Disclaimer: Constantine, Hellblazer, all original characters, etc. do not belong to me. But you already knew that, right?
Pairings: None for any major original characters to begin with, some OC/OC, and maybe…maybe John/Angela later on. Maybe. I'm open to suggestions, lol, for I have not plotted that far ahead. No slash, however.
Warnings: Movieverse, spoilers for the end of the movie, AU for after the end of the movie.
Author's note: This is my first fic in a while, so any helpful criticism is appreciated. Please let me know what you think!
Prologue
Agony, mind-numbing, (and in his case skull-splitting) pain was all he knew and he wished to God it would stop. He knew John was there because of the warm weight on his shoulder. He blinked and tried to give John a half-hearted smile.
"It's not like the books, is it?" he gasped.
"No, kid. It's not." He heard John say softly.
The look on John's face made the ache settle deeper within him. He took a breath, and another, before he realized he couldn't breathe at all. The last thing he felt as John's hand squeezing his shoulder a little more tightly. He closed his eyes and was gone.
When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in clouds.
"What the hell?" he muttered.
"Not quite." A deep voice rumbled back at him.
"Damn this place is bright." He grumbled. "So this is it, huh? I'm stuck here for all freakin' eternity?"
The deep voice just chuckled, and the clouds beneath his feet began to shift, and thunder began to roll.
"Whoa…what the hell is going on here?" he shouted.
"This isn't it. Not for you, not yet. I want that soul, Chas, and you're going to help me get it."
"What?" Chas yelled above the clouds, which were making a lot of noise in his opinion.
"Goodbye, Chas. Say hello to John when he finds you."
John, Chas thought, the name wiping out every other thought from his mind.
Then the clouds disappeared from under him, and there was nothing.