A/N- Well readers and fans, I'm back. My first muse finally quit and died. Now, I have a new muse that is very gracious, but can be slacky. So, who exactly appoints them? Anyways, writer's block is an acutal disease in my world. Cause everyone had it and nothing got done. Because most of the time, I can make a story, and have the first 5 chapters up in no time. Now, all my previous stories are lingering, even those I came up with resentally. Please, tell me if I have a spelling issue, I still haven't installed Word yet, and I'm stuck with New Rich Text Document. Sorry. Also, this is just a spinoff of Claudia and Sonny's marriage. So, bare with me and know is doesn't follow along with the acutal show.
Summary- Demetra finally arrives at Port Charles to see her mother, Claudia, despite her incompatibility to reason, and finally meet her real father, Trevor Lansing. She had heard many stories of the Zacchara's and how they have only caused trouble for others, especially themselves. When Demetra, or Demi as some call her, finally arrives, she shall finally get to know her Half-brother/uncle, and her uncle's half brother/step father. Not to mention her Uncle Johnny and Grandfather Anthony. So, what is in store for the forgotten Zacchara as she leaves Milan and lands in Port Charles?
Title- What It Takes To Be A Zacchara
Chapter 1- Pilot
~Story~
Claudia paced around the dark, depressing den of the Corinthos household as she listened to the monotone of the ringer to her cellphone trying to connect to another on the otherside of the world. The dark vixenella sighed with impatience for the other person to pick up the phone and end her torture. She fell lazily on the over-stuffed coach and slouched. Finally, the phone did something than ring, it went to automatic voicemail. "I swear, you spend a great deal of money on someone and they don't even pick up the phone when you call." Mrs. Corinthos whispered to herself after she flipped close her phone. As she did, Sonny walked in with his stressed, but handsome looks.
"Who spent money on who?" Mr. Corinthos asked as he layed his keys on his desk and walked over to his cupboard and got to glasses of wine ready. His wife jolted up and walked over to him and leaned on her hip while crossing her arms.
"Welcome home. Nice to see you again. How was your day husband?" Claudia sarcastically stated while gratefully taking the beverage from Sonny. He glanced at her with his left hand on his chin and face going at a downwards angle.
"Yeah...Alrighty...So who were you callin'? Anthony about a plot to slice my throat at night?" He suspeciously asked and went and sat in his chair, then took a sip of his wine.
"No. I hate daddy. Besides, I give you power, you give me power. Why give it up?" She pointed out and sat on the coach again, this time crossing her legs. Sonny sighed and set the glass down on the stand beside the chair.
"Enough with your games and quit avoiding the question Claudia." He sternly stated and gave the Mob Princess-gone-Queen no choice. She moaned in aggitation. Moments passed as they sat in a tensed and awkward silence.
"A friend back in Milan..." Mrs. Corinthos let out and cringed her nose. Sonny's eyebrows raised, showing the wrinkles that he collected over the years from ex-wife Carly and some others, in concern.
"Is it bad or good...Cause, ya know, I can help you if you let me." He asked trying to gain more of her trust to know all Anthony's secrets and help her figure out her spot in life other than being used by her family.
"I'm not sure yet," The vixenella paused and closed her eyes for a moment. "She's insisting something and I'm really trying to stop her from making the wrong mistake." She explained, knowing she had no choice. Sonny tilted his head to the side and back, pondering on the newly discovered information.
"Ya know...Now that I think of it...You really never had any friends...So I know you lieing Claudia," Mr. Corinthos insulted, but corrected her lie. "Who is she really?"
"Wh-Why am I even discussing this with you?!" Claudia stood up and started at the door before he stopped her.
"Because I'm your husband!" He answered, stopping her in her tracks with hand on the knob.
"My potentinally-phycotic husband! Who is quiet paranoid." She pointed out and opened the door.
"My potentinally-phycotic wife!" The power-hungry mobster backfired and he watched her shut the door and leave.
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A woman in her early 20's sat on a bar stool at the end of the bar. She had dark looks; Dark brown, almost black, eyes, ebony locks, and Dutch olive skin tone. Her figure was stunning and seemed real in the local sport's bar she was in, but still weird at the same time. The small, black T.V. captivated the bartender, which pervented her next import drink. The mysterious woman beat the bar with her palm, trying to get the man's attention. He glanced over and slid her drink to her. Then he picked up a dusty glass and rag and started cleaning while watching the T.V.
"Please mom. I need to burrow some money," A man representing the woman's male side walked in with the phone to his ear. It distracted her as she zoned out the world and eavesdropped on his conversation. "It went towards gas money for work...Okay...Thanks, I'll pay you back when I get the chance...Love ya too. Bye." He closed his phone and slid it into his inside pocket of his worn out leather jacket.
The woman turned her head instantly as he looked her way. His ears blushed into a bright red at her sight. She gushed on the inside of her soul at seeing his interest in her through her peripheral vision.
The woman grabbed a napkin and pen and wrote, "I'm no lady!" She called over the bartender and told him to take it to the man. He followed orders. The man reads it and settles the bill. The note finds its way back to the woman and she sees its key.
She stands up and tries to pay her bill, but sees its already payed for. The dark woman smiled and followed the man to his car. His car was a black Mercedes Benz. "So, whats your name 'I'm no lady'?" He asked teasingly, in his Brooklyn accent, while opening the passanger side door and letting her in. She doesn't get in, but pushes him in and forces him to buckle up.
In a moment, she is in the driver's seat and cranking the car with the key she stole from his pocket. This left him blushing about how gullible he found himself over her.
"Demetra." The woman answered and pulled unto the road. "How bout you mister?"
