Mom, if you thought I wasn’t going to write something for Lucifer’s birthday then you were wrong.
Also, for anyone who’s reading this without virtually any context, Lucifer and Remi aren’t married yet. She made a joke before they were dating about auditioning to be his wife and they’ve been rolling with it ever since. He calls her wife, she calls him hubby.
Also, the Demon King bless this card and as well as the UR for his birthday. I am eternally sad I cannot get it because I don’t have my phone
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Remi has been shut in her room for hours now and her friends couldn’t help but worry just a little. They knew why she was in there but she hadn’t eaten and they had a small doubt that she hadn’t slept either. You see, Lucifer’s birthday was in 2 days and she had been ripping her hair out trying to figure out what she could get him while she was stuck here. Late into the night, Avalon had heard wails coming from her room and he just tried to get some sleep while she suffered over what she could do for her husband.
“Oh for the love of Father this trip couldn’t have been put at a worse time… I WANTED TO BE THERE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.” Was what the 3 people listening in on her heard as they pulled away from her door. “Are we sure they won’t open the portals to let any of us return?” Avalon asked while looking at the other 2. “They refused us rather adamantly so no, we cannot send the suffering fallen angel back to the Devildom for her lover’s birthday.” Lucian said with a soft sigh as Ritsu nodded. “I would have liked to return for my anniversary with Diavolo but alas, I could not.” Ritsu said with a soft sigh. “Must be nice to be single and not miss your lover 24 hours a day.” Lucian said and Avalon nearly choked on air when he heard that.
The duo raised a brow at this but decided to question him later as Remi could be heard coming towards the door. They pulled away and the door swung open to reveal a disheveled Remi with slight dark circles under her eyes. So they were right about her not sleeping. “Help me…” Remi said quietly as she hid her face in her hands. “I have been driving myself crazy trying to think of what I could do for Lucifer’s birthday and… nothing. I thought I would be there in person and spend the day with him but I just can’t think of anything now that that plan has gone out the window. I can’t even call him!” Yes, she wasn’t taking this particularly well.
“I’m sure we can think of something to do for him and we’ll get help from the Little Ds if needed! I am sure I can gather a few to help us get things from here to Lucifer. It’s how I sent my video to Diavolo after realizing I can’t text him.” Ritsu said, trying to cheer up Remi who just sighed in response and looked at her hands. “His birthday is tomorrow and I’m so very unprepared for it… There isn’t even much I can do…” She sighed softly before wobbling a little. Avalon sighed and wrapped an arm around her to steady her. “Get some rest first. A gift won’t come to you if you’re sleep deprived. If you think of something, let us know how we can help with it.” Avalon said as Lucian and Ritsu nodded in agreement.
“Yes, please get some rest Remi. You’ve got a bit of time still to make something for him but you can’t do that if you’re not well rested.” Lucian said and he was prepared to repeat this point until she agreed. Remi sighed, too tired to contest them. “Alright… I will go and get some sleep. Maybe I’ll see something in my dreams. I’m sorry for worrying you all…” She said, going to dip her head and instead falling forward. Avalon’s eyes widened and he tightened his hold around her to keep her from falling face first into the floor. “Damnit woman. Why are you like this?” He sighed and picked her up. “I can walk Avalon…” She muttered in protest.
“Yes, you normally can but not at this moment so just let the man carry you into your room.” Ritsu said and Remi once again sighed, too tired to contest them still. “Fine… Wake me up in 8 hours… I would like to have time to actually get his gift together…” She said before yawning and closing her eyes, leaning her head against Avalon’s chest. “We will, don’t worry. Sweet dreams Remi.” Lucian said as Avalon gave both of them a nod before taking Remi back into her room so she could rest in her bed. Once the door had closed, Lucian and Ritsu looked at each. “So, we agree to try and find something for Remi to give as a gift to Lucifer while she sleeps?” Lucian asked as Ritsu nodded. “Yes. An inspiration even would be better than watching her drive herself insane trying to find a gift for him.” She said before humming in thought. “We could bake a cake?”
“If we were there, maybe but I feel like she’ll just get more depressed over the fact that she can’t be there with him when he has it.”
“Fair. Hm… a drawing? A drawing of the two of them? That’s another thing she’s been somewhat suffering with. She calls it art block.”
“We can suggest it. It’ll at least give her a starting point with his gift.”
“Yes. She should write him a letter. She wrote him a few when she was away from him before. This way, she can communicate her feelings to him even if he’s not here and not be completely depressed about it.” Ritsu suggested and Lucian thought about it before humming in agreement. “I suppose that would work. Though I can’t help but feel that she’ll think it’s not enough…” He said and Ritsu thought about it for a while. “Let’s keep the drawing and letters in mind for when she wakes up. So long as we remember we can have it delivered, there are a few things she can send him.” Ritsu said before yawning a little and stretching.
