Childhood Memories
Hey guys! Hope you liked my last chapter. Well first chapter. Lol not sure if I can say that on here. It seems a bit odd. Anyways, if you think anything should be added, tell me! I am more than happy to include your ideas in the story. Read on bros!
Ch2
Jaya woke up at around eight thirty and rubbed her eyes. Sunlight poured in through her windows. The sound of Vendors shouting and shoppers chatting filled the room. She got up and ready for the day. As she was grabbing her weapons, the morning's papers caught her eye. It was underneath her door. She picked it up and headed down to the lobby. As she opened the newspaper she noticed that she was wanted for stealing and beating up an innocent man. She rolled her eyes and threw the paper away. A while later she decided to pay Leonardo a visit since she had nothing to do in the mornings.
Jaya sat there in her normal chair observing Leonardo's work while he drew on his canvas. He noticed that she looked pretty serious.
"Could you do me a favor?" He asked.
"Sure. I'll do anything."
"Would you mind deciphering this for me?" He got up and handed her a piece of paper.
"Alright." She replied.
As she began to read the paper to herself she started giggling.
"Leo what is this?" She chuckled and looked up at him with a smile.
"Read it out loud for me." He replied with a smile.
Jaya sighed and started reading it out loud.
"Good morning class. I hope you brought your berries in a suitcase today. You will be swimming in chocolate because the guards did not visit the dentist. After that, you will bake bananas with your cousin's milk." By this point, Jaya could not keep a straight face. "I am so confused but amused at the same time." She laughed.
"Keep going it gets better!" He said with a chuckle.
"Catch the goat eggs with pans and spank the four out of the king's hat. Mix your lemonade with a shoe to make it fly and don't forget to wave goodbye. It might be pouring lava outside so you might want to cover up with feathers. That is all for today class. So bye-bye."
"Amazing poetry no?" Leonardo said smiling.
"I guess so." She replied chuckling.
"Why don't you decipher it for me?"
"Ok. One sec."
She took about fifteen minutes to do so then brought the paper back to Leonardo in confusion.
"Am I crazy? This is a pie recipe." She said embarrassed.
Leonardo smiled and then turned his canvas around to show what he had done. It was a painting of her smiling. She stood there in awe. His work was flawless.
"You are the second person to ever catch me smiling."
"You should smile more often. It is like sunshine to this boring world." He replied with a smile.
She couldn't do anything but smile after what he had said.
"Let's get to the market. We have a pie to bake." He said happily.
They left to the market and got all of the ingredients that they needed. When they got back, they immediately started making the pie.
"This is a lot messier than I expected it to be." Jaya said as she dusted flour off of her stomach.
"But I bet you it is going to taste amazing." Leo said as he kneaded some dough.
"I bet." She replied as she put some chocolate in a pot. "How long does it take to melt chocolate?" She put the pot over the fire.
"I have no idea. I haven't done this before." He said chuckling.
He covered the dough and washed his hands. A bowl of berries was sitting on the table in front of them. Jaya had a deep urge to sneak one but it went away right as there was a knock on the door. Ezio walked in and looked around with an eyebrow raised. There was a mess on the table and the room smelt amazingly sweet.
"This is the greatest smelling building in all of Firenze right now." He said standing in the doorway.
"Ah Ezio! Come in. Jaya and I are making a pie. Car to join?"
"Absolutely!" He replied as he took off his hood.
Ezio pulled up a chair and sat down. An awkward silence fell over all of them and they sat there for a while. Jaya stood up and went over to go check on the chocolate. Ezio leaned forward and took a berry from the bowl then sat back quietly.
"Put it back Ezio." Jaya sighed.
He put his head back in disappointment and then tossed the berry back in the bowl.
"How did you know I took one? You were facing the opposite direction!"
"I just know." She said as she stirred the chocolate.
"Leonardo took one too." He said complaining.
Leonardo looked up from what he was doing and raised an eyebrow at Ezio like he was innocent.
"No he didn't." She replied.
Leonardo sighed and smiled.
"What? How do you know?"
"Because I know you Ezio." She answered like it was an obvious question.
"Can you bring me that bowl of berries please?"
Ezio stood up and brought what she wanted and stood watching her.
"Thank you." She said quietly.
He nodded and then went back to sit down. Jaya stirred the filling and Leonardo rolled out the dough into two crusts. Ezio put the crust in the pans and then Jaya poured the filling in.
