Two hours seemed to pass fairly quickly. I guess that is what happens when you are having fun. If that is what you can call getting ready for supper.

After I had finished showering, Mazel instructed me to dry my hair while she showered. Then when she finished, she helped me get ready while she got ready too. After we both got dressed, Mazel went to work on my appearance. Mazel plucked my eyes brows, she waxed my legs, she did my makeup, and she curled my hair.

"Okay," Mazel said, almost smiling, "you can now look." She spun me around and I gasped when I saw my reflection in the mirror.

If I am being completely honest, I have never considered myself to be a beautiful person. Yeah, I am not ugly, but beautiful would be crossing the line. I was never one to wear makeup because I was never taught how to apply makeup.

Mazel had done a wonderful job on my face. I actually felt really pretty, for the first time in my life. Mazel actually did a good job on my makeup, I thought to myself. Then I burst out laughing.

"What is so funny?" Mazel asked as she put the final touches on her face.

"Earlier you said that we could be friends as long as no makeovers are involved," I smiled.

"Do not get used to it," Mazel replied. "This is a one-time deal."

At that moment, Mazel's door flew open and Anthony and Leven walked into the room. They were both dressed up in fancy suits. Leven's suit was a light blue color with a black rose pinned to the collar. He looked really cute for a fifteen-year-old. Anthony's suit was a deep purple color with a white color. He also had a black rose pinned to the collar.

"Wow," I smiled, "You both look great."

Leven stepped towards me and held out his arm. "Miss Hunter, I will be your escort to the dining room, tonight."

Laughing, I took his arm. I looked over at Mazel who took Anthony's arm. Whatever was going on didn't bother me one bit. Yes, it was a complete change from before I was kidnapped, but I am not even going to complain about it.

When we reached the dining room, I gasped. It was different from the last time I saw it, over a week ago. The wall color used to be black but now it was light red and purple. Candles were on all the shelves that lined the walls. The table was lined with all kinds of food. It all looked and smelt so amazing. Wine glasses were in front of every chair. Classical music was playing somewhere in the room, at a quieter volume. The room was so much more inviting than the last time I remembered it.

Leven led me to my spot, next to the captain chair, and then walked to the other side of the table. Mazel stood next to me. Leven and Anthony walked to the other side of the table and stood behind their chairs.

I was about to sit down when Mazel grabbed my arm and shook her head. The door to the ballroom opened up and Miss Lillie and Zaphara walked into the room, arm-in-arm. They went to a spot at the table and stood behind their chairs.

We stood behind our chairs for a few minutes when I started to get impatient. I was tired of standing and I was so hungry. I can't even remember the last time I ate. I started to ask where Lucifer was when he walked into the room.

My heart started to skip a couple of beats when he walked over to the table, never breaking eye contact with me. He looked so much better than when I saw him two hours ago. His face actually had color to it and he finally brushed his hair. The dark circles under his eyes were gone and his eyes had a sparkle to them. He wasn't dressed up as fancy as Leven and Anthony, but he didn't need to. He looked so handsome the way he was.

"Miss Hunter," Lucifer nodded at me, as he pulled my chair out.

"Mr. DeVil," I smiled as I sat down in my chair and he pushed it up to the table. Lucifer walked to his seat and once he sat down, everyone else did the same.

"So," I started, waving my hands around the room. "What is this all about? Why is everyone here?"

"Before we get to that, I want to say a few things." Lucifer grabbed the glass in front of him, which was filled with wine and raised it into the air. "I want to say that I am so glad that Raven and Mazel is back home safe. I was tearing through Hell trying to find you both."

Mazel scoffed and I glared at her. I was going to say something, but Lucifer continued. "I'm being serious Mazel. When I couldn't find either you or Raven, I knew you had both been taken. When I found out that my best friend was gone too, I knew exactly what had happened. I just didn't know where he was. I thank Raven for the clue. You were so brilliant, Angel." I shot him a glare because he knew I didn't like his nickname for me. "I also knew that as long as Raven was with you, Mazel, no matter how much you hate her, you would try your best to protect her. For that, I am so grateful. I don't know what I would do if Raven..." He didn't finish his sentence. We all knew what he was going to say.

Clearing his throat he continued, "Anyway, a toast to safe returns and new beginnings."

Everyone raised their glass and drank to that. I sat there, staring at my glass. I knew it was filled with wine and I wasn't old enough to drink yet. Lucifer seemed to notice and asked me why I wasn't drinking to his toast.

"Wow, this is sort of embarrassing, but I am not old enough to drink."

Everyone around me started laughing and I felt my cheeks heat up. "Raven," Lucifer said between breaths, "you are in Hell. Anything goes here. There are no rules here unless I say. But I understand you still holding on to the human rules so here," Lucifer touched my glass and the liquid in the glass turned to water.

Smiling, I lifted the glass to my lips and took a tiny sip. "Thank you," I said after I finished the water. When I set the glass down on the table, it instantly filled up with water. "Wow."

"Now, I know you all want to eat but I have one other thing I want to say." Lucifer scooted his chair out from the table and held out his hand. I cautiously put my hand in his.

"Raven, I have a confession to make. When you was gone, I was so lost without you. I didn't even eat the entire time you were gone. I didn't do anything but spend all my time looking for you. I will admit that when I marked you eleven years ago, it was for my own selfish reasons. I knew you were special and I wanted to use you for my own gain."

Surprised, I pulled my hand back. "You were going to use me?"

"Yes," Lucifer nodded, "but all my plans melted away when I met you for the first time at the high school. I knew at that moment, you were not the same little girl I met that day at the park. I want you to know now, that I want to do nothing but protect you for the rest of your life.

"When I finally got you back, I realized something: I don't think I-No, I know I can't live my life without you. Raven, seeing you on that floor, unconscious, made me realize that I broke a promise. I made a promise to your parents the day they died that I would protect you for as long as you live. I broke that promise and I am truly sorry.

"Remember when I told you that love could not exist in this place?" I nodded. How could I forget? "Well, I lied."

Lucifer got out of his chair. He reached behind him and pulled out a small red and black box. Everyone in the room gasped. "Lucifer. What are you doing?" I whispered. My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to throw up.

Lucifer grabbed my hand and got down on one knee. He opened the box and inside of it was a beautiful ring. It had skulls around the black band. In the middle, rested a huge red ruby and on either side of that ruby were wings. "Charity Raven Hunter, will you marry me?"

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(1500 words)

Started: 7-18-18

Ended: 7-18-18

Updated: 8-2-18

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So, yeah that just happened. Lucifer just asked Raven to marry him...um...what?

Questions are below while I try to process what just happened.

-Who knew that this was coming? Did it surprise any of you?

-Who thinks Raven is going to say yes? Would you?

-How do you think Mazel is going to react? I mean, she is sitting at the same table as everyone else but didn't she tell Raven that she wanted Lucifer to love her? Do you think a cat fight is coming up?

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Until next time, this is Mama Rivers saying, 'Live dangerously, my Hellions.'