I'll Always Love You

Alfred

A/N: Sorry this took a while and that it's short. This is mostly just an introduction for Alfred. I really wanted to make this longer but I didn't get any real good ideas for it until yesterday. Unfortunately tomorrow I'm going camping for a week and won't be able to write everything I originally had planned. I hope this filler chapter will do for now.

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Alfred walked down a cracked sidewalk of an old rundown park. He felt tired both mentally and physically. Physically because he had been walking all day. Mentally because he was tired of searching for someone that may not even want to be found.

He and Vash had split up to look for his lost love. Today he had no luck at all which didn't surprise him. He had been looking for him for almost sixteen human years which was just a few years in Hell.

Yet so far they came up empty. No clues. No leads. Just nothing. Alfred was beginning to loose hope in finding the Brit.

He sat down on a slightly rusty metal bench and let himself relax. Closing his eyes and letting his head fall back. If only he had one lead. Just one and he could use it to find Arthur. As the king Hell he can do many things with just one little thing. But Arthur left nothing behind. Not even a letter.

"Penny for your thoughts?" A very familiar and very French accent asked.

"What do you want Francis?" Alfred growled. He wasn't in the mood for this idiots antics.

"I just wanted to talk. You look stressed and I think talking about it will help."

Alfred opened one eye. "Oh really? And why do you think that?"

"Because I am your friend and I know you. I know you almost as much as I know the back of my hand."

"Well unless you have any important information on how to find Arthur I'm not interested."

"Actually I do have some information that would certainly help you in your search."

Alfred sat up straight, ready to listen to whatever vital information he would get.

"You better not be lying or else I will rip your throat out."

"Of course I'm not lying. I would never do something so cruel. Now here's what I found out. Arthur is no longer an angel. In fact he's just a normal human being."

"But how is that possible? There's only two ways an angel can become human."

"Yes, so that means that either Ivan decided to turn him human or-"

"His wings were ripped off." Alfred finished.

Francis nodded sadly. "I talked to Ivan about it and he said that he had no reason to change Arthur into a human. Ever since Arthur decided to be with you he wasn't considered an angel even though he still had his powers and white wings. As far as Ivan was concerned he was your business. Unless you hurt him that is. Then Arthur becomes his business."

"So that means his wings were ripped off." Alfred berried his face in his hands.

Having your wings ripped off was one of the most painful experiences anyone could feel. They were attached to you and ripping them off is the same as ripping off your arm. And the worst part is that once an angels wings are ripped off demon ones replace them. In order to become human those have to be ripped off as well.

"So that means he was reborn."

"I'm afraid so."

"Then that means..."

"This whole time you've been looking for a twenty-three year old man when in reality you needed to look for a child. Now you have to start all over again. I imagine he's probably about sixteen years old."

For a while they sat in silence. Alfred thinking about where to begin his new search. Francis on the other hand was thinking about a certain Scotsman he met on his way there.

After a while Alfred stood up. "Well it's about time I left. I have to tell Vash about Arthur and then get Peter and Lily. I promised to get them ice cream."

"I understand. I will see you later my friend. I must get ready anyway."

"Got another date?"

"I tried but no. I met an interesting yet handsome man named Alistair on the way here. He said that he doesn't roll that way but I will change that. He agreed too meet for a beer at a nearby bar in an hour." Francis smirked.

"Alright dude. Good luck then. Hope it works out this time." Alfred said patting him on the shoulder.

"Thank you."

They both parted ways. One hoping to find the love of his life with the new and helpful information. The other hoping to find someone to spend the end of time with.

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A/N: I hope you enjoyed it even though it's incredibly short. I promise that next chapter will be longer and better. Sorry for any typos. I'm too tired to look for and correct them.