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Elora

"Are you planning on sleeping all day, love?" Eugene's big hand pushed my hair out of my face.

Ugh. Yes? I peeked my eyes open, seeing him stood over me with an amused expression. His hair is up in a messy knot, and he's wearing another suit that makes him look lickable.

I glanced over at Lucifer who was sat at my desk, snacking on marshmallows. In comfortable clothes, obviously.

"What time is it?" I groaned. Super early this morning, Felix woke me up by pulling out of me. Such a rude awakening, but the clans started arriving so he had to leave. He did spend a few minutes cleaning me up and kissing me all over my face, apologizing that he couldn't stay longer.

Eugene chuckled, "Almost noon," he answered.

"What?!" I sat up quickly, looking at the clock. What the hell is wrong with me, I never sleep so late. I was super exhausted after all of yesterday's... cardio? I looked at Lucifer, "Why didn't you wake me up?" I pouted. The clans probably think I'm a lazy bump on the log.

Lucifer shrugged, a small grin on his lips, "You look pretty when you sleep."

Eugene rolled his eyes, "The longer you sleep, the longer he avoids going downstairs and being social," he deadpanned. Of course. He gently lifted the blanket off me, "Get ready, love. There's several clan leaders you should meet."

I turned around and buried my face in the pillow. Didn't I meet people yesterday?

There was a silence for a second before I heard Lucifer chuckle, "I'm not helping you. Getting her out of bed is your prerogative."

Eugene sighed before my ankle was pulled, and I was over Eugene's shoulder in half a second. I shrieked, "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" I asked.

He started walking to my door, "I have no problem with introducing you dressed in pajamas."

I widened my eyes, "I do!" My gaze fell to his jiggly butt as he walked, awe.

He stopped, setting me down on my feet in front of him. He narrowed his eyes at me, "Do you want to have a pain in the ass contest, love? Or do you want to do what your told?" He warned.

Oof. I crossed my arms, looking up at him through my lashes, "Make me," I mumbled. I'm feeling particularly stubborn today.

Eugene smirked, raising his eyebrows, "Do you want to rethink that?" He threatened, looking at his watch.

Uh oh. I pressed my lips together, remembering the last time I stepped a toe out of line. I sighed, "Rethink what?" I asked innocently as I walked to the bathroom, passing an amused Lucifer.

Eugene stepped in after me, wrapping his arms around my shoulders. Warmth spreading trough me as I looked up at us in the mirror. "What's wrong, love? Why the attitude?" He asked, placing a kiss against my hair.

I'm not attention deprived. I'm not on my period. My closet is organized. My homework is done. I raised my eyebrows, figuring it out. My schedule. I woke up late, and now my day will be shorter. "I feel lazy," I answered.

Eugene gave me a soft smile in the mirror before he let go of me. He gave my ass a small slap before turning on the shower. "Well how about you take a shower, put on a pretty outfit, and eat breakfast. I think that will make you feel better, yeah?" He said sweetly.

I smiled, "Okay." That actually sounds nice. I just feel bad when things like this happen, like I wasted my day sleeping. To be fair, I needed the sleep. I woke up super early yesterday, then didn't go to sleep until super late.

I looked up at Eugene as I undressed, "What time did your friends leave last night?" I asked, remembering how late they were here. Theo was pretty drunk when I went to bed, but I'm glad they all had fun. Their friends seem nice, in a scary intimidating kind of way.

Eugene absentmindedly looked at his watch, "They never left," he looked up at me, a devious grin on his lips, "Have I mentioned how breathtaking you are, love?" He flirted.

I giggled, stepping into the shower. Even in the morning when I'm not feeling my best, they're always so sweet to me.

He leaned against the wall on the outside of the shower, cracking the curtain open to watch me. I gave him a pointed look, "Don't you have somewhere to be, Eugene?" I reminded. He's been looking at his watch a lot. They probably took a short break.

He shrugged, "If Lucifer can miss the gathering so can I-"

"Don't you speak next?" Lucifer cut in.

Eugene rolled his eyes, resting his head on the wall, "Yes," he responded dully. He looked at his watch again and sighed, "About two minutes ago..." he chuckled.

I smirked, "Go," I covered my boobs and shooed him.

He fake pouted, but I didn't miss the real hurt in his eyes. "I'll see you in a bit, love," he winked at me before he left.

