A/N: I feel terrible. Not updating for a month- how low could I get. Anyway, that will not be such a huge problem anymore because my mother finally got us Internet. So no more having my computer die after two hours in the bookstore for me.
Spamano4ever: Ah, yes, it was very bittersweet.
Resha04: You are awesome reviewer. Chapter 7- Kaoru is Hong Kong and I'm sorry for spelling hear wrong. Thanks for catching that. Chapter 8- When Lovino was attacked that was actually a dream; sorry if I didn't exactly make that clear enough.
Terrible Things
"W-wait a minute. How are you my sister and how do even know me?" Lovino held crying girl at arms length. He extremely skeptical at this point. It's not everyday that there's a little girl that the tomato bastard brings home, claiming to be his sister.
He hissed, turning his attention to the Spaniard, "Antonio, this better not be some sick joke."
Antonio says, "Lovi, I would never do something like this. She just showed up." He looks at the girl and his lover. This was such a weird occurrence, that even he could pick up what was going on. She does kind of look like him. They have the same eyes.
He doesn't believe me, Cara thought. She hangs her head low, her bangs falling over her eyes. Her tears start to drip down to the wooden floor as her hands ball up into tight fists. Then a little voice in her head reminds of the very thing she is. Sii forte. Sei un Leone. Cara then takes a large breath of air before looking her brother in the eye. "My name is Cara Angelina Leone. My mother is Katerina Sophia Vargas and my father is Innocenzio Stephano Leone. Papa sent me here." She digs in her pocket and hands him the envelope.
Raising a curious eyebrow, Lovino takes it from her. He opens it and pulls out a disk and birth certificate. Lovino sighs lightly and then begins to stumble over her words. "Mi dispiace, sor-sor... (I'm sorry)."
She gives him a small yet sweet small smile. "Va bene se non lo si può dire in questo momento, fratello. Sono solo contento che tu sai. ( It's okay if you can't say it right now, brother. I'm just glad you know.) Now let's watch the disk Papa made for us." She grabs both Lovino's and Antonio's arms and begins to drag them out of the room, down the hall and down the stairs. Pretty strong for a little girl her size. They'd both have to admit that.
Downstairs, Cara gazed up at the large and over-the-top entertainment center. So many doors and screens and wires stared back at her. She turns to face them. Holding out her hand to him, Cara asks, "Tio, um... how does it work?"
"Tio?"
She nods. "Si fratello. His name is too long, so I call him Tio." Cara fixed her attention back to Antonio. "So Tio, can you put it in?"
Giving her his usual carefree grin, the Spaniard takes the disk and slips it into one of the many opening this entertainment center has. He then takes a seat on the couch next to Lovino with Cara.
And so it begins...
Innocenzio says, "Hello, Lovino. If you're watching this that means that Angelina must a reached you without any complications. I'm glad. You are finally getting to meet each other after so many years of not knowing. But I bet you are wondering how Angelina is your sister even with a birth certificate and even though I had a fiancee." He sighs and rests his hands on his lap. "Yes, I was engaged. Hell, I'd been engaged since I was seventeen, but I never really loved her and she didn't love me either. This was arranged by our parents even though they knew we'd be nothing more than friends. Thankfully, she broke it off since just around the time Angelina was born."
"Now, Lovino, I think you remember that year. Your mother was sick and with you being so young, you probably didn't know what was wrong with her. Anyway, your mother did one of the hardest things in her entire life the day Angelina was born: She gave her up. Rina gave your sister to me to keep safe and try to shield her from horrors of world. But I guess I failed to even do that too."
"Lovino, Angelina, I'm telling you this because life can get pretty screwed when things are starting to go the right way. I want to show a something, so we all could remember the wonderful times we've had. Also so you can have some good memories of your mother."
The screen fizzles out before a skyline comes into view. It seemed like a beautiful day. No clouds were hanging over head, the flowers were in bloom, and there was not a single chaotic thought or action seemed to arise. Finally the camera set it's sights on a girl sitting alone a table. No, she could not even be called a girl. This was beautiful woman who was surrounded by the Earth's peace and natural beauty. A light smile graced her features and her hazel eyes shined so brightly that they could even the sun itself.
But when this beautiful woman noticed the camera, her eyes blazed with fury and the smile dropped from her face. She slammed her hands on the table and stood. "Bastard con la fotocamera, che diavolo stai registrando? (Bastard with the camera, what the hell are taping?)
Innocenzio blinked. He didn't even realize that he had been staring at her so long. It also didn't come to mind that he still had the camera aimed at her.
