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"Signoria, breakfast is ready," I lay a stack of three absolutely perfect pancakes down in front of her, all topped with freshly cut strawberries and handmade whipped cream. I watch with delight as her eyes brighten at the very sight of them, it almost too cute to bare. "Let me know if you want a few more, Axel will eat us out so get them while you still can."

"Thank you Mr. Caramia."

"Of course, I enjoy cooking for those who enjoy my cooking." She's always expressed gratitude towards my meals, at first I thought that it's because she's getting a free meal but now I know better. The signoria is very blatant about her feelings, you can always read them on her face no matter what she's feeling.

She'd make an awful mafia member.

I watch her eat, knowing full well that if I don't pull away my eyes then my butter is going to start to burn. I can't help myself though, she's so expressive in anything and everything that she does. The innocence of her draws me to her, she has no reason to hide anything from us and I enjoy taking care of it. It's almost as if I've gained an interesting pet.

One that can come and go as she pleases.

"Oi lion, your butter is starting to burn."

"C-Crap!" I fling into action, of all of the people to have noticed it had to be Kyrie. I knew that it was coming before he even spoke his next line and I was already sighing to myself.

"Your cooking is already terrible so why don't you focus more on your cooking instead of Miss. Fuka here? She's certainly not going to make your cooking any better, although yours is slightly better than hers."

He always does this, pins me in a corner. If I start to argue with him then he'll say something like "Oh? Are you saying that her cooking is awful." which will hurt her feelings of course, but if I don't say anything then he knows that he's won. Not that it matters, Kyrie almost always wins in the end regardless.

So I eat my pride and take the hit for the signoria. She doesn't even seem to notice as she shoves dripping pancakes into her small but adorable mouth. The pleasure that's on her face now makes me feel as if all of this is worth it to me. I'll take a thousand hits from Kyrie if it means that he'll leave her alone for awhile.

"My, my, Miss. Fuka! You're easy to please aren't you?" Kyrie smirks at her and sits down. There's whipped cream on her face so he takes this opportunity to wipe it off with one of his gloved fingers, he then proceeds to lick the cream off from his finger. Part of my is growling but I should be thankful that he hadn't just licked it off from her face entirely.

"Mr. Caramia's pancakes are delicious so of course I'm happy." She doesn't seem all that taken aback by what he had done to her, she does take the moment to wipe her face off with the napkin I had provided.

"They're alright I suppose, if you'd like I'll take you somewhere with much more delicious pancakes."

In that moment, I vowed to burn his pancakes. He won't eat them but that means he'll skip breakfast and for some reason that pleases me a bit.

"As fun as that sounds...why would we pay for pancakes when Mr. Caramia can just make them for us? His pancakes are plenty good." It was quite the response from her, normally she'd just smile at him and avoid answering the question. She's only been here for a few weeks but even she knew that Kyrie was here to mess with her, taking the bait usually results into a worse situation.

"You make a valid point for once, but I don't mind spending a little extra for better quality. Think about my offer sometime," Kyrie crinkles up his nose for a second. "In fact, I think I'm going to go out for breakfast today since a certain stupid lion can't seem to cook anything right. Later Miss. Fuka."

He walks out without another thought or word, further infuriating me. He knows just how to get under my skin and normally I can just ignore it or tell him to knock it off, but when it comes to Fuka...it's difficult for me to maintain decorum.

"Don't let him get to you Mr. Caramia," She takes another bite of her pancake, the joy spreading across her face like syrup on the pancakes. "Your pancakes are definitely the best."

For a single moment there my heart had sped up, I don't know what I wanted her to say but it wasn't that. Her comment makes me laugh though as usual she's too cute for her own good. "Grazie Fuka, your joy makes it all worth it to me."

"I'll always smile for you." As if to prove her point to me, she gives me a rather large smile at that moment. It makes me heart twist as I think about all of her other options in this world. There's nothing keeping her here with me, she doesn't have to stay in this house with us but for now she chooses to. How long will that last though? On Sundays she's free to go wherever she wants, what if she decides to join another famiglia? I can't just lock her away.