I started washing my hair but paused. "They never left?" I repeated. I gasped, realizing they their friends heard Felix and I last night. My cheeks turned red, remembering all the filthy- completely dreamy- but still filthy things he said.

~•~

Just like Eugene suggested, I dressed in a pretty white dress. The back was open, giving me a small chill. Whoever invented adorable dresses with built in bras and pockets needs a raise. I braided my hair in one giant braid, not wanting to spend too much time on it.

Stepping in front of Lucifer, I did a small spin. "Like it?" I asked.

He eyed my dress, his gaze lingering on my thighs before looking back up at me. He gave me a small nod before he stood up, towering over me. He narrowed his eyes at me, "Behave, kitten. I know what you're doing," he warned, grabbing my hand and leading me out of the room.

What am I doing? It's not my fault I look delicious.

Lucifer and I walked hand in hand through the house. The door to the ballroom was open as we passed and I peeked into it. Theo's eyes were immediately on me, doing a double take.

Yummy. Still holding Lucifers hand, I gave Theo a small wave and smiled at him before we walked out of sight.

Once we entered the kitchen, I took a seat on one of the stools at the counter while Lucifer opened the fridge. His eyes darted around the ingredients Quin keeps stocked.

I pressed my lips together, slightly amused at how confused he looks. Lucifers 'human food' diet consists of nothing but sugar, I'm not surprised he doesn't know what to make.

One of Theo's many buckets of fruit caught my eye, "Can I just have mangos, please?" I decided to make it easy for him.

He looked relieved as he handed me the mangos, "Nothing but sugar?" He repeated.

Well, sugar and pussy.

The air got thick between us as he gave me a warning glance. My eyes widened as a blush dusted my cheeks. Whoops. "Did I lie?" I muttered, filling the silence as I took a bite.

The corner of his lips turned up in a small grin, "No."

A small gust of wind blew on my back before I felt Theo's soft hand running down my spine. "Good morning princess," he greeted in a flirty tone.

Damn I'm good.

I turned and smiled up at him, "Hi Theo. How's the meeting going?" I asked.

He shrugged, "Eugene's talking about boundaries between clans, so I'm on the verge of insanity," he gave me a sarcastic smile. Sounds about right. He put one of his hands in the pocket of his pants and touched the side of his cheek with the other as he watched me, "Do me a favor?"

I pushed my eyebrows together, "Okay?"

"Stand up," he instructed. I stood in front of him. He shifted from the left and right, eyeing my dress for a second. "Uhu, now touch your toes," he added.

"Theo-" Lucifer injected.

Theo waved him off, "It's a science experiment, fuck off."

Skeptical, I bent down for a few seconds, touching my toes. Theo sighed, pushing his lips out, "Hmm," he hummed.

I stood up, "What?" I giggled.

Theo gave me a pointed look as he hooked his finger around the collar of the dress and slightly pulled it, looking down my shirt. "Theo?" I swatted his hand away. "Is there something wrong with my dress?" I crossed my arms.

"No. I love it. It's a great dress. Please change."

I widened my eyes, "Why?"

He ran his hand through his hair, "Because I have to sit in that dumbass meeting all day. And you're going to be walking around in that- and I'll get one of these," he grabbed my hand and placed it on his pants.

My lips parted, feeling the rock hard boner he has. Oh yay! I smirked, softly palming him through his pants, "Wheres the problem?"

Theo sighed, looking at my hand. His eyes looked dark as he slowly looked back up at me, "You want to be the center of attention, princess?

"Unconsciously, yes," Lucifer confirmed, his voice like a soft echo in the distance.

Theo grabbed my hand, stopping my movements, "Have we been too busy to give you attention? Is that why you're acting out?" He challenged.

"Maybe." I feel like I haven't really been around anyone but Lucifer, Felix and Dane the past two days. I cuddled with Duke, but I haven't really spoken to him. Same thing with Eugene and Quin, I only got a few minutes with each of them.

I understand why Lucifer hates these meetings now. An email would suffice.

Theo wrapped his hands around me, pulling me to him, "Well we can't have that, can we?" He kissed my forehead.

Hamming it up, I sadly shook my head. "Nope."

