I was lying down. Huge trees formed around me creating a protective canopy of a flowing green waterfall. My back was pressed against the soft bed of grass that smothered the ground. It was peaceful and it was fully my own. It was my own slice of paradise. A twinkle of sun caught my eye and I turned my head. Black met green as my hair fell from its confinements onto the grass. I was in heaven -literally.
My peace ended as he marched purposely towards me. I turned my blue eyes towards his whiskey coloured ones. His face formed an uncharacteristically serious frown. "What?" I asked him knowing the answer already but choosing to wait for conformation. He let out a whistle of air, "They're arguing again." I sighed. If he had not known me as well as he did, he would have mistaken it as annoyance. I was, in fact, deeply concerned and not for the first time. He lay beside me, sensing my unease, "It's probably nothing big. I raised an eyebrow, "You wouldn't have come to me if it were a trivial matter. His eyebrows quirked in agreement and the jewels that lay beneath shifted displaying nervousness.
"What is it?" I asked following a small insect with my eyes.
There was a small silence as he seemed to be internally arguing with himself. Finally his voice was emitted around me.
"I'm leaving heaven." He said quickly, the words leaking, like a stream of water, from his mouth. My eyes widened and he finally had my full attention.
"What?" I asked slowly. I didn't want to believe him; I couldn't.
"I'm going to earth." His voice was strained.
I didn't feel sad or disappointed anymore, I felt rage.
The word hissed from my mouth like a disease before I could stop it, "Coward."
He winced, his face contouring into sadness, "I can't stay, not like this."
He tried to reason with me, lifting his arm to touch me. I flinched away.
"Leave like the coward you are Gabriel."
That was the last thing I said to my favourite brother before he disappeared