Red String - ABO Au - Destiel and Michifer

Chapter 24

Castiel paced back and forth, hands clasped behind his back, eyebrows knit as he frowned even more.
The young Alpha jumped slightly as someone suddenly poked his forehead. Opening his eyes and looking down ever so slightly he noticed his brother Gabriel standing there, finger between Castiel's eyebrows.

"You're going to get them stuck like that. You're also stinking up the courtyard with distress. You smell like your mate died." Gabriel smirked even though his eyes held understanding

"I am not in the mood for your silly games Gabriel." Castiel bit out with a low growl before turning around and resuming his pacing

"Brother listen, I know this is hard. But what happened before will not happen again. We won't allow it." Gabriel said quietly grabbing his baby brother's shoulder "Just follow Lucifer's orders, and don't get ahead of him."

With a deep breath the Angel's deep black wings lowered slightly and the young Prince let his breath out.
"Okay Gabriel. I will try... But what if-" the rest of the sentence was left heavy on Castiel's tongue and the Alpha couldn't finish it.

"It won't."

Castiel's shoulders hunched and he nodded. They wouldn't let anything happen to Dean.
"It won't." Cas repeated as he blinked a few times, Lucifer was heard commanding different small groups in which directions they would go. Time was of the essence and the Prince had been missing since early evening of the day prior. Now they were up nice and early and were going to find the Prince, and bring him home.

Lucifer's wings flexed out and then in before settling as he stood there cross armed and glaring. His features softened slightly and he gave a tight nod when he noticed Castiel staring but said nothing.
The older Alpha noticed how flustered the young Prince was, and he knew where it stemmed from. He knew Castiel had quickly fallen for the Omega Prince in the mere month that the boy had been in the castle. Lucifer knew what it felt like to want to be near, to touch, to love someone unattainable.
He knew how much it hurt.

Glancing over Lucifer met eyes with Gabriel and the two Archangels exchanged a silent conversation. Both completely understanding what was happening, and what would be taking place.
Lucifer's black horse was brought to him and he grabbed the reigns before dismissing three of the four search parties. With a frown he glanced once more at Castiel and then to Gabriel but still neither of them said a word.

Gabriel looked at Castiel when he heard the boy growl and realized his baby brother had snapped at a stable boy.
"Castiel!" He scolded and the younger Alpha lowered his wings and looked at the ground

"My apologies little one." Castiel said softly as he crouch down near the ten year olds level "Thank you for fetching my horse. Please forgive me for snapping?"

"It's ok your Highness. I know you're just upset." The boy smiled and then ran off to his mother when Castiel smiled and nodded to the worried looking woman.

When the boy had run off Castiel sighed and mounted his horse. He needed to remain calm and in control. He needed to know his place, he was not Dean's mate, or even a possible mate for the Omega, he was the Prince's soon to be brother in law.
Cas mentally lectured himself about how wrong he was to have such feelings for someone promised to another, for someone promised to his brother and his future King, It was wrong and he disgusted himself at the very thought. This wasn't some teen romance novel about some wealthy young Alpha scooping away the beautiful Omega and living happily ever after, this was real life. No fantasy about any of it.
Castiel straightened up and lifted his chin, wings stiff behind him and steady as he effortlessly steadied his steed.
They needed to find the Prince as soon as possible. Waiting for the signal, which was a nod and shout from Lucifer, Cas and his squad filed out after the Alpha general.

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Hours turned to days which soon turned into four weeks before they finally found where Dean was.
On the border of Heaven and Hell, outside a small mining village that was no longer thriving as much as it had in the past, as the war had strained many small villages and towns such as this.

As the squad pulled in on their horses the people in the market stopped and whispered among themselves wondering why the royal gaurd, an Archangel and one of the Prince's included, would be riding into a small insignificant town such as their's.
Castiel halted and steadied his horse before he heard Lucifer order the men to the nearest inn for the night. The town was filled with monsters and Angel's and demons. The typical kind of people one would find on the border of Heaven and Hell, with Purgatory only miles away.

Upon the party entering the inn and dispersing to dinner and their several rooms, of which Lucifer insisted he gaurd Castiel. As the boy was one of the Prince's and a good friend, Cas looked at Lucifer with a deadpanned expression
"I do not need a babysitter."

"I'm not Babysitting you Castiel." Lucifer chuckled in a hushed tone, even with the tiredness starting to show on the Alpha's face Castiel knew Lucifer was alert "I'm simply ensuring no mishaps happen to the young Prince in my charge. I wouldn't want some Omega to lure you away and slaughter you in an alley with your knot out."

Castiel stiffened and glared only for it to crumble into a laugh that shook his wings lightly
"I am not that naive Lucifer. But I appreciate the concern." The young angel paused and removed the silver band of a crown from his wind tossed hair, eyes cast to the mud on his boots "Do you think we will find him? It has been an entire month."

"I'm sure we will Castiel. I mean it." Lucifer spoke softly to the Prince as he knew how upset the boy was. "History will not repeat. We will find him." As the words left Lucifer's lips his nostrils flared and his eyes moved over Castiel's shoulder, his features hardened and a growl bubbled in his throat, at the end of the hall, getting handsy with what was obviously an escort of some sort, was a demon with white eyes and the smell if burning ash and burning coals. The scent was right there and it matched what Lucifer had smelled throughout the hallway, and yes, the lingering and faint smell of vanilla, leather and Omega in heat faintly came off the demon as he made his way past the two angels without a care in the world.
"Your Highness, I think I found the Omega's kidnapper."