I finally got home with Uncle Feli barely able to keep up, he was sweating heavily and panting like a crazed dog but he managed to keep up with me the entire way home for the most part. I opened the door and we both walked in, to be met by mama, who was shaking her head smiling. "You always hurry things don't you?" She stated then flicked her head towards the stairs, I've already packed the essentials and I'll leave the rest to you." She then looked at Uncle Feli, "You looked completely worn out Feliciano! Would you like something to drink?" she asked kindly and he nodded.
"You can have some of the cake if you want Uncle! I probably wouldn't get through half of it anyway!" I called from up in my room.
Now I just had to figure out what I was going to wear. I would DEFINETELY be packing my Assassin's Creed hoodie, I mean, why not act like a flirtatious Italian or an almost emotionless Arabic? It always felt like a good idea to me. A few various shirts, hotpants, a skirt, the dress and the bikini, a few pairs of socks though I prefer to go barefoot and of course my 'unmentionables'.
By the time I had finished packing it was almost evening, so despite my objections both Uncle Feli and Mama managed to convince me to wait till tomorrow so I marched up to my bedroom, threw off most of my clothes and wrapped myself in the covers, but I couldn't sleep and I couldn't think why. After thinking about it for a while it suddenly hit me: The Kitten! She was still at Uncle Feli's or… OR with Kiku! Either way it didn't worry me too much, I felt better just knowing what I couldn't remember. I slowly drifted to sleep with a warm fuzzy feeling in my chest that was all too familiar… The feeling of a good life. Of course I don't mean to sound selfish, I understand that there are thousands if not millions that are far less fortunate that I. That particular thought upon a thought almost stopped me sleeping and made me shudder despite being rather warm under the covers. But eventually my eyes slowly drifted downwards, the last thing I saw was the moon high in the sky, crap I forgot to close the curtains.
When I woke up I almost jumped straight up out of bed, but the comfortably warm pillows and covers kept me in their embrace for a few minutes longer. During that time I yawned more times than I could count and my hair had managed to maintain the ponytail for I had forgotten to remove the ribbon and now my lovely dark brown hair was a sort of frizzy mess.
The light had already flooded the room, tinting everything a lovely shade of morning orange. I never really keep my room tidy as such, but I prevent it from becoming a pig sty and I already know where most of my stuff is anyway.
Now today I am really excited, so excited my heart is beating so fast I might pass out. Of course, that will never be a problem, I am a constantly active person and heart rate isn't going to be much of a problem to me. I jump out of bed and bee lined for the bathroom to fix my hair. Upon trying to getting it smooth again I accidentally tugged the curl… At the base which made me fall over and hit my head on the sink. While it didn't knock me out I now have a small cut on my forehead that was gently bleeding. "Cazzo" I mumbled to myself and no, I will not translate that for you.
After putting a Band-Aid on it and cleaning up the small splashes of blood and internally punching myself for not paying more attention to the curl. But seriously, what is this damn thing?
The good news was my bangs over my right eye covered the Band-Aid quite nicely. As I walked down the stairs with my luggage, however little there was, I saw Uncle Feli was rearing to go and with him stood Ludwig and of course Kiku, with the kitten on his head still. I still hadn't given her a name yet, I will probably come up with one though. I giggled as I picked p my kitten of Kiku's head and he blushed slightly, he just looked so innocent and sweet!
Uncle Feli ushered me out the door and I barely had a chance to kiss mama goodbye and just to be a bit of a tease I gave Kiku a peck on the cheek, much to the surprise of both him and Ludwig. Uncle Feli's car was right outside the house on the side of the road but when I saw it my eyes widened in panic. It was a sports car, nonetheless a red Maserati. "Come on Christina!" He called out to me and I suddenly snapped out of my terrified trance and raced my bags into the trunk of the car. "You looked like you saw a ghost Christina, something wrong?" I simply shook my head and leaned it against my hand looking out the window. The following hour or so disappears before in a blur across the beautiful countryside, occasionally passing through the odd small village, which all still have their magnificent Renaissance architecture I crave and adore. But then, as we passed a particular hill the majestic city of Rome came into view. The colosseum clearly visible from where we were. We entered the city and it was clear although that most of it had been modernised , many refused to change the beauty that was Rome. After another few minutes of driving through the busy streets I decided to ask Uncle Feli something regarding sightseeing.
"Hey uncle, will we be able to see the Vatican?" I asked as sweetly possible. But when he heard the name Vatican he paled rather considerably and although he may not have noticed it, he swerved slightly. "Something wrong?" I quizzed him with a puzzled look on my face.
He merely shook his head and chuckled nervously. "Probably not, you see, you're dad, my brother, has had a few problems with them. I don't think they would let us in anyway, it isn't open to the general public most of the time." He pointed out, that made me frown, I was really hoping to get a look at the place, there was just something about it that made me want to explore.
