It took a while to get this done because I wanted to make sure that I got Luci down and in character as much as I could with this being my first time ever writing for him- and I really hope I did. x_x- but I hope you like it, @therealsilentlyfangirling. I know things have been insane and really rough with the lock-down, online school, that damnable essay and prom. How heartbroken you were over it was the reason why I decided to start writing this fic because I wanted to cheer you up and make you smile, but then it was joined by just wanting to do something to make you smile as well, because you brighten my day without even trying. So I really hope that you like this bean. ^~^ ❤️❤️🤗🤗
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So it seemed as things were truly a mess in the human world with the pandemic that seemed to be sweeping across it. Humanity had done some truly abhorrent things, but this was one of the biggest messes he had seen in a very long time. Of course, he knew he wasn’t susceptible to it, such things wouldn’t affect a demon like him, but that did not mean that he wasn’t concerned about a particular human, the same one who had been subsequently swamped with school work that was clearly weighing on her ever since she had begun to take the online classes..She had so far powered through every assignment with the same determination and willpower that she always would and he would readily admit that he was proud of her for it, but lately, Lucifer could see that the stress and the sorrow that came with the strictness and overall unpleasantness of the situation was something that was not making her an exception, even if she hid such things with that smile of hers, he could see it in her eyes, one such thing was no doubt troubling her..And that was the dance, or as she had called it, the Prom, that had been canceled due to the lock-down. Truly, how prone humans were to make mistakes at times was something that really made him doubt if they ever learned anything from their actions in the past.
Even as Lucifer sat at his desk, his fingers holding the pen as he worked on his designated paperwork for the night, how crestfallen she had looked when she had told him the news was an image that he was still unable to shake from his thoughts. The sadness of a human shouldn’t have affected him; after all, canceling an event had been something that was no doubt vital to ensure that none of the students got sick, if he was in charge down in the human world, he would have taken the exact same action. And yet..it not bothered, but it bothered him greatly. From the very beginning, he had found himself concerning himself with her comfort and well being while she was attending R.A.D and although he had told himself and his brothers each time that he was simply following Lord Diavolo’s orders, a part of him doubted that that was the only reason as to why he was doing it and for just a moment, when he had been asked again, he found himself being unsure. That very uncertainty had only continued to bloom inside of him along with other emotions that she was constantly bringing out within him and oftentimes with the simplest of things. Lucifer would’ve found such a thing laughable, he, the avatar of Pride being charmed by a human but the seeds of denial could only grow so far and the more he came to know Bronwen those feelings only grew, slowly but surely; as if they were a flower that was slowly blooming inside of him, her demeanor the sunlight and water while her company was the soil, causing those seeds to be buried beneath. This was only made more apparent- almost annoyingly so- with his present inability to focus on the paperwork, each time he tried to focus on one of them, the concern that he held for Bronwen was relentless and won the battle with his attempts to focus on the paperwork, each time
A quiet exasperated sigh escaped Lucifer's lips as he sat back in his chair, his gloved fingers abandoning the pen on the paper that he had just finished signing. Residing himself to his thoughts, he lets his thoughts wander as his scarlet hues linger on the same pen he had just been writing with. Try as he might to ignore such feelings, the fact was that he truly hated seeing that sadness in her eyes...Not when they should’ve been twinkling with the same refreshing happiness that he would enjoy seeing in her eyes, a happiness that was at times joined by curiosity, awe, surprise, and intellect, as well as other emotions. Although it wasn’t his most favored look in her eyes that he prided himself on keeping to himself for his own enjoyment; such as that adorable, near submissive shyness that would come to her eyes whenever he would take the opportunity to tease her; it was one that never failed to, for lack of a better term, brighten up his day when his day had been otherwise filled with nothing but the stress that never failed to give him a headache. Be it either from the paperwork and other business he had in the Devlidom or due to the antics of Lord Diavolo or his brothers that he was frequently subjected to. His eyes narrow in thought as he thinks to himself in silence, before his gloved hand reaches out again but not for the pen, but his phone as his fingers fly across the keyboard before sending the message to the one person who he felt he could not only trust with keeping the organizing of this event under lock and key until the day it would be held; but also someone who he knew would be the key factor of helping it come together in general. Perhaps he was being a bit too rash, after all, he knew he wasn’t usually one to do things on a whim and it was a whim that he would definitely notice with how well Lucifer knew he knew him and as he gets the response, his thoughts are instantly proven right, but as he reads the message relief and gratitude quickly comes to him as his expression shifts into a light smile.
