Chapter 9: Brothers

"Human you should hurry up." Chloe turns to Michael who was watching his brother, and for a second, she could read the same anger she had seen in Amenadiel´s eyes when she came back to the penthouse. The anger against the human race that had hurt an angel.

"Tell me what to do." She had no choice but to trust him.

"Get the bottle out, put the feather you are holding inside. Then take one of mine and shake the bottle. It should change color and look like Samael's original wing color." Chloe ignores the strange name and does what he told her. The color changed and the only description that came to her mind was light. It looks like liquid light. "What now?"

"Try to give it to him." Chloe pulls Lucifer into her arms and lets his head sink back into her arm. He hadn't moved even a small amount and the reflex of swallowing doesn't activate as she holds the bottle against his lips, a few drops of the cure fall down unused.

This wasn't the time to hesitate; she takes a sip of the cure and presses her lips to Lucifer's. The liquid floats into his mouth and Chloe pushes it down. She continues to do this until the bottle was empty.

Michael had watched the whole think without a comment. His brother, his twin, was right in front of him and he could reach out and hold his hand. He had forgotten how much he missed him until the moment he saw him.

He should walk away, Samael won't be happy to see him. He was always the resentful one. Michael also understands that he had hurt his brother by following their father's orders, but what happened can't be changed.

The human woman became more and more desperate, for her she could see nothing had changed. But Michael could see the dark forces leave his brother and his breathing becomes easier with every second.

"Human stop shaking him like that. It's working but takes a bit of time, patience is asked of you." She nods and set Lucifer back down, his head resting on her lap. It would hopefully lead to a comment from him that Chloe had known she would miss otherwise.

"Thank you for your help. I know Lucifer isn't the most popular angel up here so thank you." She gifts him with one of her brilliant smiles before she continues to stoke over the devils curly hair.

"You're welcome human, but I did it for him. I owed him a life." Slowly the archangel reached out and held Lucifer's hand. Chloe notice that Michael wears the same ring as Lucifer only with a white stone.

Lucifer stirs and slowly wakes from his coma like sleep. When he opens his eyes, he tries to get what is happening around him. There was Chloe letting him sleep in her lap while stroking through his hair and then there was Michael, his twin who he had last seen as he had thrown Lucifer out of heaven. "I did miss something, didn't I?" He questions and was answered with a bone breaking hug from Chloe and a smile from Michael.

"Welcome back Samael, I hope something like this won't happen again. Nearly dying doesn't suit you." Waiting for his brother´s reaction, hoping for the best but fearing the worst, Michael keeps on holding his hand. He had missed this, his hand was so much like his own but still different, never the less familiar.

"You are right, and it makes a bloody mess in the penthouse. Lots of feathers to pick up." Finally, Lucifer sits up. Chloe supports him from behind.

"I will help you with that." Chloe laughs, relieved that there was no fight and that Lucifer is feeling better. A bit of his color came back, and his eyes had lost their fever look.

"Brother you should leave, I'm not sure all of our siblings will welcome you up here." Michael says and turns to Chloe. "Keep him safe human with the name Chloe Decker." Michael presses his brother's hand one last time before he leaves them alone at the gate. He makes sure the gate is closed.

"You have a nice brother." Chloe comments.

"Yes, he can be nice, doesn't mean I have forgiven him for throwing me into hell. Detective we should leave, he is right, not everyone would react like him seeing the devil and a human at the gates to heaven."

"Are your wings alright? They didn't look like they would carry us the last time I saw them." Lucifer smiled at her, "Trust me darling, everything is working perfectly." He lifts Chloe up in his arms and jumps into the clouds. A surprised scream escaped her and Lucifer opens his wings. They had the color of white light, beautiful like the stars.

The way home was longer then up, Lucifer uses the time to fly over Los Angeles and let Chloe enjoy the view. He had noticed her fascinated look as they had flown upstairs, but back then he had no time or strength left to show her the beauty of her home from the sky.

They landed on the balcony of the penthouse. The door was still open and a tired looking Amenadiel welcomes them. Linda had fallen asleep on the sofa, Maze was with her. She must have notice his absence and raced over.

"You two are back." Amenadiel steps forward as if he wants to hug Lucifer who steps back.

"No hugging today, brother. Everything worked out and the detective here brought our dear brother Michael to help her." The former angel looked at Chloe with huge eyes.

"You met Michael and he helped you?" Chloe nods.

"I need a drink, nearly dying makes thirsty." Lucifer walks over to the bar, gets a glass of whiskey for everyone in the room. Linda woke while he worked on the drinks.

"To Chloe, my personal miracle; and to skipping death because living is far more interesting." Lucifer toasts. The glasses were clinked together and the 'not so normal life' of Chloe Decker continues with her partner, the real devil (not an insane person with delusions) and her more or less divine friends.