chronicles of Night Trials of fire and water

chronicle 10: timing is everything

February 16 1955

I woke up the next day feeling dead to the world, and like I was used as a wrecking ball. what makes it worse than the carnage Gabriel, and effectively Alexis) I made it on TV but there were no witnesses they called it intruders making random moves of vandalism but I knew better I made myself known to Gabriel, and Alexis and they wanted me to know that they noticed..it didn't help that they left  me to be found at the coliseum, they thought I was a hit by the local mafia and I couldn't help think as such. I found myself at the same Hospital as the first time I fought with gabriel -seems that the more I venture out the more times I get into shit like this, good thing its the vatican that  has my insurance, but It's hard to see that being a good thing, I'm amazed how much I hurt, then again it wasn't too hard to explain the pain of being blasted out of the sky by a black firebomb and falling from 80-90 feet in the air into random stone structures not to mention getting essentially electrocuted, yeah I can definitely see why this was taken as a hit, but at the same time that's what humans judge on-this wasn't a hit for the regio crime family, this was Gabriel and Alexis testing me if...if it was a hit they would have killed me...I was in that state, to where they hoping Id take the fall for the vandalism that didn't even come up. Who else would live from those circumstances? But a more important question comes up. I have to meet gabriel at the Villa Borghese, that's some high class and certainly not the place for me, but the question told me that he isn't giving me a choice, probably beat me black and blue if I don't.

 So I get dressed in some traditional clothes that I got from Judas who was my sorta kinda guardian even thought he was only  a throw age from me- A size small white cotton shirt, a medium jet black  priest robe and the pride of my outfit- my medium long jet black men's victorian tailcoat with a flore delis on the back in white- flashy but hey If there's one thing I had it was a sense of style.  Now I  head out from the the hospital  in rome The Gemelli University Hospital Via Emilio Longoni, 81, 00100 Roma RM, Italy to the Vatican gardens-being beaten to death is no reason to avoid my schooling and if I want to see my sisters again I have to keep myself going. I make it into the garden after 0.85 miles where everyone clearing out their bags and I look at my teacher looking for a sign that I wasn't too late. "Field trip my boy get ready we are going to the Villa Borghese, gabriel's idea''

"Well played Gabriel" I raised an eyebrow at him and  Questions are entering my mind now, questions that now make me want to bring in Judas something was amiss, Something dark but right in the middle of playing out how I was gonna do so, I realized what that was gonna do to me. I can imagine the questions

"You've been doing what? You did what with whom?"

I can just kiss my visits to my sisters goodbye and likely say hi to a jail cell vandalism, arson, trespassing, but most of my situations were let out because of my situations. 

No, I can't jeopardize my sisters but it's clear whoever is pulling strings wants me involved....

Villa Borghese...afew hours after arriving back at the vatican...

"Yo look alive, Caleb!" I snap out and we are walking down towards the beautiful park surrounding the villa, and I look at...Gabriel. What does he want? I glare at him and he smirks at me. "Follow me I'm taking you to the bathroom'' Of course classic, but the teacher has no clue who's to blame him. Then it occurred to me, he told me to meet him here, I was right he wasn't gonna give me a choice. So now I'm wondering if now is a good time to put a knife in him and I say yes as soon as I enter the shadows with him I'll take him out...

So we walk through the area, and I can't help but admit that it's a beautiful park.

He's smart or it's obvious he's been holding all the cards for the past two meetings so this time I'm on my guard. "Ok you wanted me here, you got me here, don't tell me you just wanted a nice walk with me around the park" I intertwine my fingers in my hands and hold them over my head, and just as I figure he's just been leading me with no plan A portal opens up and Gabriel grabs me around the arm and overhauls me into it, without a word, oh lord where am I falling yeah it's hard to tell if I'm falling or walking and when it opens I'm on a high roof yeah no wonder he used the portal we can't get up on this roof without us getting caught but on my face? yeah, I was falling and the hit acts my other phantom words that hurt like hell.

