Tenkai sitting at his office desk, seeing it had gotten bigger , which meant the boss had an even bigger office, he needed to talk to his gang , so they knew about what to do when they would get started on jobs,  so he called for aa body guard , as he waited, he ordered champaign and some glasses , so they could celebrate , and he hoped Isabelle-Luciano along with her hand men would make an appearance , deep in thought he heard a knock at the door .

"Yes , come in. " He said, being pulled out of his thoughts as he set his pen down, and looked up asas one of the body guards come in with what he ordered .

"You wanted this ...Uhm did you need anything else ?" The man asked , setting the stuff down on a coffee table .

"I need you to send Anneliese, Aquila, Vela, KingSao, Imbackbiach, James_Howlett ....those are needed , also invite Isabella-Luciano and her underboss , and don't come back with out the first few names .. Beacause if you don't I will put you down flat on your ass got it ?" He said , threatening the man slightly, putting a scary edge in his voice .

"Yes sire....." The man said as he left .

As the man left, Tenkai sighed , he hated using his immortal voice on humans, it was tough, but that needed to be done , as he went back to work on the financing and such the boss wanted on for expectations, he waited for them to take a peek ,he had a job for all of them, maybe not the same , for all but , he had a job and he would going to make it fun for his little crew, and keep it respectful

Aquila had just been enjoying her herbal morning tea as a nock sounded from her door. Her first instinct was to let Vela answer it, after all Aquila was already comfortably seated upon her cushioned stool and only hallway through her relaxing beverage, however when Vela didn’t respond within a few moments Aquila hauled herself off the plush stool and pushed open the door a small fraction. After seeing a bodyguard for the family’s compound Aquila opened the door fully, her tea resting in her left hand as she rested against the frame.

“…Hello?”

Her unrest must have been obvious, if a bodyguard had showed up to the home typically that meant that they weren’t in for a peaceful day- thought Aquila should expect this by now. Taking a delicate sip of her tea Aquila raised an eyebrow in response from the guard, who seemed to be breaking a sweat.

”Your presence and Miss Vela’s are required, Tenkai wishes to meet with you.”

Aquila sighed, giving the bodyguard a forced smile barely visible past the rim of her mug. Taking one more sip the girl rested her tea on the shoe stand, letting her voice and pleasantries carry to the man at her door.

“Oh, of course… I’ll alert Vela and we’ll be there right away. Thank you.”

It took a few moments for him to go, and a few more for Aquila to secure her door shut and drain her tea of it’s liquid relaxation. It seems they were needed. With a soft sigh Aquila turned around and yanked open Vela’s door, the poor girl seemed to be huddled over notes and other such things in their study.

“Er... Sorry to disturb V, but we’re needed at base… Tenkai wishes to speak with us. I’ll meet you up there or something, okay?”

With an affirming response Aquila left her sister alone and tugged her hair up to something more presentable than a haggle of rollers, letting her curls loose only to tie them back up on the crown of her head. After politely dressed in her pastel attire Aquila was on her way to speak with Tenkai.

After tenderly knocking on his office door Aquila gently pushed it open, glancing in with a curious yet awkward expression, confrontation wasn’t Aquila’s strong point when she was unsure of the subject. Forcing a genuine smile she slid in and clasped her hands infront of her, bowing.

“...Knock knock, err, heard I was needed, Tenks?”

Not soon after he sent for his gang , he heard a knock on his office door,  he put down his pen , and leaned back in his chair , he smiled, shaking his , he took drink of his tea , and smiled as he set it down , his long black ,curly hair was some what a bit of a mess , as he took out his pony .

"Yes, Aquila come in , girly. " He spoke softly, as he got up and poured some tea ,for her,  and set down on the table in front of the leather sofa. 

Behind his desk we're a long line and high book shelves , and on the side and behind the sofa was a huge window, to enjoy the ocean view , he loved it. 

He went back and ,sat behind his desk , and leaned back in his, chair once again , "Yes, please sit , no need to be nervous I promise I am not going to hurt you or anythinganything ." He smiled ,and for the first time since the party he was casual, not dressed in his suit, or in his Japanese clothing today he was in Panama pants , and a white tank top , his muscles showed through the shirt , and his arms tensed a little as he stretched and then relaxed .

"Sorry i didnt mean to be dressed so casual today, but I thought it would be a good way , for you to get comfortable with me....unless you think it's too inappropriate, I will go change ." he said as he combed his, fingers through his curly long hair , making it fall over and around his shoulder so it was in from of him .