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The online school truly sucked. At this rate, Bronwen would take normal classes over this chaos that had been forced upon her. Really the only upside was that you didn’t actually have to go to school because of this whole quarantine mess. Even if she had enjoyed the free time it gave her, the novelty was something that was quickly wearing off, especially with the news of the dance that she had been looking forward to so much, was canceled.
Disappointed was an understatement, that school year had been as taxing and exhausting as ever and so the promise of Prom had been something that felt like a reward at the end of the tunnel and the fact that that was no longer going to happen was...Heartbreaking in a way. Of course, her friends and her parents were there for her, especially a certain witch, but even so the disappointment and sadness at knowing that it wouldn’t be happening remained. Having just finished the last of her homework, looking down at her phone, her back slightly arched from how long she had spent slightly bent over while she had been doing her schoolwork, how late it was didn’t surprise her, in fact, Bronwen knew she would’ve continued working on it if her stomach wasn’t demanding her to eat something. Picking up her phone, a smile, albeit somewhat tired came onto her expression as she opened the messenger and clicked on the chat that she had been using to talk to the pink-haired witch who had come to be her friend, she hesitated for a moment, knowing that even with how late it was, Luna was likely working in her room as always and most likely on another spell. Not seeing the harm in simply sending a ‘ hello ‘ to her friend and the magic teacher that was helping her with unlocking her own magic, as well as training it, before awaiting the reply. When no answer came, however, her smile quickly shifted to one of confusion.
Ten minutes. Twenty minutes, thirty.
Still, no answer came from the pinkette and as she looked down at the screen she could feel worry sinking in as her thoughts drift to Lucifer, all seven of the brothers had been somewhat hard to reach for some reason for the past few days and if she asked any of them if they had some free time to spare, most of the time all seven would give the same answer. That they were busy. She knew this was an occasional occurrence with Lucifer, Levi, Luna, and a few of the other brothers, but even Beel, Belphie, and Mammon had given the answer. She was truly at a loss as to what was going on, had she done something wrong? She sincerely hoped not. Closing her eyes, the brunette gives a shake of her head as her eyes closed for just a moment. It was unlikely that they were ignoring her deliberately, she knew that wasn’t them. They were just likely busy with other things, something that she absolutely understood with how insane online school had decided to be. Saving the work she had done so far, she turns off the device that she had been working on the project and other schoolwork on before placing it on the nightstand beside her bed; before laying down. And as her back met the plush comforter it was nothing but a relief after spending who knows how long with her back slightly hunched as it undoubtedly was; but even as her chocolate-colored hues looked up at the ceiling the confusion mashed with concern, and it’s a concern and worry that remains as she slowly begins to drift off to sleep, regardless of how she was still wearing her school uniform.
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The feeling of gentle fingers combing through her long chocolate hair pulled her from her sleep, having taken a nap after finishing some of her schoolwork after classes had finished for the day, and as her eyes drift up to see who those fingers belonged to, the embarrassment and surprise that immediately came to her upon seeing the familiar scarlet hued gaze of Lucifer, any and all sleepiness leaves her as if it had been thrown directly out the nearest window as she bolts upright; back straight and heat blooming scarlet over her cheeks. As the sound of a fond but amused chuckle escaped Lucifer, neither things were helped as her eyes drifted down as the desire to jump into the nearest hole that opened up being was becoming extremely tempting.
“ L-Lucifer..I’m sorry I was just taking a nap, are the others waiting downstairs for dinner? I’ll freshen myself up and be down in a minute, I didn’t mean to keep you all waiting. “
Fully expecting the strict sternness to take the place of the softness that seemed to be presently filling his scarlet hues, she prepared herself for the scolding that she was likely about to get, however, the softness didn’t fade if anything the faint traces of amusement that he was likely getting at seeing the blush on her expression only remained along with a soft sense of tenderness that made itself visible along with something else that she was unable to catch for just a moment as he looked at her.