Part of me wants to though. I want to forbid her from visiting the other famiglia and I could do it but...she'd be upset with me if I did. She would wonder why and all I could do is tell her that I'm concerned for her safety. It'd be a lie though, the truth of the matter is that I'm selfish and I want her all to myself.

I want her to only smile for me.

XxX

"Come on, it's easy. You just have to trust me...you can't dance with me if you're going to try to stay away from me. Dancing is an art in which you trust your body to someone, so just calm down a bit." Like coaxing a kitten I slowly pull her into me, she's hesitant of course but I can tell by her smile that she wants to learn.

I had been listening to my records while reading when she came in to visit me. She does this occasionally, just drops on in as if she knows that I want to see her. I always want to see her though so I'm always pleased when I hear her voice at my door. "I didn't know that you liked to listen to records."

"Mmmhmm, it helps me relax while I read my books." I yawn, reading has always made me tired.

"I don't think you need music to relax, you always end up falling asleep whenever you read." Slowly her tiny body starts to sway a bit with the beat of the music. She follows it with her hand on her hip.

"Do you like to dance Miss. Fuka?" I close my book to change the subject.

She shrugs her shoulders. "I don't really know how to dance, but I enjoy the music."

"Come here signoria." I offer her one of my hands but she just stares at it curiously.

The signoria has never danced before and of course I should have expected her to step on my toes at least half a dozen times but it didn't matter to me. She was surprisingly good at it, allowing me to lead with little to no resistance. She's a follower but she picked up on my movements rather quickly, and soon enough she was smiling with joy like she always does.

"I'm sorry….I'm not that great at this." Her smile fades a bit as she accidentally missteps and steps on my left shoe.

It doesn't hurt even though she's wearing small heels, her body is tiny after all. "You're doing great and besides, I'm enjoying myself." She's so close to me, I can feel everything...and her smell is rather intoxicating. I knew immediately that this had been a mistake as pure as I pretend to be, it's rather difficult to refrain from pushing her onto the couch and teaching her a whole bunch of new things. She's just so cute...surely she would go along with anything that I asked of her?

I push these thoughts aside, after all it wouldn't be fair to her if I started asking these sort of things from her. She would grow to hate me and I couldn't stand the thought of that.

"Me too, you're surprisingly strong...I can see why you're the don of this place. You're always so patient with me and you're good at teaching, it's only natural for people to follow you." I pull her in so close that our bodies practically melt together. She rests her face into the side of my neck, breathing me in feeling my warmth as we sway together. The music has already stopped but we're swaying to our own beat, music that only we can hear.

"You think so? I think Kyrie is much more suited for this job than I am." Cunning Kyrie, he knows how to get things done without dirtying his own hands. He's a dangerous man.

"Yeah...but Mr. Kyrie doesn't have...doesn't have empathy and he seems to lack the ability to care about others. He'd burn down an entire village if it means he can further his cause...I just don't think that's the way to win wars and disputes."

These thoughts of hers, where do they come from? Normally her mind is only focused on happy things and things that are mindless but every once and awhile she surprises me with something like this.

"Grazie, Miss. Fuka…" Our swaying stops, now it's just the two of us in my study embracing one another. To me it feels like I'm holding my loved one, I'm confiding in her and enjoying the warmth of her body pressed up against mine. I wonder how she thinks we look right now, I wonder if she can feel how hard my heart is trying to pound through my chest, and how I want her.

My god do I want her.

"Miss. Fuka I think you should go bac-"

"Can we just...maybe stay like this for a few more minutes? I don't mean to trouble you other anything...I…" Her tiny hand squeezes mine, she doesn't want to leave. My mind stays focused on that fact, the fact that right now she doesn't want to leave me and I certainly don't want to let her go.

To be honest if time were to freeze right now I would be completely content.

