Gabe nodded his head at me. "Gwen! You're up! And... Wow. Might I say that you're wings are very impressive! And a beautiful colouring too. They are in the same hue as your hair. That is rare!" I tilted my head. "It is? I thought your wings were dark, like your hair." Cas looked uneasy and Gabe clapped him on the shoulder. "Most Angelwings are pure white, but Cassie here, he was born with ravenblack ones. No-one knows why, or how. The others used to make fun of him, call his wings ugly or even devise silly plans to make them white." My heart broke for the young angel that had to endure all that. "Oh, Cas! I'm sorry!" I gasped, grabbing both his hands.

Cas smiled, and looked warmly at his brother. "It's ok. Gabriel took care of me." I felt all warm and tingly inside, knowing that the guy I loved, had stood up for a bullied little one. "Really? How?" Gabe quirked an eyebrow at his brother and wordlessly dared him to go on. Cas, as usual, didn't understand the sign and went on. "He told me he loved my wings, that the colour was beautiful, and that he wished Dad had done the same for him. Then he used his Grace to colour his wings golden, to match his hair. All to make me feel better about being different." Gabe sighed and scuffed his boot on the floor. "Awe shucks, Cas. Don't make me a Hero. They tend to die too often. Besides, all Earthangel wings are in their haircolour. I think we were just trendsetters."

Cas smiled and Gabe continued, seeing that he had succes. "Honestly, I'm pretty sure we are. I know for a fact that Luci repainted his wings too. Hot pink, with damn sparkles. He said that it was because he just didn't care what others said." Cas started to giggle then full out laughed. "Oh my word..." he gasped. Gabe smirked. "Yeah. Lucifer was a real troublemaker, even before his squabbles with Mike." A sad sigh heaved Gabe's chest. "I just wish Mike and Raphael could have been as much fun. They stuck to what they thought was 'normal'. Michael tried convince me to undo the colouring, since golden wasn't "a very dignified and angelic colour". Stick in the mud." Cas smiled wryly when Gabe placed the airquotes, and I decided to ask him about that later. Gabe huffed before going on. "He was pretty upset that I didn't. If Dad had still been there, I bet he would have gone over my head and ask Dad to whiten my wings again." Cas stepped up to his brother and hugged him tight. "I'm glad that didn't happen."