He chuckled, pulling away and gazing down at me. "I'll tell you what. I'll kick everyone out by eight and we'll give you our full attention until they come back in the morning. How does that sound?" His eyes shifted to Lucifer for a few seconds, giving him a mischievous smirk.

"Yes!" I grinned happily, giving him a squeeze. Anything more than a crumb of attention would be appreciated.

Theo bent down to my much shorter height and planted a kiss on me. "Do me a favor, princess, change or don't let me see you," he joked, walking out of the kitchen.

"Brat," Lucifer said in a low voice.

"Hm?" I asked as I took another bite.

He leaned against the counter, cocking an eyebrow at me, "Eugene was strike one. Theo's strike two. I warned you not to toy with us, kitten." His eyes narrowed at me as he spoke. "I beg of you to get another strike, kitten," he smirked, looking excited.

My eyes shot open, remembering his threat in the car. Why is he encouraging me? I thought it was weird when I back talked Eugene without Lucifer scolding me. Or manipulating Theo and getting away with it.

"You think your the one doing the manipulation?" He chuckled, sticking his thumb in his mouth, sucking off whip cream he spilt.

My stomach filled with butterflies at his unusual attitude. Does he want to fuck me in front of everyone? It seems like he does.

Am I scared or turned on? Probably both.

Keeping my eyes away from Lucifer, I continued to eat my fruits. Well, this isn't going as planned. On one hand, it's fun to tease my guys and get them hog and bothered while people are here and they can't do anything. On the other hand... Lucifer is dead serious and I don't want to bare that punishment.

My eyes wondered around for several minutes until someone caught my eye. Outside, through the window of the kitchen, there's a man kneeling next to my very dead flowers. I've never had a green thumb.

I watched him curiously as he studied the lifeless plants. His hand was steady as he slowly ran it over the top of the flower bed. My eyebrows knitted together and I put my mango down in wonder as the once dead flowers started growing.

The leafs that were once brown and crunchy turned soft and green. The wilted petals gained their vibrant pink and red colors.

Never in my whole life have I seen something so magical. I've lived with vampires forever, and I thought nothing else could surprise or shock me. But this... this is amazing.

"Lucifer..." I mumbled, not taking my eyes off of the flowerbed. "Did you see that?" I questioned.

When I glanced at him his eyes were already on me, a hint of a smile on his lips. He quickly took a peek at the man out the window before we was walking to the back door, "Want to look closer?" He raised his eyebrows at me.

I grinned from ear to ear, rubbing to him, holding his outstretched hand. I want to see it again.

We walked hand in hand outside, the man looked up at the two of us and smiled. He stood up, his sand blond hair falling gently over his forehead. He seems friendly, but he gave us no greeting.

Lucifer looked down at me, "Elora this is Anton, he can manipulate plants," he explained. He gave Anton a bored look, "You know who she is," he said quickly.

Antons smile reached his eyes as he did a small bow, "Hello," his voice was soft and warm. "I apologize for leaving the gathering, sir. But I saw these on the way in and couldn't help myself."

Sir. I smirked up at Lucifer.

Lucifer looked uninterested, "I don't care if you attend the meeting."

Anton raised his eyebrows, an innocent confused expression taking over. "You're not here to tell me to go back?" He asked.

"Couldn't give a shit less- she wanted to look at the flowers you revived."

Anton looked down at me and smiled, "Oh? I can do it again, if you'd like?" He asked. His voice is kind, yet his confidence is lacking. Every vampire I've met is almost too prideful and brooding, he's bashful.

"Yes, please. We're horrible at keeping plants alive, so you've got lots of choices around the garden," I gestured to the backyard.

He chuckled, "It's not that bad," he lied, sneaking glances at Lucifer.

Lucifer let go of my hand, gesturing for me to follow Anton as he walked a few feet away to another small flower bed.

I took a few steps, but looked back at Lucifer. Is this a test? He told me not to leave their sides... I think this might be a test-

It's not a test, Anton is harmless. He doesn't drink human blood. Lucifer gave me a small nod. Oh.

I smiled, kneeling next to Anton. "So you can bring plants back to life?" I asked, looking at the wilted tulips.

Anton nodded, "Yes ma'am. I can also grow them, give them a longer lifetime than normal, and kill them- but I never do that," he said the last part like it was obvious.

"Is it just plants, still?" Lucifer asked suddenly.