“Tired already huh…?” The orange haired female sighed and Lucian reached over to pet her head. “You’ve been out of bed for a while now. Go and rest. I’ll call you and Avalon once lunch is ready, okay?” He said with a soft smile as Ritsu gave him a small smile in return and nodded. With this, Ritsu returned to her room and Lucian made his way over to the kitchen to make lunch.
Avalon had decided to stay with Remi as she slept to ensure she was well rested. He had the ability to ensure people had good dreams after all. “I understand you stressing over your gift to Lucifer but he wouldn’t want you to get yourself sick over his gift.” He said quietly with a soft sigh as he looked towards Remi’s sleeping form. “Must be nice to be single huh… I should reach out to him… I miss you Raziel…” He muttered as he pulled out his D.D.D and turned it on to see the picture of Raziel from when they had made flower crowns together. “Perhaps a letter to him would be nice…”
With this, he turned off his D.D.D and pulled out a book to read while Remi rested. He had a few books just in case since he would be here for at least 8 hours. He may as well keep himself entertained while he is here. He would write his letter to Raziel later.
After about 9 hours, Remi woke up. She slowly sat up and stretched, feeling much better than she did when she had fallen asleep. She looked to the side and saw Avalon had fallen asleep on the chair that was usually by the desk in her room. She reached over and carefully pulled out the book from his lap before turning to see what he was reading. It was a story she recognized. It was a story taking place in a fictional setting where two countries were at war and between this, a noble from one side came across one of the dukes of the other by chance and the two fell in love. She enjoyed romance books a lot, no matter how cliched or bad. She found them charming and now that she had fulfilled her own romance, she found them even more charming.
‘A book…’ She thought as she stared at the book cover. “A book detailing our love story…! Yes!” She said excitedly and Avalon startled awake at the sudden proclamation. “Is… Is everything alright…?” A sleepy and slightly disoriented Avalon asked as he turned to look at her, to which Remi returned a nervous smile. “Sorry about that. It’s just that… I finally had an idea for a gift!” She said excitedly and Avalon gave her a small smile. “Told you sleeping would help…” He muttered before yawning and stretching a little. “What’d you think of…?”
“I’m going to make a small book, a picture book, and it will be the story of our love story!” She was practically glowing because of how happy she was with the idea. “You sure you have enough time to do so…?” He asked, a yawn following immediately after. “I’ll just have to make it work. So long as I can get it to him before the 7th, I’ll be happy.” She said happily. “I’m already thinking about how I can shorten it but still make it meaningful. Hopefully this works out.” She said before stretching a little. As she did so, her stomach grumbled. She blushed out of embarrassment and Avalon chuckled softly. “Lucian made dinner for you too. Come on, let’s go heat it up so you can eat it.” He said as he stood up from the chair and Remi nodded before getting off from her bed as well.
The two of them had gone to the kitchen so Remi could eat her dinner and plan how the story was going to go as well as what materials she would need for this. Lucian and Ritsu had fallen asleep by then and had left Remi a note about what they had thought of. “Should I write a letter as well?” She asked, looking up at Avalon while nomming on the pasta that Lucian had made for her. “I don’t see why not. I’m sure he’d like to hear from you in some way.” Avalon hummed while sipping on some apple juice. “From what you’ve told me, I really think he would like to hear from you and know that you’re alright.” Yes, Remi talks about Lucifer a lot and as the person closest to her in terms of rooms, Avalon is the one who gets his ear talked off. Don’t worry, Lucian gets his ear talked off about Diavolo.
“Alright. I will write a letter to accompany the book. I really hope he’ll like it…” She said with a soft sigh. “He’s liked the gifts I’ve given him so far, even the somewhat silly ones, and I’m really hoping that doesn’t change now…” She finished eating and plopped her head down on the table. “Remi, I’m sure he’ll like it. He likes most things you give him. Unless it’s a joke gift but you knew he wouldn’t like those.” Avalon said with a soft chuckle as Remi nodded. “Yeah. That’s true… Now that I’m done eating, I should get to work on the book. I don’t have any time to waste.” She said as she got up and was about to grab her plate when Avalon took it instead and shook his head. “I’ll do the dishes. You go start work on your book.” He said as he got up from the table and walked over to the sink.
“You sure you don’t need help?” Remi asked as she looked at the back of the tall angel. “I’ll be fine doing a few dishes Remi. Go. You yourself said you have no time to waste.” He said with a soft chuckle and Remi nodded at this before making her way to her room. The very first thing she did was that she started writing. She needed a script that she would follow while drawing. It wasn’t too hard for her to write down everything and the entire time, she was smiling like the love sick person she is. She was going to send this to him no matter what.
