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I was always a shy and awkward person. Never really had any friends until I came across him and made the deal. It was a cold November night, I was walking back home from the library, so absorbed in my book that I didn't see him walking towards me and I crashed right into him. We fell to the floor. My eyes widen in fear, afraid that the stranger was going to hurt me. I lowered my guard when I saw an ordinary man; lean, attractive and relatively harmless. He stood up and held out a hand for me. He pulled me up and gave me a charming smile.

"Are you alright, sweetheart?" I nodded meekly before squeaking quietly,

"Sorry for running into you."

"Oh, it's all right." he whispered softly as he stroked my cheek. Now he was getting creepy. I stepped back from his touch.

"Um...I ought to be going." I tell him nervously as I slip away and hurry down the street. I slow down once I reach my block. I touched the cheek he stroked; I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it. I fell asleep that night thinking of him with a smile gracing my face for the first time in a while.

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I was on my way to my office when I was dragged off to an allyway. I may be awkward and shy around normal people but when I was provoked, I wasn't one to go down without a fight. I thrashed my limbs around, attempting to kick my captors in the face or the family jewels.

"LET GO OF ME! HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!" I cried out, still struggling. One of them stopped me but covering my mouth with their hand which I bit hard enough to draw blood. The owner of the hand yelped in pain and let go of my legs. I elbowed the other guy holding my arms and struggled to get out of his hold. Out of nowhere, more of the men appear and caught me before I could run off. This time they chained me up. I was about to yell again when they gagged me.

"I'd step away from her if I was you. Now." I heard a fierce voice command them to let me go. I turned to face the owner; it was the stranger I crashed into the night before. My captors made no move to follow his instructions and they just scoffed at him as they carried on dragging me away.

"Don't say I didn't warn you." the stranger said almost in a sing-song manner as he snapped his fingers. Within a split second all of them dropped to floor unconscious. I was free from their tight grip which had left marks. I rubbed my wrists, wincing in pain. The stranger came towards me,

"Are you hurt, [Y/N]?" He held my hands, looking at the red marks on my wrist. He rubbed them twice ad the marks along with the pain disappeared. I took my hands away from his, feeling slightly scared. First he makes half a dozen burly men fall to the ground and now he heals my hands. I had no idea who or what he was, and I didn't like not knowing.

"Who are you? How do you know my name? How did you kill them with your fingers? Are you a wizard?" The questions spilling out of my mouth before I could stop it. Did I really ask him if he was a wizard? I'm an idiot.

"You're not an idiot, [Y/N]. As for your name, you're wearing a nametag." I looked down at my shirt and turned red from embarassment. "I'll explain everything, just not here. Just trust me and take my hand now." I was curious so I reluctantly took his surprisingly warm hand in mine. With a flash, we were standing on top of the Effiel Tower. I had more questions than before. I turned to face him and narrowed my eyes at him,

"I want some goddamn answers now." I practically growled at him with newfound confidence.

"I maybe a quiet person and generally keep to myself but this is unacceptable. One minute I'm being kidnapped and the next you, an attractive stranger rescues me in the most peculiar way possible and brings me to the Effiel Tower. I've had enough and I'd like to wake up from this dream now, thank you." I say frustrated as I jab his chest with every word.

"[Y/N], you need to calm down." he tells me rubbing my shoulders in a soothing manner. I try to ignore how relaxing it was and shake my head stubbornly.

"No, you don't get to call me by my name when I don't even know yours."

"Is this what's it about? Oh goodness. I'm Lucifer, nice to meet you." My eyes widen as I recall my mythology class notes.

"As in the King of Hell? Fallen angel, Lucifer?" I was almost afraid to ask but I ask him anyway. He looks surprise that I actually know who he is.

"You believe me." It wasn't a queston.

