Little Angels

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Chapter 10

Castiel couldn't speak as he sat alone in the place he'd just witnessed his brother leave. He wiped his eyes gently, keeping back yet more tears that threatened to spill over.

"Cass!" Balthazar shouted running to his blue eyed friend, "Cass have you seen Gabe?"

Castiel looked at him sadly.

"What's wrong?" Balthazar asked, sitting down beside him.

Castiel just shook his head and sat silently.

"Please Cassy," Balthazar scooted closer and wrapped his arms around Castiel.

Castiel just sat in his embrace. He didn't want to tell his brother what had just happened before he'd arrived. He didn't want to admit to himself that it had just happened. He didn't know what to do. Castiel loved Gabriel and he was the only one of his older brothers that wanted to help him. He was the only one that have him confidence. Sitting beside the young boy was his one and only friend left in heaven.

"Cass?" Balthazar asked, dragging him out from his thoughts, "Where's Gabriel gone?"

Castiel swallowed the lump in his throat and spoke, "He-He left."

Balthazar sat shocked, "But why?" He asked tears coming to his eyes, "Im sorry Cass. I know you liked him, we all did."

"I didn't just like him!" Cass shouted, "I loved him, he was my only friend! He stayed with me when no one would even talk to me! Now I'm all alone!"

Balthazar looked at him hurt, "What am I to you then?"

"No, Balthazar, I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that.." Castiel said hastily, looking at the hurt on his newly made friends face.

"No, I knew what you meant," Balthazar whispered, standing up, tears threatening to fall from his eyes as he turned and ran.

Castiel didn't see the point in getting up and going after him. He would probably mess it up and make it worse than already was. He wasn't in the right frame of mind to deal with the situation. He was hopelessly loss without his brother beside him and encouraging him to make friends. But he was alone now and he didn't know what he was going to do without him.

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Raphael landed beside his two brothers who were sat awkwardly side by side.

"Gabriel's gone," he informed them hastily, "I didn't see where he fell but I'm sure he'll be easy enough to find."

The two brothers looked at each other guiltily. They both knew it was them that had done this. Gabriel had always stayed away from the older siblings arguments and spent more time making the younger children laugh.

He'd never been one for angel politics. He was the fun father figure for everyone when God disappeared. Even Michael, Raphael and Lucifer considered him as such. However, now he was gone, who would take his place?

"I don't think he wants to be found," Lucifer muttered, looking at his feet.

"We can't just let him leave, no one has ever done that," Raphael said looking at him pointedly.

"I just can't grasp why it's such an issue."

Raphael looked at his brother and sighed. To be honest, Raphael couldn't either but he knew that Gabriel was the one that kept the family together and without him, he feared they'd fall apart.

"We can't leave him down there," Michael spoke finally, "Father has plans for him, for us all and he can't fulfil them if he's not here with us."

"Maybe these were his plans," Lucifer spoke, "He could have foreseen that this was going to happen."

"Unlikely," Raphael said, "He still hasn't found his true vessel.

Michael nodded, "He'll be dead soon if he doesn't find a vessel. It can't be any vessel either."

Archangels were a bit different to he normal angel due to the select group that could be their vessel. Most humans couldn't contain the angelic presence and would explode under the pressure. This meant that it was incredibly hard to find a suitable vessel.

"We'll retrieve him before then," Raphael spoke gruffly.

"It shouldn't be hard. We'll be able to sense his grace considering he still has it," Michael replied, standing and peering out over his siblings.

He saw them all, obliviously playing through heavens garden as they giggled uncontrollably. Everyone was playing accept Castiel who was sat under a tree, his head on his knee. Castiel had returned to his normal self which sadden the oldest angel.

He had enjoyed watching his youngest brother playing with all the others around their home. He didn't know what to do no he'd fallen back into the shadows, away from the group.

He turned to his brothers who hadn't moved and looked at them both.

"We need to being Gabriel back. It won't be the same without him," Michael confirmed walking to the edge and closing his eyes in search of his younger brothers grace.

He searched what seemed to be every corner of the earth checking fit the possibility that he'd found one who was capable. Nothing.

Michael frown as he opened his eyes and looks at his confused brother.

"I can't find him," Michael muttered, "Where could he have got to?

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