' Well. That is for certain one way to go. Burnt to a crisp.' It's a head scratcher how the latest victim died. Burned alive, on a cross, much like how witches were targeted and strung up with bound bodies.

' Very Salem witchy. Creepy. I'm imagining the pain he must've felt.'

Biblical too in a sense.

" From what I am reading on here. I see our Vic is named Nicholas sands. Worked an exec job at the internet start up called wobble."

I tell Lucifer, wrinkling my nose at the fried decayed human flesh.

' Damn those senses of mine. I do not know how Lucifer could've tolerate this in the last several months we've been partners.'

I am subtle about how I pinched, and block out, my nose stopping the putrid smell. ' I feel sick.'

" Wobble? Please tell me thats a pornography site." Lucifer remarked, tearing his gaze from the victims scorched crotch.

" Are you alright? Darling. Oh Deary me. I forgot, your keen and heightened sense of smell is still working itself out."

I waved him off as he tries to advanced to our crucified guy, going to rip him off the cross and discard his corpse. I give both his hands the  lightest of taps. " Don't even think about it. It's all good, Luc. It's all trial and error, for me. My whole new Senses will take time to get use to."

I replied with a pointed stare, poking his chest. " Now back away. Back." He grinned, playfully.

" God, sorry big man for using your name in a vainly and stupid way, those two are adorable. It's like I'm watching a rom-com movie, based on an extremely cheesy plot, and them two are the lead protagonists in the film. When will it be my turn to have love like that?"

Ella stated, she had thought she'd been quiet saying it, and goes back to acting as though she's not listening in on us.

" Wobble is this, like, next-Gen Facebook, you know. People post updates, photos, links. Mines mostly slo-mo videos, you know, of me doing cannonballs onto inflatable pool toys."

She explained, an eloquently knowing smile on her lips and she elbows me suggestively throwing a wink.

I felt bashful, with her bold action, mouthing the word 'Stop.' Ella giggled. Lucifer narrows both his eyes. " Miss Lopez. Don't you have a crime scene, which needs to be Seen too. Leave Ellie, and I, to the gritty and charred." He says, the effort of not to sound obtrusive failing.

" it is obvious he's not going far, but Ellie has to be careful there are no distractions. Except for me of course."

Lucifer rearranges his link-cuffs, of his suit. Ellie, not finding offence in his words, slowly turned her mouth up to an elated grin.

" pfft. Dude, all you had to say was you wanted Ellie to yourself. That's totally cool. I leave you and her alone. Just don't be kissing her here! I don't think that is hygienic."

Ella shouted over her shoulder, and the resounding noise of her giggles bounced off, back to Lucifer and I off an graffitied underpass wall.

' Lord, help me.' I bowed my head covering a portion of my face.

" What on earth is she raving on about? I am classy man. I'd never subject you to such an insult of an event, and good time, in a place like this. You would have to shoot me if I did."

' Ugh. And here I am starting to think my day was going pretty decent. I jinxed it. Perfect.'

~•~

With a visitation to the office building Nicholas worked in, for his job at Wobble, which in lead to a rather lengthy conversation about an inter workspace romantic affair that happened on a regular basis between his supervisor and Ray, the Human Resources head of administration, showed clear motivation for his murder.

In the form of a viral video of him torching a man, in his balls. ' Just when I think I've seen it all. It's one upped each time.'

Written down on file, sectioned off, are complaints, and such, against Nick sands. Currently interviewing the leading candidate of my case, I read each one of his letters to HR.

" Can you tell me how you knew Nick? On a personal-scale? Any details of his death?" I inquired. Aunt Chloe wandered in the Steel enclosure, coming to be my personal witness. In the case there is an altercation. She sat at my side. " It must be hard to relive what you've experienced. You know.. being burnt."

" Yeah. It was! Humiliating to the Core. Nick, that bastard, finally got what he deserved."

He snivelled, snort noises come out of his mouth, speaking in a manner it sounded more he was nasally than crying.

His long curled beard and overgrown side burns protrude out. Lucifer is hidden in the shadows, of the corner, holding a snicker from evading his lips. I hide my face. I am not going to allow him to get me in trouble.

" why.. why did he deserve it? Why is that?"

" As soon as i took the job at wobble, Nick made it his personal mission to make my life a living hell. Sabotaging my work, terrorising me and making me the butt of all of his jokes." He spoke with an enervated, tired, voice. ' Please don't say it. Please don't say it, Lucifer.'

I knew he'd have a retort fired up to say and I am right as I hear " Or the balls, in this case."

