Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination and are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, events or locales is purely coincidental and no slanderous intent is implied.
This is a story about a son of Duke from a fictious kingdom and the life and experiences that he has when he ends up in America. During this story we discover two fictious nations and principalities and their royal families ... These are completely the product of my imagination and bear no resemblance to anyone living or dead.
I know that I hinted that Lord Aquamaine would be Part 2 of the Moonside Manor story line. However when I started writing, it took on a life of it's own and when I tried to tie the two together they would not let me and I had to do major rewrites in Lord Aquamaine as we result. There will be more of CJ and more or LJ, but they are stand alone at the monment. Currently working on a story set in 1880s in the Ridings of Yorkshire about a boy from the coal mines.
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Please note this story was written at the end of last year, beginning of this year. Regular readers of Aquamaine will know that the Boston Estate has been vistied throughout the story by LJ and King Roger...Over the next few chapters the family move to Boston and experience extreme problems. This is in no way meant to minimise or scandalise the atrocities that have recently happened there. I appologise in advance if this causes upset.*
------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In an effort to help you follow what is happening the characters are listed below, but in addition since Lord Aquamaine is a very rich young man other things are listed as well, such as his businesses to help you follow.
Characters ----------- Lord Lancelot Jefferson Bravender VI - Lord Aquamaine Charles Edward Bravender - LJ's adopted son - Lord Lyonaisse Troy Jordan Bravender (TJ)- LJ's adopted son Jame Ross Bravender (JR)- LJ's adopted son Ezekiel DeLuca Nelson Bravender - LJ's adopted son Annabelle Margaret Bravender - LJ's adopted daughter - Lady Ravenswood Colt Nelson Vravender - LJ's adopted son - Lord Caderis
Baron - LJ's Horse
Anna Hemmings - Nanny Mr Jake - Master of the Prince's stables Dotty Walters - Mr Jakes wife - Main housekeeper Johan - Dotty's son - Caretaker of LJ's estates. Ryan Crow - LJs PA Andrew Collins - TJ special friend.
Rupert Devereaux - LJ's Interior Designer Brodie Reid McGregor - Clothes Designer Nicole DuBois - Opera singer Josh Connors - Country Singer
King David – Heir to the throne of Aquamaine. Queen Christine - Wife of King David. King Myles - King of Lizondia Prince Steven - Prince of Lizondia Princess Zorina - Daughter of Myles.
Governor Walt Simms - Texas rancher / Belle's husband (x Governor) Belinda Tremaine Davison - LJ's guardian (x Vice President) William Tremaine - Belle's father (retired) Arnold Tremaine - Attorney / Belle's brother Peter Tremaine - Belle's oldest son Bobby Tremaine - Belle's son Richard Tremaine - Belle's twin son Barnaby Tremaine - Belle's twin son Signor Andre De Luca - Italian Prime Minister Nonna DeLuca - Wife of the Prime Minister Carl Masterson - Foster son on Nonna
President Masters - President of the USA Professor Phillip Masters - President Masters father and LJs mentor Professor Bryan Masters -President Masters brother and LJs tutor Dean Reynolds - Dean of university and LJs mentor Judge Reynolds - The deans brother Professor Absom - Class tutor Martin Japp - PI
Maria Gonzalez - Spanish speaking - Colt's mother Lincoln Struthers - LJ's friend - Partner in law firm Colt Nelson - Cace's Pa
Thomas – LJ's Major-Domo Simon – LJ's Footman - Todd's lover Mike Russo - LJ's security guard Mickael Russo - Mike's nephew Dave - LJ's security guard Gunny Wilks - LJ's security guard Todd Wilks - LJs Friend and Security guard General Wilks Coach Ord - LJ's Sensei with Dave
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Titles ------- Lord Ravenswood - 14th Duke of Ravenswood and Aeden Viscount Ravenswood Earl of Lizonby Earl of Aylsgart Baron Rooksfeld
Viscount Aeden Viscount of Kingsmere Viscount of Reymire Viscount of Rooksfeld
Marquess of Reymire Earl of Kirkowen Lord Mallamtap
Baron of Crogdun
Lord Aquamaine Duke of Rookfort Marquess of Conroy Baron of Kingsmere
17th Duke of Valkland
Marquess of Reyesford
Baron of Lizonby Viscount of Iddlesworth
12th Duke of Vauxland Prince Of Bowland
Countess of Aylsgart
Marquis of Vauxland 8th Duke of Caderis 15th Earl of Perisand 19th Marquis of Ironsea 5th Duke of Shadehaven
12th Duke of Lyonaisse 16th Marquis of Stoneacre
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Locations ---------- Chrysland (Nation) Lizondia (Neighbouring nation)
Towns and areas in Chrysland ----------------------------- Lizonby Aylsgart Valtland Jusland Sifton Park - Aquamaine Aquamaine
