Nero and Kyrie have a daughter. Nero leaves when his daughter turns five and now his kid is having a kid. Aria refuses to tell her mom but maybe it'll be easier to confide in someone close enough to her but who really can't judge; like the dad that left her.
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Aria
Chapter 1
My mom and I got into a little debacle. I'd asked her about my dad before and she'd told me things. Hell, I'd even spent the first five years of my life with the guy, but I wanted more than that. I wanted to actually get to know the man who spent five years of his life with a woman he loved but wasn't in love with for the sake of their daughter. But that's not the only reason. I had a little secret. One my mom could not find out about and one for which I'd need a hiding place for approximately nine months. So, as I helped my mom with dinner by setting the table, I set my proposal.
"Mom, I'd like to spend my senior year with Dad." I approached boldly.
"No." She said and with a stiff, exaggerated grin she closed the subject.
All I could think was, 'Oh, I can't wait 'til my current little problem is old enough for me to give it that look!'
"Why not?" I challenged calmly. I refused to go about this like a child, but I wasn't about to walk away with a "No."
Now my mom was cool. Unlike most mom's she was reasonable and would always explain herself. I was sure not to get a "Because I said so."
"Because I said so."
Or so I thought. There was that look again. Sometimes I wonder if I were to hit her on the back of the head when she did that if her eyes would pop out of their sockets.
"Mom you and I both know that's not a good reason." I complained expertly.
"Because I'm the mother and I said so. That's reason enough." She countered with tight lips.
"Not if you don't want me going behind your back."
My mother sighed. "It's a long journey, a long time, and way too much to ask something like that of your father." She explained. This time I sighed. She was right, but how on earth could I explain to her why I would be eating for two and getting bigger so consistently without telling her she'd be getting a new family member in eight and a half months. I needed to get to someone I could tell this to: Dad.
That evening we ate in silence. All the while, I contemplated how I was going to pull this off. And that night, I packed my things and wrote a note:
Dear Mom,
I 'm going to stay with Dad this year. I know it's a long time to be away and I know this is a really irresponsible move but I haven't even spoken to him in 12 years! I miss him and I'm ready to start making my own decisions. So I'll leave you this note so it's not really going behind your back and so you know where I am, but I've made up my mind and there's nothing you can say or do to stop me. I love you, I'll miss you, and I'll see you next year.
I love you,
Aria
Kyrie finished reading. She put the note back on the counter with burning eyes and a sore throat. Aria had embarked on a two day journey to Capulet City from Fortuna. She'd taken her car, her phone, and some cash and was off on her own. And like she'd written, there was nothing Kyrie could say or do now to stop her.