"I swear, when those two get together it is twice the trouble for us."
They sat watching their fledgling and her best of friends play in the shallows of the lake, splashing water at each other, their laughter rolling softly around them on the wind. They sat together as they had on the first day they had brought the little thing to their garden to explore. Watching the two of them with the same sort of amusement.
"The war haunts them both, that much we all can see, but they are strong for their age."
The others nodded in agreement to the Healers words, watching as the messenger managed to snag his friend up by the waist and fall back into the cool water with her, sending them both splashing under.
"But they are entertaining too. At a certain degree."
"Luce you only say that cause they got me instead of you."
"Guilty as charged."
They watched as the two of them finally came out of the water, soaking wet and dripping water off if their robes, and ran in their direction. Neither master liked where this turn of events was heading and tried to get up quick enough to make their leave, but were not quick enough for them. The two young angels plowed into their masters, Zaves knocked Gabriel over into the grass, soaking him just as well as he was, and little Akeelah jumped into her masters lap hugging herself as close to him as she could soaking him in the same manner. The other two archangels, noticeably a bit more drier, laughed at their predicament
"They are indeed double the trouble. But it would not be traded for anything."
"Agreed."
Lucifer glared at them from over his little fledglings head, "Oh shut up! You just say that because you're not soaking.", he smiled mischievously, "Akeelah, big brother Michael would like a hug too.", the elder hummed in amusement, "Do it and face the consequences little one.", She looked up to her master, eyes shining brightly, "Do it little fledgling, call him on his bluff."
"Oh yes, do try, and see where it gets you."
Zaves was much worse off, his archangel not as forgiving as the choir master was, a hand pressed over his mouth while the other dug into his side. He squirmed hard, one hand trying to tug the one hand from his side while the other tried to tug the other from his mouth, as little tears started to form in his eyes.
"If you want to end up like you friend here, then I implore you, please come give me a hug."
The fledgling giggled and folded back into her archangels chest, her friend was left to his own demise, twas the way of self-preservation and he spared her a betrayed look when the hand moved down to squeeze at his hip and he jumped in his masters hold "I know you Zaves. If you dare to even think about thinking about licking my hand, you'll live to regret it, this'll be nothing but a cake walk, when it comes to what I'd do to you then."
Michael smiled at the little giggling fledgling, "Good idea little one."