God scowled. "I hate Easter."
Lucifer raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me? Aren't You supposed to celebrate it or something?"
God rolled over to face his arch nemesis. "Yeah, I guess. But how do you think I feel? They're all rejoicing about the torture and death of my only son!"
Lucifer blinked. "When you put it like THAT- wasn't the death of Jesus sort of the point, though?"
"So what? How would you feel if the humans all decided to go torture and kill Adam for the hell of it then feel guilty and decide to worship you to make themselves feel better?"
Lucifer hesitated. "Well-"
"Exactly. You wouldn't like it anymore than I do."
"Wasn't it all part of the Ineffable Plan, though?" Lucifer continued lamely.
God glared at him coldly. "So? Your point being? Easter is a bloody depressing holiday, that's all there is to it. Humans are only happy because they get chocolate."
Lucifer shrugged. "I guess. But You can't really blame them. Besides, You ARE the one who created them."
God sighed. "True. But I don't see how it's fair that Jesus had to go through so much and Adam got off scot-free."
Lucifer smiled. "Isn't that obvious? It's because he isn't evil," he responded matter-of-factly.
God sat up angrily. "Just what are you implying? Jesus was NOT evil! He was holy!"
Lucifer rolled his eyes. "Exactly. Jesus was the very image of perfection. My son is supposed to be his exact opposite. But Adam is hardly the paragon of evil. He's so intrinsically human that it upsets the balance. Adam can't share the same fate as Jesus; they simply aren't mirrors of each other."
God put a hand to his forehead. "Sorry I even brought it up. You're giving me a migraine."
Lucifer smirked. "You deserve it. It's revenge for all the times You've done it to anyone who ever asked You for an explanation."
God pouted. "Oh, shut up. I don't care. I still hate Easter, though."
Lucifer sniggered. "Oh well, look on the bright side."
God scowled again. "WHAT bright side," He stated flatly.
Lucifer's gleeful grin widened. "Misery loves company- just be thankful that someone else dislikes this day as much as You!"
God stared at him. "Pardon?"
"Crowley absolutely LOATHES Easter," Lucifer replied cheerfully. "Most demons just ignore it, but having an angelic lover, I'd say that's rather impossible. Wouldn't You agree?"
God started sniggering. "I believe you're right for once, Lucifer. There really is an aspect of good to this after all!"
Down on Earth, an extremely unhappy demon was being forced to shop for Easter cards by the happiest angel alive. It's things like these that show there really IS justice in the world, and not always dispensed by God.
~end~