The first game of the season had finally arrived. It was a late March day in L.A and the so of course the weather was warm and sunny. The team had been practicing for three weeks and Lucifer was grateful he only had to get through 10 more weeks of this insanity.

That Saturday morning found Lucifer, Chloe, and the twins arriving at the field early. The twins were so excited about their first game they had awoken Chloe and Lucifer at dawn. Both parents found their children's enthusiasm heartwarming, but less so before 7:00 am on a weekend. With no coffee.

Chloe and Lucifer followed their children to the dugout to set down their gear. Derek and his son Fred were the only other people insane enough to come to a T-Ball game an hour early. Derek plastered a charming smile on his face as he approached the Morningstar parents after greeting the twins.

"Hey Lucifer!"

"Greetings ball-playing human."

Derek laughed at him and turned to Chloe. "I love this guy, he's so funny!"

Skeptically Chloe questioned him. "You do?" Chloe did usually find Lucifer hilarious, but his humor was an acquired taste and was typically off-putting to humans.

"This guy just doesn't stop! He has some of the kids convinced he's the devil. It's such a great way to keep them in line. We had so much trouble with this team before he came along."

"Really?" Chloe asked surprised. Dan had only told her Lucifer was out of his element. Lucifer refused to speak of his "traumatizing experiences with the spawn." And the twins were not a useful source of information since they just thought their father was the coolest guy ever, no matter what he did.

"Yup! I didn't introduce myself. I'm Derek Littleton. That's my son Fred." Derek pointed towards the little blonde boy playing with Leo and Trixie."You must be Mrs. Morningstar." Derek held out his hand to shake.

Chloe grabbed it and shook. "I go by Decker usually. Chloe Decker."

"Well Chloe, I have to say you have great kids. Compared to some of the kids on this team they're so well behaved. They are so happy to be here and they get along with everyone. They're a real compliment to you and Lucifer. It's so nice that they have their father here and their godfather. Where is Dan by the way?"

"Dan doesn't have spawn that wake him up at the ass crack of dawn. I imagine he'll be here at a reasonable hour." Lucifer said.

Derek punched him affectionately in the shoulder. "This guy just cracks me up! Excuse me, since we have three players here now. I'm going to run some drills."

Chloe interrupted him. "Before you head out could you tell me how long these games usually go for?"

Derek smiled at her. Lucifer was one lucky guy. She sure was beautiful. "Well we don't use a point scoring system, it's to competitive. It's a timed game and it will be two hours total. It's six innings total and we have a break in the middle."

Lucifer gawked at him. "No scoring system? So how do you know who won and lost? Isn't that the point of this infernal game? To allow the stronger children to assert superiority over the weaker ones?"

Derek laughed again. "They're just kids dude. This is my fault. I didn't go over the scoring during practice because I didn't think it mattered." Derek slapped Lucifer on his back. "See you later!"

Chloe turned to Lucifer. "I have to say I'm surprised this all turned out so well. You seemed too miserable to even talk about the practices."

Lucifer shrugged. "It hasn't been as unpleasant as I thought. Dan has been tolerable and you were right. It is a good way to spend time with the children."

Chloe whipped out her phone. "Okay can you say I was right again? Cause that never happens. I need to record it for posterity."

"Stop it. This is why I didn't discuss this with you. I knew I would get mocked."

"I'm just kidding." She kissed his cheek. "I'm glad it's all going well. I'm proud of you. Have I told you what a good man you are recently?"

"Don't let it get out. I still have an image to maintain."

Chloe snickered. "Yeah the big bad devil who coaches T-Ball and plays tea party with Trixie."

"The spawn guaranteed me silence. Did she blab to you?"

"No, it was Leo. You know he can't keep a secret from me."

Lucifer sighed. "That boy is going to have rather boring teenage years."

"Your version of boring? That's a good thing. He doesn't need to have orgies and wild parties as a teenager, or you know ever."

"Angelic metabolism dear. Don't forget it."

—

The game started out on a great note. The kids from both teams were getting along and the parents were sitting in the stands. They were appropriately bored watching seven-year-olds swing and miss balls off of Ts and having trouble picking up ground balls.

One of the little boys from the opposing team was up to bat. He swung at the ball and missed. He swung again and missed. This was T-ball so there were no strike outs. The boy's father got restless from the stands behind the batter's area.

"C'mon Jason! Hit it! You lazy moron!"

Tears started streaming down the little boy's face. He swung at the ball again and this time managed to get it halfway across the field.

The boy stood still in shock.

"Run you idiot!" Screamed his fat, balding father.

The ball was in play and was picked up by a player who tossed it towards first base where Trixie was. Jason took off running towards Trixie. Sweat poured over the child's face and he was clearly in distress. His father could be heard all over the field.

