"Come on, Raphi, I already said I was sorry, what else can I do for you to forgive me?" Amenadiel said. It was already the tenth try to talk to their little brother, the tenth that failed and the tenth that nearly caused an explosion in Lucifer´s beloved Corbett if not for Aziraphale´s soothing presence.

"I´m not talking to you" Crowley simply answered, determined to ignore whatever sibling that was not Lucifer. And that, for the still frightened Principality, was okay. Besides, a passive aggressive attitude was the least the Firstborn deserved after everything he did. "A Corbett, eh? Sincerely speaking, I like my Bentley more."

"Your Bentley doesn´t run on…"

"Don´t change the subject, Raphael" dammit, Amenadiel doesn´t learn anything? Crowley didn´t want to be called that name! And even less to be interrogated by someone that betrayed him! "I want to know why you are so furious with me. Yes, I have a role to play in your Fall, but so did Lucifer and you don´t have problems to…"

"Lucifer didn´t torture me"

"Lucifer was the freaking reason we had to do what we did! He practically created the demons!" the archangel crossed his arms, wondering why he felt more demonic now than when he was the Serpent of Eden. Maybe it was because he still felt rage with his oldest sibling so close. "And come on, no one expected that you would heal the traitors too. No other healer did."

"I declared the neutrality of the healers! Out loud for everyone to hear!" the redhead reacted, feeling the blood rising to his head after his brother´s declaration. "If any of them acted biased by their believes, it was against my…"

"Come on, brother, no one took you seriously when you said that! Like no one took you seriously when…"

"STOP THE DAMN CAR!" Crowley ordered, miracling the fuel out of the Corbet. He exited Lucifer´s car despite his brother´s protests and walked to a parking lot. Aziraphale sent a distressed look towards the Devil before he also got out of the car. "Forgive me, angel, but if I spend a minute more in his presence, I´m going to commit murder and not even you are going to be able to stop me."

"I think it´s a legitimate reason to abandon the car, but Crowley, do we have to walk to where Warlock is?" the Principality asked, looking at the annoyed Devil over his shoulder. A Devil that looked more focussed on his older brother than the younger or in law for now. Hum, he could have never guessed. Calling himself the Devil´s in law…

"We can fly if you want, no one will notice" his serpent called him back to reality, sounding more distressed than before. "I just don´t want to deal with Amenadiel for now."

"He is trying to apologize, dear"

"Well, he is not doing a good job at all. He is only making me feel more and more angry" Crowley curled up his fingers, doing a great effort not to summon his staff and reassume the fight with the Firstborn. "No one was taking me serious… what a thing to say. I was one of the archangels! Everybody took me serious!"

"Of course, dear boy" Aziraphale said, not really convinced. He had heard about the Archangel Raphael a few times when in Heaven and, apart from the brutal torture, he found out that no one really listened to him at all before the Fall. Of course, he was a kind soul and respected as a master healer and starmaker, but he was a little bit of a ditz and too innocent to really be taken seriously by his siblings, let alone the inferior choirs.

"Tell me what you really think" the redhead said, sighing.

"Crowley…"

"Just tell me, Aziraphale, I know who I was now" he said, lowering his head. "I… perhaps didn´t strike respect like my other siblings, but that doesn´t mean Amenadiel can say that my words don´t count…"

"Raphael, please, come back to the car" the dark skinned angel interrupted them, showing a great lack of tact. Crowley just glared at him before turning around and continuing walking. "Come on, you can´t walk all the way to the commissary. And flying is out of…"

"How about I drive to the damn place and case closed?" the former demon said, miracling his Bentley there. The car was just like he left it and, after the hellish experience, he wanted to drive it to calm his nerves. It was the only thing that could teach him how to do that.

"Come on, Raphi, we are a family…"

"Oh, yes, we are such a great family that we haven´t talked to each other in centuries. Or that you helped Gabriel to rip four wings out of my back" he laughed with bitterness. "The perfect family!"

"I… didn´t…"

"Well, when you finally found out what you were trying to say now, you can come and then we could talk like civilized people… or maybe we should wait another six thousand years before talking to each other again" the archangel shut the door of his car with carefulness, despite wanting to bang it. Aziraphale climbed at his side in a second, taking one hand into his to calm his former demon up. "I´m still mad at him"

"You have the right to be"

"And want to obliterate him with my staff like I did with Hastur"

"You also have a right to it, but you won´t. We already agreed that we aren´t even risking losing what we build here on earth, no matter how tempting revenge is" the Principality reminded him. "Crowley… Raphael…"

"Not you too"

"I wasn´t going to call you Raphael" the angel explained, patting his hand. "I just want to remind you that Raphael is still a part of you and that you won´t forgive yourself if you hurt one of your siblings."

