10:53 AM
Los Angeles
1 day before Valentines Day...
"Right there should be good!", Anya suggested happily as one of her employees placed a red heart in the middle on top edge of the wall, the janitors were helping around to place Valentines Day decorations and organizing for her party she was planning to host tomorrow.
"Leon! Come over here! What do you think?", Anya asked him as Leon stepped out of the elevator and saw the party room being decorated fully in red hearts and roses.
"It's okay", Leon simply replied, Anya scowled angrily.
"Okay? I'm doing this so we can all have a break for once! You should put more enthusiasm when you're talking to me", Anya scolded him,dissatisfied with his feedback.
"As if...", Leon arrogantly replied, he turned around to examine the place with his diamond, blue eyes. "What do you think, Noel?", he asked his bodyguard while looking at the silky white table covers with rose designs, the flower vase with dark red roses on each one of the tables...the room was just full of roses it was concerning.
"It looks amazing, Sir Cashmere. The roses look beautiful", Noel complimented, he saw the flower vases with amazement.
"Oh...do they?", Leon found his response unpredictable, but he would've known that Noel is also fascinated with flowers.
"We're almost done!", one of the employees called out to Anya, she turned around to look at how the decorations looked their section.
"Fastastic! Now if you would help them with placing these candles to each of the tables", Anya pointed out to a lot of small boxes, they had pink and red candles inside of them.
Leon decided to turn himself around before walking off out the double doors, he had to go back to his office since someone was waiting for him to talk about business.
He went to the elevator along with his bodyguard, and continued to step forward towards the entrance of his office.
As he saw a few men beside his door, he opened his door to find two people sitting down, Nico and once again, Marcello.
"Good morning, Mr.Cashmere. We have something we surely need to talk about", Marcello told him, while gazing at him profusely. Leon walked over to his chair, his bodyguard standing alongside him.
"Any updates?", Leon asked, Marcello gave him a small smirk while holding a few folders in his hand.
"A lot. I rather just explain to you in detail about it. Might as well have him into the mist", his dark brown eyes locked with Nico, he raised an eyebrow.
"Me?", he asked, confused.
"You know, Jacob was our primary supplier with our armory, now that you have killed him...we have decided to cooperate with you. The thing is though...the new leader of Jacob's drug dealing business have been seeking you for his murder", Marcello explained to him, Leon narrowed his gaze. "So?", Leon asked him, unamused.
"Well, he wants us to give him intel on our situation. We won't let him have him that, so I got a few spies that work for him on my side and have told me about his next move. It's quite risky", Leon felt a certain way, something is about to go down.
"What's the next move he has under his sleeve?", Leon questioned him once more, Marcello exhaled deeply.
"He's trying to track down the cargo from Mr.Klein, have your men rolled up and down for interrogation. You're going to need more security on that transport and the two other ones you're planning to make. It's up to you whether you want us to help you secure them while it's on the move", Leon looked down at his desk as he saw the files being placed in front of him, it didn't sound like a bad idea, but he wasn't sure about it.
"I'll decline the offer, but I will call you in case of an emergency", Marcello smiled at him happily, he took one of the files in front of him. "I'm always going to be at your service", Leon gazed at him coldly, like he usually does. "This is just the new intel I've gathered, use it to your advantage", Marcello said, Leon opened the file to see a map with marked places, locations and coordinates.
"Their plan to try and destroy you", Marcello told him, afterwards they talked for quite a long time about their plan and how they were going to try and avoid that, he had given him a USB containing to what appeared to be "business meetings" or recordings from the new leader planning to take revenge and destroy Leon's path of victory.
Marcello left without another word and he afterwards had decided to go over to Parker's home and explain to him the situation they were having in their hands.
°~1:48 PM~°
"What's your ID?", the security asked, Alvarez pulled out Leon's business card, usually people had to get a sort of ID to verify yourself before entering into Parker's home.
"Alright, Mr.Cashmere, you're allowed to proceed", he assured them, Alvarez rolled up his window before continuing going down the mile long road, eventually having Leon get off the vehicle alongside Noel in front of the entrance of the home, Alvarez waited for them in the car.
