"Well..." Gabriel breathed out. "...with that, we can tell that you are still capable of love, loyalty, faith, devotion, companionship, and you obviously hold some divinity still. There's also the matter that you and Aziraphale have been side by side and God has not struck you down, which means you're friendship and brotherly bond is Ineffable at this point, and we can't very well go against that. Can we, Sandalphon?" He turned to face the Archangel in question, who let out a frustrated and defeated sigh.

"I suppose not." He rolled his eyes. "But! There are still trials ahead. Not as...extensive...but just as difficult."

"I was never under the impression this was going to be easy. Besides, easy isn't really my style."

"No, I can certainly confirm that." Aziraphale smirked, easing some of my tension. Some of it.

"So, what's the next test?" I asked as I slipped my hands back into my pockets. "I'm already under truth serum."

"Indeed." Sandalphon nodded his head. "And your predicament is...strange. This test was created for AVERAGE demons. Not HALF demons and HALF Archangels, so some things may need to be...adjusted...for you...but we'll worry about that with that next and final test. For now, the next test you'll be facing is a test of trust. Since the person you trust the most is Aziraphale, he'll be the recipient of the test."

"Except...that wouldn't work." Gabriel started, catching my attention, because he seemed to be happy that it wouldn't work. "They've already passed that test in the most incredible way possible. We saw it. And it was far more drastic and extensive than the test that we would've done for them. They risked their souls...their grace...and swapped bodies to accept the other's fate, and then they stepped in fire and bathed in holy water. They showed they were more than willing to go and die for each other, and the memories showed how much Raphael was willing to do for Aziraphale. We're just down to one more test."

"And what would that be? Confess my sins? Another bath?" I kept my glare on Sandalphon, who returned the daggers in kind.

"Well...It's holy light." Michael answered with a slightly worried expression which was more concerning than the possibility of confessing six thousand years worth of sins.

"I-I'm sorry? What? Holy light? But that..."

"Let there be light." Sandalphon smirked, and snapped his fingers, creating a beam of light coming down from the sky light and it was so bright, it made the rest of the room seem pitch black. "When you step in, God herself will judge you and speak to you."

"You um...you sure I can't just I don't know...take another bath?" I looked at the bright beam of light and although I couldn't see him, because of how bright the light was, I knew Aziraphale was urging me to go ahead, silently saying it would be okay. So, I stepped forward and I was immediately brought to my knees. There was an explosive sound that was a hundred times more powerful than a sonic boom, and we were all forced into the small pocket of a dimension that I had created. "What happened?" I asked them all as I tried to rub my eyes, but I couldn't move.

"Well, that's a good question." Gabriel breathed out as he looked around. I noticed his wings were forced out as well as everyone else's. Sandalphon's wings were silver.

"Huh, nice wings, Sandalphon." He glared at me, but his eyes said that he appreciated my words. "Um...God?"

"Crowley."

"Ah, there you are. I was beginning to think you forgot about me. What um...what was that explosion?"

"Just me forcing your dimension open and dragging the six of you into it."

"Am I...am I allowed to ask questions now?'

"It's your test, Crowley."

"Right..." I nodded my head. "...well...Hell doesn't want me..."

"I know." She seemed to let out a heavy sigh.

"Did you know I would eventually get here?"

"Yes."

"Gabriel says that Heaven will welcome me again..."

"But it's not what you want."

I smiled brightly as I shook my head. "No, it's not. I was too different for Heaven and apparently too good for Hell. There's only ever been one place that I completely belong, and that I could be...well...almost myself."

"I know."

"I know you know!" I groaned out.

"I also heard you when you told me to show you a great plan and that I shouldn't test the humans to destruction. However, it wasn't just the humans I was testing, Crowley. I was testing the fallen and the angels."

"WHAT!?" The four Archangels in the room shouted next to me in shock and something resembling fear. I turned my head to look at Aziraphale, and he seemed just as confused as the rest of us, but then his signature look of realization appeared on his face.

"And..." He started carefully. "...Crowley and I...passed?"

"Oh! Don't be ridiculous!" Sandalphon spat.

"Actually, yes, you did. Now, Sandalphon, I would calm your jealousy, pride, and wrath if I were you. It's not becoming of an angel of your station."

I watched with mild amusement as Sandalphon's wings dropped at the same time as he paled completely. "So wait...how did we pass? What was the test?" I questioned, but was also suddenly afraid of the question. You were never meant to know that you were being tested.

"The test was loyalty, hardship, camaraderie, love, and faith. The two of you passed because you were there for each other despite your vast differences of who you are, opinions, methods, likes, and dislikes. You were still there for each other. You got along despite being an angel and a...half...demon."

"Okay...so...another question..."

"I would expect nothing less form you, Crowley."

"Was mine and Aziraphale's friendship...Ineffable?"

"By definition you are not to know that. You should know better."

"Right...just thought I'd ask. So...I've gone through the whole tests and trials thing...am I redeemed? What happens now?"

"Crowley...you never NEEDED to be redeemed. You're just as I intended. However, you can have your title back as Archangel Raphael, despite the fact that I don't plan on restoring you to a full Archangel. This is what the other angels will know you as, but your station will be on Earth with Aziraphale, and you will still be known as Crowley...the HALF demon and Half Archangel."

