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“And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am”
The royals in the Winter Court held a ball for the Fairy Courts every year.
Ever since his divorce, the Winter Ball was one of the only events that Lucifer traveled to. He knew just how much Charlie loved it.
In the years since it had felt more like Charlie was dragging him there so she could see Vaggie. Who was one of the Fairies Charlie had befriended over the years.
It always warmed his heart to see how their friendship had grown. He had even found himself teasing his daughter about dating the other female.
But this year felt a lot different.
Ever since he had chosen Alastor as his bodyguard, things in his life seemed more exciting. He got out of bed with hope. Even if it was because he wanted to tease the other male.
Sue him, he liked seeing the other male blush. Who was going to stop him anyway? He was King of the Spring Court of Whispering Willows.
Even if nothing came out of it and in some ways he almost hoped nothing happened. It would be amazing to be able to be held and kissed by Alastor. But Lucifer wasn’t even sure if he was truly over Lilith yet.
And how would Charlie react? He knew that she wanted him to be happy but being with his bodyguard may be taking it too far.
For now, though Lucifer would have fun and try to enjoy the small moments between the two of them.
“Thank you, Beel,” Lucifer says turning around to look at the other Fairy.
Lucifer and Beelzebub have been friends since the two of them were tiny children. Of course, with Fairy's extended life span that had been a long time ago. Now she was the Queen of the Winter Court of Silver Starlight with her husband Vortex.
He couldn’t be prouder of the person that she had become. He may have dived into everything while he was so young. He had broken away from the Heavenly Court and made his own Kingdom. This led some of the others that he had known to follow after him. Beelzebub is one of those people. They had broken away and made what's known as the Spring Court of Whispering Willows.
His land was known for the start of Spring when everything started to blossom and come to life. His land was filled with beautiful gardens that spread as far as you’re eyes could see.
Of course, Mammon had to go and copy it with his own Spring Court of Verdant Bloom.
In comparison to his beautiful land, Beel’s had a white wonderland. Winter Court of Silver Starlight truly lived up to its name. Silver decorations danced around the snow. The sky had a green glow to it at night as blue lights lit up the stone pathways and land.
“Anything for you Lucifer,. Beelzebub says moving back away from the other male, looking at her handy work.
Lucifer runs a hand down the dress that he is wearing. He turns around to look at the outfit in the full-length mirror that was in Beelzebub's room.
At first, Lucifer had been hesitant to wear a dress, especially since it was something that Beel had made for him. But looking at himself in the mirror he couldn’t help but think that she was right about making him wear it.
The last time he had ever done something like this had been when he married to Lilith. It wasn’t unusual for the two of them to be seen in the other genders' clothes. It never bothered him, what the other courts may see him as. Female or male, he didn’t care.
But still, somehow this dress was completely different from all those times before.
It was a high, low cut that showed off his legs, and the dress ‘sleeves’ draped over his shoulders. The corset top fitted his body perfectly. It easily showed off his small waist that flowed into the bottom half of the dress. The lace that the corset was made of left a tasteful imagination of what may be hidden underneath. Even if he got to see his chest every day.
It felt different in this setting.
The skirt of the dress flowed downwards, almost like the rivers in his kingdom. Even with the icy blue color of the dress it still somehow gave the impression of the warmth and life. Exactly what his kingdom was known for.
Wrapped around his legs were silver vines that had leaves connected to them. They traveled up to his knees and connected to the heels that he was wearing. Giving a bit of height to his smaller frame.
Twisting in the mirror, Lucifer could see the low cut-out of the corset top. It made it easier for his wings to flutter behind him.
As he twisted in the mirror, Lucifer couldn’t help but notice that the blue sparkled an almost silver color.
“It’s truly beautiful,” Lucifer says. He could feel how breathless he was from looking at himself.
Beelzebub moves behind Lucifer. Their eyes meet.
“He will love it.” She says as a blush spreads across Lucifer's face. She chuckles and reaches up to Lucifer's wings. A small touch before the icey coolness spreads across his wings. A chill runs down his spine.
“Frost?” Lucifer asked turning to glance at Beel.
