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Chapter 2 ~Wandering around~When you arrived surprisingly the horseman had left your belongings in the Auditore house, seemed like your father have told him to do so without you even knowing. You greeted everyone, Maria and Giovanni were the first ones to salute you, they were really happy, Maria even cried a Little when she saw how big you were, making you blush, Giovanni gave you kisses in both of your cheeks and Claudia did the same, she was really happy that she even told her mother if you could spend the night in her room, Obviously Maria told her that you needed to rest so you would have your own room, Petruccio on the other hand greeted you but in a cold way, he didn’t seem to remember you.

When things slowed down Federico and one of the maids helped you with your belongings, you only had two bags, one with your clothes and personal stuff and the other one with your assassin robes and hidden blades. Your room was in the second floor of the house and by coincidence was right next to Ezio’s.

-I will just stay here tonight, I don’t want to cause any trouble to your family Federico. –You said nervously, your room was quite big and clean so you assumed they knew you were coming.

-Please (Y/N) stop with all that nonsense about causing trouble, you are part of the family, you always have been, you practically grew in here, so please just stay and don’t mention it anymore, this is your house ragazza. –Federico said to you in a kind voice while ruffling your hair, he did it on purpose knowing you hated it.

-Well I must leave you, this was a really exhausting day for you so get some sleep.

-Va bene, grazie Federico and… -You shut yourself and gave him a hug. –I missed you a lot too. –He returned the hug when he heard those words.

Finally you let go of him and with the sound of the door closing you stepped out of your boots and just like that, without even changing your wear, you jumped into the soft bed and almost instantly fell asleep.

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-Signorina, signorina (Y/N). –a sweet voice and knocks on the door woke you up. -la colazione è servita, the family is waiting for you signorina. –the voice continued and then disappeared with the sound of footsteps.

You couldn’t even answer her but in other matters, all the Auditore were waiting for you so it was time to get a quick bath and some clean clothing and for this you decided to wear a black leather pants, boots and a short sleeved white shirt with a black corset just to make you look a little more feminine, you didn’t liked dresses so if you were meant to dress like a man well at least you could do it with some class.

You bustled downstairs, and looked around to see if Ezio was here but there was no sign of him.

-Here (Y/N) sit next to me. –Claudia shouted from the table, everyone was ready to eat and you were the one that was late, you hoped only not have taken much in getting ready. You walked and sat in the place Claudia designed for you, and once Maria had given thanks for the food everyone started eating.

-Federico where is your brother? –Giovanni said without taking his eyes off the plate and well his tone wasn’t the happiest.

-Father I think you know where he is.- Federico replied him in a mocking tone and put his spoon with meat in his mouth while looking him.

-Ah of course! Again passing the night with that puttana of Cristina! –Claudia said with a ringing voice and then looked really regretful, like she just said her thoughts out loud. Maria gave her a really serious stare and you felt suddenly how the air got thicker around you.

After that last comment the breakfast went silent, everyone focused in finishing their plates and once they did one by one stood up until you and Giovanni were the only ones in the table.

-So (Y/N) how is your father? How was your time in francia? –Giovanni said cleaning his mouth with a napkin.

-My father is doing very well, it was a really nice time in there, the weather is always good and the people are really kind and nice. –You finished what was left on your plate and answered happily as Giovanni was half way to his studio, you instinctively followed him and both of you entered it closing the door behind while Giovanni proceed to sit in his chair behind the desk.

-Now you can tell me better. –he said and extended one of his hands pointing to one of the chairs in the room, you nodded and sat.

-Everything went well, my training was really hard but it was worth it. –You said and showed him the mark in your finger, his lips curved in approval but it soon transformed into a harsh line.

-What’s wrong?-You asked concerned, he seemed to being having a fight with himself but finally talked.

-I’ve been investigating some things about your mother’s murder… -your concern changed for anger as you removed yourself in the chair into a tense position unconsciously. –I might know who did it, but not only that, they also may be involved in a complot against Lorenzo de’ medici. –He continued his voice in a steady tone, almost emotionless.

-So you know who did it and where to find him.

-Them… but I only have suspects I haven’t corroborated anything yet, for this matter a friend of mine will help me, actually he´s going to come in a few hours. –as he explained you were playing with your fingers, opening and closing your left hand, you got yourself lost in thoughts about how to torture those bastardi once you find them, the ways that you would kill them slowly and painfully, you had a dark look in your face and a thin small was drawn in your lips, it worried Giovanni.

