Brothers

"You have defied Father's orders again! If you continue this, Father will sentence you to damnation, Lucifer!" Michael was red-faced from yelling at the other Cherub.

"Maybe if you would open your eyes, Brother Dear, you would be able to see that Father doesn't care! As long as I don't hurt his precious humans, Father doesn't care. He doesn't care what any of us do!"

"We were not created to disobey, Lucifer!"

"Go suck an angel blade!" Gabriel was constantly astounded by Lucifer's creativity. Michael was taken aback at the comment, partially because he didn't understand, but more so because someone other than their father dared to give him orders.

Gabriel felt sick. He hated when his brothers fought, which had been happening more and more often. Selaphiel glanced away from the squabble and noticed Gabriel.

"Are you alright, Brother?" she asked. Gabriel said nothing, just stared ahead. He had missed part of the fight, though.

"You did what?!" Michael yelled at Lucifer, who had a smug smirk on his face.

"It was just a trick. It was of little consequence."

"You have gone against Father's orders and deceived the humans!" Lucifer's expression soured.

"Damn the humans! Damn them and damn you! How does Father expect me to love those poor excuses for creatures more than him?! I hate them! With the exception of maybe Gabriel, I hate all of you, as well!" Here Gabriel interrupted.

"Brother, how can you say this? You cannot truly hate them all."

"But I do, Gabriel," Lucifer said. "I do. You're the only one who is nice to me. You're the only one who calls me Brother. Only you, Gabriel. Of all the thousands of angels in Heaven, you are the only one who wants me." Michael sneered at Gabriel, whose face had softened in sympathy.

"You don't actually believe him, do you Brother? He is a deceiver, a trickster. He does not care about you."

"Shut up, Michael!"

"You shut up, Lucifer!"

"Both of you, shut up!" Gabriel yelled. Tears had formed in his eyes. He hated this. His brothers were his world, and seeing them fight constantly tore him apart. "Shut up! Just shut up!" Gabriel's voice rang out through Heaven. The entire Host had gone silent.

"Just stop it will you? Can't you see what this fighting is doing? I'm stuck in between you two and it's killing me! I hate this! Am I the only one in Heaven affected by this fighting? I love you both to Damnation, but please. Please. Just don't make me choose between you. Please." Gabriel's voice had dropped down to a whisper, but it resonated loudly. Michael and Lucifer both had stricken expressions.

"Gabriel-" they both said at the same time, then snarled at each other when they did.

"STOP IT!" Gabriel put all of his love into the words, and then he flew off, out of Heaven, the blast from his wings so powerful that Michael and Lucifer were blown into another realm of Heaven entirely.

Gabriel had left Heaven, and he never wanted to go back.