Chapter 8: Triple H

“Ohhh, who are you texting, big brother?” Cayden smugly asked, already knowing the answer. Hiding his phone, Kano glared at him, it increasing as Cayden laughed. “Tell Essence I said hello. Why don’t you just invite her over? You’ve been on that phone texting her for the past three days. A century, and I can hardly get a scribbled note from you via carrier rat or pigeon, and yet here you are burning a hole into your retinas with that device.”

Kano yawned, and Cayden instantly seethed. “I.am.not.boring! Many people find me intellectually stimulating and fun.” Kano shook his head before returning to his text. “Fine! Listen to my story of the activities I had to partake in today if you think I’m so boring.” Huffing under his breath, Kano put the phone down and motioned for Cayden to talk.

“Oh wait, really? I thought you were going to put me out of your room for giving you a hard time,” Cayden said, slightly surprised. Kano pointed to his watch and made a ticking sound with his mouth, pissing his brother off. “Oh, sod off, Kano!” Cayden stood, feeling his brother grab him and yank him back down. Kano motioned again for him to start talking, and as Cayden opened his mouth, Kano leaned his head back and pretended to snore. He laughed, teasing Cayden, who slammed his fist into the bed.

“You better say sorry before I tell Essence you’re being a jerk!” Cutting his eyes, Kano shook his head. Cayden pulled out his phone. “Fine, enjoy trying to explain via telephone what you did.” Hearing the line trill, bug-eyed Kano in a panic snatched the phone, sending it torpedoing through the air into the wall, and it shattered upon impact.

“You broke my damn phone!” Cayden shouted, poking him in the chest. Kano poked him back just as hard, and Cayden stood. “Oh! So, what is it to be then?! You wish to fight?” he asked angrily. Kano stood and waved his hand around the room. Cocking his head back, Cayden looked at him in disbelief. “Oh, I know it’s nothing but space and opportunity!”

He punched Kano hard in the chest. “Stop.being.a.dick!” he screamed. Picking Cayden up, Kano threw him across the room, laughing when he hit the same wall as his phone. His laughter stopped, and he let out an oomph as Cayden tackled him hard to the floor. “You’re buying me another phone!” Cayden shouted, swinging. Kano mushed his face before shaking his head again. The door opened.

“Kano! Savina let me in, you stopped texting and Cayden called, but now his phone is going to voicemail, is everything ok?”

Walking in, Essence saw Cayden and Kano slapping one another’s hands feverishly. Hearing her, Kano stopped, and Cayden landed a slap across his face. Kano put one finger up to her before turning and placing Cayden in a headlock. Rubbing his massive fist in his hair hard, he held on tightly as Cayden shouted,

“Stop! Ow!!! I give, dammit!! I give!” Releasing him, the two brothers huffed at one another. “I better not have a fucking bald spot, Kano! If you gave me a bald spot before my wedding, we are no longer brothers!”

Kano waved him off before stilling, realizing Essence was still there. He turned and rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed.

She grabbed her chest and shouted, “Oh my God!” Laughing uncontrollably, she let out a snort.

Cayden balled his hand into a fist. “Tell her why we were fighting, Kano.” Big-eyed, Kano shook his head feverishly. Cayden pointed at his shattered phone. “He broke my phone, Essence!” he yelled.

“You goddamn tattletale!” Kano roared into his face.

Cayden laughed sarcastically. “Oh! I’m a tattletale, am I? Oooo, you have indeed verbally bested me. Let me go shout my woes of torment due to the big bad tight-lipped Alpha accusing me of tattling.” Kano gasped, and he sneered. “Yeah, I went there!”

Blowing steam from his nose, Kano walked toward Cayden, giving him a sinister smile. Crossing his arms together, he formed the shape of an X, and threw it downwards against his pushed-out pelvis. Cayden’s eyes widened, and they shot to Essence, whose eyes were just as huge.

“What did you say to me?!” he shouted. Kano sneered and did it again, knowing his brother knew exactly what it meant.

Through their talks, Kano learned that Essence loved to watch wrestling. Growing intrigued, he watched it, and grew a particular fascination with one of the storyline villains named Triple H. And because he knew Cayden also secretly watched wrestling, Kano knew exactly how to get under his skin.

Almost blowing a gasket, Cayden roared louder than Kano had done before, “I know you did not just tell me to suck it!”

Feeling accomplished at his brother’s fume, Kano stuck out his tongue, and grabbed Essence’s hand to take her to the courtyard.

“Soooo, are we going to talk about your silent fight orrr….” Essence asked as she folded her lips, watching Kano stalk back and forth. He was embarrassed by his behavior and the fact that, for the first time in his life, he’d gotten into a fight with Cayden.

He grumbled. “Dick.”

Essence let out the laugh she’d been holding in. “You know you two are going to have to say sorry and make up.” He scoffed before rolling his eyes. “Kano… you broke your brother’s phone and told him to suck it. Put on your big boy briefs and apologize for your part in the fight.” She heard him blow steam before grumbling again as he walked back into the castle to find Cayden.

Returning to his room, he looked around, not seeing his brother in sight. He rolled his eyes in irritation at the fact he was going to have to find him.

Essence entered behind him. “Go look for him, I’ll sit here and watch some tv while y’all make up.” Grabbing the remote, she hit the power button, jumping as a loud moan filled the room. Grunts, groans, and slaps assaulted Kano’s ears, and his eyes tore to the screen in horror.

Essence whispered, “Uhm, Kano… I think you forgot to take your porn DVD out.”

He shook his head in panic as he snatched the remote from her hand. Trying to turn off the TV, he saw a man slap a woman with a riding crop. Her scream made him jump, and he dropped the remote. Completely mortified, he accidentally stepped on the volume button, causing the screams to grow louder before the device shattered under his large foot. He waved his hands in front of Essence’s face, trying to shield her eyes.

Darting her head past his hands, she looked at the porn on the tv. “What type of freaky shit are you into?” she asked.

Kano wanted to jump from the window, his eyes threatening to tear. Hearing footsteps coming down the hall, he almost passed out when he saw Savina at his door.

Her mouth hanging low for a moment, she let out a cough. “I… um… just came to tell you that lunch will be ready soon… but I can see you’re busy.”

Face almost purple, Kano looked from Essence to Savina, then charged at the tv. Picking it up, he smashed it into the ground and sighed in relief. He heard a laugh from Cayden, followed by a link.

“Get me a new phone when you replace your tv. Oh, and you suck it!”

Kano’s eyes burned gold as he left to put his brother in a pedigree.