A Deal With The Devil

It was a usual day for Lucifer as he sat in his office filling out paperwork. Fortunately, it was the weekend and he was looking forward to having a break from schooling. If only he could get a break from his brothers too, just for a couple of days of peace. As he writes he hears thunder rumbling outside before it starts to pour down. Hopefully, the rain will calm the house down and his brothers won't be so riled up. After almost half an hour he hears the front door open and shut. Curious as to who would come over in a storm this bad, he stands from his desk to go check. Starry stands at the front door soaking wet with the freezing rainwater dripping off of her. Her tank top and shorts stick to her body and water squished in her shoes. She hugs her arms around herself shivering while her teeth chatter softly. She didn't know it was supposed to storm and was on her way back from walking around town when it started. After being out there for so long her body felt like ice compared to the warmth of the house.

When Lucifer enters the main hallway he finds Starry standing at the door. Her pale skin looked even paler from the cold and she was shivering like a leaf in the wind. Her ears drooped low and her tail lay limp at her feet. He couldn't believe how stupid humans were sometimes. How could they not predict a storm this bad? Without a second thought, he rushes over and wraps her in a tight embrace to warm her up. She stiffened at first but slowly started to relax into his chest. "You absolute fool! I told you that humans weren't to be out in a storm this bad and yet here you are half frozen." After what seemed like forever of hugging the girl he let her go. He looked down at her with a slight look of concern as she shivered violently. "Go change into dry clothes and then meet me in my study. I'm going to make some tea to warm you up." She nodded softly before rushing up the stairs. After she was out of sight Lucifer made his way to the kitchen to make some hot tea. Usually Starry would argue with Lucifer, especially after a snide remark. But she didn't have it in her and instead had a stiff nod and headed to her room. She quickly peeled off the cold wet clothes and put on a warm sweater and sweatpants. She sneezed and sniffled as she dried her hair the best she could before brushing it out. Afterwards, Starry goes into the study and sees Lucifer isn't in there, most likely making tea still. She walks over to the lit fireplace and lays down on the rug. Her body is still cold and shivering as she curls up in front of the fire. Despite being cold, she could feel herself sweating and a headache coming on. But she wouldn't say anything to Lucifer, he was annoyed enough with her as is. Starry knew she was going to end up sick but that didn't mean that she had to tell him that.

By the time Lucifer entered his study with a mug of tea, Starry was fast asleep on the floor in front of the fire. He stared down at her with a blank expression as he set the mug on his desk. How could someone be so damn irresponsible? He shook his head as he went to pick her up. When he did though she curled into his chest and held on tightly. This action made his heart beat quicken slightly as he looked down at her. Why did this woman make him feel so different? "Starry... You can't sleep on the floor like that. You'll catch your death out here. Wake up and drink this tea. Then I want you to go to bed and rest." She just curled more into his chest and muttered a small no. "Don't say no to me Starry. Come on now wake up." He lightly shook her to try and wake her up. When he did he saw how flushed her cheeks were. Was she getting a fever? Starry felt dizzy and didn't want to open her eyes as she felt Lucifer holding her. She feels his turn and sits down, presumably on the couch, before shifting her in his lap. When she feels his hand on her forehead she grumbles and swats his hand away. "I'm fine Lucifer. You can scold me later, I'm going to go lay down." She grumbled out and tried to stand up from his lap. Her limbs were already feeling heavy as she shifted and moved to sit up. Her head pounding as she stood up and stumbled towards the door. She didn't want to hear Lucifer bitch right now and knew he was probably pissed at her, she couldn't deal with a lecture right now.

Lucifer grabbed Starry's wrist before she could leave the room. Her skin was burning up and it felt like he was being burned as he touched her. How long had she been out in the rain for? Was it so bad that she got sick this quickly? "No Starry you are not fine. I told you that humans can't be in a storm like that without repercussions and now look what's happened. Sit back down. I'm going to go fetch a thermometer." She gave him a small glare but did as she was told and sat back down on the couch. After grabbing a thermometer he walked back to the study and sat down beside her. He looked over at her as he placed the thermometer under her tongue. Even when she's sick she still glares at him. She truly was stubborn. He was brought out of his thoughts as the device beeped signaling the results were ready. "Your temperature is at... one hundred and three degrees!? How long were you in that storm?" His tone came out more shocked than angry. He knew that he needed to bring her fever down fast or else things could get bad. Lucifer looked over to the neko and she gave him a small glare. This meant that she was going to try to take care of herself when he knew she couldn't. Her stubbornness was really starting to get on his nerves. "Starry please listen to me for once in your life. I don't have time to argue with you about this. Just please let me help you."