Warnings: This story could be taken as a touchy subject matter. It talks of God and the devil and at times makes fun of it. It is not meant to offend, just to be a fun and different background for the characters. I am not anti-religion, just after much consideration and talking to friends i decided to go with the idea. So please, take it all with a pinch of salt.
A/N: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW
Falling for the Fallen
Chapter 1: Burning Wings
Riley laughed evilly, looking at the crestfallen blonde in front of him. The man had tears running down his cheeks. He looked on as his wings were thrown into the flames, he knew now he truly was in hell, the devil truly as evil as he had been told. He watched as the flames consumed his once pristine white wings, and his tears came more and more. He had treasured them and now they had been taken away. And he knew that it was for a reason that was based on a lie.
The beautiful blonde angel sat on a cloud looking down, she couldn't see him. She knew that but she kept looking. He was really gone, she still couldn't believe that he had truly done what had been said. But why would Angel lie, God doesn't lie. God is good and pure. He wouldn't have thrown a man out of heaven if he was truly innocent. A silent tear fell.
Both blondes were thinking the same thing as the tears dropped quietly
Flashback
Spike looked helplessly on as all the other angels sneered at him. He had been summoned to the main man. But he didn't know why. He thought back on what he may have done, he wasn't the perfect angel he would admit. But what had god found out about that could possibly have cauused such a reaction. As he walked through the gates where he would find out, he saw God, along with some of the oldest angels, the wisest and the ones who had power in heaven. There was Joyce, the kindest and possibly the most powerful of the angels. She was like the mother angel. Everyone loved Joyce and looked up to her.
Then there was Giles, a very wise angel and one of the oldest. Again a lot of the angels looked to him for guidance. Obviously they couldn't bother god with all of their problems. So they went to either Giles or Joyce.
There were a few others, Jenny and Cordy. But neither quite as inmportant as Giles and Joyce.
Spike knew when he saw them there that something was terribly wrong.
Fifteen minutes later, Spike was trying to plead his case
"I never did that i swear" he insisted, his voice pleading
"Do not lie to me" Angel's voice boomed "i am God, i see each and every thing that my angels do, and i know that you did what i have said. I have told the other angels and with their help i have made my decision" his voice was much more sombre, but no less booming.
"No, please" Spike begged, he knew what his punishment would be, and it was his worst nightmare
"Spike, i am sorry" Joyce said quietly before bowing her head, awaiting the decision of God and the angels to be said aloud
"You ate from the garden of Eden, from a forbidden place. You know of the punishment for such a thing."
"No" Spike shook his head as he pleaded, praying silently that it was all a dream, but the words that cut through his haze told him it wasn't a dream
"You are hereby banished from my Kingdom, this kingdom of Heaven for the rest of eternity. You shall go to beneath, to the burning depths, never to return to this paradise. Although i shouldn't i will allow you 30 minutes to say your goodbyes" God finished. He looked towards Joyce, who took Spike by the arm and led him out.
Spike had tears rolling down his cheeks as Joyce led him away
"Joyce" he choked out, looking at her, begging with her through a look to believe that he was innocent. She looked away.
Spike was onto the last goodbye. The real true angel
"Buffy" he said quietly, a tear rolling down his cheek. He loved her, but had never gotten the chance to tell her. They were friends, and he knew that if anyone would believe him then it would be her.
"Spike why?" she asked softly
"I didn't, i don't know why he said that i did, but i didn't" he promised her. She put her arms around him
"I think i believe you" she whispered
"Thank you" she kissed him softly on the cheek
"Goodbye, William"
"Bye Buffy" he said sadly. He turned to face the others. They all wore angry looks and he felt guilty, he knew he was innocent, but he felt guilty. He wanted them to believe him. But they could barely look at him.
God rarely walked among all of the angels, but he was here today. When Spike was done he looked toward God, whose name was Angel, looked back once at Buffy. And then with a snap of the fingers from God he was gone. Buffy cried as she watched.
Spike felt himself fall through an empty abyss, and tehn he was surrounded by fire. He spiralled until he was among the flames, and face to face with the devil himself
End Flashback
Spike shook himself from his thoughts. And watched for the final moments as his wings turned to ashes. His tears had dried, he had none left to cry, Riley, the name the devil gave himself laughed as he watched the scene unfold. And Spike hated the fact that he had to spend the rest of eternity in this place. As trhe last of the ashes disappeared and the devil said cruelly
"there all gone. Soon, there will be nothing good or clean in you. Welcome to hell, boy"
Spike had to prove he was innocent. But he couldn't do it by himself. But nobody believed him. And then he remembered, there was one person who at least thought he could have been telling the truth. Not knowing if she could hear him or not he said aloud
"Help me Buffy"
Buffy looked up, she thought she heard a faint echo, and it sounded like a voice. Sotting on the cloud thinking, she realised she believed Spike, she cared about him. He didn't deserve to be where he was, and then she knew. She and Spike were friends and she knew that she would always hear him when she called
"I'll help you Spike" she answered quietly. And then she sawe an image in her mind, Spike smiling faintly, even as tears fell from his eyes at the sight of his burning wings.