Properties ----------- Rooksfeld Manor (Near Lizonby) Aquamaine Palace (Home to the kings of Chrysland) Aquamaine House Florida Ocean Front House Oklahoma Ranch Stoneacre Estate - Boston Thousand Oaks Estate - California Texas Ranch (Main Home) Aquamaine Mansion - Washington DC Penrise Hall Iddlesworth Hall Ironbay Hall Stoneacre Castle Blackswale Castle Grande Vista Palazzo - Ezekiel and Colt's inherited home Italy Giardino di Fiore - Ezekiel and Colt's inherited home Italy
All businesses controlled by "The office of the Prince"
Aquamaine LLC ------------- Aquamaine Fruit and Vegetables - Florida Aquamaine Horse and Cattle Company - Oklahoma and Texas Aquamaine Wineries - Califormia and Texas Aquamaine Hotel Several Shopping Malls in differnet States Two Theme Parks Aquamaine Men (Menswear) Aquamaine Retail (departmental stores) Aquamaine Real Estate - Various Rental properties Aquamaine Dude Ranch - Montana
Bravender LLC -------------------- Bravender Gallery Bravender Art Bravender, Struthers and Tremaine - Aquamaine Law Roksfeld Accounting and Auditing Co.
At Home with Aquamaine LLC - Company created by the Bravender kids.
Lord Aquamaine --------------
Chapter 12 – Boston
It's strange really but I was a little worried when I realised that the house we would be moving into was built by my grandfathers family who originally settled in Boston and was as people would say one of the original families connected to the Boston Brahmin families.
I never knew before, but good old Papa's grandmamma was `Old Money' as far as Boston was concerned. That explained why we were slightly away from the Back Bay and Beacon Street areas. To be honest we were in the suburbs where the Brahmins moved when they moved away from central Boston.
Since I'd stayed here the last Christmas with Roger a lot of work had been carried out. It was extensive renovations and reconstruction to rid the place of memories which had fast turned bad and increase the size of the main residence by adding to the wings.
Grandfather's family had been well heeled and connected to the original families of Boston and we had several acres making up the Stoneacre Estate. Charlie liked the area straight away when we found out the original name as Rupert had uncovered a plaque in the barn with the historical name etched onto it.
Unlike many our family had the means to ensure that the estate stayed intact when many estates were split for land that could be built on. We maintained the old place and even lived on it through the years and extended it when we could.
Stoneacre Estate was part of the opulence and elegance of this suburb of Boston's history. The buildings were built in the late 1860s and are classic brick Georgian Colonial style with landscaped grounds featuring magnificent chestnut and beech trees.
During the years the family had outgrown the original building so in the early 1900's the property was doubled in size and then again it was doubled in 1961. It was now a four storey building with a mansard roof.
In total the main building had over twenty bedrooms. There was a large barn with stables and a smaller five bed roomed house where some staff were housed. There were also two coach houses that were situated at the entrances to the estate. These had five bedrooms, one would act as a guest house and the other would house our security. To complete the grounds we had a small sports complex built with a swimming pool that could be either covered over or outdoors completely.
The estate was completely surrounded by the trees and what I loved most was that it was completely private. It was walled and the coach houses controlled who was able to access the estate through the gated entries.
The boys loved the sports complex and had Thomas fit it out with all of the equipment that would be needed in any top quality gym so that they could exercise. This building also had a basement and that had been converted into an exercise floor for martial art training. I was like a pig in shit as it was what I had always dreamt of having.
Rupert attacked the Estate as a whole to make sure that the whole package had the look that we were seeking. I insisted that it had to be true to the original designs, but had to have the elegance and grandeur of Chrysland. I did not want the hotel standard. No frescos or anything like that, just simple unstated elegance. As always he came up with the goods.
The main building had over forty rooms which included twenty bedrooms, though the family rooms had all been converted into suites so that we could retire if we wanted privacy. Nonna was especially grateful for that as she liked her own space even though she loved the kids. It also covered well over 11500 sq feet. Each of the individual smaller houses was also over 1500 sq feet.
Attached to the side of the house was the parking. It was an extensive eight car garage, which also had an au-pair flat above which we converted into the two bedroomed apartment that Gunny and Todd would share. Towards the side of the garage complex was an extensive courtyard that could also be used for parking.