 So now I'm downtown with Gabriel walking out cool like damn I should have punched him harder than I did when I had the chance.He goes and sits down at a nearby bar table we appear to be at posh terrace: Boscolo exedra Roma coincidently by one of the many coliseums. I look at him and he lights a weed stick, I hate Smoking I hate weed just as much because of the smell and taste blow."Some deadbeats have insulted Alexis's reputation. I want you to go in there and give them "a stern talking to and bring me what money they have" I stare at him, is he serious? He wants me to be the hitman for her society? That's the opposite of my current reputation. Gabriel smirks at me and yet there's a dangerous look under it. "You said you wanted Alexis to care for you? You have to prove it to her, now go in and take care of those who are against her and therefore against us"

I get up and shake myself off before walking into the steps, completely unsure what I'm doing. this was crazy  what was I doing here? following the one person that attacked me and for the affection of the woman that attacked me? and cursed me? I blame my heart's cursed conversation. As soon as I stepped in I already sensed the apprehension because they were badmouthing not just Alexis's reputation but her as a woman as well, some of the things they said made my words pretty and I tried not to blush I mean I bit my thumb at her that was kids compared, further they started to diss the church, not that I care. So I just decided I'm gonna wing it. Stepping to the table they look at me. And the guy was curious about my stepping up. "Hey guys I can't help hear you talking about Alexis and the church and I don't believe that's wise, and I'm gonna tax you 250.00 for slander..'' The men don't get mad at me they don't even take me seriously they laugh at me. A dark-skinned tall man with sunglasses smirks at me. "I slandered her oh the shame the poor princess maybe you should just bring her cute little butt down here and we'll be sure to show her we are sorry" Of course the other two agreed, howling. "A 250.00 charge? that's cute Fuck that now get out of here kiddie your spoiling our evening" I turn back and Gabriel is watching me, possibly grading me. So even though it's stupid as ass hell... I Cause some chaos.

I punch the guy with glasses in the face shattering his sunglasses and he drops in pain, screaming, blood gushing from his face I busted his lip, got pieces of glass in his face possibly broke his nose not likely but likely busted his jaw and I feel bad, however thank god for small favors the friends aren't laughing Id rather them take me seriously than laughing at me. The tension gets real as the left male in a blue jacket jumps at me and starts doing some basic bare knuckle mixed martial arts and Im rather taken off guard at least he's trying.

Yeah no, I'm not taking that, I show him that I'm not an easy target by any means of the imagination -I block his butterfly strikes and grab him around the collar and lift him up slightly and drop him by sending my knee into the stomach of my attacker. causing him to splutter slightly  he coughs surprised and backed up slightly and he growled and again he raised up his hands and stepped forward, It's my turn I block his punches and pick him up by his collar and swung him  into a cart full of food and plates and silverware causing a mass of havoc to ensue. I haven't broken a sweat I walk over to the guy with glasses who's now PISSED he dives at me and uses his own momentum and ends up running into my fist to his chest, the attack wasn't planned but it was effective it stopped him, so I reach over and drag him over to the water and the last guy stops me.

"Wait ok we're sorry we didn't mean to insult the Regio family, just making harmless jokes, here are five bills now leave us be, oh oh my oh god there's so much you caused so much carnage.." I look at him and the money and I shrug before dropping the guy with glasses into the pool and grabbed the money before leaving the wreckage passing Gabriel the bills, who took it with pride and shifted through it and smirks before offering his drink of Venom energy that to me I guess was reward enough. "Well done Prodigal son that's it for the day let's get back to class" it was less than  hour since I started taking the order-We both walk back to downstairs and I realize the cops are coming..

"damn It I knew that was gonna..wait for...SHII" Again Gabriel chucks me into a portal that leads back to the Borghese villa 20 min. Away. The sirens are faint and we both walk back. "What the hell?  Why are you having me beat people up? For her?  that's a dictator move" I growl in slight anger and major annoyance. And Gabriel stopped. ""Because if you want Order you need to show a slight amount of force I bet you that guy you punched in the face is gonna need to go hospital get his nose fixed and pay a decent number for his glasses and he's walking about like the world didn't even stop spinning, the guy you threw into the cart feels embarrassed, slightly bruised his ego and his ribs, and the third got sopping wet and likely will need to throw his clothes in a dryer and be in the for the day and night. no harm and you got some money for it, so be happy you not even getting in trouble for it...keep your mouth shut and everything will get handled now if you don't hurry up we're gonna get the teacher suspicious then we will have a hole in our story timing is everything"