Vincenzo was pacing the floor in his office as he was holding an almost crumpled piece of paper in his hand. He was glancing at the paper from time to time and was cursing Tristan under his breath. Letizia's verdict was too harsh in his view and he was fuming at Tristan. Vincenzo in his mind was thinking about in how many ways he was going to take revenge against Tristan.

There was no way that Vincenzo was going to back down until Tristan changed the sanctions. There was no way around it. But, there were complications on Vincenzo's way that he needed to work around. Unfortunately his sister happened to be Tristan's girl and in his fit of outrage Vincenzo had threatened to come for Tristan in front of his sister. Now she knew what was going to happen. Vincenzo didn't think it was right for Vienna to be kept in the dark about any actions he was going to take against Tristan from that day onwards. Vincenzo believed that Vienna needed to be warned. He wanted to go after Tristan with immediate effect without delay. He needed to demand an answer that day and if he was going to refuse to compromise it was going to be war time. But his sister was in the picture and he had to protect her. The thought of her made him slow down with his plans. At that moment Vincenzo felt the urge to want to go to her and check on her before he demanded a final answer from Tristan. A lot was going to change depending on how difficult Tristan was going to be and Vienna deserved to know everything.... Therefore, Vincenzo started walking towards the door but then he stopped as he heard heavy footsteps and the door flew open.

There he was Tristan at the door of Vincenzo's office. He walked in and closed the door soundly as he turned to Vincenzo and pointed a finger at him as he slowly took steps towards him " Have you got any idea what you just did back there? How dare you waltz in my office and threaten me right in front of Vienna's eyes...? You think I take this lightly that you threaten me in front of my girl and worry her? Do you know how badly I want to accept your challenge and make you bring it all on. Do you? My self restraint has a limit and if I ever lose it over your treatment of your sister, I will hold you responsible. What kind of brother are you to her? You call yourself her blood?... I would never treat Clarissa like how you treat Vienna. Don't you think Vienna has feelings? Don't you ever stop thinking about that rule breaking Marciano who thinks about no one but herself? Don't you ever think about your sister instead of obsessing over an egoistic selfish girl who needs to be taught a lesson? All you care for is that Marciano girl right now. A lesson for her is overdue and you dare upset Vienna over her..... Everything has become about Letizia in your mind.... What about your sister?"

Vincenzo put his hand up " Hold up there... Enough with the accusations... I let you go on and on but for your information I was just about to come to your office and speak to Vienna.... I was going to check on her... "

Tristan was now standing in front of Vincenzo fuming " So I saved you a trip then... Don't bother... You are her blood as she calls you... But you treat her so badly.... What is possessing you to push your sister to breaking point just for the sake of your girlfriend who you hardly know for a week or two? When are you going to wake up and see you forgot all about your sister and focused too much on a girl who isn't worth your sympathy?..."

Vincenzo frowned " Where are you going with this? ... I do what I see fit. I have my sisters best interests at heart... I am not pushing her to breaking point... You are mistaken... My sister is not weak... She is a Rosario... She is capable of handling the truth... If she is not happy, she says she is not happy. She is more vocal than you think... Vienna can come talk to me if she is not happy..."

Tristan retorted " And you are responsive I bet to anything she asks..."

Vincenzo nodded and replied sharply " Of course... What are you accusing me of exactly here? My sister can't be sheltered from the truth. If I come after you, she needs to know... I won't make it too public for her sake ... I was going to come to check on her... I take my duties as a brother seriously and won't let her get hurt... "

Tristan raised his voice " You won't let her get hurt? Really Vincenzo? Don't you think you have already hurt her by threatening me in front of her? Couldn't you have the courtesy to wait for her to leave before you threaten to declare war again? Don't you think you hurt her by forcing her to choose between her brother and her boyfriend?"

Vincenzo replied " That's an easy choice. Why would she get hurt in the process? She would choose my side of course. You say I only know Letizia for a week or two ..... Well, Vienna also only knows you for a week or two ... Why should she take your side against her brother? You are over estimating yourself... You have a long way to go... My sister cares for her blood more than a total stranger...."

Tristan didn't like to hear what Vincenzo was saying. Truth hurt. He responded " All right.. You made a point... You are her blood... Family is sacred... Yet you hurt your sister today... Your girlfriend caused carnage and hurt Vienna, yet you jump to a stranger's defence. You expect Vienna to take your side against a stranger like me but you didn't do the same today.. Letizia is a stranger as much as I am. Yet you will let her walk off with no sanction at all if you were the one in that court room. Don't deny it..."

Vincenzo retorted " How dare you accuse me this way? I do not take Letizia's side. She harmed Vienna and she has to face the consequences ...."

Tristan laughed bitterly " Oh really? What are the consequences in your mind that she should face? Huh? Getting a hug from you?..."

