Chapter 2
"Cinzia! Where are you?" Fiore called out for her friend from the town square in Venezia, ignoring the odd stares she got in return. Hearing footsteps approaching from behind her, Fiore turned and saw Letizia, her other friend run up to her, before leaning on a wall to catch her breath.
"Have you seen any sign of her?" Letizia asked Fiore when she had caught her breath standing away from the wall.
"No. And since you're here I assuming that you didn't either." Fiore replied, turning to look at the rooftops for a glimpse of the missing member of their trio. "Where could that woman be?" Fiore asked, more to herself than Letizia, trying to keep a calm facade.
"Mi scusi signore." A voice called out from behind them, causing both women to turn and look at the blonde man who called out to them. "But I was wondering if you needed any help? You look a bit lost." The man finished, smiling at the both of them.
"Actually signore, that would be most helpful." Letizia replied, before a thought occurred to her, "My name is Letizia, and my companion is Fiore." Fiore nodded her head slightly when she heard her name, having already gone back to scanning the rooftops.
"A pleasure to meet your acquaintance signora. My name is Leonardo da Vinci." The man said, sweeping his artist's hat off and bowing. "Now about why you look so lost in beautiful Venezia?"
"Ah yes, that." Kiara sighed, before looking at Fiore, who clearly wasn't paying any attention. "We are indeed to the city and as soon as we had our horses check and walked through the gates our friend, Cinzia started running through the streets. We have no idea why and," At this point Letizia had to grab Fiore by the back of her hood to keep her from wandering, "We've been searching for her for the past hour with no sign of her, and no answer as to why she ran off."
"Ah, I see," Leonardo began, "This friend of yours sound much like my friend Ezio. I would suggest searching the most common attractions of Venezia first, or perhaps the restaurants and cafes?"
"Let's start with the cafes," Fiore said, finally looking away from the rooftops, "After all, Cinzia does seem to have a bottomless stomach." All three agreed and, after telling Leonardo what Cinzia looked liked, split off to cover more ground while agreeing to meet in front of the Ponte di Rialto.
After 3 more hours of searching for Cinzia, Fiore, Letizia, and Leonardo all met in front of the Ponte di Rialto, only to see the person they were looking for sitting on the edge on of the bridge overlooking the water.
"CINZIA!" Fiore exclaimed, running towards the startled blonde.
Letizia laughed before looking concerned as Fiore tackled Cinzia to the ground. "Oh dear, this might go badly."
"AH! Fiore stop hurting me! Why are hurting me anyway?!" Cinzia yelped while grappling away from Fiore and sprinting towards Letizia.
"We've been looking for you for about six hours." Letizia told her. "Where did you go?"
"It's Venezia, Letizia. I went to go see the vantage points and the ocean." Cinzia said, looking between her friends as if she couldn't believe they didn't think of that.
Leonardo couldn't help but laugh at their interactions. Cinzia turned turned to face him, surprised at the sudden noise. "Pardon signore, I didn't see you there. I'm Cinzia, it's a pleasure to meet you." She said as she walked closer to Leonardo and held out her hand.
Leonardo shook it, "Va bene. I am Leonardo da Vinci. The pleasure is mine." He released her hand, smiling pleasantly. "Your friends have told me that you are new to Venezia," At the woman's nod he continued, "In that case, allow me to be your guide through this beautiful city and show you her wonders." Leonardo finished, smiling widely.
"Grazie signore Da Vinci. That sounds wonderful." Fiore replied, the three woman smiling at him, and the four set off to see the sights of Venezia.
Authors Note: I'm sorry for how short this chapter is and for not updating it sooner. I got super busy with school and lost my muse for a while, but I'm hoping to get to working on my stories at a steadier rate. Also, I have an account on AO3 under the name Kayden_Witch_Vigilante if you want to check it out. I only have one story posted, but it is another Assassin's Creed story.