Innocents Ch. 14

Notes: Major hint on who's the bad guy, here!

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Begin:

"I know zat bastard. I didn't hear from Romulus in a vhile, but I knew him. He vas always behind a shadow, ready to cut someone's throat. Vhen he betrayed Romulus, it vas on. Hovever, let's get zis straight, you vant to help?"

"Yeah. My little sister isn't in any danger, and I'm terribly sorry about the innocent people going into prison. It was a part of his plan, and he threatened Bella. I want to fix it by clearing out a passage way from the forest to a nearby town, then we're going to destroy the path."

"I like your plan. Hov're you going to do it?" Legolas was sitting on the green sofa, staring Morgens down.

"We need supplies. Look, if those prisoners escape from prison, they're going to disobey his orders. The man is stupid! Those prisoners are going to rape, kill, and God knows what. We need to get people out of here, quickly! We don't have much time."

Legolas thought it over.

"I like you're plan, but ve must have backbone. Ve must have fighters ready to kill zose bastards. Vhat about Ludwig und zat girl? They're not safe."

"Antonio and Lovina aren't either, old friend." A new voice interrupted their conversation. Legolas turned to glare, but he couldn't.

"You son of a bitch! Vhere in ze hell vere you?" Legolas asked, smiling.

Romulus chuckled.

"Legolas, my old friend! I'm here because I have a plan! He's after me and my Mafia, si? Why not get rid of two problems, him and his 'new Mafia'? Knowing him, he'd probably wants more then revenge, much more."

"Vhat else could he vant?"

"He wants to dominate Bentalia. I know it. Think about it, a large town that has plenty of people and money, being secluded from the rest of the world? He'd want that."

"Then ve follow Gilbert and Morgens' plan. Ve'll need to get people out of zere soon."

"How? They're not going to listen, and when we make a move, then Mr. Bad guy would make his move quickly."

"Verdammt! I vish I'd thought of zat!" Legolas cursed.

"I know, I'll send my personal guards from Holland to private message everyone! I know they're looking for me." Morgens spoke up.

"Gut zinking, boy. You have to sneak into your headquarters, however."

"I'm sure Gilbert can help me, after all, he's the one who kidnapped me in the first place!"

"Now, about our family and friends in the prison, Legolas," Romulus said.

"Verdammt, I don't vant zem in zere!" Legolas smacked his forehead, getting too caught up in the plan.

"Me neither, but think about it. I sent Lovina and Antonio in there. Ludwig and Feliciana can hold off a lot of prisoners, and Lovina and Antonio, even if they don't look like it, they can too. It would help that Amelia Jones is a pretty good fighter, and so is Arthur, the guards. Our young ones are safe." Romulus calmed his friend.

"Danke, Romulus." Legolas smiled at his old friend.

…...

He sighed, looking at the watch. He was ready, and Bentalia would never be the same again under his rule. Sure he had made a promise to someone, but hey, he's a criminal! He chuckled while putting a dark hood over himself, concealing his identity. Tomorrow night, all hell was going to break loose.

…...

"Lovina! Thank goodness you're awake!" Antonio hugged her tightly. Lovina breathed in his scent, and her face went red. Holy cow, he smelled nice. However, she...she remembered. Everything.

"Holy crapola." She said into Antonio's shirt.

"Hm?" He asked, not letting her loose.

"I...I remembered being shot. I remembered his face, well, what was shown of his face...I remembered...chasing you around with a kitchen knife?"

Antonio laughed.

"Lovina, you are in the nurse's office. Me, Ludwig, and Feliciana were allowed to stay. How are you feeling, querido (darling)?"

"Cabron (asshole), I'm feeling fine. Why in the hell are you so...caring?" She glared at him.

"Because," He was still hugging her, eyes were happy. "I-I had always liked you, Lovina. You hold a shield in front of your true emotions, you never seemed scared of anything, but..."

"But?" She blushed a deep red.

"We're all scared. You never relied on Romulus, Feliciana, nor Marcello to let you cry in their shirt, tell them how worried you are, nor let them see how scared you are. Lovina." He pulled her away and looked at her, and she was blushing like a tomato. He chuckled a little.

"There's more to me than you know. May I be your shield from now on?" He asked softly.

"Um, am I interrupting something?" Elizabeta walked in.

"Si!" Antonio whined. Lovina rolled her eyes. "No. Mrs...?"

"I'm Elizabeta Edelstein, dear! You must be Lovina. Tell me, are you okay?" The nice woman smiled.

"Y-you look familiar. Do I know you?" Lovina tilted her head. Elizabeta's eyes widened and she smiled.

"Dear! I thought it was you! Now I remember! Lovina Vargas, Romulus's grandchild, yes?"

"Ms. Héderváry?" Lovina asked suddenly, eyes raised.

"Yes! I was you and Feliciana's babysitter when Romulus was out of town. You were only six and Feliciana was a young toddler!" She squealed as she hugged Lovina.

"Now, what happened, deary? What do you remember?"

"I remembered him shooting me."

"Who's him?"

"He's the bastard who went all the way from Italy to come here, apparently he knows where we are. Lizzy, he's the one who killed Mr. Smith and pinned it on Feliciana. He's working with Morgens!"

"Dear, th-that's terrible!" Elizabeta gasped.

"Lovina, what is his name?" Antonio asked urgently.

"His name is...Gah! It started with an 'G'... I-don't remember...stupid memory, it's messed up." Lovina huffed.

"I don't know who you're talking about, neither." Elizabeta said as she patted Lovina's back.

"I bet Nonno does, but we're staying safe from whoever what's his face."

"Good. Right now, why don't you go to your cells? I'm sure the rest are worried sick about you." Elizabeta hugged Lovina.

"Grazie. Who's the bastard who married you?"

"Roderich, you remember? He was my helper in babysitting."

"That guy?! He's like a girl!" Lovina's jaw dropped slightly.

"Yes! And I'm his knight in shining armor!" Elizabeta giggled. Lovina looked at Antonio. Antonio looked at Lovina.

"I'm guessing Feliciana is more normal than what I thought, compared to her." Lovina muttered.

"Si."

…...

Late that night, they all wore black cloaks and delivered messages in people's mail. They knew who to avoid, and they did it silently. Meanwhile, Gilbert, Romulus, Madeline, and Morgens were making a trail. The forest was huge, and there were probably bears or coyotes. Wolves weren't a big problem until you get close to their den. Morgens dropped little pebbles on the ground while the rest ventured with torches. Howls and cries of wild animals reached their ears.

"A-are you s-sure it's safe?" Madeline whispered. Gilbert hugged her.

"Ja, Birdie. Everything vill be okay." She smiled as Gilbird cheeped, nestling into Madeline's soft yellow hair. Gilbert's arm was around her waist, hugging her.

"All ve have to do is hope zat everything will go as planned."

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