With floor to ceiling windows the place was full of natural light and over looked the beautiful grounds. As the Mansion was over four floors there was an elevator to all floors. The basement had been converted into a studio for people like TJ to be able to work on his designing. It was an area we would all use.
The exterior of the building was classic brick Georgian Colonial style. It was stunning to look at. On each floor were balconies from the bedroom and on some of them we knew were Jacuzzis, small personal ones, not large family ones.
As you entered through the very grand, very large oak front door you were greeted by a black and white marble floor. On either side were open entrances. On the left was the main living area, to the right the morning room or main reception. This was also used if you wanted peace away from the family.
On the right the next door led to the library which was a room completely lined with wood and shelves and set up as ours had been in DC when we met as a study group. In here there were leather sofas and large leather chairs that you just sank into as you sat on them. There was no TV in here as this was also the computer and homework room. The door leading off the library was my office and you could only access it through the library.
Between the reception room and the library was a small corridor that led to the two guest rooms that were on the ground floor. These in practice became the butler's and Thomas' rooms. Behind the library came the grand ballroom for entertaining. It extended out from the main structure and was large enough to hold about three hundred guests.
To the left behind the living room the next door opened on to the official dining area which was large enough to hold twenty people around the table. The small room at the end of the dining room was the main security observation room. This provided total TV coverage of all points externally and internally so there could be no risk to the family if attacked.
Behind the dining room came the state of the art kitchens with the breakfast room just off them. The breakfast room could be used as a preparation room if there was a grand ball. This was the area with most storage and there was a walk in freezer, a butler's pantry, a butler's safe for all of the silver used in dining and also a door way leading down to the wine cellar which was separate from the main basement.
Behind the kitchens were the laundry and utility rooms along with a mud room and shower area, so that kids or dogs could be cleaned before entering the main house. We decided we needed family dogs and wanted retrievers.
On the ground floor also was the floor safe that contained all of my documents that I would need, safety deposit keys, wills, and my mother's and grandmother's jewellery. No one else knew that this existed as it was under the rug in my office and laid flat to the floor so looking at it you would not know that it was there.
As stated the reception area was marble floor, but all other floors were polished oak and beautiful rugs. All of the furniture used was what I would call antique. Grandfather must have spent a bomb on furnishing this place.
The marble floor swept up to oak stairs that swept upwards and ended in the centre of the first floor with four corridors leading off to the bedrooms. All of which had ensuite bathrooms. The very top of the stairs split in to two rises; one small rise leading to the front corridor and rooms and the other leading to all of the other corridors and children's rooms.
At the front on each side of the corridor there were equivalent to two suites each side. My personal suite was towards the front of the house on the right of the corridor as that was the master bedroom and that was next to Colt's room so that if he woke in the night he had easy access to get to daddy. My rooms included a smaller office and another library. The bathroom was my favourite as it was an open walk in shower type room and basically it was like a massive locker room with six shower heads and as well a toilet there was a urinal.
The two suites opposite mine were Nonna's and Colt's. Colt would alternate between Taxas and Boston as he insisted on still being on the board of Aquamaine. Along the corridor as you stepped off the stairs were the four guest rooms.
Straight ahead of the stairs was the children's wing, the central corridor. There was three suites on each side all identical and then two more guest rooms on each side as you came to the end of the passage way. As you left the central corridor there was a passage way across the width of the house as at the front. To the left there was a stairs going up to the next floor and also going down to the back of the kitchen area.
The rooms at the end of the house was the entertainment room which had everything the kids could want in there except their computers as they were set up in their study rooms. Just off the entertainment room was a family cinema with a massive screen. Next to the entertainment room was a music room that I used extensively to practice my music and prepare for the recordings that I was doing.
The third floor had another informal small living area and then a wide spiral staircase that went up to the next floor and then led up to the roof where there was a roof top garden that contained a Jacuzzi. The roof was a mansard roof so this fit well with the roof top garden.
Next to this living area on the right was an apartment that we made available for the use of the security teams and generally out of the two bedrooms Mike and Dave took one as their preferred place to live. That left one spare for whichever was the security on duty. The rest of the rooms on this floor were guest rooms.
At the back of this floor were the steps like other floors down to the kitchens or up to the final attic floor. This floor was where the rooms for maids and chefs and gardeners were. Simon the footman shared the rooms with Todd as they had been together for some time. Thomas had a bachelor pad as he had always been single ever since his partner died in action just before we met, though he often entertained Rupert if he was in the area. This left several rooms for either extra bedrooms or storage.
