To Lose One's Pride

I was in the kitchen staring at my empty fridge.

My birthday, although I never celebrate it, was actually fun.

Except... With what Lucifer did yesterday...

Mammon put a heavy box down. "God damn it. You have so much stuff!"

Beel and Asmo were picking up boxes and taking them downstairs to the moving truck.

To be honest... I didn't think we were moving the next day at all...

Dandelion and Rose had already said they're goodbyes to me.

I felt so sad inside...

I was going to be living with four demons.

Someone placed their hand on my head.

I looked at who it was and it was Lucifer.

"From now on, I'll make sure you have your happiness." Lucifer spoke softly.

I closed my eyes and walked away from him.

How stupid was I to give myself up so easily to him...?

I say I don't like him, I hate him... But, why did I easily...

"Yo!" Mammon said, as he lifted a box to carry downstairs. "This is the last box. The only ones left is the sofa and bed."

Lucifer smiled. "We'll wait for you three then."

Mammon left the apartment.

I leaned on the kitchen counter and Lucifer grabbed my hand.

"Huh?" I looked at him.

"Remember how I said you easily get on my nerves?" He tightened his grip on my hand. "I never had the chance to be alone with you again. Do you know how jealous I was? That Asmo is your first pact?"

"Ow... Lucifer... Stop trying to threaten me. I got the hint. I won't run off anymore." I told him.

He frowned and his hands glowed red.

"Lucifer, what are you doing?" I asked.

"I'm creating a pact with you. Hold still." He said.

I pushed him and pulled my hand away. "What? Why?"

He looked at me suprised by my actions. "Didn't you want to make a pact with me when we first met?"

"I was joking... You even told me you would never make a pact with me. Why do you suddenly want to make a pact?" I asked him.

Lucifer looked down and crossed his arms. "I told you. Because I was jealous. I want to be your demon. The demon who would protect you from harm."

"Lucifer, I... Don't really want to make a pact with you. Ever." I told him.

His eyes widened.

"Woooooow! That's gotta sting!" Asmo said.

Lucifer and I looked at the living room and we didn't notice that Mammon, Beel and Asmo were already here.

Beel and Mammon both awkwardly looked away.

"We need to pick up the sofa first and then the bed." Lucifer said, as he walked over to the sofa

I hugged myself and walked over to Mammon. "Mammon, can I sit with you inside the truck?"

"Huh? Are you sure? You don't want to sit in the front?" Mammon asked.

I looked at him.

He got the hint that I didn't want to be near Lucifer at all.

"Alright. Maybe, we can have fun in the back." He winked.

I blushed and punched his shoulder playfully.

The four demons were able to bring the sofa and bed into the moving truck.

There was an argument about me sitting in the back, but in the end I was able to sit in the back with Mammon.

Lucifer was the one driving and Asmo was in the middle of him and Beel.

"Waaah! This sort of sucks. It's not fair her and Mammon are in the back." Asmo whined.

Beel held his stomach. "It's a four hour drive. We should go grab a bite to eat."

Lucifer glanced at Beel. "I'm sorry, Beel. But, the sooner we get there the better. Plus, I heard there's a lot of good places to eat at Tokyo. Imagine all those delicious food."

"Hey! Hey! Beel! You're drooling! Why did you have to say that?!" Asmo yelled, as he was wiping Beel's drool off him.

Lucifer smiled. "This isn't a burn, but a payback."

Asmo rolled his eyes.

Two hours into the drive....

Beel had fallen asleep.

Asmo looked at Lucifer. "So, why do you so badly want to make a pact with her?"

Lucifer frowned. "There's no rule saying I can't."

"You're the least person I expect to want to make a pact with a human. Specially someone you got bored with. Not only that, if you make a pact with her. You can't kill her. That means you're stuck here with her, until she dies." Asmo explained.

"I know what I'm doing." Lucifer said.

Asmo sighed. "Even she doesn't want to make a pact with you at all. What are you going to do now? I'm sure Mammon would beat you to that. Then what? You're probably going to throw a rage. Once you throw a rage, yo-Gah!"

Lucifer hit the breaks really hard, causing Asmo to slam on to the dashboard and loud thuds in the back of the truck was heard.

Asmo held his nose. "Ow! That was not funny!" He whined.

