Red String - ABO Au - Destiel and Michifer

Chapter 29

The room stood silent, the only movement was the shuffle of wings, or the twitch of a nose through the thick scent of anger that filled the dining room.
Michael had to of misheard his brother. Yes Raphael was not directly in this immediate royal family, but he had been adopted when a close family friend of their father's died. Raphael was as much a brother as the ones that shared blood.
But the words that Raphael spoke were crossing a line.
Michael sent a silent prayer that he had misheard the challenge so bluntly declared. He could not be serious. Raphael knew what a challenge fir the Crown meant, one of them would walk away, the other would be buried.

"You cannot mean those words Raphael." Chuck spoke up as finally he stood, his graying wings shifted in curious agitation, brow furrowed and a frown etched it's way onto his lips as he scratched his beard

"I mean every word." Raphael declared not removing his stone cold dark gaze from Michael.

Michael opened his mouth to speak when the double doors swung open with a bang in ran the Beta maid known as Charlie.
"Your Majesty, your Highness, my Princes." The human rambled off with an out of breath bow before thrusting her hand out to Michael.
"A letter from Alpha General Lucifer and the Young Prince Castiel!"

Michael turned to the shorter girl and took the now crumpled letter from her fist. Cutting it open he hastily read the letter and without a further word bolted from the dining room and out into the hall.
The letter stated that the Omega Prince Dean of Earth had been recovered,and that they were about a three day journey from home.
The note was sent three days ago. They would be arriving tonight.

Sure enough as Michael made it to the nearest balcony that overlooked the main courtyard the gates had already been opened and down below were horses and Angel's and humans.
Lucifer was the first person that Michael saw, talking off to the side with one of the Omega's that helped run the stable.
Then his baby brother Castiel, who was in the midst of assisting Dean from his horse.

With one beat of his wings Michael flew up and landed near Castiel and Dean
Dean looked up with wide eyes as he noticed Michael's presence.
The Archangel gave the Omega a soft small smile to which Dean did not return. His expression was blank and his eyes seemed empty. His face was covered in bruises and scrapes, one eye nearly swollen shut, his lips were chapped and split. He wore boots and an outfit like that of the soliders, but with no armor, and Castile's blood stained tan trenchcoat. It broke Michael's heart to see someone in such a state, Michael didn't want to fathom what the rest of the Omega looked like right now.
"Dean." Michael breathed and lifted a hand, he was going to place it on the young Prince's shoulder, but halted the action when Dsan flinched slightly
"Let's get you into some proper clothes." The Alpha spoke gently and lowered in wings to appear smaller and less threatening.

Dean nodded and looked down at his dusty boots.
He opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off with a grunt as a bundle of red hair collided into his chest with a squeal.
"Your Highness! Dean!" Charlie sobbed as she clung to the taller Omega

Hesitantly Dena put his arms around her and buried his face in her hair
"Hey Charlie." He grumbled as he hugged the sobbing maid to his chest and kissed the top of her head.

Dean blinked back the tears as Charlie pulled away and cupped his face her hands
Dean closed his eyes when she did and took a deep breath before gently taking her wrists and pulling them away

"What happened Dean? Who took you? What did they do? Why? Where?"
Charlie rambled on as she wiped the tears from her face with the sleeve of her dress

"I don't want to talk about it." He whispered looking at her with a sad look in his eyes

Charlie stepped away when someone cleared their throat andoved away from the Omega and bowed Michael.
"Charlie, run a bath and get him cleaned up. I'll be up when he's rested."

Charlie nodded and Michael looked at Dean
"I'm glad you're alright Dean." Michael spoke softly and Dean finally returned an ever so slight smile "We will talk once you're bathed and dressed."

"Y-yes Alpha." Dean whispered to Michael avoiding Eye contact

Michael frowned and exchanged a look with Castiel who frowned and looked down at his feet.
"Dean," Michael put a hand on Dean's shoulder and leaned his head to look at Dean's face "Don't call me that. Just call me Michael."

"I know." Dean mumbled and pulled the trenchcoat closer to his body. The warm smell if coffee was comforting.

Michael nodded and looked over Dean's shoulder at Lucifer and the twittering Omega woman, and he couldn't stop the flare of jealousy that swelled in his chest.
Michael watched as Dean was lead off my Charlie and they disappeared into the castle.
"Happy we found him?" Lucifer's voice suddenly broke Michael out of his thoughts

Michael spun around and smiled slightly at Lucifer before it slipped into a frown
"What happened to him?" Michael said simply in a hushed tone as soliders wandered around going to rest and relax

Lucifer frowned and his wings flexed before looking over to Castiel
"The worst possible thing that can happen to an Omega is what has been happening to him the past month."

Michael's frown turned into a glare and his feathers fluffed a little bit
"Who?"

"A demon Alpha named Alistair. Castiel dealt with him personally. He claimed he worked for the Queen if Hell." Lucifer explained with a sigh

"But Crowley has no Queen and his mother disappeared when we were still young." Michael questioned with a raised brow and a hand on his hip, the other on his chin

"He claimed his Queen is Abaddon, and he claimed she ruled Hell."

"She did not rule six months ago when the war ended. If she rules now, what if Crowley?" Michael looked at Lucifer seriously and they both seemed to know what the other was thinking.
This was very bad.