No Loose Ends?

Tonight is my last night in the House of Lamentation with the seven demon brothers I grew to love and care about  so much. At first, they (mostly Levi, Lucifer, Beel, and Satan) were intimidating to say the least. But, after everything we've been through, I love them no matter what. I  was hanging out all the demon brothers except one. Lucifer. He wasn't up here with us, so I assume he was somewhere in this house.

I told Beel and Belphegor that I was going to get I drink and left to see Lucifer. As I walked through the hallway of the House of Lamentation, I heard the faint sound of music coming from downstairs. I followed the music to the library, and the door to the secret study was open. I could hear music coming from inside. 'Could Lucifer be in there?' I thought.

I thought about going inside and heard Lucifer announce, "The door's open." When I entered the study, I am met with the eldest brother leaning his back against the desk, his arms crossed and his ruby red eyes staring at me.

"It sounds like quite the party up in the attic." He says. I laugh nervously, worrying that me and the boys were being too loud. "Y-yeah." I responded as I scratch the back of my neck.

Lucifer looks at the record player as it plays a song."And thanks to the fact that everyone else is up there, I get to stay here and enjoy my music in peace." The music he was listening to sounded somewhat familiar.

"What are you listening to?"

He smiled at me. "It's nice, don't you think? This is the cursed vinyl edition of The Tale of the Seven Lords soundtrack, which you managed to borrow from Levi for me."

I sweat dropped as I remembered the curse that came with listening to this vintage soundtrack. "Um, don't people say that you'll die if you listen to it?"

Lucifer nodded. "That's right. I see you haven't forgotten the story behind it." He then picks up the case that held the music and gazes at it. "Still... it's true that all humans involved in its creation died mysteriously, but that was nothing more than coincidence." He places the case down and takes a step forward. "And even if this soundtrack really was cursed, look who you've got by your side right now. You're standing here chatting with one of the most powerful demons in the Devildom. So you don't have anything to worry about, now do you?" I was going to say something, but the look in Lucifer's eyes made me stay silent.

He looks at his desk then said, "... It was in this very room that I selected you for our exchange program." He gazes back at me. "When I first welcomed you here, I was only doing it for Diavolo. I figured that if you managed to survive a year here without any incidents, that was really all I could ask for. And even if things didn't go as planned, as long as I could keep you from getting eaten by any of the lower-level demons, everything would be all right. That's what I thought..." A smile of interest emerges on his feature. "But I somehow managed to choose a human who's such a magnet for trouble that it almost defies belief, wouldn't you say? There were times when I thought that I'd made a mistake by choosing you."

I wondered what he thought about me now compared to those times, but I have so much shame and regret for all the trouble I caused for the seven brothers, that the only word that came out of my mouth with my head hung down was "Sorry..." Lucifer chuckled under his breath. "It's far too late to be trying to butter me up with apologies, you know?" I raise my head wanting to hear more. "Also, there's no need, because things are different now. I made the right choice in selecting you for the program. You've kept me quite entertained over the past year." He gave me a smile. "In fact, it's probably the MOST I've been in my whole life. " I was glad to hear his thoughts about me. I remembered the first time we met when I first appeared in the Devildom. Everything happened so fast. Then, I remembered the time we danced together at Diavolo's castle. He was just worried about Diavolo and his brothers and just wanted to make sure I wasn't a threat. There was also the memory when the brothers tricked me and Lucifer into being alone together so Lucifer would make a pact with me. He said I was special. I also remember the vision I had of Lucifer saying goodbye to Lilith.

"So then, (Y/N)... have you done all you set out to do here in the Devildom? No unfinished business? No Loose ends?"

To Be Continued...