-(Y/N) we only have suspect but nothing is confirmed, don’t do anything until I told you so, you hear me? We need discretion in this. –He said to you in a several tone, almost scolding you, he knew the impulsive you could be sometimes.

-Si… please keep me informed about everything, I will do as much as I can to help.-you said and Giovanni nodded, he stood up and softened his face.

-Let’s see if Ezio is here already.

Taking a deep breath you relaxed, your body was completely tense and had been shivering due to the anger inside of you. Walking behind him you and Giovanni got out of the studio and waited in the entrance of the house for 10 minutes at least, you talked about how things have changed in the past years and such when Ezio appeared panting, you let out a small laugh.

-Good morning father. –He said regaining his breath.

-Come with me.-the soft and relaxed face Giovanni had faded away and now there was only a thick line drawn in his lips.

-Is something wrong? –He made himself the innocent and looked at you with despair in his brown eyes, he was searching for some support but you looked away with a smile in your face as response.

-Do you think me blind and deaf son? I know all about your fight with Vieri de’ pazzi last night and then this little visit to Cristina… -Ezio put his best puppy eyes and tried his best to look truly sorry about his conduct, you were happy about it, almost sure that this time he wasn’t going to get away from this. –Your behavior is unacceptable it… it… It reminds me of myself when I was your age.

The half smile that you had in the face vanished and was replaced by an irritated look, you even opened your mouth to say something and then closed it frustration, he got away with it again, he gave you a victorious and arrogant smile and you rolled your eyes at him dramatically.

-I assume these misadventures won’t interfere with your work today. –Giovanni continued and started walking towards the studio again while Ezio stood in his place.

-No padre, Avete la mia parola. –Ezio answered proud of himself for not getting in any trouble, he gave you a seductive look and then winked, you sighed in completely surrender, “he always gets away with It” You thought as you two walked behind Giovanni.

You three entered the studio and Giovanni told Ezio to deliver some documents for Lorenzo de Medici, he accepted the task and told his father if you could join him, so he would show you the city, Giovanni agreed and with no delays you two were on your way to the busy streets of Firenze.

Walking calmly Ezio tried to see what was written in the letters by putting them against the sunlight rising them to the sky trying to identify the words but failing and finally give up lowered them again.

-My father has been sending more letters than usual lately, most of them to people that seems quite special…

-mmm… what do you mean by special? –The affirmation he made attracted your attention, and raising your face you locked eyes with him, his face has changed too, he was quite masculine now and that made you feel something moving inside your guts.

-People that doesn’t look trustworthy… -He answered and stopped instantly making you do the same with his hand. –Cazzo… Vieri’s bullies… -he said and grabbed you by the wrist to an alleyway. –Sorry (Y/N) I think It’ll be better if we go by the roofs, You are not afraid of heights are you? –He was the living image of arrogance itself, what happened to the sweet kid you knew?

-The real deal here is, will you keep up?- this game can be played by two, you thought and with a quick move on your heels you jumped and started to climb the wall nearby he didn’t stay back but when you two started running you clearly had the advantage, he could be a boy and even had strength of one, but without the skill was useless, you were jumping from roof to roof it was almost like you were dancing with the wind, Ezio couldn’t help but look stunned by your incredibly and fluid movements he almost fell down for staring at you too much.

A man was waiting for you in the designated place, Ezio gave him the letters and the man started saying that he will deliver them, apparently Lorenzo de medici wasn’t in town, they talked a bit more and then the man took off.

-Let’s go back to my father, He must be waiting. –You nodded and followed him back, this time with no hurries, you two walked side by side and you couldn’t help but see around you every detail of every building and person, almost taking a mental picture to yourself.

-The city hasn’t changed much.

-Yes, It is still the same but you… you changed a lot (Y/N), I still remember how fragile you were and now you are climbing buildings and fighting men, where did you learn all of that?

-Well apart from my art classes my dad taught me one or two thing in his free time. –you said playfully winking at him and rose one of your arms to show him your muscles, he touched them and nodded in approval.

-Va bene, if you say so. –He said and both of you laughed, if he only knew how much training you did to be able of doing all those things, you realized that he was still a child, innocent form everything, his life was so easy and without preoccupations, going around the city flirting with girls doing minor tasks, getting in trouble if he got bored, such thing that you stopped doing five years ago to replace them by real wounds and fights and tasks that if you messed up could have ended in your death, you two have grown in such different worlds and you prayed that his life stayed like this forever. Soon you find yourself in front of Giovanni’s studio again but this time you heard voices coming from inside.

