They Knew Before I Did

“My Lord?!? I must protest that is not dignified. I am Barbatos Butler to the heir of the Devildom” you looked over Diavolo shoulder and pouted at him “Do you not like it Barbie? I put lots a thought into it?” His eyes widened comically large he had no idea what to say to you, you looked to be on the brink of tears over a nick name, a dumb one at that. But he couldn’t tell you that. Considering Lord Diavolo was going along with this. ‘Exhausting, what else must I subject myself to for this demon’

Your bottom lip was jutting out, tears started to fall down your face he did not believe it was possible for you too look more upset. You looked like a lost kitten that wanted to be brought in on a rainy day. “Fine, yes that will do just fine” Your face immediately brightened as though you were not about to break into sobs “Oh yay! That’s great Barbie!” Barbatos sighed he could not help but feel manipulated by you, maybe you have been around to many demons and it was finally rubbing off on you.

“Well now that, that mess is settled can we make our way to the Castle for our play date?” you clapped your hands happily you did not think you were gonna be able to leave the house this weekend but if you were with Dia it would be fine.

“Is that okay papa?” you looked over at Lucifer expectantly

Lucifer was gob smacked by this whole situation he could see what Lord Diavolo was doing and he had half a mind to kill him himself. “I feel as though I must protest this idea, I do not believe her leaving the safety of the House of Lamentation is a good idea. She became anxious when Purgatory Hall was here”

You buried your face in Diavolo shoulder willing the tears to stop falling Lucifer was right but it didn’t make it fair. You’d been a good girl and it was his stupid idea to tell Dia not yours. Now you couldn’t even go with him. You should have known it was too good to be true.

“Lucifer are you implying that I am unable to care for one human for a few hours while in the safety of my own home?” Diavolo was very careful with his facial expression as to not give anything away. He gently rubbed your lower back trying to soothe you, he should have informed Lucifer of his plans before hand as to not have this discussion in front of you.

“Lord Diavolo I assure you that was not my intention in the slightest, these were the terms that were mutually agreed upon while she was big in order to ensure her safety and comfort” Lucifer explained trying to explain himself so he did not appear incompetent in front of the Demon Lord *News Flash that was not working at all* Mammon was having a hard time keeping it together as he watched his older brother sweat punishment or not this was not worth missing.

You were doing your best to suppress the giggles that had replaced your tears as Diavolo spoke to Lucifer. You had never seen him so out of sorts. Uncle Dia was slowly becoming your favorite he seemed to be on your side no matter the circumstance. You squirmed in his arms until you were facing Lucifer “Please papa I wants to go wif Uncle Dia so so so bad!!” you were not above begging to get what you wanted

Lucifer looked at you and your eyes were still red and puffy from crying it broke his heart all he wanted was for you to be comfortable, happy and safe. So that you would be his little girl as often as possible…. Wait what was he thinking? His little girl... Maybe some time apart was a good idea

Between the fire in Lord Diavolo’s eyes and your irresistible pout his resolve crumbled fairly quickly. It also helped that he did not want to piss off Diavolo any more than necessary. “Little one, would you be okay? I worry about you, you were so anxious yesterday and it was just our friends”

“If uncle Dia is there I be okay… He is the scariest in the whole dom dom” you smiled at Diavolo and he had to keep his heart from combusting. Yes, he was the scariest ever just because you said so.

“Papa do you no trust Uncle Dia?” Lucifer waved his hands quickly shutting that train of thought down “Sweetness there is just a lot that could go wrong and with you anything that can go wrong always seems to happen. I trust Lord Diavolo implicitly”

That was all Diavolo needed to hear before he waved his hand at Barbatos “Perfect I am glad this matter is settled then I will bring her home later and we will go enjoy our afternoon” you smiled victoriously as Barbie transported you from the House of Lamentation to the Demon Lord Castle.

When you got there you quickly moved your hand to cover your mouth, your stomach was upside down and no longer wanted anything inside of it. “My apologies you are not a fan of that while you are big either. Good to know not too much is different. I shall make some tea and bring out the treats”

You watched him leave as you begged your stomach to settle the last thing you wanted was to throw up on Uncle Dia. That would be gross and he would probably take you home... which you did not want.

“Now that the party poopers are gone is there anything you want to do Princess” you hid your face in his shoulder so he wouldn’t see how embarrassed you were. “hmmm mmmm mmpf”

“What was that?” he reached down to grab your chin so you were looking up at him. Your cheeks had tinted pink either from the close proximity or his new pet name. Which it was he wasn’t sure but it was adorable regardless “You were all muffled princess what do you wanna do?”

“Wanna do a tea party...”

He smiled as he walked towards a small sitting area that was off the kitchen. There was a large bay window, one you loved sitting in whenever you visited with the Demon Lord. It overlooked his entire back court yard. You always pictured Barbatos back there in an apron and gardening gloves planting each individual flower, agonizing over the perfect place to put each unique plant. As he cracked the window you could hear the small stream that was back there, one of the best spots to go stargazing in the whole Devildom.

“I know this has not been an easy situation for you to deal with. I want you to know that I am proud of how well you are dealing with this” he placed on the window cushion gently “I had hoped you would feel comfortable coming to me with this before it had gotten as far as it did. I let you be as I thought that was the right thing but I see now maybe that was not in your best interest”

You were about to say something but he shushed you with a finger on your mouth “I want you to know, that I knew I knew before I even brought you down here. Your condit… No that isn’t the right word” he paused for a second “I was aware of how you chose to cope with your trauma. How else would I be able to insure you had all the correct medications?” You had never honestly thought about how or why that was you were just grateful you had them

“I did my due diligence with you. It is my dream for the three realms to exist in harmony. I wanted to prove that we would be able to return you in a better state then we got you. Humans really are so fragile your physical and mental health are susceptible to so much”

You relaxed against the window as he finally finished talking it was a lot to take in, it was more then anyone in your whole life had ever done for you and here you were with literal demons and all they wanted was to fix you. “I is sowwy Uncles Dia… was so scared… didn’t wanna ruin the change program” he shushed you gently with a kiss to your forehead

“Nothing is ruined and you are perfect” he assured leaving you no room to argue with him.

Barbatos came in a few minutes later unsure as to why you were looking at his Lord like that but you seemed happy and so did he. He was carrying a tray that was loaded with Tea and Treats. “I brought out a very special tea set for todays party” The tea set he had was all back and it was adorned with blue and purple filigree he had found it on one of his excursions to the human world. But that wasn’t what had your attention it was the matching sippy cup.

“Barbie is that for me?” you asked pointing at the small cup that looked eerily similar to the tea set he had chosen.

“Why yes, it is. Lord Diav...” He was interrupted by the Demon Lord coughing. Barbatos sighed “Uncle Dia had sent me out to acquire a few things so you would feel comfortable visiting here as often as you liked” You clapped your hand happily as you tried to get it from the tray.

He handed it to you and watched you settle back into your seat “I also had some time too make some of your favorite snacks. Even some from the Celestial Realm this is a special occasion and Lo... Uncle Dia wanted you to have anything your heart desired”

Your eyes went wide Barbies sweets were the best sweets and Lucifer limited how much you could have them. Sugar was not the best for you but he wasn’t here and you were gonna eat as many as you wanted. You knew wouldn’t crash later everything was going so perfect. You skipped your nap but that wasn’t completely your fault you were playing with mammon after breakfast. The no nap seemed like a future you problem, present you wanted to have the best tea party ever.

“Cheers” You really didn’t know why you were so scared to begin with.