Loyalty and Rebellion [p]

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Gabriel

Michael was not amused seeing yet another one of his siblings away from their family.

Though, this was much more expected. Gabriel had always had that spark of rebellion, right along with Balthazar. While not surprising, Michael wholeheartedly disapproved.

"Gabriel." Came the low voice, not quite growling, but brimming with his discontent. 

[Gabriel]

I was just out hunting, not really, y'know, trying to make a reunion with my family. But, when I heard my name come from a familiar mouth, I stopped what I was doing and gave a quiet sigh to myself. Pulling a smirk onto my golden muzzle, I turned and met the blue eyes of my older brother. "Ey, Mikey. How ya doing?" I asked, flopping onto the ground with a flick of my tail. "S'been a while, don't you think?"

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Michael narrowed his ears, thoroughly shredded ears flattening.

"Longer than it should have been. You were missing when I had left. Again." He spoke that last word with intensity, emphasizing how much he disliked Gabriel's frequent disappearing act. Gabriel was the cocky brother who seemed to have treasonous ideas of independence from the family. Everything that Michael wasn't.

[Gabriel]

My olive gaze flicked to his ears for a moment before going back to his face. "I thought it was time to go for an adventure and take pleasure in being myself. Y'know, get away from the hard times." I shrugged like it was no big deal. "What's up with your ears?" I asked, which would have been almost insulting if he wasn't my brother.

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Michael irritation rose further at the mention of his ears.

"I was assaulted by a she-cat for imagined slights." He claimed. In actuality, he'd rather severely insulted her the first time. The second time he'd actually provoked her by attacking her. Of course, from his perspective he was completely in the right and said she-cat was a menace.

[Gabriel]

I held back a snort when he revealed the cause of his injury. But, it burst from my mouth when I couldn't hold it back. Laughing for a good moment, I sighed, shaking my head. "Do you always have this bad of luck with the ladies?" I asked with a wicked grin. "Seriously, though, you're okay, right?" I asked kindly.

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Michael gave Gabriel a sour look, his frown deepening.

His injury was not entertainment! "I assure you, our sisters have never done anything of this sort against me!" He growled, not happy with Gabriel's amusement. He huffed and flattened his ears. "... Yes." He admitted. It was mostly his ego that took a blow.

[Gabriel]

"They are your sisters for a reason. They know how to handle you. But, if you go to a random cat and reveal your personality to them, well..." My paw lifted to gesture to his ears. "That's good. So, how fair the others, then?" I asked.

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Michael grunted in response.

"I am unaware of Batlhazar's whereabouts. Apparently he has taken off again. Castiel has joined me in Deathclan, as Ariel and Azrael both fled there. Castiel has said that Lucifer remains with our parents." Not that he was against it, but he was mildly surprised that out of their siblings... Lucifer was the sole kit who remained with Chuck and Lilith. He had that rebellious spark shared among several of the siblings.

[Gabriel]

I gave him an odd look. "DeathClan? Why DeathClan? The cats there are savages. Wild animals obsessed with killing. At least, that's the word that spreads around the kittypets and clans." Well, perhaps I should pay my siblings a visit. "Perhaps we'll all meet at some point."

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Michael simply sighed in response.

"I agree. However, that is where Azrael and Ariel decided to settle away from our family. Thus, I must watch over them, even if the environment is rather... Umsavory." He cocked his head. "Perhaps."

[Gabriel]

I snorted. "Are they secret, wannabe killers? That would make the family more interesting than it already is." My eyes narrowed slightly to give him an odd look. "You must? Do you do anything else besides that?" I asked in a rather monotone voice. I knew he was obsessed with watching over us. That was probably one of the reasons I left when I did. Why did he have to be the first sibling I ran into in a long time?

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Michael's fur bristled.

"Yes. I must." He growled. "There is nothing more important." He insisted. He huffed. "Our family doesn't need to be interesting. They need to be safe. It's more difficult in Deathclan. They don't think before they attack the first cat they see." He claimed. He never understood why none of his siblings could understand why he thought the way he did. 

[Gabriel]

"Maybe not to you. But my own happiness and pleasure comes before the needs of my entire family. Sorry, but that isn't possible with cats going here and there and everywhere, Michael. It really isn't. And there's no way in any depths of fire and darkness that I will join DeathClan with those bloodthirsty mongrels." It may make his task harder, but I wasn't going to put my life on the line just to be with my family. I loved them, but if they wanted to be risky, go right ahead."Just convince them to live as loners. You make the rules. You don't get chased by insane cats."

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Michael's fur bristled.

How could Gabriel be so selfish! To say that he was only looking out for himself and to say Michael's mission was impossible! It was given to him by his parents, so it must be within the realms of possibility! There just wasn't any possible way his parents could've set him up for failure!

"No. Mother and Father said I was to watch over them. They did not express any wishes for my to intervene in that manner." He snarled.