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Aziraphale is back in heaven and when he went into the elevator he took something precious to him. The polaroid that was taken of Crowley and him, he held it with a very strong grip as if someone would take it from him. He was shaking uncontrollably, but he was happy that Heaven was now accepting of him and he could finally prove to Crowley that Heaven isn’t what he thinks, it’s actually nice and respectful and would like Crowley back. He thought when he left with Metatron and took one last look at his lover that he would change Heaven for him, so they could be in peace and in harmony together, as angels. He still doesn’t know why Crowley was so sad when he was confessing his love to him, or even why he kissed him. He didn’t want their first kiss to be like that, he had it all planned out. He wonders what Crowley thought, he probably thought that he rejected him, no, he didn’t. He still felt Crowley’s lips against his, he felt that desperate urge to stay with him, but he couldn’t because Heaven was so dear to him. He went to Heaven to change it for Crowley not for his own good, but to change it and make it better so they can be together. It’s what he always wanted and still wants.
“Here we are Azirapahale” Metatron said
“Oh, um great! Thanks!”
“Do I have an office by any chance?”
“Oh no, we have changed many things around here, all your doing is taking Gabriel’s position”
“Oh, ok.”
Michael, Uriel and Saraquel were there facing Aziraphale and already giving him tasks to do, he was happy they were finally including him in the Heaven’s projects and not left out.
Michael said, “We have a big project for you, now that you have left earth, we want you to capture a certain demon. We know that you have history with this demon, but it’s time to end it. You are on our side now, it’s time to think that way.
Aziraphale, scared and confused, gripping his polaroid harder than ever, “What? Crowley? I.. what? Why?”
“Because, like Archangel Michael said ‘you are on our side now’ you follow our rules, or else you will fall and be like that demon, traitor, Crawly”
“C..Crowley. His name is Crowley and he changed it.”
Aziraphale didn’t see it coming, just till he felt that burn on his cheek from the slap Michael gave him.
“Aziraphale, remember when I said that Crowley could become an angel again, he could become Raphael, if only you convinced him to?” Metatron said, holding Aziraphale’s jaw.
“Yes, but he said no and then he-” Aziraphale paused, with tears falling from his face, he couldn’t say more because if he did, he would tell them that Crowley kissed him.
Metatron let go of Aziraphale's jaw as he stumbled back.
Oh how could he be so stupid to come back..
BACK ON EARTH
Crowley was starting to get dizzy, he didn’t know why. He had to hold on to buildings to walk. His vision was blurry and his nose bled again. He stopped walking and saw Aziraphale in the distance, he tried walking but his legs gave out and he passed out.
Moments after he awoke in a bed, definitely not the bookshop, but Maggie's little room in her record store.
“Crowley! Are you alright?” Maggie said with a worried voice. Nina was there too, phone ready just in case.
“Ngk, azi..angel?”
“No, sorry dear it’s Maggie”
“Oh, what happened”
“You passed out, Nina and I saw you on the road with blood coming from your head, you hit it pretty hard, are you ok? Have you eaten anything?”
“Yes, of course I did, I had breakfast at Nina’s”
He lied, thank someone Nina wasn’t there
“You sure?”
“Yes, Maggie, nothing to worry about”
Maggie helps Crowley wipe the blood off his forehead before she leaves the room to give him some privacy.
Crowley get’s up wondering if he actually saw his angel in front of him, probably not. “Shit” he thinks to himself, he truly is alone. Yes he has Maggie and Nina, but someone closer, someone he can trust. He yearned for Aziraphale badly. The phrase from Aziraphale kept coming back “It’s hell! You're the bad guys!” Crowley thought he really was bad, he was a demon after all.