The Maxwell's

Basics

Joshua's Pov

I woke this morning to a horrible ringing in my ears which is causing a migraine. I groaned remembering the screaming of the people and the ear piercing noise of the gun shot last evening. I got up grabbing a Motrin from the bottle in my bathroom cabinet. I looked to myself in the mirror and I quite literally looked like a zombie.

Making my way downstairs I hesitated but continued anyway. This is my new home and new family. It feels weird now that its actually official but I just brush it off because I will always be a Maxwell.

"Buenos dias primo" (Good morning cousin.) Marco said in a quite cheerful tone. I forgot to tell you all since Marco is Italian Blake and the others only know Italian but Marco knows Spanish because family history.

"Buenos dias" I said back and looked to the others confused faces and chuckled. Little do my cousins know Asher had me taking Italian classes so I could listen in on missions and meetings. I unlike my other brothers and cousins am bilingual. We all ate breakfast and the boys had their usual conversations on what they are doing during the day. Blake, Bellamy and I are hanging out with the girls today because we really have nothing else better to do.

After we all ate the girls had already arrived to we made our to the basement. Blake and I were still in pajamas. I had flannel pants on with a grey hoodie and Blake had grey sweats and a white hoodie. Bellamy was all dressed per usual because he's usually more prepared than us always. We watched loads of movies for the first couple hours because I was still exhausted along with Blake. After the 2nd movie Ivy and I went to my room to just relax for awhile.

"How are you doing?" She asked gently as she ran her hands through my hair as I lay my head on her chest. I just shrugged quietly groaning as my head was still ringing.

"How are you?" I asked lifting my head meeting my gaze with hers causing her to turn bright red. She just did the same thing I did which caused me to laugh and resume my position of laying as she played with my hair. We ended up talking and watching a lot of shows up in my room.

A little while later Ivy and all the girls left, leaving me trapped in my own thoughts per usual. I was snapped out of it by Marco knocking on my door frame and I gestured for him to come in. He closed my door and sat on the edge of my bed looking at me intently.

"Listen I know what Asher told you last night. Just know my intention was only to protect you and keep you alive. I wouldn't have ever let him make you king primo its too much pressure." He said looking at me for forgiveness which I just hugged him in response. I know. he only meant well. Asher always played him as the bad guy but little did I know he was far from it.

We all ate dinner together that night and it was somewhat normal and peaceful which was rare for people like us. Something didn't feel right because nothing is ever this calm and boy was my assumption right because as we were cleaning there was a bur aid of gunshots in the foyer of the Sanchez household.

Ambush...