~Bennett's point of view~
"That was an assassination attempt."declared Adrian to the two of us as we sat together in a small dimly lit meeting room. "No shit Sherlock."retorted Noah, earning a glare from Adrian's forest green eyes. "Well well well. You do have brains Watson."and that set off the arguing. To be honest, I don't really mind. It reminds me, reassures me that I have a family: friends are family as they say. Well...I don't mind until a certain point.
"Will the both of you shut up and take the matter at hand seriously"?
"Yes sir! Right away sir!"they both shouted at the same time, ceasing their pointless arguing at once. "The questions we need to focus on who, why, when and how".
"Huh?"the other two asked me dumbly, well Adrian mainly.
"Who, as in who are they after or who they are themselves."I started, my eyes narrowing considerably. "Why as in why or what's their motive. When as in when is their next attack? How as in how did they do it, sneak these assassins in"? Noah and Adrian nodded, agreeing with my questions I put out for the three of us to try and answer to the best of our abilities.
"Who: probably after you Bent. I mean, you"re the leader of the Italian mafia. Noah and I are just your 'pawns'"replied Adrian, his eyes gleaming. "Unless, they could be after Mikado. Afterall, she is one of the possible heirs to the Shibuya clan and still valuable in some way."Noah added thoughtfully. I nodded in response and wrote it down on the piece of paper in the middle of us three.
"Why. There are too many possibilities. Envy. Revenge. Vengeance. Opportunity to take you down when us three are busy for 'marriage'."concluded Adrian. "If it were Mikado's family, I think envy would be the most likely. Afterall, who wouldn't want to get a load of this?"he asked, gesturing to himself with a confident smirk. Repulsive.
"You do realise you are honestly, disgusting and repulsive and all sorts of words like that?"inquired Noah with the smirk this time and Adrian snorted angrily in response however he did not retaliate which is surprisingly smart of him. Surprising indeed.
"When: too many possibilities all though, the paintball game is a good opportunity. There could also be New year and normal christmas and Easter and…."rambled off Adrian and Noah gave him a look that said 'really'? "Like I said. Too many possibilities."stated Adrian, finishing his impossibly long suggestions of when the next attempt might be.
"How: just say they are your friends or neighbouring people in the area and they want to volunteer to be the monsters". Of course. They can't be that simple minded right? I would bribe them with a generous amount of money. "Bent."coughed Noah, clearing his throat. I looked up at him. "Now's not the time to think about ways to bribe people. We should be focusing on"-
-"the matter at hand."Adrian finished triumphantly, punching nothing but the air. I nodded in response. So? I am a Mafia Lord. What about it? Actually, not just a lord. I a, the Italian Mafia. I am the leader, the don, the boss, the "Ummm….Bennett?"Noah asked again with a slightly louder cough, "right right, the matter at hand."I mumbled.
"So...now what"?
"Are you stupid"?
"No! Are you"?
"Ye-nnnnNNNNOOO"!
"God! You are suspringky loud when you want to be"!
"So, so what?
I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And I don't need you
And guess what
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So, so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And I don't want you tonight".
"Not time for the lyric pranking now Noah."I said coldly, interrupting their mini war. I feel that Adrian has rubbed off on you, too much".
"Whatever Bennett. Just cause we are sworn brothers and all that doesn't make you the least one. Afterall, we are all from different Mafias and leaders. Adrian from the french. You from the Italians and me from the English and Mikado from the Japanese, the Yakuza although I don't think she knows."concluded Noah, smiling when he saw my frown.
~Adrian's point of view~
After that annoying meeting in that horrible room, we all went back to our separate houses, well...mansions to sleep or do whatever. Bent will probably be...shooting. Noah's probably playing a game and so will I, to annoy him of course and possibly Mikado. Hehehe. Being annoying is my speciality though, I guess it's not the real me.
The real me hates flirting. The real me hates girls that throw themselves at me. The real me hates being the son of the french Mafia and...I hate everything related to who I am now, except my true personality, self of course. I guess being a funny person, the joker the pranked is my speciality. I mean, I have a natural talent for it so maybe, I am supposed to be good at being fake. Afterall, I'm called the Joker for a reason.
I always have a trick up my sleeve, always a way to escape. I always make jokes that are really sinister and have double meaning. I...laugh when I torture people yet hate to kill. I...I'm the joker that nobody wants to see or here. I'm that person everybody is secretly afraid of without them knowing it. I'm nothing but a killer and that Nancy person knows it.
Every day, I expect people to call out "Officer's there he is! He's the one that killed…."said person. Or I expect to hear "look out! It's the joker! Quick! Hide!"or anything along those lines. I always feel scared, nervous in public that somebody will realise that all this they see, my smile, my laugh, my d,urging and jokes are my ways to hide the monster hidden inside of me. To cover up that I am a ruthless murderer. My happiness is my defence. Because, my true happiness comes from nothing but the feeling of a hunt.
~Noah's point of view~
Who would want to Kill Mikado? If they are even after her. She doesn't know anything about the Mafia and Yakuza. Envy from her sibling, cousins? Friends that are jealous? She offended somebody severely? It doesn't fit, make sense. She seems so kind, so sweet, so innocent, so oblivious that the world isn't as good as she thinks. She seems so pure, so polite, like nothing can harm her. She seems so naive and yet, something doesn't feel right. Could all that be a front? A facade, charade? Could that innocent girl already be tainted by bloodshed and the nightlife of the world? Have her hands already been soiled, covered by blood? I honestly wonder, who are you Ms. Mikado Shibuya? Who are you really?
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Author's note
I understand this chapter confusing but this is an insight to what is going on in the heads of my three male protagonists. Adrian is always scared, nervous in contrast to his behaviour. Noah has a sharp mind and can tell immediately when something doesn't make sense and Bennett is the one that makes sure the other two don't get sidetracked. This chapter is not only for different 'lessons' but also so you know a bit more about the boys and what they are like. How their minds think and work like the mechanics or a clock.
The lessons are mainly from Noah and Adrian. Adrian's lesson is that just because a person may act all happy and joke around doesn't mean they are like that behind the screens. Adrian is actually really insecure that his secret might be found out and that people will realise he is a fake. His fear is that once people see who he really is, they'll abandon and hate them, slightly similar to Mikado.
Noah's lesson is that you should always keep a sharp eye for your friends. You're probably wondering, why is not Adrian but they are already more than friends, sworn brothers so Noah already knows about Adrian's insecurities. However, Mikado is a mystery to him. His role is more the emotional mediator person. The one that you can talk to about problems and so. He is the one that notices a problem and will be the one to bring it up if you yourself doesn't.
Bennett I guess is the one that...like a leader makes the decisions or keeps the other on track. While he himself is usually calm and cool like a cucumber, excuse me, it doesn't mean he doesn't care. He is the one that encourages the others with some stress. Now, that might sound like a bad thing but stress can be good.
Good stress is stress that makes you work because you have a deadline or the stress for a good performance. Bad stress is when it all becomes too much and you get stomach aches and headaches and you become unwell because of it.
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