Lucifer had parked on the side of the road and got off the truck.

He opened the back and saw Mammon at the top of the cabinets and I was behind the sofa, with my legs up.

"What the hell happened?!" Mammon yelled.

"It's your turn to drive." Lucifer told Mammon.

Mammon crawled down and helped me up, as I held my head. "Jeez, you could have just asked me to drive!"

I sat down on the bed and rubbed my head.

Mammon hopped off the truck and went to the front.

Lucifer looked at me. "Do you want Asmo to sit in the back with you? Or Beel?"

We haven't stopped for food, so Beel must be hungry.

Asmo has been trying to hit me with his powers, just so we can do things.

I took a breath. "It's fine. You can sit here with me."

Lucifer climbed to the back and closed the door.

The truck started to move.

Lucifer sat across from me and he just stared at me.

I sighed and laid down on my bed, as I scrolled through my phone.

It's at least a few more hours until we reached the studio.

"Blossom." Lucifer said.

I looked at him and I saw he was crawling over to me.

He laid down next to me and faced the roof of the truck. "I'm sorry. I tend to take things too far. I crossed a line I shouldn't have."

I turned my phone off and stared at the roof of the truck. "It's alright. I sort of noticed that you let jealousy take over you. You should be the Avatar of Envy." I laughed.

Lucifer sat up and looked at me. "Me? You think being the Avatar of Envy suits me?"

I nod my head and sat up too. "Yup. It definitely suits you."

The two of us laughed.

Lucifer stopped and looked away. "Listen, I... I'm an Avatar of Pride. I don't know why I'm acting like this. I'm losing meaning in my status as Pride. If you love Mammon, I will no longer interrupt. If you don't want to make a pact with me, I won't force you to. You're a human. You're below me in every way. I should keep my pride."

"Yes. You are. You're above me in every way, Lucifer." I smiled.

He was right.

Lucifer clenched his fists. "But... It angers me."

I heard fluttering and I felt a feather on my hand.

Lucifer had turned to his demon form.

Oh god... Mammon.... Help...

"What does Mammon have? Why do you love him?!" He glared at me.

I felt his glare.

How can I calm him down...?

"And Asmo? Why was he so special that you let him make a pact with you...?" He angrily asked.

I closed my eyes and looked at him.

"Lucifer..." I said.

I can't do this... Everytime... I have to...

Lucifer pinned me to the bed and kissed my neck. "Let me be the one to-"

"I disown you..." I said.

Lucifer's eyes widened and he stared at me.

I slowly sat up and he moved back. "Lucifer, I can't handle this... You're aggressive... I don't want to deal with you like this."

I felt my heart suddenly shatter.

"So, you really do want Mammon." He said, in a cold tone.

I nod my head. "I don't want to be with you... I liked the idea of you in that game... But, not who you really are..."

The rest of the ride it was quiet between us.

When we got there, I was amazed at the studio. It was actually really big.

There were no rooms, except for the closet and bathroom. The kitchen was in the corner at the end.

The five of us helped each other move the stuff inside.

"Hm? You seem quiet, Lucifer." Asmo said, as he saw Lucifer.

Lucifer didn't answer him at all.

Mammon set the bed up and saw Lucifer too. "Hey, when we're done we should go to that one bar that looks like a jail cell."

Beel smiled. "I heard they have good food and drinks."

Lucifer sat down on the corner of the floor to look out the window.

I frowned and walked over to him. "Hey..  from the looks of it they don't know. Come on, let's eat."

When Lucifer looked at me, my heart broke.

His eyes looked dead.

I held his hand and helped him up. "Come on... I'll stick by you."

Mammon noticed this and he crossed his arms.

While we were walking to the bar, Asmo and Beel were in front of us.

Mammon was next to me, while I was holding Lucifer's arm. "So... what did you do?"

"Huh? Um... I disowned Lucifer..." I looked down.

Mammon had a shocked look. "No waaaay. No wonder why he looks like he died or something."

I looked at Lucifer and I felt bad.

"Lucifer always took pride at being the best and satisfying who he serves. You disowning him destroyed his pride. I never though you would do it." He laughed.

I looked at Mammon confusingly. "Why does it sound like... You played me from the very beginning?"

Mammon stopped laughing and looked at me. "No. I like you. I meant every word I said. I want to be with you. I just wanted to see Lucifer at his worst."

