ELIZABETH'S SPECIAL DAY 3
"I'm glad you live it" Lucifer says, gently looking at Elizabeth's face
"Does it have a name young master?" Elizabeth inquires, hastily avoiding her master's charming face.
"Name? Why would you think I gave it a name?" He chuckles and asks teasingly.
"Because young master always names everything" Elizabeth responds righteously, with a 'I won't believe you if you say otherwise' expression.
Chuckling a bit more he says "Its name… is Starlight" while pausing slightly, enjoying the eager and annoyed expression displayed on her face.
"It's a wonderful name young master!" Elizabeth chirped.
Smiling Lucifer was about to speak, when an outraged elderly voice sounded off a couple of tables away.
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In a faraway table dinned four people, one a dashing young woman, an elder, and two middle-aged men, of which one was bald.
It was obvious that the topic of conversation was displeasing to the elder, for as time passed the elder grew more and more agitated, till he let out a furious roar.
"I WILL NOT WORK FOR YOU NOR GIVE YOU WHAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU" The elder screamed, startling all in the restaurant.
As gazes gathered on the table, one of the middle aged abruptly stood up and left, but not before leaving behind words of warning "You will regret this herr doktor".
As he left, the bald man hastily stood, while chastising the elder "Doctor Pym, you shouldn't have done that, I will try to go after him to reason with him".
Leaving only the fuming old man and the young woman, calming him down.
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Observing this, Lucifer smirks and thinks 'So that's how it started, the bald dude is Darren Cross, who will start working for HYDRA, secretly from today, those two must be Hank Pym and Hope Van Dyne and that other dude must be one of those sick fucks from HYDRA… Shadow seven tail him'
As he thought this a small shake occurs in Lucifer's shadow as a black line detaches itself from it and exits the restaurant.
"…Young master… YOUNG MASTER!" Elizabeth says as she tries to get Lucifer's attention back from the great beyond that are his own thoughts.
"Y-Yes Elizabeth?" Lucifer answers.
"Young master you got lost in your thoughts again Elizabeth says as she pouts.
"I'm sorry Eli…" Lucifer says.
"What was it you were saying?" He continues
"I was saying it would be best we left, the mood has been soured after the outburst" Elizabeth explains.
"Let's go then. By the way it is your birthday, you're in charge today, we can go wherever you want to, when you want to, so let's pay up and leave" Lucifer tells her, while mentally commenting 'Besides, the quicker we get out of here, the less likely will get caught up in that tedious… too late'
Certainly it was too late, for at that moment a helicopter flew over the building, from which a number of armed men jumped out.
They all wore black Special Forces combat suits, with no logo or other identifying characteristics, yet for Lucifer and the people in the table over, they knew exactly who those idiots were 'HYDRA'-
*BANG*BANG*BANG*
The leading HYDRA agent pointed his gun to the air and shot.
'Sigh, so troublesome' Lucifer thought as he places his fork on the side of the table, while staring at the group of grunts, doing their grunt work.
"LISTEN UP, YOU ARE KNOW ARE HOSTAGES, IN A SECOND WE WILL BE BLINDFOLDING YOU ALL, YOU ARE TO LISTEN AND DO AS ASKED, ANY INSUBORDINATION OR FUTILE RESISTANCE, WILL BE…" The leading agent shouted and just as one of the waiters tried to press the panic button, he spun around and shot the waiter "FORCIBLY TERMINATED"
*GASP*
The people in the restaurant let out a general gasp after seeing what had occurred, and as expected while some rushed to the waiter, the general populace did what crowds do best, scream.
*BANG*BANG*BANG*BANG*
Once more shooting his weapon the leader shouted "SHUT UP OR ILL KILL ALL OF YOU"
As this goes on, Lucifer is lost in calculating the all the possibilities for his desired escape, without exposing himself 'Sometimes you got to play human, huh?' He chuckles to himself.
When a hand clutches his wrist and as he turns his head, all merry thought go out the window as only one thing, one thought fills his mind 'They're dead'.
Grasping the hand of the pale Elizabeth, he watches her jump with fright and turn towards him, making eye contact Lucifer reassures her "It is going to be all right, I will always protect you" as he strokes the palm of her hand, using discreet enchantments to calm her mind.
Meekly nodding, Elizabeth clutches Lucifer's hand harder, as her shaking slowly subsides.
'Good, now, to get everybody out of here' Lucifer thinks as he conjures a vial to appear out of thin air, hitting the floor right in the middle of the HYDRA agents startling them, as the vial explodes filling the room with smoke almost instantly.
'Mister Pym and Misses Van Dyne, I shall take care of this for you, just this once. My name is Samael, mention not my name if testimony of the incident is asked, only know this, you owe me a favor. In the future you may want to consider hiding for a time, now run outside!' Lucifer transmits telepathically to the father and daughter duo, as he also transmits to every hostage in the building 'RUN!'
As the confused agents open fire across the smoke, Lucifer pulls Elizabeth outside the building through the stairs, while implementing wards that would safe guard the lives of the escapes and keep the agents inside of the smoke.
Giving one last deadly stare at the walking body bags, Lucifer disappears with Elizabeth along with the crowd.
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Now on ground floor, a couple of minutes after the incident, the place was surrounded by police cars, as dozen of policemen scattered around taking testimony from the witnesses.
Returning to Elizabeth's side after giving his side of the events, he wraps a blanket over her shoulders, while sitting beside her and taking her hand.
Feeling the warmth of her young master, Elizabeth leans on him and says "It's all my fault, something always happens on my birthday, yet I still choose to go outside, I'm cursed, I put young master in danger, I'm a fool, I'm a burden, I'm usle…" She rants, growing more agitated by the second, when she is halted by her master's embrace.
Hugging her tightly Lucifer whispers in her ear "Enough… None of this is your fault, so don't blame yourself or say does things about yourself, or I won't forgive you… Because My Elizabeth is never does things, she is the greatest thing in my life, my hope, my dreams, my star" breaking the hug so he can look at her eyes Lucifer ask "Do you understand this?"
Looking at her master's stern face and hearing his words, Elizabeth grows ashamed, for it should her job to be there for Lucifer, not the other way around and yet her heart can't help but grow warm, at the same time.
"I understand young master" She finally responds, as her first smile after the incident shows.
"Good! Now what should we do next year?" Lucifer cheerily says as he stands up.
"What? But young master what if…!" The maid's anxious words responds as she gets up as well.
"Even if something did, I will be there, I will protect you, always... But I will make sure you have the best birthday ever that is a promise" Lucifer responds sternly as he gazes back.
Stunned once more, Elizabeth falls silent but a moment later can't help but chuckle at her own foolishness and her master's stubbornness.
"Then I will leave it all up to you young master" She says as she flashes a moving smile and walks to the car.
"Will do" Lucifer responds, as he watches her walk away and turns his head to the sky.
'You leftovers sit tight, because I'll deliver you and your masters straight to the gates of hell myself.' Lucifer thinks darkly, as he stares at the night sky.