Unwrapping The Throne

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

'How was your date yesterday my darling?' asked Francis, 'It was fine dad, went well' replied 'Amber your face says otherwise though, everything good with you and Dylan?' their mother asked her further, 'yes mum, everything is fine with us, I'm just tired that's all' said Amber and with that the family continued with their breakfast with their parents looking to Dylan for answers about what could possibly be wrong but with a shake of the head from Dylan indicating no response, their parents asked her once again if everything was good and with an assurance from her, waved the situation not without the father asking 'you on your period or something?' with her blushing red and almost choking on her food while yelling a 'dad! No', the whole family laughed at her embarrassment and moved on from the issue of her being sad.

'So honey, your mother and I are about to head out for the gala we talked to you about weeks ago' said her father and got an 'okay' from her. With their mother coming out looking like a damsel in a backless red dress, her father whistled loudly which caused her mother's loud laugh, 'You look good mom, you guys will be back tomorrow right?' asked Amber and got a 'yes honey, but your father and I were talking to Dyaln about his whereabouts and we want you guys to be together till tomorrow' said her mother and at that point, Amber started shaking her head no.

'Amber Jane-Rose, you listen to me right now darling, we're not saying follow him up and down but at least so we know you're safe' said the father, 'Dad, I'm 19 years old I can stay alone for one night plus I have my drawing portfolio to update too and theres the security at home, so I will be safe thank you plus Dylan has his own life outside of mine' said Amber.

Already knowing their parents was losing the argument, Dylan came to the rescue, 'Baby girl, you're my life okay? And well be going for a boxing tournament not a party so there shouldn't be a problem, I will even top your hot dogs at intervals, as long as dad pays for the ticket'

'A fighting tournament, definitely not interested, you know how much I hate violence and no, I won't leave this house whatever y'all say, so just leave already' insisted Amber.

'I Mont care either, you'll go with your brother Amber plus boxing is just like a sport, don't view it like violence just envision it as your passion for drawing, okay darling. So please go to give us peace of mind' her father pleaded while handing her brother five hundred dollar bills for the ticket and handing her another five hundred dollar bill for miscellaneous; 'fine, just you guys leave' she told her parents who said their 'I love you' to their children who yelled back a 'drive safe' to their parents receiving the same as response.

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'Yo, you straight?' asked Coach Brandon who was preparing Javice for his tournament getting a nod back from the young star, he proceeded to tell him some attack tactics while leaving him with a pat on his back for some family time.

'Jave, you good from earlier today?' asked Marcus referring to the nightmare and with a nod from him, he was reassured, 'Bliss, you stay with Marcus all through, okay? Your sit is up front so if you need to stand up for anything make sure you hold your pepper spray and inform him before you leave and same goes for you Louis, you don't even stand from your sit, you need anything tell Marcus, understood?' Javice asked his siblings who looked at him with disinterest having heard that about the nth time that day.

‘Understood?' he proceeds to ask and got lazy nods from them both. 'When does this fight start even, I'm ready for some smashing bro' said Bliss and this wasn't a surprise to anybody around who knew her, no matter how girly she gets, when it came to boxing, her energy was always on a whole new level and Jave was praying in his mind her voice box doesn't end up getting damaged tonight because he was ready to give this fight his all and his sister was going to be cheering all the way through his win. This fight meant a lot, winning it meant a grand price of fifteen thousand dollars and a slot to participate in the grand slam fight, one of the most professional fights in boxing history, winning that also meant climbing greater ladders in his boxing career.

Entering the arena, Amber couldn't believe the number of people present to watch this fight; she saw some families rushing in to get tickets, some to get food and some others running into the arena to take their sits however, with Dylan walking leisurely through the food court to purchase a whole lot of snacks, upon seeing how chill he was in the rush, she asked 'why are you so chill about this rush, don't we have to buy tickets or something?' and with a laugh from him, he answered 'no sis, I already bought the tickets a long time ago in order to get the front seat row and I only collected the money from dad to reimburse myself', 'so, what if I had insisted on not coming, the other ticket would have wasted?' she asked him bewildered.

'I am quite persuasive mehn, I knew you would come plus be glad I'm still buying you all these food for free' he added. Laughing with him, she had to ask why the arena was so full 'is there like different fights today or what, this place is grand and full' she said and 'just one fight darling and from what I've heard people say, the fighters are really great, one is 26 and the other is 21, from what I hear, the 21 year old is a beast, I'm just here to watch some real energy explode' he answered.

'Okay then, I still hate violence but whatever let's go see these people' she responded.

'Dylan, there are kids sitting right next to me' she noticed and her twin said 'everybody loves boxing baby girl, everyone but you'. Taking note of the lady sitting next to her looking at her questioningly, Bliss couldn't help but smile and answer her unasked question 'my brother is in the tournament, and I always watch him fight, so does my younger brother and his best friend.' Amber felt embarrassed and apologized for her behavior, before Bliss could respond, the commentators announced the first fighter Grey Longs appearance and Amber was surprised at the noise and joy from the crowd. The first fighter looked so bulky and built and sort of arrogant she decided and while watching the 15 year old girl beside her getting antsy on the announcement of her brother, she wasn't expecting the crowds loud cheer and excitement when the commentator announced the second fighter Thrones appearance.

'What a coincidence with Javice's name' she thought while still watching the two young children beside her yell 'go bro, go bro' for several minutes.

On deciding to see where his siblings were sited and also wave at them, Javice was thrown back by the sight of Amber's hair and unbelievable expression. Upon seeing Javice as the second fighter with Dylan himself being surprised at this realization, Amber couldn't shut her mouth close with disbelief.

'I didn't know Javice boxed Dylan, did you know and his siblings are right beside me too?' she asked her twin while still staring at the handsome Greek god in the ring. With all of Javice's focus on his opponent, the first round of the fight was announced and all Amber did was pray and watch through the space in her tied fingers which earned a laugh from the 15 year old Bliss, tapping on her shoulder, Bliss asked, 'who are you rooting for lady?' and with no filter whatsoever, Amber answered 'Javice obviously' and it was at that moment Bliss knew she was familiar with her brother, she further asked 'how do you know him, my brother only f***s ladies and he doesn't get familiar with them.'

Surprised by this realization, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed and seeing this on her face, Bliss laughed and said, 'so, how do you know him?', 'I'm his friend I guess but not in the context you earlier mentioned' answered Amber.

'Okay then, so what's your name lady?, I'm Bliss', 'Amber is my name and nice to meet you Bliss, I hope both you and Louis enjoy the game' Amber responded and with the mention of her other brother's name and the name Amber she's heard in Jave's conversations with Marcus, Bliss felt bad for mention her brother being a f**k boy and no matter how much she racked her brain for ways of redeeming her brother, she couldn't come up with anything that coupled with the fact that she was enjoying the defense tactics her brother was using.

For the next two rounds, Amber watched through her brothers shirt while flinching anytime Javice got hit. Calling the end of the third round, Coach Brandon was getting frustrated at Javice's sloppiness.

'Jave, what the hell is wrong, you straight?' with a nod from him while watching the bleachers towards Amber's sit, he assured the coach of a better performance and it was this movement Bliss watched and realized she was the Amber, the one her brother loves and with this realization, she signaled Marcus attention and whispered a 'Jave's Amber is sited right next to me and I might have mentioned him being a f**k boy' with a somber expression.

'You did what? If it's true, Jave's going to be so mad at you, he's always told you to watch your tongue Bliss' Marcus said and seeing the gravity of her confession, she sat gently and dull in her sit.

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