Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Supernatural. No money is being made.

Warnings: Slash.

Chapter 5 – Interlude - A Slice of Paradise

Harry was feeling like he could walk on clouds, and he hated himself a little for it. He was acting like a school-girl with a crush, which pissed him off more than he cared to admit.

It was all Lucifer's fault, he told himself. If the man wasn't so damned perfect then he wouldn't be behaving like a lovesick fool.

And the smug bastard knew it too, going by the smirk that had been plastered on the man's lips since he had come down for breakfast.

Harry almost jumped out of his skin when strong arms wrapped around him. He looked back, glaring when he saw the amused blue eyes.

"Can I help you with something?" he asked, trying to keep his composure.

"No." Lucifer shook his head, his arms tightening around Harry's waist. "I just wanted to hold you."

Harry cursed the blood that rushed to his cheeks.

"Well, you'll have to let go of me if you want to have breakfast." Harry turned back to the bacon he was cooking. He certainly didn't need to give Lucifer more ammunition. He still couldn't believe that he sneaked into Lucifer's room. What had he been thinking the previous night? Maybe he had been dosed with something? That was the only logical explanation.

"I don't mind going without breakfast." Lucifer leaned down, nuzzling Harry's neck.

Harry's breath hitched, and he could feel the grin on Lucifer's lips.

"You may not mind, but Teddy will be a little demon if he doesn't have his breakfast." Harry told himself that his voice didn't sound the tiniest but breathless.

Lucifer sighed, and the warm breath gave Harry goosebumps.

"Very well. I will let you feed the little demon." Lucifer stepped back. Harry turned around and saw him smiling, he raised an eyebrow and Lucifer's smile stretched into a grin. "He must be the most adorable demon on Earth."

Harry snorted, and shook his head.

"You say that because he never saw him throwing a tantrum. He would make the Devil himself run for the hills."

Lucifer burst out laughing, his eyes alight with mirth, and Harry felt a smile spread on his lips.

No matter how much he grumbled he couldn't bring himself to regret the decision he had made last night. They still had a lot to talk about, but something was telling him that he wouldn't come to regret this decision.

"Harry!"

The scream rang through the house in the middle of the night, and Harry jumped out of bed in a panic.

Instincts that he had long since thought to be dead and buried jumped to the forefront of his mind, and he had his wand in hand and was ready for battle in the blink of an eye.

A curse flew from his wand as soon as the door to his room banged open, and Ron just barely managed to dodge it.

"Blood hell, mate. It's just me."

"Ron?" Harry frowned. "What is it? What's wrong?"

"It's Ginny, she's having the baby, but there's something wrong."

"Give me a second." Harry ran from his room, almost colliding with Lucifer who was coming out of his own room.

"Harry?"

"Lucifer, could you look after Teddy, please? He should sleep through the night. I have to go help Ginny."

"Ginny?" Lucifer frowned, remembering the red-headed, pregnant female.

"She's giving birth. There's something wrong."

Lucifer could see just how worried Harry was, so he pulled the smaller male into his arms.

"It will be fine," he murmured. "Go, do what you have to do. I'll look after Teddy. No harm will come to him. I promise you." And he meant it. He wouldn't let anything hurt Teddy.

"I trust you." Lucifer smiled when he heard the whispered words, and couldn't resist leaning down and seal his lips over Harry's. It was short, sweet, and Lucifer wouldn't mind doing it every second for the rest of eternity.

"I won't let you down."

Harry nodded, and pulled away.

A second later both he and Ron were running down the stairs and making their ways towards the Floo. A moment after that Lucifer felt them both vanish from the house.

"Father," Lucifer murmured, "please let them both be alright. It would devastate Harry if something happened to them."

For just a moment, a fraction of a second, he felt his Grace tingling. It was like a soft caress, and a smile graced his lips.

"Thank you, Father."

He knew that if it were their time his Father wouldn't, couldn't, interfere. However if there was just an inkling of possibility then his Father would help.

He didn't know why his Father was doing all of this, and from what he had seen his Father wasn't ready to share either, however he was thankful. He had always known that his Father was forgiving. He had known he had been forgiven the second he rebelled. He had also known that he would be punished if he failed. It was what a good Father would do, they would love their children, but discipline them when need be. And his Father was a good Father, the best Father. Which was why it was so hard for him to understand what his Father was doing.

Why had he left Heaven? Why wasn't he communicating with his brothers? Why was he letting all of this happening?

Lucifer could feel the Apocalypse. He may have decided not to do anything about it, but that didn't mean he couldn't feel it. It was calling to him. Every second of every day he could feel Earth coming closer to its end.

Him not participating wouldn't change a thing, just prolong the inevitable.

The only way to stop it would be to send him back into the cage, something he wasn't willing to do.

At least not while Harry lived.

After Harry died... well, after that humanity would have to go. What right did they have to live when Harry didn't?

For as long as Harry lived, humanity was safe.

"What are you doing?"

Lucifer turned around, and smiled at a sleepy eyed Teddy.

