The Girl That No One Noticed...

Chapter 12

                                                    Axel

I got the text from Blackbourne when I was reviewing the mission files for the millionth time, apparently Kota had called a meeting at his house and we were invited. I sent a quick text back and went to tell my brothers that were sitting on my couch, benefits of staying in an apartment I suppose is we're never too far apart. "The Blackbourne team has called another meeting, this time at Kota's new place." I announced to the room. "Have they found something?" Marc questioned hopefully, everyone was a bit on edge with the little information about the reason for our mission. Who or what were the targets, and why were they here now? 

"Not that I know of Marc, but if they have they're not going to discuss it over text." I responded as he nodded in agreement. "Let's go then, I'll drive." Raven said as he stood. "NO!!!!" at least everyone could agree on that, typically if the Russian was driving I did my best to avoid being in the same vehicle. "I'll drive, we're taking the SUV." I said as I grabbed my keys, my brothers following me out. It wasn't as long of a drive as I thought it would be when they told me it was a wooded area, but the small little community seemed nice enough. 

I parked between Victor's mustang convertible and Owen's BMW, guess North wasn't here yet, then. My brothers were quick to head inside but something drew my attention to the house across the street. The fact that it was just after 7pm and there was no lights on other than that coming from a small second story window was for some reason very curious to me. I shrugged off my curiosity as I headed inside to find as I had figured, not everyone was here yet. "Glad you could join us Mr. Toma. Mr. Korba, Mr. Coleman and the two Mr. Taylor's have assured us they will be here shortly, they just finished closing the Diner." Owen was ever the formal boss man as always, I nodded to him in return.

 I sat on one of the empty seats beside Sean, observing the way Kota seemed fascinated with the house across the street as well. "So how is everything going at the hospital?" I questioned, turning to Sean, he looked dead in his seat from everything going on the past few days. "Good I suppose, nothing out of the normal, but that seems to be the problem lately." He sighed on a yawn, face in hands as he tried to rub the sleep from his eyes. "Still nothing from the connections?" I inquired quietly as he shook his head.

 "Not a single speck of a clue, I'm beginning to think Owen might spontaneously combust with how intense he is with this." Sean mumbled, I could hear the worry in his words for his friend. "We are going to figure this out, one way or another." I assured, everyone needed a hand once in a while. "Thanks Axel." He smiled tiredly to me as I heard the front door open and shut. "Alright, were here, what's up doc?" Luke said as he sprawled on one of the couches. "Oy, move it f***er some of us would like a place to sit!" Gabriel being Gabriel huffed as Luke made room for him to sit.

 "Lucian don't be an a**." North grunted as he and Silas took a seat beside each other on some wooden chairs. "Oh you're just jealous cause 'I'm tons of fun and you're no fun at all'." Luke smirked back at North's scowl. "Did you just quote Ice Age?" Marc tested. "No I quoted Cupcake from this morning, when she quoted Ice Age." Luke corrected, to our confusion. "Wait, who's Cupcake?" Corey blurted out, I was wondering the same thing. "He's taken to calling Sang Cupcake, since Si is calling her Aggele mou, and Gabe's got Trouble." North grunted, rolling his eyes with arms crossed. 

"Ok I get the angel part, but why Cupcake?" Brandon queried. "Because she brought some amazing chocolate strawberry cupcakes in to share, they were sooooooo good." Luke sighed, his eyes glazing over as he disappeared to his own little world. "And you'll never f***ing guess what Trouble did." Gabriel said smugly as Luke zeroed in with a huge grin on his face. "Gabe." North's voice held a warning but was easily ignored. "What?" I questioned curiously, something was up and I wanted to know what.