Anton looked confused for a moment before his eyebrows fell slightly. "It's just plants..." he gave Lucifer a sullen look.

I smiled, "Any plants? Could you grow a tree?" I asked.

His gaze shifted back to me and he nodded, "Any vegetation that grows on land or sea, miss."

Wow. All those succulents I've killed and this guy can grow a tree at will. Life is unfair.

He held his hand over the flowerbed again, and I leaned forward, on my hands and knees, watching the dead flowers. They slowly sprung to life, once again leavening me in awe.

"I think you're the only person I've met who thinks my gift is cool," he chuckled, watching me.

I sat on my calf's, "It's amazing! Who would think it isn't?" I asked.

He shrugged, "Compared to mind control, talking to animals, seeing people's soul, telekinesis, weather manipulation, or teleportation... my gift is almost useless."

There's people here that can do those things? Jeez and Felix gave me the spotlight introduction like I'm special.

I gave Anton a comforting smile, "If I could pick a gift for myself it would be yours," I said honestly. I don't want to know what people think, I'm too sensitive. If I could move things with my mind, I'd get lazy. The weather here is perfect. And I like long road trips to get to where I need to go. Animals really freak me out. Antons gift is truly beautiful, and I like it.

"Thank you; that's very kind of you," he commented. He glanced down at his hands for a second, looking deep in thought. He blinked up at me, "What's your favorite fruit?" He asked.

I smiled, knowing where this is headed. "Raspberry," I folded my hands in my lap, looking at him expectantly. Do it. Do it. Do it.

He held his hand over a spot in the grass. A small vine started growing quickly. Leaves formed and soon a small raspberry start grew on it. It grew quickly into the biggest raspberry I've ever seen. It was the size of a strawberry and looks delicious. "Wow!" I giggled, watching the single vine start to bend from the weight of the fruit.

"It's yours, take it," he nodded encouragingly.

Oh jeez, I almost feel bad picking it. But I have no self control and it's made special for me so... I grabbed the berry and pulled it off the vine. I smiled at it, seeing it take up the palm of my hand. So cool.

I turned to show Lucifer, but blushed seeing many people standing on the back porch, watching Anton and I. Felix was leaning his forearms against the railing, looking amused. Dukes eyes were filled with adoration as he watched me. Eugene and Quin were both standing next to Lucifer in the grass, arms crossed, glaring at Anton. Probably twenty other vampires were around too, just watching... like creeps.

Theo was standing next to a man who, despite his huge frame and tallness, looked absolutely terrified. His shoulders were slouched and his body was shifted away from Theo, his eyes completely void yet filled with fear. Theo, on the other hand looks smug and keeps looking at the man. Weird...

Brushing my dirty knees off, I stood up and walked over to Quin, "Look," I held the fruit out to him.

He nodded, "I saw, doll. Are you going to eat it or hold it forever?" He chuckled.

I grinned, "Hold it forever," I joked.

"Oh please," my eyes darted to a man who looks and sounds much too cocky for his own good. His skin is dark, and I think his accent is Jamaican. He hopped over the railing and walked up to us. Quin wrapped his arm around my shoulders, protectively yet casually. "If you are impressed by plant boy, wait until I show you my gift," he grinned.

Uh. That's a bit rude, but okay.

Unfortunately he's one of the few who ranks high enough to speak to you without being spoken to first. Don't let teddy intimidate you, he's only doing this to kiss our ass because he thinks it'll impress you. Even in my mind, I can tell Lucifer is annoyed and his social meter is running low.

I finally took a bite of the delicious raspberry and gave Anton a quick smile. It's easily the best raspberry I've ever had.

He nodded his head once at me, before his gaze fell to the ground again.

Teddy stood in the middle of the yard, facing the open woods. His eyes closed, and it was quiet for several minutes.

I got bored and looked at Duke. He raised his eyebrows at me, as if asking a silent question.

I held up what's left of the giant raspberry and smiled. I think it's pretty cool, even if no one else does. I wish I took a picture of it- dang it.

Duke smiled, nodding his head at me, genuine interest in his gaze.

I heard a snap and turned to the tree line. A few large deer slowly walked out, coming straight towards us. There were several other smaller critters that came too, rabbits, raccoons, squirrel, even a fox.

Nope. Don't like that.

Teddy opened his eyes, turning to everyone, "Petting zoo, anyone?" He smirked.