"So I ran."
Gabriel laid down on the cloud, far above his family's bickering, but still in earshot. It was the same old thing, Lucifer would start it, and Michael would need to tell him that he's wrong.
"Don't think like that Lucifer!" Michael snapped.
"Why should we have to worship a lesser form?! We are angels Michael, not servants!" Lucifer retorted.
"It's what our father-"
"Right. What our father has commanded! Aren't you a little pissed off that dads got new favorites?"
"Blasphemy!"
"You know it! He doesn't have time for us ever since he made his little humans!"
"Don't, you dare say that around anyone!" Michael growled.
"Can you two take this to earth?" Gabriel called out. "Honestly ladies, this is getting old."
Gabriel could picture the scowls he was receiving from his brothers, but it stopped them talking. Gabriel heard faint beating of wings and smiled as his toddler brother, Castiel perched on the cloud with him.
"What were they fighting about?" Castiel asked in a small voice.
"Nothing you should worry about Cassie. They're being big babies."
Castiel smiled for a moment before looking at his feet. "They've been fighting for ages."
Gabriel pulled his little brother onto his lap. "They're always fighting, they have very different views on things."
"But Lucifer is the only one with the opposing idea." Castiel pointed out.
Gabriel chuckled. "I know. He's a bit of a rebel our brother."
"Why does Lucifer think that we shouldn't bow before the humans?"
"I wish I knew." He shrugged. He set his brother down and flew with him off the cloud. Michael was waiting there, his expression irritated.
"Why does Lucifer think he can just completely disobey fathers orders?! He'll fall!" He questioned.
"You ask me this every time you two fight." Gabriel replied rolling his eyes.
"Well it's an honest question and I want to know the answer!"
"Mike, this is Luci. Leave it and go back to being best bros again!"
"I can't, Gabriel. The way he's talking about our father's creation, and talking about our father's creation is talking about our father himself!"
A hand gripped Michaels shoulder tightly and Raphael sat down beside Michael. "I understand your worry, the boy is trouble. But he is our brother, he might see the error of his ways."
Gabriel almost snorted. It was highly unlikely that Lucifer would back down so easily, he was as stubborn as Raphael and Michael. And when they felt strongly about something, you don't bother arguing about it.
"You should talk to him Gabriel." Raphael said.
"Excuse me?"
"If anyone was to convince Lucifer, it would be you." Michael agreed.
"I'm not sure this is the best of ideas. If we just wait, Lucifer might drop it!"
"Gabriel please, we are running out of options. I'm afraid he'll do something that he'll regret!" Michael pleaded.
Gabriel sighed in defeat. "I'll try, but don't say I didn't warn you."
He trudged off to find Lucifer, which wasn't easy. Lucifer was in a mood, and with that, came great sulking. He wasn't easy to find when he was sulking. At one point, he had just about given up if it weren't for Balthazar, Uriel, Anna and Castiel murmuring among themselves.
"Hey guys." Gabriel said. "Have you happened to see Lucifer by any chance?"
All three of the little angels pointed upwards, and he saw Lucifer's legs dangling off a cloud.
He flew up and sat beside the sulking Lucifer, idly swinging his legs and looking down on earth.
"Rough day?" Gabriel tried, but Lucifer shrugged him off.
"I don't see why we have to bow down to them. We should rule!"
"Hey, I know you're not too happy with the new arrangements, but it's not so bad that we can't work through it. What would those humans really need us for? Dad's made them more than capable!"
"But he told us to serve them. They're his new favorite things. Look at me, I created the human race!"
Gabriel cracked a smile. "I know it's not fair that we sometimes get over looked, but we're angels, we get through this and do what dad says. And besides, we're role models to the littlies."
"That's the problem. We always do what dad says. Why can't we think for ourselves?"
Gabriel furrowed his brow. "Luci, you're talking about disobedience. That's a big no-no!"
"Right, because dad told us that. How do you listen to half the crap Michael tells you?!"
Something crossed Lucifer's face for a moment, and then he scowled at his brother. "You don't really care, this was Michaels plan."
"What?"
"You heard me." Lucifer snapped. "Michael told you to try to 'convince me' to stop doubting our father and obey the humans. I bet Raphael is in on it too."
Crap, Gabriel thought. "Okay, so what if they did. I kind of see where they're coming from on this Luci-"
"You're siding with them?! I thought I could trust you!" Lucifer cried.
"You can, you can! But Lucifer you're considering disobedience! You know what happens! I'm only trying to make sure you don't do anything-"
"Do anything like what? Stupid?!"
"Can I finish my sentence?!"
Lucifer leapt off the cloud. "I've had it! None of you have any backbone to stand up to dad!" He stormed away from Gabriel, muttering darkly to himself.
Gabriel sighed and fell back. He laid on the cloud, trying to think of what his brother was going to do. But he know one thing for sure, whatever he was planning, it wasn't going to be pretty.