Fic: Choices (1/1)
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salixbabylonTitle: Choices
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salixbabylon
Fandom: RPS (sort of)
Pairing: Lucifer/Orlando
Rating: PG
Word Count: 565
Disclaimer: No disrespect meant to anyone.
Summary: Conversations with God.
Author's Note: Written for the Slashy Retreat 2007, as part ofwillowwing's When Worlds Collide universe. Sorry it's so late - sileya betaed and can prove that I had it finished at the retreat but then I was sick for a week and forgot to post it until now.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A JOB WELL DONE, God said as She sat down next to Orlando on his beach towel. The waves maintained their steady rhythm, soothing and comfortable, just like the middle-aged female form She had chosen.
"I've been thinking," Orlando said after a few moments of silence. "And there's something I want to say to you. May I speak freely?"
God nodded. OF COURSE YOU MAY. JUST THINK ABOUT HOW RESPECTFUL LUCIFER AND SEAN ARE, She winked.
Half of a smile teased at Orlando's mouth for a moment. "All right then. I've been thinking that it was an unfair choice you set up for me, you know? Making a man choose between the love that calls to his soul and the gratitude and love he feels for his mother, a woman who had already suffered so much loss in her life. I couldn't choose. I'm still not completely convinced that I did, despite everything." He scooped up a handful of sand and let it trail through his fingers. "Despite being here, face to face with God."
I KNOW.
"Then why did you set it up like that?"
I DIDN'T. LUCIFER DID. AND YOU CHOSE TO GO ALONG WITH IT, She answered, turning to look at him. I DON'T MAKE THE RULES, ORLANDO. ALL OF YOU DO.
Orlando's brows crinkled as he thought about this. "So I had to choose Lucifer? Or love?"
THEY'RE THE SAME THING, AREN'T THEY? God mused. AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CHOOSE, EITHER. YOU JUST HAD TO WANT IT, TO WANT HIM, AND TO HAVE FAITH.
There was a long silence and they listened to the waves as Orlando thought about it. The breeze off the ocean ruffled their hair, and a couple of seals popped up, playing in a bed of kelp.
"So now that Lucifer and I are together, are we finished?" Orlando asked. "Or do I have to keep being reborn again and again?"
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, ORLANDO. ONCE YOU'RE CONSCIOUS OF THE CHOICE, THE CHOICE TO INCARNATE OR NOT IS YOURS. She chuckled, LUCIFER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSE QUITE AS WELL AS HE THINKS HE DOES.
"No?"
NO. BECAUSE REALLY, THERE AREN'T ANY RULES. THERE ARE ONLY CHOICES. JUST LIKE LOVE. THERE IS NO MOMENT WHEN LOVE DOES NOT EXIST – THERE IS ONLY THE CHOICE TO IGNORE IT, FOR WHATEVER REASONS, WHATEVER FEARS MY CREATIONS ALLOW TO GET IN THEIR WAY.
There was a longer silence this time, broken only by the crash of the waves and cries of the gulls.
"Do I have to choose right way?" Orlando asked. "How long can I stay here? Is this Heaven?"
God laughed and stood up, pulling Orlando with Her by the hand. YOU HAVE NOT YET GRASPED THE SIMPLICITY OF YOUR EXISTENCE NOW, ORLANDO. YOU ARE BEYOND TIME, ETERNAL. YOUR SOUL ALWAYS WAS, BUT NOW YOU CAN LEARN TO BECOME CONSCIOUS OF IT. YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING YOU WANT.
WITHIN REASON, She added, Her eyes sparkling.
Orlando laughed. "So no sex in your bedroom?" he teased.
God pinched his cheek lightly. HONEY, THIS WHOLE PLACE IS MY BEDROOM. MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE WHEREVER YOU LIKE. I WANT YOU AND LUCIFER TO FILL THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH YOUR LOVE.
"I'll do my best," Orlando laughed. "A big job like that might take a while; I'd better go find Lucifer and get started."
~end~
Author:
salixbabylonFandom: RPS (sort of)
Pairing: Lucifer/Orlando
Rating: PG
Word Count: 565
Disclaimer: No disrespect meant to anyone.
