Alastors pov

"The choice is yours my lord. How shall we deal with this petty thief"

A grin spread across my face. I instantly thought of several fun ways I could torment this man. Hanging, mutilation, rat torture. The list was endless. I looked into his frightened eyes as I was about to give my verdict when-

"Al!" Lucifer burst through the doors. He stopped when he saw the scene in front of him "oh am I interrupting something?"

"No by all means interrupt away my dear" the prisoner said desperately.

"Don't talk to my spouse" I put my foot on his head "Lucifer dear is there something you need?"

"Not really. I just wanted to see you" he casually strolled over to me "so what's going on here?"

"This man's been caught stealing and I'm dishing out his punishment" I explained.

"Oh. What are you going to do to him?" He asked.

"I was thinking waterboarding, rat torture, mutilation oh I can't decide" Lucifer looked horrified. I grinned. This could be a good chance to harden him up "why don't you decide for me" I gave him a gentle shove forward.

"Okay" he approached the man nervously "sir I sentence you" the man squeezed his eyes shut. I leaned forward in anticipation "to one year of community service!"

"What!?" The entire courtroom yelled in unison.

"What? He just stole some stuff. It's not like he killed a guy" he shrugged before turning to the man "try not to get into any more trouble ok?"

"Oh thank you my lord. You truly are a kind and gracious ruler" the man said tearfully as he was dragged away.

"Well that was disappointing" I slumped back into my chair "I was looking forward to hearing his screams"

"You're a king Al" Lucifer placed his hands on his hips, giving me a stern look "you can't put your own needs above the welfare of your citizens. You have a duty to them"

I shook my head fondly. He sounds just like my mother.

"So anyway you wanna have lunch together. You could probably use a break" he took my hand. I felt a flutter in my chest. No!

"I'd love to my dear but I have a lot of work to do" I pulled my hand away.

"Oh maybe I could help-"

"No!" I snapped at him, making him back up fearfully. I let out a sigh "I think it would be better if you just go"

"Oh ok" he looked away sadly before running off. I sighed deeply. This is getting out of hand. I need to keep my distance.