Vincenzo narrowed his eyes " You don't know anything Tristan... You have no idea... When I look at Letizia, I see my sister getting hurt. I hold her responsible and believe Letizia should atone for her crimes within the school rules but not beyond school rules. This crime happened on school premises and it's sanctions can't go beyond it. If she did this off the premises in a different setting, I would have reacted differently ... I think you are blowing this out of proportion and making a big deal ... I don't harm my own girl just like how you would never harm your girl... I can't hurt Letizia but I believe she should be punished..."

Tristan replied in a mocking tone " Of course... My error... That's why you barged into my office earlier..."

Vincenzo replied firmly " I have no problem with your sanctions that are reasonable ... Letizia must understand what she did is wrong and she is already remorseful. I believe her when she says she is sorry but you don't even let her go near Vienna to even apologise...."

Tristan bit back " She is not coming near Vienna... I made it clear to you when I explained the situation to you as Letizia was in fainting mode. I told you no matter what the school says or no matter what your parents say I don't want Letizia near Vienna until she is not a threat in my eyes. Atonement is needed and remorse is needed.

Vincenzo replied " You are not after atonement... You have taken it too personal and you want to take revenge... Isolation and detention on school premises is sufficient... As for coming near Vienna, I made it clear to Letizia that she should not go near her unless Vienna asks to see her... You can't forbid my sister to do anything. She can make her own judgment... From where I see it you have gone way too far ... You didnt have to bring in the restrictions that humiliate Letizia too....."

Tristan replied " Of course... And Letizia is a type of girl who gets embarrassed and ashamed easily... I don't think you know this girl at all... She is a serpent. She is one of those serpents that even when you chop off their head, they would grow two heads and would come and bite you... She is dangerous. She is a rogue. She is out of control."

Vincenzo retorted " She is my girl. Don't pretend you know her..."

Tristan retorted " I have seen her before... I have seen what she can do,., But you haven't... I know she is dangerous... I know I don't want her near Vienna... She is not like her family... She was raised by her aunt for a while... These are her aunt's traits that she has....Her aunt is ruthless and gets on people's nerves. Letizia was taught to be like her when she was in her care while her parents were sorting out some issues..."

Vincenzo was curious. He was less outraged now and was keen to know more " Who is this aunt of hers? Have I met her? What's her name?"

Tristan shook his head " See... Now that it's all about this girl, you are interested.. I thought you would dig deep and find out about her family history before you date her ... But of course I can't blame you... Her family is an ally of your father's... But her aunt's family isn't... Her aunt is married to an Irish... So they don't talk about her much. Your father doesn't have Irish allies except for my father and close friends of my father... I am not surprised you haven't heard of Letizia's aunt but maybe you should start researching. Ask Niall. He can give you some clues. His mother is related to Letizia's aunt's husband. Or maybe ask Letizia why does she go every Christmas to Texas? That's where her aunt is based. Her business has links to South America and has taken over part of the long border... But enough about her... I don't care about Letizia and if she learns her lesson or not. I dare her to make another mistake. Then I am not going to be so lenient and civilised as I have been here...." He then took out an envelope and waved it in front of Vincenzo " Here is the verdict. Get a red pen and make corrections. Change it how you want. Give it to me when you are done and I will give it to my mother's personal assistant to type it up again on her type writer. Letizia is in exclusion room for the rest of the day with my mother. I can't change that but can change everything else. You can even scrap this whole arrangement if you want but your father would be the one issuing sanctions of his own if the school goes easy on your girl so think about the consequences of your own actions. A copy of the sanctions would be in the post to your father. I call it changes after appeal."

Vincenzo was taking all the information in but for now he was confused slightly at what Tristan had to gain from giving him the right to make changes to Letizia's sanctions. He took the envelop from Tristan's fans and asked suspiciously " But why? I thought you would not change anything that easily... Do you want something in return? What are the conditions of this truce ... I thought you would accept my challenge..."

Tristan stated " There is no war so this is no truce or compromise.... This is the result of Vienna doing her duty as your sister... She defended you... She broke up with me for you..."

Vincenzo was shocked. He interrupted " She broke up with you? Did you hurt her for that? What did you do to her?...Where is she?" He said harshly but urgently.

Tristan shook his head " You think I would hurt her Vincenzo? Seriously?"

Vincenzo spoke in an accusing tone " Anything goes in your games.... Have you hurt her for breaking up with you?..."

Tristan sounded outraged " I don't hurt the one I love... I would never hurt your sister ... The next time you accuse me like this, I won't put up with it. We are fine... There is no need to look at me like that. We resolved the issue. But think about what she is willing to do for you and what she would sacrifice for you in a heart beat. She told me she would walk away from me even though the pain of leaving me and having to choose between her brother and her boyfriend would be like someone stabbing her... She is willing to go through pain but take your side... Are you willing to sacrifice so much for her?"