There was an elevator to all floors. The floor of the reception was marble yet all other floors were polished oak. The entrance was grand and the staircase swept upwards. In the centre was a grand chandelier. I looked at the chandelier and thought immediately that I would have hated to have to clean it as there were so many parts.
It took us no time at all to have everything running smoothly just like a normal family and even though I needed to travel to Texas for the monthly board meetings most of my time was spent bringing the children up and doing charity work which I felt was important.
Everything running smoothly...Everything running just like a normal family? Who was I kidding we were far from normal. Try as we may we struggled to just get on with life. I mean we had billions in the banks so what was normal? We were determined though that we were not going to leave Boston as we all loved the area.
It took some time to organise, but we were finally settled in just as we were celebrating Charlie's birthday. He was now fifteen, the boys eleven, Annabelle nine and Colt was coming up to his fifth birthday. We now had to concentrate on getting the kids into school and doing some serious schooling with them.
When we finally booked the kids into school we were shocked to find the Bravender Elementary, Middle and High schools all on the same campus. When we went to see the two headmasters and one headmistress we met them all at the same time in the main conference room. Charlie could not resist the question, "Excuse me sir, but how come the schools are known as Bravender? You see that's our family name even though I maybe Lord Lyonaisse."
Evelyn Walters, headmistress of the elementary school, "Back in the 1800's Lady Charlotte Marie Bravender, youngest daughter of the ninth Duke of Ravenswood married into one of the early Brahmin families of Boston. At the time Reynold Wellington was a captain of a merchant ship. When Reynold was shot soon after they were married she settled in the estate that he had built for her, Stoneacre Estate. I believe where you are living in fact."
The high school head continued, "She never remarried, but stayed a widow in mourning all of her life. She did have one thing to cling to though. She was pregnant. Once she was settled on the estate she raised her son Reynold by herself and saw him rise in commerce and become a popular investment banker in the Bravender Bank, until he succumbed to tuberculosis and passed away."
Now it was the middle school headmaster's turn, "She was bereft with grief and never recovered. A year to the day after her son passed away she died of pneumonia. When she died she left a will that had specific clauses that had to be fulfilled."
Charles Patterson, the High school headmaster continued. "First the ladies maid that had been with her since she arrived in America inherited the estate. She had married a Thomas Patterson and was now Sarah Patterson. Both had worked for Lady Charlotte, for many years. You see Thomas was the gardener. They I am sure are your long lost grandparents many times removed as they are mine. The second clause was that most of her considerable wealth be placed in a foundation for the provision of education to all who would have it."
Evelyn continued, "Since then the school has been managed by the foundation and the finances invested so that the schools will always be kept totally up to date. You will find that you have several relations in the area. Sarah Patterson was my great great great Grandmother and Thomas was related to Charles through his first marriage as he was older than Sarah."
Martin Bateman the middle school headmaster spoke, "The estate was eventually sold to pay debts that the family had incurred during the Wall Street Crash. The new owners extended it in the 1920s and then again in the 1960s. Soon after that the owners went bankrupt and the estate went into rack and ruin."
Evelyn looked at me and sighed, "We all knew your grandfather as he often spent time here and was my grandfather's cousin. Uncle Bradley's side of the family had moved some years before to Texas when his father married Maria Critchley. They had moved to live with her family. It was only when he inherited everything from his mother that his talent with investment and business was discovered."
She looked at the kids and it appeared as if she was just telling an afternoon story to her class. "The others do not know all of the facts as most are only known to Uncle Bradley's direct family. Maria's family owned the ranches in Oklahoma and Texas and oil had been discovered just before his father and mother died. He took the wealth that he was making in that area and reinvested it and was very successful in managing his fortune. The Critchley's would have been proud of him."
Charles Patterson continued, "It was once he had made a success of his inheritance that the old estate came up for sale. So he took some of the profits from the oil and plowed it back into the estate to make it the grand old lady that it used to be. Bradley moved here, but always had itchy feet and was always expanding and buying and investing. Soon the Critchley empire grew to become what you knew when you first met your grandfather. Maria Critchley was your Great Grandmother who was the only daughter of a Texas Cattle Baron William Phillip Critchley. When she died everything was left to your Grandfather."
The middle school headmaster spoke up, "You do not know what it means to all of us to have you back in your correct place sire." With that he and the other knelt and kissed my ring.
Annabelle had tears running down her face, "Please stand. I have to know you do not hold any ill feelings toward my father or great grandfather? You see several times father has almost been killed because of what others felt."