"Do you guys want to eat the extra filling?" She asked.
She set the pot down and put spoons on the table. Everyone grabbed a spoon and took a small taste of the filling.
"This is the best tasting…. concoction I have ever eaten. The Spanish sure do know how to bake." Said Leonardo.
"I have to agree." Ezio said as he scooped another spoon full out.
"Don't give your selves a belly ache before having an actual slice." She said chuckling.
Leonardo stood up and put the final piece of crust on top of the pies, then put them into the oven. Jaya sat down and relaxed in her chair.
"How long have you been painting me Leo?" She asked out of nowhere.
"For quite some time. I never finished the face because I needed to you smile and stay smiling."
"You got bella here to smile? How'd you do it Leonardo? Tell me your secret." Ezio played.
"Your secret is safe with me Jaya." Leonardo said as he pretended to zip his lips.
"Oh come on Jaya." Ezio said with a big smile. "Not even a hint?"
She took in a big breath and held it for a little, then answered.
"No." She said turning her head away exhaling.
Ezio sighed and then laid his head on the table. A couple minutes later, Leonardo walked passed Ezio and did a double take. When he saw that he had fallen asleep he chuckled and then sat down at the table.
"So how long have you know Ezio for?" Asked Leonardo.
"For quite some time."
"How did you meet? If you don't mine me asking."
"Well, we used to live next to each other when we were kids. I wasn't like the other girls. I played with all the boys, I got into trouble with them, and I became best friends with one of them. That stronzo siting over there." She pointed to Ezio who was still sleeping. "Ever since then, we had sword fights, played in the mud, and raced on the rooftops. We basically grew up together. When we were about seventeen or eighteen, we were recruited by the assassins. I was so into it that, I forgot all about our friendship. A couple years later, I became a Master assassin before Ezio, and I went on my separate way. Then I was re-stationed here and, here I am."
"Wow. You two go way back." He said with a fascinated face.
Julia nodded and then sighed. They sat in silence for a while. Ezio's small breaths were one of the few things that was audible in the room.
"I think the pie is done." Said Leonardo standing up.
He opened the oven and groaned with delight.
"That smells so good." Jaya replied.
"Well it is done." He said taking it out of the oven. "Would you mind getting some plates and utensils for me?"
"Sure."
She got up and nudged Ezio awake as she walked to the kitchen.
"Pies are done sleepy head." She said.
She set down plates and forks on the table and everyone got themselves a piece of pie.
"To hard work!" Jaya said then raised her fork up.
"Hard work." Leo said lifting up his.
Ezio raised his last and then they took a bite at the same time.
"This is way better than I expected it to be." Said Jaya.
"I totally agree." Leonardo agreed.
Once they were all done, Jaya washed all the dished while Ezio and Leonardo cleaned up the flour mess. When they finished, they sat down for a while.
"I guess I better go. Thank you for having me Leo. And thanks for the pie." She said gratefully.
"Thank you for coming." He replied smiling.
Jaya stood up, put her blades on, flipped up her hood, and left Leonardo's.
"How'd you get her to smile?" Ezio said softly.
"You are going to have to ask her." He replied.
"Hmmm." He hummed as he slouched in this chair.
When Jaya took the shortcut back to the HQ, she really regretted eating one more piece of pie. As she walked up some stairs, she pulled off her hood and sipped some water out of a well.
"Ahh home sweet home." She said in relaxation.
When she got back into her room she undressed and jumped on her bed.
"I guess tomorrow is a work out day. I definitely had too much pie." She thought to herself.
Soon after that, she fell asleep and woke up kind of late. The HQ seemed busier than usual, but nothing out of the ordinary. Jaya decided to go to the HQ's court yard and work out for a while. She started out doing some sit-ups and push-ups, then walked over to the pull up bar. Ezio walked in and started to climb a rope. When he was at the top, he spotted Jaya stretching her arms out buy the pull up bars. He jumped down and walked over to her.
"May I join you?" He asked.
Jaya scooted over and nodded. A group of younger assassins came over and admired the two of them. They were saying how amazing it is to see the two legendary assassins. A boy came up to them and had an idea.
"Hey. Let's see who can do the most."
"Alright." Jaya agreed.
Her and Ezio mumped and grabbed the bar awaiting for the boy to say go.
"Go!" He shouted.
