Good Omens One-Shots

Apologies

Crowley had moved on after the 'abandonment' as Crowley called it. In his mind that is what he had done, he had abandoned Crowley and from the very second after he left the street he vowed never to say the angels name or to ever think about him ever again. 

He was successful to an extent, Crowley had moved to a small town up north near the border. He had basically restarted his life without 'him'. He had his cottage and his garden an according to him the best part was that his nearest neighbour was four miles away in any direction. He believed he had found his peace. 

It was early one Saturday evening when the town had their monthly town festival and Crowley had for some reason shown up. He was creeping around the alley ways when a little girl ran into his legs with tears streaming down her face.

"Sorry Mister" she said as she tried to walk around him.

Crowley sighed and contemplated not getting involved but he could never say no to a crying child and so he knelt down and asked her "Are you alright?"

"I *sob* I can't find *sob* my mama"

"What's your name?"

"Kayla"

"Why don't we go and find her?" said Crowley who offered her his hand.

The girl looked at him through her tears and hesitated before taking Crowley's hand and they walked into the busy street. Crowley could feel the girl tighten her grip, he knew she was scared, he knew how it felt to be separated from those he....No he wasn't thinking about him anymore.

"Do you see her?" Crowley asked Kayla

Kayla looked around but couldn't see her mom and so they stayed where they were and kept looking. 

"KAYLA!?" 

Crowley could hear the girls mother shouting for her but he couldn't see her and so they stayed put, she would find them and about a minute later she did just that.

"Mama!" shouted the girl as her mother came running up to her and hugged her.

"Oh Kayla don't run off like that. Are you alright?"

"I'm okay the nice man helped me find you"

"What man?"

Kayla looked around the Crowley was walking back to his alley way, now that Kayla was with her mother she would be safe.

"Mister!" shouted Kayla as she dragged her mother towards him.

They stood before the demon and he looked the mother in the eyes, silently annoyed he had left his sunglasses at home.

"You found my daughter?"

Crowley nodded. He was not expecting the mother to lean up and kiss him on the cheek and thank him for his kindness. Kayla and her mother walked away and disappeared in the crowd.

Crowley leaned against the wall of the alley and just watched the people have their fun, remembering a time when he had such fun.

"That was a nice thing you did Crowley"

Crowley acted like he hadn't heard him and kept watching the people.

"I understand you're angry with me, I also understand that I hurt you, I wanted to apologise for...."

Crowley shoved him against the wall by his coat and looked him dead in the eyes.

"You have NO right to say those words to me, YOU understand nothing about what you did!"