XxX

"You really should sleep in your bed…" I smile as I stare longingly down upon her. Lately she's been hanging around my study, lounging on the couch and refusing to leave until I was ready to go to bed. We'd listen to records together while I did the massive amounts of paperwork that Kyrie would give me, I've started to grow grateful for them because it meant that we'd stay together longer.

As an outsider she couldn't do much but she always insists upon keeping me company, some days she organizes my books, other days she makes me tea and cleans up around my study. I create little things for her to do, I mess up my books on purpose or leave things lying around for her to find. If it's not important paperwork I let her stamp the envelopes with our seal.

I loathe the days that I have to go away for official business. Being the don means that I have to attend all of the useless meetings and help with planning. If there's a dispute in our territory then I have to show up to help settle it, I also travel to other territories to meet with the different dons. I'm a public figure and I'm also the head of operations, if I say jump than my subordinates ask how high.

She'd always wait for me no matter how late I was getting home. Somedays she'd wait on the steps, others she'd wait in the living room until she heard my footsteps. I'm always pleased to see her running towards me with her usual large smile on her soft face. It's a joy but I feel terrible leaving her here. Even if she were to join us, I'd still leave her behind because most of my work can be dangerous.

Tonight she falls asleep on my couch as she's done several times, there's a book open in her lap. I mark her page and put it on the end table, it's sort of become her end table since she's been adding her own little things to it. I don't mind, it's almost as if we're sharing a space together.

"If only you could see the face that you make while you sleep, then you'd realize why I'm so in love with you signoria…." I take my coat off from one of the desk chairs and cover her with it. It's so large compared to her small body that it easily works as a blanket, plus it's lined with fur so I'm positive that she'll be warm. As if she knows what I've done she snuggles right into it.

"Mmmm….Caramia…" She buries her nose into the neckline.

"That's unfair…" I reach down to brush some of her hair out of her eyes, a small smile plays on her face as I touch her. If she's dreaming then surely she's having a pleasant dream. "Is it selfish of me to wish that you're dreaming of me? I want all of your thoughts to be on me...I'm sorry that such a selfish man has fallen for you."

When she sleeps I can be honest with her. With each night that passes I get closer and closer to just telling her how much she means to me but it's difficult, how can I ask her to devote herself to me when I'm always so busy and when the world that I live in is so dangerous? It wouldn't be fair of me to ask her to put herself in danger like that for me….it would be unfair of me to ask her to just sit down and wait for me to return day after day whenever I am needed.

People would target her, she'd become a weakness that people will want to exploit. Someone who is always by my side is a huge weakness, I would give up a lot if someone had a gun to her head and demanded things from me. It'd be a weakness that Kyrie would hate me for and one that Axel wouldn't understand but would automatically approve of us because he thinks he has to. My actions don't just affect me, they affect the people around me and the people who reside in Oz's territory.

She can't protect herself. I can't guarantee that I have the power to protect her with my own two hands, would Kyrie throw away things to keep her safe just because she's important to me? It'd be difficult to ask him to do this, he wouldn't approve for a second.

Yet I find myself considering it, I want to confess my love to her and I want to ask her to dive into this pool with me all the while knowing that we could very well drown together.

"I'm so sorry signoria...but you have no one to blame but yourself." That's right, it's her fault that she's this way. She's adorable and she allows herself to fall into these situations, it's like she wants my attention. I think this but I know that it's merely my mind hoping and playing tricks on me.

What a helpless lion I am.

XxX

"I'm sorry to ask you out here all of a sudden," I'm nervous, I'm so nervous that I can feel myself sweating. Normally my courage shines like the sun itself but today I want to scratch at my skin and curl back into the mansion. It's been eating at me though and I've come to the conclusion that I just have to say it, if she rejects me then I'll learn to live with it and if she, my god if she accepts me, then I don't have a clue as to what we'll do next. It'll be difficult but worth it. "But I've been thinking about this for a long time...a very long time in fact."

"Then I'm sure it's important." Today she seems to have dressed up, she's wearing a pretty blue dress that brings out the peach pink of her hair. Her smile is in its place and there's a new ribbon wrapped around her soft neck, I want to pull it loose and bury myself into the side of it and taste her.

