《Lucifer's true love》The new addition to the family
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Linda's office
"Lucifer?"
"Yeah,doctor,what?"
"I asked you to describe me what changes you have observed on yourself since Chloe's death. But you seem to be half-asleep on my coach. Do nightmares still bother you?"
"I wish I had time to sleep."
"What keeps you awake at night?"
"A little ball of flesh and bones which cant stop laughing for some reason."
"Lucifer,do you mean your new little brother?"
"Who told you,doctor?"
"Amenadiel. He is so excited. He cant stop talking about him. But I see you dont share his opinion on the matter."
"Then why do you keep asking me these stupid questions since you already know the problem?"
"I wanted you to admit it yourself. But your description of him made him quite concerned. What are your feelings about him,Lucifer?"
"How do I feel that my Mother and Father had sex on Earth, while they were in human form, and now Im stuck with the mess they left behind? Thrilled."
"Okay,so you are frustrated. What makes you angry ,Lucifer? The fact your parents had sex?'
"Yes. But this is not the issue here. Why should I be the one to handle this newborn?I mean, hy cant I send him to Heaven to be raised by his others siblings?"
"That us a good question,Lucifer. Why cant you?"
"Because I found a letter from my father alongside this new problem. It says that he is my responsibility from now on. Can you imagine?And it happened right after the Detective's death."
"I understand that you have a lot to deal with right now. You always hated being told what to do and now,in a time where you need your personal time and space to mourn,you must devote yourself to someone else. And you dont want that."
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"No. I dont. Thats why I dont care what my father says. "
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I dont pay any attention to the kid. Let Amenadiel take care of him."
"Yes,he did mention that you refuse to even hold him. You described me how you feel about this situation but you haven't answered my question. How do you feel about him?"
Licifer stayed silent for a few minutes.
"Nothing,in fact."
"Nothing? You feel nothing about your new baby brother?"
"I dont feel him as my brother."
"Ah,yes. You see him as just another problem God has thrown at your way."
"Exactly."
"Just like you saw Chloe."
"That was a blow below the waste and I think we are done here."
"I mean I dont pay any attention to the kid. Let Amenadiel take care of him."
"Yes,he did mention that you refuse to even hold him. You described me how you feel about this situation but you haven't answered my question. How do you feel about him?"
Licifer stayed silent for a few minutes.
"Nothing,in fact."
"Nothing? You feel nothing about your new baby brother?"
"I dont feel him as my brother."
"Ah,yes. You see him as just another problem God has thrown at your way."
"Exactly."
"Just like you saw Chloe."
"That was a blow below the waste and I think we are done here."
"All Im saying is that your fear and pride stole you precious time with Chloe. Just promise me you wont make the same mistake with your brother. Locking your heart again is a mistake. You will just go back to being who you were before Chloe appeared in your life.And she wouldn't want that."
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Lucifer didnt answer,he just left.
"God,please. If you have some sort of plan to save Lucifer from returning to the same void from which Chloe saved him,it needs to happen now. Because he is slipping. Fast.
When he was out of the building,his phone started ringing. He picked it up,annoyed.
"What?"
"Lucifer you need to come here. Now."
"What happened?"
"Well,I had to go out for a few minutes,so l told Maze to keep an eye on our brother."
"Maze? Was he injured? Or better yet,killed?"
"Dont sound so amused and dont even joke about this. But he is fine. Physically,at least."
"Oh Maze apllied some sort of phycological torture on him? What was it? "
'She told him you died. And now he wont stop crying."
"She made him cry? Finally,now he will start acting like a normal baby. And because he thinks Im dead I can move to Europe. Or Australia. Or another universe",Lucifer said excited.
Amenadiel signed,removed the phone from his ear and put it close to the baby who was clutching on him for dear life.
It wasnt a usual cry coming from a baby. It wasnt screaming or a loud cry. At first Lucifer didnt hear anything. Then a quiet sob was heard and a few seconds after another one followed.
Lucifer had heard all kind of cries in his life. Cries of pain in Hell,cries of grief on Earth but this one was new. It was the most sincere sadness he had ever heard in his life. He swore he could hear the tears running on his brother's little face.
Lucifer didnt know what he was feeling but he was sure of one thing.He wanted that cry to stop. Now.
"Okay,I will be there as soon as I can. In the meantime put me on speaker. Maybe my voice will convince him that I am still very much alive."
"We...kind of tried that. We played him a voice message you send us right before your appointment with Linda and it only made things worse."
"How could it made it worse?"
"Well,now he thinks you are a ghost and you are haunting him. And he wont let me go because he thinks that Im the one place your ghost wont approach."
"And how did our brother tell you all that?"
"With gestures."
"Gestures?!"
"Yeah,believe it or not my connection to him seems to be stronger than yours."
"Either that or you have a vivid imagination. Anyway,I will be there in ten minutes."
"Hurry please."
"Fine",Lucifer said and he hung up
It scared him how perceptive that baby was.And he was still only one month's old.
Author's note
And now Lucifer is no longer the youngest sibling. He is a big brother. What will happen? Will this new addition to the family become Lucifer's lifesaver or the final blow to his already fragile sanity?Only one way to find out.
More chapters will follow this.
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