A week passed after introducing Aerith as Klaus' son to his trusted business partners. The only thing that spread was his having a son. No pictures circulated. They only know his name. Only those who were there knew how he looked and they respected Mr. Valentine's decision.
Because of this, some young men try using Aerith's name for their benefit. Like right now at the café. A young man entered and gave Aerith his name when he ordered. The boys thought he only had the same name as their friend.
Not until the man decided to create a scene. He's shaming their staff.
"Do you know how expensive my shoes are?!" the man shouted.
"What's going on here?" Kylo came forward.
The man crossed his arms, "Your stupid crew here spilled juice on my shoes!"
Kylo glanced at his shoes and sighed before turning to the staff.
"What happened?" he asked calmly.
The man scoffed, "Are you deaf?! I just told you what he did!"
Kylo tilts his head, looking at him deadly making him shut his mouth.
"Can you act like a civilized man? Besides, he's not asking you," Marty said.
The man was about to speak again but Ruce stood beside him, intimidating him.
"What happened? You know we practice fairness here," Kylo asked the staff.
The staff told him that he was tripped by the customer.
"He's lying! Why would I do that?!" the man defended.
Kylo faces him with a stoic face, "Exactly my question,"
"I'm not lying here. If only you had CCTVs here you would feel ashamed of-
"Oh, we do have CCTVs around. Do you want me to play it there *pointing at a white screen* to let the other customers decide who's telling the truth here?" Aerith said finally joining them.
The other customers agreed with what he said. The customer clenched his fists and finally decided to intensify his acting.
"Do you know who I am?!" he exclaimed.
"Do we need to know?" Marty's remark made the others chuckle.
"You! You will pay for this! I will make sure to put this lame café into closure," he threatened.
"And how will you do that?" Ruce asked raising his left eyebrow.
The man smirks, "I am Aerith Valentine, and I will tell this to my father,"
"And that father is?" Kylo asked.
The man scoffed, "You don't know who my father is? Then let me tell you. He is-
"Klaus Valentine," Aerith mumbled.
"That's right! At least one of you has a brain," he mocked not knowing he was digging his own grave.
The boys turned to Aerith and looking where he was looking, they followed it. Then they finally get it.
They all faced towards the door and bowed. The customers turned their heads and gasped seeing the multi-billionaire businessman standing there with another famous businessman, Seven Bane.
The fake Aerith turned and gasped. He sweats and tries to escape quietly but today is not his lucky day. He was stopped when Ruce draped his arm over his shoulder.
"Hey, Mr. V, your son is making a fuss here," Ruce said.
Mr. V frowns and starts walking, "What did he do?" he asks making the others that the fake Aerith is telling the truth.
When they are standing near, Mr. V faces his son and pinched his cheek, "What did my little sunshine do?"
Then a series of 'Oh!, OMGs' echoes in the café. The fake Aerith paled grasping that the real son was actually there.
"I didn't do anything," Aerith replied pouting while massaging his cheek.
"That! He's flaunting his adorableness," Kylo said.
Mr. V and Seven chuckled. Then the former noticed the man that Ruce was holding. He also noticed the staff and the mess on the ground. He frowns...
"And this man is?" he asked pointing at the poser.
"He said he's your son!" a customer butted in.
Mr. V and Seven's faces darkened. They all knew about those fakers trying to use Aerith's name.
Mr. V sighed, "What I hate is when my name is being used by some opportunists, but I hate it most when they involve my precious son,"
"M-Mr. V, I-
"Where is the, 'I am Aerith Valentine, and I will tell this to my father!' " Marty mimicked.
Seven came forward and stood in front of the faker who sank in fear.
"How dare you use and tarnish my lover's name?" he said deeply.
His voice sent shivers to all who heard not just the faker. Aerith's friends smirked.
Aerith told the staff to not worry and go back to work. And the staff bowed and excused himself.
"Now, now, what are we going to do with this impostor?" Mr. V asked tapping his chin.
"Dad~" Aerith called.
"Son, it's okay to teach them a lesson for using your name for their own greed. Yes, maybe it doesn't cost you much, but they are destroying your name, and what about the others whom the likes of him deceived by using your name? Do you understand me, pumpkin?" Mr. V explained to him.
Aerith sighed, "Dad, I'm not stopping you from punishing them. You stopped me from saying what I want. And yes, I understand, but can you stop calling me weird pet names? " he said the latter almost inaudible. His face is red because of embarrassment.
Mr. V laughed heartily. Seven hugged him making him use his lover as a shield while the customers cooed at his cuteness.
Mr. V clapped his hand, "Well then, I will let it slide first, but I am warning you, do this again and you will see how Valentines treats their enemies," he warned.
The man bows many times muttering an apology.
"You should apologize to our staff for causing him trouble," Aerith said and called the staff from earlier.
The man sincerely apologized and promised he would not do it again. When all was back to normal, Aerith crossed his arms.
"Why are you two together?" he asked his father and Seven.
The two glanced at each other and shrugged. Then, Mr. V drapes his arm over Seven's shoulder.
"Why? Can't I go with my other son?" he asked.
It still feels new to Seven every time Mr. V calls him a son. He never thought that he would hear and feel like that again, being the son of someone. He's also thankful that Mr. V didn't make it hard for him despite how he acted toward him before. Instead, the man treats him like a son.
'I will treasure these people with all my heart. And if someone tries to take them away from me, I will make their lives miserable
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