Cabbage head

Some time back

The night was dark. Heavy grey clouds covered the shiny moon, taking away the calm of the night as thunder roared in the sky every few minutes. The roads were vacant; there was no traffic at that odd hour, except for the several SUVs that pierced through the harsh wind and raced towards the destination with a purpose.

The purpose is to bring back the tiny majesty.

While light rain thrummed against the cars and loud thunder clapped in the sky, the inside of the car was drowned in silence. Slow breathing and occasional device beeps were the only sounds competing against the outside world. King sat in the back, his face as nonchalant as it had been when he left the mansion, toying with the brooch Mago had gifted him on his birthday.

The time he had spent without Mago proved to be the hardest of all. King didn't believe the true impact of the boy on his life until the younger was gone for more than twenty-four hours. Everything around the house office, and even in his car reminded him of his tiny boyfriend. Mago had imprinted small details of his on King's belongings making it even more difficult for King to wait.

The pom pom pens, comic books, fluffy blankets and cute little other things all screamed Mago and King was happy for finally getting his boy back.

Flashback

After personally escorting Mr Chris into the mansion's basement, Charlton joined King in the hallway where the crime lord's office was. The scowl on his face told King that he wasn't the happiest at the moment as they descended the stairs together, discussing and proceeding for the great mission of the night.

"Pardon my manners King but that bastard Chris is a plague" Charlton spat in disgust, he stepped after King as he glanced at the screen of his loyal device once a few seconds. The crime lord only chuckled humourlessly in return, the roughness of his tone not surprising in the least as he scoff-laughed.

"Hm....my boy was unlucky to be fostered by him. But I am glad we found him sooner than later" he replied with a thought as a series of some of the earlier encounters with Mago surfaced and a smile bloomed on his features. Charlton nodded with a smile as well while both exited the mansion only to find Mr Xavier standing on the porch.

The former lord turned around to face them and smiled once his eyes met with his son.

Charlton excused himself and walked off to check the arrangements leaving both father and son duo alone. Pacing closer, Mr Xavier smiled again before placing his heavy hand on King's shoulder firmly.

"Are you ready my pride?" he asked with his charmingly commanding yet calm and collected voice and King finally smiled back as he looked at his father deep in the eyes.

"yes, father. Our men around the location have started to gather, Chris is here and soon others will join him as well" King answered truthfully, explaining the details of their plan and work they had put together until now, briefly. In all honesty, King was more than ready to bring the light of his life back into his arms but at what cost was the main concern. And that concern wasn't hidden when the older man understood his son's turmoil right away and squeezed King's shoulder in reassurance before patting there like a friend would.

"Don't stray from your purpose Raye, it is not what you need right now." Mr Xavier started calmly, his voice was laced with order but his tone was as soft as King remembered as a child. "I expect my son-in-law and grand-child back with my son......all safe and sound, count Lucca in as well and no mistakes" the older continued with dark eyes.

"yes father" King nodded his head in a promise making Mr Xavier smile warmly.

"Wonderful. Off you go then" The older patted King's shoulder once again and stepped back but King didn't leave right away instead he asked what he wanted to know.

"What about you father? You are not coming with us?" the question brought a silence of two seconds between the duo as they stared at each other before the older of the two shook his head simply. He pushed his hands into the pockets of his large overcoat and stared at King without a smile this time.

"I am right behind you my son.....and for the same purpose....." Mr Xavier stated thoughtfully while King looked at his father keenly "You protect your family......and I protect mine"

Reminiscing the dialogue, he exchanged with his father, King closed his eyes for a moment. He exhaled through his nose and sighed as he rubbed at his temple. It was more than fifteen minutes that they were on the roads but the destination seemed to be farther than on the small screen of the tab.

It was really getting on King's nerves.

Clutching at the brooch, he leaned forward on his seat to look ahead but all in sight was the darkness of the night and the rapidly falling droplets of rain that were falling harder than before.

"Charlton?" King called leaning back on his seat as he fished out the cigarette case from his pocket before plucking out a single stick. The right-hand man, who had been leading the direction through his device, turned to face King and without question, he knew what King might want to know.

