This is the first story I have stated or written, so please be gentile with me, however I would like to know your thoughts or advice, will be honest, have no idea where I want this to go just yet or if it should just be a little one shot

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, the show belong to Fox/DC/Netflix, etc. I am just borrowing the characters for a while.

She could feel the music vibrating through the street as walked straight passed the line of hot and sexy partygoers, all eager to have their inhibitions lowered, ready for a night of "sin". As she passed, a few of the crowd gave her a once over, some whispered comments and a few pointed and laughed at the least glamorous of guests strode confidently to the head of the line, seemingly oblivious to the exclusive nature of the club.

Three years ago when she had first visited Lux, she had felt nervous and a little embarrassed about doing this exact same thing but the exuberant and eccentric club owner had assured her that there wouldn't be an issue as to her entry into his domain and if there was, there would be "Hell To Pay", it was funny, she had only just met the man but his words had made her feel welcome and dare she think it, cared for by a total stranger, who looked at her with kind but mischievous eyes whilst making some inappropriate joke over a corpse.

The man was the most method of "method actor's", picking the strangest of roles to embrace and embrace fully, never breaking character once in all the time she had known him but 1) she had said the Devil gets a bad rap and 2) she sees ghosts, or one ghost to be exact, so maybe not the best person to judge on "who's the craziest". She had told Chloe about her "friend" and for the first time in her life wasn't doubted in her conviction or mocked, which was always the worst, or just given that look what screamed "be nice to the crazy girl", maybe she should have gotten the Devil's view on the subject, he would know right? A small smile crossed her face at that thought, maybe she should have confided that particular secret to him.

Her musings ceased as she approached the two Man Mountains of bouncers, who simply gave her a smile as they unclipped the velvet rope and motioned for her to enter, Ella couldn't help but give them a 1,000 watt smile in return and nearly a hug or two but thought better of it.

Lux was as lively as ever but Ella felt like the heart and soul the place had been ripped out with the absence of its owner, as she slipped through the crowds of gyrating bodies, she could see his piano holding centre stage but was now treated like shrine than a thing of beauty and song, all the patrons kept a respectful distance from it and that made Ella sad, Lucifer could make it sing, conveying whatever emotion he was feeling at that time but now it was silent.

Once she had entered the elevator the music had quietened and the ride was uneventful as the car ascended to the penthouse. Ella emerged into the vast space, which was only illuminated by the surprisingly still well stocked bar, "Lucifer? Are you hear?", she cautiously asked into the shadow but the place felt empty and unlived in, she felt a slight chill down her spine like she maybe disturbing yet another shrine to the one and only Lucifer Morningstar.

Her mind whirled, was she invading his personal space, breaking his trust in her for snooping into his personal business? Trespassing into his pricey and potentially interfering with his "Family Business", that was how Chloe had described his absence from their last 3, or was it 4 cases now but Ella could see it in her friends eyes that she was devastated by his absence and she was only getting told the bare minimal of information so that worry would be kept at bay, but Ella was a scientist and answers needed to be had, Linda and Maze had been just as helpful and if it was family business, why was Amenadiel still here? Maybe because he now had a son and that Linda needed him, he was exempt from the obligations? Too many unanswered question but she could see Lucifer stepping in to shoulder the whole thing on his own, the man who had said he was hated, abandoned and loathed by his entire family, was the first to step up and deal with the situation regardless to how much pain it would cause him.

Maybe "dear old dad" had died, she could hear his voice in her mind with a little bit of snark to enforce the point, no that didn't track because surely Amenadiel would have gone too regardless to now having Charlie, Linda of all people would have understood and been encouraging and probably made him go, so the questions continued, too many dam questions she thought to herself.

"Oh, where are you Lucifer?" Ella's voice was quiet but had a determination about it, one which left no question that she would find the answer.