I slapped my hand on my head. My aunt chloe sighed. ' I hate being right at times.' The man, we are interviewing, continued.

" That stupid video was my breaking point. Everyone laughed at me." I could empathise with him. It wasn't a foreign policy thing I was unaware of. Bullying. Being the target of an aggressor and I still a year later think of those days. I hummed.

" No one's laughing, Tommy." I spoke softly.

" I know how it feels. To be humiliated, abused by another, and feel powerless. You wanted to regain that lost feeling of control but at the end of the day you're still reliving the abuse." Tom, shortening his real name Thomas, stared back pained. " You do? Oh. I'm sorry you had to go through whatever it was you did, officer Ellie."

He sympathetically told me. " did you exact an act of revenge on the person? Because a pretty hearted woman like yourself shouldn't be sad." Tommy added to his statement.

" Sorry. That's inappropriate of me to say."

I casted a glance Lucifers direction, he moved swiftly out of the cover of darkness, and he swerved to face him.

" I understand punishment all too well, Tom. And Nick deserved to be punished." Lucifer sat on the table, impeding my view of Thomas. He did that on purpose, I thought.

" He took your dignity, and so you had to take your revenge. There was no other way to get your proverbial balls back." Here we go. ' He's going to use his power of mental suggestion on him.'

My aunt, who hasn't spoken a single word since she had entered, leaned in to whisper to me. " I think... I think Lucifer is jealous 'cause of our suspect, here, called you pretty. I don't know it could be just me." She says, a little grin resting on her lips.

' That is just great.' Thomas blurted out.

" It was me. I killed him." As soon as Lucifer went to ask him his desires. ' Okay. I have to admit, I thought he wouldn't confess.'

" That was too easy." I said my thoughts aloud, so Lucifer could hear me, exiting the interview chamber. Mom had went out of the room moments before to speak with uncle Dan, in the case of a family trip.

" He obviously wanted people to see that he got his revenge. Now our would-be punisher is brought to justice, the field is mine again."

Lucifers face fell, I follow his like of vision and had seen Charlotte had the attention of the male office clerks. " What on earth is she doing here? I specifically told her to stay back at my penthouse and not be around you."

He doesn't in the slightest give me a chance to defend the goddess, marching with a stride and pep in his steps to her. I went to open my mouth, hoping he'd listen. ' Oh. Forget it.'

I heard the clearing sound of a throat. Turning to face them, i have to step back in surprise. In a split of a second I'm met with a sudden hug by an utterly, and completely gorgeous, pretty brunette girl. " It's so good to see you. Mom. I told Aidan he should've waited for me, to come back here, alongside him but he didn't listen."

' Amelia. It's Amelia. She's.. she's real.'

Call it a mother's intuition, I knew who she was.

" You. You.. are Amy. My goodness. You're here."

Her teeth shone brightly as she toothily pulled both of her bottom and upper lip in a smile.

" I have been waiting for my turn, to return. We have so much to that needs to be talked 'bout, Mom and I know you have so many things to ask. I'll try my best to answer 'em." She said, holding a hand of mine.

" I missed you, well if I'm being technical the future and past you."

This fuelled the all time high question which is up in the air. How are my children here? Did it have something to do with me? Aidan denied a claim I made of it is but I didn't hold my belief to that.

" Dad and grandma are arguing I see. I bet you ten thousand dollars it's grams saying how she just wants to be 'round, when he works, and how she's curious on why he chose a human job." Amelia recounted and rolled her eyes in reply. " She did the exact same, when I'd been accepted into Yale. Complaining how there's a whole lot of useless nonsense, humans taught, and history was taught falsely." Amy pushed a hair strain to the side, ignoring each second of a glance she receives from passer-by officers.

' That is real specific. Sounds right considering who the goddess is as a person. If you could call her such.' Amelia tugged on her suede and ironed blue Jean coat. " Can we go back home? Mom? You finish work right 'bout now. Or.. do you have to stay. It's totally cool if you have to stay back. I can just wait 'round." She stuttered and disparaged her own words. I had saw the glimpse, a glimmer, of my past-self in her as I touched her on her cheek bone. " Sorry, mom."

" Don't apologise, Amy. You didn't do anything wrong." I assured Amelia. " there is nothing to be sorry about." Uncle Dan came over, in time, a troubled look glint in his eyes handing over a paused uploaded video.

" Another apology vid dropped along with another body, hon. I know this is your usual clock out time but I need you to join your mother on this one." He stated. " I hate having to ask this of you." Amelia, silently watching on the sidelines staring at uncle Dan amazed, coyly waved uncertain of how to react.

