"Concezio" I breathed and started backing away from the door, guys appearing on each side of his smiling face. He let himself and I hit the bed and stood still. "You look well." He said and walked over to me, then nodded to his men, who surrounded me. "As do you." I shot back and looked around quickly, trying to find a hole to make a break for. He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Marietta, I heard some rumors you were back. I didn't realize you wouldn't come see me. After all we are family." "I also heard some rumors you killed a priest, I didn't realize you wanted to die so soon." I snapped and he laughed. "Still such a sharp tongue for such a beautiful mobster." "I'm not one of you. I never will be." "Ah but you already are, you are known for killing without feeling. Heard you even killed an old friend of yours, Mario?" I raised my hand and went to punch him, but a guy grabbed my arm and I turned and punched him with my other hand.
"Don't touch me!" I hissed as he got up, holding his face. Concezio just laughed at my actions. "What the fuck do you want?" I asked and his smile faded and went to touch my cheek, but I jerked away from him and spit in his face. His goons grabbed me and threw me on the bed, holding down my legs and arms. "I thought you were a lady, that wasn't very lady like." He sighed and took out a small pocketknife from his suit pocket and opened it.
"I also heard you know the Saints!" he placed the knife at my throat. "Where are they?" I smirked and stared at him. "They're back and coming for you." I whispered and he stepped back, then cleared his throat and put the blade back to my neck. "If you are wanting more than that, you might as well use that blade. I won't tell you anything." I turned my face away from him.
"Fearless of course, Uncle trained you well." I looked back at him, grinning. I shook my head. "No, he taught me to not feel." I growled and he pressed the blade harder. "I'll make you feel again." He growled back and I closed my eyes. I pulled my legs closer to my body as the guys would let, then moved them quickly and got them free, and kicked the men that were holding them.
I saw Concezio turn to look, letting the blade off for a second and I flipped up, making the guys release my arms and jumped off the bed, facing them all. "Get her!" Concezio yelled and the guys came toward me. I saw guns and sighed. "One more thing I learned to do." I whispered and did a cart wheel, grabbing a few knives and kicked a guy in the head. "I can fight better than any man." I finished and showed the guys my knives.
They all laughed and went to reach for their guns. "No! I need her alive idiots!" Concezio said, backing against the wall as I pinned the guys I kicked to the floor with the knives I was holding. "There she used her weapons, get her!" he called and I laughed as they came at me. I moved out the way as one guy jumped at me and kicked him, grabbing a few more knives. "What were you saying?" I asked, showing them to him with a devilish grin.
"I didn't don't want to get my carpet all bloody, so can you guys just leave before I have to kill you." Some laughed, others looked around, scared. "Just get her buffoons!" my cousin yelled and they started back on me, but the door opened and I saw Matthew walking in, then saw what was happening. "Who's this?" Concezio asked, walking toward him.
I ran past the men and over to him. "Don't mess with me Concezio!" I hissed and held a knife to his throat. "Can you kill me cousin? Can you kill your own family?" he asked, looking into my eyes. I got in his ear and smirked. "Why don't you ask your father?" his eyes went wide and he stared at me. "Now get out of my sight." I said, turning and kicking him in the back, sending him out the door.
Matt walked over to me and we watched the guys hurry out, closing the door behind them. I let out a breath and sank to the ground. "What the hell did I miss?" he asked sitting beside me, looking at my throat. "Nothing, family matters." He laughed and saw my ankles and wrist were red. "They attacked you?" I nodded and rubbed my wrist. "It's alright." I said and he stood up, pulling me with him.
He pulled me over to the bed and sat me down, then pulled my feet into his lap. "I said it was fine." I said and he gave me a shut up and let me see for myself look. "Big baby." I mumbled and saw him smirk. After he was done he took my wrist and looked at them too. I looked at the clock and saw the time. "You were gone for a while." I commented and he nodded.
"Took a walk, thought I would give you some time to continue thinking, I guess I shouldn't have." I pulled my wrist away from him. "Imma big girl, I can take care of myself." I said and turned away from him. I heard him chuckle, then he was behind me. "Aw, come on, you know I know that." He whispered in my ear and I sighed. "I know, I didn't think he would actually find out where I was staying and stuff." He nodded. "Do you want to find somewhere else to stay?" I glanced at him.
"Where?" I asked and he smiled. "I saw a nice apartment for rent just around the corner, we can stay there until you're ready to move on or move in with the guys." I smiled and leaned against him. "Sounds nice, but we don't have any stuff to put in it." he wrapped his arms around me and placed his head on my shoulder, the good one. "We can buy some stuff. If you want to." I kissed his cheek and nodded.
"Sounds like a plan." He got up and grabbed all the bags. "Come on then" he laughed and I jumped up, taking a bag from him. "I'm not a total girl." He grinned and I opened the door, then gave the room one last look before shutting the door. We checked out and walked outside. He took my waist and held me close. "Matt…" "Just for a little while." He whispered and I sighed.
We walked down the street, not needing to talk. We always enjoyed each others presence. "Marietta?" I froze, then glanced over my shoulder and saw Greenly, Dolly, and Duffy walking toward us. I removed myself from Matt's grip and walked over to them. "Guys, what's up?" "Another day at work of course." I nodded and Greenly looked at Matt. "Who's that?"
I turned to Matt and nodded for him to come over. "This is Matt, a very close friend of mine." I heard him sigh, but I shook my head. "We were engaged, but we broke it off. Arrange marriages don't work out." they looked him over, then Greenly held out his hand. "So where were you guys heading?" Duffy asked as Matt shook each of their hands. "We are going to get an apartment." "Together?" I nodded.
"I know it sounds crazy, but it's alright really. We better leave and get to the manager." They nodded and we turned and hurried off. "A very close friend?" he asked once we were far away. I smiled and nodded. "I also said we were in engaged so be happy." I stuck my tongue out and he stopped at a nice apartment building.
"I'll go talk to the manager, can't have Concezio finding you again." I nodded and we walked in and I took a seat on the couch. It had been a couple hours since we had lunch and I was kinda sleepy. I stretched and saw Matt smiling walking back over to me. He took my hand and covered my eyes with and blind fold. "Matt…" "Just go with it." he whispered in my ear and I sighed. "Fine." I smiled and he led to me a elevator and it seemed like a while before a heard the ding and he led me out and I heard him unlocking the door and he must have sat the bags down because he took both of my hands in his and twirled me around, holding me against him, then took off the blindfold.
A new place, after not even a few days in the old one. Of course.