When Athos was told he had a visitor,he didn't know what to think. As he was hauled up to his feet,the blond's mind shifted,wondering who had the nerve to have him dragged out of his cell,and his sleep. The guard wasn't handling him well,and had such a firm grip that the angel could feel the limb bruising.

In response,Athos struggled in the guard's hold as pain shot through what was a weakened limb. In the past,Athos had taken a bullet to his arm,which had gone through the bone. Even though the blond had healed,the limb was weak and sensitive,and only strong enough for little more than writing with.

The guard shook Athos violently to get him to cooperate. Athos stills only for a matter of seconds before he complies and he's dragged to a visiting room. He's forcibly seated at a table,and Athos is somewhat surprised to see a redhead already there and waiting patiently.

"Should I know you?"Athos asks curiously.

At this,the redhead was offended. "Yes,you should! You shot Dorian and kidnapped Aidan!"

Athos winced. "Oh... You would be Genesis."

The redhead growled quietly before he removed the ten grand from a pocket in his jeans. Genesis took his time laying out each bill individually,allowing Athos to count the money. It took a moment,but he soon realized he was looking at his bail.

"Where did you get this kind of money?!"

Genesis leaned back in his seat. "During my days of exotic dancing,I also performed for a few in the Russian mob."

Athos folded his hands and leaned forward with a slight smirk. "And you're still breathing,huh?"

"That aside,I'm going to make you an offer. Your freedom,pal,is a pile of green paper. I'm willing to get you out of here,but,you're gonna have to follow my rules."

"I'm listening..."

When Genesis returned an hour and a half later with Athos in tow,Horatio had to admit he was more surprised than angry at the sight of the blond. But Jay had a different reaction.

Jay,at the sight of his brother,felt a certain crawling sensation in his chest as his fingers twitched into fists. Horatio felt heat radiate off of the younger male,and he slowly took the angel's arm and guided him out of the living room.

"Easy...relax." Horatio managed to nudge him all the way to the back porch. There,Jay sat down,and Horatio stormed back into the living room to pry Athos apart.

"Heaven help you,I'm still finding your blood on my bathroom floor,so you better have a good excuse for being here or I'm going to knock your teeth in."

"Genesis came and made a deal that basically said if I follow his rules,I don't have to sit in a crummy jail cell in solitary confinement."

This earned a raised brow from the elder,who promptly sighed. Horatio looked into the eyes of the blond,just to see if Athos was truly willing to obey his son's rules. Submission blared when the blond looked down out of respect,but Horatio stalked over and gripped the man's chin,to which Athos tried to jerk away.

His blue eyes were wide with panic,and the elder let go. "Sorry. Genesis,what exactly is your method to getting Athos and Jay to settle things?"

Genesis released a heavy sigh,knowing full well that no one under the roof would approve. But he reached into his back pocket anyway and removed a pair of handcuffs. The idea of cuffing the brothers together would force them to work with each-other. It was a far more cruel form of cohabitation. The cuffs would only come off at dinner and for bed,thus ensuring that Genesis would scar them both for life.

"Okay,that's just brutal. I don't even why I'm considering allowing this."

"Well,since the cuffs will only come off for bed and dinner,they'll learn to work and live together,"the younger redhead's stated matter-of-factly.

"In more ways than one,"Horatio muttered.

Athos whimpered at the sight of the chrome-plated metal. At that moment,solitary confinement sounded a hell of a lot more pleasant than being cuffed to his younger brother. But,he'd already agreed to the young redhead's terms.

...

"Remind me how and why I agreed to this,please?"Jay ordered as he held up a cuffed wrist. Athos' wrist was pulled up as well, and he responded by yanking it back down,causing the metal to scrape at Jay's own wrist.

"If you don't mind,my arm is getting tired."

Jay scoffed. "It wasn't tired after carrying ten gallons of gasoline,so I don't want to hear it."

Athos looked away,heart beating so heavily his chest hurt. He had to admit that it was stupid to wish that Jay had forgotten about the fire. Athos hadn't really felt any form of regret until now. The loss of contact with his sister should have snapped him out of it.

Genesis was silent as he sat down.

"The house is still standing if you want to visit mom."

The silence that fell was only temporary,and Genesis saw the change in Jay before the angel himself had realized it. He sat still and remained calm, even as Jay launched from his seat and brought Athos to the ground with his left hand wrapped around a pale throat.

"Don't push it. I gotta live with your sorry ass for the next few weeks and I'm not happy about it."

Please review! I can't believe I still haven't figured out what to do with Rosie! ... ... Anyone got any ideas? MPD is used way to much, so that's out.