“ It’s alright, there’s no need for you to apologize. I know that you’ve been struggling with your schoolwork lately so I wanted to give you some time to rest. Don’t concern yourself with joining the others for dinner, I actually came to discuss something with you. “
Surprise, confusion, and curiosity quickly came to her eyes as she looked at him for a moment before finally giving a soft nod of her head of compliance. He wasn’t here to call her down to join the others for dinner? Strange...He was usually so strict when it came to dinnertime.
“ Okay, sure. What do you need me to do? Is something wrong? “
And yet the smile remained on Lucifer's expression, his scarlet hues giving nothing away even as he gave a brief shake of his head. The sound of the door opening again quickly causes her attention to go to the source of the noise, especially when that brief sound is also joined by two sets of footsteps and as her attention lands on Asmodeus and Luna, the confusion that she was feeling only grows, especially with the twinkle that was currently in the pinkett's eyes and the same honeydew smile that Asmo would usually come to his expression whenever he was up to something, or simply acting innocent. Looking back to Lucifer as she hoped to get at least some sense of answers to what was going on right now; he only gave back the same smile, before his hand settled on her shoulder, giving a gentle squeeze which spoke volumes in its silent meaning Trust me before turning his attention to Luna and Asmodeus.
“ When you’re both done with her, I want you to escort her to Lord Diavolo’s castle, alright Le Fay? “
While Asmodeus gave a quiet sigh of disappointment, the pinkette in question gives a nod of her head in conformation.
“ Of course, you can leave it to us Luci. “
As she said this though, the way her green hues locked with Asmo’s for just a moment as if the two were having a silent and brief conversation was not something that went unnoticed, but knowing she was unlikely to get an answer right now, for the moment Bronwen contented herself with keeping quiet, though the brief lapse of his smile in lieu of the exasperated tiredness that came with being addressed by a nickname that he undoubtedly thought of as embarrassing, did make her smile just a little, especially at the fact that had been confirmed that her friend had been calling Lucifer such a nickname without any sort of influence of Simeon. For a moment his gaze stays on Lucifer’s retreating form, when the door closes, still feeling confused she looks back to both Luna and Asmodeus, one who looked as if she could barely contain her excitement and the other who looked nothing short of delighted.
Unable to hold back the desire to speak the question, the confusion finally got the most of her, only for the two to simply look back at her for a long moment before looking at each other again before closing their eyes and quietly laughing for a brief moment, as if in anticipation.
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The dozens of questions that she had had were soon answered as after being told to go get changed into the dress that she was going to wear, she’d sat in front of the mirror while Luna went to work on her hair, gently bringing the hairbrush and comb through her hair before stepping aside and allowing Asmo to get started on her makeup. Having been told to keep her eyes close while Luna and Asmo did what they were, Bronwen was both nervous and curious to see the end result. The feeling of a hand gently settling on her shoulder causes her to flinch from surprise but that surprise is quickly pushed aside as the voice of Luna comes to her ears.
“ You can open your eyes now. “
Opening her eyes, they quickly widened at seeing her appearance in the mirror, her hair was now worn out and brushed to the point where not a single bit of her hair was out of place, while her makeup was flawless. Looking at herself in the mirror, with the dress, her hair, and her makeup being done as it had, she looked like a celebrity...Which had been the exact look that she had been going for when she had picked out the dress. The view before he made her heart swell for a moment but she willed herself not to cry, with how hard both of them had worked on her hair and makeup the last thing that she wanted to do was ruin it, even if the realization that was slowly coming to her at that thought made her heart swell with gratitude and joy that could not be put into words.
“ So what do you think? I didn’t really do much with your hair because it’s pretty enough without doing anything special to it, that and it goes with the dress, but the makeup Asmo used on you makes it all come together perfectly. “
“ Right? I knew you and I were on the same page Luna. Our dear Browny looks beautiful, not as beautiful as me though, but still beautiful. “
Even with Asmo’s usual narcissism showing itself once again, the smile didn’t fade from Bronwen’s expression even for a moment, her heart was swelling with some much happiness that the smile was near infectious.
The words that come from her seem to put a stop to the conversation currently going between Asmo and Luna, who was trying to get Asmo to agree to comply that she did look as beautiful as he was, with the mention of agreeing to a pampering session the following night; something that only made her heart flutter in her chest, as a heat, one that she had also noticed on Luna’s cheeks, came to her own with the compliment given by her friend; both eyes, amber, and lime green go to her before both of them smile again.