-… You worry too much Giovanni. Francesco de’ Pazzi is in prison. The threat is ended. –a hoarsed voice talked, maybe it was the friend Giovanni had told you about earlier. Ezio was already knocking in the door to get inside and when he opened it you could see the owner of such voice, it was an old and big man, his face was quite familiar but you didn’t know where you had seen it before.

-Ah hello Son you remember my friend Uberto? –Giovanni and the man stood up to greet him as Giovanni turned to you and then Uberto. –She is (Y/N)(Y/L/N) Is the daughter of messer (Y/L/N), she will be staying with us for some time. –you looked at him and bent a little he did the same but his gaze studied you longer than people could say normal.

-Good morning Gonfaloniere Alberti.

- To you as well young man and signorina.

-I trust you delivered the message?

-Si padre. But it seems Lorenzo is out of town.

-Hmm… I did not anticipate this.

Giovanni seemed quite worried about the affirmation that Ezio gave him making you concerned and thoughtful as well.

-What does it matter? So you wait another day or two. -The signore Uberto told him slovenly as if it wasn’t big deal although to you it seemed that it was a big deal but to not being disrespectful you remained in silence.

-Listen. Your mother and sister have been looking for you. I will need you again in a little while but for now see if you can help them.

With these words Ezio and you left the room and looked for her sister first, she was crying in one of the benches of the house, apparently her “boyfriend” had been cheating on her, something that to you seemed very stupid, if you were her you’d be searching for revenge instead of being crying like a baby, while Ezio went to give him a little chat you found Petruccio in the street, you panicked a bit because it was too dangerous for him to being alone like this, he looked happy to see you.

-Ciao (Y/N). –he saluted you, he was a really sweet kid, you pitied him too much, he had to stay always in bed due to his constant sickness, not allowed to go outside, to school or even play with children of his age, such a lonely life.

-Ehi there Petruccio, como stai? –you said with the sweetest voice you were capable of and kneeled to his height.

-Bene bene, could you do something for me? –Petruccio said and pointed to the roof of a house nearby, you could see some black feathers in there. –Can you bring me those feathers? –he looked at you with so much hope that you couldn’t say no, nodding you ran off and jumped to the wall of the house to climb it and once you got the feathers you jumped into a haystack that was luckily close.

-Here you have boy, now go back inside before someone sees you. –you said and he nodded and ran inside, you wanted to ask him why he needed them but it was none of your business.

When Ezio finally appeared both of you started to search for Maria apparently she needed Ezio’s help to go and pick up some paintings of the family made by a man named Leonardo Da Vinci, you accompanied them gladly and found the man quite interesting and funny, he was a totally charm and he had a childish spark in his eyes whenever he talked about changing the world. As you walked the way back you started to think about what you would do in here, or even how much time will you stay, right now you looked like a lapdog going always behind Ezio and waiting the smallest opportunity to do something with him, you didn’t know what you were expecting for coming here, obviously Ezio wouldn’t remember what he said and obviously you would be only wandering around hoping that everything would be like the older days, everything was just so disappointing, you didn’t belong here, not anymore.

-(Y/N)… ehi ragazza! –A voice pulled you out of your numbness and made you jump in the process.

-Si, sorry I was thinking… -that was the only words you managed to say and looked up to see Ezio holding some letters.

-Father told me to deliver these ones and pick up another, will you help me? –Ezio said with his normal careless voice, and then caressed your cheek. –Ragazza what’s wrong? since you arrived you seem… lost… -blood started to pound into your cheeks as you saw how his eyes looked down at you.

-I… I still have it… -you said without even thinking it, Ezio looked as surprised as you. –The... the bracelet you gave years back. I still have it- he took his hand off of your cheek and saw how you pulled your arm up to show him the object.

-You still have that old thing? You are still so immature – you nodded nervously looking down in embarrassment as he laughed, but it wasn’t like a happy laugh it was somewhat cold and mocking, was he laughing at you? –I can’t believe it, such a nostalgic, but well women are like this aren't they? anyways let’s deliver these things and come back, my father wants to talk to me about something “important”

He said and didn’t wait for you to respond, you stayed there totally still with your eyes wide open and a knot in your throat, did he just humiliated you?