I punched Mammon on his shoulder. "Meanie! Is there a way I can get him back...?"

Mammon nods his head. "Yeah. It's easy. Hold his hand and say, 'I forgive you, Avatar of Pride. Continue to serve me for I need you.' I think that's it."

I sighed and held Lucifer's hand. "I forgive you, Avatar of Pride. Continue to serve me for I need you."

Lucifer's hand started to glow red and he transformed into his demon form.

Mammon looked around saw that there wasn't people around.

Lucifer's eyes widened and he looked at me.

"Aww damn." Mammon groaned.

I looked at him. "What?"

"You made a pact with him." Mammon shrugged.

My eyes widened. "Wait what!?"

Lucifer stared at me and hugged me.

Mammon frowned, but followed it with a smile. "I just didn't want to see him like that."

I was a bit confused by this.

Lucifer quickly moved away from me and glared at me. "I had a crazy dream that you disowned me."

"It wasn-" Mammon cut me off.

"Jeeeeez. You really would be depressed if she disowned you? Talk about losing your Pride." Mammon sighed.

Lucifer thinks it's a dream... Does that mean he's not aware that we made a pact?

Lucifer crossed his arms and looked around. "Where's Beel and Asmo?"

Mammon and I looked around.

No sign of Beel and Asmo.

I looked at the google map and saw that the bar we were headed to was not far.

"They probably went ahead." I told them.

Lucifer sighed. "They couldn't even wait for us?"

Mammon wrapped an arm around my waist. "Lead the way!"

I looked at Lucifer. "Uhm."

Lucifer looked at me with a confused look. "What?"

"You might want to revert back to your human form..." I told him.

He looked at himself and he had a suprised look on his face. "What the hell? Why am I in my demon form?"

Mammon and I both shrugged. "We have no idea." We both said in unison.

Lucifer closed his eyes and he reverted back to his human form.

The three of us started walking to the bar.

There was a lot of people and a lot of the females were staring at Lucifer and Mammon.

We were suddenly stopped by one girl. "Heeeeey! Are you friends with this guy with orange hair and the blonde looking one?"

"Yeah. How'd you know?" I asked.

She smiled. "I saw them going to Alcatraz ER. It's that one across the street."

"Thank you." Lucifer said.

The three of us crossed the busy street and we saw Beel and Asmo waiting in the front.

"Aaaaah! There they are." Asmo said, as he waved his hands in the air.

The three of us got to them and we looked at the entrance.

"There's an hour wait. I'm really hungry, but I heard this place is worth it." Beel smiled.

Asmo crossed his arms. "This place is really not my taste at all. But, I'm only going to give an okay on it because it seems interesting. A jail themed restaurant? It's really interesting."

Mammon leaned against the door and more people were lining up.

Groups of friends, family and so on.

"So, what took you guys so long though?" Beel asked us.

I looked away had a nervous smile.

Oh, nothing... Just the fact I disowned Lucifer, put him through some depression mode, took him back and ended up making a pact with him.

"Nah, we got lost. You and Asmo walk really fast, we lost ya guys in the crowd." Mammon said.

Lucifer's phone suddenly rang. "Huh? Hello?" He looked at Asmodeus and he started to walk away from us

Mammon glanced at Lucifer and then looked at Asmo. "Hey, Asmo. You've been really tricky lately."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Asmo asked.

"Why are you attacking Lucifer a lot? You've never really done this. This is something Satan would do." Mammon said.

Asmo looked at Mammon and laughed. "What? That's hilarious."

Beel looked at Asmo too. "Yeah, even I noticed that. Did you make a bet with Satan or something?"

Asmo frowned. "Haha. Yeah, as much as I hate to admit it. I lost a bet against Satan. We made a bet about Lucifer's stay here. I told him, Lucifer wouldn't last a day. Just like with the others."

"Others?" I asked.

Asmo flinched and looked at me. Y-Yeah. Like the others? Me, Beel, Belphie, Levi?"

"O-Oh!" I smiled.

Lucifer came back and he was staring at Asmo. "You turned your phone off. Belphie has been trying to call you."

Asmo laughed. "Yeah, I sent him a picture of Beel hugging Blossom, you know? When she ran off."

