As in love with Lucifer as Belial was, it didn't see much of a point in getting its manor tidied up. After all, it wasn't as if Lucifer had never been there before, and it looked plenty tidy the way it was.

So, Belial sat back, and waited for its servants to bring him to it.

Stephen was still playing with his newest pet, Fay the kitten. The kitten was just the right amount of adorable so as to be perfect for a stealth attack, but Stephen had brought in one of his guards, who was tall and dark haired and looked similar to Fay's annoying bodyguard, and Fay kitten was not, in fact, clawing his eyes out on cue as predicted ( Read more... )

The morning of the hunt was a perfect clear, warm day. Stephen was the first to arrive at the meeting place out near the stables-- normally he aimed for fashionably late, but he didn't want to risk anyone important showing up before him. It'd just be rude. So he was already dressed for the hunt, and sitting astride one of his horses. Stephen Jr. ( Read more... )

The Hewl Street tavern was a dingy, run down sort of affair. It was not the sort of place a man like Crowley would be caught dead in-- his membership among the upper classes had always been a tenative one, and appearances were everything. But that was why it was so useful. The man in the simple dark grey cloak sitting in the back couldn't possibly ( Read more... )

Lucifer drummed his fingers on the stairway bannister as he made his way down from his personal quarters to the room where, he hoped, the foremost revolutionaries were gathered. They'd have to find another, more formal official meeting place soon, but for now, this would have to do. He heard one of the servants announce him before he even opened ( Read more... )

Tamaki was excited. As friendly as he was, he had never had a real friend before. Fay was probably the closest he had ever come, and maybe Yuki too, but he knew he could only talk to them because of their positions, and it wasn't exactly the same as having a real friend. It wasn't that people didn't like Tamaki, it was just that he was rarely ( Read more... )