"we will be entering the premises in about seven more minutes King.......our people have already arrived and are waiting for us" he informed and King hummed in return. The crime lord then took a long drag and watched outside in the dark as he waited, waited to burst into the abandoned building where his enemies resided, waited to hunt the said enemy before making them kneel to regret, waited to finally get the matter of the infamous boss over and last but not least.....

King desperately waited to gather the love of his life in his arms to never let go of any other stupid plan and...... then kiss the living daylight out of him until Mago was all he could taste.

...

"King is here" one of man delivered, heaving for a stable breath as he looked at boss and Kangsu each one by one. The room fell in silence for a second long.... and why not? for the news they received was pretty disturbing, to say the least. Boss hadn't had a chance to do his part in the whole deal, making an offer in exchange for the boy, before King was at his door to take back what was rightfully his.

After the dreadful report had sunken deep into the roots of his mind, boss felt his soul leaving him through his skull and his heart racing at an undefinable speed, he looked at Kangsu only to feel the worst of his already traumatising emotions when the latter had a face as white as a ghost.

And his scared face did nothing but quaked the remaining confidence of boss to the ground.

"What the Fuck is happening? How is he here before we even made our first call?" Kangsu started with a gasp and a loud, shivering mumble. He unknowingly yet knowingly pointed out the biggest question boss had in his mind making the latter look in his direction.... but then slowly his facial expression morphed into something sinister and boss's face hardened in a second.

The realization that he had also underestimated King, the crime lord, regarding his abilities, his presence of mind and utmost love for the boy, under Kangsu's stupid excitement and influence made boss angry at himself.

He wasn't like Chris, Garry and Kangsu.....No.

Boss was experienced and knew more than others for getting easily convinced and then falling to his own demise. After all those years of hiding from King while sabotaging many things here and there, boss had learned so much about King and his work of ethics.....and now that he thinks of it?........there was no way King wouldn't have done something remarkable before and after Mago's kidnap.

Was the kidnap even planned by boss or not?

It was plain stupid that he listened to any of his partners and proceeded to merge his evil intentions, which he thought would bring him sweet fruit of patience, with their unworthy, stupid plan. On top of that, he added a double-crosser like Chris, a pervert like Garry and silly and cowardly fashionista Kangsu who looked like he would faint any second if he had to face King right now.

Oh, what has he done.

"He is here!.....King is here!...." the thought process of boss broke into nothingness when he heard the desperate voice of Kangsu. looking at the man, he stared at the fidgety Kangsu who paced from one corner to another while bunching a handful of his green hair in his hands.

Boss rolled his eyes.

"The crime lord is here......and we are fucking doomed. What do we do now?" Kangsu asked half pleadingly, he marched towards boss and stood in front of him like a child awaiting an answer and boss felt a solid need to manipulate the older man's situation just to make fun of it.

But it was not time for such foul play....but a little sass won't hurt, right?

"Oh? How about we think positive as you suggested a few minutes ago.... and wait for King to show up and well......fuck you up" boss sassed mercilessly with a shit-eating grin on his face and Kangsu felt his whole body burning in super rage. Gritting his teeth and inhaling deeply, he tried to calm his nerves while boss simply smirked with a tilt of his stubborn head.

"Can we not go there and do what is necessary? King is here and he will kill us" Kangsu muttered, chin jutting out as he asked with controlled anger and glaring eyes. According to him, the boss wasn't getting the severity of the situation they were in but then again, he wasn't ready to understand anything earlier either.

"He won't do anything like that....he won't be able to. No" Boss stated, as fact, all traces of smiles were gone, and this time Kangsu rolled his eyes.

"and how will that go genius?" he asked rather irritated making boss purse his lips before he could blurt out a list of curses he had learned from Mago. The man ignored Kangsu with a dismissive hand and gestured one of the men at the door to come forward, the latter obliged and Kangsu scoffed.

"Meet us at the back entrance in five minutes.....and bring that boy and Lucca with you. Also, tell someone to bring Garry as well. Don't engage in any conversation during this and get straight to the task. Am I clear?" boss asked and the man nodded obediently before he left the room.

Leaving a silent room in his awake...where every one of them was nervous about the increasing gunshots that resounded around the building, the screams and above all...the crime lord.

