Fallen Rose

Backstage Regrets

 The thunderstorm crashed down as the sounds reverberate throughout his mansion. The man stood, brushing his hand through his tidy light grey-purple hair. His drooping, half-lidded golden eyes gazed out the window, watching the rain pour down. He sighed, a solemn look on his face.

"He always loved the rain..." He spoke quietly, looking over to a statue nearby. It was of a peaceful young man, his hair neatly styled like the man's own, an intriguingly patterned suit on top of a sweater vest. "Haruomi... God..." He winced, looking back to the rain.

He paused as he heard the double doors of his home slam shut, bickering to be heard. He gave an accomplished smile as the heavy footsteps drew closer.

"Ohhh Mr. Carsmile!" Zerox's familiar voice yelled in, followed by a mumble. He stepped into the room, drenched along with Aladdin on his shoulder.

"Oh, Zerox, you never fail me!" Mr. Carsmile put his hands together in delight. "Throw him down for me...Stand by, though. I may need your help." Zerox nodded, tossing Aladdin down, eliciting a grunt from him. "For now...I'd like to talk." He looked down, giving Aladdin a snarky, disgusted look.

"Some good old fashioned verbal torment?" Aladdin spit, gazing at the man with spite.

"Nothing more for the likes of you." He grabbed his collar, yanking him forward. He looked into his eyes, sternly.

"Why has my little bird flown off this time?" He gave the man a cold smile as he shifted around, contempt in his eyes. He leaned forward, locking eyes with Aladdin. "You know how this works. No leaving without my permission." He leaned closer, giving him a coy smile.

"I don't give a shit, Carsmile." Aladdin hissed. "If I could run away with ease, you know damn well I would. I don't care about your sadistic rules." He eyed Zerox, "Yet you always find some way to keep me trapped..."

"Why of course, my dear." Mr. Carsmile gave a cruel grin, delivering a kiss to Aladdin's lips. He shivered, shoving him away with contempt. Mr. Carsmile looked to him, eyebrows raised as he placed his hand on his chest in offense. "If you were able to run away, then all of this would be useless. You should know that. You may not now nor ever leave, Aladdin. You must feel the isolation I had felt all those years. you scum."

"Get fucked..." Aladdin slumped back, puffing his cheeks. "You're a sick, deluded man. God forbid my son find you, but if he does, may he unleash his full wrath." His heart sunk partially, fear of Hiroshi's potential failure.

"You and I both know he'll fail. I'm simply too powerful. You're trapped here, aren't you? Have you seen your pitiful sons cowardice? I'll have him confined with ease." He sneered, tracing Aladdin's face. He slapped his gloved hand away, backing away with spite.

"Yet he has taken care of all of your worthless assassins. You realize he's in a group, right? I know about my sister, I know about Michael and Katsumi. And I know about Billy's 'betrayal'. They will kill you. As they should."

"They only proved to be worthless. But with the power's remaining, we shall succeed. They were all to stunt the boy. Do you know the power we have? Zerox's lethal ability, along with my brother's ability, tied in with my own. Not to mention my own bodyguard." Mr. Carsmile looked towards the doorway, rolling his eyes. His dull bodyguard may have let Aladdin escape more than a few times but his power was still useful to his plans. He looked to Aladdin, cocking his brow. "They have nothing against us. We know all their abilities, and what we don't have, Nastassia will analyze. It's a sound plan we have. That Billy boy is as good as dead, too. We know his weaknesses more than the others, he just lucked up with his little friends."