Part 8 (2/2)

”You what?”

”Lucifer, he came here and I sparred him in the weapons room. I kicked his a.s.s. Well, I didn't kick his a.s.s, he let me and now I have to go visit him.”

”No.”

I turned and raised an eyebrow. My expression should be telling him to shut the f.u.c.k up.

”I am going Gunner, you are not my Dad.”

”Halo, he is a master of deception, you could go down there and never return.”

”I am fine, he just wants to talk. I have to go once a month and talk to him.”

He laughed at me.

”What?”

”You didn't win, he manipulated you. He wants to f.u.c.k you.”

I placed a hand on my hip. ”And if he does then why do you care anyway?”

He watched as I walked by him and down the hallway.

”Halo.”

I stopped and turned back to listen to him. But he said nothing and I shook my head and left him standing there in the hallway.

”I am going.” Gunner said as Dorin stood in his room and stared him down.

”No.”

”Listen to me, she is in danger Dorin. Lucifer is not to be trusted.”

”Perhaps this is something you should hear Gunner, you f.u.c.ked it up with her and now what? Lucifer may f.u.c.k her, and so what if he does. He likes her, she is a h.e.l.lhound, he cannot kill her.”

Gunner stopped pacing and narrowed his eyes.

”He places a hand on her and I will...”

”Will what Gunner? We cannot hurt him, but you hurt her.”

”Wow Dorin.” Gunner said as he stopped pacing and rubbed his neck.

”I apologize to you my old friend, but Halo is allowed to do as she wishes and if she happens to sleep with the Prince of Fire then so be it, you are not wanting her now, so why is this an issue for you?”

”It is Lucifer, Dorin!”

”I don't think this is about him at all. I think this is about you and her.”

He walked to his closet and pulled his black leather jacket. He slipped it on and turned back to Dorin.

”I am going to get her, are you coming with me or not?”

He walked past Dorin, as Dorin shook his head and then turned to follow him.

”Do me a favor Gunner.” Gunner stopped and looked back at him. ”When we get her back just tell her that you love her already.”

Gunner turned and ran as Dorin followed.

I sat at the table and watched as the naked woman laying before me laid very still with all of the sus.h.i.+ on her. Lucifer entered the room and swung his arms open wide as I started to stand up; he was at my side before I could blink again and had my hand in his. He raised my hand to his lips and kissed the top of my hand, his lips cold as ice and burning my skin. I watched him as he lowered my hand and studied my face.

”You look good enough to eat.”

I glanced at the woman on the table and he did too.

”I am not going to eat her if you are worried about that Halo. She is here for you and you alone.”

”I don't like raw fish.”

He stepped back and clapped his hands as two small men entered the room, the same as I had first encountered with him when I met him. They climbed onto the table and both grabbed a hand on either side of the girl. She stood up as fish fell to the table. Lucifer raised an eyebrow and started to contemplate some punishment, but he glanced at me and laughed.

”Meat.”

Another small man stepped up with a platter and Lucifer leaned down and sniffed.

”Not human.” He whispered as I took a drink, smelling it first to make sure it was not blood.

”You know what? I am not that hungry. Let's just talk.” I said as Lucifer sat down next to me and looked me over. It was a huge table and having him right next to me was a tiny bit uncomfortable.

”Your dress is interesting.”

”You gave me nothing but Vinyl.”

”Oh yes, well that is what you had in mind. I don't pick the clothing; the clothing is picked by the h.e.l.lhound.”

”I have a hard time believing that what I wore when I was 17 would be what I would want to wear now.”

”Well, clothing is an important part of who we are. I would have to say that you felt most at home, most like yourself when you dressed this way and that is why you chose it to kill in.”

”Huh.” I said as I took another drink and he studied me even closer. I scooted my chair over and he scooted with me.

”The deal was that I would come to talk to you, that is it Lucifer.”

”Things like ”Oh my G.o.d don't stop” and ”I love it when it hurts” are part of a conversation Halo.”

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