"S-So...wait...they um...they said something about three wishes, I know it's greedy and selfish, but..."

"It's not. Your wishes are to keep Aziraphale safe are selfless, and I will allow it. I will also give you something to fill the void of the third wish, despite you not actually needing to be redeemed. I wouldn't have given you that staircase if I didn't want you to be this way."

"But why? Surely it's more than to...to...test me!"

"It is, but that's for me to know. So, Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, and Sandalphon..."

"YES!?" They chorused with curious and wondrous expressions.

"Consider him redeemed if you wish, and grant him his wishes. You have your Raphael and there are once again five Archangels, but this one is to remain on Earth, Guarding Aziraphale, and Aziraphale is to guard him, continuing what they've been doing."

"YES, LORD!"

With that we were all back in the original room, the light shift causing my eyes to need time to adjust. Once my eyes were adjusted to the room I was able to stand once again, although I staggered slightly. "Whoa!" I heard Aziraphale shout quickly before he steadied me, holding my shoulders. "Are you alright, Crowley?"

"Think so...oh! The truth serum wore off!" I stood a bit straighter and felt his hands fall away, but that was fine. I was steady now, and I was going to get my wishes granted, which reminds me. "So...she said she would give me something for the third wish...but it's not here."

"Perhaps it's back at my shop? After all...that's where this whole thing started."

"You're right." I nodded at him before returning my gaze to the four Archangels, and I looked directly at Sandalphon. "I'm sure Gabriel is right, that somewhere in you is a good heart, but unless you're going to show some more respect to Aziraphale, don't talk to either of us." He frantically nodded his head, causing me to grin confidently. "Good! So, can one of you send us back to the-" With a flash of light we were outside the bookshop. "-bookshop." I scoffed out a laugh. "Well, let's go see what SHE left me."

"Right." Aziraphale moved to open the door, and nothing in particular was there, but then we heard movement. "A pet, maybe?"

"When did I ever give the impression I need a pet?" He gave me a shrug and we continued in with him closing the door behind us. "Hello?" I asked like some cliche horror movie character.

"Oh!" At that one word, that one voice, that one tone, that one beautiful sound, I felt my knees go weak as they continued forward on their own. Then, out from the back where Aziraphale and I usually sat and drank, a woman with maple brown hair tied into a nice pony tail with a red ribbon, wearing a red T-shirt that had a snake on it, black pants, and black boots, came out holding an Oscar Wilde book. "I was wondering when the two of you would get home."

"H-Home!?"

"Yes. Home." She nodded her head. "God...rearranged things."

"How!?" I gaped and then realized what she said. "Wait...how long have you been here?"

"Since you left." She grinned at me as she walked closer. "I take it, you know my name? I mean, I should hope so...we've met in two of my past lives already."

"J-Juliana!"

"Anthony." She sighed out and then looked at Aziraphale who was just as breathless and weak-kneed as I was. "Aziraphale."

"W-Wait...how are you here? WHY are you here? Why would she send another human Juliana to me!"

"Oh, that's right, sorry, I was caught up in seeing you again, I didn't ACTUALLY explain. Well, she came to me shortly after you left, and I don't really have any family, so when she offered to show me people I loved in my past lives, I couldn't pass it up. Plus, who am I to deny God? Anyway, she showed me, and I cried tears of joy. Not only had I loved a demon and gone to see Hamlet, I had also had another life where I loved both a demon AND an angel. You AND Aziraphale. I asked her why she showed me that, and she told me it was because she wanted to give you something, Anthony. She wanted to give you me. However, I'm not human."

"Y-You're not!?" Aziraphale shouted. "Wait...you REALLY DID love me too!?"

"Yes. I loved you both. As wrong as one might think...I did. God said she wasn't angry at me for it either. However, when she gave me those memories...she gave me the feelings that came with them as well...and...back to the 'me not being human' part..." She carefully set the book down and to both mine and Aziraphale's immense surprise, she had wings gracefully appear behind her back. The left side was Aziraphale's white and on the right was my black. "I have your wings. Well, copies of them anyway. I'm both an Angel and a Demon as well, that way I don't fall."

I rushed forward and held her tightly in my arms, giving her the most passionate kiss I could, drawing her breath out of her body, allowing my tongue to dive into her mouth, and I moaned at the feel of it. Of her. In my arms. In front of me. Now, and forever! Once I let go of her she gave me a dazed look and then she looked at Aziraphale, and I watched as she gave him a gentle and chaste kiss on the lips that lingered for quite a bit, but somewhere in the middle of the kiss he had wrapped an arm around her back and placed a hand on the back of her neck, drawing her closer. Soon, the kiss ended and I couldn't help but let out a fond chuckle. "Oh...Oh my..." Aziraphale sighed out happily.

"So, Juliana, two for the price of one?" I commented and she gave us both a brilliantly bright smile

"Seems so." She sighed, and Aziraphale had to steady himself against one of the bookshelves, causing me to let out a light laugh. "Oh! This is a perfect beginning!" She squealed as her eyes lit up with joy, wonder, and excitement. "And to think...it all started with Aziraphale giving you a truth serum and Gabriel getting kidnapped!"

Aziraphale and I looked at each other and smiled. "...and a Garden. It also started...with a Garden." We chorused together, and we all knew that every day was going to be a different adventure from now on.