Oh thank god, relief flooded through Aquila's system as she took the tea, passing pleasantness off as she sat herself neatly on the sofa. The promise of no harm, as minuscule as it may seem, took the edge off Aquila's tense mindset. She was welcomed into the space. Tenkai seemed both comfortable and at ease, perhaps she was over dressed in her petticoats and pastel wear?  Taking in his outfit Aquila's eyes crinkled with silent laughter as she took in his disheveled appearance, a soft smile easing up on her features. Perhaps he had been in the office all night or had been called in early? Even still he seemed in a cheery mood, Aquila didn't know what she'd do if she was called over just to be yelled at, she didn't want to be reminded of the past through something with no correlation. Stifling her giggles Aquila spread her skirts so the was comfortable on the couch and nodded up at Tenkai.

"Ah no no, It's alright, really! You look fine! If anything I feel i've dressed too formally..."

Taking a sip of the tea she let out a quiet hum, glancing up through her lashes as she took in the office space. Tenakai had seemed incredibly hard at work, as one should be in his position. Pushing stray dark hair from her eyes as she settled the tea down Aquila refolded her hands, unable to shake her elegant stiffness even when in such an informal atmosphere.

"So, err, what's up?"

"Well , as you know,  we have just started, and I have a few ideas on how to continue....but I would prefer to hear your ideas on things, because I wanted us to have like a celebration party ....to make everyone feel like they are working hard , I mean I want us to work, but I also don't want to make everyone feel like we are all about work...." He paused , for a moment as he leaned forward, he kind of chuckled seeing her all formal , he smiled , well she was one of his best girls , and she dressed like it as well, he supposed she did the walk , if she did the talk .

He leaned forward , and took a sip of his tea and set it down , he continued , " The gangs ideas are important me ....and I want to ensure that, I want to get like some kind of emblem, for our gang , like a certain kind of outfit, or a tattoo , or something. ..It all depends on what you guys think...." He said , feeling as if he were scrambling for words, he combed his fingers through his hair , as his goldfish purple eyes looked out the windher .for a few minutes and looked back to her

Aquila hummed, her hands moving to massage a crink in her wrist. So what Tenkai wished for was an environment where the gang could feel at home and welcomed when they worked, and that work... well... wasn't all about work? Aquila completely understood, that's a work environment that sounded both healthy and endearing. Sipping the liquid harmony that sat besides her Aquila let out a breathy sigh, searching for the words to say.

"I see... Well this is definitely a wonderful start to setting that mood-"

Then Tenkai began to ramble. Aquila quickly set down her tea and raised her hand to stop him. What he was listing was too many ideas, but it was great he was relying on them to help- a family works together, not alone. With a genuine smile she tucked some hair behind her ear.

"Ahh Tenks, it's alright to feel lost on what to do, that's why we're here to help, yeah?"

After that she adjusted her position so her legs were crossed, a thoughtful expression overtaking her features as she searched for perhaps an idea that could guide him or aid him in finding a conclusion.

"As great as a tattoo is, I feel many of the members would not be up for that experience..."

Cringing a little, Aquila let out a forced chuckle. The idea of a tattoo both feared her and reminded her of Marco, his beefed up arms, printed with ink of his family, of what he had, the tally... It was all too much for Aquila. In an effort to shake her thoughts she bounced her leg as she spoke.

"As much as I hate to admit it I do have lady-like tendencies... But an emblem is a great start, perhaps some sort of mythical beast like a phoenix or a loch ness monster? Perhaps it could be applied to a jacket... I heard leather ones are in style. Iron-on patches work, oh, and so do badges and insignia's!"

Getting carried away, Aquila's eyes had gone bright for a split moment before she realized she had raised her voice and ducked her head. It was not polite or formal to do such a thing, and she feared getting berated for going so off topic or providing too narrow a field of thought.

"Uh... Apologies, Tenks."

He listened to her speak, raising his, eyebrow at times, nodded , realizing she made good points , he was starting to see her finally relax , and getting into her ideas , and pulling out his,  he smirked , as she pulled back, he nearly laughed , but decided to hold it in, he covered his mouth , showing a full smile for the first time, he then let his hand drop as his smile dropped back to a smirk. 

"Oh no ,please don't apologize, your ideas are good, and well deserved to be heard, I hope you will in due time share more of those.. Emblems , it sounds good , we will go with emblems , along with using badges for the ranks . ... I have a few ideas myself on that , if you would like to hear them ." he said setting back ,and taking a sip of his tea , he liked the atmosphere around her for once she wasn't scared of him. 

