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Christmas was circling around the little apartment once more, after chuck kicked the boys out to learn some real skills much to their dismay they had been living in a cheap four bed apartment, one of those beds being a closet but they made it work. You may think that four brothers all living with each other would be hell and you're right it is hell but Michael is unemployed, Lucifer has a job that works long hours at night and no one wants to ask what he does or why all his shirts get stained from it, Gabriel is the main bread winner he bought the apartment and keeps them all feed in return no one talks about the women who randomly come out of his room. how do they all fit in there? and Raphael who is in collage for a medical degree and is too exhausted most nights to work a job.
Last Christmas Lucifer bought Michael a computer because he doesn't listen to the under 40 bucks' budget that he set and Gabriel being the evil genus downloaded World of warcraft. Michael clicked immediately into it now Raphael didn't know what the game was, Michael probably doesn't know how to play either he just likes to think it makes him smarter than the others.
Now it was a week before Christmas and he was still playing it, ignoring all of his chores and focusing on the game. Gabe was gone at work and Lucifer was sleeping leaving Raphael to deal with it. Exhausted form school and tired of his brothers messing up the house. Raphael wouldn't lie he was a clean freak, and the apartment was anything from clean, Thanks to Michael who was shut in his room playing War of worldcraft or whatever Raphael wasn't listening to his speeches about it.
The apartment creaked and cracked as the snow came down floating like little sparkles of glitter. As the dishes sat in the sink getting dirtier and dirtier, the counters covered in dried substances and even more dishes. Guess who was supposed clean the dishes? That's right Michael who was clicking and yelling at his computer. Raphael couldn't study like this he had enough throwing down his schoolbook and storming into Michaels room. The door flew open as Michael almost fell back in his chair, soda cans fell clicking and clattering from his desk.
"What the!" Michael yelled as Raphael pushed Michael's chair to the ground.
"Go clean the dishes!" he stormed.
"You're acting like dad!" Michael yelled back as he stood up.
Without a second Raphael unplugged the computer in the middle of a quest, Michaels eyes went red as he tackle Raphael over smashing the desk which crumbled underneath their weight leaving them on the floor with a broken computer and a broken desk.
Gabriel came home late his hair covered in snow as he walked into the apartment living room to find a very cranky Lucifer and a mess of fake Ikea wood. Raphael sat on the couch holding Band-Aids slowly putting them on his arm, Michael sat next to him holding an ice pack to his eye.
"Your home, good now you can deal with these two!" Lucifer said before storming off back to his room.
"What happened?" Gabriel asked as he picked up the clothes and wood.
"He attacked me!" Michael said showing his black eye.
"You bit me!" Raphael yelled back.
"Still no need to punch me!"
"It'll heal in a few weeks you baby."
"Hey! I'm no baby!"
"Ok, ok both of you are acting like children. Do I need to call dad?" Gabe said for being the middle child he had a very convincing mom voice.
"No" they said in union.
"Good now clean all this up." Gabe said as he left the room.
"You're like a freaking cat, can't believe you bit me." Raphael said as soon as Gabe left the room.
"Shut up, you attacked me." Michael quietly yelled back.
"I don't hear cleaning" Gabe yelled immediate shutting them up.
They both knew Gabe was right though they'd never tell him, the apartment was a mess, and they were fighting like street cats. So, they grabbed the old dusty broom and started sweeping.
It's never a dull day with these four but after the fight the apartment was finally clean, and Raphael blamed all his weird scratches and bites from a stray cat and Michaels black eye healed up in a month. Christmas came and the four celebrated the holidays together in a unpeaceful way, but Raphael bought Michael a new computer and peace was made for a little while. Maybe one of these days Lucifer will finally sleep peacefully that would be a Christmas miracle.