Title: One More Day (Part IV)
Pairing: Chastine
Rating: PG-PG13
Disclaimer: I own the book... but that is about it. Amilla is mine though!
Summery: He carried around a lot of things, but among his arsenal was a hat
A/N: Part IV! Okay so now the whole last chapter might make a little bit more sense, it fills in the holes that have been making people go "What?" That is if anyone even reads this...
Once Chas was clothed- not that either of them minded he hadn't been- but it was the principal of the thing- and had gotten some hot chocolate (John didn't even realize he had any Before)they talked. For a while the conversation was light, almost erasing the time Chas had been gone- but it couldn't stay that way forever. It soon got into heavier topics, then an explanation for the summoning.
"So let me get this straight- you aren't supposed to be here and you convinced that disgrace of an angel for help. She wasn't powerful enough to bring you back on her own- so you were hoping that eventually I would read that book so she could do it." John asked, chewing on a piece on gum in wonder.
"That's it in a nutshell. If you saw the specifics you would have noticed you needed a heavenly blessing or demonic aura to pull it off- depending on where the person you want to bring back ended up. Honestly I thought you had read the damn thing and it would have reminded you- but I stand corrected. I asked Amilla to come down and remind you about me, if you cared at all, and kinda point the book out."
"Like hell, that girl did no such thing. Okay so maybe she got me thinking enough to read the book but she in no way told me anything about this." He scowled at the fact she had broken into his apartment several times.
"Why am I not surprised. I knew there was a reason her eyes glowed when I asked her to go bother you. She must enjoy annoying you." Chas smirked and shook his head from side to side, trying to cover for his amused look.
"Why of course I love to annoy Johnny-boy!" a voice called from the doorway. "Mind if I come in?" she asked- walking into the house wether the answer be yes... or no.
"And you call yourself an angel." Constantine rolled his eyes, slightly glaring at her.
"Oh come on John, you know I am not into the whole saint thing. Yeah so most of us have the rep. but I am a angelic realist!" she chirped, " and its real fun to get on your last nerve! Everyone in my line of work are real stiffs, so humanity is the best place ever to me! Well... besides the rapes, murders, killers, and the like. Plus I always come through!"
"You know, its amazing your boss keeps you around with that attitude. You play tricks on all the residence of eternal peace, have an attitude in the first place, and refer to Jesus as 'dude' all the time." Chas smiled knowingly as he said that.
"Oh shut up Kramer, you know he keeps me because I am a faithful follower and genuinely hate most of humanities... quirks, but forgive them, and can put up with people like Johnny here!" She smiled, " plus I look damn good with wings."
Both male's sitting there sighed almost simultaneously.
"Fine, fine, I am going to get out of here. Now remember Chas unless something happens you have tonight and tomorrow only, then you come back to be my heavenly roommate! If you succeed, you get to stay with a certain ray of sunshine!" She walked out of the front door, closing it.
"Kid, you must be a saint if you can put up with the likes of her." Constantine said, watching as the door closed.
"Yeah well you get used to her, plus she isn't half as bad as you think she is." He shrugged, "Oh and Constantine, don't ask me what needs to happen, if I told you it's a one way ticket back to the pearly gates. I hate that fact, but I didn't make the rules. I think it was the limitation put by God and the Devil because them couldn't fully get rid of the summon because of the angelic and demonic aura's surrounding it. Makes it harder to stay if people can't tell you what they need, right?"
"Yeah I guess so, but its getting late and we really should get some sleep so we can deal with that unfinished business of yours. You get the couch- like always." and so John walked to his room, only stopping for a moment to look back at his young (dead) apprentice.
It wasn't until a few hours later- when all was calm and Chas knew John was asleep- did the near ghost silently go into the exorcists room. He didn't do much, just stood there and watched the elder man sleep. He didn't know when he had fallen in love with him- he just kind of fell into it from all the hero worship he had given the other.
A smile came to his lips as Constantine slightly shifted in his sleep, but not waking up. He didn't know how long he stood there, but the sky outside the dingy apartment started to lighten up a little bit- the sun would create the morning sunset in a few hours.
"John Constantine, I am in love with you."
This was the only thing Chas said before he prepared to catch a couple hours worth of sleep before he awoke to try and convince the other man that he loved Chas too.