The Lake

~ 3rd person pov ~

" Do you think you can show me the lake?"

Satan looked confusedly at the almost recovered human next to him as they walk towards their abode. Seeing the male stare dazedly at the road in front of them after suddenly breaking the comfortable silence they had earlier, Satan turned towards the pavement again, shrugging his shoulders.

" Sure. Do you want to go now?"

" Yeah..."

Making a few turns away from the mansion they originally headed to, Satan finally asked what has been bugging his mind the moment that request suddenly pops up.

" Why do you feel like going there?"

" Well... Since you've already known, our parents died... And today is their death anniversary..."

Hearing the statement from the (h/c) haired male, he felt guilty, feeling like it's something he shouldn't have asked about it. He felt like he had intruded into some forbidden part of M/n's life.

" O-Oh... I'm sorry.. for.. for asking..." he stuttered.

" Don't be. I just felt like telling you about it." M/n lets out a heavy chuckle. " They died of car crash. Typical drunk driver driving recklessly and losing control causing their cars to collide. All victims in that.. accident didn't make it. Luckily, or maybe partially lucky, me and my little sister insisted on staying back home that evening... We really didn't even expect them to.. leave us like that, you know? So that's the story of one of the darkest moments in my life. MC was like 10 when that happened..."

" I... I see..."

Silence engulfed the atmosphere, only allowing nature to sing its song. None of them spoken ever since, only continuing their walk towards their stop. Their stroll was calming, accompanied by soft wind constantly hitting their skin, leaves shook, creating music pleasing to the ears. None let out any words as they indulge in the beauty of nature. Having moments like this every once in a while would be good.

After a few minutes of them wandering, they finally reached the lake.

" It's.. beautiful" M/n said, trailing off as he take in the breathtaking view.

It's quite the view since compared to the typical lake in human realm, which are usually within a park, the lake here are surrounded by bountiful nature. Trees are everywhere, yet the nearer they got to the lake, the less tree trunks they see. The grass are kept to a certain height where their shoes sink for almost an inch. Wild flowers adding color to the green backgrounds.

M/n stopped in his track as Satan stayed by his side, making sure no danger could come near. Out of the blue, he suddenly heard the tall male started singing...

I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone~

So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight~

When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived~

I know she'd never leave me and I hate to see her cry~

So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side~

I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side~

I wrote this verse to tell her that~

The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad~

If we got each other, and that's all we have~

I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand~

You should know I'll be there for you~

When the world's not perfect~

When the world's not kind~

If we have each other then we'll both be fine~

I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand~

You should know I'll be there for you~

You should know I'll be there for you~

(A/n: imagine him singing it slower and with a melancholic tone)

Satan couldn't help but be amazed at how the (h/c) haired male managed to convey the feelings of the song so eloquently despite him hearing it for the first time. Without him noticing, he lets out a sound of wonder out of his mouth. Realizing what he had done, Satan flustered as he covers his mouth with his left hand. M/n only chuckled a little at that, feeling that for a demon, Satan seems quite human.

" Uh.. um.. if you don't mind me asking, what's that song is called?" He finally speak up.

" If we have each other. My.. father said that his mother wrote it as a reminder of the moments she had him in her belly... He made his own verse.. and then.. I wrote my own... We kinda passed it down in the family..."

" I see... It.. it has a beautiful meaning to it..."

" Yeah... I usually sing it at a nearby lake at this time of the year... It was like uhh... a tribute to my parents after their death..." M/n couldn't hold back his tears and tilt his head down to hide it from the Avatar of Wrath, slowly wiping it with his thumb as he smiled bitterly at it.

Suddenly, he felt soft pats on his back, consoling him as a warm feeling fill up his torso. He felt safe and that it was okay for him to open up to the blonde demon next to him.

" With everything that has been happening, I kinda felt suffocated." he continued. " One moment, my sister was gone and the next thing I know after 'death' was me being thrown to a foreign place. And then everything was suddenly thrown at me. How was I supposed to react?"

Satan just kept silent as the human let out all his frustrations. Well, if he had been in his place, he knows that he would feel the same. Hell, he would bring destructions to every realm. He doesn't seem like it, but he is still the Avatar of Wrath.

Feeling that some of the heavy feeling he had on his shoulders finally lifted after venting it out, he finally look up, staring straight at the sky. His expression showed that he had finally managed to calm down a bit.

" Hey... Thanks for being here with me... I can't really.. ask my sister to accompany me today... Not that she's unreliable, I just don't want her to be reminded of how she lost our parents..."

" Don't fret about it. I understand your worries."

" You're a really nice guy, Satan." He smiled.

Despite all the tear stains he had, the lights within his eyes didn't diminish even a single bit. Satan remembered the first day he saw him in the council room. All gloomy and lost, mostly lifeless eyes as he hear the briefing given to him by Diavolo's right-hand man. However, the moment MC came into the picture, those eyes filled up with every sparkles exist in all realm, never to be lost again.

' No wonder he was that gloomy, he had been carrying all these burden himself, not wanting to trouble others...' Satan thought to himself as he look at the bright smile M/n puts on, making him slightly relieved.

The wind blew moderately as the two pairs of eyes turned towards the enchanting lake again. Looking back, Satan realized that the area was giving off quite the magical feeling. He can't pinpoint what is the source of that though. Since it doesn't really harm them in any way, he just let it slide.

Suddenly, both of their D.D.D buzzed. The group chat seems to be reminding them to get back no later than midnight and to be earlier if they want dinner. After that, it was all bickering between some of the brothers and occasionally hyped up by the sole human in that house right now.

A low chuckle resonated from the human male before typing 'noted' and send it to the group.

" I'm gonna need to rinse these stains on my face. Don't wanna get questioned by that worry wart later."

His statement elicited a soft laugh from the blonde demon. He make his way to the edge and crouch down to scoop up some water. Just as the water touched his face, the lake area lights up and so does the scars on his face.

" Uh.... You didn't cause this, right?" he said, looking back at the pair of green eyes. Satan had paint a shocked expression on his face, which obviously indicated that he was not the perpetrator...

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Lucifer sat at his usual spot on the dining table, monitoring the group chat as text bubbles keep on popping up, no sign of stopping. He didn't really find the need to stop those unruly brothers of his however. The door creaked open and came in the sole female in the house.

" I take it he hasn't come back yet?" he questioned the young human in front of him.

" Yeah."

Her gut told her to check the date and she did. Upon realizing it, she lets out a long 'oooooh' before taking her seat. Seeing this, Lucifer quirk his eyebrow, feeling intrigued by her sudden reaction.

" It's nothing. I forgot that he usually go to the lake every year on this date. He didn't tell me why though. Probably some of his weeb moments again." she shrugged it off, joining Lucifer on the waiting game.

" I see." was his only reply.

Slowly, the room started filling up with an exception of two of the house members. Seeing that M/n and Satan isn't back yet, Lucifer started the dinner without them.

' Guess they're having dinner outside.'