“To keep them protected. I remember last year when…” Beel trails off as she remembers just how bad Lucifer's wings looked last year. His body wasn’t suited for the cold of her icey land and palace and had caused a lot of harm to his wings. Usually, he would cover them but last year Charlie had begged him to show them with her own.
Lucifer sucks in a breath and nods his head. He understood what she meant. This time though, due to it being her magic, the frost matched the lace on his corset.
“Thank you.” He softly says. He was going to speak again when a knock echoed through the room.
Beel pulls away from Lucifer and gives him a soft smile. “I’ll meet you in the ballroom after I’m done getting ready.”
“Thank you,” Lucifer says once again before gathering some of the dress into his hand so he can walk easier.
“Alastor!” Lucifer says brightly once he opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. His bodyguard was wearing a simple red suit that matched his hair and ears.
Even though it looked so simple, Lucifer wanted to tear it off the Autumn Fairy to see what was underneath it.
“You look amazing tonight! You better save me a dance for tonight. I know the two of us would wow everyone at the ball.” Lucifer says with a thousand-yard smile to the other male.
Alastor smiles back at Lucifer and gives him a small chuckle. “If you say so, sir.” He had gotten used to the brightness that seemed to radiate off of Lucifer anytime he was happy. Or when something had caught his attention. Luckily enough Alastor fit into both of those categories.
Alastor holds out his hand. “You ready?” He asked.
The blonde-haired male slips his hand into the other’s and nods. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”
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Alastor stood against the wall, watching the participants dance through the night. He wasn’t one that usually danced at events like this. The thought of so many people bumping into him or trying to grab him for a dance made him gag. It sent a disgusting feeling through his body that he wished not to have.
So instead he stood to the side, sipping his wine. He watched Lucifer and Charlie dance around the ballroom. Angelic music floated through the ballroom leaving a pleasant feeling in the room. Like the good servant he was.
Lucifer and Charlie had split from a dance. They had been laughing and talking as they spun around till Lucifer had handed her off to Vaggie with a wink.
Seconds passed as Lucifer stood there. It was like the only thing that Alastor could focus on was the blonde-haired male. Everything else in the room seemed to fall away and all Alastor could do was stare.
Even though Lucifer was a Spring Fairy, the winter theme matched him wonderfully. His pale skin looked like the snow that lay on the ground outside. His eyes matched the icy walls of the castle. They shined and drew everyone in.
Alastor lets out a small breath when a brown-haired male makes there way over to Lucifer. He wraps his arm around Lucifer's waist till he turns to look at him.
Alastor grips his glass a bit tighter, trying to ignore how Lucifer had jumped a bit at the touch.
As much as Alastor wanted to pull that male away from Lucifer he knew he couldn’t. His job was to be LLucifer'sservant and nothing else.
“Adam,” Lucifer says coldly turning to look at the male who had slipped his arm around his waist. There was only one person who would dare do such an outrageous thing.
Lucifer could strike Adam down without hesitation. Both of them knew he could. But they both also know Lucifer wouldn’t dare draw such attention to himself at his sister's ball.
“You owe me a dance now, little Lucifer,” Adam growls into Lucifer's ear. His chest was pressing up against Lucifer's wings, squishing them between the two of them. The hand on his hip dug into his hip as Adam spoke.
Lucifer turns around and narrows his eyes. “What do you want?”
He could feel Adam’s eyes ranking over his body, undressing him one piece at a time. It made Lucifer's stomach turn in the worst way possible.
He didn’t like Adam looking at him like he was some raw piece of meat that he was going to cook and then eat. He could hear the thought swirling in his head.
Adam pulls Lucifer closer to him. Caging Lucifer in with his arms so he couldn’t escape his hold. Even if he wanted to it would cause a scene or hit another person on the dance floor.
“Well, won’t you color me surprise? Little old Lucifer dressed up like a slut for everyone here to see. Showing off so much skin when it’s so cold here. Why not show up naked if you want to show so much skin? Isn’t that what all the ‘Spring Court’ people dress like? I bet it’s such a lovely sight if they all look like you.” Adam asked.
As the brown-haired male leans in closer to Lucifer. He could smell the heavy alcohol on Adam’s breath.
“You’re drunk Adam,” Lucifer says trying not to let what Adam was saying get under his skin. But his body language went against such a notion. His hand that had been resting on Adam's shoulder grips onto the other outfit.
