No One's POV

"Oh, take your time, don't live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
You'll find a woman and you'll find love,
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above."

Genesis voice drifted softly through her room as Gadreel laid in her lap, his head resting on her leg as his wings curled up peacefully against his back, his eyes closed, listening to his momma; Genesis gently smoothing fingers through his feathers like she had done with him when he was a fledgling, lulling him to sleep, along with Balthazar and Castiel.

Gadreel, upon learning the truth had become even clinger to Genesis, hating even a few feet between Genesis and himself, nearly reverting back to his younger years as a smaller fledgling; between the three, Gadreel had always been the clingiest, earning him the nickname her Loyal Little Bear.

"And be a simple kind of man,
Oh, be something you love and understand.
Baby, be a simple kind of man,
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?"

"His dumb ass is in Detroit." Gabriel pops in, interrupting Genesis abruptly, popping back into the safe house from being out searching for Lucifer. "Oh. Interrupt something?" Gabriel questions, though it's obvious he has as Gadreel simply cuddles closer to his mother, unwilling to be separated from her, merely shuffling his wings and leaning up to rub against her cheek and press his face into her neck and face. "Anyways…" Gabriel coughs, rolling his eyes a little, although things made a lot more sense now that he thought about things; honestly, at first Gabriel had thought it had all been some sort of an elaborate joke when Genesis had told him.

"Storms and ice all over the fucking place… And demons." Gabriel informs his sister.

"And the Winchesters have the Four Horseman rings. Sam plans to accept Lucifer's proposal. They are heading there now." Genesis adds, allowing Gadreel to snuggle into her closer. "Castiel told me."

"Ooo, got the kiddo playing double agent for you." Gabriel teases.

"Let's just go." Genesis rolls her eyes. "Come, Little Bear." Genesis beckons for Gadreel to follow her, all three disappearing with a rustle of wind, thought it was completely unneeded; Gadreel followed easily and completely willingly.

"Delay the Winchesters while I speak to our brother." Genesis tells Gabriel.

"Awesome. More babysitting duty." Gabriel snarks, it truly being babysitting now that he knew the truth; Gabriel being the only one.

"I'll be back." Genesis simply replies, moving to disappear.

"Momma." Gadreel whines with a protest, latching onto her sleeve with a worried look, clearly not wanting her to go.

"You need to stay here, Little Bear." Genesis calms, turning back to her middle, very clingy child. "I'll be okay, my Loyal Little Bear."

Gadreel simply reaches for her and rubs his face against her like a cat arching up for attention.

"Oh, Little Bear." Genesis gently smooths his two-toned wings. "Stay. I'll be back soon."

"Hello sister…. I didn't expect to see you here." Lucifer turns from the window pane.

"Lucifer." Genesis greets. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, little sister." Lucifer admits staring at his younger sister so similar yet so different than when he fell.

"Why have you come here?" Lucifer asks as casually as he can, touching the window pane and making it frost over.

"Are you here for Michael?"

"No." Genesis shakes her head. "Heaven is changing, Lucifer. It's time for you to come home. Besides, this petty fight between you and Michael is simply childish. People will suffer. And you know how it always upsets Daddy."

"It is not my fault, Gen. I didn't start it." Lucifer replies angrily, frost creeping up the walls of the abandon building as things begin to shake in his anger and frustration.

"Don't get short with me, Lucifer. You are both at fault. Do not pretend you are not."

"I suppose you are right…" Lucifer reluctantly admits after a moment, looking away from his sister's gaze to look briefly at the ground, feeling bad for getting short tempered, before looking out of the window contemplating.

"So, what is your plan, Genesis?"

"I will be Viceroy now, Lucifer. I will lead the Hosts and Heaven. Submit to my leadership, brother." Genesis replies, both of them making eye contact again. "You do not have to love humanity as I do, nor Gabriel. Father only knows Michael and Raphael do not. But cease this destruction. Bow to my command. And come home."

Lucifer nods thoughtfully along to his sister's words, clearly listening to her words.

"You wanted to be Viceroy as a fledgling. Do you remember?" Lucifer questions, clearly lost in a better time of Heaven's past.

"I do." Genesis nods. "We used to play together, play pretend. Our swords fashioned out of wooden sticks from the garden."

Lucifer would never admit to his sister he still had that old wooden sword, buried underneath things in his room in Heaven, of course, that was before he fell.

"Michael took that from you." Lucifer hisses, pane frosting over in thicker ice.

"No, I gave it to him, Lucifer."

"It was all you ever wanted."

"Not all, Lucifer. I loved you. All of you. I wanted my brothers. And I cared about you all more." Genesis corrects.

"And we failed you instead." Lucifer answers, tracing his fingers along the glass.

Lucifer, believe it or not, had been excited to have a younger sister; brothers got so annoying sometimes.

When his Father presented the small, squirming bundle to him and his other Archangel brothers, there was this unspoken agreement between them; and they rarely agreed on anything.

Lucifer suddenly wanted to be better for her, to be someone she could look up to, someone she could always count on.

But here they were…

Outside, the Winchesters rolled up with Bobby, Jeremy, and Castiel.

"What are you doing here?" Dean asks, stepping out of Baby.