When Innocenzio didn't respond, Katerina's eye began to twitch. She stomped across the road, fist raised and temper flaring, and yelled, "Bastardo pervertito! (You perverted bastard!)" She also yelled a few other things that couldn't be made out due to a them being so jumbled up.
He raised his hands up in defense, with a slight creeping up to his cheeks. Innocenzio stammered, "Aspetta! Mi dispiace. Per favore, non mi ha colpito! (Wait! I'm sorry. Please don't hit me!)"
The video camera dropped and in the background hitting, muffled cursing, and a few soft spoken apologies could be heard. When the camera was picked up again it was aimed them and the two of them were sitting at a the table Katerina was at earlier. She was bandaging his hands and scolding him.
"Sei un idiota. Perché non mi hai detto che stavi filmando qualcosa per una classe? (You're an idiot. Why didn't you say that you were filming something for a class?)"
He says while giving her a small smile, "Ho provato, ma mi hai colpito per primo. (I tried, but you hit me first.)
Katerina sighs and rests her hands over his bandaged ones. "Stupido bastardo. (Stupid bastard.)
"Sai che non è bello chiamare qualcuno che hai appena incontrato un bastardo. (You know it's not nice to call someone you've just met a bastard.)" he adds.
She gives him a skeptic look. "Beh, come ti aspetti che io a reagire? (Well, how do you expect me to react?)" Her hands begin to as she explains the situation as if her words were not enough. "Eri solo un tizio strano con la sua macchina fotografica suddivisa in zone su di me. (You were just some weird guy with a camera zoned on me.)"
"Scusi. (Sorry.)"
Letting out tiny laugh, Katerina stated, "Sono Katerina, ma puoi chiamarmi Rina. (I'm Katerina, but you can call me Rina."
"Innocenzio."
She averts his gaze and began to stumble over her words. "Ti piacerebbe andare a prendere un po 'di ... pranzo? (Would you like to go get some... lunch?)"
Innocenzio questioned, "Mi stai chiedendo un appuntamento? (Are you asking me on a date?)"
"No!" she said a little too quickly for her liking. A pale pink stained her cheeks as she continued. "Sto solo facendo per colpire voi. (I'm just making up hitting you.)" Katerina grabs his wrists, pulling him up with her, and starts to drag him behind her. "Andiamo, zio il bastardo. (Let's go, Zio the bastard.)
"R-Rina, è Innocenzio. (R-Rina, it's Innocenzio.)"
Another wonderful laugh filled the air. "Penso che rimanere con Zio il bastardo. (I think I'll stick with Zio the bastard.)"
The screen fizzles out out once again now the trio was looking at a empty field that was lit with by the sunset. The camera was focused on Rina once again but only from behind. Finally she turns around and states, "Zio, mettere la telecamera verso il basso. (Zio, put the camera down.)
He replied, "Rina, voglio catturare questo momento. (Rina, I want to capture this moment.)"
"Non vedo perché?" Katerina does a quick once over of the place. "Devi solo ci ha spinto verso un campo. (You just drove us out to an empty field.)"
Innocenzio lets out a content sigh."Ho ancora voglia di catturarlo. ( I still want to capture it.)"
She taunts back to him,"Io uno giuro questi giorni ho intenzione di rompere la telecamera del tuo. (I swear one of these days I'm going to break that camera of yours.)"
He holds out his hand to her and says,"Ti ho fatto qualcosa. (I made you something.)"
"Un garofano di carta? (A paper carnation?)"
"Tirare la corda. (Plug the string.)"
And so she did. The inside of the carnation fell in and what rested in the middle was a single ring. Her voice sounded so broken. "Innocenzio ... tu sai che io farei se potessi, ma non posso. Non possiamo. (Innocenzio... you know I would if I could but I can' can't.)"
"Lo so, ma giuro uno di questi giorni ho intenzione di sposarti. (I know, but swear one of these days I going to marry you.)"
The screen went back to Innocenzio. He says, "I guess I broke that promise too."
Innocenzio lets out a bitter laugh. "Love. Life. The whole damn, fucked up world does terrible things to us that make us question if there really is a God and wonder if there really is any hope left in this world. But there is. There's that little sliver of hope that seems the slide through of despair. Lovino, Angelina, you two are my hope. Don't give up. Don't fall. Don't loose hope. I can't bare to see the same thing happen to you because once you've lost someone you truly loved they can never come back."
And with the that, the screen drew a blank.
A/N: Very short, very sad chapter. I had to do it. There was no other choice. Pure explanation of my point to Cara. And to see what Rina and Innocenzio's first meeting was like. Funny how she has a similiar personality to Lovino. Oh, when they were shown the clips of Katerina there were subtitles for Antonio so he would be all confused. Also we'll get to Feli and Innocenzio in the next chapter too.