"Alright everyone, it's almost time to go. Make sure you have everything before we leave. And you, my little man, will finally get to see your new home," Lilith says as she boops the area where my nose should be.
"But I thought I was your little man, honey?" Lucifer says, pouting a bit.
"That changed the moment I got a new son. Now come along, dears, we must make haste. I have an appointment this afternoon for Stygian, and he will not miss it."
"Alright, sweetie. Come on, kids, say goodbye to Uncle Satan before we go."
"Bye, Uncle Satan! Hope you get over your anger issues!" Charlie said with a bright smile on her face.
"I DO NOT HAVE ANGER ISSUES!" Satan replies before picking up Charlie and kissing her on the cheeks.
"Goodbye, Lord Satan... once again, I'm sorry for stabbing you in the eye," I say apologetically.
"...It's fine, because the next time we fight, I won't make that same mistake," he said with a devilish grin.
He placed Charlie back down, and we both walked back to Mom and Dad... still feels weird calling them that.
As we reached them, Lucifer was opening a golden portal. It revealed a rather large marble castle; it had red and gold outlines complementing the white color of the structure.
"Well... are you ready to see your new home?" Lilith says, looking at me.
I nodded at her, and with a warm smile, she and Lucifer walked through the portal. I hesitated at first, but I felt Charlie hold my hand, and she led me through it.
I felt a wave of energy pass through me, and instinctively, I shut my eyes.
After a few seconds had passed, I opened them, and the bright orange sky was replaced by a dark red one.
Looking around, I saw just how large their castle was. Charlie, still holding my hand, dragged me along, too excited for her own good.
Lilith had told Charlie about my adoption this morning, and she was ecstatic at the fact that she now had a sibling.
As Charlie continued to drag me along... where was this strength when we were being chased by cannibals?... we reached the main hall of the castle.
Paintings depicted the rise and eventual fall of man, but those paintings were few and far between. No, most of the halls were covered in paintings of Charlie's family.
Once we reached our destination, Charlie, still dragging me, brought me into her room.
Lilith, seeing Charlie bring me into her room, quickly followed behind.
"Okay, brother... hehe, I have a brother!" she said, giggling.
"Is there anything you want, Charlie?" I say, sitting down on her bed.
Charlie quickly composed herself and turned to me.
"Oh, yes, right... ahem. I have a very special gift for you, brother, but first, you need to take a bath," she says, pointing towards a door in the room.
"Oh really? And what gift would that be, dear?" Lilith says, leaning on the door.
"Mom! It's a surprise for my new baby brother! As his older sister, he needs to smell good before wearing it!" Charlie replied.
"Ahh, so it's clothes," Lilith says, smirking.
"Mom! Don't ruin the surprise!" Charlie says, pouting.
"Oh, alright dear, I'm just having a little fun," Lilith says, walking over to Charlie and pinching her cheeks.
"Come now, Stygian, I'll help you bathe. It will be much faster that way." Holding my hand, she led me towards the bathroom.
"Um... Mom, I can bathe alone just fine."
"Oh, shoosh dear. I'm more than capable of cleaning your sticky little tuch. Now come along—once you bathe and Charlie gives you your gift, we have somewhere to be."
Not wanting to argue, I entered the bathroom. It was rather spacious, and it didn't take long before I saw Lilith taking off her clothes.
Since she was getting everything ready, I started removing my poncho, since it was the only piece of clothing I had.
Once I had removed it, Lilith picked me up and placed me into the bathtub. She entered with me and began cleaning me all around my body, scrubbing the joints and even cleaning my horns with just enough force to make it feel... delightful.
Once she finished, she used her magic to dry us both off, and with a snap of her fingers, she was fully clothed again, her face fashioned with her usual makeup.
She picked me up and carried me out. There, Charlie was waiting with a giant grin on her face.
She seemed to be holding something behind her, and once Mom placed me down, she revealed a bright pink dress.
"Ta-da! This is for you!" she smiled and handed it to me.
"Uh... Charlie, I'm flattered, but... pink isn't really my color."
"I think it'll look good on you, dear. And you wouldn't want to make your sister sad now, would you?" Lilith said, making me look at Charlie.
She had the biggest puppy-dog eyes and was basically pleading for me to wear the dress.
With a heavy heart, and not wanting to make her sad, I wore it... surprisingly, it was actually pretty comfy.
"Ahhh! You look so cute! Come on, we gotta show Dad!"
"Maybe another time, Charlie. Right now, your brother and I have some business to attend to."
"Ahh, okay," Charlie says, a bit sad.
"Don't be so down, sweetie. Go play with Razzle and Dazzle, and I promise you, as soon as we're done, I'll bring back your baby brother, and you can have fun together, alright?"
"Okay..." Charlie says, leaving the room to look for Razzle and Dazzle.
"Now then, off we go." Lilith then opens a red glowing portal.
"Is it alright if I change clothes first?" I say, still wearing the pink dress.
"Oh, absolutely not. Those clothes are filthy. I've already sent them away for the maids to clean anyway."
"But—"
"No buts, dear. Come along now; I still need to enroll you into your new school."
Wait... did she just say school?