It took her quite a bit of time for her to write everything down but now that she had, she immediately got to work on drawing. She knew she wouldn’t have time to do full, detailed drawings so instead she opted for chibis. It may look sillier but to her, it didn’t matter. She had drawn chibis for him on the notes she left for him on almost every occasion so she knew he did not mind them. Once again, she knew this would take a while but she accepted that and continued drawing. At some point through the night, Avalon brought her a cup of coffee so she could keep working and then come morning, Lucian and Ritsu took over the duty of helping her and making sure she’s alright.
It wouldn’t be until 12 PM on the day of Lucifer’s birthday that she would finish but she was more than happy with the product. She’d put it together and even given it a title; “Memories of Love”. These were, to her, some of the most precious moments they spent together whether they be good or bad. She put them all together in chronological order in this book in the form of a story. Once she’d finished up the final touches on the dark blue hard cover of the book, she carefully placed it on her desk while she got around to writing his letter. While she writes the letter, let’s go through her creation.
Of course, the chibis were all modeled after people she met and they were named as such as well. She felt that she should have probably asked about using their names in the book but couldn’t exactly reach out to them. So she’d say sorry about not asking permission first later.
The very first thing she had drawn was when she first arrived in the Devildom. That was when she first saw him after all. She was occupied with helping two people who had now become her friends, Sinclair and Mizuki, but Lucifer was still the first to catch her eye. The Avatar of Pride, standing beside Diavolo as he spoke to them before speaking to them himself. She remembered noting that he had a nice voice. She had drawn 3 things for this; in the first one she is with chibi Mizuki and Sinclair, the second one she is with them still but her attention had now been drawn to chibi Lucifer and finally, the third drawing was her thinking she liked his voice.
After this, she mentioned that Lucifer had guided her and Aki to where she once lived; Purgatory Hall. She didn’t live there anymore since Lucifer had asked her to move in. They didn’t interact much so she didn’t put too much focus on it and instead moved on to the next time they interacted; When she had taken dinner to him. She remembered she had gone to the House of Lamentation for God knows what reason and had met up with Lucian there. Then they helped make Leviathan make dinner and side note, she made sure to put lots of detail into him Leviathan because she is very fond of him. Anyways, she had accompanied him to the dining hall where most people had come but Lucifer hadn’t so she had brought him dinner. That interaction wasn’t very long but to her, it was the interaction that started it all. That got her on his radar, even if by a little.
Of course, the next time she saw him wasn’t exactly, uh, the best since it was when he and Satan had a small little argument in the Royal Library while Satan was tutoring them. She had been frightened by him a little in all honesty but that hadn’t deterred her from trying to get him to know better. If anything, she now had seen another side to him so her knowledge grew. In-between this and the last interaction, she had also gotten a picture of him to use as reference for a sketch because she couldn’t quite get his eyes right.
The interaction she had taken the time to write and draw out was when she took dinner for him again. This time because she and Sinclair had made it together and she wanted to see if Lucifer liked their creation or not. She had been very happy to see that he did and she even wrote and drew the conversation because, to her, this is probably when she first realized that she had slowly started falling for him. They had shared a few intimate moments here, the nickname “My dearest” originated here, this is where she realized she would do anything to see him smiling and even Lucifer had said that she may have charmed him that night although she did no such thing. She just talked to him.
After this denial ran strong but she’d made a bento for him. She originally wanted to give it to him in RAD but he’d gotten too busy to go so while he was away, she snuck into into his office and placed the bento down on his desk. She had even left a small note and this is where her nickname “wife” had originated because she made a “joke” about auditioning as his wife in the note. He never let her live it down and now it’s just her permanent status. She’s his wife in everyone’s eyes but the law’s.
Then came the pinacle of her denial; platonic homemade chocolate. She cringed as she wrote this and died on the inside as she recalled this but she had made chocolate with 4 of her friends, Fiona, Chizuko, Celestina and Mizuki, for Valentine’s Day and her chocolates were for Lucifer. Of course, she harbored feelings for him at the time and she knew this but she refused to admit and thus was born platonic homemade chocolate. She had made them shaped like the symbol of Pride and even made them blue as well as making them out of dark chocolate. A lot of effort for what is supposed to be platonic.
Of course, she never got around to giving him the chocolates because a Little D stole them and delivered them for her. However, what she hadn’t expected was chocolates and roses from Lucifer. He had sent white and blue roses to her room with chocolates as well as a note requesting that she spend more time with him as she had promised him tea time. He’d also sent her art supplies and the finishing move was the P.S on the note that said:
“You will make a good wife. Someday.”
She thought he meant in general, not that she’d make a good wife for him. Also, the request for them to spend more time together came from the fact that she had been avoiding him after catching feelings. She didn’t think he reciprocated them so she wasn’t going to let him know.