Aquila raised her head, a frustrated blush on her face due to the apparent embarrassment of her tangent, he was even laughing at her! Letting out a soft sigh Aquila sipped her tea to cover the colour in her face and instead opted to hum along to what Tenkai was expressing. He seemed genuine, which was what made the onslaught of embarrassment even worse. Drowning her feeling in tea was what finally sated the colour in her face. Once he finished she gently placed down her cup and shook her head, a small cough escaping her lips and she positioned herself back on the couch in a professional manner.

"Oh... Well thank you then, Tenks, i'm glad somebody is fond of my ideas..."

And that she was. Rarely did Aquila speak up, when she did in the past she was berated, with the Skinwalkers she rarely had a chance, hiding behind Vela, but perhaps here she had more of a voice and could slowly learn to implement it further. Tilting her head with meager curiosity for what Tenkai had to say she nodded, motioning for him to start speaking about his concepts.

"I'm all ears."

"Well I thought all have the name of course but underneath that, we have our ranks havhave one super natural symbol on there like wolf, angel , phoenix vampire, and as you rank up you add to it, showing you earned those emblems ." He said , as he leaned forward and finished the last sip of his tea .

He then smiled feeling proud of her, and he thought of another idea . "Oh , and under those , you would have the elements under them , to show what emblem you will be handling, like earth, outside jobs , nature , uhm air, for the angel , which means you will be traveling a lot , and handling outside city jobs , uhm water , you will doing over sea shipments , and as for spirit , you will be doing a lot interactions with the public , something like that ." he said , as he stopped, to breathe, letting her take it all in .

He then poured himself so more tea , as he finished he offered her some, to help keep the edge off .

Aquila's eyebrow creased as she took another sip. Tenkai was indeed very passionate about the subject, that should could tell. Peering into her now empty cup Aquila took the new batch offered to her and poured it, it was a gift to not be heavily affected by all the caffeine she'd consumed this morning. With one more sip Aquila took a deep breathe and began to speak, propping her elbows on her knees and holding her head in her hands.

"The idea itself is brilliant, but what if those in the gang feel downplayed or at a loss if they don't get a specific symbol- and design wise once it hits five the insignia offered might appear a little too cluttered... We could present them perhaps in seperate sections of the insiginia and hope when designed it looks decent, I assume, so we could just... assume luck is on our side, uh... The elements concept is endearing, but I feel perhaps instead of adding it to the insignia to save space we could, uh..."

She closed her eyes and took another sip, using her free hand to push some hair back to the nape of her neck. She was definitely speaking too much, saying too much, she was out of place, out of line, but he said it was okay to express her ideas, right? 

"...We could perhaps make them arm bands, badges or sashes to wear so they're easily identifable for what they are, with colours signifying their element. That way the gang members would look neat and tidy. Of course that's just an idea and uhh i'm really really sorry if it's terrible..."

Vela had heard Aquila call out to her from the other end of the hallway about Tenkai wanting to have a little meeting. She was still unfortunately dressed in her pajamas, so she just nodded to Aquila, hoping she’d get there in time. Luckily, she was, and when she entered the vicinity, the first thing she noticed was the strong smell of tea. She sniffed in satisfaction as she knocked lightly on the door.

“Save some for me?” She teased, taking a seat beside Aquila on the couch before taking a deep breath.

“So I was actually eavesdropping on the conversation, and I really do like the idea of emblems.” Vela hung her head in shame, as if she had intruded a very personal conversation.

A soft smile was plastered on her face seconds after nonetheless to show that she was really invested in what they were saying. She decided to lean back in a relaxed manner, wiggling her eyebrows.

“Tenkai, love your idea about the elements. However, I feel like having that on top of the emblems would be going overboard. Fantastic idea though. But Aquila’s idea about the colours representing the elements, I like that.” She raised her hands in front of her in defense.

“But hey, you’re the boss Tenki poo. You decide. We’re just here to help.”

"Yeah ...You have a point girly , that might be a bit mu .. " He stopped in mid sentence , seeing Vela in her pajamas as well ,he chuckled , shaking his head , his long curly, black hair, moved I'm waves as he shook his head .

He then watched the two of them , midly , with his left eyebrow raised , and he noticed how Vela shielded Aquila , he was glad he had them together, he smirked , and then looked out at the window  and into the morning, he stretched as she made her comment , listening to her , he laughed at the Nick name that she gave him.

"Alright , babygirl, as I was saying to Aquila , she has a point , that maybe would tone it down, but as for the name emblem I would like that, but we can find another result, for the other.....uhm vela love , you need some tea ." He nearly busted out laughing , instead he covered his, real smile , and let his hand drop , as his smile dropped down to a smirk. 

