I'm sure he'd love to know his dead father is no longer dead.
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Greene Habor.
"What were you thinking?" The demon hissed looking at the vampire in front of him, the two looked identical, the only thing that set them apart was that Leyton had black hair whilst his copy had red hair. "You wanted fresh blood, I was getting it." Leyton hissed back his eyes turned crimson, his copy sighed and relaxed knowing he had irritated Leyton. "Do you know why children are not to be touched?" The demon questioned pacing in the room. "Because of the patriarch and his rules." Leyton replied with a simple stance but the demon scoffed.
"You're a clueless idiot after all, children are not to be touched because the goddess decreed that, not because of the patriarch, children are innocent, their souls are pure, the goddess believes that children should not be tainted by those who've grown and tainted their hearts, or to be used for selfish gain, the goddess is forgiving of many laws broken but her utmost laws aren't to be broken, that is why you see all those who summoned us found children who tainted themselves before corrupting them." The demon explained as he walked toward Leyton, he snatched the vampire's wrist, there was a black skull forming on it which shocked the vampire.
"How, why—." He was lost for words, why would the goddess damn him, why put him to such a fate, he wasn't the one who took the children directly, it didn't make sense. "Children are not to be touched, especially children from special bloodlines, they aren't favored by the goddess but they have powerful families that could destroy us, send us back to that damned place." The demon growled as he thought of where he came from. "Pray that the witch of protection does not find you and inevitably us, because if he does, he could easily send us back and he could easily stop me from raising your precious wife." The demon asserted and turned on his heel to leave.
Leyton was silent as the demon walked out, he had to get in contact with his son and find out what happened and give his instructions, the vampire walked out of the room but before he could, a coffin by the lone corner drew his attention, he could feel the presence of a siren within, he walked closer to it and lifted the upper lid, he didn't seem to recognize the man, but what was apparent was the man being in stasis. "During the wedding, I felt the presence of a firstborn kitsune, he commanded power that I haven't felt in a long time, he was with a witch, I had your little kids tell me about this particular kitsune, and what they told me was interesting." The demon explained standing by the door, a grin formed on his face.
"I want that kitsune to join us, a little misdirection and persuasion should do fine, so I opened the doorway to the other side, brought him back, and placed him in his body, he's perfectly in stasis right now, he's a powerful being it took a considerable amount of power to bind him, find a way to arrange a meeting with the kitsune, I'm sure he'd love to know his dead father is no longer dead."
Johnny.
"This is concerning news." The patriarch commented as he looked at Adrian and Jax. "Yes it is, and I've no idea what he wants." Adrian replied, Johnny had sat silently listening to the conversation, Jax had helped him tuck in the kids, they had eaten lunch with the patriarch, also trained with him, he sure felt stronger even after the wolf beat him almost every time, Jax had more luck with him which was not surprising, now it was after dinner, and they were telling the patriarch, who was their uncle what happened.
"I think you should consider moving in with me, better security, until all this is settled." The patriarch offered but he was opposed to the idea, a lot had happened in the short space of time, just going to school had them facing a kidnapping situation where he had to deal with fifteen vampires at the house, he didn't know if it was such a good idea moving, and the impact it would have on his already traumatized siblings. "In all due respect uncle, I want to say no to that, we've been through enough in just a day, the house is the most secure place we could be and I'm not sure moving would be best right now, Mark is delicate and him dealing with this situation as he's done, is him trying to cope, I've already made the elixir to ward of nightmares, but I'm still adamant." Johnny argued and his brother along with his mate seemed to agree with him.
He appreciated them having his back, he felt like his voice mattered in these situations, he knew life wasn't going to be exactly easy since the cheques Adrian got from helping the chief weren't coming in anymore, he didn't want to make things harder for Adrian and he also didn't want to be someone's burden, it's always a struggle being in unfamiliar territory, not everyone is going to be open about wanting you there, he would rather be home and face whatever came than be in a place he struggled to cope in.
"I understand it may not be ideal for the kids, they were the ones who were most affected, and uprooting them may not be for the best, I understand and that is why I've thought of plan B." The patriarch mused as he looked at Johnny, he wondered where the man was taking this whole conversation, his emotions were there for him to read meaning the man had a surprise coming it somehow it related to him, he groaned because he hated surprises and also the fact that this particular surprise was more inclined to his refusal of the offer given by the patriarch.
"What plan B?" Jax questioned looking at the man who had a twinkle in his eye. "Adrian if you would please." The wolf didn't reply him but rather responded to Adrian, Johnny wondered what was going on as the doorbell rang, Adrian opened the door whilst Johnny stood up to check who it was, the door was closed and locked, all this happened with Johnny frozen in his spot, he was almost six foot five, black hair gelled to perfection, sunkissed brown skin like Jax, broad shoulders, more rather broad frame, he was drop dead gorgeous, Johnny could see his bulging muscles in his tight white dress shirt, nothing was left to imagination with what he was wearing.
