Toys.
Chapter Four.
After finding a second shirt for Dean to wear they go downstairs for breakfast to find Michael and Gabriel already in the kitchen. Gabriel grins at the younger boy "Morning Deano… how'd you sleep ?" he asks.
"I had a nightmare" half whispers Dean.
Gabriel nods "I used to have them too… then I started sleeping in Mike's bed and they went away" grins Gabe.
Dean glances at his owner.
"Morning Mike… Gabe" greets Lu.
"Morning brother… morning Dean" smiles Michael.
"Good morning Sir" replies Dean softly.
"Morning Lu" says Gabe with a smile and a head tilt at Dean.
Lucifer rolls his eyes knowing what Gabe was inferring.
"Dean… you don't have to call me sir… Michael or Mike is fine" smiles Michael.
Dean looks to Lucifer who nods and smiles.
"Ok… Michael" says Dean softly.
Lucifer smiles and pats the stool next to him… Dean moves over and hops up on it.
"Is Rachel in yet ?" asks Lucifer.
"Not yet… we were just contemplating toast or waffles" replies Michael.
Gabriel rolls his eyes and fake whispers to Dean "He was contemplating toast… I was thinking pop tarts".
Dean smiles a little.
"Was that a dentist bill on your desk Mike ?" teases Lu as he goes to the cupboard to get a bowl for Dean.
Gabriel pokes his tongue at Lucifer who chuckles at him "No teaching Dean bad habits Gabe… he starts eating the way you do he'll have no teeth left".
Gabriel pouts.
Michael rubs his back.
The pout doesn't last long and Gabe is smiling again as he says "Oh I rounded up some clothes for Dean… some jeans and shirts… uh no underwear though…".
"Of course not… from what I hear you don't wear any" smiles Lucifer as he sets the bowl in front of Dean and fills it with cereal and milk.
Gabriel grins.
Michael chuckles and kisses his cheek "One of my Loves habits that I hope never changes".
Lucifer chuckles and smiles at them.
Dean stares down at the bowl in front of him, glances up at his owner then back to the bowl.
Lu notices the look, picks up the spoon and hands it to Dean "You don't have to wait for my permission to eat gorgeous… just dig in ok".
The boy takes the spoon and nods "Yes Lu" he replies before dipping his spoon into the cereal and starting to eat.
"Michael… we need to talk about a few things when you have a spare moment" says Lucifer.
"Oh course… I should be done by ten… come see me after that" replies Michael.
"Your working from home today ?" asks Gabriel happily.
"Yes Love, I am" replies Michael.
Gabriel bounces on his stool.
"Good luck getting any work done Mike" teases Lu.
Michael just grins at his brother.
Dean had enjoyed his cereal so much he had stopped paying attention to the others and was drinking the last of his milk from the bowl.
"Looks like we'll have to get extra milk in" smiles Michael.
Dean freezes and glances at him to see that all three of them are looking at him. He lowers the bowl slowly as he mumbles "Sorry… I…".
"No Dean… don't be, Mike wasn't chastising you… were you Mike" says Lucifer quickly.
"No of course not… I meant that seeing you like your milk so much we'll have to make sure we have plenty" smiles Michael.
"When Mike found out I like chocolate… he made sure we always have some in the house… like I said last night Deano… living here is great. No fear… no being yelled at for the smallest thing, no being beaten for anything… we're safe here. Mike and Lu are good guys… scratch that great guys" smiles Gabe.
"You really don't get beaten ?" asks Dean softly.
Gabriel shakes his head "Nope… not even once, Mike would never hurt me. He only bought me to save me from men who would have hurt me".
Michael smiles lovingly at Gabriel "I got very lucky when Gabe fell in love with me… I had only thought to give him a safe home, to chase the fear from his eyes…".
Gabriel caresses Michael's cheek.
Michael turns to Dean "My brother and I hate the Toy trade Dean… you will not be treated as one in this house… ever".
Dean nods "Thank you… they tell us such scary things about what happens when you get sold… I was so scared".
Michael nods "I know… Gabriel told me all about it… but not all owners are like that Dean and the trainers tell you the worst things to scare you into submission…".
"What house is he from ?" asks Gabe.
"Greenwood I believe" says Michael.
Gabriel pales "Oh fuck… no wonder you were terrified… is… is He still there ?".
Dean bites his bottom lip and nods, knowing exactly who Gabriel meant.
Gabriel gets up and hugs Dean "He can't hurt you ever again ok… Lu won't let him… your safe now Dean… Azazel will never touch you again".
Lucifer and Michael exchange a look as the ex toys hug.
After breakfast Lucifer shows Dean around the house and urges him to pick a bedroom of his own.
The boy bites his bottom lip.
"Go on… say it" says Lucifer.
"I'd rather stay next to your room… if that's ok, Lu" says Dean softly.
'Hell you could sleep with me and that would be more than ok' thinks Lu as he smiles and nods "Of course it is Dean… and if you have any more nightmares don't hesitate to crawl into bed with me".
Dean actually smiles then.
Lucifer grins back.
"So want to see the grounds now ?" asks Lu.
Dean nods "Yes Lu… I would".
They end up sitting by the pond talking for hours… Dean slowly but surely relaxes around Lu and forgets that the man owns him at times as he talks about the things he used to love before he was betrayed and sold off.
So by the time Lucifer walks into Michael's office he is angrier than he has ever been.
"I want that bastards head on a plate Mike" he growls as he walks in.
Michael frowns "Who exactly ?" he asks.
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