Lucifer carried Gabriel down into Hell. His little brother was unconscious and wounded badly but would heal. The second Lucifer had turned Gabriel's own blade against him and his little brother had lit up with grace the second born archangel had pulled control of his body back from the darkness within the mark for the frist time since a century before he was locked into the cage and poured his own grace into Gabriel to save the youngest of them all. Gabriel's speech had interested Lucifer. Were humans not as bad as he frist thought? Did they have people who wanted to save and protect this plant his father had made or was he right that all they do is destroy it? Reaching his chambers Lucifer laid Gabriel down on his bed. The youngest archangel groaned but didn't wake at the movement. Sitting down in a chair beside the bed Lucifer waited for Gabriel to regain consciousness. A few hours later Gabriel groaned again and started to roll onto his stomach like he always did when he slept as a fletchling. Unlike poplar believe angels could sleep and do when injured. Lucifer reached out to stop him but he had already moved. Gabriel woke with a cry of pain one hand flying to his chest where the blade had gone in. "Easy. Don't move to much you'll pull the grace stitches I put in."

"Lucifer." Gabriel groaned trying to scooch away from him. "Please. I'll leave. I'll never get between you and anyone again. Please just let me leave. If you ever cared about me at all." The Messenger jabbered fearfully his eyes flying around the cozy bedroom he was in trying to see any way of escape.

"Gabe, breath little brother. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm so sorry. I... I... It's me Gabe. Really me." Lucifer rushed both hands hovering in the air like he wanted to reach out and hold Gabriel but didn't dare do it.

The youngest archangel sat there on Lucifer's bed his hands braced behind him staring at the Devil. Using his grace even as it hurt like hell to Gabriel saw Lucifer had a glowing light around him. A light that was as bright as the frist stars his father had ever made. "Lucifer. Is that really you. Not the devil. Are you really Dad's Morningstar again?"

"It's me. It's really me. Oh Gabe I'm so sorry I hurt you. No I almost killed you." Lucifer said as he dropped his head into his hands with a sob. "I almost killed you and Michael I was planning on killing Michael too."

Gabriel sat there with his head tittied to one side watching his big brother loose it and it really was his big brother. The one who taught him how to prank and help to teach him how to fly along with Michael and his father. "But you didn't. You stopped. Yeah I'm hurt but not dead because you stopped and Michael just tell him that the darkness isn't in control anymore."

Lucifer slowly looked up at Gabriel his eyes glassy with tears and slim shred of hope. "You think he'll listen?"

"You won't know unless you try." Gabriel groaned before trying to lay back down on the bed. Lucifer jumped up from his chair and helped him. "Thanks."

"Anytime. You should rest." Gabriel nodded as his eyes slid closed. The Messenger was exhausted and the stab wound on his chest throbbed. Within a few minutes he was asleep again safe with his big brother for the frist time in centuries.

It was four days later when Gabriel woke again. Lucifer was still sitting on the chair beside the bed. "Hmm... I thought you were a dream." Gabriel said blinking sleep from his eyes.

"I'm here little brother. How you feeling?" Lucifer questioned as he helped Gabriel to sit up.

"Sore, weak, and hungry. Got any candy." Gabriel answered.

"Candy?" Lucifer asked.

"Yeah. Lollipops. M&Ms. Anything." Gabriel said.

"Ahhmm... I don't think so. I have something called a chocolate bar that one of my demons brought me. Is that candy?" Lucifer questioned.

"Yes. Gimme gimme." Gabriel said making grabby hands at his brother. Lucifer laughed and handed Gabriel the chocolate bar.

"Can I ask you a few questions?" Lucifer asked ringing his hands nervously.

"Yeah sure shoot." Gabriel said taking a bite out of the chocolate bar.

"Hmm... Humans? What did you mean?" Lucifer questioned.

"Huh.. What about them? I meant what I said. Their flawed but they try. I mean look at Sam. He was destined to go dark side but he keeps fighting it. He tries so hard to do good. To help poeple. He so stubborn it's annoying and sometimes he won't listen to reason but still he... He... What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Gabriel said as Lucifer just looked at him with a smirking.

"You like him."

"What?"

"Hehehe... You like him. Wait..." Lucifer said as he looked deeper at his little brother. "You're mates."

"What!? No! We're not." Gabriel denied.

"Yes you are. I can see it. You're mates, but your not bonded.. He doesn't know does he..." Lucifer said his eyes wide no wonder why his little brother tried to take him on. "Anyways.. About humans.. Are they destroying Father's earth?"