Of course, due to a teeny weeny lie she had spoken about not liking Lucifer, she had been in pain because angels cannot lie. Thankfully, it didn’t last long and by the time Lucifer had come to her for a Valentine’s Date, she had recovered.
No, she hadn’t expected Lucifer to appear at her doorstep. He had come to tell her that she could have just given her chocolates to him in person and to ask about his gift to her. She explained how a Little D stole them and took them to him instead and that she actually was going to take them to him. Then, just when she thought he’d be leaving, he asked if she had any plans for this day of Hearts. Upon hearing she has none, he asked her if she could join him on a troll and dinner. A date if you will. She remembered malfunctioning at this but she said yes and thus started the creation of one of her favorite memories with him.
He had taken her to the carnival that was happening at the time and the very first thing they did while there was go into the mirror maze. She had him chase her around the maze and promised him a kiss on the cheek and a date if he won. Of course, Lucifer won and he got his kiss. The date would be for later. After this, they went on the roller coaster. She was very scared at first but with Lucifer there, the fear slowly went away and she instead had fun while on the ride. Of course at the end of it, while she was trying to get out. she tripped on the seat Lucifer had been sitting in and crashed against his chest. This date is her favorite for many reasons and this was one of them. Of course, Lucifer had taken the chance to tease her and she, because being teased by Lucifer can be overwhelming sometimes, stopped him, kissed his nose and then continued walking. Of course, Lucifer had been surprised by the gesture but he did not let the surprise last long as he took ahold of her hand once again and uttered these words;
“Even if you do get lost, I swear I will find you. Every time.”
Back then, she thought she’d never get to see him again after returning to the Celestial Realm so she wanted to deny any and all feelings but how could she when he was being like this? Anyways, after this, they enjoyed some Takoyaki together. While they ate Takoyaki together, Remi offered to make dinner for him on certain days since he seems to not be very keen on eating it sometimes and he said he’d accept but only on the condition that she would eat with him. The bento was, of course, also brought up and along with that came the wife audition.
She was already flustered about it and Lucifer made it worse by saying that should she actually try, he would accept her application and while he was teasing, he was not joking. He meant it. In the end, she got too flustered and ran away but Lucifer caught her pretty quickly because he runs much faster than this 5′4 angel can. They sat down on a nearby bench afterwards and that’s when Valentine’s magic really kicked in. After ensuring that she was well enough to continue their date, Lucifer had asked her where she would like to go next and she, of course, suggested the Ferris Wheel since they were there anyways.
Turns out Lucifer had planned to take her there anyways and surprisingly, it was empty. Now that she thought back to it, she was fairly certain that everyone who was in front of them simply ran away after seeing Lucifer but, of course, she had been too busy admiring Lucifer to notice. She had struggled with drawing the Ferris wheel a little for this portion but she was happy with the final product she had made. Valentine’s Day magic was in full swing and this was anything but platonic.
The two of them got on and talked about their terms of endearment for each other at the time, Angel and Dearest. During this, she had made the mistake of saying “However will anyone else compete if such a man were to claim my heart~” and in response to her he had said, with a smirk on his face;
“Will you allow me to claim your heart then?”
Mission failed successfully. She didn’t know what to say in all honesty until she remembered the upcoming masquerade ball. She told him that if he could find her during the masquerade ball, she would give him her answer. Yes, this was all because she was in denial. She too is cringing as she wrote this and drew something for this scene but it did lead to something very romantic so she didn’t mind it completely. In response to this, he once again made her heart race by saying;
“I promise that I will find you. Even if you try to run away from me.”
He had kissed her hand when he said this and by God, she remembered blushing so hard during that but… she slowly started giving up on trying to be in denial and slowly started accepting that she liked him and that… he liked her.
“You’ve taken up the responsibility to find me when I am lost and bring me home, to you… I hope you find me again, just as you did in that maze without sensing my presence…”
“Of course, I will find you and bring you home, to where you belong, with me.”
She would forever remember this conversation. Even if she forgot all else, she didn’t want to forget this. After this, he greeted her with the most beautiful smile she’d ever seen. God, her liking this man was an understatement.
“It seems while my home may be Purgatory Hall, my true home is wherever you are…”
“I am glad that you finally accepted that, angel.”
“Well, it is hard to accept something when you are supposed to be platonic but are hearing and saying romantic things…”
“I do not recall ever saying that this is platonic.”
You see, she walked in with the “Everything is Platonic” mindset so she kind of just turned a blind eye towards everything that could possibly count as being romantic but by now, it had all been thrown out the window. You can only stay blind for so long.
“Do you now understand how I feel? Or should I tell you a secret, dear angel?”
“I-I suppose I will take the secret…”
“Do you know why I feel so fond of you?”
She had shook her head because she genuinely did not know. Denial does that to you.