Not wanting to seem like a pervert Johnny turned around and walked back to his seat in the lounge, he could feel eyes on his back, a predatory gaze on his back. "Johnny, Adrian, Jax meet Kyle, my nephew, Kyle this is Jax, man of the house, Adrian and Johnny, Adrian's baby brother, this is my plan B, I know you're all capable of fighting for yourselves but the extra help wouldn't be bad, he will be staying here from now on, I'm sure you have a room to put him in." The patriarch informed but none of the three responded.
Jax was the first to snap out of his daze. "I have a feeling there is no rejecting you here, so welcome to the Brooke house, we don't have rules since we're all in sync with each other, Johnny will show you the guest bedroom." The kitsune asserted with a smile but Kyle was silent, he simply scoffed and looked at his grandfather, his attitude, however, turned off any warm fuzzy feeling Johnny was having. "I'm not staying with a bunch of kids, look at them acting like there is good in the world, what are those two, mates, wait till the real world tears you apart, and wolf stop drooling over me, I'm not interested in underage kids." His whole rant had Johnny angry with each word, Jax was only being nice and none of them had insulted him.
"Now now Kyle, calm down, I explained everything, why are you suddenly acting like this?" The patriarch questioned looking at his nephew in disbelief. "Because I don't want to stay with a bunch of idiotic children, let them deal with their problems on their own and if they need a sitter, hire them one." He spat making Johnny flinch, before the patriarch could argue black chains ripped from the ground and bound Kyle, Jax punched him straight on his jaw and Johnny flipped over and kicked his abdomen throwing him away, he crashed on the wall but the wall didn't shatter a barrier appeared and broke his fall but still hurt him. He knew that kick wouldve killed a normal man.
"Get out." Johnny growled looking at the man, he stood up from where he had crashed and looked at him with a smirk on his face. "You didn't hesitate, not even for a second, you went in for the kill, at least I know you aren't a bunch of whiny brats." Kyle exclaimed looking at all three of them, the patriarch was still in his seat silently watching. "I've decided to accept the job, grandfather, my hosts are pretty hospitable." He added and Johnny scoffed, the amount of arrogance the man had was baffling, it was shocking to know he still thought they would allow him to stay after insulting them.
"You're not welcome here." Jax growled as he looked at Kyle, Johnny was all for supporting that notion. "Don't be hasty to turn him away Jax, Kyle is a great fighter, you could learn from him, he also knows how to fight demons better than my guard, he's a prick but he means well." The man interjected but Johnny wasn't having it, they would train till their bones cracked if it meant they would get strong but the arrogant prick wasn't staying. "Uncle I respect you, and your advice but my answer is no, I don't want a man drowning in self importance near my kids." Jax replied with a determination only a father could match up to, Johnny felt his heartbeat a little faster and felt a little warmer knowing he could depend on him.
"Very well, Kyle you and I must go home, it seems your bad manners have trumped your angelic face this time, I will come again tomorrow with another less pricky guard, you still need the help." He asserted and walked to hug Adrian who returned the hug as well. "Drive safely." Jax warned, as the large wolf hugged and patted Johnny. "I will." The wolf conceded but his nephew never left his spot. "You're being stubborn for no reason Kyle, let's go." The patriarch urged but he wouldn't move. "I'm not arrogant." He finally spoke surprising Johnny., if he weren't arrogant, then what else was he. "Don't kid yourself hybrid, you roll in self arrogance it's nauseating." Johnny spat as he turned to walk toward his room upstairs.
"Can I stay the night?" Kyle asked Jax who reluctantly nodded, Johnny was watching everything so when Jax nodded he sighed, it couldn't be helped. "By the way, I can feel emotions, and the amount of pride you have is actually beyond nauseating" Johnny shot just as he moved away from view, he hated people with attitudes, he hated people who wanted to be better than others, to be seen as better than others as if the world revolved around them, he always strived to stay away from people like that, they were never good company.
He got into his room and stripped heading for the bathroom once again, the day had been exhausting and all he wanted was to relax, study, and hopefully have no run ins with the hybrid sleeping over, warm water filled the bathtub, he poured his favorite bubble bath, Adrian had made it for him, it was always soothing, as he dipped inside he sighed in appreciation, it felt good to relax his muscles, Jax walked into his room, he knew it was him from his scent, it was dominant with a hint of lilac, a scent you normally found on Adrian, he felt hands massage his shoulders, a moan escaped his lips which made Jax laugh.
"If you weren't my brother in law, that would've been far more embarrassing." He commented. "And it already isn't?" Jax retorted making both of them laugh as Jax massaged gel into his hair and scalp. "Okay, I'm envious of Ari." Johnny mumbled as a dog like rumble came from his chest. "So I think I've apologized then, I wanted to say I'm sorry for allowing Kyle to stay here, I know you didn't like him staying here, but I thought I should apologize anyway." Jax confessed but Johnny replied with incoherent words seeing as his upper body was being taken care of.