"I ask that you think about this for awhile, please don't make any rash decisions since you might regret this later on. Please know that your decision doesn't just affect just us but all of Oz territory...I ask that you give yourself to me and to the Oz famiglia. Miss. Fuka I'm in love with you and I have been for a very, very long time, I don't want to live another day without you knowing this," From the folds of my coat I pull out a bouquet of the reddest roses that I could possibly find. I know it's cheesy and I know it's corny but I just don't care, roses are a symbol of love and affection for a reason and I wanted to get them for her. "So join us, join me and let's begin our lives together and work towards the future of Oz with each other."

I've seen the way that she is towards people and I love watching her. She cares about those around her and even though that has led her into trouble at times, she doesn't care and continues to do what she thinks right. She may not be able to protect herself but I truly believe that she can help me make Oz grow. She's what I need.

She's who I want.

"Mr. Caramia-"

"Wait! Wait...I'm sorry signoria but...we should also think about this. Please know that if you accept me that you may be put into unimaginable danger. As the don's partner you become a target to those who wish to bring down Oz but I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to protect you. I'll do my best to teach you how to protect yourself if you need to but I'd like to protect you with my own two hands," My voice is starting to shake a little, my courage is failing me. I don't want to tell her these terrifying things because she might shoot me down because of this. "I may not always be around either, I go away on business often so I might leave you alone because of this. I can't devote all of my time to you as I would like to but I promise that when I can I'll smother you with my affection."

Right, she may grow to hate me because of how much I'll leave her alone. She may grow to hate the loneliness and want someone who won't leave her like this. I have a duty to help my people and it may become difficult for her to realize why I may spend more and more time away from her. We have many things that go on throughout the year in Oz so I have to make sure that I'm there for my people.

I want to squeeze my eyes shut as I say these words to her, the entire time she listens intently with this slight blush on her cheeks. I hope that's a good sign for me but I just don't know at this point, she could just turn me down with a simple 'I'm flattered but…'.

"You're always so nice to me Mr. Caramia...always thinking about my feelings no matter what situation we're in. You know when you asked me to meet you here I was super excited, I couldn't help myself from dressing up...I thought that maybe you were asking me out on a date since this isn't for shopping or Oz matters," Fuka looks down at her shoes as she speaks, her cheeks getting redder and redder by the minute. "I thought to myself that since it's just you and I out today that I could consider this a date, it'd be my little secret if I was wrong. I wanted to think that you'd ask me out like that...that you might think of me like this. You have no idea how happy I am right now, I kind of want to cry."

My heart speeds up at her words, how could it not? She didn't outright say it but I knew it must be true, true that she feels the same way about me. The words that she speaks strikes home for me and all I want to do is pull her into me, so I do. My coat practically hides her away from the world so that only I can see her and when her arms wrap around me I can only sigh with happiness. Here was the woman that I had hopelessly fallen in love with, telling me that she feels the same way.

"Mr. Caramia?" She nuzzles into my chest, burying her tiny face into it. I want to stay like this forever.

"Grazie Miss. Fuka, I promise I'll do my best to make you happy."

"You already do."

In this moment nothing else in the world matter, if only it could stay like this.

XxX

"Fuka!" I jog to catch up with her, she's out on the town at the moment carrying a large basket in the crook of her arm. In the basket is wildflowers and some fruit that she had picked up while shopping.

"Caramia!" She sets her basket on the ground and practically throws herself into my arms. I haven't been able to see her all day and to be honest it's killing me a bit. Her very presence is enough to raise my morale and my mood, she really is the best thing for me.

"Are you out shopping? Picking up some fresh fruit?" I spy on the contents of her basket, it looks like all she has is fruit, a book, and quite a few wildflowers.

"Yeah, I thought I could eat some fruit while I read in town. I've also been handing out these flowers that I had picked on my way here, the children seem to like them."

Always thinking of others. This is the woman that I've come to love. Kyrie would have snorted at her with disgust and Axel wouldn't have understood why she felt the need to this. I however am touched and so I rub her head to praise her, she leans into my hand and closes her eyes as she enjoys my touch.