“I do not know how to properly phrase this myself but with the times that I have the pleasure of being grace by your presence, I find myself at ease. I find myself wanting to open up and tell you everything.”
“I am aware that this comes a surprise to you as I am currently not the dearest Avatar of Pride that you are accustomed to but you make me want to be honest with myself for once.”
She remembered tearing up as she listened to him. She couldn’t quite say why but she had teared up. The floodgates had been throw open and she had all but poured her heart out to him. These were some of the scenes where she didn’t use chibis but instead drew them as she would normally. She felt that using chibis wouldn’t do it justice.
“I did not mean to make you cry, dear angel. I wish you nothing but happiness and I wish for it to be with me. Let me make you happy. Let me make you feel at home. Let me treat you the way that you should be treated.”
“T-They’re happy tears silly… E-Even if you didn’t realize it, every moment I’ve spent with you is a precious memory… I-I just kept fighting everything because I was afraid…”
“T-This will be cruel but… come find me in the sea of masks, my Morningstar… F-Find me so we may be reunited…”
“I shall find my way to you, dear angel. If that is what it will take for me to have you, I am willing to do that and more.”
She couldn’t have been happier and he seems to be happy as well but she knew that before he came looking for her, he’d have to know her biggest secret and so, she revealed it to him; she was an angel who had been forced to fall from grace halfway and remain like that in order to remind angels not to commit the same sin as her; the sin of meddling in a human’s life, of keeping them from dying.
Lucifer had, of course, been livid but she tried to calm him down. Thinking back, she felt silly for thinking that that would deter him for some reason but she thought he should know. Of course he accepted her. If there was anyone in the world who would, it was him. He had even said she needn’t return there. Honestly, she would gladly stay here with him. She was happy with him, with her friends. They talked about her state and if he could do anything to change it. She didn’t know but she said she was more than okay with staying like this so long as she could stay with him.
Lucifer told her she could come to him whenever she needed and soon, the ride came to an end. After this, she asked to head home and of course, he offered to walk her home. She yielded pretty quickly since she knew she wouldn’t win against him. And so, the two of them started walkig back to Purgatory Hall. At this point, Remi had gone back to using chibis.
During this walk, they talked about the date that Remi had decided to plan and after discussing when they could do it, Lucifer dropped this bombshell on her;
“You just have passed the first part of your audition as my wife. How does that make you feel?”
This was because she was considerate of his schedule and understanding that he couldn’t always be free. This escalated to teasing and the poor thing turned into what is now known between the two of them as a charming tomato. However, then came this;
“I will stop now but I did mean every single word I said, and I will mean every single one that I will say.”
“I-I appreciate your words to me… I-I will do my best to try and rely on you more, Lucifer…”
“I rarely say this but, thank you, Remi.”
“I should be thanking you Lucifer…”
“For what exactly? I told you that I am doing this because I want to, I want this.”
“Even if you are doing this because you want to… I am still overjoyed that you want… me. You want me. I-I still cannot wrap my head around how someone like myself could do so much for someone such as yourself and be graced with the most beautiful smile ever known b-but… It brings me joy… So thank you for that… Thank you for accepting me… For taking up the mantle of finding me were I to ever be lost… Thank you for everything you’ve done and are willing to do…”
“If you do want to show how grateful you are then, lean on me, depend on me, tell me everything, accept the fact that you too deserve happiness and that I can provide that, stay by my side. Those are all I ask of you.”
“I think I can do that… As long as you do the same Lucifer. I will do every single of those things and more if you promise to do your best to do the same. I will not expect you to share everything with me but at least… if something is bothering you then tell me. Rely on me when things are becoming too much for you to bare and I will do the same… As for the last one…I would love to stay by your side for as long as you will keep me by your side… I would love for nothing more…”
Then came the best part of the night. She had changed from chibis to detailed characters. Their faces were very close and upon seeing this, Lucifer had silently asked for permission to kiss her. In response, she had wrapped her arms and kissed him. He had, of course, kissed her back. She had originally wanted to kiss him before they parted at Purgatory Hall but this was fine as well. After this, they continued walking as Purgatory Hall had come into view.
Once they were, the chibis now ack, she turned to look at him and smiled at him, thanking him for the wonderful date and before they parted, he asked her to be his date for the ball. She, of course, agreed but made sure to remind him that they would part so she could hide from him.
“I am aware of that but I still wish to ask you to come with me. It brings me comfort to know that, despite being apart, you are still mine.”
“That is something that will never change Lucifer. No matter how far apart we may be, the iron grip you now have on my heart will not be loosened any time soon and I would not want it to loosen.”
“I am…glad. Your words bring me nothing but joy. Remi, I…, thank you, for making me feel this way.”
“It is the least I can do for you Lucifer. I am glad that I can make you feel such a way.. Take care.”
“I will and I ask you the same, Remi. Have a good night.”
