soul it yearns, but than the stars they shine, her beauty they define"

His voice was like honey and mixed with the warmth of his body, I was in total bliss with him.

Even when the moon was high in the sky, he stayed awake throughout the light gently working at my hair and casually massaging the knots from the back and neck.

Lucifer is more of a night owl never wanting to sleep but only watch the still of night.

For a moment I opened my eyes only slightly to see that everything was dark and our whole family of friends were sound asleep. Lauren slept as a little spoon next to zero and their hands were enter locked with his in a tight embrace. Drake slept away from everybody else as far as possible and Athan and Heaven slept under his trench coat sleeping face to face. I glanced up at Lucifer for only a second and his amber eyes instantly glanced down at me.

He whispered so softly that if it wasn't night, I wouldn't be able to hear him.

"Why are you still awake?"

"I'm not awake, why are you still awake"

He closed his eyes and laid his head against the tree.

"I'm not, go back to sleep please"

I rested my head against his chest and listened to the sound of his slow breaths.

"Lucy?" I said softly.

"Mmm?" He questioned in a soft hum

"What caused Zero to have PTSD so bad?"

He was silent for a while but never quite answered my question in full.

"Innocent souls were killed under his supervision, there wasn't much he could do about it and he feels guilty" was all he said before he brought his hand over my face, gently shutting my eyes with his fingers.

"Please don't go asking Zero what happened tho darling, it's a very sensitive topic and can stir up a lot of emotions" he said as I felt his eyes looking down at me.

"I won't"

"As a matter of fact, I want you to promise me that you won't ask Zero what happened" he said in a more serious but gentle tone.

"I promise" I said, and I meant it.

"Good, now please go back to sleep" he said with what I knew was a loving smile.