“Let me go get Lute for you,” Lucifer says again trying to break away from Adam's grip. His heart was beating fast as he looked around.
Before anything could happen, Lucifer felt a cold hand push down where his corset laced up. Adam's hand danced into his dress. His body gets ridged as he feels the hand try and reach further into the back of his dress.
Tears threaten to weld up in his eyes and he tries to pull away once again.
“Lucifer.” A voice says from behind him. Turning to glance at who it was, Lucifer relaxes. Like the knight in shining armor that he was, Alastor had pushed into the crowd to rescue Lucifer.
“Adam,” Alastor says letting his eyes slide over to the male that was still glued to Lucifer. His smile seems to grow wider as he clunches his hand behind his back.
“And what do you want a servant?” Adam sneers at Alastor.
The couple of times Lucifer had to meet with Adam throughout the year had left Alastor hating him. Alastor would always simply say that the guy was a disgusting pig that should turn over and die.
It’s not like Lucifer didn’t agree with that notion. Even if he was the favorite sibling, Micheal would see it as an act of war. And the last thing he wanted for his kingdom was to go to war.
Alastor eyes flicker over to Lucifer. Adam still held Lucifer close to his chest. He looked over his shoulder at Alastor. Luckily his hand had found the outside of his corset.
“I came to ask my king for a dance and then to take a breather since he has been dancing for so long tonight.” This time Alastor took a step forward and held out a hand for Lucifer to take.
Without hesitation, Lucifer takes Alastor's hand and lets him pull him closer to him.
“Thank you for entertaining my king during this dance but you should find Lute now.” Alastor said not hiding the threat in his words and the way his eyes narrowed at Adam.
Lucifer could hear Adam mumble something but his attention was all on Alastor now. Alastor doesn’t hesitate to pull Lucifer close. He made sure to leave a respectful distance between the two of them though. Unlike how Adam was all over Lucifer.
“We don’t have to dance Alastor.” Lucifer finally got the courage to speak.
Their footwork fell into sync within seconds. The music started to crescendo in the background. Wrapping them in their own world.
“And waste such a nice opportunity? And didn’t you want a dance with me anyways?” Alastor asked spinning the two of them around. Lucifer's dress danced around their feet. Making the spin look more elegant than Lucifer felt at that moment.
He was almost jealous that he couldn’t watch this from an outsider's perspective. Alastor was an amazing dancer. His body flowed easily with the music. He was able to make each movement look effortlessly.
“You looked like you were about to punch him.” Alastor noted, pulling the blonde-haired male closer to him once again. The music continues to climb as the space between them gets smaller.
Red eyes watched as Lucifer gasped and looked up at him.
“I was not!” Lucifer says letting the blush rise on his cheeks. He glanced away.
Lucifer didn’t want to admit that Alastor was right. If Adam had said one more thing or had done something more, he would have decked him in the face.
Alastor probably would have loved to see it. He didn’t like Adam and liked seeing Lucifer lose his temper. But today was not the day.
Lucifer only turned to look at Alastor again when he chuckled. The two of them spin around and Lucifer feels weightless momentarily. As if his feet weren't touching the ground.
“You could have fooled me, sir. I would have thought you bleed to know you’re alive.” Alastor says giving the small king a smirk.
Lucifer couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He was glad for the light-hearted conversation. After what happened with Adam, he needed it.
The two of them flowed with the music, dancing across the ballroom floor. Lucifer could feel the eyes on them and knew people were talking about them. He knew people were most likely asking if he had finally gone insane. Since it was unheard of for many royals to dance with a servant. Let alone their own.
Lucifer didn’t care. He couldn’t care.
Alastor ate up his attention. His eyes never wavered or moved away from Lucifer's own. His grip was firm on his body.
It felt nice.
He hadn’t had something like this in a long time.
“Thank you.” Lucifer finally says. He was breathless as he did so. Everything felt so magical right now. Like he could reach out and the magic in the air would respond in a second like it was his own Kingdom.
Alastor hums. He moves his arm down so Lucifer can rest his head on his shoulder.
“Anything for you my king,” Alastor says before placing a small kiss on his forehead.