With that and a final kiss, they parted ways.
The next interaction was 3 days after the date where Remi rolled out of her bed and woke up by landing face first onto her floor. After somewhat waking up, she had decided she missed hearing Lucifer’s voice and ended up calling him after crawling back into bed. During this call, she screamed into her pillow at least 2 times and by the end of it, she rolled out of bed again. They agreed to meet up at his office with a drink she had decided to make for him and that was the next interaction. Oh yes, she also called him Hubby while half asleep.
So. she had arrived with Hell’s Coffee, the coffee that gets more bitter the more you love the person you’re making it for.
“It is a bit bitter than usual but I prefer it that way. You just passed stage two, dear angel.”
Yes, chibi Remi died while chibi Lucifer was being smug. As they talked, Lucifer asked Remi to come closer and she went and sat on his lap while blushing because she knew he meant this. They talked about her actually passing the audition and she said that she wouldn’t be ready for it because you can’t exactly be ready for your partner putting a ring on it. They talked a little more before they shared another passionate kiss after which Remi, once again, poured her heart out to Lucifer;
“I cry when overwhelmed sometimes and with you, it’s just… so much happiness… Even the smallest gestures from you… I think, the first day we met I told you that I’d be willing to bear with all your teasing if it meant seeing you smile… I meant it… I mean it now… I will do anything to keep you happy… I do not know if I can give you even a fraction of what I feel but… I will be damned if I don’t try. To see you happy makes my entire day better, Lucifer… You came clean to me about why you adore me so… here’s mine… Before you, due to my unfortunate circumstance, most prospective partners did not consider me no matter how ever beautiful they may see me as because I have fallen from grace. You’re the first person to consider me… Everyone here… tried to get to know me… and you went a step further and considered me as a prospective partner… Is it strange that I have a similar dream to some human women…? To have a partner to welcome home and keep happy…? I hope not… That is the dream I wish to achieve with you…”
“My dear angel, Remi, is it not strange at all, do allow yourself to wish that and I will grant that wish. I want nothing but your happiness and to know that I am able to grant you that makes me desire to provide you with that even more. Your previous partners were blind to not see what beauty lies in front of them but I do appreciate them for not being able to as it lead you straight to me.”
Both of them were in very fluffy mood so they just talked about her staying with him for a little while longer before Remi brought up the ball. She told him that before he comes to find her, he should finish up any business he had before coming to find her because she wanted his undivided attention. In actuality, it was because she had wanted him to take his time with the dance he had promised her friend, Fiona. She did not want to be on his mind when Fiona was the one he should have been focusing on. After reassuring him that she wouldn’t run away.
They had spent quite a few hours together so she asked to take her leave and Lucifer let her and they parted with these words;
“The next I see you will be at the ball, hopefully. I look forward to seeing you, dearest.”
“Surely, not hopefully, dear.”
The day after they met was the masquerade ball and Remi had gone to the ball with her friends so as to avoid Lucifer for as long as she could. She had changed her hair color from half white and half black to fully black so Lucifer would have a harder time finding her. Once the dancing started, she went up and observed all her friends. Some of them were dancing with their dates and she was happy for them.
She then noticed a lady with pink hair and a man with black hair dancing. It was the same man she had seen before and she recognized the accessories on the girl. It was Lucifer and Fiona. She smiled when she saw that he had kept his promise to her. The promise to take his time and finish anything he had decided to do first before coming to find her. A Thousand Years was playing and all the couples looked so very happy to be with each other.
“I’ll love you for a thousand more…~”
She wished she could dance to this song with him, as evident by the lonely look on her chibi self’s face but she was happy for her friend. However, she blinked as the song repeated itself and blinked once again when she saw Lucifer pull away from Fiona. Seems he had decided to come find her now. Worried that he would spot her, she quickly ran towards the balcony behind her. Just as she did this, her hair changed back to being half white and half black and this did not escape chibi Lucifer’s vision.
He had gone up to the balcony and called out to her. At this point, Remi had once again transitioned to making more detailed, realistic drawings of them rather than chibi. She turned to look at him. He’d come to find her, just like he had said he would.
The both of them removed their masks and once they reached each other, Lucifer asked to dance with her. Just as he told her that he would surely find her, she had made sure to not run away. She may be a coward at times but she wouldn’t run away after promising him her answer at this ball. The two of them slowly danced to a Thousand Years while talking to one another. After a minute or two, it was finally time for Remi to give her answer to him officially;
“Then as promised, you shall receive your reward for finding me.”
