Chapter 24: The Fashion Show

"Alright, yeah we'll be there in a bit. Thanks Vinny, see you soon." I say before hanging up the phone.

"So what is the theme for your new line?" Blake asked as he rested his head on my shoulder whilst playing Subway Surfers on his phone.

"The theme is 'Ethereal Dream' now could you please get your 10 ton, bleached head off of me! You know I don't like it when someone touches me!" I exclaim.

(#Relatable✋😔)

"Nooo, I'm your favourite brother and I have the right to rest my head on your weirdly comforable shoulder." He whines as he literally pushes his head further into my poor, fragile shoulder.

I heard multiple scoffs of protest when they heard Blake's claim for being the 'favourite brother'.

Except for Flynn who was covered in mountains of blankets and snoozing away with Juju right on top of him.

He was also mumbling inaudable shit with a creepy smile on his face as he was sleeping.

"Bleach, you better get the hell off me or I'll do something I won't regret." I threaten and he only smirks.

"Oh yeah? And what exactly is it that you're gonna do?" He asked with clear mockary and challenge in his voice.

My hand instantly reached out and grabbed a hold of his nose.

I pushed his head and then instantly pulled it back, effectively shaking his head back and forth with only my hand holding his nose.

"I will personally shove you out of this moving vehicle, which is more than ten thousand feet in the air right at this very moment!" I spit out through clenched teeth.

"Aahh! Get it off me! Get it off me. It's hurting me, it's fucking hurting me!" He screamed as he clawed at my hand in attempt to get it to release, but my grip was firm.

His screams caused Flynn to jolt awake from his little napping session and shot up into a sitting position which scared the living daylights out of Juju.

"I swear I didn't hide your hippo in my toilet officer!" He exclaimed loudly with his eyes still closed before slowly lying down on his back with his arms against his sides.

Everyone stared at him for a good minute before going back to what they were doing as if it was a normal occurance.

I'll admit, my brothers are kinda weird.

I was ready to shake out Blake's remaining, non-existant brain cells but Carlos' voice over the speakers made me stop.

"Attention ladies and gentlemen, we will be landing in about 20 minutes, please put your seatbelts on in about 10 minutes for your own safety. Thank you and have a wonderful day." He stated with a cheery and polite tone.

I let Blake go with one last harsh push and he groaned in pain as his hands immediately flew to his nose.

"Wonderful day my ass, I still don't like that guy." He said with a slight nasal voice as he rubbed his nose.

"You don't like anyone, you bleached narcissist." I stated and he only mocked me in a high pitched voice as he rolled his eyes.

I was about to strangle him but quickly got disrtacted when I catched the last part of Dominic's conversation with Killian.

"...they said it happened two nights ago. The son went to check on his younger sister through his mother's commands, only to find an empty bed and a shattered window." Killian said as he looked through some kind of document/file thingy.

"Who, what, where, why?" I asked urgently as I jumped over Blake's legs, who shrieked like a banshee.

My speed would've probably rivaled that of Usain Bolt's with how fast I ran to the chair in front of them.

What can I say, I'm one curious person.

Dominic and Killian glanced at each other before Killian looked back at me with a small grimace.

"It's...nothing you should worry about Leo." He said with a little hesitance.

"That's so unfair! I am literally taking you to my fashion show and making you model my clothes and you can't even tell me one, tiny thing about your work?" I asked accusingly as my inner actress and diva came out.

They began to sweat when I made one, lonely tear run down my cheek followed by a small sniff.

Dominic was the first to cave when he sighed and nodded at Killian in conformation to spill the tea. I clapped my hands in exitement with a big smile.

Ahh, how easy it is to manipulate people.

Killian handed me the file and the first thing I saw was a picture of a chillingly beautiful woman not older than 36. Her hair was as dark as night but her eyes were as bright as the stars.

Right beneath her picture was another, but this time there was a younger girl with a big smile playing on her lips. Her hair was a darker shade of blonde but her eyes were the exact same as the older woman's.

"Ok, so the people you're looking at are Valeriya Aslanov, the leader of the Russian Mafia or more commonly known as 'Koroleva d'yavola' which means 'Devil's Queen' in Russian and her daughter. Valeriya's husband was the leader before her, but she killed him when she found out he was unfaithful and showed signs of verbal abuse against their children. She then killed every traitor and loyal follower of her deceased husband or just mainly people who pissed her off in some way. Her children, Sion Aslanov, 16 and Iris Aslanov 12, Sion being the next heir and leader of the Russian Mafia, are her only weakness but just because they're her weakness, doesn't mean they're not her strength. The daughter, Iris was claimed to be kidnapped two nights ago and Valeriya seeks help from all her allies in finding her daughter as quickly as possible." Killian explained and I must say, I think I like this Valeriya's vibe already.

I mean, women empowerment right.

"Well I hope you guys do your best to help her with her search and that she gets her daughter back safely, but I have to ask, how did she kill her husband?" I ask with intrigue and curiousity.

"Suffocated him with a pillow in his sleep and then threw him into a lake, but not before stabbing holes into his chest to make sure there's no air left in his lungs to make him float. She also...umm, chopped some things off and threw it into the lake too." Dominic said as he emphasised the word 'things' which caught all the boys' attention.

When they realised what he meant they all shuddered in discomfort and slightly covered their 'you know what'.

I bursted out into laughter which caught everyone by surprise as I slowly stood up to go back to my seat.

