Revenge (Lucifer fanfiction)

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Chloe cried.

Silently.

Her daughter was home with her and she couldn't let her hear. After all, Trixie missed Lucifer just as much as her and finally he was home, she wouldn't break her monkey's heart just yet.

Still, it was hard to keep quiet.

It hurt.

Oh God, it hurt.

As soon as the door shut she had crumpled to the floor. And then she heard his screams from the other side of the door and she just couldn't take it. She tried to ignore it she really tried.

But she couldn't.

How was she supposed to ignore the man she really loved.

But then how was she supposed to accept that he had left her, left her broken after she finally had the courage to pour her heart out and tell him how she really felt about him.

Of course, he was the Devil. He was non-traditional. He was a broken angel abandoned by his father. He wasn't human, he didn't understand his emotions let alone others. He didn't understand what was good and wrong and how his actions affect other people. He never would be that kind of person.

But it wasn't his fault.

She was so angry, angry at how he had hurt her that she had forgotten that he couldn't help it. He truly thought he was protecting her by leaving.

The Devil never lies to others.

But good god, he lies to himself.

"Mummy?" The little girl said as she crept down the stairs. "Mummy, is Lucifer okay? Are you okay?"

Right. Lucifer's screams weren't just in her head, no matter how hard she had tried to keep quiet she had forgotten that Lucifer didn't have the same idea. He had screamed and screamed and she wouldn't have been surprised if he could be heard from a mile away.

"Oh Trix honey, I'm okay," Chloe said brushing away the tears that were splattered on her face. "Lucifer and I, we just had a little argument okay?"

"It didn't sound like that mummy," Trixie whispered. "Can I- Can I talk to him? Please mummy?"

Chloe was conflicted. Her daughter was a such a good and kind caring person that she wanted to make sure that everyone was okay. She was brave, unlike herself. She knew Lucifer was still outside somewhere, she never heard him walk away and part of her knew he wouldn't leave. "Okay sweetie."

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Lucifer was in fact still outside. He couldn't leave. No matter how much he knew he had to he couldn't. He was afraid that if he left this would be the end of it. If he left he may never ever see her again and he couldn't risk it. He had to stay close to her. He couldn't accept that this was over. He just couldn't.

And so he sat outside her apartment trying to calm himself down whilst the monster inside of him grew larger and larger, but instead of wanting him to hurt others, all it did was making him want to hurt himself.

He was so stupid and reckless.

He shouldn't have left.

He was an idiot.

He did everything he could to try and not hurt the people he loved and instead, he made it worse, not only for them but for himself too.

He was too busy thinking about all the mistakes he had made that he never heard the front door open or the little girl running towards him.

"Lucifer?" The small child whispered as she approached.

Lucifer looked up, confused. "Hello, Urchin," He said trying to fake his charismatic voice but instead his voice just cracked.

"Are you okay?"

"No," He practically laughed. He wanted to say that he was fine and that the little girl should be there with her mother. But even now he couldn't lie.

Trixie looked at him carefully before leaping straight onto him and wrapping her tiny arms around him.

"Oomph," Lucifer exhaled. The girl squeezed tighter and tighter until Lucifer finally surrendered to the hug and loosely placed his arms around the only human child her had ever cared about. "Thank you..." He whispered.

The hug lasted for a really long time but for once that didn't bother Lucifer. Although he would probably never mention it again he enjoyed it. And it made him realise that it wasn't over yet. He still had people he cared about and he would die fighting for them. He would do whatever it takes to be with Chloe and give her what she deserved.

Because Linda was right. Even though he may not have thought he deserved Chloe, he should have been thinking about what she deserved. And she deserved to be with the man she loved and even though he couldn't wrap his head around it, that was him.

Carefully Lucifer stood up, gently holding the girl who still clung to him. He walked to the Detective's door and without knocking ventured inside placing Trixie into her bed and finally returning to Chloe to have another and hopefully more promising conversation.