“I love you Lucifer. I truly and deeply love you… You are my home and where you are is where I belong, as you have told me my place is by your side… Thank you for accepting this… being who falls on neither side… Thank you for trying to come to know me… For staying… For coming to find me… For even promising to find me… Thank you for every bit of happiness you have given me every moment you have spent and making me feel… normal. No matter where I may be, who may take me from you, I swear to return to you through any means necessary my bright, shining Morningstar… The man I love is you and it will forever remain you, even if someday you may not keep me by your side. Until that day arrives, I will keep you as happy as I can. I will give you as much love as I can… I-I will forever be grateful that I have come to meet you and that I told you my feelings today… S-So even if something were to happen to me, I-I would not have any regrets other than not being able to stay by your side…”
“Remi… Thank you… For telling me how you feel, I am just truly glad that you feel that strongly about me. I… feel the same way. While I may not be able to say it to you tonight, will you wait for me until I am ready? I will make sure that it will be worth it. For the radiant you who I will willingly give everything.”
“I will wait a thousand years if I have to… For one such as yourself, I am willing to wait any amount of time… Take your time… As much time as you need… So long as there is a light at the end of the tunnel…”
“You do not need to wait for a thousand years, my angel. You wound me.”
She thought that would be all but he surprised her once again as he continued speaking;
“I do believe it is my turn now? I would like to ask something of you and I would prepare if the answer would be a positive one.”
“What did you wish to ask me…?”
He looked around for a bench and gently guided her there and sat her down before grabbing her hand as he knelt in front of her.
“This is a sign of my devotion to you, Remi. For you are the only one who can bring the Avatar of Pride to his knees willingly. So I ask of you, this is bound to happen since we do know what you are auditioning for…”
Remi blinked, blinked some more, blinked some more before turning into a charming tomato.
She was really saying it to herself so she could process the fact that Lucifer was in front of her, on his knees willingly, asking her to be his lover. The dam has broken, let the waterworks begin. She laughed and smiled brightly at Lucifer.
She worked on wiping her tears away as she laughed and cried at the same time. They were happy tears. She was not expecting this in the slightest but it was more than welcome.
The ball would forever be her fondest memory of the two of them together. She loved it so very much.
After this, the book had basically ended as the next few bits were not written as part of the story but rather as references to events that had happened up until the present time. The football game, her falling completely, moving in with him, some of the times they cuddled, the threat to her life, their trip to Japan on her birthday, everything she thought to be a key event she drew one picture for and described.
At the very end of the book, she had drawn a picture of chibi her in front of the Wall of Love making a heart towards him with the words;
“Je t’aime. Je t’adore. Tu es l’amour de ma vie. Mon coeur bat la chamade pour toi.”
For those who do not speak french:
“I love you. I love you. You are the love of my love. My heart beats loudly for you.”
Now that the tour of the book is done, let us go and see if Remi is done writing the letter.
Remi was on her second piece of paper as she wrote her letter to Lucifer and was singing a song, which one of her 3 roommates was recording on a video recorder to send to Lucifer;
“On the other end of the long road, I’m always thinking of you…
It feels just like yesterday, I’ll never forget our meeting…
At the other end of the long road, I’ll be able to see you if you’re there…
Protecting this unchanging love, yes, I’ll never forget it…
Oh, even if time stops flowing because of this loneliness…
Oh, every road will still lead to you…
In this place where I can easily discard sorrow,
I can’t see you, colored in tears.
But I just want to deliver my living form right now to you.
On the other end of the long road, I still can’t see our world.
I will continue to survive without losing my way.”
“If I look back, I’ll surely see the difference between our paces.
So I won’t let go of our intertwined destinies just yet.
Oh, humans treasure memories out of anxiety.
Oh, unknowingly allowing everyday realities to accumulate.
I’ll be afraid when the sunlight tomorrow turns into night but…
The thought of us will never lose~ never lose~!
On the other end of the long road, I’m always thinking of you.
It feels just like yesterday, I’ll never forget our meeting.
Searching and grasping in the darkness for a world with you.
So we can live together as our unchanging selves, I won’t lose my way.
On the other end of the long road, I’m always thinking of you.
I know we can build a world together without lies…”
She had been listening to this song on repeat for a while now, to the point she knew the lyrics so the 3 roommates thought it would be a good idea to record this and send it to Lucifer as a birthday gift from them, in a way. After about 20 minutes of writing, Remi finally finished the letter and placed it inside an envelope. She placed it on top of the now gift wrapped book and walked out to meet her roommates. A Little D had come to get the gifts and upon the request of Avalon, Lucian and Ritsu, had hidden the video recorder from Remi.
“Here you go. Please make sure to get this to Lucifer, alright? It’s for his birthday.” She said with a smile as the Little D gave a salute before poofing away to get the gifts to Lucifer. Remi watched it disappear before looking at the clock. “Oh my, time for lunch already huh? Wait, I’ll put on lunch for you all.” She said but Ritsu stood in front of her. “I am helping you and then once we have lunch, let’s watch a movie?” She asked with a small smile as Remi blinked before laughing softly and nodding. “Alright we’ll watch a movie. You go rest afterwards okay?” She asked and Ritsu nodded before the girls made their way into the kitchen to put on lunch while the boys planned places for them to visit once Ritsu was feeling better.
