Stars Meant To Fall

Phone call

"Hello?" Crowley picked up the phone but no one answered it. "I really hope this is not a prank call again" he sighed holding the phone away from his ear, his voice still sounded a bit shocked. "Hello! Who is this?!"
"Ahh sorry...krch... it's Adam from T...krch... adfield." the 11 and a half years old boy's voice broke down quite often
"ADAM?! How did you get this number?!"
"It's hard to...krch... xplain right now. The reception around the village is acting cr...krch... azy. It's almost supernatural if you know what I mean. Please come to check if it's harmless or not."
"Let me guess you let your powers break lose again?" the red head demon asked.
"Powers? Break lose... Adam?" Laila tried to figure out who is on the other half of the line then the pieces suddenly clicked together. "You're talking to the Antichrist?!" the young angel shouted.
"Nooo. I'm talking to Adam Young" Crowley covered his phone's speaker and tried to shoo away Laila "How about instead you eavedrop on my phone call you take care of that fainted idiot over here?" he pointed at Atlas with a neutral expression but to tell the truth he was worried.
"Finee, but this talk is not finished you here me, demon?"
"Yeah yeah. Whatever" Crowley said walking into his room talking into a microphone again. "Hey Adam. Sorry. Still there?"

"I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! I swear it wasn't me!"
"OKAY okay calm down. When did this... thing started?"
"Two days ago when...krch...come to the town."
"Who came to town?" Crowley asked back because he couldn't pick up the name.
"...krch..., I dunno he seems cool. But seriously, it wasn't me! I wouldn't do anything...krch... reckless especially not one day before Anathema's and Newton's wedding!" Adam voice sounded a bit annoyed.
"Oh fuck... I totally forgot about that wedding" the demon whispered mostly to himself.
"Please come. We have no ide..." and without any previous sign the telephone line went dead.
"Hello? Hello?! Adam?!" Crowley yelled looking at the screen of his phone. "Huh... no signal? That's... okay that's really weird." he scratches his head going back to the two young angels putting away his phone.

Surprisingly they weren't in the corridor where he left them but in the living room. Atlas on the sofa, still passed out while Laila worriedly walked up and down in the room. When she spotted Crowley she crossed her arms.
"Explanation. Now."
"Okay... Adam was really the Antichrist but now he is just a normal 11 and a half year old human boy." Crowley leaned against the sofa. "He seems to be in trouble... I might go there to see what happened" he groaned under his breath.
"You mean we all go there. I'm not staying in a demons flat alone especially not when Atlas is out like this." Laila said as she stopped in her pace. "If this is how sleep looks like then I will never try it."
"It'sss not sleep." the red head demon tried to remain emotionless. "Sleep is a willing activity, you can't fall asleep this suddenly unless you're really, and I mean really tired. Something felt off about Atlas so I think he fainted."
"Fainted?"
"Oh my Go... Satan." Crowley annoyedly pinched his nose bridge. "It means, that he is unconscious right now."
"He was stressed out. I don't know what happened before I got here. He must have overwhelmed and overworked himself... it wouldn't be the first time."
"Hm... by the way you talk about him you two seem rather close." Crowley smiled faintly at Laila.
"Oh you have no idea! Thrust me I know Atlas better than my own palm." Laila laughed while shaking her head. "So where is this Adam?"
"He lives in Tadfield. That's out of town but I promised to check what happened there."

"That's... that's a rather nice act.
"I'm not Nice!" the red head demon raised his voice and furrowed his eyebrows. "I'm not nice got it? Never say that again." he grunted. "Look if you don't want to stay here while I'm gone. I can drop you and Atlas in front of Muriel's bookshop. She will be happy to talk with someone."
"That bookshop is still Heaven's embassy?"
"Yep, and I have no intention to go in there" Crowley grabbed his jacket. "Now the only thing is that I have no idea how to get Atlas to the car. I doubt that he will wake up soon."
"No problem. He is lightweighted"
"What?"
"Come on Crowley. I don't want to stay here on Earth for the rest of eternity!" Laila picked up the gingerish-brown haired boy from the couch and started walking towards the front door.
"Like I didn't already had enough of my plate. Dear God I never thought I have to act as parent to watch over some kidss so they don't leave the world in ruinsss." the red head demon groaned quietly. "Ngk... scratch that! I wasn't talking to You!" he pointed at the ceiling "My tongue just slipped. I still hate Ya for what you did to me!" he glared upwards then shoved his hands into his pocket and followed Laila to the Bentley.
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