"Gabriel didn´t seem to have a problem with that"

"But you are not that asshole"

"You are really glad for that, no, angel?" the snake smiled. Aziraphale did too, knowing that this would lift his mood. And driving too. It was already doing wonders with his anger, even if the Principality had to miracle some cars out of the serpent´s way to avoid accidents. Lucifer was right behind them, following their clear path. "I… I don´t want to talk to that idiot, I´m just going to get mad again."

"I think Lucifer is already taking care of that" and he was right. Overprotective older brother number one has left Amenadiel stranded in the street before following the Bentley, as he realised that his brother was only making this more difficult. Now that they were driving without constant bickering, the trip was relatively quick.

"Well, little brother, ready for this?" asked the Lux owner, putting an arm around Crowley. This one accepted this. Lucifer has always been so good to him, even in Hell, that it was a bit hard to have harsh feelings towards him. by his side, Aziraphale was a little bit more calm. As soon as Amenadiel understood the…

"Luci, leaving me stranded was not good" he talked too fast. The dark skinned angel followed them all the way with his wings, showing his incredible lack of tact. Crowley glared to him before disentangling himself from Lucifer and going back to the Bentley. The angel sighed, giving the other celestials an apologetic smile and opening the door, finding a…

"I thought you couldn´t do that anymore" the Principality said, sighing. There, in the car´s pilot seat, was a large, bright golden snake, curled up all over itself. The others also approached, seeing the former archangel behave like a spoiled brat.

"Come on, Raphael, we don´t have time for this" a bifid tongue on his face was all Amenadiel received for his efforts to manually remove the stubborn reptilian from his seat. Worried, Aziraphale tried to turn his husband back into human form, but he seemed to not be listening. Apparently, he was not reassuming a helpful form until the Firstborn disappeared from the view.

"What are you doing?" Chloe asked. She had gotten out of the office a few minutes to call Lucifer and see what was taking so long before he walked in on the celestials making a very curious show on the street.

"Detective! Just a second, we are having… technical troubles here" explained the Devil, giving his younger brother a glare. This one ignored him, knowing that the great enemy was a big softy for him and wouldn´t punish him harshly. The human was less than impressed as she walked towards them. As she got closer, she managed to catch view of the very peculiar reptile in their custody.

"What is that?"

"An stubborn angel in snake form" answered the consultant, managing to bring the animal out of the car and into the street. "It´s name is Crowley, do you want to pet him?"

"What I´m interested in is turning him back into a human"

"Come on, detective, he is calmer in this form!"

"But he can´t testify being a snake, Lucifer" she reminded him, looking back. They don´t have time, Dan was already waiting for them in the interrogation room and every minute they spent there would give him more ideas on how to get something out of Raphael. Or Crowley… whatever. "You need to make him change now."

"Okay, okay, wait. Amenadiel, out"

"What?"

"You heard him, brother, he is upset with you. So now extend your wings and fly away" Lucifer glared at him with an intensity that before the Rebellion was reserved only to Gabriel. "Sincerely, I can barely stand to be near you right now, so please, be a dear and avoid a divine family fight in the middle of this mortal street."

"Luci…"

"Amenadiel, I can clearly see that you want to apologize, but right now is not the moment" Chloe decided to get in, tired of waiting for snake-Crowley to become human-Crowley. "Wait until his temper cools and then you can talk like adults instead of playing the deaf reptilian" she glared at said reptilian, who showed her his tongue. "It´s the best you can do"

"I don´t know…"

"Believe me" the detective continued. "I have fought with my mother a thousand times and letting anger cool off always work to solve our problems."

"If you say so" the archangel said, not so sure. "I guess I will… be with Linda and Charlie. You are invited to meet your nephew if you want, Raph… Crowley."

"As long as you are not there" the redhead said, finally turning from reptilian to human form, accommodating his glasses. "That bastard…"

"Glad you decided to change form" Chloe turned her glare to him before grabbing both him and Aziraphale to drag them to the building. "Now, if can accompany me, a detective has a lot of questions for you."

"Careful, don´t cringle my clothes" the former demon said, scrunching up his nose. "It´s Italian"

-In the interrogation room-

"So, Raphael…" Dan tried to start as if he was talking to a friend. Or the brother of a friend. The brother of a nuisance too…

"Crowley. No one calls me Raphael since Father Dearest kicked me out of the house" the former demon crossed his arms, wishing to turn into a snake and give the idiot the cold shoulder… cold body? Cold tail? Well, whatever. He promised to behave, so her would. "You know, Luci told me a few things about the people in this place."

"Yes?" the detective rolled his eyes. "It doesn´t matter. You just have to answer me some questions, beginning to where were you the day Thaddeus and Harriet Dowling were murdered in their house?"

