A/N: I know, I know. Shittiest ending ever. However, there is one more chapter after this one, so don't get discouraged! If anything is confusing, tell me and I can explain in the next chapter! Enjoy~

Whoever pulled me behind the couch had let go of my ankle. Taking a quick peek around the love seat, I found Elena's lifeless body was lain on the floor in the same way as when she fell. With a shaky deep breath, I turned around and my eyes widened in surprise. Caterina was safely being squeezed by Lovino, and she returned the hug great fully.

"How did you-" My sentence was cut off by Lovino's strong arm squeezing the air from my lungs. "Are you crying?" I asked him. He nodded, never looking up from my shoulder.

"I'm sorry." He said. "I never wanted you two to get hurt."

"Lovino, it's okay. We're okay." I embraced him as tightly as I could. He wiped his tears, this being the only time I'd ever seen Lovino cry real tears. He took a deep breath.

"Come on. We need to start getting out of here. They know that I'm here." He grasped my hand, and held Caterina close to his body. We walked slowly, silently. I didn't here any voice or footsteps from other people. My nerves were strung tightly, and my heart was pounding in my chest.

"If you find them, shoot them! I'm tired of searching for these bastards!" A deep, angry voice called from somewhere behind us. Caterina whimpered.

"Daddy, I'm scared. I want to go home." She cried.

"Shh, I know, dolcezza." He held her closer and I followed behind them. Suddenly, a gun locked behind me and Lovino and I froze.

"You know how much I can get payed for finding all three of you?" The man said. In no time at all, Lovino pulled me forward sharply and pulled his pistol from its holster. He tossed Caterina to me.

"Go, find a way out." He commanded way too calmly than I would've liked, but I followed his order anyway. I jogged with Caterina in my arms, hearing gunshots sound behind me. We entered this large room, the air still. Suddenly, a match flicked onto the floor and the room erupted into orange flames. I crouched to the floor immediately. Caterina slipped from my arms, disappearing into the blackening smoke.

-Meanwhile-

Elizabeta sat in her chair, playing with one of those squishy balls. Her feet were propped, one on top of the other, on top of her desk. She's been worried about Feli and Lovi, or rather Lovino since he's never liked being called Lovi. They've been gone for a while now, without contacting anybody toward their location. Her phone buzzed erratically against the desk, and reading "Klaus" as the caller ID, she answered with a sigh.

-Continued-

"Somebody! Help! Please! Help us!" a shrill, scared voice called for help, but I couldn't see anything through the smoke filling the room. It's so hot. The fire is so hot. I got on my hands and knees, crawling to find the person in danger. Hell, we're all in danger. I found a clearing where I could stand, so I did and searched for the girl. There was a desk flipped onto its side and I crouched over toward it. Two girls were hiding behind it, trying to stay clear of the smoke.

"Feli!" I recognized the voice as Caterina's and I gave a sigh of relief.

"Thank god you're okay! Are you hurt?"

"No, Gianna saved me from the smoke." I'm assuming that the teen aged girl sitting next to her is Gianna. She sat gazing at me and it made me a bit uncomfortable.

"So, you're Feliciano. My mom's told me a lot about you."

"Pardon?" I'm so confused. She's way too old to be my kid.

"Well, my mom told me to go looking for you before she died. Here, she said that you'd remember this.." She handed me a picture of my Nonno, a man, a woman, a baby, and me.

"Wait a minute, that's my Nonno." I said.

"That's my Nonno too. See, I'm that baby. Those are our parents..." She pointed to the man and woman.

"...Our parents?" I repeated, glancing back up to this girl. She nodded.

"Ciao, fratello." She flashed me a smile and I noticed just how dirty she and Caterina were.

"Come on, we gotta get out of here." I grasped their hands, feeling this odd sense of Deja Vu. Squinting as the smoke cloud my eyes and made them burn, I felt my way around and I luckily found the door. Turning the knob, I glanced around before we snuck around the corner and searched for any kind of exit. My empty hand was grasped and I was pulled forward forcefully.

"Babe, you really have to stop doing that." I breathed. Lovino squeezed my hand lightly.

"Sorry, bad habit I guess. Dai, I found the exit a while ago." He said hurriedly. He was covered in blood. I wasn't sure whether it was his or not. Suddenly, he stopped. In front of us was the exit, and Lovino rushed to pull a key from his pocket. Shoving it into the lock, he gave it a sharp turn and the door swung open. Of course, it set off another alarm, but now we were free so it didn't matter. We ran forward and zigzagged until we found Lovino's car. Unlocking the doors, the girls hopped into the back and I climbed into the passenger seat. We sped off.

-*time skip*-

"So, you've been by yourself for eight since Mom and Dad died." I asked Gianna from the cushioning of my bed. Lovino lay next to me, fast asleep and snoring lightly.

"Yep." Gianna answered, rubbing her hair with a towel while sitting on my vanity stool.

"And you waited until now to find me?"

"Of course not. I've been searching forever." She popped her gum and rustled her hair with her fingers.

"You can't be much older than sixteen. Where have you been staying?"

"With an old neighbor-"

"Feli!" Caterina called from the shower.

"Yeah!?"

"I can't reach the soap!" She whined. I slid off the bed, walking to the bathroom. Reaching for the soap, I handed it to Caterina.

"Feli?"

"Hmm?"

"Is my Daddy okay? He's been sleeping for a long time." She whispered. I rustled her dripping hair.

"I'm sure he's fine, sweetie. Finish up, please."

"Okay." She grabbed her washcloth and I left the bathroom. Gianna was gone when I returned, probably gone to the kitchen for food. Flopping down in my original spot, I looked at Lovino and started when I noticed him staring at me.

"Why are you so freaking quiet? I didn't even notice that you woke up." I whispered. He shrugged his shoulders.

"You know, I've been thinking." He said.

"About?"

"After everything today, and before this, I see now that you have two options."

"Okay, tell me these 'options' that I have."

"First, you can leave right now, and not have to worry about nothing anymore."

"...Or?"

"Or you can...join the family. I'd have to reveal the fact that I'm with a man, but I'm okay with that." He searched my eyes. I hummed in thought, though I had nothing to think about since I already knew the answer.

"You know you'll have to teach me how to shoot a gun and stuff. And I want one of those really cool hats!" I didn't have time to laugh before Lovino jumped on me.

"I wanna play too!" Caterina shouted, jumping on top of us. Lovino and I squished her between us and we rolled around.

"Wow, I leave for two seconds and this happens." I look over to Gianna. She had a hand on her hip. "So, now that you guys are settled, what do you do with me?" She asked. I looked over toward Lovino and he looked at me.

"Welcome to the family!" We shouted in unison. Gianna clapped happily and joined us in the ball.