"Well, I know a thing about contrition,
Because I got enough to spare. And I'll be granting your permission, 'Cause you haven't got a prayer. Well I said hey, hey hallelujah, I'm gonna come on sing the praise. And let the spirit come on through ya, We got innocence for days!
Well, I think I'm gonna burn in hell, Everybody burn the house right down.
And say, ha What I wanna say Tell me I'm an angel, Take this to my grave. Tell me I'm a bad man, Kick me like a stray. Tell me I'm an angel, Take this to my grave."
'House Of Wolves' - My Chemical Romance
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The doorbell rang again. Lana had convinced Lex to have the staff take the weekends off. Lana usually answered the door on weekends seeing that even Lex didn't take his own advice about taking the weekends off to enjoy and relax during his free time.
Upon opening the door Lana found the entire gang waiting, nervously, on the front steps. Lana was shocked to say the least. Sure they had all been over to the mansion, for one reason or another, every now an then, but never all together. She let them in, something had to be up, and otherwise they wouldn't have come together.
"We need to talk to you and Lex. It's important." Chloe said. Chloe had always skipped the pleasantries and went straight to what was up. Lana always liked that about her. That's why they had been best friends since high school. But if Chloe looked nervous, like she did now, something was definitely amiss.
"Come on in. Lex is probably in the study since he never seems to take a break from work." Lana said leading them to the destination. Lana opened the door to the study to find that Lionel was with Lex having a heated discussion.
"The decision is final, Lex. Nothing you say or do is going to change that!" Lionel replied vehemently.
"How can you just do this without even consulting me? I have just as much right as you do in making the final call!"
"That is where you're wrong, son. You have absolutely no right in the final decision."
"You're an un-imaginable bastard for doing this. I don't see how should have even had one ounce of mutual like for you." Lex spat.
Lionel reached back and backhanded Lex across the face for his comment. "Don't you dare! I won't let you ruin her memory like this." Lionel said seething in anger.
Lex whipped his head back to face his father. "I will fight you on this, and I will win. I'm not letting you get away with this. Now get out!"
With that Lionel left through the side door. Neither of them had seen the newcomers to the conversation standing in the doorway. Lex wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth where Lionel's wedding ring had split his lip. He ran his hand over his scalp. Something he had been trying to quit.
"Lex? What's going on?" Martha said making their presence known as they entered the room. Lex whipped around to face them. Trying not to let it show that they had startled him.