My Guardian Devil

"Are You Trying to Seduce me With Your Wings?"

~ Chapter 6 ~

Chloe's POV

"Do you want anything?" I asked Lucifer, helping him unbutton his dirty shirt.

"Just a shower. I might take a little longer than usual."

"That's ok." Smiling I folded his shirt into my arms to wash.

"Feel free to burn that" he signalled to the shirt, "plenty more where it came from."

I rolled my eyes at his remark. "Will you manage if I go downstairs and talk to Amenadiel?"

"Of course, I'm a capable devil."

"Yeah, right..." I snorted, giving him a quick kiss before leaving.

I sat myself with Amenadiel, Linda and Charlie whilst sipping a drink. I had a few questions about, well... wings.

"What would you like to know?" Amenadiel inquired.

"Wings" I recounted in my mind these morning's events. How Lucifer had unfurled his beautiful white appendages above me. Amenadiel smiled, prompting me to continue. "Lucifer 'stretched' today."

Amenadiel looked deep in thought for a moment and I had worried I hit a nerve, but then he explained. "Wings are extremely powerful weapons, but they are also incredibly delicate" he began. "Remember me talking about wing grooming?" I nodded. "I want you to understand how... sensitive Lucifer probably feels about it. You see, nobody has ever touched his wings in a non-violent way. Usually, us angels see grooming as no more than ordinary touch of an arm. Yes, it's soothing, but nothing more than that. But to Luci, it would seem like the most intimate thing in the world. Something extraordinarily special. And with Lucifer's history of trust issues, I want you not to take it to heart if he doesn't want you to touch them. He's probably terrified of that idea actually. I offered to groom him sometime before his departure and he refused immediately. And I know that he's in constant pain because there is no way he can reach some feathers on the back of his wings. If you like, you can try to talk to him, but you know how he is, he might retract into his own world."

"Is wing preening the only thing I should be aware of?" I chuckled, only to hide my stabbing pain in my chest when I thought about Lucifer's awful insecurities.

Amenadiel's knowing smile caught me off guard once again as he continued, "I have a theory. You see, wings respond differently to different intentions. If grooming, it might feel like a massage, but Lucifer is vulnerable around you. He feels pain but he potentially also feels immense pleasure. More pleasure than average humans and angels combined. And given that he is also the angel of temptation and desire, I believe if you touch his wings it would feel a little better than an ordinary massage. Maybe if your intentions are purely grooming-related, it will just feel calming for him. But in other instances, as a result of his vulnerability and nature, they might come across as, extra sensitive."

"I'll keep that in mind" I giggled and was distracted by Dan who approached with caution. I gave him my attention.

"So, Lucifer is... the real Lucifer" he mused and I smiled, knowing what life-altering revelations were probably running through his mind. "And you... you-"

"Love him" I finished for him. He frowned in thought. "I really do love him Dan, of course I love you and Trix but this, this is different. He's a good man. And contrary to your belief, I think he loves you both too."

My ex seemed resolved when he continued, "he'll protect you at all costs?"

"I believe so, yes. And I him."

"That's all I wanted to hear" he nodded and began to walk away. In his place Ella appeared almost instantly.

"Wow" was all she could manage.