The Present and the Future

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Lucifer's POV

Few years later

Me and Alastor got married. We didn't have a wedding though. I didn't want one and Alastor never cared for weddings. I proposed a year ago, although it wasn't the best proposal. My clumsy ass dropped the ring too many times to count. But I tried. Al accepted so that's all that matters. We even have a child. But we did NOT have sex. Alastor is a cute little virgin deer and I'd like to keep him that way. Forever. Even if he denies being cute or little. There's an alternative that we chose. We cut our hands and mixed our blood into a small blanket, and by morning we had a little fawn in our room. He's two now. He looks just like Alastor, but with a better haircut and fluffier. Angel has asked if he had any powers, but we haven't seen any yet. I didn't see Charlie's powers until she was around five.

Me and Alastor sit at the bar with Angel. Husk drinks straight from the bottle as he hears us three converse. Andronicus, or Andro for short, is running around the lobby.

Charlie walks downstairs with a smile on her face. Adam and Vaggie follow her. Adam has changed for the better. He never cussed around the child. Andro and him have grown to be friends. It's cute but I still watch them just in case. I don't fully trust Adam yet.

"What if we all went on a little vacation trip!" Charlie announces. Then I hear an 'oof' come from the middle of the lobby. Andro has fallen on his face, but then immediately gets back up.

"Yeah, we all could use a little break," Vaggie says. "And it's not like we can keep Andro in here forever."

"I don't mind getting out of the hotel for a bit. But aren't you worried someone will break in and destroy everything?" I ask.

"Niffty and Adam will be staying here!" Charlie exclaims.

"As long as she doesn't kill me again, I'm fine with it. Go have your fun," Adam says. He gives the peace sign and leaves back deeper into the hotel. Niffty just smiles menacingly while holding her knife. She ends up chasing a cockroach, trying to stab it.

"How long is the trip exactly?" Angel asks.

"And where are we going?" Husker asks.

"On a cruise for a week!" Charlie exclaims. "Unless something happens."

A couple hours later, everyone was packed for a week. Everyone got in the van. Husker and Angel Dust are in the very back, Alastor, Andro and I in front of them, and Vaggie and Charlie in the front. Charlie is driving.

An hour later, I look over at my husband only to see him sleeping with our child. I gives a little smile at the two sleeping deer. Alastor hasn't been getting much sleep since Andronicus was born. He's been taking care of him at night and made sure Andro slept well. Only getting little to none sleep at night, ruining the routine he used to have. The one Vox got him into a decade ago.

The car stops and Al wakes up. Angel, who also apparently has been asleep, wakes up. Husker wipes the spider's drool off of him with a sigh. Andro remains asleep, only giving a little yawn.

"Morning, Al. Have a good nap?" I ask.

"Best sleep I've gotten in a while." Everyone hops out of the van and Charlie jumps with excitement as we board onto the ship. I take Al's hand in mine. Charlie shows everyone their rooms for their stay. We enter our room and Alastor sets Andro on a pillow. I glare at him with a hand on my hip.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" He takes off his coat and sets it on the end of the bed.

"I know you want to be a great father, but you need to focus on yourself too. You need more sleep. Let me take some nights, I can handle it. I appreciate that you want to do it, but you're tired. I can tell."

"I just...I don't need sleep, I'm fine. I swear."

"I know you say that, but everyone needs sleep. You haven't been completely yourself since you've stopped getting a full eight hours. Just let me handle it this week. You can relax. You're already his favorite." Alastor chuckles deeply before bending down, giving me a kiss on my nose. Charlie comes in and asks for us to follow her. Al grabs Andro before leaving. We follow our daughter to the dining room. Everyone else is already here. Angel sitting on Husker's lap. Valentino's business has been declining fast. Vox stopped letting his work out to the public. No apparent reason why. Valentino lost money and power, even the souls he owned. Angel was free at last and now able to give all his love to Husker. Now the only single demons living in the Hotel are Niffty and Adam. If I knew about the contract before, I would've helped. But the downfall of Valentino seems to be more satisfying for Angel.

"I thought we were on vacation, I don't have time for these meetings. I got other things to...attend to," Angel says, rubbing Husker's thigh. Andro yawns and stretches against Alastor's chest. He's so cute. He opens his eyes and looks at me. I play with his ear and he giggles.

"This will be the only one, as long as things go well. I...uh invited someone to come along with us. Since I want demons to be redeemed, they need to forgive everyone for their mistakes. So..."

"Who exactly did you invite?" I ask, focusing my attention on my daughter while still playing with fluffy little ears.

"Hello!" A egotistical voice says, walking into the room. Oh great.