"Jason, so god help me if you get tagged out, there's going to be hell to pay."
Jason was getting closer to first base. He paused and looked around frantically. He looked between his father and Trixie who held out the ball towards him, ready to tag him out. Tears running down his face, Jason did the only thing he could think of.

He punched Trixie in the face and ran to the base behind her.

Trixie yelped in pain as blood started to gush out of her nose.

Everything went crazy.

Everyone paused in shock. Chloe, Dan, Lucifer, Derek, and Leo ran up to Trixie. Trixie was lying on the ground calling for her mother. Chloe gathered her whimpering daughter in her arms.

"Ssshh honey. It's okay. Let me look at it." Trixie removed her hands from her face, still whimpering.

"It hurts mommy."

"I know it does Trix. Here let's try to stop the blood. Lean your head back." Chloe took out a napkin and squeezed Trixie's nose to stop the bleeding. Trixie screamed out in pain. Her nose was already bruised looking and kept gushing blood.

"Lucifer, I think her nose is broken! I'm taking her to the ER." Lucifer quickly got the keys out of his pocket and went to hand them to her.

Dan grabbed them mid-handoff. "Chloe, you're not driving like this. You're too upset. I'll take you."

"Fine Dan. Let's just go." Chloe picked Trixie up as the little girl wrapped her legs around her mother's waist. Chloe ignored the blood on her shirt. One hand supporting Trixie, she used the other to drag Lucifer close to her and whisper to him. "Punish that man." Lucifer nodded silently. Dan handed him his keys back as Chloe, Dan, and Trixie made their way to Dan's car.

Derek turned to Lucifer. "I'm sorry that happened to your daughter, Lucifer. We should probably call it quits for today huh? I'm sure everyone will understand. "

Lucifer had to restrain his hands at his sides. "Who cares about the bloody game? My daughter has to go to the hospital because some tub of lard was abusing his offspring and forced him to hit her!" Lucifer's eyes were on the verge of turning red.

Derek felt a tingle of fear go through his spine.

Leo grabbed his father's hand. "Daddy, is Trixie going to be okay?" Leo asked, his voice timid and weak.

Lucifer calmed down and looked fondly at his son. "Yes son. Your sister will be fine. She's with your mother. She would never let any harm come to her." Relief filled Leo's face.

"Son, we'll leave in a few minutes to follow your mother to the hospital. I have something to take care of. You stay with Derek for a few minutes. Can you do that?" Leo nodded. "That's my boy." Lucifer ran his hand through Leo's curls. Lucifer turned towards Derek. "Look after him." Lucifer said curtly as he marched in the direction of Jason's father.

He found Jason and his father on the far end of the parking lot. They were far away from anyone else. The father was still berating little Jason for his average performance. While his back was turned, Lucifer grabbed him by the back of his shirt and shoved him into a nearby car.

"You." Lucifer growled menacingly.

Instantly the man was terrified and whimpered. "I didn't do anything! Leave me alone!"

"You hurt my daughter."

"That little brat was yours? It wasn't my fault! It was my idiot son's. Punish him."

"You're the only one that is going to get punished today." Lucifer heard a whimper behind him and he turned to look at the little boy watching them. The boy reminded him of his own son who was safely back at the field.

"Boy!" Jason's attention turned to Lucifer. "Go back to the field. Find the coach of the other team named Derek. Tell him to call the police for you. You won't be returning home with this scoundrel."

A smile appeared on Jason's face in obvious relief. "T-t-t-hank you sir!" The boy dashed away from the scene as fast as his little legs could carry him.

"Jason you idiot! Don't leave me here! I'm your father!"

Lucifer growled as he shoved the man into the car even harder. "Listen to me. A man like you does not deserve to be a father. You don't deserve to have a son. You caused my daughter to be hurt because you terrified your son and made him react in fear. A child should not fear their father. For this and I'm sure many other sins, you will be punished."

"W-w-what are you gonna do to me?"

A smirk appeared on Lucifer's face. "Let me show you." Lucifer's eyes turned red as his devil face appeared.

The man screamed in terror.

—

Lucifer left the man in a crying heap in the parking lot. The police arrested him for child abuse after they interviewed other parents and Jason. Jason revealed his father was hitting him and the abuse had gotten worse after his parents' divorce. His father had sole custody of him. It was decided the boy would be sent to live with his mother.

Lucifer returned to the field and picked Leo up. The little boy nuzzled his head into his father's shoulder as he brought him to the car. All the fun plans Lucifer had planned today like his revenge on Chloe were forgotten. Lucifer placed Leo into the car as they went off to meet Chloe, Dan, and Trixie at the hospital. The whole incident had left a bad taste in his mouth. He kept seeing little Jason cowering in fear of his father. He was reminded of his own troubled relationship with his father and he thought of Leo and Trixie being in the same position. Lucifer's hands tightened on the steering wheel. He was not his father and he would spend eternity proving it if he had to.