Supernatural Preferences

Just Roll With It Pt.4

Lucifer - to put it simply - was not a friend. He was a means of escape from the nightmare that was reality.

"If anyone disrespects you, they'll have to answer to me." He would growl whenever we left the house.

That was three years ago.

Not much has changed except several people had mysteriously gone missing and I could finally go to places and not be judged for being alone.

I found that Lucifer was a fan of rollercoasters, so whenever I could I would ask him to take you to an amusement park. He was still a little reluctant to spend much time with me as the whole friendship still wasn't real to him.

We had a deal. He would message me every morning and evening, we would share three phone calls a week and spend time together twice a week. Once a month we had a sleepover, keeping the talk to a minimum as we watched movies on Netflix. Lucifer wasn't keen on this agreement until I suggested reducing my life span to five years instead of ten.

"Are you sure?" He had asked.

"It's not like I have anything to lose." I had replied. "Five years of having a good friend is better than ten years of having a close acquaintance."

I had two years to go and I was honestly starting to get scared. I had read all about the hellhounds and how they chased after you until they ripped you apart, sending your soul to Hell. Lucifer had promised me it wouldn't hurt as much as I was expecting, but I highly doubted that.

"Where are we going today?" He asked one summer afternoon.

"We could watch a movie. Suicide Squad is out now and you know I'm a slut for anything Marvel and DC."

Lucifer's lips quirked up a little before he held his hand out to me, teleporting us to the cinema.

"You get the tickets, I'll pick us up some snacks." He said before walking off.

I stood there, silently panicking.

"Okay Y/N, don't freak out. You can do this," I told myself. "Just say 'Two tickets to Suicide Squad please' and it'll all be over."

I stepped into the queue and rehearsed what I was going to say over and over again.

"Two tickets to Suicide Squad please."

"Two tickets to Suicide Squad please."

"Two tickets to Suicide Squad please."

"Next!" The man at the counter called and I stepped forward, money in my fist so I didn't hold anybody up.

"Two tickets to Suicide Squad please." I finally said out loud and handing him the money. My brain applauded me and I had a mini celebration.

"Okay, and which seats would you prefer?"

My celebration was cut short and my eyes widened. I hadn't prepared for this.

"Um... I er, the middle please?" I stammered awkwardly.

"Alrighty then, your seats are G7 and 8. Enjoy the movie." The man said with a smile.

"Thanks, you too."

Dumbass.

~~~~~~~~~

"That movie sucked." Lucifer complained as we stepped out of the theatre.

"What? No way, I saw you eyeing up Margot Robbie. You liked it." I countered.

"Okay, Harley Quinn was a pretty hot, I'll admit that."

"Doctor Harleen Quinzel," I stated. "Is a beautiful human being that deserves better than that green haired turd."

"I don't know, Jared Leto was pretty damn hot too." Lucifer said with a shrug.

I stared up at him and he just raised his hands in defence.

"What?"

"Y'know, sometimes I feel I don't know you at all."

He grinned as we rounded the block to my favourite cafè. "Well I know everything about you, so sit down and I'll order you a drink."

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Skip forward a few months and we're playing video games in my attic, Lucifer destroying my ass in Mario Kart.

"A blue shell? Really Luci? That's not fair." I groaned as I watched his character overtake me once again.

"You know I can't let you win." He smiled.

"I think you're just jealous because the shell still has its wings." I mutter, throwing a green shell at him, which he narrowly avoids.

"Touchè. Uh oh, look out! Oh no, what a shame. So sorry." He says as he drops a banana right in your path.

"Screw you Satan."

He just carries on grinning until he finally crosses the finish line, his triumphant smile so irritating that I throw a pillow at him.

"Someone's a sore loser." An alarm on his phone beeped and he sighed before turning it off. "I'm really sorry Y/N, I've got a thing."

"You can't stay?" I ask, a little disappointed.

"No, it's a really important work thing. Can't miss it." He glanced at his watch and ran a hand down his face with a huff. "Raincheck? I'll text you tomorrow morning."

"Go do your thing." I told him, already packing the controllers away.

When I turned around again, he was gone.

~~~~~~~~~

"So I've got plans for tomorrow, so I might not be able to stay the night like we agreed."

I tried not to roll my eyes too hard.

"Don't worry about it." I sighed. This was about the fifth time Lucifer had ran out early on one of our sleepovers.

"What's with the long face? We still have time for one more movie."

I forced a smile and nodded, scrolling through 'My List' on my Netflix channel until I found a decent film.

I sat on the sofa next to him and he welcomed me into the blanket cocoon he had made. The screen illuminated the room and by 11pm I felt myself drifting off.

~~~~~~~~~

When the credits rolled onto the screen Lucifer went to say goodbye but only then found Y/N's head resting on his shoulder. Their light snores vibrating through their body and Lucifer couldn't help but smile. He settled down and prepared himself for a relaxed night.

~~~~~~~~~

I stirred in the later hours of the morning, still curled up on the sofa. My head was leant against a cold, hard pillow but it wasn't unpleasant. I opened my eyes to find Lucifer with one arm around my shoulders his eyes on me after flicking down from the tv screen.

"Morning." He said with a smirk.

"Have you been here all night?" I ask through a small yawn.

"I didn't want to wake you last night. I cancelled my plans so I didn't have to move."

I smiled to myself and stood up, brushing my hair with my fingers and wiping away any sleep in my eyes.

"Since I have nothing else to do today, care to get breakfast out?" He asked.

"Can't we just eat in? There's people outside."

Lucifer cracked a small smile and snorted. "Sure."