Beel frowned. "Why would you do that?"

"I got bored is all. He's been bugging me to get Lucifer's permission so he can go here too." Asmo smiled.

"Wait, Lucifer gives you guys permission on whether or not you guys can go here?" I asked.

Lucifer nods his head. "Aside from maximizing our intimacy, we're free to roam the human world when we please. Well, when I let them. Asmo is here because, he did get maxed out by that old man. Mammon and I here because of yours, although Mammon is a mistake. As for Beel, I give him permission to roam freely so he can eat."

So Beel has the free pass, but when he showed up... he made it seem like he was only here for one day... Then, I let him stay.

Now, he basically doesn't plan to leave.

Come to think of it...

When we got here, Asmo was talking to someone on the phone...

"Yes. That's correct. Yup. Two of those trio bunk beds. Tomorrow? Yes, we'll be home. Thank yooouuu." Asmo said.

Asmo ordered a trio bunk bed... plus my bed... That's seven beds... Seven brothers....

My eyes widened. "What the hell!?"

The four demons looked at me shocked.

"Hm? What is it?" Lucifer asked.

"All of you. It's no coincidence. All your brothers are slowly going to appear one by one and we're going to basically live together!" I yelled.

Mammon laughed. "Haha. You figured it out."

"But, sadly you're only close. If someone else maxed out our other brother's intimacy, they do have to stay with them. Until they get bored." Asmo explained.

I was right...

I sighed. "So, instead of living with my sisters, I ended up living with seven demon brothers."

Mammon gave me a pout. "Aww, don't tell me you're disappointed. I'll protect you from my brothers."

"Haha... That's not the problem." I laughed nervously.

It was our turn to be seated.

The waitress was a lady dressed in a bloody uniform outfit and she led us down the hall.

You basically get a cell for you and your friends and eat inside.

There were people enjoying themselves and stuff.

Mammon, Beel and Asmo were in front of me.

While Lucifer was next to me.

I looked at him. "So, who called you?"

Lucifer frowned. "Lord Diavolo."

"Oh? Really? What about?" I asked.

"Someone else has maxed my intimacy. He called to see if I wanted to switch." Lucifer sighed.

When I heard that, I don't know why... My heart suddenly sank.

"Oh? Haha, what did you say?" I asked him.

I've been pushing him away for so long and now the thought of him going to be with another girl...

"Hm? I said I would think about it. This is something I do wish to go over with you and my brothers." Lucifer said.

We were seated inside a jail cell and we all took our seats

I was sitting next to Beel and Lucifer.

We ordered our food.

"So, I have something I wish to discuss with you." Lucifer told us.

"Hm? What is it?" Asmo asked.

Lucifer sighed. "Lord Diavolo notified me that someone else has maxed out my intimacy. Something was brought to my attention. The reason he called and asked, was because Asmo apparently told him that I was bored the moment I got here."

Asmo stuck his tongue out. "Oh yeah, that I did."

"I've decided to actually switch to that other person." Lucifer admitted.

Mammon's eyes widened. "What? Uh... You shouldn't."

Lucifer looked at Mammon curiously. "Why not?"

"Because um... Blossom... Remember when you played Obey Me? And you forced chose that one answer and I basically submitted?" Mammon said, in a nervous tone.

"Huh? You mean, when I asked you to help me?" I asked him.

Mammon nods his head and he moved his head to Lucifer.

I suddenly realized what he meant. I can boss Lucifer around. "Lucifer, hug Mammon." I said with a cheeky smile.

"What?! No!" Mammon tried to get up.

"Why would I-" Lucifer's body suddenly moved and he grabbed Mammon and pulled him into a tight hug.

Beel and Asmo looked at Lucifer in suprise.

"Brotherly loooooove!" I squealed.

"Yeah, now make him let go of me!" Mammon yelled.

The waitress served our food and left our cell.

Beel was too shocked to even eat.

"What?! When did I make a pact with you?!" Lucifer asked angrily.

"Mammon..." I looked at him with a worried look.

Mammon laughed and started to cough as Lucifer started to basically choke him. "W-Wait don't! Okay! Blossom disowned you! You zoned out and I made Blossom take you back by making a pact with you!"

Lucifer looked at me. "Is this true?"

"Yeah... I'm sorry." I said.