"I think you already know the answer to that question, but I´m going to give you an answer. In my Bently, driving to see the boy I raised before those stupid parents of him could do something wrong. Wonder how you are a detective if you can´t remember…" he was staring at his perfectly cared nails when he remembered something. "Ohh, you are that guy."

"What?"

"The one Lucifer mentioned before I got into the car with him and the idiot. How did he called you?"

"Don´t you dare"

"Detective idiot?"

"Don´t"

"Detective braindead?"

"Stop right there"

"No, no, it was something more… rhythmical, something more… more… hilarious" the redhead made a show of trying to remember it, just to see Dan´s face turning different shades of red. "Detective douche!" clapped the former demon, enjoying the situation even more. "Yes, that was the one. And I certainly can see what you did to deserve it."

"Thank you" he glared at the other. "I can see that you spent a lot of time with Lucifer in your childhood."

"More than that, I was his favourite brother. And he mine" the snake gave him a smug smile, his new eyes amused, despite being hidden by a little miracle to hide their shine. "He taught me a lot of things, like how to treat people like you. Tell me, did you enjoy the Chewaka voice contest?"

"Idiot" Dan glared at him, before turning around. "Why couldn´t I meet Amenadiel´s favourite sibling?"

"Oh, you are talking about Amenadiel now?" Crowley suddenly sound dangerous. The detective swallowed, he had completely forgotten about the difficult family past. "Should I show you what Amenadiel and his favourite siblings did to my back? Should I strip off my shirt and show you?"

"No, no, there is no… there is no need" the policeman said before turning around and running from the room. He marched straight into the room where Chloe was talking to Aziraphale and knocked on the crystal a couple of times. His ex-wife walked into the other room, confused. "Do we change?"

"Why? He was talking perfectly with me" the former actress answered, inwardly cursing the snake for being so much like Lucifer. He had probably toyed with Dan until he couldn´t keep his calm anymore. "What did he do?"

"More like what did I do" Espinoza shook his head. "I… kind of mentioned Amenadiel when I was interrogating him and…"

"You did what?!" the blond was completely dumbfounded. He had warned Dan before he entered the same room as Crowley to never mention Amenadiel, on threat to a very painful death. Probably by snake poison or incineration via celestial staff. "Dan, I told you, just focus on the investigation."

"He was turning me crazy with all his mocking" he said like a little kid. "Besides, we deal with Lucifer and Amenadiel so much that it´s a little difficult treating their brother like I would a subject. Especially when he makes a demonstration of why he was Lucifer´s favourite sibling."

"Dan…"

"I tried, believe me, but he is as impossible as that… that…" the dark haired detective threw his hands in the air. "Just exchange with me, okay? I can manage Fell alright and you deal with Lucifer on daily basis."

"You too"

"Not as much as you" Decker rolled her eyes, but exchanged subjects with Dan. It would be easier for her to manage Crowley, especially because she knew his celestial nature. She entered the room with confidence that was immediately detected by the former demon. This one smiled.

"Awwww, I was hoping the other guy would come back to play" the redhead said, a Lucifer brand smile on his face. "What, detective? We were having fun, I was about to show him what my siblings did to me when I was thrown out of home. I thought that, if he liked Amenadiel so much, he should know his bad side too."

"Yeah, well… I don´t care about Amenadiel´s dark side" Chloe said, dumping a folder in front of him. "Where were you the night of the Dowling murder?"

"In my Bentley, hoping that those assholes Warlock calls his parents have actually developed a sense of paternal responsibility" in London, he would have added, but that wouldn´t be of help. "Before he came to the USA, I gave him my phone number. We told him we would be close… at least for the first few weeks" Crowley dramatically wept. "Is that what you needed to hear?"

"As if I believed that shit" knowing that the reason her questions weren´t being answered with the whole true was that the archangel had miracled his Bentley all the way from London from LA, the detective tried to contain herself a bit. Or at least not to say anything weird in front of the camera. "But your boyfriend…"

"Husband"

"Your husband already told us how you entered into the country" Chloe opened her folder. "And Warlock gave us a very interesting history about you climbing a wall to go to the rescue."

"Hey, my parents could be shitty, but I am proud of being a good parents for the kid. And, as a parent, it was my obligation to protect that kid" he looked at her with a now serious look. "I think you between all should know it." He then relaxed. "I can prove that I never entered the house, never saw the Dowlings, so I´m innocent."

"And your husband said that he stayed in the car all the time, which the security photos prove" the female detective took two out. "Did you see the faces of the murderers? Or something that would enable us to identify them?"

"They were completely covered and didn´t have any tattoos or signs…" Crowley stopped, thinking about something. "But there is something…"

"Yes?" Chloe opened his notebook to write the description, but the former demon put a hand over it.

"Not here"

Sorry for the wait, hope you have enjoyed it!