The boys left the office in a worse mood than they had been in when Lucifer got expelled from the last school; Castiel was the victim, it wasn't fair that a sicko a year older than him got off scott-free and Luce got punished.
Lucifer kicked his feet into the floor as he walked, glaring daggers at anyone who dared judge him or his brothers for it.
Michael put a hand on Lucifer's arm as they walked; Lucifer, please calm down. this place is new and probably better for us.' Michael was up to his mind tricks again Talking to his brothers in their heads wasn't a new thing -sometimes he did it without even realizing.. it really freaked them out at first but they adjusted
"Leave it out Mikey. It's all my fault, if i'd noticed how Cassie was acting sooner it could've been helped..." Lucifer spat; he had become very interested in the floorboards all of a sudden, Michael knew better than anyone what that meant- Shame. "...If, i'd just...listened to him. everything would be fine now. Those sick fucks would probably be in Juvenile hall till they were old enough to go to prison." Michael nodded. "You made one mistake but you did it to protect Cas. That makes it not-as-much of a mistake in my books"
The four were stood at the base of the stairs. Gabriel went up first, then Cas. Wanting to leave space for the two older siblings to continue their calming conversation -Mike and Luce only got along once every blue moon and Cas and Gabe were happy to let it run it's course- Lucifer stopped and sat on the top step. Michael sat with him, he waved off the younger two so they could sit alone. Lucifer ended up leaning on Michael while the latter sang words of comfort and praise. "Good brother, good person. We love you Lucy. We could never hate you. You did the best you could, you still do." Lucifer would tell you he wasn't crying but that was a lie, his cheeks were soaked in tears and they wouldn't stop.
When Gabriel found the empty room he'd probably be sharing with his brothers he was shocked to see...Well, how nice it was. A hell of a lot nicer than rooms in other boarding schools the boys have been to. The beds were already made and pushed up against the first and second wall, the third wall was lined with a tall bookshelf a chest of draws and a window, the fourth had a body mirror and a painting hung next to each side of the door. Cas wondered in and Gabe dragged in both his and the latter's bag.
"Need help with that wing Cassie?" Gabriel propped open the Bedroom door with the bags so he could help his brother remove the constricting coat that was holding the feathery masses against his back.
"Yes please , Gabriel." Castiel rolled his shoulders back and gently shimmied his arms out of the sleeves while Gabriel eased the back off, gently unfolding the black feathers. One wing was crumpled and taught while the other was relaxed and gently fluttering.
"Gabriel threw the coat onto one of the beds then helped Castiel over so he could sit down "That better Bro?"Castiel nodded and laid stomach down on the bed; Gabriel sat beside him and put one hand on the small of Castiel's back and the other ran though his dislocated wing, scraping the feathers into place.
The comforting gesture was interrupted by a knock at the door. It was little Adam, accompanied by the boy who shoved Cas into the wall. Gabriel suddenly felt the urge to stand up and sock the loser in the face, he didn't have any right to touch Castiel. Let alone shove him while throwing a hissy fit.
"Hi Gabriel. This is De, he's my biggest brother." Adam chimed in a cheery yet nasally tone. Maybe he had a cold coming "Dean." The older one, 'Dean', said. "Adam can't say it properly so he just calls me De." Dean tried smiling at Gabe but the latter's hard glare wouldn't be shaken off that easily. Adam Punched Dean in the calf and Dean nudged him "Im sorry about pushing your brother. I know if anyone had done the same to either of mine id beat them into a bloody pulp." Gabriel's glare was redirected to Castiel. The teen had fallen asleep while Gabe was stroking his wings. "I'm not the one you should apologize to. Just wait for another time. I'm not waking him up now." Dean nodded and went to turn and leave. Adam stepped forward. "Gabriel, do you have any Sweeties spare? Sam says i'm not meant to have them but he isn't going to be back for a little while." Gabriel's hard expression softened instantly and he started fishing through his pockets. The child thanked Gabe with a hug when the latter handed over a couple sour lollipops. Dean and Adam left the two in peace so Cas could sleep and Gabriel could unpack.
Castiel was lying face down on the floor. He was stupid, so , so, so stupid. His body ,arms and wings were hogtied awkwardly with some kind of thin butchers cord that was cutting off his circulation.. Everything hurt; Especially his wings. Feathers had been pulled and plucked out, some in clumps and some methodically. He could feel blood drying on his back from the cut wounds decorating almost his entire body and blood pouring from where pin feathers had been ripped out. The words were burned into his mind and flesh. 'Filthy...unholy...Monster...freak...impure'. Castiel struggled, the cord cut into his wrists more. He tried everything but nothing worked. Then of course Raphael returned; The one who had caused all this pain; eyes that bore into Castiel's soul then grinned and leered when he pulled on the abused limbs. Castiel should've known better than to trust him. Then of course the pain started again, this time it was different. Like his wing was being torn off. He opened his eyes and saw Gabriel sat in front of him holding his hand while Michael popped the dislocated wing back into place. "Hey Cassie. Sweet Dreams.?"
