Chapter 4

Lucas poured wine into a glass and handed it to Aria, but she shot him a suspicious glare.

"Am I supposed to drink something that came from you?" She asked him.

Lucas laughed, and sipped the wine in her glass, then he set it on the table by her side.

"You have nothing to worry about, Aria. I'll never hurt you."

"And yet you did." Aria said, and looked away.

"Let's be clear. I never intended to hurt you, and I didn't hurt you still. You're the person who's taking responsibility for something that should have nothing to do with you. And that is why I'm offering to help you out of this misery."

Aria shot him an angry glare, and he apologized and smiled warmly at her.

"I think I better order in that lunch before I get whopped again."

"You better, because I'm not playing around with you. But Lucas, we need to talk."

"I know we do. I'm sure this is about my little excursion to your friend's apartment, but I can assure you that I didn't say a word to them. I just wanted to see how they were doing."

"I told you not to go close to them. Didn't I?"

"I'm sorry about that, but I couldn't help it." Lucas replied.

"This is fun to you right? Being mean, and evil to people."

Lucas heaved a sigh, and sat down on the couch close to her.

"You've called me evil a good number of times that it almost feels like it is my true name. You don't need to be doing that anymore because it has stuck in my head already. You said you were coming so we could rekindle our friendship." Lucas replied.

Aria was mute for some seconds. She knew that the only way to keep those boys out of harms way was to become friends with Lucas. At least he would be focused on her, and will leave the boys alone. She willed herself to be calm and not fall out of track.

"Whatever. We're back as friends, but Lucas, don't go visiting those boys again. You need to put a cap on it. They're straight, and they're going through hell. I don't need you causing more harm to them. And you also need to stop hurting people. You should be nicer to people, and not make them run away from you." Aria advised, and Lucas sat still, listening to her.

He liked the sound of her voice, and he watched her alluring lips move as she spoke. He wondered what her lips would taste like if he kissed her.

"So because you want me to stay away from your new friends, you're offering me your friendship." Lucas noted, and Aria sighed in frustration.

"No, dumbhead. Was that all you heard me say? I want you to stop hurting people. Didn't you hear that part? You need to act human."

"I can't guarantee that I'll never hurt someone. Aria, if someone tries to hurt you, I won't let it slid. I don't mind doing to them what I did to your new friends, so it'll be nice if these crazy people steered clear from you, and we'll be good." Lucas responded.

Aria nodded when she saw that there was no point in pursuing the matter. Lucas finally ordered their lunch, and the two discussed over the food.

After spending hours listening to Aria talk about herself, Lucas drove her home.

"Take care of yourself, Aria." He said to her, and pecked her lightly on the cheek.

Aria felt a burning sensation as his lips touched her cheek. She quickly went into her apartment in a bid to hide the blush on her face. That night, the devil visited his son for the first time after a hundred years.

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The lights in Lucas room had suddenly gone off accompanied by a strange wind. Lucas stood from his bed, and his eyes changed. A spear appeared in his hand, and he got ready for whatever dared to come into his room. A shadow crept into the room from the window, and Lucas raised the spear to stab the shadow with it, but he heard a familiar voice.

"Is that how you greet your father after a hundred years?" The devil asked.

"Lucifer." Lucas spat his name, and the devil scoffed.

"Lucifer? So I'm no longer father or even dad? That's cute, though I'm disappointed. I must confess."

"What are you doing here? What do you want?" Lucas asked him. There was a deep frown on his face.

"She's very beautiful. What was her name again?" He pretended to be in thought. "Aria, right?"

At the mention of her name, Lucas pushed him to the wall, and pinned him.

"Don't you ever go close to her." He warned him.

"Will you kill me like you killed your mother?"

"I will do that if I have to. If you get any close to her, I'll cut you down without a second thought."

The devil released himself from his son's grip, and crossed over to the other side of the room.

"Even after a hundred years, you're still as fierce as ever. You know, I raised you even when I could've left you to rot."

"You didn't leave me to rot, and in exchange, I spent fifty years of my existence serving you and doing your bidding. I owe you nothing."

"Lucas, how can you be this evil?"

"Coming from a person who's evil itself. That's pretty funny, don't you think?"

The two stared at each other for a long time. The devil chuckled lightly.

"It's good to see you love a human after all you did to their kind in the past."

"I won't be warning you again. Crawl back quietly to hell, and do not bother Aria. If she so much as dream of you, I'll break down the gates of hell and do horrible things to you." Lucas threatened. His eyes seemed like a thousand flames were in them.

Lucifer laughed even harder, hearing his son's threat.

"What more could you possibly do after killing your mother?"

"You don't want to know. Trust me, there's so much that I can do. Don't ever breathe a word about Aria again." Lucas said, and retracted the spear in his hand.

Lucifer walked closer to his son, till they were a breath away from each other.

"You must really love this girl. Does she even know what you are?"

"I won't warn you again."

"Why don't we reveal your true self to her and see if she'll love you after that? What do you say, son?"

"I've ran out of patience to listen to you talk. Go back to hell, and stay away from Aria."

"I hear you son. But just so you know, that I go back to hell doesn't mean that others can't get to her." With that, the wind blew again, and he disappeared from the room.

The lights came back on, and Lucas punched a hole in the wall, angry that his father had found out about Aria.