"I'm making breakfast for you."

"Where's Daddy?" Teddy frowned cutely, clambering into a seat.

"Ginny is having her baby, and your daddy went to help."

"The baby's coming?" Teddy was grinning from ear to ear, his hair flashing several colors. Lucifer chuckled and nodded, and Teddy let out an excited squeal. "I wanna see the baby!"

"And you will," Lucifer told him, laying a plate with the boy's breakfast in front of him. "We just have to wait for your daddy to come back. Now, eat your breakfast, you want to be ready when he comes back, don't you?"

Teddy nodded and dug into his food, his hair still flashing a bright array of colors to show his happiness.

Breakfast turned into lunch, and lunch into dinner, and there was still no sign from Harry. Teddy had started to mope for a little bit, but Lucifer quickly distracted him with games in the backyard. When it was Teddy's bedtime the little boy was so exhausted that he fell asleep in a matter of minutes.

Lucifer on the other hand stayed in the living room wide awake. He didn't need as much sleep as a normal human, besides he was far too worried about Harry to be able to sleep. Harry had been gone for almost a whole day. It was far longer than he was comfortable with being away from the little wizard.

But he had promised Harry that he would look after Teddy, and he would keep his promise. Even if he wasn't all that happy about it.

A few hours later the Floo flared and Harry stumbled out of the fireplace. Lucifer, who had shot out of his seat the second he heard the Floo, was there in a second and caught the wizard before he hit the floor.

Harry sighed and slumped against him.

"Is everything alright?" he asked.

Harry gave a weak nod, and pulled away.

"Everything is fine, I'm just really tired." Lucifer directed Harry towards the sofa, taking a seat and pulling Harry down to sit on his lap. Lucifer knew that if Harry weren't as exhausted as he was he would have never allowed it, so he was planning on taking full advantage of the mellow state his little wizard was in.

"What happened?"

Harry sighed and snuggled against him.

"The baby's magic became unstable, they were afraid that it would turn against him and harm Bryan. They needed someone whom the baby's magic was familiar with to try and stabilize it. None of the others had enough magic to keep it up for very long, and it would do more harm than good to always be switching the person, so I was doing that."

"And everything's fine now?"

He felt Harry smile against his neck.

"Everything's fine. Bryan Joshua Thomas is a healthy baby boy."

"Joshua..." Lucifer smiled, remembering one of his favorite brothers. He would always seek Joshua out when he needed a little bit of peace.

Harry hummed, on the verge of falling asleep.

"Dean picked it. He was over the moon about the baby."

"Ginny's husband, right?"

Harry nodded, snuggling a little deeper into Lucifer's embrace.

"They've been dating on and off since my fifth year," Harry added. "They settled down after the war, both realizing just how much they truly meant to one another."

"I heard she had a crush on you."

Harry snorted, and opened one eye to glance up a Lucifer.

"Jealous?" he teased, and Lucifer tightened the hold he had on him.

"What if I am?"

Harry grinned and kissed his neck.

"There is only one being that could ever compete with you, and he's out of the picture."

"Oh? Who is it?" A million plans running through his head on how he could get rid of the nuisance. He did not wish for any sort of competition when it came to Harry.

Harry smiled against his neck, "He shares your name."

Lucifer stilled completely when the meaning of those words penetrated his mind. There was no one else, there never had been, and there never would be if he had anything to say about the matter.

Harry was his.

"Sleep," he murmured, holding the slighter body close to him.

Harry hummed, and not a moment later the wizard was asleep.

Lucifer gazed down at the slumbering mortal and knew that he had in his arms the most precious of his Father's creations.

Lucifer didn't remember falling asleep, but he knew he had fallen asleep because he was woken up by a blue haired child jumping on him with a squeal of "Daddy!"

Harry jostled awake, bleary eyes looking around and focusing on a mop of turquoise hair.

"Teddy," Harry murmured, pulling the child into his lap leaving both wizards snuggling against Lucifer. "It's too early, Teddy. Want to sleep a little more?"

"Can I sleep with you?" Teddy asked, already getting comfortable.

"Of course," Harry mumbled, kissing the silky locks, already more asleep than awake.

Teddy grinned, and snuggled right up to Harry, sighing in contentment when Harry's arm wrapped around him.

A few seconds later both wizards were asleep.

Lucifer stayed awake, watching the two sleeping wizards.

He may not be allowed into Heaven anymore, but he had found a slice of Paradise right here on Earth.

A.N.: Well, I know this is short, but it had to be, I just wanted to capture the small, almost insignificant moment that Lucifer realizes that he was found a home. It wasn't much, just Harry and Teddy falling asleep on his lap. But sometimes there doesn't need to be anything big for a person to realize: this is it. This is home. And that's what happened with Lucifer.

After this things start to get darker. It will still have the relationship between Harry and Lucifer, but it's when things start to happen. This was just Lucifer finding something that he was willing to fight for.

Even though it is short, I hope you enjoy it. Next chapter we're back to 'normal' length :)