The song here is "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) by AC/DC
It's a Long Way to the Top
Shortly after Crowley learnt that his Queen was pregnant, and their small conversation fell silent, Nikolai and Nerilla walked in, arguing. That quickly stopped when both stared at Clara; a grin slowly creeping on Nikolai's face. When she glared at him, he looked up, meeting her eyes, and flashed her a seductive smile.
"Wow, did you get a new dress?" he asked her and Crowley growled. When Clara glanced over at her lover, he glared at their Knight like he was ready get blood on his hands. However, Nikolai ignored his King and his brooding. "Nah, new bra, right?" he asked jokingly and that's when Crowley stood up, leaned over his desk, looking like he was going to release a little Hellfire on their Knight.
Clara stepped out and stood by Crowley, hooking her arm with his and stroking his chest, calming his anger.
"You can quit, Nikolai." She said softly, but when he met her eyes, he couldn't ignore the authority he saw. He grinned, then walked up and continued to look at her body, still pushing the boundaries.
"So, pick any names yet?" he asked and took the chair he had last time, sitting in front of them, folding one leg over the other, making himself comfortable. Ginger came over and sat beside him so he could scratch the top of her head and her ears. Crowley continued to glare, but Clara came around and sat on the left corner of the desk in front of the Knight.
"No, we haven't." she said and he smiled darkly. "We just found out." she added and his smile widened. Nerilla approached and made a sickening sound you'd expect out of a rich white girl excited about a new pair of shoes.
"A baby!" she said. Nerilla seemed shocked, but thrilled. Crowley grunted and by the sound of it, he was just as sickened by her reaction as Clara was.
"I call dibs on official babysitter." Nikolai said and then Nerilla gasped. Crowley grunted again as if the idea baffled him.
"It should be me!" Nerilla said.
When Clara arched her eyebrow, Nikolai let out a small laugh and folded his arms behind his head. "Looks like I'm the first choice and hey, what better to babysit the little Hell Cookie than the most powerful demon next to Clara." He said and then Crowley grunted again. "Sorry, next to the Queen of Hell." Nikolai corrected himself, as if following formalities was what had Crowley all grumpy.
Nerilla sighed and smacked Nikolai's shoulder.
"You're supposed to say Clara and Crowley." she said and smiled at Crowley, like that won her some brownie points.
"Thank you." Crowley said dryly, a growl mixing with his voice. "But next time, it's Queen and King." He added and Clara sighed, looking at Nikolai who was grinning. She couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed.
"Alright, next to the King and Queen." Nikolai said and then glanced at Crowley, as if implying "is that better?" which got Nerilla to grunt.
"If you wish to be official babysitter, you have to start respecting your King." Clara said, a little more harsh than she anticipated. Nerilla gasped as if she was unimpressed with how Nikolai was actually going to get the job and Crowley quickly added his opinion.
"No, he is going nowhere near our child." He said and Nerilla smiled, as if she was now the first choice. When Clara glanced over her shoulder at her lover, Nikolai grinned from ear to ear for only Crowley to see. "You sniveling little sod." He said and Clara narrowed her eyes at him. When he met her glare, he growled softly. "He is the greatest threat to our child." He added.
"Agreed." Nerilla said softly, almost unnoticeably to everyone else in the office.
"Or I'm the greatest protector." Nikolai said and Clara raised her eyebrows as if she agreed with the Knight of Hell. Crowley now looked like a child who couldn't understand why he lost the argument, but quickly narrowed his eyes and glared at Nikolai.
"He has remained loyal to you, to us. I don't think he would only to kill our child." She said and Nikolai was nodding his head, which angered Crowley more. "If he really wanted our child dead, don't you think he'd waste no time in trying?" she asked and Nikolai nodded once more.
"He'll plan carefully." Crowley said and then Nikolai mocked an offended expression.
"C'mon Crowley, would I ever harm Clara or the baby?" he asked, his facial expression serious and sincere, despite his mocked expression seconds ago. "I love Clara, she's stupendous." He added and Crowley knit his eyebrows as if he didn't like the sound of that.
"Thank you." Clara said softly, meeting Nikolai's smile.
"You're welcome." He said and when he looked back at Crowley, returned to his serious expression. "Would I ever betray the one who stepped in and persuaded Lilith from killing me back in the day?" he asked and Clara glanced at Crowley, confused. He met her eyes, but looked back at Nikolai. Explanations weren't important. "Would I betray the one who taught me how to outsmart other demons because he thought I was a pathetic newbie? The one who picked me out of the thousands to be his lieutenant because he could trust me, because he trained me?" he added and then waited for his King to reply.
"What a kiss ass." Nerilla said under her breath.
When Clara softened her eyes and glanced at her lover, Crowley sighed and looked away.
"Ah, I knew you couldn't stay mad at me." Nikolai said and stood up. When Crowley glanced at him, annoyance filled his eyes. "So, until I can babysit, I'll be Clara's bodyguard." He said and then Crowley's eyes filled with anger.
"No way! That should be me!" Nerilla said and Clara just glanced at her.
"Absolutely not." Crowley said, referring to Nikolai. But when Clara glanced at him, as if annoyed, he knew his opinion didn't matter. That enraged him. His Queen disregarded his opinion where it mattered most. He cared for her safety and, friend or foe; none will be close enough to her to try anything. "No one but me is to be near her." he said and then Clara raised her eyebrows as if unimpressed, and then stood up, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I'm like her assistant!" Nerilla said and then Nikolai glanced over his shoulder at her.
"Just shut up already." He said, which stunned her into an angered silence.
Clara and Crowley ignored their little drama and carried on with their own.
"This is the twenty-first Century, not the sixteen hundreds. Get real." She said and glanced at Nikolai. "The only way you get to be my bodyguard is if you make a deal with your King." She said and gracefully walked out of the office with Ginger trotting behind her, slamming the door behind her.
She may not have liked Crowley's opinion, but she trusted him to make the final decision that will work out for all of them, especially her. And she knew he'd give her what she wanted, of course making sure that it was safe. Which it was.
Nerilla sighed and walked out of the office, as if defeated.
Nikolai met his King's glare and smiled.
"So, I get the job if I promise to be a good boy?" he asked and Crowley remained silent, annoyed beyond belief.
Author's Note: I was saving this song for other characters, but I couldn't help giving it to Nikolai. The song seemed to fit.