Uncle Dan politely smiled. " How is your day treating you, Miss..?" I nodded to Amy, as she seeks out my 'approval'. She put her hand out to shake his. " I'm Amelia morgenstein."

I have noticed Aidan had chosen the specific surname for him, and his sisters, to sound close to their actual real last name. Morningstar.

' I wonder if there is a reason they chose to create a false one, instead of using their birth given name.'

The answer would come in time, for now I focused on locating the second victim. ' Huh.'

~•~

Both crimes are connected to one another. The whole MO our serial killer had is posting, and exposing, those who've wronged others. Apples were shoved down the victims throat causing a massive asphyxiation reaction. He was gagged, bound, put in a comprising fashion on a cross, wearing school girl clothes. Tommy wasn't our killer.

Now I am back at home. Luka is bounding off, and on, the couch finding his little bark. Amy, with Ana, are entertaining him using dog toys bought from the store. Aidan is reading one of my books I've yet to find time to read. The bell rang, followed by a chorus of knocks and came a voice I didn't expect to hear. " Ellie..? Is that you in there? It's me. Don't make me announce myself and have me stand here idly waiting."

I answered the door, finding Charlotte hands on both her hips. ' How in the world did she... find me? And know where I live?' The kids are still unaware of who is outside, as I take a step out, closing the door behind.

" Good. Now you are here. I have a riveting and scandalous story to tell you. I think you will want to hear about it! I think humans call this Gossip." Charlotte, well goddess I should call her rightfully, stated.

" don't look so surprised I am here. It's quite a simple matter of how I found your home. I just followed you and waited for the right time. Any way!" She clasped her fingers in a clap. " There is this one human tradition I've learned about, called Partying. Join me at Lucifers place! It'll be real entertaining." She is more demanding I joined her than asking. I wouldn't have expect her, the literal goddess of creation, asking for a girl such as me to accompany her to go a club.

" I have heard the term girlfriend, which is a description of a female having another girl as a friend, and you are technically a girl who I wish to be friends with too."

This is all too weird.

' Clubbing? With Lucifer's mom? She wants to be my friend? Certainly it's a manner of her just simply wanting to make a move, and to try and convince me to have the change of mind about going to heaven.' But the words had a mind of their own choosing.

" Su.. sure. Sounds fun." Come on, brain.

' I'm going to regret this. I can feel it being a bad idea.'

The kids. I will have to make an excuse. Or tell the simple truth. ' Won't be difficult. Right?'

~•~

Goddess had taken me on a shopping trip, she used Lucifers unlimited credit card to buy the dresses she chose which were way too out of a budget price range for me and comparatively the least preferred option for clothes. Charlotte chose a low-cut, v neck, tighten material dress as my outfit. With gold earrings she bought off sale at a high end store.

" Your bosoms are sat perfectly up right, Ellie. You've got prettier legs than the other girl companion Lucifer had here before." She complimented, outlining my waist and hips with a filed nail. " Much more pretty."

" Uh, thanks. I suppose." I told her. " You look good in that dress. Real good."

Charlotte grins, a devilment of mischief crept in her eyes. " You flatter me, Ellie. This blue matches your eyes. I am real slow to see that as a detail. I can see it a reason my son has a fascination for you, your eyes are magnificent to look at."

Her comment made a flustered blush appear.

' She of all girls, complimenting me? She's a Goddess. I'm plain compared to her.'

Lux is vibrant with night life and eccentricity. The performers, dancing on a platform swaying their hips in a motion on the beat of a lined-up song. " Let's have fun! Ellie."

' How did I let her convince me to come here?'

I thought, witnessing Charlotte steal two shots of unattended tequila, on the bar.

" I've tasted these. They are really bitter on the tongue. But it's tasty. Drink up! This is a human invention I can enjoy."

She admonishes me to drink it, I don't get the time to think when she raised her hand and guided mine to down the tequila.

" I told you! Delicious. Here! You, human man in front of the dancing girl, serve us. Another!"

If it was a possibility, I felt the buzz of alcohol taking over my system. I couldn't get drunk, I am an Angel and our metabolism helps us not to get intoxicated. It felt as though it was hours after Charlotte and I started drinking. One had passed in reality.

Feeling the recurrent tempo, the song bumping to the beat of my heart and me enjoying the sound of it in general, I raised each hand; careless and untroubled.

Instead of getting off the made-shift 'stage' she is using, Charlotte had taken my arm and pulls me up on it. " These human men. They are all staring rather lustfully, at you and me, Ellie. If they are don't stop Lucifer will be infuriated."

I heard her shout, her words disoriented. All slurred and mixed.

