A long time ago there were 3 brothers, Rozario, Santiago and Valentino. Their last name is unknown but the fact that they were related is, well, even then this was kept a secret from the world.
All 3 brothers wanted the same thing: Power, wealth an...
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Leo's Pov:
As we walked in the make shift meeting place, all of the people stood up and bowed their heads, in our direction, I could almost feel Chase's smirk at the back of my head, he found this amusing.
I raised my hand, signaling for them to sit.
No matter how long I've been doing this I don't think ill ever get used to it, all this power, right in the palm of my hands. If I asked them to end their lives right here, for me, they would. No hesitation.
I sighed and made my way up to the place I was to sit, I was on higher ground then everyone allowing me to look down upon them, it was like I was a real king, and this my country, or people that I'd sworn to protect, I almost scoffed at the though, If anything it was the other way round. These people had sworn to work for me, and if they broke their oath, they'd die. They were easily disposable. Chase took his place directly to the side of me, the place of the 2nd joker.
The 2nd joker was to act as a a guardian for the first one, where all the main power was given to the 'king' joker, the second joker was to act as a proxy, or an assistant, who still had power, yet must still help and second the 'kings' choices. It was just the way Chase liked it, hidden in plain site.
"Well...?" I asked impatiently, the quicker the meeting was over the better, I covered my stinging hand and instead looked around the room wondering who would be the first to speak.
The sound of someone clearing their throat and shuffling forward caught my attention and my eyes followed the path he took to get to the front.
"Sir, Lucas Katz, section 1 commander, reporting." he started. "We have scouted the area and have found the traitor, dead"
"Oh really, what a shame. I wasn't done with him." I sighed. "Anything else?"
"Yes sir! we have also looked into the Hyacinths movements as you had asked" He said producing 3 small sheets of paper. "Would you like me to read them out?"
I looked at him debating, "No." I decided "Hand it to Chase, or place it in my work room, next." I was so bored.
The room fell silent, and as I looked around the room quickly, i noticed many people averting their eyes, from my sharp glaring.
I rolled my eyes, This is why I hated these meetings. They were so damn tedious and infuriating, I mean seriously if they were so scared of me then why would they decide to work for me? fools.
"Is there seriously nothing else?" I asked exasperated
"W-well there is...but-" Lucas Katz looked around the room tentatively as he replied and I could see on his face that he really didn't want to tell me, and I couldn't blame him, and word of me breaking someones arm, must had spread like a wildfire. One wrong move and I'd blow over.
"Spit it out, Katz" I demanded
"M-miss Angel has asked for you to meet her." he stammered.
I looked at him. This? This was what he wanted to ask so desperately? Chase snickered behind me, and even after receiving a glare he had to cover his mouth with his hand and look away.
I sighed, trying my best to keep the rage I had at Katz quiet. "Remember when I told you to tell me things that were only important?" I snapped
Katz Looked hesitantly at me and started to speak then stopped, thinking carefully before he said the wrong thing. He was smart, it was something i liked about him, he was clever man who knew when and what to say, at the right moments.
"Yes Sir, I apologise." he murmured while looking at the floor.
"Good, take care to remember that later Mr. Katz" I reminded him "Now anything else?" I waited for a minuet, when no one replied I stood up
"Alright thanks for wasting my time, Katz, hand the report to Chase on his way out, everyone carry on"
Just before I walked out of the room, someone stopped me. I turned to look at who it was and was surprised to find a woman approach me.
"What do you want?" I sighed, I honestly couldn't deal with anything else, i just wanted to try and get some sleep, even though I knew it wouldn't be possible, the thought was nice.
"I don't want anything, your the one who told me to find you later." she replied moodily
I stopped. Me? What the fuck would I want with her?
"Oh- that was me" Chase butted in and added.
I turned and scowled at him. The amount of times I've told him to not call people using my name was atrocious, yet he still did. He only smiled in return, which was just as expected of him. He then moved in front of me to talk to her.
"Athena, thanks for coming, follow us" he ordered.
Then upon seeing me leave the room, he quickened his pace, as did the Athena woman, to follow me.
As I left the hall, and Katz had handed the report to Chase I could hear a gentle murmur surface from behind that closed door. They always did this. No one would dare to talk to me when I was in front of them but as I was walking away they seemed to have so much to say.
We made our way through the long unnecessary hallways towards my office room, as Chase hurriedly explained to me and the woman what he needed of her.
he spoke to me first as she quietly trailed behind, I wondered if she were intimidated, almost everyone was...well nearly.
That girl wasn't. The girl who called me a joke. The girl who wasn't afraid to tell me exactly what she thought of me to my face. How dare she talk of things she didn't even know of, and ME? a brat? how fucking dare she. I don't even know how i didn't kill her right there and then. She must have multiple lives, to have survived this far in her life.
I shook my head, pushing the anger that was once more building up inside me, down. When I felt a hand clamp down on my shoulder, so instinctively I grabbed it and flung it off. Only to see that the hand belonged to a equally shocked Chase.
Damnit.
"Shit, man I-" I started
"No, listen its my fault I'm sorry, don't worry about it, I'm not that weak." Chase shook the incident off easily. He was used to it.
I looked around at my surroundings to see myself already at my office workspace door.
"I was just asking if what we talked about was alright?" Chase reminded me, looking at me concernedly
"Talked about? when?" I'd been so lost in my thoughts I didn't hear a thing a Chase had said.
he blinked. Then blinked again.
"Leo. You mean to tell me that that whole time i was talking you weren't listening. OH COME ON LEOOOOO!" he groaned, then he stopped at the concern on his face reappeared, he looked down at my hand "Oh my god, are you loosing too much blood? is that it? your not dying are you? Le-"
I interrupted him.
"I'm fine Chase. I'm fine. I just tend to zone out your annoying voice, its a useful habit to have, now tell me what you need." I sighed for the 100th time that day.
he looked at me with a fake hurtful expression and rolled his eyes. "Fine then. Don't talk to me, all I was saying was that, for Aria I sent her that woman, Athena Miller to be her bodyguard, that ok?"
Her again. Every time her name came up all I could hear were the words. 'Joke' play back at me, and nothing infuriated me more then that.
"Ok, do whatever you want. I don't care." I replied as calmly as I could.
"Well, ok then. " he said, as he finally walked into the room, only before placing the Hyacinth report in my hand, I looked down and sighed once more as I followed him.
