NicoleR85: its gonna be fun to write.
Anthony smiled down at the sleeping blonde, trailing his fingers down her arm. He had really missed this. His head jerked toward the door when he heard something. He was quick to get out of bed, pulling on his clothes that had been dumped on the floor and hurried out of the room. The demon had just been reunited with his love and he wasn't about to let anyone or anything harm her.
In the hall, he skirted a small Hellhound pup that tried to nip at his legs as he passed. Anthony made his way downstairs, following his ears and his nose until he found himself in the kitchen of the moderately sized home. "Who the hell are you?" he demanded to the person…no demon that was standing by the oven, making breakfast of all things.
Crowley stopped what he was doing and turned around only to see the demon that he used to look like standing there. "Well, that explains why the place stinks of angel again. I'm going to have to get some wards up", he muttered to himself, confusing his parallel counterpart "I am a parallel you".
"What?" Anthony asked, frowning.
"Long story short. I am you. I lost my version of Tessa. While I was grieving, I used my power to jump worlds trying to find another one of her and ended up here where your Tessa showed up. Ever since Lucifer's rise, I've been taking care of her".
"What?" the ginger haired demon repeated.
Crowley opened his mouth to say something when a sleepy Tessa appeared, Ghost hot on her heels. "Oh, see you two have now met", she remarked "Anthony this is Tony. He may look different but he's actually you. Well, a different version of you. He's been so kind and has looked after me, so please be nice" the Hellhound pup barked "oh and this is Ghost. He's mine".
"What?!" Anthony said for the third time, voice increasing in pitch.
"I know it's a lot to take in, believe me, I know", Tessa admitted, touching his arm "I still have moments where its hard to wrap around my brain".
"Bit of an understatement", Anthony mumbled, wrapping his arm around her tightly, feeling a bit uneasy of the other demon even if he was essentially a version of himself.
"Come on, why don't we leave Tony to it?" she gently offered and he nodded. Crowley watched them leave before turning back to the breakfast, giving a tiny bit of bacon to Ghost, who was looking up at him expectantly.
"This is going to be interesting", the demon commented to the Hellhound pup. Ghost just sat there, wagging his tail wanting more bacon. Crowley sighed and gave him another piece.
Once breakfast was done, the crossroads demon brought it all into the dining room only to stop short when he spotted Aziraphale. "This is your parallel self?" the angel questioned, eyeing the demon curiously "he looks…different".
Crowley sighed "that's it, I'm going to have wards put up barring all other angels", he grumbled as the scent of Castiel was even stronger. Aziraphale he can tolerate since he was his best friend but all the others can very well can keep their distance. Crowley set the food onto the table and took his normal place at the table. Tessa sat down in her usual chair, Anthony went to sit by her when Ghost hopped up on to the furniture.
The crossroads demon smirked around his food as the ginger was forced to sit one chair down, thanks to the canine and because Tessa didn't make Ghost move. Aziraphale decided to take a seat opposite and they all dug into the food that Crowley had made.
"So I have to ask, how did you guys get into this world?" Tessa asked while they ate.
"There was this strange rip in reality that brought us here", Aziraphale explained "a rather not so fun trip though".
"Probably a thousand times better than being unwillingly yanked through a swirly portal thing", Tessa remarked "but we're together now and that's all that matters".
"Tessa, I have something to ask", Crowley spoke up.
"What is it?" the blonde asked.
"Who's better me or him?" the crossroad demon questioned, in a teasing tone. Aziraphale choked on his food at this and even Anthony spluttered.
"You slept with him?!" he exclaimed.
"I did", Tessa replied, cheeks flushed a tiny bit embarrassed that he would even bring that up. She got up from the chair, going over to the upset ginger haired demon "you are much better than him", she said quietly, pressing a kiss to his cheek.
"How much?" Anthony asked, needing to get a bit on an ego boost after this particular revelation. Tessa leant in closer and whisper in his ear, causing him to give her a searing kiss. "Bedroom…now", he murmured and she nodded.
"Well, we wont be seeing them for a while", Crowley lightly remarked and the pair hastily left he room, trying to ignore the bubble of jealousy welling up in his chest. He had to remember that this wasn't the Tessa he'd originally fallen in love with, it was his counterpart's. So while he had something with the young woman that had just left, he bond with the other demon is and will always be stronger.
"I suppose that's a…good thing", Aziraphale stated, feeling somewhat awkward. He was by no means oblivious but that didn't automatically mean that he was comfortable around the subject.
"How so?" Crowley questioned.
"Because we need to talk about Lucifer, the apocalypse and how we keep Tessa as far away from it as possible", the angel replied.