"Falconeri, Dante Falconeri." He winked at Demetra and put on a cocky grin. Demetra noticed his shortage on gas and pulled over to a gas station and got out, fashionably. Dante got out, when she went in to pay the bill, and got in the driver's seat. When she got back, she saw the change and comfortably sat down and put her hand on his lap as they raced off in a hurry. Like it was love at first sight. She squeezed harder everytime she wanted the car to go faster and let go of pressure when Dante obeyed.
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Claudia walked quietly back into her new house. The lights were off, and only a lamp, which shown onto her husband's paper work. There, he had fallen asleep on it. She walked over and put her hand on his back, startling him awake.
"Wha-Cl-Claudia!? Where ya been?" He asked startled, but still sharp. Mrs. Corinthos rolled her eyes and went to the cupboard for a drink.
"Hangin' 'round the Metro Courts. I needed some fresh air." She stated and looked around after she flipped on the light switch. "Ya know. Maybe we should go on a walk at the park. It's very refreshing. Especially after being cooped up in this house for so long." Mrs. Corinthos insisted, but knew it was by a long shot.
Sonny pondered on the idea. Thinking of every possible reason she would state something out of the blue, and wondered what he would get out of it. "Alright...We can have a picnic for lunch as well." He answered.
"Yay!" Claudia sqeauled like shes never had a picnic before. She hugged Sonny briefly and ran upstairs to her room. He shook his head and concentrated on his abandoned work.
Man Anthony...What did you do to that poor woman?" He said under his breath and dropped his pencil. He stretched his muscles as he stood and walked up the flight so he could retire for the night.
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Dante and Demetra had just got done enjoying a nice, overheated, passionate sex, and Dante was lieing on the bed as Demetra went to gather her clothes around Dante's room. "So, you just gonna fuck and leave? A one night stand?" He questioned. Demetra turned around with a sly look on her face.
"Maybe...Were you expecting me to just stay? You don't even know me." She answered and bent over, giving him a good sight at her from underneath his shirt, grabbing her other stilleto.
"Evil, ain't ya?" He brought out his accent more, trying to seduce her back to bed with him. She smiled, and decided to stay till tomorrow. Besides, the person she came for wasn't even expecting her this soon. That person didn't want her here anyways!
Demetra slid unto the warm bed and ontop of Dante. She gave him a fiery kiss and they found themselves captivated in one another once more. His hand traced her long, slender legs as her hands lined his face structure.
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It was early in the afternoon and the Corinthos' were in the kitchen preparing sandwiches of their liking. Claudia was dressed with white instead of complete black, and Sonny wore a white dress shirt under his tux. They looked completely normal together.
"Hey Sonny..." Claudia mischiviously said.
"Hey Claudia." Sonny answered uncannily. He looked at her and found her thumb tracing across his face with a peanut better and jelly mix smudging him. she let out a small laugh and worked on her sandwich again with Sonny cleaned it off. "What was that for?" He questioned bluntly out of his own confusion.
"For making me feel like I'm a somebody and saying yes..." She subconciously stated in a light tone.
"I have never seen you like this...Better yet thought I would see you like this." He said quietly and faced her. Sonny sprayed Cheeze-Wip on her face. Her mouth hit the floor in amazment and she tried stealing the Cheeze-Wip away from him to put it in his hand.
Moments passed of the first cute, normal moment they ever had. They realized that they may end up spending their whole day doing this. So they cleaned up and left the house with the sandwichs in a small basket.
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Demetra awoke to find herself in Dante's arms while he slept. She quickly and quietly got up and swiftly put her clothes on. Thankfully, she had made it out the door, dressed, without waking him. Now, she had to make it to the highway and run by a taxi to get to her previous destination: The Zacchara Residence.
She walked alongside the road when a taxi finally made its way towards her. Demetra waved it down and it stopped.
"Where to Ms?" The driver asked unconcerned.
"The Zacchara household please." The dark woman answered. She saw how he got tense at the request, but he went on.
The time was boring as Demetra looked outside her window, until she saw the most unexpected thing: Her mother! "Stop here please!" She commaned and handed over a bunch of extra money and got out of the car in a hurry. Demetra ran up to her mother and the mysterious man. The young woman saw as her mother sat on a blanket the man laid on the grass for them and enjoyed her time. So she just walked the other way and decided not to disturb them until later.
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"Wow...This is unbelievable." Claudia exaggirated to Sonny while biting into her sandwich and glancing at the appletree.
"You act like you've never been on a picnic." Sonny smiled at how the marrige of convience was helping Claudia in faith. He noticed how she looked at him, hurt.
"I've never been on a picnic..."She paused and then continued. "Mom left when I was young and daddy has always hated me. Ever since I was born." Her husband looked concerningly at her, trying to find comforting words.
"Well, theres a first time for everything. But...," Sonny sighed as she laid down on his side, propping up on his arm. "I will admit you were right. The sun and plants really are helping me refurbish my energy. Especially after staying inside that dreary, lifeless house of...ours." Claudia was shocked by his choice of words and looked at him stunned. Mr. Corinthos gave a brief smile and then closed his eyes and basked in the sun's warm rays.
Demetra took in the sights and sounds she heard from her mother, Claudia Zacchara-Corinthos, and the man she was with. She had heard horrible stories of her grandfather, Anthony, and how he hated Claudia, but she had never thought that he had never taken her on a family picnic. The younger woman walked towards them in discontent. "Mom..."
Claudia reconized the voice and jolted her attention towards Demetra, followed by Sonny.
A/N- So, what do you think as a Pilot? What happened to Dante? What will Sonny think of being a step-dad? How will Claudia explain herself this time? Review and keep an eye out for an update and find out!