Leon walked casually towards the entrance, the security was glaring at him as he was hostile, which was confusing to begin with.
"Name please", one of the guys asked as he was in front of the door. "Leon Cashmere", the guard pulled out his radio speaker to confirm the visitor.
"Please wait here...", the guard said before looking at the other guy.
"You weren't an expected visitor", Leon was feeling irritated already, for him to get inside the home more easier was to call the residence and notify you were taking a visit, Parker's security is really tight you had nowhere to breathe calmly.
"But like, I'm his friend so I'm allowed to just go in without all of this stuff happening", Leon explained to them, but they didn't seem to buy it.
"We are going to have someone follow you and monitor your movements alongside with your bodyguard", the man told them but before he could continue the door opened and someone peeked out, Parker.
"What's up, man?", Parker greeted him nicely with a smile before shutting the door and walking up to him. He hugged him tightly before looking over at Noel.
"What's up, man? Anything good happening over there?", Parker greeted him as he shook his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
"Nothing really special, Mr. Klein", Noel replied to him politely as he smiled brightly.
Parker grabbed his friend's arm and led him inside the home with ease.
"Leon, did you come and visit me for a reason?", Parker asked him happily as he was holding his hand, Leon gave him a disappointed look.
"Shit...what happened now?", Leon sighed, Parker led him upstairs to his office and opened the door widely.
"Diaz, what's the call about?", Parker asked someone, a man with brown hair and blonde highlights, he was staring at Parker intently.
"Mr. Klein, it was Julian. He wanted to visit you later this afternoon", Parker rolled his eye, while he was fine with him being around, he didn't like him to visit regularly, which is something he has been doing for the past week.
"Tell him I'm busy...", Parker replied before walking over to his seat and leaning back in his chair.
"So what's the news?", Parker raised an eyebrow while glaring at Leon suspiciously.
"Your cargo, I'll have to delay it...", Leon replied to him, while he told Marcello he was going to keep an eye out for the shipments tonight, he thinks it's best to refrain himself from continuing.
"What? You're not stopping my shit, I told you I wanted it moved out of here by tonight", Parker frowned in disbelief while crossing his arms.
"Someone is planning to attack the cargo I'm going to move, if your cargo gets destroyed or damaged, that's going to be 3 million dollars I'm going to be paying, with the cost of the transport itself", Leon explained to him the reason but Parker doesn't seem to be buying it.
"Right, but I need it to be moved now or else. I just can't have it for that long, my clients on the other side are waiting for their shit for the past 2 months, you just can't stop it right here", Parker declared angrily, he wanted his cargo to be moved in the next few hours, no exceptions.
"Your cargo is in fucking danger and you know that. These people keep attacking me left and right like fucking rats, and if those shipments gets destroyed...you know that's on me. I can't have myself risk my money like that", Leon persuaded him, he's getting paid to move their stuff to their destined locations, if something doesn't go well, his money goes down the drain.
"Well if you fuck it up, that's your problem and you're going to fix it. I'm going to have that cargo get taken the hell out of California, like it or not", Parker replied to him, sternly.
"I won't do it", Leon responded to him, firmly, Parker tried to calm himself down.
"Yes you fucking are, bitch! If I fucking paid you to do some goddamn shit for me, you do it!", Parker raised his voice at him angrily before rising out of his chair.
"I'm not, dumbass! Don't fucking scream at me when I'm telling you I can't do something for you, it is what it is! I have the evidence to prove it!", Leon stepped up, Noel moved in front of him before looking back at Parker.
"Sir Cashmere, please calm down", Noel said as he tried to stop him from letting an altercation happen.
"You know what, get the hell out of here with your fake ass evidence and don't talk to me until gain some fucking sense into your head, you piece of shit!", Parker yelled at him, Leon decided to turn around and go straight for the door; he wasn't having any of Parker's stubbornness.
"If some shit happens to it, fuck you!", Parker screamed as he slammed the door shut behind him, Noel looked at him concerned.
"Everything okay, Sir Cashmere?", Leon glared at him sternly. "Seriously going to fucking ask me that question?", Leon replied to him, annoyed.
