The Present and the Future

13

Alastor's POV

I learned that Andro has six wings, like Luci, but black and red instead of white and red. I've been trying to get him to fly, but I think he just enjoys falling out of the sky into my arms. His giggles and audible "weeee"s giving it away. I learned to use my wings when I was in Heaven by falling off buildings, except only the ground was beneath me, not someone who would catch me. I learned fast.

So he can float, which kind of seems useless since he has wings, fly, stick to surfaces and disappear. He also has the same tentacles as me. He tries to be scary, but then bursts in a fit of giggles. His horns would grow, like mine, and his eyes would start glowing red like Lucifer's. Anytime he would start doing that, he was full of giggles the next minute.

"How would you like to scare Daddy?" I ask Andro. He looks at me with a big smile on his face. He nods happily and laughs menacingly. Luci is going to kill me. Worth it though. We sneak in our room, careful not to wake up the sleeping devil. Not yet anyway. I hold Andro above Lucifer. "Dear, wake up." Lucifer mumbles and opens his eyes slowly.

"What?" He asks.

"Raaa!" Andro yells, making his horns grow larger and his little tentacles coming out of his back. Green light surrounds him. Lucifer screams and backs up. The pure fear on his face bringing Andro and I joy. His heart must be racing. Andro giggles and goes back to normal.

"Jesus Christ, you almost gave me a heart attack. What was that for?" Lucifer asks, putting a hand on his chest. I set Andronicus on the bed and he walks to Lucifer. He grabs our fawn and slaps me for the scare. Andro furrows his eyebrows at him.

"Don't hit Papa. Now you have to say sorry. Like Char says," Andro orders Luci. "Say sorry, Daddy." Lucifer looks at me. I give him a big smile and wait for my apology.

"I'm sorry for hitting you Alastor," he finally says.

"I forgive you," I say before kissing his nose. Andro looks at us with a confused look. Why is he confused? Lucifer did what he wanted.

"Why do you call Papa Alastor?" he asks. "Is it a nickname? Why does everyone call you Alastor, Papa?" He looks at me. Before I can answer his questions, Charlie runs into the room. She looks worried and frightened. "Char-Char!" Andro's face beams. He reaches his arms out for her, forgetting what he was asking us earlier.

"Dad, Al, something's going on at the hotel. It's about Niffty." Lucifer and I look at each other before running out of the room with Charlie. We run into the living room area, where everyone else is. Charlie's phone lies in the middle of the coffee table on a call with Adam. "Adam, could you explain again what happened?" Charlie asks into the phone.

"Ugh, so like this hot badass babe blasts the fucking wall, which doesn't make sense because we have a fucking door. Which was right next to her! Seriously, that bitch is stupid. You know, then she was talking about wanting some girl and bullshit. I assumed she was talking about that little redhead maid. Cuz what other fucking girl. God my back hurts, anyways so like she starts getting all 'I'm going to fucking kill you' and and black spiky things start charging at me from the fucking ground. Lute took the little girl away, I don't know where in Hell they would be. But uh yeah. Probably should come back."

"Why would Roo want Niffty?" Lucifer asks. He looks up at me.

"To use against me to get my soul. Fuck." I teleport using my shadows to the hotel. It's a mess here. There is a large hole in the wall and the bar is trashed. I see Adam, but run out of the hotel before he can say a word. I look around Hell for any signs of Niffty. The sinners walking around look confused and a few look fearful. I find a partly destroyed building up ahead. I run towards it and search around. Black crystal pieces lay everywhere. I hear footsteps behind me.

"Jesus Christ, you fucking run fast," Adam says, bending over with his hands on his knees, panting. I look around and see Niffty's head poking out of the rubble. I sigh in relief as she runs up to me. "Where's Lute?" I pick up Niffty.

"Dear, do you happen to know where our little exterminator friend is?" I ask her. She doesn't verbally answer and points to the black crystals. Adam looks at her confusingly before looking down at the ground. He picks up a few of the crystals, looking at them closely. I pick up a big chunk and look at it. This looks like half of Lute's face. I hand it to Adam, who hesitates to take it. I step back and let him have his space.

Adam runs his fingers over Lute's face. He screams, making my ears go back, and tears build up in his eyes. He falls to his knees as drops of tears leave his face and onto Lute's crystalized one. Lucifer and the others run to us.

"Don't. Adam is grieving," I say. I set Niffty back on the ground. Charlie gets worried and wants to help him. Vaggie, Lucifer and I talk her out of it. Lucifer stands beside me with Andro in his arms. I look around for Niffty. With Roo wanting her, I can't let her out of my sight. I can't find her though. I look up where Adam is. Niffty slowly walks up to him. He looks at her before she gives him a hug.