“ You don’t need to thank us, we were happy to do it, Lucifer has a special night planned for you after all.~ “
“ Mhm, Asmo’s right, but you're going to have to find out for yourself what it is. “
“ I wish I could go to the Devil King's castle too though..It sounds like so much fun. “
“ You’ll probably get another chance to go there soon, tonight is about Bronwen and speaking of which, “ the seriousness that had come to Luna’s voice along with reason changes to a noticeable amount of excitement for what could only be described as excitement for her and as a smile once more comes to the witches lips, she gently takes her hand and helps her up, making sure that she didn’t trip in the shoes that she was currently wearing
“ Are you ready to go? Luci asked me to take you to the castle after your hair and makeup were done after all. “
giving a nod of her head, the smile still on her lips, with one last thank you to Asmo, she allows Luna to escort her from the room and to the front gate, where a limo appeared to be awaiting them, after getting inside of the car she is shortly joined by Luna after she closes the door for the limo and once they arrive at the castle, the door is opened by one of the servants of the castle. Carefully getting out of the car with the help of the said individual the door is closed and with a wave from Luna the limo drives off. Not having Luna or someone else with her while she stared down the huge castle was daunting despite how she had gotten used to being at the said castle long before tonight, and it definitely did not help the nervousness that came to her at still not knowing entirely what was going on, but knowing that there was nothing more she could do, she follows the servant as he leads her inside before meeting with Barbatos who greeted her with the usual polite smile he would usually wear. Now with someone familiar with her, Bronwen’s nervousness dissipated even just a little as he led her to where she had been told the ballroom was within the castle. As the butler opens the door, he ushers her inside, before closing the door behind her and as she turns around, her eyes widen as her heart stops in her chest from the stunned awe that washes over her. To the lavish decorations, the music that was playing- no doubt a pick from Lucifer himself, each and every addition only complimenting the already lavish and beautiful ballroom, her stunned reprieve is interrupted by the familiar deep voice.
“ I take it, you’re enjoying the decorations then? “
Taking the look on her face as an answer enough, Lucifers smile is content, but the view in front of her was something that took her breath away all over again, she’d seen his demon form once before, but that didn’t change that he only seemed to grow more beautiful when he took that form.
“ Good, I’m glad, “ the same softness that she had seen in his eyes earlier returned to his scarlet hues but before she could respond with but one of the things among the many words that were all on the tip of her tongue, the thoughts turn silent almost instantly as her hand is gently taken by his own, the action being tender in its soft gentleness, and it was one that was only matched by the look in his eyes as she looked back with flustered shocked two emotions that only grew as her hand was raised to his lips to place a gentle kiss onto her knuckles. As his crimson hues looked back to her eyes and caught sight of the expression of her face, the fond amusement was evident only for it to change back to the earlier softness one that was joined by a knowing glint at seeing the number of questions that she had.
“ You told me before that your prom had been canceled due to the outbreak in the human world. Seeing you so saddened was not something that I could ignore...I would go so far as to say that it angered me that you had suffered through that disappointment because of it. I apologize for being so busy these last few nights, but it was only because I wanted to make this an occasion that you would enjoy and so I had Lord Diavolo, my brothers and Le Fay help with the organizing to ensure that. “
Unable to speak, the joy, the gratitude and the happiness that she felt right now was so overpowering that her breath was taken away, not simply at the knowledge that Lucifer had gone out of his way to organize this with the help of the other six but Luna as well was enough, but knowing that Lucifer had done so because he had been worried about her- even if he did not say so out loud- the admission was there in his eyes. Narrowing her eyes in confusion when Lucifer narrows his eyes own in concern, his free hand that was not gently holding her hand reaches out to her cheek before his fingers gently brush away the tears. Parting his lips to speak, the question that was surely coming is interrupted
“ Thank you. Really...Thank you so much. I don’t know what to say. “
Smiling through her tears of joy, the concern that had come to Lucifer’s expression changes into a soft smile of understanding as he brings her closer; his fingers gently running through her long brown hair as his right arm holds her warm body close to his own.
“ You don’t need to thank me, love. Your smile is more than enough for me. “ his hand that had been running through her hair takes a gentle hold of her left cheek before gently lifting her chin to look at him once again “ Now then, given as this is a dance, would you give me the honor? “