"My apologies, Sir Cashmere. I didn't mean to upset you", Noel said to him, but Leon gave him a cold shoulder and scoffed at him blunty.
Noel felt kind of ticked off at his ignorance towards him, but he kept his mouth shut about it and followed him back to the car.
Leon had a risky job to do, and he had to make it right...what a pity.
°~8:46 PM~°
"What the fuck do you mean the cargo isn't there?", Leon asked Andrew from his phone in disbelief.
"Sir Cashmere, someone has stole the cargo of Mr.Klein. It's not in our warehouse...", Leon frowned, someone has stole the cargo of Parker from inside the secondary warehouse, where he usually keeps all of his shipments inside and secure, or so he thought.
"What the fuck?!", he slammed his fist against the office table firmly, Noel got startled as his phone almost fell out of his hands as he heard a loud bang, his green, lush eyes stared over at Leon who looked more furious than before.
"Track it and tell me where it is...", Leon commanded him sternly before hanging up the call, he let out an exaggerated sigh before getting up and kicking the desk once more, pens fell down and papers went flying out to the ground.
"Fuck this shit!", Leon screamed out in Russian, Noel didn't seem to understand a word he said. "Noel, you're going to have to stay for extended hours. I have business to take care of...", Leon got his cellphone from the desk before heading out the door.
"Right, Sir Cashmere", Noel replied to him before placing his phone in his pocket.
"I need to have comms ready. I'm going to get that cargo myself...", Leon said, he wanted to get the cargo back from whoever has it.
His phone buzzed and saw it was a call from Andrew.
"What is it?", Leon asked as he got his firearm from his waistband on his back.
"We traced it to be in San Diego...", Leon felt stunned all over again, what the hell is with all of these surprises jumping all over in front of him like cheap fireworks?
"Did you send anyone there yet?", Leon asked, sternly.
"Yes, Sir Cashmere. They're right behind them as we speak...", Leon sighed, the cargo is in another city...how interesting.
"Get yourself over there, I'm coming with you...", Leon told him. "Yes, Sir Cashmere", Andrew hanged up the call, Leon puts his phone in his pocket before storming off outside of the home where Alvarez is waiting for them and they zoomed off to San Diego.
°~11:13 PM~°
Locate the cargo, where is it?", Leon asked him. "Umm...it's like in a factory or something. It's still in the truck so that means they're gonna move it somewhere else...", the person responded, it was his cousin, Nico, who seemed to enjoy facing the danger.
"I see the cargo, Sir Cashmere...", a man said through the comms, Nico moved the joystick around to move the drone to get a better view of its surroundings.
"Four on the left side and three on the right side, few feet from the package...", Nico said through the comms, it was a risky move to try and get the cargo from them.
"Copy that, on the move", the man replied, alongside with the others.
"Sir Cashmere, give us the order", Andrew said, Leon sighed deeply.
"Now", Leon simply replied, all of his men rushed to draw their weapons and start firing against the enemies in their sight, more suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Shit, what a movie...", Nico said, amused by the scene he's seeing through the drone. "Shut the fuck up and look around", Leon replied harshly, Nico rolled his eyes before staring at the screen, his eyes widen in shock.
"The truck is moving and they haven't even reached the driver side. It's fucking moving, bro!", Nico gasped, Leon looked over as he saw the truck hit few of his men before dashing off recklessly out the road.
"Sir Cashmere, It's getting away! I repeat, It's getting away", Andrew told him through the comms, they were about to get close to the building but Leon told Alvarez to follow the truck by using the tracker implanted on the shipment.
"Go back and follow it", Leon ordered him directly.
"On our way, Sir Cashmere", Andrew replied to him, Alvarez was about to turn before a huge truck appeared in their way as it took off in front of their eyes.
"Follow it, Alvarez", Leon told his driver, it was the truck they were looking for.
Alvarez did as he was told and followed the truck, his men right behind him.
"Alright, we're close enough", Andrew said through the comms as he tried to get one of the men inside the truck while it was moving.
"Go for it...", Leon replied to him, but before they could proceed the truck shoved the car to its side, it flipped over and over before finally exploding into flames.
