It's nice to experience the joy and wonder that came with walking around neighbourhoods, to get candy from complete strangers on the one night of every year where the city comes to life celebrating a holiday like Halloween.

Trixie is enjoying the fact she got to dress as the leader, or 'President', of mars.

Her costume consisted of dual layered titanium space suit, a couple of green cocktail glasses, Mardi Gras beads and a highly inappropriate leather whip maze gave her.

' One of these days she is going to get trixie in a heap of trouble.'

I can't help it but think maze is doing this on purpose, out of spite of my aunt. " Isn't this fun? Betsy. I am so happy you, Aidan, Ana and Amy are here. You even bought Luka! You are the best ever!" She had the biggest smile, I'd seen, on her face and I couldn't stop my own from spreading.

" Are you kidding? Of course we wouldn't have skipped out on this day. Growing up, Mo- Ellie always made time and the effort to take us out to do rounds, around the street, and afterward we'd go back home where we'd watch a whole heap of movies. Halloween for example."

Aidan states, His little orange plastic candy bag full of Ana's extra candies, fixing his error before he would have said Mom again.

Ana, having gotten tired on the way to the fifth house of the afternoon, laid her head on my shoulder dozing off. Aidan is handling Luka's leash and the little guy was prancing in step with Amelia. " I expected worse." Maze admits.

" I half thought there would be an issue with these humans saying shit, 'bout the fact your four are teenagers going out at night, doing something this childish. It shocked me good and nothing never shocks me."

" Save that analysis for what is to come, auntie maze. You will know real shock in the next few months."

Amelia blurted out, before slapping a hand on over her mouth. Shocked at her own lack of awareness. I stopped walking, wondering what Amelia did mean by her words, so did maze.

" I shouldn't have said that. Sorry, ignore me. I've said a lot already. I'm so sorry Aid."

Maze pinched her eyebrows, a frown settles on her permanently scowling features.

I knew Mazikeen wouldn't drop it, she had her own doubts about the kids identities and being Aunt Maze was still a sensitive subject. A title she's never once had before now. Trixie, in her own little world humming while holding mazes hand, puffs out a disappointed sigh. " I am sad you aren't in a costume."

She admits, to maze, questioning why she wasn't in the festive spirit for just one day. Maze hesitates. She, reluctant, turned to me an array of different possible and probable worst case scenarios swimming in her head. Nodding to maze, in support, I take her hand. I had the impression, the idea, of what she was going to do. Her demon face.

" Turn around, kid. Please."

Maze told Trix, in order to not terrify her.

The kids, wanting to respect their aunts wish, faced away too. I watched maze's right side of her face as it transforms into a calloused, caved in, dead and decomposed form. It would've been horrifying but I've witnessed the face of her true form, before, as I coming to terms with the fact I am an Angel.

Maze clenched my hand with fear crossing her eyes, the fear id run away and won't look back. I'm not scared of her, though.

" You can look now."

Trixie slowly turned back towards maze. Aidan smiled, comforted by an obvious sight he had seen in his youth and growing up. Amelia did it as well.

" So cool! We're gonna get even more candy. Yes! Come on, Betty! Let's go! Let's go. Come on, Luka."

Trixie, thrilled, exclaims jumping on the spot making both of the green margarita cups jangle. Amelia is taken by a hand, Trixie being the culprit, her laughter is loud and contagious. I giggled at her face when Trixie took her hand.

It's times like these I cherish more than any other things in my life. I wouldn't know where I'd been without my family. Dead would have been one of them, if it weren't for my parents. Well— aunt Chloe and uncle Dan. They've had such an impact on my life since I was a child. I owe them everything I had to offer.

" The sun is going down in a few. We better get a few more houses in before it does."

~•~

There is time in one's life, being they have to make a choice which creates and it is in that choice an entirely new and more complex path ahead in the end. For instance, an example is, I chose to be on the force.

I wanted to make the change to a broken, corrupt, system. I wanted to do good by my family and honour their true purpose which is to serve and protect the city of Los Angeles. It's a lot to think on, wanting better in a country of hate. Greed. Power. And at least I know which I can do to at least help. Starting with Lucifer, I hadn't heard a single word or text from him in a few hours, which in normal circumstances I would brush off as him being Lucifer. Oh, the irony in worrying about the devil.

" I bought you your favourite, Lily-pad." Nate, I am still getting use to the whole Dad is alive situation, showed off a greasy brown bag full of burgers and fries. I jump on the spot, giddily I accept the offer of fast food, grinning largely. I was in the mood for greasy unhealthy carbs.

" I had a feeling you'd want the night off, from all the late night shenanigans of Halloween. So, I got you this." He grins, sitting on the island of my bench. " Slow down. You'll get an achy stomach, lil's. It's not going anywhere." It wasn't embarrassing to eat in front of my dad, he's seen me at my worst when I was younger. " This brings me back to when you were little. I kept saying, to your mom, how alike you are. It is like looking in a mirror when watching you eat."

" You know. I've been meaning to ask, dad. It's been on my mind for a few months now."

