The Last Time

Chapter 1

With the case solved, all she had to do was write the report and then work on some other write-ups for pending cases. No Lucifer onsite yet, but he'll probably turn up in a few minutes to annoy her or something.

"Hi," Chloe looks up, surprised to see Pierce hovering at her desk. Was he there to give her another case? Hopefully not. She's barely done with her other tasks.

"Lieutenant," A pregnant pause and she really thought he'd give her another assignment.

"Congratulations on another solve." He says and she's relieved, so relieved in fact, that she starts to string phrases in one go.

"Thank you. Thanks, I appreciate that. I'm just glad Axara's okay. Well, I guess more than okay. Her show's back on for the night and she sent me 2 VIP tickets to say thank you."

She doesn't know why she does that with Pierce. A mere 'thank you' would have sufficed.

"Well, you deserved it." He finally says and asks, "So who are you taking?"

"Oh, I," And before she could give an answer, he interrupts her and goes

"I thought you'd never ask." She admits to being caught off guard by the blatant invitation.

She must have a really good poker face when she tells him, "Huh? I was going to say there's a note to bring Lucifer along."

"Right." And Pierce couldn't hide his disappointment, but Chloe's thankful he doesn't ask anymore and just walks away, straight to his office.

"Okay." She whispers under her breath. Geez, that was weird.

Lucifer strolls in and tells her that he's back to his old self and sees the tickets.

"Tickets to Axara's show? What time should I pick you up?" Chloe proceeds to roll her eyes at his assumption and decides to tease him. "What makes you think I'd take you?"

"I-" He seems to be at a loss for words but Chloe drops the act, satisfied with his reaction.

"7 pm would be great. Are you sure you're up to it, though? You look like you need another day to recuperate or something."

"Oh, pfft," He shrugs "this is but a scratch, Detective. In fact, it's so much better I can remove this arm sling. This does not really go well with the suit, you know."

The detective shakes her head, it hasn't been 24 hours since he got stabbed so there's no way the wound's completely healed.

"Come back later, okay?"

"If you insist."

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Lucifer gets to the precinct on the dot in his three-piece suit per usual, sans the arm sling and sees the Detective still buried in her paperwork.

Perhaps she'd forgotten?

He thinks, but relents and goes to occupy her space. Chloe looks up briefly, then checks her watch and proceeds to gather the pieces of paper and files it away.

"Where's your sling?" She asks in concern even though he did mention that he was going to forego it.

"Left it at the penthouse. I assure you, I'm fine, Detective. So, shall we?" He dips his head a bit and waited for her answer, to which she promptly paid with a smile.

xxxx

Axara sings her written song and Lucifer just stares in awe, each word seemed to have described the way he felt about the woman sitting next to him. While she's engrossed in the singer's vocals, he gives Chloe a quick glance and had to smile as he was reminded of the scene that unfolded in the precinct.

Lucifer saw how his partner turned the Lieutenant down and had to suppress a snort to prevent drawing attention. The devil made a mental note to keep reminding Cain of his failed attempt at stealing the detective.

The round of applause takes him out of his reverie and when Axara makes eye contact, his name was called for a special performance.

Lucifer shakes his head and wasn't planning on going on-stage, but Chloe convinced him to go. Or more like, Chloe egged him on and the spotlight was on him so he just had to.

Good thing he's always prepared, although the song he had in mind before was different when he kept on brushing her aside.

The devil sits on the piano bench and plays the notes and everyone is mesmerized, all the more when he starts to sing.

"The first time, we walked under the starry sky, there was moment when everything was clear. I didn't need to ask, or even wonder why, because each question is answered when you're near. And I'm wise enough to know, when a miracle unfolds, this is the last time I'll fall in love.

Now, don't hold back, just let me know, could I be moving much too fast, or way too slow. Cause all of my life, I've waited for this day. To find, that once in a lifetime, this is it, I'll never be the same,"

He sings at the top of his lungs, eyes never leaving his partner, who's staring at him, puzzled.

"You'll never know what it's taken me to say these words, and now that I've said them, they could never be enough. As far as I can see, there's only you, and only me. This is the last time, I'll fall in love."

His fingers play the remaining melodies and once it ended, the crowd goes wild and gives him a standing ovation. Except for the detective whose hands are on her mouth, in awe, horror, or embarrassment, he doesn't know. But well, an opportunity presented itself, and he went and took it headfirst, consequences be damned.

If she breaks off their partnership after this show of heart, then be it. All that matters is he made his feelings known. Through a song, no less.

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A/N: So I decided to create a full fic because the idea came to me and demanded to be written :D And yes, I'm still working on the second part of that other fic.... T_T