"I'd ask you to prove it but I have more than enough proof." I say smartly gesturing to the skyline of Paris. Then I continue, adopting a more suspecious tone,

"What I really want to know now is why is the King of Hell saving someone like me? Boring and completely irrelevant to everyone's life. Don't offence to this but don't you usually despise us humans and want to kill us all and rule Earth?" I looked at him, expecting a proper answer. Instead of giving me one, he threw his head back and started laughing.

"What's so funny?" I questioned desperately. I was a confused young girl in Paris who wanted answers and the guy who does have all the answers is laughing at me.

"Oh, [Y/N]. You're too amusing. I am still that person who wants to 'kill you all' as you bluntly put it but not right now. I've been watching you for a while now and I noticed you're a bit of a lone wolf so I have a proposition for you." I raised an eyebrow, knew what was coming next.

"You want me to make a deal with you? Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it the crossroads demons' job to be making the deals?"

"[Y/N], sweetheart, you have tons to learn." he grinned cheekily.

"Okay, so we are making a deal. What kind of deal exactly?" I ask, my guard higher than ever.

"[FullName], you seriously need to learn to trust me." His arm wrapped around my waist. I hate admitting it but I liked it when he touched me, it was hard to explain but somehow I felt loved amd wanted. I sigh softly at his touch and give in ever so slightly.

"Alright then, what's the deal?"

"All I wish is for you to be my second-in-command. In return, you'll get protection at all times, a proper home, oh [Y/N], I can give everything you desire..."

"Your second-in-command? Lucifer, I think you've got some loose screws. You saw I am with new people. I can barely communicate with people much less lead demons!" I started panicking. He rubbed soothing circles on my back to calm me down.

Finally when I calmed down, he looked me straight in the eye, his icy blue orbs piercing into mine.

"[Y/N], I trust you to do a good job. Don't worry, I'll be there to guide you every step of the way." I smiled up at him, knowing that he had so much faith in me made me very happy.

"Well then we have a deal, and you know what crossroads demons do,"

"Seal the deal with a kiss." We say together before he pulled me close and kissed me.

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One Year Later

"[Y/N] darling, get up." Luci whispered in my ear before leaving a trail of kisses from my earlobe down to my collarbone. I close my eyes tighter and shake my head as I snuggle closer to Luci's body.

"I don't want to, Luci...Five more minutes of cuddling, please." I say sleepily, forcing his arms to spoon me for a while longer.

As we spooned, we both thought back of the past year that flew by quickly. It had really been a year since Luci and I made that deal on the Effiel Tower. So many things had happened over the course of the year. For the first few months, I was just awkwardly following Luci around Hell as he showed me how everything was being ran. Through that, Luci and I became best of friends. Finally we both gave into our feelings and got together.

I also thought back to the different adventures we had. On my birthday, Luci had brought me to all the seven wonders of the world where we bumped into his estranged brother Gabriel. By the end of the day, I managed to fix the relationship between the two. Gabriel visited Hell every once in awhile and the two of us are best of friends. I also prevented Luci from wiping out the human race but I let him have his fun once in a while.

Luci let out a soft, content sigh interrupting my flashbacks,

"[Y/N], you're too good for me, I'm not even sure if you're real. You've changed me, you saw through the dark brooding exterior and still accepted me. You didn't even care about all the pain I have caused in the past. You are the only one in my life who saw past it all. Thank you so much. I love you so much, words don't even begin to describe it." he said stroking my cheek affectionally like he did the first time we met.

"I've changed you? Remember the time I could barely command the demons? Its still unbelievable that out of 7 billion humans that you detest so much, I'm the only one who you actually tolerate." I tell him, giggling softly to myself. He raised his eyebrows,

"Tolerate you? Funny, sweetheart; really funny. I love you more than myself."

"I know, I love me more than you too.Oh who am I kidding, I love you too, Luci." I winked at him. We shared a long and passionate kiss before breaking apart and helping each other get up to start the day.

"Let's go rule my Queen."

"As you wish, King Luci." we say to each other lovingly as we walked out of the bedroom and to the pits of Hell.