Asmo gave a big grin. "Whaaaaat? The great Avatar of Pride was disowned by a human?! I bet you zoned out because you lost your pride! That's why you were so unresponsive earlier!"

Lucifer let go of Mammon and  frowned. "This still doesn't change the fact that I'm leaving."

"When will you be leaving?" Beel asked.

"Tonight." Lucifer said.

Mammon looked at me. "Hey, you can get him to stay here you know. Just give him an order."

I shook my head. "It's fine, I may have made a pact with Lucifer, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take his freedom away."

Lucifer looked at me. "At least this way, you and Mammon can freely fornicate."

I turned pink. "W-what?!"

Mammon blushed too. "What? No way! I'm not like that! And even if we did, we share the whole room with Beel and Asmo!"

"Oh, so you're basically saying you actually would have sex with her. Given the chance." Asmo then looked at Beel. "Hey, let's never leave their side. Haha."

Beel nods his head. "I like Blossom because she's nice. I don't Mammon scaring her off."

Mammon sighed. "You guys suuuuuck ass." He said, as he reached for some food.

We all started to eat and drink.

We ordered some shots as well.

"Haha, Lucifer. How about you give Belphie permission before you go?" Asmo asked.

Lucifer nods his head. "That's a good idea."

"Hey, Blossom. Calm down on the shots." Beel told me, as he placed his hand on my shoulders.

I laughed. "Ahaha, I'm fine Beel!"

Beel looked at me with a worried look.

Why am I drinking so much...?

I leaned my head on Beel's shoulder as I watched Greed, Pride and Lust talk and laugh.

Beel looked at me and started to eat some food again.

I moved away from Beel and poured myself another shot. "And down it goes!" I said, as I drank.

Once I laughed after drinking, I felt my head sort of get woozy.

Beel saw this and held me steady. "Hey, come on." I felt Beel slowly standing up.

"Hm? Are you two going to leave? It's barely ten." Asmo said.

Beel stood me up and I wobbled. "You three are basically drunk yourselves. I'll go take Blossom home. Lucifer, take care when you get to your new master. Asmo, Mammon. Be careful when you get home."

Lucifer watched as Beel led me out of the cell.

We were almost half way home and I hugged Beel's arm.

"Haha, it's so late! But, so many people are walking around still!" I told Beel, as I looked up at him.

Beel had a worried look on his face. "Blossom, be careful." He said, as he held on to me.

I drank too much... Why though...?

I let go of Beel's arm and sat down on a bench. "Waaah. My head huuuurts!" I whined.

Beel sat down next to me and he frowned. "Blossom, we're almost home."

"Beel? Can I ask you something?" I looked at him.

"What is it?" He asked.

I looked down. "You're not bored of me, are you?"

Beel shook his head. "No, why would you ask that?"

I held my head. "Headaaache!"

Beel placed his hand on my hand and I looked at him.

"I won't get bored of you. You're different from the humans I have ever met. The last woman that had Lucifer made a pact with him and she tried to keep him for her own desires." Beel told me.

My eyes widened. "Desires?" I asked him.

He nods his head. "That woman forced Lucifer in a lot of things. To the point she even got pregnant with Lucifer's child. But, he got Satan to kill her and the unborn child."

I looked at Beel. "What...?!"

Lucifer... I wasn't your first kiss and you made it seem like I was... What about Mammon...?

Beel frowned. "I'm not lying. I don't want to see you get hurt. Lucifer is not interested in anyone. He acts obsessed, but in reality, he's going to destroy that happiness with you. It's what he does."

I covered my mouth, I felt like I was going to throw up.

Beel touched my face and faced me to him. "Here, I did grab a bottle of water before we left."

He opened it for me and helped me drink out of the bottle.

It helped my stomache a bit.

I stopped drinking and closed my eyes.

I was feeling a bit better... Until...

I opened my eyes and I saw Beel.

His face was in front of me, eyes closed, his lips were on mine...

My eyes widened, and I tried to move away.

But my drunk body didn't want to move.

He placed his other hand on the back of my head.

I closed my eyes and I kissed him back.

What am I doing...?

First Lucifer, then Mammon and now, Beel...?

Ivy's right... I am a slut...

Beel stopped the kiss and looked at me. "Let's go home."

Ivy was right all along...