"Some of them yes but there are also some who do all they can to preserve it." Gabriel said. "There are bad people Lucifer but there are also good people. A lot of them. There are gardeners who care for thr plants and poeple who do all they can to help the animals."

"I don't understand."

"Here." Gabriel said before reaching out and laying one hand on Lucifer's forehead giving the archangel everything he had seen with humans the bad and the good. "See where there is bad there is good. It's a balance."

"Oh.. I see... Gabriel why did Father tell us to love them more than him."

"I think because they are our mates." Gabriel said.

"Like Sam is yours."

"Yes and Dean is Cassie's."

Dean is Castiel's mate."

"Yes. But Dean doesn't know."

"Why and why haven't you told Sam?" Lucifer asked.

"Because Cassie doesn't know how to tell Dean and me well I... I messed up... big time... He hates me Luci." Gabriel said.

"Tell me what happened." Lucifer prompted. So Gabriel did. He told his big brother all about the collage, mystery spot, and changing channels. "Well your right you messed up but dose he know why you did what you did. That you were trying to stop the apocalypse from even starting. Either way you need to talk to Sam explain things to him."

"I can't do that while I'm here."

"You aren't a prisoner here Gabriel. I brought you here to heal."

"Still stuck here until then."

"Yes but time is speed up here so you will heal faster. Here let me help you lay down and take a look at that wound." Lucifer said as he helped Gabriel to lay back down. Pulling Gabriel's shirt up the Morningstar looked over the softly glowing wound. "Well it is closing."

"That's good." Gabriel said looking down at the wound. The center was a glowing hole, the edges were ragged like lightening coming from the center. The whole thing was about an inch around. "It was bigger?"

"Yeah, it started out about two inches around." Lucifer said reaching out so his hand was hovering above the wound. A low white glow came from within the hand before going into the wound. Gabriel hissed in pain as the edges slowly closed a few more millimeters. "Sorry you've been asleep all the other times I've done that."

"It's alright." Gabriel moaned. "I think I'll sleep some more."

"It would be for the best. Get some sleep Gabe." Lucifer said as Gabriel closed his eyes his breathing evening out as he fell asleep.

When Gabriel woke next Lucifer was pacing in front of the bed. "Luci, what's wrong?" The Messenger asked.

"Michael. He is on earth." The second born archangel replied as he ran his fingers though his hair.

"Dean."

"No Adam."

"Who?"

"Adam is Dean's and Sam's half brother on their father's side he's about nineteen. The angels brought him back to life. He'd been killed by a goul." Lucifer explained turning to look at Gabriel.

"Okay. So go talk to Mikey."

"What should I say?" Lucifer questioned still pacing.

"Tell him you don't want to fight."

"What if that don't work?"

"Then just flare your grace he'll see the same thing I did. Your grace is clean Lucifer. The tint of the mark is gone." Gabriel said.

"Really?" Lucifer asked looking down at his arm where the mark use to be.

"Yes. You beat the darkness within your light." Gabriel replied with a smile. "Now go talk to Mikey."

"Alright, but what if something goes wrong?" Lucifer worried. Walking over to the writing desk in the corner of the room and writing something down real quick and handing the scrap of paper to Gabriel. "Here. It's a way to summon Asmodeus. He's the youngest Prince of Hell and loyol to me. Summon him if you need anything."

Gabriel looked at the paper then back up at Lucifer. "I won't need this. Mikey will listen."

Lucifer didn't say anything at frist just sent another stream of grace into his little brother's wound. "I hope so. That should be healed in another day or so you were out for about a week this time." Lucifer said as he turned and headed for the door. "I'll see you soon Gabe."

"Yeah soon." Gabriel said as Lucifer walked out the door closing it behind him. Gabriel couldn't help but think there was something he was forgetting. Gabriel shook his head hard everything would be fine. Soon he'd have his family back.

Hours later Gabriel felt it a wave of light and power that he instantly recognized as his big brothers graces. Lucifer and Michael were together. He hoped they were on their way to him when the sound of a lock slamming shut echoed throughout Hell and his brothers's graces seem muted suddenly. What? Why? Oh no... The cage. They were both in the cage. But how... Then he felt it.. that pull... Sam. Sam was in the cage with his brothers. He had to get there. He had to see if they were all alright. The archangel pulled himself upright and reached for the scrap of paper to summon Asmodeus. A few minutes later when the Prince of Hell walked in Gabriel had the strangest feeling like he'd just made a huge mistake.