Vincenzo retorted " I would give my life for her.... But she didn't have to break up... So you expect me to believe you composed yourself when she broke up with you?..."

Tristan nodded " Let's say she said something that made me calm down after I got dumped by her. In the end, I agreed to give you what you want and Vienna agreed not to go ahead with breaking up with me. Make the most of it because next time I won't be so nice.... Now I am going to go back to your sister... Do you have any thank you message for her? She is under arrest for the rest of the afternoon for giving herself up to your team. It's an unofficial arrest and I would be the one overseeing it. When I told Niall to cover theory this afternoon, I told him to say that she to personal reasons she is absent. When I try to teach a lesson to my girl, it's s private matter. I would teach her not to feel sorry for her enemy... Here you go, my girl is in isolation just like yours today. It's our rivalry as you call it even coincidently. But I willingly teach my girl a lesson but you won't..

Vincenzo asked in a low tone " What are you going to do with Vienna? I need every detail..."

Tristan raised an eyebrow " Now you care? Do you? ... My methods are different to yours ... "

Vincenzo asked " What will you do?"

Tristan stated " She will be doing a lot. Not me... I will make her think about her choices. Maybe the next time your girl or any other stranger goes near her, she would react differently and would not view them in the trusting way she views people always. I would be working on that... Feel free to drop by to check on us if it worries you... I would never hurt your sister and you know it... Punishment doesn't need to hurt unlike what you think... Teaching someone a lesson can taste as good as Irish cream sometimes as my old man says if someone is willing to learn." He then left Vincenzo in his thoughts and walked away.

Tristan didn't know what Vincenzo saw in Letizia. She had come between them and the truce he had built with Vincenzo was in danger. He closed the door behind him and walked away thinking about how much he respected Vincenzo's intelligence. He always asked Vincenzo for advice about many of his decisions. At times they fought but when they were at peace Vincenzo was the closest friend he had besides his own brother. But now Letizia was becoming the cause of the tension and he had every intention of ensuring that the peace stayed. His girl happened to be Vincenzo's sister but that was not the only reason he didn't want the peace to be disturbed. He actually respected and cared for Vincenzo as a close friend and future ally. He knew Vincenzo understood and accepted what he said to him. He could see the doubt and acceptance in his eyes but of course Vincenzo was not going to utter any words that went against himself. Vincenzo was torn and Tristan hated Letizia to be the reason for his dilemma. But no one's life could be perfect. It made Tristan more grateful for having Vienna. He was grateful that he had fallen for her, a selfless girl who sacrificed everything including her own happiness for others unlike someone like Letizia who just cared about winning and didn't think through what she said and what she did.

Tristan walked down the corridors and made his way to his office. He entered and saw Vienna jump from a chair she was sat on. Tristan demanded " Get your full uniform from your locker and meet me in the basement corporal."

Vienna nodded " Yes sergeant." She quickly complied. It was the end of the lunch time.

Tristan had an amused smile as he turned and watched her walk away. Could she be more adorable? Even when she was nervous she was cute.

Vienna made her way to her locker and got her hat and coat that she had left there over lunch. She got changed quickly and made her way to the basement. That was where the cells where that she had never been to.

Vienna was worried. She didn't know what to expect. But she thought she deserved everything that she got that day. She had betrayed her team and had given herself up to the rival team. That was treason. She accepted any consequence but she was scared Tristan was the one dealing with her and she was going to be alone... But she knew he wouldn't hurt her.

As she reached the bottom of the straits she found the corridor dark. She wanted to switch on the light but she found none. The small tiny ray of light that was at the door faded as the door was shut behind her.  She jumped. She felt his presence " Well well. You are here now..."Turn around"

Vienna turned around and saw Tristan with a torch in his hand but he was pointing the torch away from her eyes. He commented " You know this torch is in your pocket like everyone else. It's baffling why you didn't use it just now... When you have a resource... use it. Follow me."

Tristan then walked past her and walked towards the end of the corridor as Vienna walked behind her. The wait was agonising. What was going to happen?

Tristan stopped as he reached the end of the corridor and opened the door to one of the cells that had metallic doors. It was impossible to see the inside. They had no window and no bars. They were just metallic doors.

Tristan instructed " Go inside."

Vienna swallowed hard and walked in the dark cell slowly. Just then Tristan entered behind her and switched on the light.

Vienna gasped at what she saw. There was a big cake and a cake decorating kit on a metallic table and two chairs at each side. She had no idea what was going on.

Tristan explained " Take a seat Corporal.... I need you to decorate this freshly baked cake while we have a talk..."