Evelyn looked at her, hesitated and then looked around the room. "Thank you my Lady. In answer to your question, no we do not. Our families married just like Uncle Bradley's father did. Only his marriage was very loving and very successful. The offspring, Lord Aquamaine's grandfather possibly one of the most successful business men of our time just like your father has turned out to be."
I was sat at that point and was simply sobbing, "No one ever knew what happened to Charlotte over in Chrysland. Once she left with her beau as her last letter called him, her father would have nothing to do with her. I'm so please she found love. Her painting in Rooksfeld Manor always seemed so sad. It was painted just before she left for America, but never hung until her father died. Why did no one ever contact us when she died?"
There was a silence that you could cut with a knife. We knew then something was wrong with all of this. "Oh well never mind I now know where her picture should hang." All of the kids nodded and Todd moved off to initiate the request with Thomas.
The children stepped forward and took my hands and then Charlie said, "Would it be possible to tour the schools as we need to meet the teachers and assess that it is suitable for us as father has had many problems with schools."
Charles gulped and coughed looking out the window and stated, "Certainly Lord Lyonaisse. We will start in the elementary for young Colt and then move to the middle and then the high school where you will be going. First though we have invited you teachers to attend an informal lunch so that you can meet and greet. Then after lunch we will have the tour."
The children looked at me and could see I was still slightly overcome from what I had just learnt. JR shook his head, "No I think we need to take a few moments touring the campus to allow us all to compose ourselves before we meet everyone officially. It is not yet lunch time. I think a quick walk around the campus to familiarise ourselves with everything. Then lunch and then the official tour of the classes."
The heads looked at each other and Evelyn spoke, "I think that is an excellent idea as we have bombarded you with a lot of family history and we can understand how you need time to absorb it all."
So it was we walked around the campus and the more we saw of it the more we loved it. Charlie asked, "How many attend these schools?"
Charles spoke, "Sir they are maintained as private schools separate from the education system so that the foundation retains control. Currently we have 300 in the elementary, fifteen hundred in the middle school and three thousand in the high school. Some bus in to the campus as it is highly thought of. Schooling is free, but any extracurricular activity we do charge for so that we maintain the funds to support the activities in the future."
I loved the buildings and the way that they had been built. The high school was the central building and a u shaped formation as many stately homes. It was over four floors and was a very modern typical school when you looked inside. The smaller of the wings on the east side was the elementary school and the west wing was the middle school.
To the front of the buildings was the visitor's car park which was quite large. Large enough for the times when the space was need for sports functions and the musical evenings that the school was famous for. They had a famous choir and a strong drama club which they actually ran as a class.
Behind each school were specific parking areas for the use of students and faculty. Each school had a smaller gym area and assembly hall. The main gym was behind the High School and had a sports complex attached to it. This main sports complex had exercise studios, swimming and diving pools, three full sized gyms and a weight lifting come exercise machine area.
I was impressed and asked if we could look around the gym complex. As there was nothing scheduled at the time the heads thought that it was a good time.
As we walked over slowly there was what seemed to be a bundle left out on the track. AS we came to locker-room the kids entered first, only to be accosted by what must have been the coach from the high school. When I heard the next comment I made the heads stand and listen to what would happen.
The coach approached the children, "New ones have we? Well welcome to Bravender. You'll love it here especially when my boys make you their bitches. My you are pretty little things." Looking at Annabelle he said, "Get over here now bitch!"
Annabelle played along, "Sir don't hurt me or my brothers wouldn't like it."
"Oh I will, but you will not say a thing do you hear me. Boys get over here we have some playmates." I could hear the football team cheering and starting to brag about the boy in middle school that they had raped and left on the track bleeding.
I looked at Gunny and he was off like a shot with one of the other guards. That was it! I glared at the heads, "Were any of you aware of this? Don't tell me The Golden Knights has reached this school as well!"
"Sire we know nothing. No one has ever come forward..."
It was then that I heard TJ, "Put my sister down or we will hurt you!"
The quarterback looked at him and laughed, "You and whose army little one?" that was it as the big oaf went to hit him in the face TJ stepped to the side and let the training Dave and I had given him take over. Now the boys were all taking out each member of the team.
"Coach, put me down or you will suffer I promise you." I then heard Annabelle scream and heard ripping of clothes. I could not hold myself back any more. We ran in and found my little girl's dress torn, she was crying, but she was also holding the coaches arm at a very painful angle behind his back with the heel of her foot pressed hard against his face.
Mike and Dave stepped in to sight now with their guns drawn. Mike shouted "Cease now and leave the children alone or we will fire. Children, come over here now!" Nonna was there with arms wide open and took them all in her arms and with Todd made sure they were all okay.
