"Ok... let's straighten this out. Urrick, did you think Flora knew?" Zack seems to be interrogating Urrick now.

"Well... I mean... I don't know... I guess I thought she'd figure it out... but I didn't do it while KNOWING she didn't know..." Urrick is just staring down now.

"So were you ever planning on telling her?" Zack folds his arms.

Urrick takes a deep breath. "I... never thought much about it..."

Zack narrows his eyes. "What about when you were at Flora's place?"

Urrick squirms slightly. "All I said was it's far too early for her to join me... I didn't..." Urrick suddenly goes quiet. Zack begins to walk over.

"WAIT!" I shout. Zack stops and looks at me. "Urrick only goes quiet like this when he's confused. I think... I think he's as shocked and scared as I am." I think for a moment. What do I do now? It seems like, eventually, I'll either be a demon for eternity, or die as a human.

During this moment of silence, Lucifer chuckles. "So the only problem is WHEN he told you, is it? If he told you from the start, you'd have still accepted him?" he taunts.

I look at him. "Probably. I mean, maybe not? It's hard for me to say... but I do love him..."

Lucifer nods, smirking. "Ok, so you have your answers now, everything is cleared up. I believe you can release Urrick now."

"Hang on" Zack calls. "Flora didn't say she's ok being a demon!"

Lucifer shrugs. "The alternative is she dies a human and is under Urrick's command anyway. Wouldn't being a demon be more fun, Flora?" Lucifer's gaze locks onto me.

I stare at the ground. "I don't know... it's all far too confusing..."

Lucifer again puts his arm around my shoulders. "I suppose I should mention that I take good care of my minions..." he glances at Urrick "...no matter how stupid they act."

Urrick's face goes pink, causing me to giggle.

"Ok, how about a trial run? I have the powers that demons have for a few days, I try them out, see how it feels." I smile at Lucifer, who's grinning now.

"Of course! Hold still..." Lucifer steps back a bit, then chants a spell. "You won't look any different, but I promise you you do have powers now. Try aiming a finger at those ropes."

I look at the chair Urrick is still sitting in. I lift a finger, and before I know it, a bolt of energy shoots out, destroying the rope Zack used and trying to dispose of the holy chains. Lucifer puts a hand on my shoulder.

"I've got it from here" he says with a wink, demolishing the chains. Urrick stands up and looks around, a little dazed. "Well, that was quite the show! See you two later!" With that, Lucifer is gone.

I run up to Urrick. "Urrie, please, promise me... no more secrets..."

He pulls me into a hug. "I promise, love. On that note, I'm going to tell you something about Lucifer giving powers to a being without turning them into a demon..."

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This story is a part of my series, To Love a Demon. Please check it out!