Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 09:44:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Flcl flcl Subject: Rafello the Raven, Son of Jack The wolf part 4 Here goes part 4. Things get a little more emotional at the end. The end of this chapter will surprize you! If you have any comments send them to neptunewolf05@yahoo.com All comments are welcome. This Chapter is called, "Welcome, You will call me Master Kakashi" Enjoy!!!! Chapter 4: Welcome, You will call me Master Kakashi They drove back to the house. Everyone was awake by then. The cook had made breakfast and set it out on the dining room table. When they walked into the house, everyone was going towards the dining room. Jack and Ra did the same. The dining room was huge. It had four tall, two story windows on one side of the room. The sun was up and the light that shone through was golden. They all took their seats. Jack and Marlette sat together at the end of the large table that could seat twelve. Andre sat across from Nikki. Ra sat next to Andre and across from Valentine. Jackie sat next to him. "So where have you two been hun?" Marlette asked as she passed the plate of waffles. "Uh, yeah about that. I have an announcement to make." Jack said. He took the plate of waffles and sat them down next to him. Nikki knew what her father was about to say. She moved uneasily in her set. She then picked up her glass of orange juice and took a sip. "Last night, me and your relatives were having a talk downstairs at the bar. We talked about the future of this family. We have finally decided on my predecessor. As of now on, your brother Rafello is next in line. When I die or get too old he will be the one to take over." Jack said. Rafello blushed a little but no one could see it under his brown skin. Nikki took a jab at her waffles with the knife and began to cut at it. She was staring right into Rafello's eyes as she did this. This was the first time he saw hate in Nikki's eyes towards him or anyone else in the family. Ra just sat back in his chair and looked down at his plate. Jack continued ignoring Nikki. "Now don't feel too bad that you didn't get picked. Every job in this family is important. And besides, little Rafello here will have the most extensive training both physical and mentally. His training starts today. He is now an official member of the Chance Family Mafia. You will all become members once you come back from college or have the proper education for your roll in the Mafia. We need lawyers too. I think I want both Andre and Jackie to do that. Some of your cousins can take over some of the other jobs." Jack said pointing to little Andre and Jackie. Jack then looked over to Marlette. "We can take him on our collection run today." He then but some butter on one of his biscuits. Jack looked over to Ra. "Show'em that new tattoo we got you this morning son." Ra rolled up his sleeve to show his brothers and sisters his Raven. "Nice Raven! I can't wait till I get me one." Valentine said. "When you cross into the Mafia you have to." Jack said. "Lets show'em ours `Lette." he said as he rolled up his sleeve. Marlette did the same. Jack showed his wolf. Everyone looked at it. Marlette shows her tattoo, which no one but Jack ever saw. "Now I'm only going to show this once." She said. She has a tattoo of a horse with full armor on like in the renaissance times in England. The horse was rearing up on its hid legs and had steam coming out of its nose. Under the picture of the horse was the words, "Marlette the Mare" written on a sword. "Cool mom!" Valentine said. Jack fixed his sleeve back to the original position. "It's a family tradition. Once you become a member, you get the tattoo, right son?" Ra only blushed more, this time it was visible. "Ah, don't be shy son. You're a Mobster now." Jack said brimming with pride. "Your our first child to be a member." he continued. Nikki looked back at Ra. She then stood up at the table. "I'll be back." she said angrily and left out. "What was that about?" Valentine said. Valentine knew what he wanted to do in the mafia: drive. He couldn't care less about who would be the boss as long as he could drive as fast and as wild as he wanted. He was tall and skinny, and loved to drive. Jack knew Valentine wanted to be the driver since he was six. Jack would let him sit on his lap and steer as he worked the pedals. After breakfast, Marlette got a call from Sara. "Were done down here at the docks. The sons a bitches still won't pay." Sara said in here ghetto voice. "I figured that. Just come down here so we can collect." Marlette said. "Already on my way." Sara hung up the phone. Jack and Ra were in the garage. Jack was showing Ra all of the cars when Sara pulled up into the driveway doing ninety. She cut to the left which caused her to do 360's as she power-slid and stopped right in front of the garage. She was in her new Mustang. She got out and slammed the door. Sara was a nice looking black woman with zillions in her hair. She was 30 years old. Sara walked up to Ra and Jack. Ra looked a little afraid. He had never seen someone drive so recklessly on purpose. "Don't be afraid, she's a pro stunt driver. This is what your brother Valentine will be doing when gets older." Jack said. "So you guys ready to ride?" Sara asked. "Today. Me and Marlette will be taking along Ra for the ride. This is his first day of training." Marlette came out of the house wearing a dark blue business suit. "You guys ready?" She said as she headed for the car in the garage. "We'll be taking the Rolls." "Ok. Get in squirt." Sara said jokingly to the boss' son. They all got into the Rolls Royce. Jack sat in the front, while Marlette and her son sat in the back. "Take it easy now. This is a Rolls you driving, not