I was woken up by the noise of knocking on the door. Groaning I got up to go open the door and was met with mister grumpy, who even before speaking glaring at me and I just gave him, the same expression. Shock came over his face for one second but he came over it quick.

"Dinner" that's all he said before he turned on his heel and went back down to the living room. Now if I actually wanted, I could have given him a broken jaw for the rude behaviour but I wasn't in the mood right now so I just decided to ignore and make my way down as well. Walking fast to catch up with Luca so I don't get lost in this maze of a house.

As soon as we made our way into the living all conversations stopped, looking up at the people I say the four guys I had already seen and one unfamiliar one, he looked older than the rest and his whole being screamed "stay the fuck away from me!" And that is exactly what I plan to do.

As he got up, I did what I always do when I meet strangers; scanned his body for any potential dangers. He seemed stronger than me but that has never been a problem for me in the past but he was more alert than most people, shoulders tensed probably always on the look out for god knows what reason. Other than that I scanned his body for any weapons, expecting to find nothing I was shocked to see he had a gun on his person, I didn't let it show on my face even though he hid it well but I had practice so it was not that hard to spot it.

He neared me and instinctively my hand grazed the waistband of my jeans, which hid my switch I keep on person at all times. "Hi, Katherine. I am Xavier, your oldest brother and now your legal guardian." He introduced himself extending his hand towards me, while I being the idiotic bitch I am flinched back. I could see the confusion on his face and while I racked my brain for an explanation Marco saved me from that torture.

"She's not that big on physical contact." He said going back to texting on his phone or whatever it is he was doing. I mentally thanked him for saving from that awkward conversation. As Xavier turned back to me, he looked at me for a second then simply nodded his head and gestured for me to take a seat at the head of the table opposite to him on the other end.

I sat there confused for a second, if we are here who the hell is going to make dinner? Just as I thought that two maids entered the living room with plates of food in their hands. A place was set in front me as well; I let a small slip across my face looking at the food. I don't have to sneak out of the house to have food anymore. There was a heaping amount of pasta on my plate along with two slices of garlic bread and a side of salad. This was a lot more than I was used to eating.

I looked up to see the others already chomping down on their food. Reluctantly I picked up my fork and started eating, this was the most devious dish I had ever had. About half way through I was stuffed; this was the most I had probably eaten. I was about to get up when...

"Where are you going? You're not done yet." Asked Alexander looking doubtfully at me. "I'm full." I say looking down at floor. "Katherine sit down and finish your food. It's disrespectful to leave like this, also I would like to talk to you after you're done in my office." Said Xavier in a stern voice. The way he sounded right now sent a shiver up my spine and the only people who have been able to do that up till now have been mother and Jason. And my mind kept telling me to just comply but I also knew if I had one more bite would defiantly throw up.

"Look I am sorry but I am seriously full. I had stuff to eat one plane here so why don't I just wait here and once you're done we can go to your office to have whatever talk you want okay?" I guess I must be the first person to actually refute one of his decisions, cause not only was he a little surprised but the others were also shocked while Dante just had his mouth hanging open.

After a while he mumbled an okay, he was done within the next five minutes and lead me to his office. Now that I was actually getting a chance to observe my surroundings I noticed security cameras in the hallways and in front of the doors to any rooms. Why would they need that many security cameras inside the house? I left it be for now and followed him inside his office.

As we entered, he closed the door behind him. I wasn't very comfortable with that, a lot of things can happen behind closed doors. As my eyes raked over his office, I couldn't really find anything that might be dangerous to me. The room was pretty simple, windows on the left side adjacent to a wooden cabinet which probably contained work papers, his desk was in the middle of the office with Xavier's laptop on it along with some other papers and pens all put neatly on his desk and a couch to the right of the room. So, unless he is hiding a gun under the desk we are good.

