A/N:

I don't own the song used in this chapter. When There Was Me and You belongs to Disney.

End of A/N.

Hotel Dining Room

Coffee in his mug. and a newspaper in front of him was all Snow needed on this fine Wednesday morning. In front of him was a singular red apple that he had on a morning when woke up.

On the front of the newspaper he was reading. The article read.

'CHAOS AT LOCAL BAR!'

"There you are, Snow! You've got some explaining to do mister!"

Knowing that tone from the approaching Charlie. The male slowly pulled the paper down from in front of him. When he looked the woman straight in her eyes. He knew was in trouble for something. What it was for? He genuinely had no idea.

"Who the hell is Liana?! And why was she in your hotel room when Niffty went up to clean it this morning?"

Ah, right. Snow's new girlfriend he saved from Striker last night. with a heavy sigh. Snow looked Charlie dead in the eye before replying.

"It's my new girlfriend. Saved her last night after Stolas sent thugs after me."

Snow looked like he had succeeded with his reason before going back to his paper. That was until Charlie brought up something that caught him off guard.

"So what you said to Zack was a lie? You have no interest in being with me if something goes wrong?"

Snow shook his head before taking Charlie's hand. Holding it firmly, but gently. He replied.

"Charlie. I lost my chance with you the moment I saw you were happy with Vaggie. I was serious when I said to Zack that I wanted to slow down but, I never said with who. Plus, why would I ruin your happiness just because of a crush we had on each other as teens?"

He had Charlie there. She remembered Snow wasn't the kind of guy to promise a girl his heart. Then take it back when it suited him. He wanted to try and turn his life around. It just wouldn't be with Charlie.

Even if they grew distant with the threat of Lazarus's bounty hunting job hanging over them. Lazarus had kept tabs on Charlie with news from her mother and his sister. In their time apart. Charlie and Snow had learned new things about the other that they wouldn't have learned if they were to have dated when the two were nineteen. His moment with Charlie was interrupted when his phone buzzed in his jeans pocket and played a ringtone he hadn't heard in a while. Once he answered. He wasn't expecting Dex to speak to him.

"Snow? thank fuck I got through to you! Listen, a new job has come up. The I.M.P. team hasn't come home from a job on Earth. Stolas wants us to investigate and, bring the team home."

Snow's mind went blank. The Immediate Murder Professionals had not returned from their assassination mission on Earth? He hoped nothing bad had happened to them.

"As much as I'd like to accept, Dex. WHY THE FUCK WOULD I ACCEPT A JOB FOR AN OWL THAT PUT A BOUNTY ON MY HEAD. AND, SENT AN IMP AND SOME HIRED GOONS TO OFF ME?"

"I know it looks bad on you, Snow. But, Stolas is willing to remove the bounty on your head if you bring home his precious Blitzy."

Snow looked at Charlie in worry before he replied to Dex.

"Have Shroud send me the file over that contains the imp's last known locations. I'll secure transport to the control hub and, meet you and Shroud there. Goodbye, Dex."

Ending the call. His eyes met Charlie's. And, with a look, Charlie knew Snow had to go away again. She just didn't want to believe it was happening again.

Moments Later

While waiting for his pick-up. Charlie could see Snow standing by himself from her spot inside of her bedroom. He was deep in thought. She was just content with watching from a distance until another demon woman with auburn hair walked over to him and, laid her head on his shoulder. She could hear the words they said to each other from where she was. And, honestly. She didn't know whether to be jealous, angry or, cry her eyes out. Instead, she did the only thing she knew she could do. And that was singing. Standing up to her feet. And, placing her hand onto the window. She began.

It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there

Charlie watches as Snow is trying to calm down the crying Liana within his arms. All he could do was explain that he would be back in, at least, three days. He would come back and, give her the love she wanted.

Why did I let myself believe?
Miracles could happen?
'Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care

Looking at a picture of Snow and herself from when they were kids. Charlie places the picture face down onto the windowsill before walking away with tears in her eyes. Exiting into the hallway. Charlie belts out the chorus at the top of her lungs.

I thought you were my fairy tale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
That's coming true

Charlie is seen moving to her own rhythm while she walked down the stairs to the lobby below. She finishes the first chorus with her hands clasped together over her heart when she looks at the picture of herself and Snow with longing in her eyes.

But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

Holding back her tears. Charlie walks away from the picture on the wall. The next shot we see is of Charlie wandering into the hotel's music room. Heading over to the piano she runs her hand over the smooth oak before continuing with verse two to the memory of when she discovered Snow could sing when they were growing up.

I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled you made me feel
Like I could sing along

Brushing her fingers lightly against the ivory piano keys as she walked by. Charlie plays a few quiet notes before continuing on with her path.

But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song

Walking through the hotel entertainment room while singing. She comes to a halt on the staging set-up from last night's entertainment that last used the stage.

Now I know you're not a fairy tale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true

The ghosts of Charlie and Snow running around the building as children is what adult Charlie can see when she takes the old microphone that isn't turned on. But, with a few of her powers. The microphone didn't need to be switched on.

'Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you

Charlie put all of her power into her voice. Letting the tears go when she poured her heart out into the last verse. Giving her all to an empty room.

I can't believe that I could be so blind
It's like you were floating

while I was falling
And I didn't mind

If anyone was to walk into the room at that moment. They would see a singing and crying Princess of Hell singing into a turned-off microphone. And, no one sat in the audience to watch her. She soon got to the final verse as she looked at the smiling ghosts of her past looking at her.

'Cause I liked the view
I thought you felt it too
When there was me and you

As the song came to a close. Charlie wiped the tears from her eyes and made her way out of the entertainment room. Heading to the front door of the hotel. She saw Snow getting into a car that would be heading to where he would be dispatched to his next job.

A silently weeping Liana was all that stood on the pavement. Though Charlie wanted to show resentment towards the weeping twenty-year-old. She chose to comfort her instead.

Later.

"You know this is suicide right? We don't even know where the imps are being kept. Chances are someone has already killed him."

Dexter says before Shroud steps forward and shows Snow the contract the assassins had taken on for a cash payment.

"They were under contract by some evil genius weirdo to take out an old man on Earth. They haven't come back. And, we are suspecting angels are at work here."

So, who are we looking at? Balthazar, Uriel, Jophiel, Belial or, worse of all, Hanibal?"

Snow asks the two before him. Given his answer when he sees the angel he never thought he'd see in his lifetime. Shroud responds.

"We're dealing with Metatron."

"Shit."

Snow responds simply. Knowing a plan was needed. Dex pulls out the maps he had before it pinpoints a specific location in Heaven when he speaks.

"This is where the I.M.P. were last. They were five clicks away from their contract's mansion on Earth when they were intercepted. The imps haven't been heard from since 01:58 that morning on Saturday last week."

"If Metatron's team is involved. We need to approach this mission with caution. We're only going in to extract the immediate Murder Professionals. Then get out of there without any casualties."

On that note. Snow is handed a sword considered to be the sister blade to his blade called Whisper. Being handed a side-arm and, some flashbangs. Snow asks.

"Why do we need flash bangs again. You know they won't work on angels?"

This was where Shroud and Dex smile confidently at the male before responding.

"It's a speciality banger that can stun any angel. No angel can see for five days when exposed. Even Metatron is weak to the potency of what Dex has created."

Snow 'o' faces in realisation at being told what he had just been saying. Once the team was locked and loaded. And, the grimoire lent to them by Paimon being used to open a portal to the human world, was now open. The three walk through the portal upon Snow saying.

"Let's bring those imps home!"