His eyes, observant, watched me as he leaned into the island as I asked what had been eating at my worry.

" Why didn't .. why didn't mom, you know, come back? To earth? With you? Didn't she want to see me, is that the reason why?"

I have wanted to ask that question for a while, I just couldn't bring myself to ask. In dread of it being a bad answer. All of those thoughts that swam in my head. " did I disappoint her? In someway I don't know about?"

I stuttered, a fear of being seen as such by my Mother made it impossible for me to relax. Nathan proceed to take a hold of my hands, a gesture which is in a way helpful to take my mind off the whole overthinking.

" Lily-pad. I don't think I've told you the entire story behind the reason of how I know Amen. I want you to keep an open mind about it. Well, you are an Angel yourself, really this cannot be more surprising. But I am going to be tell you." He swallowed before starting his story.

I listen to his heart as it picked up in beats.

" Catrina, your mom, she.. had her difficulties, when you were conceived, that involved her not being an inhabitable person to carry a baby. Then, one day, it all changed the minute Amen came down from heaven to bless your mom and Malcolm. This's before everything went down at palmetto and that asshole went psycho. And.. well.."

dad hesitated for a bit.

" the thing is, honey bun, You were literally born a miracle. If you haven't figured that part out. Already."

There is a tense moment of pausing, which in its self was turning uncomfortably long before I could process what was told. ' I'm a Miracle.. baby. I'm a literal miracle child.' That means.." Of course. Now it is all making sense to me. I feel like I just had all my life problems solved. Why I feel so out of place. And I couldn't fucking figure out why I felt different. I am literally a gift from god."

I threw up my hands in irritation. I should feel better knowing that but I feel worse than before. It still didn't answer why. " Why.. why did mom choose not to also be saved?".

" your mom and I decided, if one of us were to come back, it would be me. Your mom couldn't handle facing you, again, in shame of leaving.. of leaving you behind. Lily pad. Don't blame it on her, okay. It was a choice she had made."

I didn't blame mom for her choice. She had to be selfish and think about the way I would've reacted. A selfish choice which I don't hold any resentment towards.

" I just wanted.. I wanted to say goodbye to her. You know? Like actually tell her myself. She was my Mommy. I never got to say goodbye, or Mourn, either of you. It wasn't fair."

I tried my best to not cry in front of my dad. Reliving the funeral procession. The haunting image of his casket being lowered in the ground replaying. I pushed back my hair, only for it to be tugged when I clipped myself from the bracelet I wore, which was gifted by dad. I completely forgot how special it is.

" I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Lily-pad, you've had to deal with all of life's worst pain. This could've been avoided. Yet, if anything, I wouldn't be standing here. If things did go a different way."

I nodded, muttering under my breath how the words he said were true, hugging him. As if all the missed years of no hugs, like a dad gave, is going into this one embrace.

" I love you dad. I love you so much, you don't know how much I prayed to god that you would somehow come.. somehow come back to me and it worked. You did. You're back home."

I shook my head in his white tee, hard.

" I missed you, Daddy. I missed.." he's quiet, running a hand down my back. " You."

" You'll never have to worry about me leaving. Not ever again. You hear me, Little Angel."

~•~

I had a scheduled session with doctor Linda, I needed this time of day after everything I Just learned. The weird thing is though was each of my calls were put through an automated voice system. I've known Linda my entire life, there is not one time she avoided a call of mine and that worried me. Rocking up to her office, the atmosphere was thick enough you could cut it with a blunt knife. It was almost suffocating to breathe in. " Doctor Linda..?"

I knocked on the door, titling my head when I heard her mutter " Come in." I take her words in, opening the office space door which I cringe when it squeals in my ears. Linda was in shock, from where I stood, clicking her pen on repeat. " Linda. Are you alright? You look like you've seen a ghost." Her eyes flickered, fast, behind her glasses and landed them on where I stood.

" Lucifer is the devil. Lucifer is the devil. He's.. I slept with the devil. He's the devil, Ellie. Does that mean I... oh I don't want to think of that."

Realisation dawned on me. She knows about.. she knows about Lucifer. Oh no.

From the way she is reacting I say Lucifer showed his real face. I've actually only ever seen his eyes, it was the one time I followed him to the factory warehouse a year ago when his wings were stolen and he'd thought I couldn't see the reflection. Not, well, not his face. How ironic it is I knew who he is but at the same point I don't.

" I know. I knew about him being the devil." I confessed to Doctor Linda. " I know everything there is to be honest. More than you think." It's now or never to be honest about how I knew of him. Linda's face fell slowly as she stared into my eyes, which glowed under the light of then bright beams of the sun. Awestruck, with fear, prevalent.

" it's a long story. Which I think will take some time to explain, Linda."

JASMINE SPEAKS:

Linda knows about both Lucifer and Ellie now.

I wonder how Linda will see Ellie, after all of this has been revealed. I decided to switch up a few things, when it comes to the whole miracle child storyline, as you may have seen and read.

How did you like Nathan and Ellie's heart to heart? Linda finding out about Ellie being an Angel? Did you think it's too early for it?