Useless Notes: Renowned gang lord Barragan Luisenbarn is getting old and his time on Earth gets shorter by the day. His gang members are aware of this, and they quarrel among themselves, hoping that Barragan's replacement will be coming from their group.
Disclaimer: Bleach doesn't belong to me and neither does the song Stay Beautiful. They belong to Kubo Tite and Diggy-Mo.
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Shining Velocity
2. Me next!
The news had become obvious even before it broke out.
Renowned mob boss and gang lord Barragan Luisenbarn, was getting old and his joints weren't as good as they used to be. Sooner or later, he would have to kick the bucket and have to entrust his entire kingdom and earnings to a suitable replacement. The thing was, he never married, leaving him no automatic replacement to his leadership.
However, something as petty as a non-existent child didn't seem to bother Barragan and the rest of his boys. For Barragan, he felt that if he waited long enough, the right choice would come out and make itself present. For his gang members, they were confident enough that their boss's position would be given to any one of them. After all, their lifelong service and loyalty had to stand for something, didn't they?
"An' that's how it is, guys," Avirama Redder straightened himself in his seat, smiling confidently to himself. "The old man's about t'die soon, an' since he doesn't have any kids with him, it's most likely he'll be givin' up the position to any of us."
"Exacta," Findor Carias agreed and turned towards Avirama, raising an eyebrow. "But what makes you think you'll be getting the position, aye?"
Avirama did a double-take and made a movement to get out of his chair. But Gantenbainne Mosqueda, ever the peacemaker, held his shoulder firmly, shaking his head.
"What makes any of you think any of us'll be getting the position anyway?" Dordonii A.D Socacchio cleared his throat. "We're nothing but foot soldiers in our boss's eyes- I don't think ol' Barragan-sama will give it up to us, y'know."
From his corner, Nirgge Parduoc grunted loudly. "You know that talk's for cowards, Dordonii," he paused, then grinned widely. "You're jus' sayin' that, but if I know better, I bet you're after the position of Barragan-sama 'swell."
"Say what you want, tubby," Dordonii scratched his chin. "I'm not after anything, since unlike the rest of you, I actually intend on serving Barragan-sama until I die."
"Aw come on," Avirama made a face. "We're not sayin' we don't like the old man anymore. We're just bein' realistic, that's all. I mean, what d'you suppose'll happen to us if he dies?"
"Then the seat of leadership shifts to me," Ggio Vega smirked. "Everyone here knows no one else got the smarts to lead this organization but me."
"No es exacta!" Findor huffed. "I protest!"
"Oh, and I suppose you have a better suggestion, Toothpick?"
Findor glared and drew his sword. "Who're you callin' Toothpick, short-stuff?"
"Boys, please!" Charlotte Cuulhorne threw his hands up in the air. "Fighting amongst ourselves like this- it's ugly and so, so… unbeautiful!"
"Ah shut your trap, fag," Nirgge muttered. Once he caught Gantenbainne's frown, he pounded his fist and glared back at him. "What's it t'ya, Afro?"
"Charlotte's right," Gantenbainne finally spoke. "I don't think we should jump to conclusions, especially when it comes to Barragan-sama. For all we know, he might have a suitable replacement in his mind already."
"And without a doubt, it'll be me."
"Who asked you, shorty?"
"I'd say the same thing t'ya, Turkey!"
"Turkey?!" Avirama retorted, a vein already popping out of his head. He flexed his muscles. "You wanna go at it, huh?!"
"Let's go then!" Ggio Vega answered back, crouching and preparing himself. "Show me you ain't chicken!"
Findor leapt up excitedly at their declarations of open war on each other. "I'll referee!"
"Honestly," Charlotte sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Just like children. You'd never think they worked for someone as high as Barragan-sama. Ne, Nirgge-kun?"
"Kick his ass, Ggio Vega!" Nirgge yelled and raised his fist, causing Charlotte to bring his hands to his face in hopelessness.
Just as the two were going to go at it, the door to their room suddenly opened, revealing a huge, sleepy-looking man, also wearing the same black suit everyone else was wearing.
He opened his mouth, and it was almost as if he was yawning. "Everyone," he paused and drew in some breath. "Everybody, listen up."
"Geez, Poww, hurry it up already. You're makin' me sleepy by jus' lookin' at ya." Avirama stared, momentarily forgetting his fight with Ggio Vega.
"Get ready," Cho Neng Poww resumed his announcement. "Barragan-sama's asking for us. He said to meet him in the meeting room downstairs."
"Che," Avirama backed down irritably, while Ggio Vega snorted and went out ahead of everybody, followed by Poww.
"You think the boss'll be pickin' his replacement already?" Nirgge asked Charlotte, who merely shrugged as they followed the other two out the door.