“Hello my dearest husband,
how long has it been since I have been able to reach out to you? Too long, I reckon. I am not used to not being able to reach out to you in any way shape or form outside of Little Ds. Well, even then I can’t exactly always have a Little D that’s my designated messenger to you otherwise I would try to talk to you everyday with its help. Anyways, I sadly cannot be there with you on your birthday but that does not mean I won’t make something. I made a book. A book about us. I’m not going to say much because I want you to experience it yourself. It’s all I could think to make.
I hope you’re not by yourself… That’s just depressing. I want you to be with family, at least today. So pull away from your desk, forget that you have paperwork and go spend time with your brothers. It’s your birthday. You can do that. I don’t want you to be alone today of all days. At least, I’m hoping this reaches you within today. I really hope it does. I didn’t stay up all night to make the book just for it to not reach you on time.
Oops- You weren’t supposed to know that but eh… now that I’ve written it down, I may as well leave it there. You can’t exactly scold me about it hehe. That’s probably the only thing I somewhat like about this arrangement, the fact that you can’t scold me for these things but alas, even if you can’t, I’ve got 3 others who will.
Paris is pretty. I can see why it’s such a popular tourist attraction. I think you’d like it if you brought me here considering things are stupid expensive and you could endlessly spoil me. Fun for you and somewhat fun for me. Maybe we can come to Paris at some point. Who knows? We can if you’re feeling up to it.
One of the downsides of Paris is the sheer amount of couples here. Normally, I’d find it cute to see couples frolicking about but not right now as I miss you terribly. I can’t even call you to hear your voice. I feel lacking and no amount of distraction is enough to make me not feel the gaping hole that the lack of your presence has left. I know you can’t do anything about it. I just wanted to tell you that I miss you terribly and virtually everything here reminds me of you.
At least… unlike the curse, I have people here with me who will keep me company since we all live together. It’s a little quiet compared to HOL but it’s not too bad. We often go out and do things. We even visited the beach not too long ago. That was nice though I do think the sun tanned me just a little. Yes, I was covered up as I could be while wearing a swimsuit and Avalon and Lucian made sure no boys even got near Ritsu and I, much less hit on us.
Barbatos came by not too long ago and had dinner with us. He seemed just a little pale and upon Ritsu asking if he was okay, we learned Solomon had made lunch and Barbatos could not escape. Rest in peace. So he was more than alright with having dinner with us due to this.
I hope the workload isn’t too much? Are you making sure to get rest? Why do I feel like you’re not? Gah, I go away for a while and my husband stops taking care of himself. Whatever will I do with you Lucifer? You told me not to worry you and yet you’re worrying me. Well, not like I’d stop worrying even if you told me that you’re taking care of yourself, just like how you won’t stop worrying even if I told you I’m alright.
As I promised, I’ve been staying out of trouble. I’ve been a good girl and I haven’t gotten hurt, I swear. Well… you would’ve known had I gotten hurt. Our pact would let you know. I sometimes feel your emotions through our pact and right now you seem happier than you were before. I’m guessing you’re with someone who doesn’t annoy you because even if you were done with work, I don’t think you’d be happy because it would mean there would be nothing to distract you from the lack of my presence.
I know I told you I’d stay with you for an entire month once the whole curse ordeal was done but… I didn’t think this would happen… I’m glad we got to attend the lantern festival at the very least. I at least have that memory with me as I sit here, a realm away from you. I wish… we could spend this time together. I wish you were here… I wish I could hold you and kiss you and just shower you in affection… I had just started getting used to being near you again and then this happens.
I love you, alright? I love you so very much… Like I said in my book, my heart beats loudly for you. Only you. There is very little I dislike about you, if any at all… I love my affectionate husband. I am head over heels in love with you and the longer I stay away from you, the stronger my feelings get, to the point that it’s unbearable sometimes. However, it’ll be worth it to wait because I’ll get to be with you again. If they keep me for more than a month, you have permission to maybe threaten them because I refuse to spend that much time away from you… I am a needy wifey okay…? I miss my husband… I genuinely never thought I would be clingy towards someone and yet here I am, being clingy with you. You don’t mind, do you…? I hope you don’t. You’ve told me I could be clingy with you so I am…
Hopefully I can see you again.
Well… like you would say;
“Surely, not hopefully, dear.”
From, your dearest wife. Remi
In the corner there was a chibi Remi writing a letter with a lot of focus on it.
“I wanted this gift to be special… It may be my final gift to you after all…
Thank you for everything, My Dearest Avatar of Pride.”
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