some race car." Jack said. "Man this is V10, just let me drive this machine. Where to first?" Sara said in a smart voice. She took nothing from no one and she had a smart mouth. "Lets head to the beach and work our way back. Lets hit JC's Music Store, then go over to the Star." Marlette said. "K" Sara said as she pulled out onto the street. The got down to the city and went down town. They went to JC's Music Store which was by the beach down the street from the Star theater. Sara parked out front. Marlette and Jack got out. "What you waiting on boy go out there. You ain't here just fo the ride." Sara said. Ra got out and shut the door. "Time to see tour pappy do business." Jack said. They all walked in the store. Jack went straight for the back room. Ra followed closely behind him. "Hey JC its time to pay your taxes." Jack yelled. A guy came up to him wearing a Kangol hat and had a cigar in his mouth. "You know I got you Jack." The guy said. He reached in his pocket and pulled out his wallet. "Who's the shrimp?" The guy said. "That shrimp is my son and you better pay him the same respect you give me you here." Jack said. He then snatched the guy's wallet from his hand and took out a knot of money. Jack took half and threw the rest on the floor. "Go buy yourself some class." Jack turned around. "That's how we do business with scum like him son." Marlette was still in the front looking at what new C.D's they had. "Got it." Jack said. "Lets go." Marlette said as she grabbed three new c.d's. They got into the car. Ra then asked, "You guys tax JC? And I've been paying full price for his cd's? Why do you tax him? Every time I see him, he is a decent man." "Well you see boy, think of us as Robin Hood. That rat faced son of a bitch overcharges black people. No one pays 30 bucks for a dvd or 25 for a new cd. Us taxing him is like pay back. He gives us 20 percent of his profits every week." Jack said. Sara then drove off down the street to the Star theater. "You guys tax the Star too?"Ra asked. "Well, here its kinda different. They pay us to keep scum out of here. They guy who owns this theater was a guy who had a lot of problems with this gang called the Bombers. We keep them away and he pays us big. It's called protection." Jack said. Jack stepped out of the car. Rafello and Marlette got out and trailed behind him. Jack went up to the service desk. "I'm looking for Thomas." Jack said to the clerk at the desk. "I'll get him Mr. Chance." The lady clerk said. She went into the back and after a few minutes Thomas came out. "Oh, if it isn't the man with the plan. The man with the money. Mr. Chance. And who's this with you?" Thomas said in a cheerful tune. "This here is my son. He's the next in line after me. He's already got a nick name, Rafello the Raven. He's going to be big, Big I tell you." "Here's your money. I threw in a little extra this time for last week." Thomas said. "You know its ok. We cool you keep it. Those Bombers know what'll happen to them if they ever mess with you. You know Jimbo got a hammer. It a 25 pound sledge. He named Lady." Jack laughed when he said that. "That ought to keep them in their place." Jack only took half of the money Thomas offered as pay. "You know we cool."Jack said. "You just keep this theater up and running." The Chance family left the building. For the next 4 hours, they collected taxes from over 20 business around town. The local weed man, the mall owner, the mayor. The list goes on. The Chance Family Mafia did a lot of business. Their last stop was at master Kakashi's Martial arts school in the mountains on the edge of the city. Ra didn't know where they were going until they got there. "We going to visit that master Kakashi you told me about?"Ra asked. "Uh, yeah. But were visiting. Your not." Marlette said. "What do you mean?" Ra asked in a worried tone. "What you mother is trying to say is, this is going to be your new home for the next two months. I told you yesterday your training starts today. You have to go here every summer. Kakashi is expecting you. Your thing will be sent later."Jack said. Rafello had a tear in his eye. "Don't cry son. It will be over soon. Only two months! Then you get a week off before you start training with Jimbo down at the gym for boxing. Now come on." Ra fixed his face and opened his door. They all got out including Sara. They walked him to the door of the school. Jack knocked. A short but muscular man opened the door. He had on big white pants with what looked like black scarf covering his lower abs and no shirt. "Welcome. You must be Rafello. I will be your master for the next two months. You will refer to me as master or master Kakashi. The next two months will have extensive training to build your strength and mind. I have prepared your chamber down this hall." Kakashi said to Ra. He pointed to the hall way behind him. Rafello looked at his parents. "We'll be back to get you when to two months are up." His mother said in a cold way. She knew what it meant to be head of the Chance family. "He will train you like a Shinobi. Make us proud son." Jack just tilted his hat and said, " You are not alone in this. I went through the exact same thing. And by the way, I have arranged for you to have This Saturday off so you can say goodbye and have a little fun. You will have every other Saturday free after this." Jack patted Ra on the shoulder. "Stay strong my son." Then he turned and left. Marlette and Jack walked back to the car. In the distance they could hear master Kakashi say, "You will begin training now. Pick up your bamboo pole and follow me into the courtyard." They drove off towards home. It was late afternoon and the sun was just beginning to set. Send all comments to neptunewolf05@tahoo.com all comments are welcome.