Perhaps it was too much for boss because...

"let's get out of here ....we are going to be outnumbered soon." With that said, he rushed out of the room with a hidden, terrified pale face. Kangsu and the remaining guards shared a look before they followed boss out the door.

Coward!

The hallways were clean and vacant but even then it felt like a troubled spot when the loud booming sounds of guns being loaded and fired jolted Kangsu, boss and his men. Travelling silently, as if mice, they ventured through different corridors until they stepped into a small hall with several doors.

A yawning, sleepy Mago held by a sceptically alert Lucca and a few more guards were waiting for them there.

But Garry hadn't arrived yet.

Oh well...

Seeing them approaching, Mago straightened up and glared at Kangsu and then at boss who looked taken aback by how hard Mago looked at them and how his big doe eyes moved with them until they were close enough.

"What the fuck is happening?" the young majesty demanded authoritatively, he scrunched his itchy nose cutely but kept his glare intact.

"It is none of your concern little boy" it was Kangsu who decided to challenge a moody Mago.

But oh boy was he wrong.

"Don't indulge with hi—.." boss started with a warning but was cut off rudely by Mago.

"Oh well....it is my concern you fucking dingbat...since it is my pregnant fucking ass that has been moved and brought here without my fucking permission. I was resting" Mago asserted his point with another glare, he noticed how boss's cheeks raised a little behind his mask as he turned his face away and how Kangsu fumed at his remarks.

"shut your mouth pretty boy. Your king is enough to piss us off right now" the green head blurted out but loud and clear making boss facepalm since it was supposed to be kept from the boy. Meanwhile, Mago and Lucca perked at the new information and shared an evil grin.

"King is here? Where?" Mago asked pretending clueless but boss was fast to notice his act, he straightened his back and looked around quickly. Probably for an insider or something like he had sent to King's mansion but he only saw his men.

"No, he is not here," Kangsu fired back, trying to cover the blunder but now it was no use.

"then why does it look like there is a fucking fire lit under your ass" Mago questioned, dragging the word 'ass' only to rile Kangsu and rile up he did when the older glared at him. Lucca, meanwhile, held around Mago's shoulders and rubbed up and down to calm his majesty before his tongue got him in trouble.

"shut up" Kangsu roared.

"Kangsu—...," Boss tried but was interrupted again by the fighting duo, he was in a hurry but the bickering was taking too long to sort out.

"I never thought I would see a day where you would be fucking jumping like a freaky monkey on a hot pan but voila!.......the powers above never disappoint me" Mago giggled like a brat, throwing his head back and to everyone's surprise...some of boss's men also snickered along.

"they will disappoint you once I put a bullet through your head little majesty" Kangsu threatened menacingly, twisting his features to look daunting Mago laughed out loud, he bumped his small body into Lucca's while the older held him securely, trying not to laugh with Mago.

"what so fucking funny about your death sweetie?" the older asked again, annoyed at how Mago mocked him again and again and was making fun of him while boss fidgeted in his place, ready to leave any second.

"Kangsu let's go bef—..."

"Oh I dunno....maybe, a death threat by a FUckiNg CabbAGe HAed is hilarious as it is" Mago stated with the cutest giggle, a few cackles also joined him making Kangsu's fuse blasted and his rage took over.

"Why you little...." The man marched forward towards Mago in two strides and raised his hand to slap Mago but before that, the boy was hidden behind Lucca and Kangsu was pulled back by Boss roughly before he was thrown to the ground like a rag.

"ENOUGH!....ENOUGH of you two. Fucking learn the difference between your ages before going after each other like psychopaths!" Boss screamed at the top of his lungs making both of them shut up in an instant. Then a slow smile graced Mago's beautiful face and he giggled satisfied after the drama he created while Kangsu looked at boss like he had seen an alien.

"let's fucking get out of here before King gets to us" Boss commanded with a foul scowl on his face hidden behind a mask and motioned his men to open the back gates. He glanced at Mago once, who looked at him curiously from behind Lucca, and took his first step towards the exit followed by his loyal partner Kangsu, Garry all forgotten for the moment.

But what they welcomed at the opening of the doors was not in the wildest dreams of boss and of course Kangsu.