So I've been reading through my other stories and decided I wanted to make this one happen.. This is a part of my story 'there is still Hope'.

Gabriel had just walked into the archangels pantheon, somewhat lonely considering, after working all day with the choir angels. The constant strain and work was starting to take its toll on Gabriel, and he wasn't the only one who was noticing either. There were some days that he didn't smile like usual and eventually there was that concerned angel who went to his older brother and told him about it. He gave a shriek as something tackled him from behind and pulled him towards what used to be their bedrooms.
He knew it had to be Raphael, the other two were still in the cage.

He was pulled into the older healers room and the door was shut behind him. Gabriel spun on him and glared, he didn't have time for this.

"Raphael we don't have time to mess around! Dad could come back at any time and he wanted everything to be fixed up for his return!"

Gabriel tried to get to the door but his older brother body blocked him. His facial expression held firm as he stared into his older brothers face. Raphael remained strong though and didn't budge.

"Gabe. I'm sure Father will understand if he decided to return now and your in here."

Gabriel let out an exasperated groan and plowed his fingers through his hair.

"Baby Brother the little ones are frightened for you, they say your not happy."

"Well.. I'm Happy ok! Now let me out!

"I don't believe you", Raphael stalked forward as Gabriel started to backtrack. Gabriel never had a chance to fend him off as the older archangel dove at him and next thing he knew Raphael was straddling him on his bed. Fingers lightly painting shapes into his sides. Gabriel twitched and bit his lip, he was too old for this.

"You know, I remember you were a terrible fledgling, always causing mischief and trouble. But we could never get you to laugh, which was strange"

Raphael pinched his lower ribs causing a smile to break out involuntarily onto his face.

"You'd smile sure, even that annoying 'i know something you don't know' smile, but never an actual laugh. Until we figured out how to break you out of you no laughter shell"

Raphael dug his fingers into his sides and Gabriel screamed. He arched his back and tried to get away from the fingers running up and down his sides to no avail. He was utterly and completely stuck.

"And if I remember correctly..."

One of his hands trailed up his side, seemingly enjoying the way he could get him to jump, and slowly but surely attached itself to his ribs. His laughter went up in pitch and he tried to bend away but every which way he bent the fingers followed. He was given no mercy, no mercy whatsoever as the fingers ran themselves over each and every rib and in the spaces between them.

"Your lower ribs always made you say this cute little pet-name..."

Raphael trailed his hand down to Gabriel's lower ribs and the younger archangel shrieked and giggled like a madman.

"RAHAHAPHYYAH!"

The second hand joined the first and Gabriel squirmed this way and that. Raphael knew this one was a good spot and took complete and utter big brotherly advantage of that. Gabriel kicked his legs and bucked trying to dislodge his older brother but failed miserably as his pleas fell on deaf ears.

"NAHAOOO! RAHAHPY DOAHAHN'T!"

Raphael smiled this sweet 'I'm enjoying this more then you'd even imagine' smile and grasped his wrist and wrenching his hand above his head.

"But that wasn't your worst spot was it? Where's your spot Gabe?"

Gabriel shook his head frantically causing the elder to sigh.

"Glad to see your still as stubborn as ever.. I guess I'll have to find it for myself then"

Gabriel watched with wide eyes as he wiggled his fingers above him. He remembered the very last time he had been in a position just like this, he had just painted Michael's wings bright pink and Mike in revenge had enacted his form of retaliation. He smiled as the hand got closer and closer and couldn't help the tiny giggles that escaped just like they had all those years ago. Raphael smile returned and his attacked his tummy again. Squeezing at the soft flesh and lightly circling his finger around his navel. Gabriel squealed and screamed when his bent down and blew a raspberry into it.

He threw his hands up to try and dislodge his older brother and only gave him the opportunity to shove both hands under his arms and scratch the soft flesh underneath them. Gabriel was practically crying, with the combination of the blowing on his tummy and the hands under his arms. He knew that Raph could do this all day, and the real question was if he could say the same.

"Where is it Gabe?"

"RAAHAHAHAPHY! PLEAHAHHASE!"

"While I'm happy you said please, that's not what I wanted. If you don't tell em before I get there it will only be worse for you little brother"

Raphael knew Gabriel would never admit it. It was a matter of pride which his younger brother took fond consideration of. But it was still absolutely adorable to see his baby brother squirm and beg under neath him. His fingers slowly pulled away from the body and upwards towards the golden wings quivering on the floor underneath him.

"Its your wings isn't it baby brother?"

"..Please.. Don't..."

Raphael gently coaxed one closer and he gave Gabriel a mock sorrowful look before digging his fingers through the feathers and lightly scratching at the soft skin underneath. Gabriel completely lost it. He through his head back and laughed those big belly laughs you get when you know you've hit that one weak spot. Gabriel was absolutely adorable this way. His face all red and scrunched up with laughter pouring out of him like rain from the clouds.

"PLEASAHAHAHHA"

He couldn't say anything more. Big fat tears were rolling down his face and Raphael carried on for a couple more minutes before he deciding his baby brother had enough and rolled off of him onto the floor next to him. Gabriel curled in on himself and he felt the cool fingers rubbing the remaining tickles out of his wings. He glared as best he could, which wasn't very well with his face all red and a huge smile stretched across it, up at his older brother.

"Now I know why we used to do that all the time.. Gabriel you don't have to do this all by yourself. If it becomes to much you know you can ask for my help right?", It broke Raphael's heart that his own baby brother couldn't nod his head, "You ever need any help you can always come ask me, alright?"

Gabriel nodded at him and for all pretenses looked like he was going to fall asleep right there on the floor. All the work had taken its tole on his baby brothers health and Raphael could see that, so being the big brother he was, he wrapped him up in his wings like he'd done when Gabriel was still simply a fledgling and continued to rub his fingers through the feathers on his bright golden wings until he drifted off to sleep.

He wasn't the perfect older brother to his siblings, heck he couldn't even say he was a good one, but there was still hope to change that. He could still be the big brother he was supposed to be.

So? I hope you liked it!