"Waiting for you mutton heads." Gabriel smirks.

"Gadreel?" Castiel questions the other Seraph, both the two simply staring at one another.

"Seriously?" Dean asks with an eye roll, doubting Gabriel's words; they never had a good track record.

"Seriously, Dean-o." Gabriel nods. "Oh, and, you know… Little sis is talking to Luci." Gabriel motions to the building behind. "So you all… Need to stay here." At that he flicks his powers to get the Winchesters and company to stay in place.

"Castiel." Gadreel greets his brother back.

"Gen broke you out." Castiel observes.

"She released me." Gadreel corrects, both giving each other looks of thinly veiled contempt; Castiel clearly not liking the presence of Gadreel, Genesis' Little Bear, which only meant more competition for her attention and affection.

Castiel was terrible at sharing, but being the youngest of Genesis' fledglings, her Little Duck, perhaps that only made sense.

"I've been at her side since. Instead of babysitting humans." Gadreel couldn't help but goad his younger brother, Castiel, who had always been the favored one, Genesis' Little Duck. Moreover, Castiel had always made it clear that Genesis was his, and there was no room for Gadreel nor Balthazar despite them being Genesis' Little Bear and Little Fox; he had done everything in his power to boot both Gadreel and Balthazar out.

"You allowed the Serpent in the Garden which led to the subsequent corruption of mankind." Castiel replies pettily.

"You helped the Winchesters release Lucifer from the Pit and allowed for Armageddon." Gadreel fires back.

"That wasn't my intention." Castiel argues, although there is a flash of guilt.

"And the fall of mankind wasn't mine." Gadreel bites back.

"Oh boy…" Gabriel groans, turning on Genesis' eternal fledglings, who were looking moments away from a squabble.

"Bite me." Castiel glares petulantly at Gadreel, Gadreel glaring equally as childish back.

Gabriel sees the moment they both decided to mutually say "screw it" and tackle one another to the ground.

"Wait!" Gabriel snaps his fingers to freeze the two Seraphs tumbling on the ground, kicking and flailing limbs at each other. "That's better. Now, go crazy, kiddos." He unfreezes them after taking their angel blades; Genesis would kill him if he let her darling little angels to get hurt.

Castiel and Gadreel continue to brawl like fledglings in the school yard, their wings flapping and slamming against the ground, even up heaving the Impala with a loud crash, which they ignore in favor of attempting to up one another.

"Oh… What a shame…" Gabriel retorts dryly.

"Damn it, Gabriel! Baby! Aren't you gonna do something!?" Dean curses.

"Nope." Gabriel pops the 'p' in the word.

"What!? Screw you!" Dean glares, if looks could kill, Gabriel would be ten feet under.

"Maybe later, big boy." Gabriel winks, watching Castiel and Gadreel tumble around.

"Are they gonna hurt each other?" Jeremy questions.

"Nah, got their angel blades." Gabriel shrugs unconcerned.

Lucifer turns back to his sister, looking at her, really looking at her; daring to hope that perhaps there was another option.

"Very well, sister." Lucifer answers after a long moment. "I will see you soon… As your will be done, Viceroy Commander Genesis." He bows formally, his hand over his chest, acknowledging her status as Viceroy of Heaven. "By the way, your Little Bear and Duck are fighting again…"

"Damn it." Genesis curses as Lucifer disappears to handle her two brawling, grown angelic children who still acted like fledglings.

"What's going on here?" Genesis appears outside, feet away from where Castiel and Gadreel are rolling around on the pavement together.

"Momma!" Gadreel drops Castiel's wing from his mouth, having actually bitten Castiel's wing, and pulling at his brother's hair.

"Gen!" Castiel gives Genesis puppy eyes immediately, dropping Gadreel's wing from his grip and shoving his hands behind his back as if he wasn't just yanking on Gadreel's wings and attempting to shove Gadreel's face into the ground.

"Little Duck… Little Bear…" Genesis sighs. "I thought you two had outgrown this. You're not fledglings anymore." Genesis rubs her forehead; apparently that was just wishful thinking on her part. "And really, Gabe? You didn't at least try to stop them?"

"I took away their angel blades!" Gabriel protests, holding up their blades for Genesis to see.

"Helpful…" Genesis deadpans, snapping up the mess they had made like the colossal fledglings they are, including fixing Dean's Impala. "Do I even want to know what it was about? No- no one answer that question…" Genesis states before anyone, the Winchesters, Gabriel, or her Little Duck or Little Bear can answer.

"Castiel. Gadreel. Apologize to one another."

"Looks like Momma Bear is coming out." Dean mutters to Sam, watching this as if it's the most fascinating soap opera ever.

"She does this…" Jeremy comments, having seen her with Finn and Castiel.

Castiel and Gadreel shuffle into a more normal distance apart, staring at one another again with vaguely neutral expressions, though it was clear that an apology was the last thing on their minds.

"I'm sorry I bit you and pulled your hair." Gadreel mutters.

"I'm sorry I punched you in the face and pulled your wing…" Castiel mutters back.

"Good… Enough." Genesis sighs.

"So, sugar cakes. How was your talk with brother dearest?"

Simple Man ~ Jensen Ackles Cover