Castiel had told him the blonde's desire to 'give Lucifer more than he bargained for' which he didn't want at all, having barely stopped his own world from ending. He was pretty justified in his desire to keep his friend safe if what Castiel said she went through was anything to go by. He was sure his heart had stopped when the angel had told him that Tessa was killed and thanked the Almighty that she'd been resurrected. If Crowley ever finds out she died…murdered to be more accurate…he would completely and utterly lose it Aziraphale thought never mind the Devil unleashing Hell, his best friend would do that on the ones responsible whether they were directly or indirectly involved.
"Lucifer will be either looking for a vessel or has found one by now", Crowley said "once that happens, he'll be gathering the Horsemen. As for keeping Tessa out of it, I've got multiple places that can act as safe houses so that she's out of harm's way while the Winchester boys try to stop the end of the world".
"She might need some convincing, though", Aziraphale pointed out "since, according to Castiel, she wants to help those brothers help fight the Devil".
"That's NOT going to happen", Crowley said firmly "even if I have to kidnap her and take her to an uncharted island, I will keep her safe".
"I'm pretty sure your other self would have no issues with that", the angel remarked.
"What about you?" Crowley asked.
"Well…I don't normally condone actions such as kidnapping but its definitely a possible option", Aziraphale agreed "I do think we need to give Tessa the choice though. I want her safe but I also want her to be happy".
"I wouldn't worry about her happiness right now, Aziraphale, I'd say she's plenty happy and will be for quite some time", Crowley said with a smirk making the angel got red.
"Must you talk about it?" he complained "its bad enough to hear it from one Crowley, I don't need it from you too".
"Sorry, mate but this is what you're gonna get now that you have two of us to deal with", the crossroads demon said, though he didn't look very sorry. In fact he got a delight out of making the angel squirm. "Want to make a wager on how long it'll be until Tessa is pregnant again?"
"Crowley!" Aziraphale exclaimed.
"No?" the demon asked 'innocently' "how about which one of us will be the daddy?"
That had the angel bolting out of the room, mumbling something about needing air. Crowley glanced at Ghost who was still sitting in the chair. "I thought it was a good question", he commented to the Hellhound pup.
Up in the bedroom Anthony and Tessa were curled up together in bed. "I could stay like this forever", the blonde murmured, utterly content.
"I can make that happen with just a quick miracle", Anthony offered. To be honest, he wouldn't mind that at all. He'd actually rather like it.
Tessa shook her head "as tempting as that is, we can't. Lucifer needs to be stopped", she said.
"Let the angels handle him. It's not your job", Anthony said. He didn't want her anywhere near the King of Hell.
"But they wont 'handle' him. They want this apocalypse to happen so that they can have a fight between Lucifer and Michael. And if the world gets destroyed in the process, they don't care. It'll be like a reboot for the planet", Tessa explained "Anthony, I've got more than just control over plants and flowers. I can manipulate all four elements" that had the demon staring at her in surprise "If I have the power to stop Lucifer, shouldn't I at least try to do so?"
Anthony sighed "Tessa, love, you have a good heart but this isn't a battle that you could win. No matter how much power you have", he said.
"I can't just sit by and do nothing!" Tessa cried, jumping out of bed, her lover doing the same "if I'd have fought harder when those demons had taken me, Lilith wouldn't have killed me and Lucifer wouldn't be free in the first place!"
"She. Did. What?" Anthony asked, his tone both angry and dangerous.
"She…killed me", Tessa repeated, quieter looking down at the floor. She waited for his fury and was surprised when it didn't come. Instead he gently lifted her head.
"I'm so sorry", Anthony said softly though inside he was seething with rage. Tessa didn't deserve in anger though, it wasn't her fault. Those who were to blame however, will be very, very sorry that they'd ever laid a finger on his girl.
"It's not your fault. Its mine", Tessa admitted.
"Lilith is the one to blame", Anthony argued "and when I get my hands on her…"
"I'm afraid you won't be able to", Tessa told him "she's dead. It was both my blood and hers that was needed to let Lucifer lose".
"Then I'll start with the demons who took you. No one is going to hurt you again, I promise", Anthony vowed "now, how about we go back to what we were doing before?" he suggested, waggling his eyebrows, making Tessa laugh at his silliness "I bet by the end of the day, we'll have a little one in here" he placed a hand on her stomach.
Tessa blushed "aren't you an eager beaver", she commented.
"Without a doubt", Anthony agreed, taking her back into bed "and when it does happen, I'll be with you every step of the way. I'm not missing a single moment". While her last pregnancy wasn't very long, through no fault of her own, he still missed out on some stuff. The most important one being her first ultrasound. Tessa got to see their baby and he wasn't there with her.
If…no when she was pregnant again…he was not missing out on a single thing. He was going to stay by her side through the ups and downs. And to ensure that she was safe…protected while carrying their baby to term.
Tessa smiled "I love you", she declared, giving him a kiss.
"Love you more", Anthony countered.