" Here is my beautiful son! Be careful, you weak little human men. My son is here! You back off from her. Go on!"

Lucifer P.O.V

' Bloody hell, Ellie. She is drunk. Oh goodness.'

Betty, under the influence of the strongest and up there in price tequila Lux has to offer, flails her arms all excited. " Luc.. Lucifer! You have found me. Guilty as charged! Y.. your mother.. your mother made me come out and have fun! But it was my choice."

I caught Ellie, her high heels tumbled on the sleek wood surface, and I glared at my Mother.

' Of course this's is all her doing. Her plan to get Ellie drunk. How was it a possibility in the first place? Angels can't get wasted. I swear, on dad's name, If there's an illicit trade she made, and she found a special angelic alcohol to give to Betty.'

I sounded paranoid. Truth be told, I knew well how my mother worked. It wouldn't be a shocker if she exported or hid a poisonous substance to use on Betty. She had a plan. It's proving it which I failed to understand. To see.

" Look, Mum. I'm all for you gallivanting, and taking advantage of your newfound freedom. I, don't however, endorse the idea of you reeling Ellie here. Especially around these imbeciles."

' Too much perverted men in here for my own liking.'

Ellie clung to my suits collar. She smelt irresistible, her natural body odour in line with the coconut and vanilla extract perfume made a pleasurable mixture. She jabbed a finger on a spot on my chest. " You confuse me, Lucifer. It always.. confuses me how I feel this ridiculous, stupid, jealous bubbly feeling in my chest. W... when I see you with all these gorgeous ladies."

Her slurred words entered my ears.

" You are drunk, darling."

Though drunk words happen to be the truth sober people say. In this case, I chose to believe the simplicity of lies. The devil leading with lies, how ironic of course.

' I need to take her out of here immediately. No more time needs wasting.'

Ellie swayed, she went to try and walk but it was like watching a foal learning to take its first steps. I swept her body up, taking the initiative of holding her close. ' Oh, Darling.'

" I will deal with you later, Mum. I'm less than impressed, at this moment, and I don't wish to cause a scene here. Not while I hold Ellie."

Taking Betty back up to the penthouse level, I wanted to get her in more comforting clothes and out of those ridiculously revealing things I one hundred percent my mother pressured her to wear. I listened to Ellie's breathing, she had fallen in a deep slumber on the way up here. " I am profoundly disappointed in you, mother." I said, out-right, scoffing at how irresponsible it was of her to do this. I placed Ellie on my bed.

" It won't be the first time I've seen a woman undressed. However, why do I feel like I need a help of another? With Ellie? How odd." Trying to keep it modest when it came to peeling, take off, Ellie's dress I divert my eyes staring at the ceiling. I adjust, carefully, her arms through an open socket in one of my red satin dress robe.

I am the devil. I take pleasure in having a good looking, attractive, girl I could use to my own pleasure. Ellie, she's different. Her beauty has nothing on all the women I've been with. She's an exquisite, kind, girl whose soul caught my attention the moment she wandered into the detectives little cretins school. An Angel who is pure of heart. I candidly remember, how I felt.

Terrified, and the devil is never afraid, of how I didn't want to subject her to my ridiculousness and life. However i allowed my selfishness into defying the choice. A cowardly reminder of my own inner desire to have her close to me all the time.

I had thought of the day she was taken. It was right after detective, and I, discovered the body of Anthony Paolucci unfortunately deceased in the exact same bar he had made the 'Palmetto bitch' reference to Betty.

Aidan had rushed to tell the detective, at the station, an hour after. I happened to be here, divulging in my array of alcohol bottle cases. Malcolm had the courageous plan, based on stupidity, to tell me he had Betty hidden in a secret location, when Aidan entered in time.

I would burn the world, and rain the flames of hells fire. If it meant Ellie would be safe.

I won't allow it, to happen again. Not while I am alive. Which is for all eternity and until the ends of time.

That is a promise I've made to myself. To Her.

She won't have to be alone, no more.

JASMINE SPEAKS;

How are you guys liking goddess and Ellie as a 'friendship'?

I thought I'll start it off as just the two getting to know each other, before trying to 'Kill her'.

I just think it is a little fun to write these scenes, with Ellie and goddess.

Amelia's introduction is finally here!

Her face claim is Alex daddario as previously mentioned.

Lucifer is such a gentleman. How he tried avoid looking, and all, at Ellie when he put her in his robe. What did you think of POV? I think he's slowly coming to terms with how he feels.

What would you, as readers, like to see? In the story? Regarding the relationships between El and the main cast? Leave your opinions below.