"It's cruel, the way they fight like this while Barragan-sama's already getting weak," Gantenbainne sighed to Dordonii, who chuckled a bit at that.
"Ahh," he let out a breath. "We should just leave them be. They don't mean anyone any harm. They're just being realistic, remember?" Gantenbainne laughed in agreement with his friend, making them the last two henchmen to leave the room.
Well, almost the last ones anyway.
"Oi, guys!" Findor yelled from his spot in the middle of the room, confused. "Does this mean I don't get to referee anyone anymore?"
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"Oi, oi," Avirama nudged Ggio Vega, obviously forgetting their earlier argument. "Who d'you think the boss's talkin' to?"
The shorter man frowned, also forgetting his grudge against Avirama. "Like hell I know."
"I dunno either, but they're sure pretty," Nirgge's smile widened, not caring if anyone else caught him drooling.
"Now, now fellas, control yourselves," Dordonii couldn't help but also glance over at the three women clinging to his boss. "I'm sure the boss'll tell us all about it later."
"This still doesn't change things," Findor grumbled, still sore about being left behind. "I'm pretty sure that when all this is over and done with, Barragan-sama'll pick me to succeed him as this gang's leader."
"What was that?" Avirama gritted his teeth, while Ggio Vega glared at Findor as well. "You wanna go at it, huh?!"
Charlotte groaned. "Not again." Gantenbainne silently checked his guns to pass the time, while Poww almost looked like he could fall asleep at any moment.
"I thought I said I was going to succeed Barragan-sama," Ggio Vega muttered, also getting ready to fight.
"And I thought I told you lot to control yourselves," Dordonii raised an eyebrow. "For all we know-"
"Yo, shut it for a minute, Dordonii," Gantenbainne remarked suddenly, making everyone else keep quiet. "The boss is comin'."
Everyone, including Poww, looked up and followed Gantenbainne Mosqueda's gaze to their boss. Barragan picked himself up from his chair, but not without a lot of effort. He made his way over to his gang slowly, with the three women following behind him.
"Listen up, the whole lot you," he wheezed, still retaining an air of authority. "As you all know, I'll be kickin' the bucket a lot sooner than we thought. An' as you all know, I still haven't thought of anyone t'replace me." Barragan paused and looked at the group of men standing around him, listening to his announcement. "Lucky for us, that ends tonight."
All of the men grinned suddenly, while Avirama, Findor and Ggio Vega practiced their thank-you speeches in their heads.
"Now these three-" Barragan motioned to the three women behind him. "They're sisters: Cirucci Thunderwitch, Loly and Menoly. I've known Cirucci for some time now an' after a little discussion we've been havin', it's been decided that they start livin' in here with us."
Only Nirgge seemed thrilled with this.
"Especially since I've decided that Cirucci Thunderwitch will be takin' my place when I go."
Ggio Vega grinned. "Why thank you, sir- nani?!" Beside him, Avirama and Findor looked just as shocked as him.
"She's more'n qualified," their boss explained. "We used t'work together for a more'na couple years an' she's proven herself over that time…"
But Avirama Redder, Findor Carias and Ggio Vega had long stopped listening to his explanation, still shocked over the night's events. Dordonii A.D Socacchio chuckled lightly at their expressions, while Gantenbainne Mosqueda grinned widely. Cho Neng Poww yawned, although not out of disrespect, and Nirgge Parduoc's wide grin had vanished quickly. He wasn't too thrilled on having to serve under women in the near future, Charlottet Cuulhorne figured as he glanced at his nails.
"…'An I hope you boys'll serve Miss Cirucci an' her gals as faithfully as you've served me all these years," Barragan finished. "Can I count on you?"
"H-hai, Barragan-sama."
Barragan Luisenbarn's smile faded a bit once he saw their expressions. "Whassamatter with allayou?" he raised an eyebrow. "You're all actin' like you expected someone else t'take my job!"
But Barragan didn't get any clear answer, only hearing a mixture of groans, laughter and yawning. Behind him, the three sisters exchanged knowing smirks.
"Hey, this job doesn't seem so boring anymore, ne Loly?" Menoly turned and winked at her sister.
"You're right, Menoly," Loly answered, holding back a giggle. "We just might have ourselves a little fun around here after all."
"Now, now you two," Cirucci Thunderwitch took out a yoyo and started to play with it. "Calm yourselves. We can have our fun once Barragan-san officially gives us our jobs."
But their conversation was interrupted by an angry Barragan raising his voice at his now-cowering gang. "What do you mean you expected me to pick one of you to take my place?!"
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A/N: Dordonii's real name is Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio. Obviously, I didn't want to type that all out.