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Malachi Azure

June 2014

Just a few weeks after his sister stabbed him…

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intending to protest that he didn’t want to be there, but the look in his father’s face said not even to try. There was no getting out of it. All Kai could do was what his father was asking, well, telling him to do.

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It was then that an older man came up to them, he must have been at least 20 years his father’s senior, and even at a distance Kai could tell he was highly intoxicated, with yet another drink in hand.

As has always been the situation since as long as Leo could even remember, with him being nearly 30 years older than Leo…

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“Leonardo, it’s been too long.”

“Far too long, Gregory. Enjoying the evening?”

“Always.” The man said, slurring just slightly at the end as he took another sip of his drink

Leo’s just learned how to interact with him, even if he didn’t like him. But Gregory was one of his father’s friends…

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“Thirteen? What an age. Nearly a man now, aren’t cha?” The man slapped Kai’s back, as though he were chatting with an old friend. Though it may have been nowhere near the abdomen, the jarring motion was more than enough to knock the air right out of Kai’s lungs. His face paled, and taking in a shaky breath, he looked to his father, who only seemed focused on conversation with the man.

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You remind me of your father here when he was your age

Leo definitely sees their similarities…

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Miranda would have been here to personally make sure of that, but she wasn’t feeling well this evening

She wasn’t feeling well at all while she was pregnant with Ria… far too nauseous to attend or monitor the event she organized…

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“I have more business to attend to. Business that you’re not ready for. You know numbers, but you need to learn to deal with these situations with your head. These events are business, and you can’t let your personal feelings about being here, or about anyone attending, get in the way. Every conversation is for a purpose, to get what you need out of it. You have to know everything going on so there are no surprises. You have to learn that no matter how you feel, you can’t just run and hide. You have to be present, aware, and engaged at all times. You have to learn to do this, because one day you will be taking over from me.”

Leo focuses so much on work… on the responsibilities his father taught him…

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If there was one thing that was clear, it was that things would have to change. Kai would have to learn how to be the way his father wanted him to be. If he didn’t, who would? The more Kai played by his father’s rules, the easier life would be for Raph, Akielah, and then his baby sister. When his father wasn’t happy, only Kai would have to take the heat. Kai just had to adapt, put on a facade, and be who he had to be.