Memories (Ezio)

I never quite knew what was missing in my life. I never really had the time to contemplate such a thing. But whenever I saw her… I knew. I realised that I needed more in my life, and someone to share it with, and whenever I saw her I knew that she could be the one to settle with. Although, how could someone like her… ever be with someone like me?

Ah, but perhaps I should explain everything, right from the start. I met my lovely bella years ago when I actually had a normal life. I hate to admit but I had every intention of our encounter being a one off sort of fling, hoping to romance her one night, and then leave the next day. Looking back it seemed like a rather 'boyish' thing to do but that is what I was like back then. But I changed, and it took her to show me that I could find true happiness with another.

I found her in the markets struggling with her basket. I offered to help her with her things, and although she accepted quite reluctantly, we had spent that entire day together just talking. I never thought I would enjoy such a thing so much, but with her it just seemed so right… so real. I asked if could see her the next day and she agreed quite eagerly then. She told me that she felt like she could be herself around me. Her smile brightened up my day. We would see each other every day, talk for hours, and enjoy peaceful walks with each other. When she got more comfortable around me, I would sneak in through her window, and we would spend all night with each other. No it was nothing explicit. It was just the feeling of holding her all night, whispering how beautiful she was in her ear until she fell asleep, and waking up the next day to see her smile.

We continued seeing each other for a year and eventually her father found out but he did not seem to mind. He knew how wealthy my family was… but, I do not think that was why he allowed me to see his daughter. One day he pulled me aside and explained to me that he had never seen her as happy as when she is around me. It was quite a relief to have his blessing, let me tell you. I was so happy with her, and I could happily admit… I was falling in love. Some might say I was falling hard.

"Please, stop tickling me," she giggled, writhing underneath me as I attacked her sides with my hands, although I made sure to not be too rough with her.

"But you have a cute giggle," I replied. She pouted at me which was enough to make me stop and lay down by her side. "Very well then bella," I finally said as I gave her a small kiss on her rosy lips. I stared into her radiant hazel eyes and pressed my thumb to her smiling lips to which she kissed my thumb gently.

"I love you," she whispered to me.

"I love you too," I replied as I pushed back some strands of her brown locks and started to caress her porcelain cheek.

"What do you want to do today?" she asked me then. I hummed in though before replying.

"Perhaps we could take a walk, it is a beautiful day outside, I think you will like it. Plenty of fresh air and sunshine will do you good. I can buy you something nice if you want… bella? Are you listening mi cara?" I asked when I noticed that she seemed to have drifted off and only came back to me when I snapped her out of her reverie.

"Hm? Sorry amore, were you saying something?" she asked me then and I could not help but smile at her innocence.

"Nothing in particular," I replied as I pressed my lips to hers and gave her a slow yet quick kiss.

"I love you," she whispered to me once more.

"I love you too," I reply again.

"What do you want to do today?"

Yes, nothing was ever perfect, not even my perfect bella. She had started to develop some memory loss problems, but no one knew why, and so there was no cure for her condition. Due to this, while we are in a conversation she will doze off, and once I have her attention again she will have no memory of what we were talking about. It can be quite frustrating at times, but I still loved her, and I would always love her. I was her anchor just as much as she was mine.

But when I had to leave, I could not see her anymore, and that broke my heart. Although, whatever would happen one day, she would forget it all the next and I could only imagine what she could be thinking while I was away. Was she wondering where I was? Did she know that I left her? Did she remember that I left her? I wanted to take her with me, I wanted so much to keep her with me, but such a want was selfish of me.

A year had passed since I left, and when I came back I could think of nothing but her, so I immediately went to see her. She looked her same beautiful self, her bright smiling showing her white teeth, and I thought her to be absolutely radiant.

"You finally came, I was thinking that you would never show up, it is rude to leave me waiting for you," she chastised me. I missed when she would do that, getting upset with me one moment, but then we would make up and she would be smiling again.

"Some things… came up bella," I replied hesitantly, she could not know what had happened to me or why I was gone… not that it mattered, she would forget.

"Why are you dressed in such an odd way?" she asked then as she reaches up to touch my armour, letting her delicate fingers glide across the metal and leather. Before she could continue further I gently grasped her wrist, bringing it up to my lips and placing a chaste kiss upon her knuckles, and then I looked deeply into her eyes.

"I love you," I whisper to her. Her smile widens and her cheeks redden as she looks back up towards me.

"I love you too," she replies.

It was not long before I went to see her once more before I left again. I know I should not be seeing her, for it would only break my heart to leave her, but that feeling of having her next to me was too great and I could not help myself. However, when I went to go see her, I did not expect what I had witnessed. She was there with her father… and another man. The way he looked at her, the way he spoke to her father, and the way he held her hands. I felt so constricted, it became hard to breathe, and I felt my heart being crushed. Had her father found her a suitor? I then felt so enraged that I wanted to rip this man away from her, take her into my own arms, and to never leave her again. She was meant to be with me. I am the only one that can make her happy. I am the only one she wants.

But I stopped myself. Perhaps this was meant to be. There was nothing I could give her, my life is full of danger, and she is better off in a stable environment. I continued to let my eyes wander over her. She seemed rather confused, asked her father questions, no doubt wondering where I was while all of this was happening.

"It is alright bambina, Dario is a fine man, and he will be a good husband to you," her father said to try and reassure his daughter.

"I know you will not accept me right away, but know that I will try and keep you happy, and I will be there for you every day," he said to her and she pondered this for a moment before speaking.

"But where is Ezio?" she asked then. 'I'm right here' I wanted to shout. 'I'll never leave you' it wanted to vow.

"He has moved away my darling, I have told you this before, you remember do you not?" her father spoke.

"It is fine signore I will come again another time," her father nodded and soon that young man left. But before I could look upon her confused face any longer I left as well.

It hurt… it hurt so much. But I knew that I had to leave her with people that will care for her. This was the right thing to do. I will always treasure the memories that I hold of her, and I believe that deep down, she will always hold the memories of us as well.

Been gone for a while but I'm here now

Happy Reading

-Midnight