They started doing pull-ups and a bigger crowd of assassins surrounded the bar. There was cheering and Laughing. Jaya started slowing down and then dropped from the bar shaking out her arms. Everyone cheered and some booed in disappointment. Ezio pulled himself up and sat on the bar smiling.
"Show off." Jaya scoffed.
The boy settled everyone down and got them quiet.
"Alright! Alright! One event is not going to determine the best. In this case, let's see who has that best aim. I will give you both five throwing knives. I want to you hit those dummies over there in the face. The one who has all five in the face is the winner."
They both took the five knives and stood next to each other facing the dummies.
"After you." Jaya said as she motioned for him to go first.
He stood in a ready stance and held up his knife. His arm extended and he threw it, nailing the dummy in the neck. Ooh's came from the crowd followed by clapping. Jaya pulled up a knife and spread her legs. She threw the knife nailing the dummy on the top right side of the dummy's head.
"Hah." Said Jaya.
Ezio got ready for another throw and hit the dummy square in the face. Jaya, missed and got the dummy's chest. The next two that Jaya threw, hit the dummy's face. Ezio squared up for his last throw. If he hits the face on this one, he would win. When he was focusing, on the target, Jaya snuck up to his back and blew on his ear right when he threw the knife. Ezio's knife flew right by the dummy's head and stuck in the wall. Everyone cheered and clapped. Ezio stared at the throw and then turned to face Jaya. She raised an eyebrow and a small smile curved on her lips.
"YEAH! Now for the final test! A Race to the top of the west tower." The boy shouted.
Everyone nodded and then created a starting line. Jaya pulled on her hood and then got in a ready position. Ezio did the same.
"The first one there will fly their flag at the top so that we can see. Ready?..Set… GO!" The boy said.
They both bolted off and climbed up a building. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, they made their way to the tower. When they were about 100 yards from the tower, Jaya jumped down from the roof and ran to the tower's front entrance. She kicked in the door and sprinted up the stairs. Ezio kept going on the rooftop and then started climbing the outside of the tower. Jaya opened up the top door and climbed to the tip of the tower. She pulled out her flag waiting for Ezio. When he got over the top, she waved the flag at him and tied it to the post. She could hear shouting and cheering in the distance. She threw her hands up in the air and smiled in victory. Ezio smiled as she saw hers.
"How did you get up here so fast? I didn't see you climbing up." He asked.
"I improvised." She stated as she got down from the top of the tower and headed for a perch. She turned to him with a smile on his lips and then fell backwards off of the perch. He stood there with his hands on his hips and a smile on his lips. Then he watched Jaya run off as she got out of the haystack.
"There it is." He said still smiling.
Back at the HQ, everyone was congratulating Jaya on her victory. She said her thank you's and then decided to go back to the courtyard and work a bit more. As the sun went down, she worked far harder than she had expected. She ended the evening with some more knife throwing. All of her knives were in the neck and the face. One of her knives was missing as she felt for it in her knife belt. She stared at the dummy and then felt a whiz pass by her hear. A knife flew from behind her somewhere and stuck the dummy straight in the face. She turned around and saw Ezio sitting on the roof. He stood up and walked away right at the sun started to set. Jaya gathered her stuff and then went to her room. She put everything away and decided to take a bath. As she was sitting there in the tub, she couldn't help but think about the race.
When she and Ezio were younger, they would always race to the top of the west tower. One time when they were racing, he sneaked past the guard and ran up the tower stairs and waited of her on the top. When she reached the top, she had asked how he got up there so fast. He looked at her and said that he had improvised.
As Jaya sat there remembering their memories, she couldn't help but smile and laugh. She finished her bath and put her resting clothes on and hopped in bed. Her muscles relaxed and she felt way better than she had in a long time. She fell asleep and woke up to the sun shining in her face. When she was done suiting up for her day, she went down to her box and noticed that she didn't have any contracts.
"Hmmm. Off on a Monday. That is odd." She said quietly.
She turned around and thought about what she was going to do. Whenever she had free time, she would always visit Leonardo. So she walked out of the HQ with her hood on and her hands behind her back. When she was about to reach his house, Ezio walked up behind her. Jaya stopped all of a sudden and Ezio bumped into her back. She sighed.
Yay another chapter down! What do you think so far? Let me know please! I would love to know what you think. Thanks for reading bros! I should have another chapter up this week.