Hey, Luci

Chapter Nine

Shairelyn is busy in their kitchen again. She and her mother woke up early for their new business. Seth and Sian are busy fixing the old garage. Today is Sunday so, the two brothers don't have to go to work. The whole family is busy when the devil appeared in the corner of the kitchen.

“Hello, human,” he said.

Shaire looked at the demon and smiled. The girl is not shocked at all. It seems like she knows that he will be going to see her. Lucifer walked towards her and sit in the chair in front of the table where she’s working.

“Hey, Luci.” the girl greeted him.

“Why are you not scared? I am the King of the Underworld.” Luci asked.

Shaire nodded. “I am aware of that thing, Mr. Devil.”

“So, why?” he questioned.

The lady shrugged. “I don’t know. I just feel comfortable with you.”

The Demon Lord frowned. The human girl is right because he can feel it too. He doesn't have those cringe, weird, and disgust feelings to her unlike with the other mortals. And that thought makes his mind clouded.

“Do you want donuts and coffee?” Shaire asked.

The devil’s eyebrows furrowed. “What will I do with that?”

Shaire took a plate with two chocolate donuts and a mug of hot coffee. She gave it to the devil while wearing her best smile.

“Breakfast. Donuts and coffee are a perfect combination. Try it.” She said.

He is hesitant at first but, he still managed to get and taste it. And soon as he bites the donut, his eyes grew wide. He had never eaten this kind of food before. Lucifer sip his coffee and hummed in agreement. It is indeed a good combination.

“What is this? Why it has a hole in the middle?” Luci asked.

Shaire laughed. “It called doughnuts or donuts, a leavened fried and small cake of sweetened dough, typically in the shape of a ball or ring.”

“This is so good!” the devil amused.

Shairelyn gave him another plate with two donuts. Lucifer gladly accepts and eats it. While the great Demon King is busy, the girl continues her job. She is arranging the trays on the table near the door to lessen the burden of her mother on walking. Once she noticed that Luci is in his last donut already, she is giving him another round of it.

“Ohh, yeah! This is one of a hell great breakfast.” the King cheered.

Shaire giggled. “I’m glad that you like it.”

“I- I didn’t say that I like it.” Luci averted his gaze.

The girl nodded. “Okay. No more donuts. I will not bake it again. If that doesn't pass on your taste then, how come when it comes on the peoples.” Shaire said.

Luci cleared his throat. “I am a Demon Lord and we have a different kind of taste so, filthy humans like you will like it.”

Shaire smiled at him. She knows that the great devil likes the donuts because Lucifer eats fourteen of them. He is just so shy to admit it by himself but he can say it in his very unique way. And Shairelyn is a smart girl so, she can read it well.

Lucifer is now laying on the couch. His eyes are closed and he is not moving either. Shairelyn is finished baking and now preparing for lunch. Every minute, she can't help but look at the devil to assure that he is okay.

“The Bakery is now ready!” Seth yelled while wiping his face.

“You will love it for sure, little sis.” Sian chimed in.

They are entering from the front door followed by their mother who is giggling and nodding at her. She looked at the devil first, afraid that her brother might wake him but, no. He is still peacefully sleeping.

“How is it?” she asked.

Seth beamed at her. “We already put the trays and bread on it.”

Sian nodded. “And we opened our gate.”

“That is awesome! Thank you.” she babbled.

“Your brothers did their best to fix it.” her mother said.

“We will be going to decorate it and paint the wall in my next pad day.” Sian smiled.

Shaire’s eyes grew wide when her brother walks toward the couch. Her family can't see the demon so, Seth only saw an empty couch.

“Come on, let's eat! Seth, Sian, Mom,” she faltered.

Seth halted on his steps and looked at her. Shaire sighed when her brother walked in her direction. They sit in their respective seats and started eating. But, she is looking at the sleeping demon from time to time.

After eating, the brothers and Shairelyn’s mother went to their new bakery. While the girl cooked another dish for her visitor. He may be a demon but, they also need to eat. So, she prepared fried fish and instant noodles for him.

“You have a very noisy family.”

The King of the underworld is now awaked. He is sitting on the couch while fixing his hair with his fingers.

Shaire nodded. “Indeed. I am so lucky.”

“Annoying,” Luci mumbled.

“Come on, have a sit. Eat your lunch,” she said.

Luci frowned. “Why would I?”

“Because you need to eat whether you are the king or not, demon or mortal. No exception when it comes to food and health,” she answered.

The confused devil walked towards the table and sit on the chair. He looked at the food in front of him.

“I am not going to eat this kind of food. I am a King and I deserve better!” he yelled.

“Try it.” Shaire said’ “Pinch some fish, have a spoon full of soy sauce with tomato and calamansi. Then, eat. You can have this instant noodle in between.”

The devil shook his head. “No. If you want me to eat, serve me some better food.”