"What the fuck?! WATCH OUT!", Nico screamed as the truck suddenly tried to move the other cars out of the way following them, crashing into each other before blowing up completely.
"Sir Cashmere, we need to call back up...now!", Andrew said before the vehicle he was on suddenly gets moved to the side, crashing into a light post.
"Andrew, can you hear me? Andrew? Fuck...", Leon realized his right hand man is probably dead for good.
"Sir Cashmere, I'm with the boss...two are down, he needs medical help now"one of his man said through the comms.
"Call medical help then", Leon told him before looking at truck, they kept their distance a bit as to not get into car accident.
They went into the highway, the truck made a dramatic turn that caused the truck to tip over a little but it continued its way to the road.
Out of nowhere, three cars suddenly turned spun around in front of the truck, blocking the road for the truck getting away.
"FUCK! MOVE!", Leon screamed at top of his lungs as his driver swerved his car to the left and suddenly spun around to the side of the road before it completely stopped, he watched as the truck blew up to its core alongside with the cars in front of him.
"Shit...", Leon watched over in astonishment alongside with his bodyguard and his cousin as the truck was completely burning down, the cargo was still intact but there was traffic right behind him and in front of him; which meant he couldn't save the cargo no matter what.
"We're on the move!", his men told him but Leon knew it wouldn't work out either way.
"Retreat back and leave, I repeat, leave the cargo where it is. I can't save it at this point", Leon ordered them through the comms but it was too late when he said it as his men were already trying to get on top of the truck as it was slowly burning in red flames.
"Wait...move out! It's rigged!", everyone scattered around as a huge loud boom exploded the shipment into pieces, his men rapidly went through their cars and started to dash off without another word.His bodyguard was really surprised on the whole ordeal in pure silence.
"Let's go", Leon told his driver, he felt so disappointed...he had lost over 5 million dollars in front of his eyes. The only thing he had in his mind was pure rage, he wanted to punch the guts of the guy who caused this whole entire scenario until he was buried more than six feet under the ground lifelessly.
He has fucked up in every way possible...
°~4:36 AM~°
"Leon, it's too fucking early in the morning...", Parker complained as he let his friend inside of his home despite of the entire argument they had the day before.
"It got stolen, now it's gone", Leon gave him the news directly as he felt really devastated and angry at the same time.
"You know what, fuck it. It is what is", Parker told him firmly, he went up the stairs before yawning quietly.
"What about your kid? Aren't you going to go over there and take care of her?", Parker asked him curiously. "I'm all alone so why not stop by over here...", Leon said in a sleepy voice, Parker gazed over at him with a small smile.
"I have a plan to get my money back anyways", Parker announced, his friend felt quite puzzled.
"What?", he asked him curiously. "I'll tell you later but now we should go to sleep", Parker said as he lead himself all the way into his bedroom and slowly opened the door.
"How long have you been up?", Leon asked as he casually stepped inside the room and sat down on a small couch in the corner, Parker shut the door behind him, he looked over at him.
"Since last morning", Parker walked over to his bed and plopped down before taking a deep breath.
"Come on, take a rest...", Parker told his friend, Leon shook his head hesitantly.
"You're fucking tired, get over here", Parker demanded him from across the room, Leon sighed in defeat and took his shoes off before walking over towards next to Parker's bed and slowly laid down on his side.
"I love you, you know that? Not like that, but in like a friendly way. You've been having my back since we were little kids, man. I appreciate it. You're the only one I'm so close with, we never get bored of each other, right?", Parker told him joyfully, his voice sounding kind of raspy.
Leon turned himself around to look at his friend. "I apologize for my fucking ignorance, alright?", Parker continued as his hand reached out to touch Leon's hand softly.
"I love you too...", Leon mumbled under his breath as he closed his eyes, Parker got closer to his face and kissed him gently before smiling at him genuinely.
"Leon, I want you to be happy, you know we won't be like this forever. Just promise me if you end up being happy, let the past go, ok?", Leon was already into slumber when he said that as he didn't get a reaction out of him. Parker chuckled joyfully under his breath before wrapping his arms around his waist and closing his eye.
He decided to go to sleep and see what else the chaos had awaited for them...