radiodust: The unlikely duo

Family meeting and new developments.

Alastor walked just outside the conference room with Angel who had been quite the whole time almost. Only talked when alastor talked and asked what was wrong. Of course he knew the answer being what today was but there were other things. Angel then said breaking the almost uncomfortably "Alastor you gotta promise me something before we go in there. Can you do that?" Alastor then held Angel's hands with "If its about not hurting your family if it makes you happy of course." Angel shook his head with "Listen I'm not gonna lie what your going to hear is crazy and shocking listen babe. I need you to stay calm or at the very least silent until we explain everything. I know they regret that shit. Listen I'm gonna be right next to you if you need me okay?"

Alastor didn't know what he was in for though he felt a bit insulted that angel would think he would lose control this easily, he understood that the truth he was gonna hear by the way angel spoke was gonna hurt. So he requested something. "Angel listen if I need to step out I will tap your hand as a signal. In case I feel like I'm losing control. Last thing anyone needs is me going into a rage fueled bloodlust."

Angel nodded with a quick small knowing smile " You got it smiles, let's go." As they stepped into the room Henry and Molly were there along with Arackness who looked like he went through shit his fur and clothes unkempt and his eyes bloodshot. He was staring at the floor in a seemingly ashamed manner. Charlie seemed worried about him regardless of not knowing him personally. Vaggie stood in the room unsure what to do or say. She took a seat nearby and started getting a head start on paper work.

Angel went to his brother in concern trying to get his attention with "Hey bro. Arin! You okay?" Angel spoke his real name to keep his attention. Arackness spoke up his his tone hinting sadness and regret with "No. I'm not okay. Anthony? This guilt is fucking killing me." Arackness looked up tears in his eyes sniffling with "I still have flashbacks and nightmares of what happened. God sometimes I wish I coulda just said fuck it and tried to get you out or fake your death but the people pop took orders from fucking christ. I didn't know how. God I'm so fucking sorry."

Arackness was bawling at this point angel took him slowly into a hug shushing him. With "I know. I know I put all of you in a bad situation. I still feel bad about it let alone anger at times but knowing what woulda happened if ya didn't. Looking back now I don't wanna know."

Angel then asked his father after his brother calmed down "Pop? Does molly know of this yet? Because molly you gotta understand what your gonna hear guys like us if at the time would have had us all whacked if he refused." Molly sighed with "I- I always had a hunch what happened but I never wanted to believe it. I'm ready for the truth. Whatever it is I ain't leaving."

Henroin sighed with "The four others of the five families in Chicago found out angeldust was a drug addict. At the time drugs being affiliated by selling or using was a major violation of Costa nostra and it was seen as the other crimes you could get whacked for at the time. I was given a letter from the ones we took orders from in Sicily had been put in a room with the other heads of the five families and two of em I was at the time in war with. I was given the order kill angel to save me and my son Arackness and not leave my daughter alone in that city in god knows what state. Or all three of us would die."

Henry got up clenching his fist shaking it in thought looking at alastor with "I didn't want to do it regardless of how I felt about angel back then was I ashamed of how he had been? Yeah I'll admit it I was! Did I want him dead cause he was a fag? I seen enough of my own friends die as it is let alone family members so no! Besides that no fag rule came out sometime  in the 70s way after we kicked the bucket. I didn't like he was gay but I didn't want him dead over it. Angel you where a fucking mess....But.....You where still my son."

For the first time ever henry in a very long time let tears show and continued "I loved you I just wanted the best for you. I was too stubborn to kill you because you were familia. The minute I got that order I never in my life in that position as a don ever felt so vulnerable. I hated having to give that order to this day I try to say to my self things like maybe I coulda got you out of town or I coulda faked your death or even at one point for the first time ever considering snitching with law enforcement. But we know it didn't matter what they would find out eventually and they woulda chased us through hell and back."