Summary: Conversations with God.
Author's Note: Written for the Slashy Retreat 2007, as part of
willowwing's When Worlds Collide universe. Sorry it's so late - sileya betaed and can prove that I had it finished at the retreat but then I was sick for a week and forgot to post it until now.IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A JOB WELL DONE, God said as She sat down next to Orlando on his beach towel. The waves maintained their steady rhythm, soothing and comfortable, just like the middle-aged female form She had chosen.
"I've been thinking," Orlando said after a few moments of silence. "And there's something I want to say to you. May I speak freely?"
God nodded. OF COURSE YOU MAY. JUST THINK ABOUT HOW RESPECTFUL LUCIFER AND SEAN ARE, She winked.
Half of a smile teased at Orlando's mouth for a moment. "All right then. I've been thinking that it was an unfair choice you set up for me, you know? Making a man choose between the love that calls to his soul and the gratitude and love he feels for his mother, a woman who had already suffered so much loss in her life. I couldn't choose. I'm still not completely convinced that I did, despite everything." He scooped up a handful of sand and let it trail through his fingers. "Despite being here, face to face with God."
I KNOW.
"Then why did you set it up like that?"
I DIDN'T. LUCIFER DID. AND YOU CHOSE TO GO ALONG WITH IT, She answered, turning to look at him. I DON'T MAKE THE RULES, ORLANDO. ALL OF YOU DO.
Orlando's brows crinkled as he thought about this. "So I had to choose Lucifer? Or love?"
THEY'RE THE SAME THING, AREN'T THEY? God mused. AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CHOOSE, EITHER. YOU JUST HAD TO WANT IT, TO WANT HIM, AND TO HAVE FAITH.
There was a long silence and they listened to the waves as Orlando thought about it. The breeze off the ocean ruffled their hair, and a couple of seals popped up, playing in a bed of kelp.
"So now that Lucifer and I are together, are we finished?" Orlando asked. "Or do I have to keep being reborn again and again?"
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, ORLANDO. ONCE YOU'RE CONSCIOUS OF THE CHOICE, THE CHOICE TO INCARNATE OR NOT IS YOURS. She chuckled, LUCIFER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSE QUITE AS WELL AS HE THINKS HE DOES.
"No?"
NO. BECAUSE REALLY, THERE AREN'T ANY RULES. THERE ARE ONLY CHOICES. JUST LIKE LOVE. THERE IS NO MOMENT WHEN LOVE DOES NOT EXIST – THERE IS ONLY THE CHOICE TO IGNORE IT, FOR WHATEVER REASONS, WHATEVER FEARS MY CREATIONS ALLOW TO GET IN THEIR WAY.
There was a longer silence this time, broken only by the crash of the waves and cries of the gulls.
"Do I have to choose right way?" Orlando asked. "How long can I stay here? Is this Heaven?"
God laughed and stood up, pulling Orlando with Her by the hand. YOU HAVE NOT YET GRASPED THE SIMPLICITY OF YOUR EXISTENCE NOW, ORLANDO. YOU ARE BEYOND TIME, ETERNAL. YOUR SOUL ALWAYS WAS, BUT NOW YOU CAN LEARN TO BECOME CONSCIOUS OF IT. YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING YOU WANT.
WITHIN REASON, She added, Her eyes sparkling.
Orlando laughed. "So no sex in your bedroom?" he teased.
God pinched his cheek lightly. HONEY, THIS WHOLE PLACE IS MY BEDROOM. MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE WHEREVER YOU LIKE. I WANT YOU AND LUCIFER TO FILL THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH YOUR LOVE.
"I'll do my best," Orlando laughed. "A big job like that might take a while; I'd better go find Lucifer and get started."
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Date: 2007-06-02 12:51 am (UTC)Jen ;->
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Date: 2007-06-02 05:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-02 02:28 am (UTC)heh.
good story. worth the wait.
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Date: 2007-06-02 05:12 pm (UTC)Glad you liked- it was fun to play in
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Date: 2007-06-02 09:37 am (UTC)Cheers (and good health) :)
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Date: 2007-06-02 05:13 pm (UTC)Glad you liked the story - thanks for commenting!