"It's okay older brother, I forgive you." Johnny mumbled, indeed he forgave Jax, who would still be angry when they received a massage from hands like that. "Okay then, do not stay in too long, and remember you've got to study, you need to catch up on your schoolwork, I've already informed all our teachers that we'll be doing our course work online from now on until a later date." Jax informed and Johnny indeed felt like Jax was taking the role of a father in their lives, somehow he appreciated it because for the life of him he couldn't be the man of the house, he couldn't exactly take charge, he wasn't that grown.
"Okay, I will, and thank you for doing it, by the way, is he sleeping on the couch?" Johnny questioned wanting to feel the satisfaction of having Kyle sleep on the couch, when Jax nodded in made him happy, the punishment was well deserved. "Goodnight Jojo." The kitsune called out as he walked out of his bathroom, into the bedroom then out the door. "Goodnight older brother." Johnny mumbled, after a while of just feeling great in the bathtub, he finally got out, lotioned, and got to his desk to study. He suddenly felt the need for yogurt as a late night snack, so in his tight black boxers, he made his way downstairs, he got to the kitchen ruffling his own hair.
"He's so bossy, he makes me dance—sit on the back of his whip and cancel my plans—." Johnny paused when he felt someone behind him, he was male considering his scent, and it wasn't Adrian or Jax, the wolf hadn't bothered with the lights since his vision was as good in the dark as it was better in the day. "What do you want hybrid?" Johnny growled, he growled even more, when he felt his skin come in contact with Kyle's, he hated that feeling and also loved it. "Just observing." The man replied as Johnny released a shaky breath when he felt warm air on his left shoulder, hands on his hips.
"Stop." He growled making a bit of distance between them. "You told me not to drool over you, therefore you have no intent which is good toward me, please don't make me kick your ass twice in a single night." Johnny asserted taking his yogurt from the fridge. "Now who is the arrogant one?" Kyle asked making him roll his eyes, how could he even compare them. "I'm not arrogant and I simply state facts, so don't twist this into something it's not." He answered trying to walk past the taller man but he blocked his way. "This is getting ridiculous and childish, I need to study I have classes in the morning, this child as you've clearly mentioned has obligations to his family, so please move." Johnny demanded with a growl and Kyle moved so fast to pin him on the wall, their bare skin was touching, his ripped body digging onto his, he could feel a large part of Kyle grinding onto him.
"I'm sorry I seemed insensitive at first, but my grandfather didn't explain, and I hate taking care of whiny brats, it was my mistake." Kyle apologized but all Johnny could manage was a weak nod, this man had him in the most submissive place he'd ever been put, his self control was slipping. "Can I go no—." He choked on a moan, when Kyle's cock ground on his. "I believe this is called sexual tension." The man remarked but Johnny didn't want this, not like this, he had been ridiculed and judged already, he pushed Kyle aside with all his strength. "Remember what you said, I don't forget easily, especially when I'm being insulted." Johnny remarked as he walked away toward the stairs, he had loved before and his heart was broken, he wasn't going to get broken twice, feeling was dangerous.
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Sovietro Manor.
"I hear you've been spending time with the Brooke children, how are they?" Dr. Charlton asked the man who had helped her through thick and thin, he had been there on her lowest and highest. "They are fine doctor, you could visit them yourself you know." The patriarch replied looking at the woman opposite his desk with a look of curiosity. "I want to visit, but I'm not sure Adrian would appreciate it, after all, I ridiculed him when we first met and I didn't warn him in time when it came to Leyton." Doctor Charlton expressed with a sigh and the patriarch seemed to be taken aback by her words as well.
"We are both at fault here, those children shouldn't have suffered the way they did, their father is somewhere in New England, has a wife and two kids, he's forgotten what he left here and I can't bring myself to tell Adrian or his siblings that, it just breaks my heart." The patriarch confessed shocking the doctor but her shock wore off. "There are more secrets around those kids and you know it, I don't know what to do when they start coming out, especially—." The doctor stopped when the patriarch had clenched his fist tightly, the two of them knew to keep this secret always but it was hard.
"I heard of Ama's death, she was a good woman." The patriarch diverted the topic, and the doctor was grateful for it. "Yes she was, Kao isn't doing well with the loss and I was hoping Adrian could help, problem is would he accept to help." Charlton expressed and the patriarch snorted. "I won't answer for him but do ask him, I left Kyle there yesterday night, I'm surprised his body hasn't been delivered in a bag yet." The large man mused looking at the doctor. "We'll see in time, I will pass on a message to them, I'm going to speak to Adrian." The doctor concluded as she stood up to leave the office.
When she left the patriarch stood up and tapped on his phone as he stood by the window, he wanted to talk to his son, how could he do this.
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