Here it is, I wrote the next chapter as well, but for now I hate it will be re-writing it... So, we'll see what happens.
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Ezio couldn't sleep that night. If guards did come and Ezio was there to protect him, Leonardo would then be outed as aiding the "assassino," and that would get him killed.
So, he sat up and grabbed his armor. Ezio cringed at the clanking of his weapons. He felt Leonardo squirm and looked behind him. Leonardo was laying on his back, several pillows elevating his upper body to keep him comfortable. Leonardo opened his eyes slowly and looked towards Ezio, who was holding his armor.
"Where're ya goin'?"
Ezio smiled, and leaned down to kiss Leonardo on the forehead. "I have a small mission tonight."
Leonardo's eyebrows furrowed, and a frown fell on his lips, "How long ya gonna be gone?" Leonardo pouted as he grabbed Ezio's hand.
Ezio kissed the back of Leonardo's hand and smiled, "Just for a couple of hours, I wouldn't leave you alone for to long, I'd miss you to much."
Leonardo smiled the fell straight back to sleep.
The clothes, boots, and weapon's were pulled on quickly, and after a brief glance back at the blonde in the bed, Ezio pulled up his hood, and made his way out the window.
Once out, he started running in the direction of the Doge Palazzo. He jumped from ledge to ledge, running across the lines that connected the roofs. He ran and jumped, flipping down into a cart full of hay. Then he nonchalantly jumped out and walked down the street.
He stopped, and looked up the Ricci Palazzo. He took a running start, and climbed up the side. He looked in each of the second story windows, looking for his target. His eyes flashed gold and the window on the far left started glowing golden. He climbed over, and then shoved his hidden blade between the window and broke the latch.
He silently climbed through the window, walk over to the bed. He looked over the bed, over the sleeping the women's face, to the man who is glowing red. He looks down the middle aged man, and smirks when he notices the templar ring on his left hand. Now, if he killed this man, he would not be going against the creed.
Putting a knee on the bed, Ezio reached over and covered the woman's mouth, while simultaneously releasing his hidden blade and resting it against the man's throat.
As the man and woman wake up, Ezio warns, "Scream and die."
The woman nodded furiously, and the man just laid there silent and stiff.
"Good," Ezio smiled and pulled his hand away from the woman's mouth, but his hidden blade never moved from the man's throat.
"Now, Messere Ricci, it's come to my attention that you have been harassing Maestro Leonardo."
The man blubbered incoherently, before shouting out, "I paid that man to paint a portrait of my daughter, and it's been months."
Ezio grinned stiffly, and pushed the tip of his blade in the man's chin, "You think I care about your money, Messere?"
The man tremble and shook his head. Ezio looked over to the woman and saw her trembling.
"Messere, here is how it's going to be, you are going to leave Maestro Leonardo alone. You may get the painting, you may not, but if I hear that you contacted the guards about him, I'll kill you."
Ezio applied a bit more pressure to his blade.
"If you send another messenger to his house, I'll kill you and your daughter."
He was lying about killing the daughter, but Messere Ricci didn't need to know about that.
"If the guards harass him and I even think you had something to do with it, I'll kill you."
Ezio placed his other hand around the fat man's neck.
"If the guards harass Maestro Leonardo because they think he is affiliated with me, I will torture your whole family for years to come."
Ezio sliced a shallow cut across the man's neck.
"And has you may know, my creed keeps me from killing innocents, but lucky for me that ring proves you're not so innocent, so if I were you I would keep the guards as far away from Maestro Leonardo as I could." Ezio pulled away but the man still flinched, "You understand me, Messere?"
Ezio ignored the trembling woman as he walked to the door, "I'll be watching you, Messere."
He then walked over to a small chest in the corner of the room. He opened it and pulled out another codex page. ""I will also be taking this as well."
When Ezio got back to Leonardo's the sun was already starting to rise.
He pulled himself through the window, and stripped himself of all of his equipment and clothing. He laid down next to Leonardo, cuddling up to him. He could wait to give the codex to Leonardo tomorrow, it would keep him busy. At least for a little while.