He then offered her the tea pot, with a pot holder , so she wouldn't burn her fingers , as he made sure , she had had, his golden purplish eyes spiraled out , looking out the window,  he loved the morning, he then looked back over at Aquila.

"No need to be afraid to tell me when i need to tone it down, or when im going over board, in a respectful manner of course, and I maybe the boss , but everyone's ideas gets heard , and used in some way,  you know that's how it works here , so if you have something you want to try , don't be afraid to speak up , we all have skills , I want to make sure you feel like yyou are being hears....I wasn't joking, when I said that ....just because you are females , doesn't mean I don't want you to run scared , think you are going to get punished for speaking up... I promise ladies , we are doing things differently , and that's why I am holding this meeting, if you two feel you need to come and scream just to feel better , than do it ... If you need to continuously punch the hell out of me then do it ," he paused taking a sip of his tea , " You girls are my best girls , I chose you because I knew you could handle the jobs , not because you are females , but because you are amazing at what you do , you have skills that need to be seen , you girls are my girls, but mine to show off , always remember that .. .Never be afraid of me , I may be aan immortal beast , haha vela likes to call me a robot , but there was a reason I chose that name,  haha ." hehe said as he let his fangs show slightly , as he stretched put his mouth slightly .

"Listen , I know I am getting off topic here but, you two are my best, and you two keep me in line, just as I do for you, this how our little family works , and I love every minute of it , so don't ever be afraid to tell me anything ." he, said softly , as he combed his fingers through his hair , his then folded his arms. 

"So....if you two are doing being a fraud of what to say .. Let me hear those, ideas you have ." he said raising his ,eyebrow at them anxious to hear what the girls had to say. 

His calm disposition made Vela relax a little more, and she was happy that he was trying to get Aquila to speak up more. Vela was aware that her starlet could be a little tense in social situations, but this was just the beginning of her opening up her mind and heart. Upon Tenkai’s observation of Vela wearing her pajamas, she widened her eyes as she realized she had completely forgot about changing into some casual clothes. Few seconds after, laughter escaped her lips and she shrugged it off. Tenkai was also not even wearing his usual suit and fancy japanese kimono, so she felt a little bit better about not looking ‘good’ or fitting the world’s standards of beauty. Vela was offered the tea by Tenkai, which she took willingly before returning a smirk. “We are tea fanatics. And I love that.” She took a sip of her tea, before sticking her tongue out and cringing slightly. “Oh shit. This hot.” She reacted, pulling the cup away from her face and setting it down on the table for later.

Vela leaned back again, and thought about more ideas to present to the table. “What ideas are we looking for exactly? Ways to motivate the members? Evacuation plans in case of a war? Strategies to increase our street presence?” She rambled, hoping to find some clarity since she suddenly found herself unsure. Might have been half asleep at the time still.

He smirked shaking his head , he then stood up and walked over to the huge , long , wall sized window , as he looked out into the outside , he folded his arms as he turned around , he leaned up against the window , putting his slipper,  covered foot , up against the window, he watched the girls a little .

"Yes , tea is great, isn't it? " He kind of asked, as she went to take a sip, realizing it might be too hot .

As she outbursted , like she did , confirming it to him , that it was a bit hot , he then walked over to his liquor table , and grabs a couple small cubes , and drops into her cup a tea. 

"There , that should help , next time please be careful, love ." he said , as he walked back to the window .

"All of the above , babygirl ....I mean , I want us to be the best that we can be , and have fun doing it , I don't want our family doing the same thing over and over , I want us to do things differently , I want us to try fun new things.. .Be exciting ." he said as he walked over to his desk, and leaned against it, picking up his tea , taking a sip .

Vela was flabbergasted. “Did.You.Just.Put.Ice.Cubes.In.The.Tea.” She burst out in laughter, holding in her stomach as she tried to comprehend his previous actions. Realization dawned on her face when it suddenly hit her that it was only iced tea after all. Vela calmed herself down as she held back the giggles. “Okay. That was weird. Um anyways…” She leaned forward on the table, trying to maintain a serious face before she started laughing again. She held up her hands in defense and pursed her lips before confessing her faults. “Okay okay I’m sorry. I think it’s because I didn’t have my usual coffee fix today so now I feel like weird and out of touch with reality. Now lets resume.” She suggested politely, crossing her arms as she gave a sheepish grin. “Right so, I feel as your trusted right hand,” Vela winked before continuing, “...I would like to organize an action plan which will outline the steps needed to be taken in order to motivate the other people in our crew. This could include doing daily visits to their houses and seeing how they’re doing or providing them a job or two so they can get back on track. What ‘ya think?” Vela suggested as she stared into Tenkai’s eyes.

