Chapter 4: Port Charles
Gia waited downstairs for her half brother, Sonny, to come down. "Hurry up Michael!" she shouted impatiently pacing back and forth. They were going to the airport to pick up close friends of Sonny and Marcus. She had moved in with Sonny a few months ago because her other brother, Marcus had kicked her out. Sonny and Marcus are getting along a lot better than they used to.
Sonny finally emerged from the top of the stairs. "So Gia, have you ever met royalty before?" he asked putting on his leather coat.
Gia looked down at her leather pants and turtleneck. She rolled her eyes, "Why are you dressed so spiffy? Do you expect me to wear jewels and a long, flowing, fluffy dress? No one, except Lucky is worth that much work."
He laughed, "You're one in a million baby girl. Now come on, we don't want to be beheaded for being late to pick up the royal family."
Sonny and Gia sat across from each other on benches that were in front of the gate that the Cassadines were supposed to come through. "So, tell me about the Cassadines." Said a half sleep Gia.
Sonny sat up, "Well the deceased patriarch of the family froze Port Charles along time ago."
Gia sat up attentively, "Wow!"
"They live on an island in Greece. They are sworn enemies of the Spencer's too! In fact it was Helena Cassadine that kidnapped Laura all those years ago."
Gia shot up from the chair, "Dammit Sonny! Do you not remember that I am engaged to Lucky Spencer, and you're telling me I'm about to converse with his families worst enemies?" Gia started pacing around Sonny swearing at him.
Sonny could see his sister was purely upset. He wasn't to keen on her marrying Lucky Spencer, especially since he and Taggert were close friends of the Cassadines. "There's something else too. Laura has a son she's never told anyone, I only know because Stefan Cassadine tells me everything."
Gia started to breathe quickly, "What! Why are you telling me this Sonny? I know you don't like Lucky, but has he ever done to you?" Gia sat down beside Sonny and started pouting.
He sighed, "I'm only telling you this so you can keep Lucky away from them, that is if you want to avoid a massacre."
"Okay but how, what am I supposed to do?" She asked intently.
"I told Stefan that you would work at Wyndamere, for their benefit. Luke will find out that the Cassadines are back, but he doesn't have to know about Nikolas."
"Okay. But they aren't dangerous, are they?"
"Not since the last time I checked." Sonny said smiling.
It was dark, and cold. Nikolas sat up from the seat he had been asleep in almost since they left Greece. He could hear Carly start her dramatic protest, along with her crying. He could also hear Kristina singing something by a guy called Eddie Mane. She was also the optimist, Carly was the pessimist and he was in between.
"Okay everyone off!" shouted the Romanian pilot.
"Don't tell us to get off, we are paying you a bundle of money. Not to mention that this is our private jet." Carly nagged at the cocky pilot.
Kristina, still singing danced off the jet, "Lets go guys, a whole new world is waiting for us just outside this plane!"
"Thank you for the enthusiasm Kris, but I really don't want to be in a whole new world." Nikolas said, standing up.
"Ahh. Poor lil Nicky. Are you afraid?" Mercy taunted him.
"Mercedes, I don't think he needs your taunts right now." Stefan commanded. She stopped immediately and followed Carly off the jet.
"Welcome to Port Charles Nikolas, a new world awaits you." Stefan said walking off the jet.
"Eww. I hate Port Charles already." Carly clutched Nikolas' arm. "Nikolas look at all of the strange people. I think Kristina will be able to fit in here well."
Nikolas jerked his arm away from Carly, "Shut up. Kris is mad at you, * I * am mad at you, so leave me alone."
Kristina had entered the airport first. Nikolas couldn't see why Kristina wanted to have new experiences. He and Carly liked living in isolation, being waited on hand and foot with no responsibilities; Kristina on the other hand liked to travel, but she could never go any where alone.
Stefan stopped in front of a well dressed man. Nikolas immediately knew it was Micheal Corinthos. Stefan and Alexis had talked about him a lot years ago, but they hadn't said much about him lately.
"Ahh, Micheal Corinthos. It's good to see you again old friend." Stefan shook Sonny's hand. "This is Nikolas, Kristina and Caroline." Kristina and Nikolas shook his hand, Carly was a little more hesitant.
"Please call me Sonny, it's nice to meet all of you." He pulled Gia out of her seat, "This is my sister Gia."
Kristina and Carly shook her hands, but Nikolas this time was the hesitant one. Gia was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. His eyes locked with hers as they slowly shook hands.
"Hello everyone. It's very nice to meet you all." Gia smiled.
Alexis came from behind everyone. Sonny grinned, "Lexy!" he shouted and hugged her. "Okay everyone, lets get out of this crowded airport and to Wyndamere.
"This place is way bigger than it looks from the pier." Gia said walking into Wyndamere.
"Uuh are you kidding. This place is so trashy!" Carly shouted
"Just like you, huh?" Kristina said seriously. "So Gia is it true? Does Eddie Maine really live in Port Charles?"
Gia nodded, "Yeah he's one of my bosses. I work as his publicity assistant at his record label L&B."
Nikolas walked up behind her, "Your brother says that you're a model also."
Gia blushed.
"Oh shit! I've always wanted to be a model. Where do you work at, who is your boss?" Carly demanded.
"I work for Laura Spencer at Deception." She said, then suddenly remember what Sonny had told him about Nikolas, luckily he had already left the room.
Carly got silent suddenly "Spencer," she whispered, "You know Laura Spencer." Carly's eyes got teary. "Can we talk somewhere alone?"
Gia nodded and followed Carly to a closed study.
"I am really sorry, Sonny told me about Nikolas." Gia said soothingly.
"Fuck Nikolas. This is about me!" Carly sat down at a desk. "Do you know Barbara Spencer, I think she's Laura's sister-in-law?"
Barbara! Why did Carly want to know about Barbara? "Yes I know Bobbie. Why is there something you want to know?"
Carly had stopped crying, "Just that were can I find her?"
Gia didn't want to give out any information about the family she was marrying into to the family that had terrorized them her decades. But she knew Bobbie could handle someone like Carly Cassadine. "She works at the local hospital, owned by your family. I'm going there tomorrow, would you like to come?"
She nodded, "Nikolas and Kristina are coming too."
"No Carly that isn't a good idea."
Carly's face turned red, "You, Gia whatever, are telling me Princess Caroline Cassadine what to do? If we were in Greece I would have you thrown into one of the labyrinths. Unfortunately that kind of stuff is illegal in the United States."
Gia was really scared now, a labyrinth? It's not illegal to imprison someone like that in Greece. "I am so so sorry Carly."
Carly looked down on her pitifully, "That's okay, you can leave now."
Nikolas sat in his new room flipping through American magazines. He had found three pictures of Gia out of the four magazines he had already looked through. He ripped out another picture. It was love at first sight for him. Unfortunately, she was engaged to someone named Lucky. "Yeah, he's lucky now, but wait until I take Gia from him. Then who'll be lucky then?
He set down the pictures of the model. The case Uncle Stefan had given him set on the floor. "I wonder what it is. He reached for it. The silver of the case was icy and cold. "Did Stefan give me ice?" he said to himself as he opened the box. A blinding tint filled his eyes.
The masamune.
The sword that was more than a century old, passed down in his family. HE had it now. HE could have anything, even Gia.
