Demon prince

Chapter nine

*5 years latter*

*Esther Pov*
I hadn't touch the violin once after that night. When I woke up I packed a bag and left the castle. I couldn't stay in there just waiting. I couldn't just couldn't be surrounded with so much of him but not have him there. I left before anyone could try to stop me. I went into the gettos of the first level of hell and became a bartender. Hell apparently needs a lot of them. Especially ones that hate the taste of alcohol. I am more alone than I ever have been but it's easier this way. "How about a bottle of some cheap wine and a night in my place and with no clothes?" The girl was already drunk. I get too many people like this. At least three every night. I handed her a bottle of wine. The worst tasting cheap stuff. Or so I've been told. "Sorry we're out of de other thing you wanted." She pouted in a way that she thought was sexy, but it was just her rubbing her boobs and looking drunk off her tits. "Ahh come on. I know you wanna." I frowned making a show of ignoring her chest area staring at her face boredly. "No since I's claimed and marked by Is mate. I's fucking gay." She chuckled. Handing me the payment. "So we'll have a threesome. If your guy mate is sexy enough." How stupid can this girl be? Apparently this stupid. "My's mate Brutus, first born of Lucifer. I's sugest yous back off and go bark on another tree." I stook change into her hand angrily and stomped off to help the next customer. "What yous want?" I said not even bothering to look at them. I don't care that I'm rude, I'm mad. "Roman Holiday cocktail. I believe that is what was recommended to me." I looked up quickly hearing Brutus's voice. I knew that it wasn't him but it shocked me none the less. I looked up an saw a face very closely matched to Brutus but it was only the king of hell. "What yous want?" I asked after a moment of starring. He gave me a fake hurt look. "Can't I just pop in and see my son in law? It's been what, 5 years." I sighed. "5 years 2 months 7 days." He raised his eyebrows. "I's counting." I reached around for the stuff making his drink. "You still counting the uh..." I nodded my head knowing what he was asking. "20 years 2 months and 10 days. Couple hours till it's 11... 3 actually." I slid his drink to him. I finally noticed the tense atmosphere spreading threw the bar. "How yous find me?" I asked. He took a sip of his drink. "Not bad. I'm Lucifer Esther. I have my ways. You are living in hell remember. I didn't find you, I just decided it was time to pay you a visit." I sighed. Of course, it's not like I was really hiding, just... alright I am hiding. "Can I ask you a favor?" I sighed nodding my head. This is my husbands father. One of the best Dad's I've ever met. He is the one that reminds me most of Brutus. He took another swig of his drink before continuing. "Come visit the castle every now and then. We all miss you. We all know you miss us. Living in that tiny apartment all alone. Going to your job everyday living the same life everyday. You're torturing yourself and you're one of the few people in hell that wasn't sentence to any. Just come by once a year. That's all I'm asking." I put my hands on the counter. I will not cry. I will not brake down at work. "I's can't." I just said no to the devil. Hope it doesn't become a habit of mine. It's hard. "Why Esther? Why do you do this?" I breathed looking away. I will not cry. "Yous all him. Yous all holding some part of im. But yous aint im. Yous all aint my mate. Yous all aint my husband. Yous all look or sound like im in some ways. Is like you split him up. Thans made each part a person. Is in yous all, but yous all aint im." I finished finally looking at him. He looked so sad and like how Brutus looked whenever I was self deprecating. Like he just wanted to hold me till everything was better. "One day. One day a year. Not even the whole day. Just swing by. If it's to much you leave and we see you next year." I sighed. I nodded considering. I no longer had the strength to fight. "Oh and happy-" I glared at him. He stopped remembering what I said. My birthday was first celebrated with Brutus. I can't even think of celebrating it without him. We tried the first year and I just broke down crying and I couldn't stop. I fell asleep crying. The next day we didn't talk about it just silently accepted that I couldn't celebrate it without him. "I meant to say that maybe you should at least send a gift to Victorian. She becomes of age this year. It would mean the world to her." He took one last drink and handed me the cup. "I got an underworld to run. I hope to see you soon Esther." I waved halfheartedly. I breathed in, and out. In, and out. Everyone was staring. I decided to clock out early. Let someone else take my place. I need to go home and cry.
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"ESTHER YOU MADE IT!!!" yelled Victorian as she ran to me and picked me up swinging me in circles. "No fairs ya Demon asshole!" I retorted. It was halfhearted but I did it. She set me down and looked up to me with her demon eyes. "Where's my present?" Kids I swear. I pulled the small box and handed it to her. "YES!!!" She imediatly tore it open revealing the necklace inside. She looked cofused at the wierd symbols on the charm. "Did you just curse me? On my birthday?!" I smiled shaking my head. "No is chinese charm supposed tu grant yous luck in love. Or something likes that." She smiled put it on and hugged me tightly. "Thanks Esther." She went skipping off to do her other birthday stuff and I sighed in relief. This is hard. I can't last a whole party. "Hey asshole." Judus said pushing my shoulder. Where one is... "sup dickhead." Serpent pushed my other shoulder. The other follows I smiled. "Sup shorties?" I said knowing I would win if I used my wild card. Serpent and his mate frowned at me. Than their faces both split into smiles and they both chuckled. "Oh it's good to see that you never change. Come on they already started serving cake and I didn't get the fist slice." Judas said before running off to the table covered with food. Serpent ran after his mate and I decided to just walk over. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.