The King's brothers lined up in the living room in front of their father. All of them from the oldest, Mason, to the youngest, Elijah, waited for him to speak up.
Their mother couldn't get them out of it this time, they caused so much trouble all in the same day and now they had to face the consequences.
Their mother took Sophia to bed and left the lecture to their father, because if she was there her heart would always defend her kids and so she didn't want to stay.
Their father, Alexander, walked around his desk and slowly walked in front of them while staring down at his shoe, trying to figure out with whom to start.
"Isn't it so ... I can't really find a word to describe what I felt when I received, in a span of thirty minutes, calls from your principals indicating that all eight of my sons were expelled."
"My eight sons all caused troubles in one day and now I have to visit their school and college in order for them to go back to their studies and to make sure they don't get arrested after almost killing somebody"
"All of you got in a fight, on the same day, and got someone into the hospital. And one of you even threatened his principal, isn't that so .. badass?" Their father added, looking at Jason.
"Let's start from the top of the pyramid, yeah?"
No one uttered a word as he looked at them one by one.
"Mason, Brent and Luke , step forward"
"What is this a trial or -" Alex was joking about the situation as usual before his dad shut him up.
"Alex. You better keep your mouth shut, I'm in no mood to deal with your jokes now" His dad warned and that was enough to seal his mouth shut.
"Now, which one of you three will explain to me what happened and why is there a guy in the hospital because of you?"
"It's nothing, dad, he was just acting like an asshole and we taught him a lesson" Luke explained.
"Nothing my ass! You don't go around and hit people whenever you like and especially on school grounds."
"Why does it matter, dad? We're in the fucking mafia and you care about a fucker we hit? He had it coming his way and he needed to know not to mess with us" Mason shouted.
"You are not in the mafia, I am. You, all of you are still kids in schools, and I expect you to act like a normal student. We don't need more enemies and I certainly don't need my sons to be acting like a fucking gangsters.
You are all kings, yes, and everything you do reflects back on us. But you being a King doesn't mean that you can go around and kill people whenever you want.
You are Kings, but you are not part of the mafia yet, and when you are part of it you won't have the power to act however you want without my permission.
Even mafias have rules and ethics, and you need to understand that our mafia won't kill anyone unless he's a bad guy. A kid acting like an idiot doesn't make him a bad guy and certainly doesn't give you the right to kill him.
And, Mason, I know that this fight started because of your so-called friends that I keep telling you to drop them. You're going to become 'The Empire' leader one day and you need to act like it, and these people you surround yourself with will only crush you."
"I don't want to become a fucking mafia leader! I have dreams of my own and I won't tie myself to this shit, find someone else to do it for you" Mason said, defiantly before storming out of the room.
Alexander sighed and looked at Brent and Luke "You both better make sure he doesn't get himself in more trouble and you too stay the hell out of troubles too. I will talk to him later, both of you to your rooms, I still have to deal with those too."
Brent and Luke nodded before hurriedly leaving the living room.
"Cole"
"Yes, dad"
"Tell me what happened exactly"
"I - uh , well-"
"I will tell you and make this easier for all of us, I don't know why you even bother asking when you already know what happened" Jason said.
"Because I want to hear it from you"
"Well, some motherfuckers were harassing Alex and I simply showed them what happens when you dare and touch any of the King's brothers."
"So you almost killed someone because he messed with your brother?"
"Pretty much, yeah" Jason said, itching his nose.
Deep down Alexander was proud, he raised his kids to always stick to each other, but he's also a father and he needs to keep his kids in control.
"I think I have warned you enough about what will happen if you get yourself in trouble again, didn't I?"
Jason looked at his dad in boredom, he expected that and quite frankly he didn't give a fuck anymore.
"Dad, it wasn't his fault, I got myself in this shit and he was just trying to protect me. Didn't you teach us to always have each other's back?" Alex didn't want Jason to deal with the consequences of what he caused.
"Yes, dad, we were all there, they hit Alex and Jason hit them back" Cole added as Will and Elijah nodded.
"That doesn't matter, he didn't hit him back, he almost killed him and then he threatened the principal. The guy's family sued him and police was getting involved with our mafia and that is never good"
"But, dad, he-" Will tried to defend him , but his dad raised his hand to stop him from arguing more.
"It's set, tomorrow you will be sent to an anger management institution, you're getting out of control and you can't even control your anger anymore."
Jason said nothing, he just stared back at his dad. Maybe his dad was right, maybe this anger will soon get out of control with his brothers and parents and.. Sophia. He didn't want that, he didn't want them to hate him, he didn't want them to look at him as a monster.
"Dad, please don't do that. Don't send him away please, dad" Elijah begged.
"Go to your room, Elijah. All of you are dismissed, Jason the car will be waiting for you at seven A.M sharp."
And with that Alexander left the room leaving behind him the shocked and scared faces of his kids.
"I'm sorry, Jason, I'm sorry I got you involved with my shit" Alex apologized.
"Hey, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Plus, your shit is my shit, we're the king's brothers and if you mess with one of us, you're messing with all of us"
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The King's family were all standing on the front steps of their mansion as Jason's bags were getting loaded in the trunk.
It was a gloomy day for the brothers, they have always been together since childhood and now one of them was being sent away.
The brothers said their goodbyes and hugged, offering their support to Jason who in return assured them that he will be okay.
The boys huddled in a circle and Jason looked around, memorizing their faces before he left for a long time.
"Don't worry guys, you can always visit. Not in the first six months though, cause that is not allowed and I can't leave their too" Jason said.
"When did we ever care about the rules?" Cole said
"Exactly, I can always sneak out, or you know you guys can try and break in with some alcohol and shit, maybe even have a party in the dorms" Jason joked and they all had mischievous looks on their faces.
"Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry all the time. I'm gonna... I'm gonna miss you" Jason said, hugging his mother.
"I'm gonna miss you more, honey. I love you so much, dear, be a good boy for me, yeah?" She asked and he nodded.
Lastly moving to his dad Jason stood in front of him silently for a few seconds before his dad pulled him into a hug.
"I hope one day you will understand why I did this, I love you, son"
"I already do, I'm sorry for constantly causing you problems. I love you, too"
Breaking the hug Jason held his backpack and headed towards the car, but was stopped by the worried sound of his little sister.
"Jasey? Where are you going?" Sophia asked as she saw everyone saying goodbye to him from her window, something was not right.
Jason closed his eyes in pain, he didn't want to say goodbye. He hated goodbyes and bidding his farewell for Sophia was perhaps the hardest thing about all this.
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(A/N): Since you guys wanted the story to go on, here you go.
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