Hands Vela an iced coffee. " I don't know if you will like this, but it is awfully warm today, the best of both worlds." Laughing a little bit, I was not sure if this was a secret club meeting, and everything then would be hush hush. It would also give me some opportunies for my gang, The Elite Sharks. I was going to pick their brains...would they even know what I was doing? Eh either way, I felt we could help each other. 

" How is that, Vela? Do you like it?"

He shrugged, and looked over at Aquila who had been silent for awhile,  "Well, Aquila , what do you think on this subject ....hmm vela you may have point ...I wonder what Aquila thinks about it . ..." He then , stopped letting his, sentence fade , seeing jewel he raised a brow .

He watched as jewel gave her an ice coffee, hee smirked chaking his head , he stretched again , as his joints popped releasing tension from his body , he then combed his fingers through his long , curly, black hair, as he pulled it over his shoulders. 

“The best of both worlds indeed.” Vela said playfully in response to Jewel’s kind gesture, yet it was funny how she had popped out of nowhere. Vela tilted her head in a curious manner as she held the iced coffee in her hands. “Now how did your gorgeous butt get here..” She chortled, before silencing her laughter by taking a sip of the beverage given to her by the lovely Jewel. As expected, it tasted magnificent and Vela took a few more sips before releasing a satisfied sigh. “I like it thank you very much. Iced coffee over iced tea any day.” Vela chuckled quietly, shrugging shamelessly as she glanced at Tenkai who seemed to be shaking his head out of amusement. Upon hearing him mention Aquila’s name, Vela swiftly turned her head to her, offering a smile. “Sis, you want some?” Vela held the coffee out for her sister to take, but after a few seconds of not getting a response, she gave up and set it down on the table shrugging. “Well it’s there if you want some, sis.” She suggested, before stretching her arms out in front of her, and leaning back on the chair.

She watched Tenkai do the same as his long, black hair spiraled down his back. Vela would admit this to him one day, but she was jealous of his luscious locks, as she had been growing her hair out for a while but she could never get her hair as silky as his. But it wasn’t a big deal or anything, Vela was just being silly. She loved his hair and often had to hold back the urge of asking if she could braid it for him, the thought of putting a french braid in his hair was oddly satisfying to Vela. “Yeah Aquila, what do you think? One of the ways we could motivate the other members in the gang is to hand out weekly assignments? This could involve an organized crime to steal some shipments for the family or even delivering a message to an ally. It will keep the gang on their feet, so when a war does break out, we are fired up and ready to go. Whatever that means.” Vela turned red, when she realised she was getting ahead of herself. “...Or if you guys have any other ideas… I’m open..” Her voice trailed off as she started to fiddle with a button on her shirt.

Though she could be considered the more talkative between her and Aquila, she was still a work in progress and would often leap before she looked. It was a unhealthy habit, which she was trying to work on and her actions at that moment wasn’t helping. Or maybe she was just being paranoid, and just maybe… Tenkai did appreciate her help? She took her hands away from her shirt, and instead placed one in her hair, wiping a loose strand away from her face. Vela wasn’t uncomfortable in her seat, but the room was definitely getting warmer. Vela noticed Jewel’s presence still there, and her eyes blazed with endearment. “While we do admire your company Jewel, don’t you have some sharks to lead?” Vela crossed her arms, raising her eyebrow as her mouth curved into a smile.

"Well , this is an interesting visit , how van I help you ?" He said , wanting to get business done , he sighed shaking his head .

He realised vela was eye balling his hair intensely , he raised an eyebrow , and smirked , he then cleared his throat, going back to his original conversation before they got off track .

"Vela , as I was saying , we need to come up a with a logo for the whole, gang , some kind of creature, and then have one for the ranking , I mean we don't have to have my original idea but just something to show they are important, and at an important rank, I mean from petty theif to wise guy , they will all have the same logo, but once they hit man made , then we will give them the second part of the logo of this gang ....but that's up to you guys ." He stated , as he looked between Aquila and Vela. 

  I giggled a little bit, still sitting with them, about to leave, as to let them get down to business. I had my own gane, The Elite Sharks myself. 

" Thanks for the visitation, it was grand. I should get going probably, so you guys can get business done. I can leave this iced coffee here in this pitcher if you want. "

I stood up, getting ready to go, stretching a little bit, as the body gets stiff sitting for so long. I hugged all three of them , and made my way out of where they were, thinking about what I was going to do, what was on my to do list...where was that paper I wrote it on, BUGGER! Seems I am always losing these pieces of paper. Ugh! maybe I lack organization or something, I did not know.