Eyes Part 9
It started out as a mild discomfort. When Crowley woke up, his eyes were a little itchy but that was it. Just slightly irritating. He decided to ignore it and just go about his day. He went to the market that morning, making small talk with the cashier. He then went back to the book shop and put the groceries away before deciding to head to the park. It was a beautiful day outside, after all.
"Where are you going now?" Aziraphale asked with a bit of a chuckle.
"Thought I would go to the park for a bit. Was there something you needed?" Crowley asked after stopping on his way to the door.
"No, it just seems you're going out more than usual today, that's all." Aziraphale replied. He walked over and gave Crowley a kiss on the cheek.
"Yes. Two whole trips out of the shop in one day. Amazing." Crowley laughed and shook his head. Aziraphale just chuckled again and Crowley left to go to the park.
While he sat in the park, the itch started to turn into a bit of a sting. It still wasn't anything that he couldn't handle. He tried to miracle away the sensation to no avail. That had him slightly worried but only slightly. He spent about an hour sitting on a bench in the park near the duck pond before going back to the shop.
"Yes....of course." Aziraphale said in response to the person on the phone. "Yes. Absolutely. Okay. Thank you very much. Have a nice day." He then hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Crowley asked.
"Just the supplier. He had a few new books he thought I might like." Aziraphale replied before going over to give Crowley a kiss on the lips. "How was the park?"
"It was okay. The ducks were particularly noisy today." Crowley made a face. Aziraphale took his arm and led him back to the couch in the back room.
"I thought we could have dinner at the Ritz tonight." Aziraphale said as he sat next to Crowley.
"That sounds lovely." Crowley nodded. He took off his sunglasses and rubbed his eyes a bit. The irritating sting was a little worse than when he'd been in the park.
"Is everything alright, dear?" Aziraphale asked, concern evident in his voice.
"I'm not sure." Crowley sighed. "There's a bit of a....sting." He made a face before rubbing his eyes again. "I'm sure it'll go away."
"Okay." Aziraphale was definitely still worried but he'd learned to trust Crowley when it came to certain things.
As the day went on, the sting got a bit worse and then it slowly turned into a dull ache. Like a pressure building behind his eyes. He told Aziraphale that he was going to take a nap before dinner and then went up to lay in bed. He hoped that the pain would go away but it didn't. As time went on, it actually got worse.
"Darling? Do you still want to go to dinner?" Aziraphale asked about an hour before they were supposed to go.
"I um.....I don't think I can." Crowley's voice shook a bit as he said it. The pain had gotten bad enough that he was almost crying at that point.
"What's wrong?" Aziraphale came over and sat down next to him on the bed, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"It hurts....." Crowley pointed to his temple.
"How bad?" Aziraphale gently rubbed Crowley's arm.
"I really wouldn't mind being dipped in holy water right now." Crowley replied. He kept his eyes closed and his back to Aziraphale.
"How long?" Aziraphale was suddenly very concerned. It had to be pretty bad for Crowley to say that.
"This bad just about an hour. It's been slowly getting worse throughout the day. Started out just a minor itch this morning." Crowley gripped the sheets. He was pretty sure the pain was getting worse.
"Is there anything that I can do?" Aziraphale reached up to gently run his fingers through Crowley's hair. He could attempt to heal him but that might make matters worse.
"Just.....hold me for a bit." Crowley replied. Aziraphale lay down on the bed next to Crowley and wrapped his arms around him. He hoped that it actually did help. After a while he could feel Crowley starting to cry.
"Darling?" Aziraphale asked as he kissed the back of Crowley's neck.
"I feel like my head is about to explode. It just keeps getting worse." Crowley's voice was strained as he said it. Aziraphale shifted a little so he could kiss Crowley's temple.
"I'm so sorry, my love." He hated the fact that he couldn't legitimately heal Crowley. All they could do was ride it out and hope that it got better. After a little while longer Aziraphale agreed that alcohol was the way to go and helped Crowley get drunk enough that he was able to actually fall asleep. Maybe things would be better in the morning.
Crowley woke up when the sun came streaming through the bedroom window and hit him right in the face. It took him a good five minutes to realize that the sun was actually bothering him. It had been nearly twenty years since he'd seen anything other than complete darkness.
"Zira?" Crowley said as he blinked a few times. He still couldn't see anything but instead of darkness, there was now light. He could at least make out that there was light.
"Yes, Crowley?" Aziraphale asked as he sat up and stretched. Crowley blinked again. He could see a shape in the white. There was a bit of movement. Crowley reached out and managed to touch Aziraphale's hand.
"It's not dark anymore." Crowley said softly. He was almost afraid that it would go away and he'd be plunged once again into darkness.
"What do you mean?" Aziraphale asked and he gasped slightly when he got a good look at Crowley. "You're eyes....." Aziraphale put his hands on Crowley's cheeks.
"What about them?" Crowley asked, a little panicked.
"They're not all black anymore. They're white now." Aziraphale replied. "They're completely white but they're definitely white."
"And I can see light. I can....make out your shape a little bit. Like a blur in the light." Crowley replied with a little bit of a smile.
"And how does your head feel?" Aziraphale slid his hand up to run his fingers through Crowley's hair.
"Doesn't hurt at all." Crowley nodded.
"You don't think....." Aziraphale started.
"I don't want to jinx it." Crowley interrupted. "But I can see light and I can make out your shape. We can celebrate that a bit." Crowley chuckled.