Shaire didn’t listen to him. She took his spoon and fork then, do what she said earlier. She pinches some fish and pours the soy sauce with tomato chops and calamansi juice in his rice. She scoop it with the spoon and moved it in his mouth.

Lucifer is shocked and irritated for what the girl has done to him. She was forced to eat that disgusting food and now, the spoon is still in his mouth.

“Chew and eat,” Shaire demanded.

He glared at the girl. Slowly, Luci took the spoon out of his mouth and chew the food. His eyebrows furrowed when the food begins to mix inside his mouth. It gives him some unique taste that is new to him. Then, the curious devil took another spoon full of rice, fish, soy sauce with tomato chopped and calamansi juice. He even tastes instant noodles often.

Shairelyn feels satisfied seeing Lucifer enjoying the food she prepared. At first, the demon doesn’t want to taste it but now, he is halfway to having an empty plate. And she is completely gone. The devil doesn't care about her watching him.

Several minutes later, Lucifer burped with a clean plate. He is patting his tummy indicating that he is full and satisfied.

“Simple food is good, right?” shaire asked.

Lucifer sneered. “No. I just don’t have any choice.”

The girl laughed. “Okay. Whatever you say, Mr. Devil.”

Lucifer feel awkward so, he stood up and walked a few meters away from her. The girl clean the table and washed the dishes. After that, she climbed up and went to her room to take a rest.

Shaire opened her door and she saw Lucifer laying in her bed. She just shooked her head and took the mini couch instead. She knew that when she insisted to take the bed, the King will be angry and might curse her to death.

“Why are you here, Mr. Devil?” She asked.

“Why do you ask?” Luci grunted.

Shaire shrugged. “Because this is unusual. The king of the Underworld in the human realm is so strange.”

“I'm bored,” Luci replied.

The girl giggled. “The Devil is tired of being in hell? How cute!”

“I’m not cute! And I want to cause pain to all of you in my own hands and power.” the devil argued.

“Then, why are you here, laying in my bed? I thought that you want to spread darkness.” Shaire faltered.

“Why do you care? I don’t need your filthy opinion. Stop asking or I’ll cut your tongue.” Luci growled.

Shairelyn giggled and nodded. Then, she goes to her window to open it. Once she’s done, she peeked at it and looked around. The small street can be seen outside. People are walking on the sidewalk and some of them are stopping just to buy bread from their bakery. She can't exactly see the new garage because of the roof and so on but, she knew that their neighbors like their products.

As time goes by, while she is watching the others below, a smile formed on her face when she saw a man carrying a box on his back. He has a small bell in his hand and he keeps on moving it that makes clinging sounds. Shairelyn took her wallet and run downstairs and went outside.

Lucifer stood up and looked outside the window. He saw the human girl talking to a man with a box in his back. Suddenly, he feels a strange emotion inside of him that makes him irritated. He closed the window roughly and went back to the bed.

Shaire bought three ice cream sticks with different flavors. She knew that the King will like it so, she decided to give him two. But before she went back to her room, she looked over their new garage. Shairelyn smiled and was on the bridge crying when she saw the changes. It is just a tiny room with car tools and parts before but now, it turned into a tiny bakery. It is on the left side of their house outside extension. Her father used it before he died.

After a few minutes of talking with her mother and brothers, she finally went back to her room. Shaire saw Lucifer laying in her bed while reading her favorite book. She walked towards him and gave him the two ice cream sticks. The devil looked at her but she ignored him. She returned to the couch while unwrapping her food.

Lucifer put the book back on the bedside table. He sat on the bed and looked at the two strange things that the girl gave. He took the one with the color yellow wrapping. His eyebrows furrowed when he feel its coolness.

“What is this?” he asked.

He waits for the girl’s answer but he doesn't receive anything. He looked at her and he saw her eating black food on a stick.

“I said, what is this?” he asked again.

The girl looked at him but, she motioned her hand toward her mouth like it has some kind of a zipper. Then, he remembered saying that he told her to stop talking or else he will cut her tongue.

He sighed. “You can now talk. What is this?”

“It is ice cream in a stick. If you don’t eat it now, it will melt.” the girl replied.

He heard about the ice cream thing from Beelzebub but, he never had a chance to eat it. The demon of gluttony always hide and claimed it before anyone can have it. So, he unwrapped the plastic and took the ice cream out of it. It is solid and smoking in cold. It is on a stick and the color yellow.

Without any hesitation, he started licking its tip to have a little taste of it. He can say that it is a mango flavor that explained its color. Then, he began to have a bite too. And the one slow bite becomes two, three, and many more.

Shairelyn is happy seeing Lucifer enjoying the ice cream stick she bought. The devil is like a kid that meets the ice cream for the first time. And in an instant, a strange urge of spoiling him occurred in her deepest core. She thought that Lucifer is a lost child that needs care and love. So, she decided to help him experience new things and show how good and positive life is.