A Devil of a Lover (Lucifer X Reader)

chapter 9: Hell's affects

(Lucifer's p.o.v.)
A few months had passed and (y/n) was finally up and aboabout. I went back to the human world and got her kitten. When I went back I saw her parents were home a filed a missing person's report. I was just happy I got out before the noticed me.

Jessbell hung around my shoulders, purring softly. I grown attached to this little, black fuzz ball, and she had gotten use to me in turn. (Y/n) smiled as I walked through the door to her room.
" Hey. You got Jess for me."
The black kitten jump off my shoulders and onto her new owner. My realm was affecting (y/n) now, thanks to all the time she had stayed her. Her eyes eyes were changing red and she had claws now.
" How are you feeling today?"
" Same a usual. The doctor said I need to be easy with how much I walk. He's got a schedule planned for me until I can walk without help again."

I expected that, the doctors did warn me that she may have to relearn to walk but at least it isn't as bad as I was figuring it would be.
" How charlie?"
".....Fine. she...doesn't know how to feel about you yet."
" Yeah, I figured that may happen. Don't worry, whatever happens, happens."
I nodded, giving her a smile.
" I guess so. I hope she'll come around though. But onto a different subject, it looks like he'll is changing you."
She nodded and looked at her claws hands.
" Yeah, it looks that way."
" Are you sure you don't want to go home?"
" Lucifer, I'm perfectly fine staying here. Besides, nothing will change up there if I go back."
I nodded, holding her hand.
" It just makes me a bit upset that you feel more safe here, in hell, rather than your home on Earth."
" I have some here who actually care about me."

Grinning, I held back a chuckle.
" Rest up. If you need me, just call."
She smiled that smile that I craved to see and gave me a nod. I was so scared I never see that smile again, scared her touch would turn ice cold.

I forced myself to leave her room and close the door. She needed rest, and she wouldn't get it if I stayed in there to keeo her awake. I headed back to my office, to get any form of work done. Struggling to keep my focus on my work, I received a call from Charlie.
" Hello?" I asked, answering the phone.
" Hey dad, it's me.....how is she?"
"...she's walking again, but she's being kept on a schedule til she can walk normally again....Charlie you know she doesn't blame you right?"
There was a brief silence for a moment before she answered.
" She had every right to."
" But she doesn't. Charlie, she isn't that type of person. Why don't you come spend some time with her?"
" I don't think I can face her yet dad. I want to hate her so bad that it hurts, but then I hate myself for feeling that way. I don't want to go on being unhappy, I could never ask her to leave her....I just wish we meant under better circumstances."
I chuckled, leaning back in my office chair.

" Trust me, dear. You're not the only one who feels that way. If it makes you feel any better, she's worried too."
" Why is she worried?"
" Charlie, she's scared you won't like her, so you two are in the same boat. Worried that the other won't like you." I smiled.
" Huh, guess so. I gotta go dad, I have some work that needs to be done."
" Right there with you."
We said our goodbyes and hung up. I forced myself to work for a few hours til I decided to check on her again.

When I walked into her room, she laid fast asleep, jessbell laying on her side. Once again, hell had done yet another trick and her hand down to her finger tips and calls had turned black. That blackness itself looked like ash mixed with jet black paint. I didnt know what kind of demon she would be. There were many demons in hell but none of them wpukd.look like she did, then again, she didn't die to come here either. She was brought her and was still living, so I guess I should've expected that. I walked over and Jessabell perked at the sounds on my steps. Chuckling, I shushed the feline quietly.
" Shhhh, Jess. Don't wake her."

She simply purred, clawing into my arms. I stood up and kissed her head while stroking her back. Her furr was gonna get all over me, but that would be the maids problem. I left the room with the kitten, who laid in my arms.
" Good cat."
She meowed, tapping my nose with her tiny paw. I chuckled, tickling her stomach as she playfully bit and clawed at my hand. Well, at the very least, having Jessbell here would keep my distracted.

" everything is gonna be fine...she's gonna be fine."
Once again, she meowed and dropped herself around my neck.

She's fine, Lucifer. You're just panicking and paranoid.

I walked to my room to get some sleep on my own. I didn't bother to changed and climbed right into bed, jessbell laying around my neck, purring as if she didn't have a care in the world. I chuckled, stroking her black furr again for comfort. Some humans had 'emotional support' animals and I'm starting to understand why.

Letting my thoughts wonder, I thought about what other changes hell might do to her. So far, all the changes have been physically, I hope nothing about the kind of person she is changes too. That thought scared me, if she stopped being who she was.....it would kill me, but there was always a possibility that nothing would change.
" Hehehe....who would have thought there would actually be hope in hell."