"You and Crowley - you're just the same!" John couldn't help but smile slightly at that, though he knew it was probably a bad idea.
"Yeah, you're right," he said levelly. "Everybody does, sometimes. What can I say--I get mad when my friends are hurt, and I don't especially want to die right now. Call that hypocrisy if you want, I won't argue.
"But don't stand there and tell me I didn't try to get your side of the story, Raphael. You know I did. I listened and I gave you the best advice I knew how and I kept your secret. And you turned around and pulverized my best friend because what, he didn't show you the proper respect a demon owes an angel?"
He swallowed. "You want to know why I trust Crowley? He gave me back my soul, Raphael. Bought it back using the spell he cast in the infirmary, got himself in Lucifer's personal bad books for his trouble, and then he gave it to me, no strings attached, like--like it was a pack of cigarettes I'd misplaced. So yes, I am on his side. Absolutely. If that sets me against you, I'm sorry, because I really had nothing against you until all this happened. But that's how it is. If you're gonna shoot me for it, you'd better just do it and get it over with before anybody else gets hurt."
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Date: 2006-02-19 12:36 am (UTC)"Yeah, you're right," he said levelly. "Everybody does, sometimes. What can I say--I get mad when my friends are hurt, and I don't especially want to die right now. Call that hypocrisy if you want, I won't argue.
"But don't stand there and tell me I didn't try to get your side of the story, Raphael. You know I did. I listened and I gave you the best advice I knew how and I kept your secret. And you turned around and pulverized my best friend because what, he didn't show you the proper respect a demon owes an angel?"
He swallowed. "You want to know why I trust Crowley? He gave me back my soul, Raphael. Bought it back using the spell he cast in the infirmary, got himself in Lucifer's personal bad books for his trouble, and then he gave it to me, no strings attached, like--like it was a pack of cigarettes I'd misplaced. So yes, I am on his side. Absolutely. If that sets me against you, I'm sorry, because I really had nothing against you until all this happened. But that's how it is. If you're gonna shoot me for it, you'd better just do it and get it over with before anybody else gets hurt."