I looked at the team now with my own gun in hand, "Sit over there on the benches and we will get to you when the police arrive."
"Don't worry guys my father and uncle are the police deputy superintendent and captain of this district. Nothing will happen; they'll sort it as they always do." The quarterback bragged.
Charlie starred at him, "That's good! You see I just called President Myers to alert him to the fact that there has been an attack on Lord Aquamaine's children and Lord Lyonaisse himself. He is on his way over now by helicopter with special agents and FBI. Believe me your family will have no way of helping you get out of this one. I also think that they will have a lot of answering to do when the FBI find out that they have been covering for you and coach."
I looked at the coach. "Get up... What's your name sir?"
"Boyer... Michael Boyer."
"Good, Michael Boyer as attorney for the Aquamaine children and Lord Lyonaisse, be aware that you are going to receive subpoenas to attend court as we are going to sue your asses for what you've done."
At that moment the Police Captain arrived with a very belligerent attitude about him. "What's going on?" He took one look at Mike who had his gun on the football team and also Dave who had his on the coach and actually tried to arrest them.
At that point I took out my identity card and handed it to him. "Sir, put your men at ease and back off we have everything under control. These boys attempted to rape my boys and the coach molested and tried to rape my daughter. They have been subdued and we are waiting for the authorities."
"Good well we're here now and we'll take over."
"Sorry sir, as father and attorney for the family until Lincoln Struthers Esq. arrives I have to say that I cannot let you, as your son is involved." He looked at me.
"Lincoln Struthers, of Bravender Struthers and Tremaine the famous attorney for children and their rights?"
"Yes sir. He is my partner at the bar and the children's uncle. We also have President Myer's on the way with the FBI and special agents to take control of the situation so that it avoided a compromise of interest for you. Please be aware though that your family will be sued for as much as the courts will grant and I would advise you to settle out of court otherwise the courts may find out about other times that something like this has happened."
He looked at me, but I continued. "You and your brother the deputy superintendent of police will resign and leave the area or we will have you arrested. As it is, if there are children in this school who wish to press charges against you, the team or coach then my Law firm will represent them and will do so on a pro bono basis."
He looked at the coach, "For god sake Michael can't you keep your cock in your trousers?"
The coach laughed, "Well you never could when we were at college together. The number of boys you ruined. If you want an example, look at that boy of yours. His ass is so loose a fucking train could drive through it. You've been fucking him ever since his momma died."
"Stop calling him boy. Evelyn what is his name?" they all looked like a deer trapped in the headlights of a car.
"Carl Masterson, Your Grace."
I looked at Carl and saw that he was sobbing, his team mates just staring at him. Ezekiel couldn't help himself he walked over to him and put his arm around him. Carl just buried his head in his shoulder and sobbed. Nonna soon joined Zeke in comforting the boy and the rest of my boys surrounded them as if on guard.
Evelyn Walters, Charles Patterson and Martin Bateman were stood there in horror. I looked at them. "Has anyone ever come to you with stories of being bullied, stories of sexual harassment? Anyone ever come to you pleading for help? I fail to understand how you cannot know that this has been going on."
They looked blank at me and no one tried to deny anything. I pulled my phone and called Belle and Walt. "Belle we have a situation in Boston. The kids have been molested and Belle was very nearly raped ... No they used their martial arts to control the situation...
"Yes I know I will have to call David. We need you and Uncle Walt here now. If I remember Ma Nelson's sister was a psychologist, her name's Aunt Mae. Can you get together with her and organise a team I think we will have kids that need help ... Coach and the football team has been molesting the kids here for sometime...
"Yes use the jet it will be waiting for you all, TJ is organising it now for you. Thank you we will see you soon."
I walked over to Carl, "Son?" he looked up at me. "The others on the team were they involved or were they just following."
He looked at them. They all had defiant looks on their faces. "They were all involved. Every one of them has raped me over and over if they could not find anyone to torture. Dad and Uncle Bill with the coach used to lead the bastards in what they were doing."
I looked at him and held his hand. He looked at me and tears fell from his eyes, "That is the first time that a man has ever touched me in a caring and gentle manner. Dad has always been alone to bring me up ever since mother died when I was little. He has raped me sir and sold me to others for their sick pleasures ever since." He fell into my arms and wept like a baby.
"Do you have any other family Carl?" Nonna asked.
"I do not know madam I remember my mother being there, but no one else. One day he went out to fix her car before she left for work and she never came home as her car went off the road in an accident. I often wondered..." she just looked at me.
"Cut the madam mister it's Nonna to my baby boys."
