Monsters? These are my children -Ben (o/o with lisapickle)

Violet has Gabriel turn around, a large black and green bruise on his back. She sighs, "Is this from Ben?"
"No."
She tilts her head so she can see a little bit of his face from over his shoulder. "What happened?"
"Silver fell out of the sky and I caught her…. And cushioned our fall."
She nods and continues to treat his back, his wings relaxed on either side of her.
Without turning around to look at him, Violet demands, "Ben, take your shirt off. You're bleeding."
His face instantly goes red and he defensively crosses his arms, "No??"
Vi stands, handing Silver the hot rag to clean the cuts on Gabriel's back, and heads over to Ben who is now standing. She takes one of the rags from his hands. "Do I have to pry it off of you?" She asks quietly.
He glares.

Ben slowly removes his shirt, obviously uncomfortable with the idea, and Kissa returns to the railing, invisible. She looks over both boys.
Hmmmmm
Gabriel chuckles at Miki's comment, setting his hands in his lap. "Sil?"
Cage opens the front door, smiling as he comes in. "Wow, you guys look like trash."

Gabriel turns around just slightly, trying to see her face. "You blushing?" He says with a grin.
Violet exchanged rags with Miki. "Thanks, Love."
Ben glares at Cage, who approaches him. "You missed Robin!"
"I'll tell her I'm sorry."
Cage shoves him, apologizing quietly after Vi glares. "You'd better apologize. Did you guys really have to fight? Geez."

Gabriel looks ahead again, grinning. His grin fades and his eyes narrow. He suddenly goes invisible and looks up to he balcony. “Kissa!”
She shushes him, a hand to her lips.

Ben pretend gags. “You made her eat that? Yuck. I’m never letting you have her over agai- ow! Vi!”
She glares up at him, treating a cut on his right side near his pant line. “Shush.”

Ben rolls his eyes. “Augh, Cage you let her torture Robin like this?”
“Worse. I helped.” Cage responds.

Violet turns her head to the balcony where Kissa must be. “Go back to your room!”
Kissa sighs/growls and slouches, heading back and slamming the door behind her.
Gabriel materializes again, sighing.

Violet glances over to Silver and sighs. “Alright, fine. But if she calls anybody wench, or anything bad, then she’s going right back up.” She turns her attention back to Ben’s wounds.
Kissa slips back down the hall and jogs down the stairs to Gabe, kneeling in front of him. “Did he beat you?”
Gabriel glares. “What does it look like?”

Gabriel glances at the burn. “Ah, yeah. I guess so.” He gives a small shrug, obviously not caring much.
Kissa observes the burn on his ankle. “This ones worse.”
Cage joins them on the floor. “You’re talkative.” He chimes.
Gabriel rolls his eyes.
Augh. Like the 40th time someone’s said that.

Cage looks over Gabriel’s wings. “Wooooah. You know, I’ve never really seen your wings up close. They’re really cool.”
Gabriel gives another light shrug, “than-“
“They looks horrible. Look at all the scars on them, not to mention the fresh cuts. He does terrible taking care of them.” Kissa snaps.
Cage scoots away from her.
Geez.

Violet had Ben sit down and pushes his hair back to treat the gash by his hair line. “Goodness, how did you get this? Its deep and incredibly dirty.”
“A stick.”

Cage tilts his head. “Ah. I like that they’re skin instead of feathers like Silvers and Kissa’s. It makes them creepier.”
Kissa raises an eyebrow. “You’d think they’d been lighter but they’re not.”
Gabriel purses his lips. “You’re all too kind.” He says dryly.

As soon as she touches them, they turn invisible and jerk upward above everyone. He glares over his shoulder. “No touching.” He hisses.
Kissa rolls her eyes. “Like you’re gonna treat those cuts.”
Cage gasps, the sudden gust of wind from the wings scaring him. “Ah! You’re so fast!”

Gabriel shoves Miki with his wing. “Hmm, found it yet?”
Cage giggles, covering his mouth.

He shoves her with his wing again, this time making sure she fell on her butt. “Too bad.”
Kissa rolls her eyes.
You're so irritating.

“Speaking of,” violet starts, “since they’re all here.” She whispers, tilting her head towards them.
Ben sighs, clenching his jaw for a moment.
“Ahhmmmm.”
Cage and Kissa peer around Gabriel at him and Gabriel turns a bit to look at him.
He gulps.

Cage tries his hardest to quiet a giggle.
Ben clears his throat.
Just say it.
“They know we’re here. And we don’t plan on running.”
Gabriel’s eyes narrow and he clenches his jaw.
D**n right I’m not running.
Kissa’s hands form fists and she glares, despite the rising fear inside of her.

He shook his head. “Not a setup. The place had too many people, so I couldn’t get out without being seen. I took a detour about twenty miles in the wrong direction so I wouldn’t lead anyone here. We’re safe for now. But-“ he pauses to look to Violet. She doesn’t seem to notice, “-But I don’t want them to jump on us when we’re not prepared. You all have amazing potential, but you’ve never really been… trained.”
“Me and Gabriel have been.” Kissa adds.