"Oh man, I already love this woman. What an example to do when someone angers you." I exclaim as I glanced at Blake, who gulped in fear when he saw the evil glint in my eyes.

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"Alright people, let's get this show on the road!" I yelled out to my employees as I clapped my hands together with my golden detailed mask securely on my face.

We were officially in front of a beautiful building that was entirely made out of baroque architecture. It was used for various balls, parties, weddings, hell even funerals that dated back to the 1890's.

It was just what I needed to fit my fashion show's aesthetic.

My brothers all climed out of the car as if they were going to walk the red carpet.

I rolled my eyes at that.

I could see all of their eyes slightly widen at the building and I could see both pride and impression mix into their stoic faces.

Well except for Flynn who was staring intently at one of my security gaurds who was looking right ahead, probably having a staring contest.

Some of my female staff stared at my brothers and I could see some drool in the corners of their mouths, the same with a few dudes.

I shivered in disgust at the idea of my brothers being found "attractive".

"Ok guys, the place looks great, but we still have quite a few things to prepare, so get back to what you were doing and do your best, please and thank you." I say with a professional smile as everyone smiled back and slightly bowed in respect before scurrying back to what they were doing.

"You 5 are gonna go get the right size clothing to wear for the show. Vinny will lead you to were you have to be. I'll see you guys in a few hours." I stated and motioned to Vinny who was looking them up and down, making them quite uncomfotable.

The hours flew and soon enough I had changed into a dress more suitable for the theme of my show.

The ballroom with the runway was packed with people who wore colourful and bold clothing, making unique statements left and right.

I was chatting with a few important people of the fashion world before it was time for the show to start.

Everyone was seated on the chairs that surrounded the fantasy detailed runway.

(Don't know if designers sit at the runway of their own shows but if they don't then Leonessa's just build different 👀)

I was clenching the ring that hung around my neck in hopes that it would soothe my nerves as the music started softly playing.

The music playlist consisted out of modern music being played by classical instruments making it sound more sophisticated but fun.

(Shout out to my sister who watches Bridgerton and giving me the idea😗)

Most people were amused and slightly even impressed with the chosen music, some even chuckled in realisation.

But what got their attention was the first outfit that came out.

It was the men's section first and the people seemed to like it.

Or maybe it was the model wearing it, more spesifically Dominic, who looked like he did modeling his whole life.

Blake was next with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a chain leash that was connected to Juju's collar, which people slightly 'oohed' at.

All in all the rest of the show was amazing, especially when a woman with fiery ginger hair came out. A bold crown was resting on top of her head with a warrior like dress, making it hard to look away.

Veronica is a very sweet person and I love her to bits. Her homemade brownies are amazing too.

And then there was also Celeste who came out in an oufit made entirely out of white with a freaking OWL resting on her soulder.

I mentally patted my back for my genius brain's idea.

The only thing that was unscripted was when it was Killian's turn to model and he almost broke his neck.

The idiot tripped on AIR but luckily caught himself by doing a front flip with a deep, graceful bow at the end which everyone stood up and clapped to. He can be lucky he was the last one for the men's section to make the stunt more believable but as he walked off he caught my eyes and gulped in fear when he saw no emotion in them.

I'll have to beat the sh- I mean peacefully talk to him after the event.

After almost an hour of having cameras and microphones being shoved into my face with compliments and critisim being thrown left and right, I finally made it to the food table in the far side of the room.

At least the show was a success and now my clothes can be shared with the world.

I thought as I swallowed the last piece of my Chocolate Forest cake.

Now I just have to find Vinny and make sure everything is prepared to end the night and then I can finally enjoy my long awaited vacation.

🤡 Flynn 🤡 (Yayy😃)

I sighed in exhaustion as I walked through the colourful halls on a journey to find the bathroom.

Who knew just walking back and forth once can drain the life out of you but fill your bladder until it's gonna explode.

I dramatically fanned my face as I looked around like a lost but cute chinchilla.

A big grin took over my lips as I caught sight of a small figure with familiar mocha brown hair.

My hand was slightly reached out and I was about call out her name before something stopped me.

I knew what it was the second it was forcefully placed against my mouth.

Chloroform.

A rag drenched in chloroform, ready for my lungs to inhale.

I was too surpised to remember that should not breath it in but I reacted too late.

The person behind me suddenly swiped my feet from under me with their foot and pressed the cloth harder against my mouth to make sure no noice escaped.

They kept my hands secured behind my back with my stomach on the floor and my back to them, making me not able to see their face.

I moved my head a little only to see another person trying to hold a struggling Leonessa down.

Leonessa tried kicking the person since her arms were being held down by their legs but even if Leonessa kicked them on the back, hard might I add, the person wasn't affected at all.

I struggled even more when I saw Leonessa's body starting to lose it's energy as her legs went limp.

The darkness that was creeping in from the corners of my eyes was starting to get hard to ignore.

I gave one final kick of my leg in hopes that the person behind me would get the hint and get their heavy ass of my back, but that was wishful thinking.

I blinked with all the effort I had left to keep myself awake, but it was in vain when my eyes finally closed.

Leonessa's body being picked up by the unknown person and them walking away, being the last thing I see.

Ugh, I really want to punch a bitch then get drunk off of strawberry milkshakes.

Was my final thought before everything went black.

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Ok, I got a question for y'all~

What do y'all think I look like in real life, just out of curiousity😗

Buh bye, you smexy mothertrucker👻