Today she wears a rather flattering dress that shows off her small shoulders proudly. The mark of our famiglia stands out like a red target on her and I can't help but stare at it. The words of "I do" and the smell of her flesh burning are two things that I'll never forget for as long as I live. Although it caused her pain, I was too happy to regret or even think about second guessing myself. She didn't seem to mind in fact she made a comment on how it hurt less than she had thought. Kyrie still commented about her being an "Intolerable wuss" and a "Waste of a famiglia member" I had scowled at him then but his insults only sent her laughing, further irritating him.

Her life as my partner and an Oz famiglia member began and word spread rather quickly because I wanted it to. I didn't want to hide my relationship with her, I wanted everyone in the world to know just in case they felt like messing with her. I wanted Caeser to scowl and think twice about attacking her and I wanted Dorian to know that she's mine. The world would know that this precious girl is now being protected by a mighty lion with one hell of a temper once provoked.

Thankfully no one has been stupid enough to test my patience as of late.

So we enjoy our time together whenever we get said time. She goes out and about a lot but I usually don't send Axel with her anymore, sometimes Kyrie joins her just to have something else to do. She doesn't need protection inside my territory anymore, our people will gladly do everything they can to protect her. They love her, how could they not? Her smile is like the burning sun and her kindness seems endless.

She gets to know a lot of our people especially since I'm always gone. Whenever I leave, she tidies up and goes out into the town to talk to the locals and do some shopping. She takes her time so that when she returns to the manor, it is I that is eagerly waiting for her. Sometimes I don't bother to wait and instead I go and find her and drag her back, or we spend the night going throughout town and eating out.

"Are you done working?" She asks curiously, her voice snaps me out of my small daydream.

Sadly I have to tell her no. "Unfortunately not my dearest, I just happened to see you. Luckily for me though, your voice and charm has recharged me and I'm ready to go back to work. Maybe I'll even finish early."

"I'll be waiting for you then." She leans up on her toes and pushes her small glossed mouth against mine. The taste of cherries makes its way into my mouth and I want more. I want so much more of her but I know that now is not the time nor the place. If only we were back in my study then we could have as much as each other as we could possibly want. "Sorry Caramia...I got lipgloss on you...here."

Her thumb rubs at the bottom of my lip to take the pink off from it, it sends my head spinning a bit. Without even thinking about it, I grab her small wrist and lean into lick the gloss off from her thumb.

"Caramia...you shou-"

"You lewd lion. I should have known that this is where you've run off to."Oh dammit. "Doing impure things to Miss. Fuka out in public? You'll apal our people."

Kyrie grabs the back of my shirt collar and starts to drag me back from the way we had both came. Fuka is laughing pleasantly even though her cheeks are bright like the color of the cherry taste in my mouth. She waves goodbye to me but I can only sigh and drag my heels to make things difficult for Kyrie.

"Slacking off to go and exchange saliva with Miss. Fuka, you should be ashamed of yourself." I can practically hear his taunting oozing off from each and every word that he says. We both know that he would and has done far worse things in the middle of town with women that he probably doesn't even remember or think about. "I expect you to pay attention when we get back."

"Yes, yes." My voice drones because I couldn't care less about the meeting. My thoughts are clouded and hazy with the thoughts of Fuka and her smile, her smell, and her taste. I would give a lot of things to be able to escape Kyrie and haul her off to somewhere private but I knew that there was no hope for that.

Later then.

I hope you enjoyed my first chapter, I will continue to post them whenever I get done with them but as of right now I'm pretty obsessed with Overwatch so it'll probably be awhile for the next chapter. I will play OZMAFIA! whenever I get the urge to, I bought it Day 1 but I didn't want to continue it until they added the category that I requested. If you liked the game OZMAFIA! I highly recommend that you play Code Realize: Guardians of Rebirth, Hakuoki, Norn9, Steins Gate, and the new Psychopass game when it comes out!