I stood and as I walked to the door there stood President Myers. "Your Grace, My Lady, my Lords." I held out my hand and he kissed my ring. "Mr Bateman has filled me in sire. Loan me Dave for the afternoon and we will get up to speed." I wondered how he could have been filled in when he had just arrived, but did not question.
At that moment Gunny walked in carrying the body of a thirteen year old. He was sobbing. "Is there a Tyson, Peter, James and Kris here? This little one told me that with the coach they had repeatedly raped him in the woods at the back and then left him for dead. Also Richard, Roger, Paul and Jim just stood and watched until they all realised that they had gone too far. They all need to be arrested for aggravated murder, rape and hate crimes. The little one died in my arms five minutes ago and I never even knew his name." Gunny just sank to his knees and sobbed hugging the boy.
Martin Bateman stepped forward and knelt down to look at the bloodied face of the child. He gasped at what he saw. "His name is Matthew. Matthew Patterson." He turned and looked at Charles. "How could you allow it to one of your own?"
Charles simply waked forward took the boy and laid him in a corner. Heartless, "I promised him he would be safe...He never was any good ... screamed far too much..." Suddenly realising he had said too much he turned and left the boy alone in death. I wondered if he too was a Golden Knights boy and what his real name was.
It wasn't long before we had Belle, Walt and Ian Masters walking into the gym. Belle took one look at her name sake, took off her cardigan and wrapped it around the shoulders of little Belle and just hugged her.
She looked at the three headmasters, "We have three councillors for each of your schools with attorneys available for each of the children to talk to. You will call an assembly and provide rooms where we can talk to each child.
"Each school will have three rooms at least with a councillor, an attorney and an FBI agent available. You will stress that everyone will be seen and if they know nothing are free to go home for the day. If they need to talk there are people available."
Evelyn looked up, "My husband and brother are psychologists and run their own practice. I'm sure if I called I could get at least a handful more trained people to help."
Belle looked at her. "Thank you, no. We will use our own. We know that they are not involved madam."
President Myers also looked up as he put his phone down, "I have also called in some favours and we will have a team arriving within the hour to help. There will also be a doctor and a team in case they are needed."
Again Belle surprised me, "Sir I know you are related to people from this area. Remember I was vice president when you entered the senate. So we will use our own people thank you."
Carl looked up, "Madam I can tell you everyone that has been targeted and hurt by coach and his men as he likes to call them. There are others that I think will come forward, or at least I hope there is. Coach tends to target little guys as they are not hunks and usually cannot fight back."
"Belle, tell Carl and the others what you got last month before you moved." Aunt Belle said.
Little Belle smiled. "Black Belt in well let's just say martial arts as we all know at least two different disciplines. Lord Aquamaine over there is a black belt ninth Dan, called Kyudan. Lord Lyonaisse and my other brothers are all black belts forth Dan called Yondan. Me I am already a black belt third Dan called a Sandan. Even little colt is already a blue belt and getting better every day. We are not a family to be messed with!"
We never did get to go to that lunch, but we arranged to be there the beginning of the next week for the lunch and introduction to classes. What we did do was stay and made ourselves available for the students to talk to if they did not want to talk to someone else. Everyone had heard of me and the kids and a lot of the children came to us. Many went to Nonna and Aunt Belle as often it is easier to talk to a motherly figure.
In many cases it was just to get to meet us, but several it was fear that the foster housing that they were in was out of control and they had been moved from a stable home to a home that beat and hurt them. Poor old Zoltan had agreed to come out with his partner and they had been busy talking to all of the affected children and even had to hospitalise one child.
In total there were five children worried that things had changed and they were worried why. We left immediately and when we investigated the kids had all been moved again, back with the families that they had been with in the first place.
They also had a new social worker in the CPS. Also two of the children suddenly had their own attorney's and were set to inherit the estate of their dead family. I was shocked at what had been happening to these kids.
When we looked into the caseworker in the CPS it was one man, a Dean Borkowski. At first look he seemed to be on the mark as he had worked with the CPS for twenty years and had worked his way up to deputy director. When we looked deeper into him he was a single man who lived by himself and had been surrounded by rumours for years. Rumours about molesting boys, but for some reason it had always been covered up.
We also learnt that the director and he had been involved in an affair for several years even though the director was married. So we could assume that they were both involved.
When we arrived at the CPS offices there seemed to be a lot of activity as ambulances were outside and police were everywhere. We were with President Myers and as we approached the police opened up the cordon to allow us into the building. As we approached two body bags were being carried out.