"Yes, we can definitely celebrate that." Aziraphale nodded before giving Crowley a kiss on the lips. He couldn't keep himself from wondering what had changed that Crowley could suddenly see light instead of dark. The rest they could worry about later.
"Where are you going now?" Aziraphale asked with a bit of a chuckle.
"Thought I would go to the park for a bit. Was there something you needed?" Crowley asked after stopping on his way to the door.
"No, it just seems you're going out more than usual today, that's all." Aziraphale replied. He walked over and gave Crowley a kiss on the cheek.
"Yes. Two whole trips out of the shop in one day. Amazing." Crowley laughed and shook his head. Aziraphale just chuckled again and Crowley left to go to the park.
While he sat in the park, the itch started to turn into a bit of a sting. It still wasn't anything that he couldn't handle. He tried to miracle away the sensation to no avail. That had him slightly worried but only slightly. He spent about an hour sitting on a bench in the park near the duck pond before going back to the shop.
"Yes....of course." Aziraphale said in response to the person on the phone. "Yes. Absolutely. Okay. Thank you very much. Have a nice day." He then hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Crowley asked.
"Just the supplier. He had a few new books he thought I might like." Aziraphale replied before going over to give Crowley a kiss on the lips. "How was the park?"
"It was okay. The ducks were particularly noisy today." Crowley made a face. Aziraphale took his arm and led him back to the couch in the back room.
"I thought we could have dinner at the Ritz tonight." Aziraphale said as he sat next to Crowley.
"That sounds lovely." Crowley nodded. He took off his sunglasses and rubbed his eyes a bit. The irritating sting was a little worse than when he'd been in the park.
"Is everything alright, dear?" Aziraphale asked, concern evident in his voice.
"I'm not sure." Crowley sighed. "There's a bit of a....sting." He made a face before rubbing his eyes again. "I'm sure it'll go away."
"Okay." Aziraphale was definitely still worried but he'd learned to trust Crowley when it came to certain things.
As the day went on, the sting got a bit worse and then it slowly turned into a dull ache. Like a pressure building behind his eyes. He told Aziraphale that he was going to take a nap before dinner and then went up to lay in bed. He hoped that the pain would go away but it didn't. As time went on, it actually got worse.
"Darling? Do you still want to go to dinner?" Aziraphale asked about an hour before they were supposed to go.
"I um.....I don't think I can." Crowley's voice shook a bit as he said it. The pain had gotten bad enough that he was almost crying at that point.
"What's wrong?" Aziraphale came over and sat down next to him on the bed, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"It hurts....." Crowley pointed to his temple.
"How bad?" Aziraphale gently rubbed Crowley's arm.
"I really wouldn't mind being dipped in holy water right now." Crowley replied. He kept his eyes closed and his back to Aziraphale.
"How long?" Aziraphale was suddenly very concerned. It had to be pretty bad for Crowley to say that.
"This bad just about an hour. It's been slowly getting worse throughout the day. Started out just a minor itch this morning." Crowley gripped the sheets. He was pretty sure the pain was getting worse.
"Is there anything that I can do?" Aziraphale reached up to gently run his fingers through Crowley's hair. He could attempt to heal him but that might make matters worse.
"Just.....hold me for a bit." Crowley replied. Aziraphale lay down on the bed next to Crowley and wrapped his arms around him. He hoped that it actually did help. After a while he could feel Crowley starting to cry.
"Darling?" Aziraphale asked as he kissed the back of Crowley's neck.
"I feel like my head is about to explode. It just keeps getting worse." Crowley's voice was strained as he said it. Aziraphale shifted a little so he could kiss Crowley's temple.
"I'm so sorry, my love." He hated the fact that he couldn't legitimately heal Crowley. All they could do was ride it out and hope that it got better. After a little while longer Aziraphale agreed that alcohol was the way to go and helped Crowley get drunk enough that he was able to actually fall asleep. Maybe things would be better in the morning.
Crowley woke up when the sun came streaming through the bedroom window and hit him right in the face. It took him a good five minutes to realize that the sun was actually bothering him. It had been nearly twenty years since he'd seen anything other than complete darkness.
"Zira?" Crowley said as he blinked a few times. He still couldn't see anything but instead of darkness, there was now light. He could at least make out that there was light.
"Yes, Crowley?" Aziraphale asked as he sat up and stretched. Crowley blinked again. He could see a shape in the white. There was a bit of movement. Crowley reached out and managed to touch Aziraphale's hand.
"It's not dark anymore." Crowley said softly. He was almost afraid that it would go away and he'd be plunged once again into darkness.
"What do you mean?" Aziraphale asked and he gasped slightly when he got a good look at Crowley. "You're eyes....." Aziraphale put his hands on Crowley's cheeks.
"What about them?" Crowley asked, a little panicked.
"They're not all black anymore. They're white now." Aziraphale replied. "They're completely white but they're definitely white."
"And I can see light. I can....make out your shape a little bit. Like a blur in the light." Crowley replied with a little bit of a smile.
"And how does your head feel?" Aziraphale slid his hand up to run his fingers through Crowley's hair.
"Doesn't hurt at all." Crowley nodded.
"You don't think....." Aziraphale started.
"I don't want to jinx it." Crowley interrupted. "But I can see light and I can make out your shape. We can celebrate that a bit." Crowley chuckled.
"Yes, we can definitely celebrate that." Aziraphale nodded before giving Crowley a kiss on the lips. He couldn't keep himself from wondering what had changed that Crowley could suddenly see light instead of dark. The rest they could worry about later.
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