John yawned, and scrubbed his face with his hand, the bone deep weariness' he felt, catching up to him. 'I shouldn't feel this old when I'm only 28', John thought to himself but then again after facing, that annoying ass demon Balthazar, he went and did bunch of exorcisms to the point of collapse, hoping to throw a few of the bastards, friends down back to the pit. He lit another cigarette, and sucked the smoke deep into his lungs, and began to walk up the stairs, thinking about tomorrow, and what other jobs he could do also thinking of that strange guy Beeman, that stayed behind the bowling alley. He needed some more holy water, and also needed to pick something up for Hennesy, and knowing Beeman he had something else for him, to us on thou bastards. Once in his heavily warded apartment, John hide the money, and put his equipment away he then noticed a pair of his good boots, was missing and they hadn't been cheap, and John wondered where they had gotten too. He then looked outside, and perched out on the fire escape, was what looked like to be an angel, its wings were midnight blue, and black, with green streaks across them. The streaks of green glowed, in the dark but what confused him, was it had a tail like a demon's, with a spade shaped tip, and that to had glow in the dark green, on it. It wore a hoodie, that was similar to the rest of its color scheme, and wore black cargo pants, and old black steel toes, that had duck tape on them probably to keep them on its feet. He opened the metal shutter, and then the window, and then stuck his head out of it "Hey!" John snapped, at it causing it to look over at him, and he stared at its 'face', or well what covered its face. Like one of the old cowboys, it wore a bandana covering its nose, and down the design on it was the bottom part of a grinning cats face, the only part of its face he could see was the eyes the right one was brown, and its left was blue. Its hands were hidden, on the fact that its sleeves were too long, hiding them from Johns view, but he knew they were because they held his boots. "What the hell? Give me, my boots back!" John snapped climbing out onto the fire escape, but the creature ignored him, and jumped up to the higher part of the escape, and John followed unafraid of falling, and began to beg the creature back, mainly because he just wanted to sleep, and he told the creature that but it didn't seem to care now, the two of them were on the roof. John didn't know why but the creature was almost like the Cheshire cat, tempting him farther into wonderland but John, unlike Alice, wasn't too willing to follow the creature, but it seemed to want John to follow it. Before John could yell at it, the creature fled running on all fours like a cat, its long limbs helping propel it forward, but John having long legs himself, followed easily, jumping roof to roof. L.A. was a strange city to say the least, Balthazar thought he had seen everything, that was until tonight when a man drops, and lands in the large dumpster that all the people in his apartment used, the lid closing by its self. Banging, and cursing, followed from the trash can, and Balthazar went over, and opened it only to come face, to face with his favorite exorcist, who looked confused, then pissed "You hired her just to steal my boots, to bother me again?" John asked/yelled, glaring at the seriously confused demon. "What the hell are you talking about Johnny-boy? All I see is you, playing in the dumpster" Balthazar sneered, eyes glittering with amusement, and a smatter of annoyance. John began to sputter, but then gave up and just pointed up, and Balthazar wearily did afraid that John would do something to him, but then he saw the creature watching them, its tail swinging back, and forth amusement glittering in its eyes. Balthazar then turned back to John, "How do you know its female?" he asked, and John glared at him, and then Bal heard her giggle, causing both men look up at her, Balthazar smiled, and John glared at her. "What is she?" John asked Balthazar, but didn't really expect him to answer. "I really don't know Johnny-boy, but do you want your boots back?" Balthazar asked, looking at John who was still in the dumpster, and John nodded and began to scramble out of the dumpster, trying to get some of his pride back. "Of course I want my boots back, I really don't enjoy running around the city roofs." John snapped, glaring at the creature, and before he could register the fact Balthazar was asking if he wanted his help, Balthazar began to climb up the fire escape after the creature, and John quickly followed. "Come on just give me the bastard's boots, back." Balthazar asked the Cheshire like creature, who tilted its head but made no move to give them back, it then turned around and took off, the half-breed and man followed it, shouting curses. They finally stopped when the creature landed onto a flag pole, perched watching the men one gasping for breath, the other watching him a flash of sympathy, and worry the other didn't see. The half-breed then made his face form back to the usual smirk, and began to taunt the man, and the creature tilted its head then spoke, "Fallen angel" it caused John to look up, and Balthazar looked at it with wide eyes. John looked at it, and squinted at it, then looked over at Balthazar who put a mask on, and shrugged, and then smiled. "You full well know fallen angels aren't around anymore Johnny-boy". Balthazar then jumped out, and grabbed the pole, and John stared at the strange sight before him, Balthazar hanging onto the pole, the creature upside down on a pole above that one, and his boots hanging from around her neck. John couldn't stop his laughter, as he watched the two demons fight over the boots, or one was fighting, the other was just watching the other fight to get up, and grab the boots. Every time Balthazar got close enough, the girl would move her head just enough to keep Balthazar from touching them, causing to him growl in annoyance and shout a curse, suddenly he felt its tail wrap around him, and it threw him at John who had stopped laughing, but not smiling. When Balthazar opened his eyes, he found himself on top of John, and his lips on John's he instantly jumped off John, who began to gag and spit, and Balthazar sat stunned on what just happened. John then marched over to the edge, and jumped but landed on the top pole, and came face to fa-mask with the creature, its eyes glittered and John opened to his mouth to tell it off, but before he could, he was treated to the same treatment that Balthazar was given, but this time John landed on top, and Balthazar grabbed his collar before he could pull away, and he felt the half-breeds tongue force its way into his mouth, he growled when the demon didn't back off, then gave up, and began to kiss him back, eyes closing, and body melting into the demons embrace. To say the least Balthazar tasted of whiskey, and something John couldn't place something, John suspected was actually Balthazar's own flavor. He felt the half-breeds hands suddenly wander from his collar, to the buttons on the front of his shirt, and John pulled away feeling his face redden, and he tried to stand but Balthazar had a hold of his tie. "Fuck off Bal, I need to get my boots back-"the sound of something hitting the gravel, made John turn to see his boots on the roof not around the girls neck. Before he could go over, and grab them, Balthazar used his tie and pulled John so they were face to face, John on his knees, and straddling Balthazar who was on his back. John narrowed his eyes, and Balthazar just smirked back "Let go I just want to go home" John growled, wanting to wipe that smirk off his face, and Balthazar then grinned "And miss the pretty sunrise Johnny-boy?", Balthazar purred, and John looked to see, sure enough, he had just spent the entire night with Balthazar, who burst out laughing, at the look on Johns face.
Authors Note: Sorry for the lateness on this one it just wasn't flowing and I know this isn't funny but I'll probably change that later. I put this up just in time for Valentine's Day too :) :3