I take a seat in front of him, after a few minutes of him just staring at me I finally snap. "Can you stop staring at me like that?" I ask in an exasperated tone. Finally he speaks "Kate, I would first off like to say I am truly sorry for your loss." I controlled myself from bursting out into a full-blown laugh; I had to put up the act of the grieving daughter whereas in reality I don't think I have even breathed this freely before. I just gave him a curt nod acknowledging his statement.

"Now, since you will be living with me and your brothers now, there are going to be some rules you will have to follow." seriously? I just got away from this rules and punishment bullshit, and here we are back again.

"Now the rules are as follows-

1. No cursing or use of foul language. Literally everyone swears, and I am pretty sure the others do too.

2. You are supposed to inform at least one of your brothers if you going out of the house and be back home latest by 9. Bitch, my whole life has been lived at night; my name is literally Knight Ryder.

3. Never disrespect anyone in the family, you respect us and we will respect you back. Okay this one doesn't sound so bad. I never attack until someone themselves disrespect me.

4. Keep your grades up. I saw your school records and want you to keep up with them here too. God!! Stop talking already.

5. No dating! Your sole focus right now should be your academics. Well, I may not be interested in dating right now but you still don't have any right to stop me going out with someone.

6. Last and very important, you are not allowed on the third floor or the basement. We work their and would really appreciate if we weren't disturbed. That is so sus. But don't worry I will be looking into that very soon.

"That is all. Are you clear with the rules?" he said. I answered with a small yes. I had no intention of actually following those rules but I'll play along for now. "You can go now." Xavier said gesturing towards the door. I made my way outside; as soon as I step outside I came face to face with Marco who had that stupid grin on his face like always. He was just standing there staring at me. "You need something?"

"I am here to take you on a tour of the house." he replied. I honestly wanted to go back to my room but for some reason I didn't have it in me to say no to me no to him, especially when he had that innocent smile on his face, so I just nodded my head.

He led me through the kitchen and living room both of which I had already seen, then he showed me the TV room which was fucking humungous with a really high tech TV. "And this is the library." he said opening the doors to the most beautiful library I have seen yet. It had shelves on shelves of books, been bag chairs, and a lot of pillows near the windows. It even had a spiral staircase leading to another floor filled with books. As I moved farther inside, my eyes caught the sight of a very elegant black grand piano. It was beautiful. My fingers involuntarily, move over the lid.

"And the library doors are sound proof so you can read in peace." came a voice from behind. Coming back to reality, I turn to Marco and asked "Who plays?" as his eye land on the piano, his expression turns from overjoyed to suddenly sad. What? "None of us do, dad used to play and he was really good. He always hoped that maybe one of his kids might play but I guess we were all pretty crappy in the music department." he says as his eyes turn slightly glossy, probably remembering the times he had with his- our dad.

I myself am transported back to the times when I would be laying in bed after one of the 'lessons' from my mother and Jason and I would imagine how it would be like if I was with my father instead, maybe he would come to my school piano recitals and cheer for me like the other children's parents, how maybe he would help me when I couldn't understand a particular song and how maybe just maybe he would be proud of me for playing instead of ripping of my sheet music like my mother did.

I guess I was little late. "You play?" Marco asked with a hopeful smile on his face and I just shrugged not wanting to answer his question. Music is my safe haven and I am just not ready to tell them about it yet, it will give them full access to take away the one thing that brings me peace I clear my throat trying to move past the sad turn this conversation has taken. "Any other rooms you want to show me?" "Yeah, lets go." and we move towards the second floor that had all of our rooms lined up in the order of oldest to youngest. This floor also had the indoor gym, where currently Luca and Dante were working out, along with a medical room.

Finally I retired to my own room. It was pretty late and my mind was honestly exhausted, so I just decided to go to bed. I changed into the pair of sweatpants I had and a t-shirt, putting my phone on charging I climbed into bed and went to sleep with one thought in mind.

My life is so fucking crazy.

(The piano in the library)
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Here's another chapter for you guys!!
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Also, I know it is just the beginning of the story but updates maybe be slow for a few weeks because my finals are about to start and I really got to study but I will still try my best to update as often as possible.

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