Rules Of Death

5

Hades' P.O.V

It's already Friday and the meeting with the council officers happened here at Apollyon's office. As usual, we're both wearing our masks until the end of the meeting...

Ace left first then Gale followed. Calista wanted to stay but she has more things to do so she left...

Apollyon took his mask out and put it in the table since only our friends is here in his office...

"I have to leave, dad's calling me again..." Vivianne said. Apollyon and Lucifer nodded so she stood up, hugged me in the back and left.

"Vivianne really loves you..." Lucifer said that made us laughed.

"I have to leave too. I have knife practice..." Whitney said to us.

"Sure..." Apollyon said and smiled.

"I'll go with you..." Lucifer said and Whitney nodded. They both stood up and left Apollyon's office, leaving us both there.

I saw how his smile vanished and heaved a heavy sigh...

I took my mask out, put it beside Apollyon's mask and directly looked at him...

"What's bothering you?" I asked him. He just looked at me and smiled again.

"Nothing. I'm just... tired..." He said and looked away.

"You're acting like we're not friends since kindergarten..." I said that made him chuckled.

"Am I?" He asked.

"You think?" I asked back.

"Am I that obvious?" Apollyon asked me. I sighed and nodded.

"You're right. Something's bothering me..." Apollyon said, looking... sad?

"Tell me, I'll listen..." I said and straighten my posture.

He looked at me again and smiled lightly...

"If I'm not gonna be the heir of my family line, will you still consider me as your friend and a part of our group?" He asked me.

"Enlighten me..." I said.

"My grandpa is gonna announce his 'Will testament' before his death tomorrow..." Apollyon said.

"You're the heir of your family—"

"I'm not sure anymore..." He said, cutting me off.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Archie came back with a good news in his company. Grandpa was impressed by him and I heard them talking that grandpa wanted Archie to be his heir, not me..." Apollyon said.

Him panicking about this is new to me. I've never seen him acting like this before...

"That's why I'm asking you that if I'm not gonna be the heir of my family, will you still consider me as your friend and a part of our group?" He asked sadly.

To calm him, I reached for his hand and held it tight...

"It will never change Fransisco..." I said.