A/N: Okay so I know its been a long time in waiting but school, work and everything else has been super hectic. So without further adiou, I present the first chapter of Assassina.
1475 – Roma
Nicollo let out a frustrated sigh as he watched the young girl train in the apprentices' barracks. She shouldn't have to do this, but she feels obligated, he thought, She's got talent and determination, she'll do well in this world. He watched the girl train for a little longer before heading down to the training area. As he stepped into the circular room, the only two other students he was training were sitting on a bench and both were reclined against the wall.
One of them was a young girl, probably only a year or two older then the one training, her name was Azzurra. The other was a young man with a strong, sturdy build, his name was Alexander. The two of them were twins, and both were required to learn the ways of the creed because their father could not choose which would be his heir.
"Azzurra, has she improved any of her skills that were lacking?" Nicollo asked nonchalantly, as if this was normal conversation. The black haired girl looked up and nodded slightly, green eyes still darting back between Nicollo and the girl, "Yes, she's finally learned how to smooth out her attacking stance and her mannerisms have taken on a more natural movement."
Nicollo nodded thoughtfully and waved the twins away from the training area. As they left he turned to watch the girl continue with her blade practice. Her sparring partner was starting to look worn out and this made Nicollo chuckle. She wore out more sparring partners in a week then he did in a year. She really was something else, something dangerous and beautiful all at once.
1475 – Monteriggioni
Ezio let out a sigh as he dressed for his training. The wind blew through the open window in his room. Federico wasn't willing to follow their fathers footsteps in assassinhood, so the duty was left to Ezio. As he made his way to the training area he looked into the living room as he passed, he saw his father speaking to his uncle, a letter in hand. Giovanni motioned for Ezio to join them in the sitting room. The young assassin took a seat across from his father and uncle. Giovanni looked up and spoke, "Ezio, I hope your up to having one more person in the house, because we're having an old friends relative joining us here." Ezio furrowed his brow and replied, "But Padre, what about our training?" His father chuckled, "Not to worry Ezio, her father was an assassin and she knows about the brotherhood and the creed."
"When will she be joining us?", Ezio asked, upset and frustrated about the whole ordeal. Mario chuckled, "It will be another year or so before she can make the trip here to stay with us." Ezio sighed in defeat and said nothing more, knowing it was pointless to argue with either man on the subject.
1475 – Venezia
A tall, broad man, snarled and slammed his fist down onto the desk in front of him. He looked up at the two men who had just told him about the unfortunate turn in his luck. "You are absolutely sure the girl is still alive?" He asked gruffly. The messengers nodded and were about to answer when the man unsheathed his sword and in one strike killed both men. He let out a frustrated sigh and sat back into his chair. He spoke quietly to himself, "The boy wasn't a problem, but if he meets her I'm going to have a huge problem."
A guard from outside stepped into the office and was about to speak when the bloody mess in the office diverted his attention. The man snarled at the guard, "What is it? What do you need?" the guard quickly snapped to attention and spoke swiftly, "Sir, we have located your niece and have already sent a squad of men to take care of her." At this news the man smiled and sat back in his chair once again, more relaxed this time, "Good, good." The guard turned to leave the office when the man spoke again, "And send someone in to clean up this mess in my office." The guard nodded, "Of course, Sir Cain, right away."
1475 – Roma – Two Months Later
A young girl wiped sweat from her forehead, and as she pulled down her hood her face was revealed. The girl was easily 13, maybe 14. She looked at her sparring partner across the training field, "Azzurra, maybe we should take a break now?" Her question was answered by the other girl with a small nod. The two entered the main part of the housing wing of the palazzo. They made their was to the bathing area and once inside they quickly stripped down to all but their undergarments. They began bathing helping one another with washing hair and their backs, laughing about some of their more recent sparring matches. Each girl then went to their own rooms and dressed in fresh assassin's robes. Just as they stepped out of their rooms and finished putting their up they saw Nicollo and Alexander running down the hallway towards them. Alexanders right arm was bleeding and Nicollo looked slightly panicked.
Nicollo breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the two girls, "Gabriela, Azzurra, it's good to see that your both alright." They both nodded to him in response and Gabriela looked over at Alexander reaching out to touch his injured arm, "Alex, are you okay?" He pulled away from her quickly, "I'm fine." His voice was gruff and he seemed to distance himself from the group. They heard yelling and footsteps as four templars came around the corner. The one in front spoke with a smirk across his face, "Well, well, look what we found." The four men advanced on them slowly, weapons drawn. Alexander pulled his sword from its sheath and turned to face the templars head on. He looked over his shoulder and said, "Get out of here with the girls, Nicollo, I'll hold them off as long as possible." Nicollo nodded his head, Azzurra said her goodbyes to her brother, but Gabriela stood there, eyes watering.
She looked him in the eye as best she could and said, "Alexander, don't you die on me, I better see you again! You better come back to me alive!", as she said it, the tears began to stream down her face. He smiled at her and replied, "Don't worry, mi amore, I will find you after this, I promise." and with that said he turned to face the templars. Nicollo, Azzurra, and Gabriela ran downstairs and escaped through the back door exit. They got to the stables and each of them grabbed a horse, quickly got up into the saddle and were off. Nicollo looked over to the girls, "We will head to Venezia, I have contacts there. After that we will need to head to Monterigionni. Understood?" Both girls nodded still in shock from what had just happened in the palazzo.
1475 – Monterigionni – a month after the attack on Nicollos Palazzo
Ezio sighed, his father had called the whole family down into the sitting room. As he entered and took a seat, his father and uncle were talking in quick, quiet voices over a piece of parchment. Finally their conversation ended and Ezios father spoke, "It seems that we will be having house guests sooner than we though." As Giovanni finished speaking, Petruccio, Ezios younger brother, asked, "Who are they Padre?" Giovanni smiled at his youngest child and replied, "Just some friends, I think you'll like them. They will be arriving within a month."
The rest of the family agreed, happy to be getting the extra company. Ezio was frustrated but knew that it would have happened eventually and it was pointless to argue.
Author's Note: Okay so if you didn't catch it, Gabriela is the girl from the prologue. Yeah I know she and Alexander have this thing. And your all like but she's the main chick, isn't she supposed to end up with Ezio. Well just wait you will see what I have in mind. Now that thats cleared up I feel better. Should have a second chapter up soon.