What had appeared to have been just the coach and his boys had turned into something very ugly. Yet again The Golden Knights was involved. There in the top draw of the director's desk were invoices for the sale of several "New Meat" for dead or alive activity. All of the boys, or "New Meat", were listed as missing boys from the local area.
As we read the invoices we were physically sick at what we were seeing. The director's records also listed where we could find the bodies. I was incensed by what I saw. I also thought how stupid he was for keeping such records.
I called the newspapers and media and as we left there was a podium set up so that we could make an announcement. I declared war. As I stepped up to the microphone I said, "Today as my children viewed our local schools in preparation to start attending. The coach and the football team attempted to rape them. When we investigated we discovered the Police Captain and Deputy Superintendent have been covering up to protect the coach's depravities for years. When we interviewed the children in the school five children were afraid for their lives for a very different reason."
I looked at the president and saw he seemed nervous. "Several times now I have come across an insidious group called The Golden Knights'. If you have heard of them then I pity you. I have found invoices for the sale of children for activities Dead or Alive' today. This has touched my family once too many times."
I paused, "Be it known this day that if the Crowned Prince of Bowland and his family be placed in danger again we will declare war on you. Chrysland will declare war upon the Golden Knights themselves and their families. We will hit you at your very heart. We will hunt you out. We will destroy you in your nests of depravity. We will go to war with you and we will bloody well win. You can bank on that.
"Never have I been so sick to the stomach by what I have seen this day. Go to war with me and mine and I will use all of my wealth to go to war with you INTERNATIONALLY if need be! As of today a task force backed by the government of the United States will go into all schools and all child protection offices and will audit your activities and interview all children. Should there be found even one child missing you will pay dearly. Never go to war with me America or you will regret the day you were born."
I looked at the President and saw there was something seriously wrong with him. I paused and then looked in the camera, "Children that are hearing my voice pass the word to all other children if you feel that you are in danger and cannot talk to someone then call us. You all know the `At home with Aquamaine' range of catalogues, call that number xxx xxxx xxxx and ask to be put through to PROTECT you will then be placed with an operator that will be able to help. Thank you."
This warning put The Golden Knights well and truly on the run, but would cost us as a family dearly. The task force uncovered several more hot spots, both CPS and schools and was able to remove the cancer as it had been named. The phone line remained a hotline for any child to contact for many years and saved many lives.
What worried me was that two governors were implicated, but were found dead before anything could be proved. I never had a run in with them again. They were heard of though years later and a family like ours was hit and hit hard. A family who like mine took on the fight and destroyed the cancer once and for all, but in doing so paid the ultimate price.
As we returned to the schools where we had left Mike and Dave with Aunt Belle and Uncle Walt we found that most of the kids had now left for home and some of the parents were waiting to meet me to say thank you for taking the long needed action.
When I found the kids they were with Carl and a few others playing basketball and loving it. I shouted, "Has everything been sorted guys?"
"Dad!" they all shouted at once
Zeke added to it. "Are we at war dad? We saw you on TV."
"I hope not son I really hope not."
Annabelle spoke next, "Dad the order lines for PROTECT have been ringing wild since the news ran an hour ago. Are people in place to help these kids?"
"Yes Aunt Belle and King David have put a task force in place. There is no need to worry. Carl what happened to the other guys on the team?"
"All arrested sir with coach, my father and uncle. Miss Belle has been on the phone and Mr Linc is fighting to get things sorted for me, but in the meantime they have given Nonna custody. I sure do hope that I can move away from pa and his horrible life. I don't think I ever had a mom, I remember someone long time ago, but that was before I was placed with dad."
"Carl do you know if your mother had a will, or was everything left to your father? Did you ever hear what happened?"
"No sir he bundled me off to his parents when the will was read of mom and her parents you see they were killed together in an accident. I never knew my grandparents they had been abroad and were coming to see us."
"Gunny, drive over to Carl's house with him and go through everything of his fathers. I want to know why he got rid of him like that. Carl will you go with him... We do have your permission don't we?"
"Oh yes sir. I've always wondered myself."
That's all for now folks ... Chapter 13 - All hell is let loose ont he Stoneacre Estate in Bostons. and we nearly lose LJ, but we do say goodbye to some friends... ... ... ...
Please note this story was written at the end of last year, beginning of this year. Regular readers of Aquamaine will know that the Boston Estate has been vistied throughout the story...Over the next few chapters the family move to Boston and experience extreme problems. This is in no way meant to minimise or scandalise the atrocities that have recently happened there. I appologise in advance if this causes upset.*
The character list has been reduced by those that do not appear again...
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