A/N: Alright, this is one that Nightshade 07 shared with me. Priceless. Thank you again for sharing it with me! :D
The Best Day of an Assassin's Life
"Impenetrable… Yeah right." Memories of Leonardo's flying machine flashed into Ezio's mind,
"Ma cosa? Shoot! Shoot the flying demon!"
Ezio smirked, remembering the storming of the Palazzo Ducale as he walked by said building. "Bartolomeo should be held captive somewhere this way…"
"Are you hiding in here, my friend?"
Ezio roiled his brows and looked to his left. A Spear Bearing Guard walked past the assassin and poked and stabbed a hay bale. He walked up, intrigued. "Hey, I'm over here! Like, two feet away from you, you idioto. Literally." Ezio looked at his feet, then stepped as close to the guard as he could, then stepped away. "Two feet."
The guard makes no note of Ezio.
Ezio cocked his head and stared at the guard. "Wow… I can hide in plain sight. Nice." He smirked. "Then that means…" Ezio walked up to the guard again and stabbed him. Not with his Hidden Blade though, but his Poison Blade. He stepped away as the guard began to walk around, his head shaking as he muttered and gibbered.
Three other guards noticed the big guard's odd behavior, and walked up to him. They followed him around.
Ezio smiled again, enjoying the entertainment as the guard began to swing his spear around, delirious.
"No! Murderer! Stay away from me!"
Ezio looked around, and a courier stood three feet away from him, behind another civilian. "Now that's just not right… A human shield?" He sighed, keeping a laugh at bay. "This is too good." He muttered as he ran up to the courier, shoving the civilian out of the way, and tackled him. After he got up, the courier cowered on the ground and handed over a pouch of money. The assassin took the money, ignored the courier's pleas for mercy, and resumed watching the previous entertainment. Again keeping a laugh at bay, Ezio watched in amazement as the guard was still swinging his spear about, freaking out. The assassin seemed to zone out as he watched, fascinated as the guard fell to the ground. His limbs still flailed about for another minute until the final twitch signaled his death. The spectators who had gathered to watch walked away, resuming their normal lives as if the prior event was common. The assassin continued to stare in amazement. "That… was ridiculous… I've never seen a guard take that long to die."
"What happened?"
Ezio watched as the three guards previously watching the dead guard walked up and examined his body.
"Did anyone see the killer?"
Ezio smirked. "Yeah, idioto. I've been right here. The WHOLE time." He chuckled. "You should consider yourself lucky that I didn't stick you with my Hidden Blade as it was so tempting, and I'm not good with temptation!" The assassin took off, running over the bridge into the Castello district. Ezio stopped when a Minstrel ran up to him. "Oh God… I hate you guys!" Ezio tackled him to the ground and slammed his hidden blade into the Minstrel's throat. "Probably shouldn't have been so blatant with it…" Ezio muttered as he stood up. On the contrary, no one said a word. "I must be dreaming…" The assassin noticed one spectator. "Wait… did you just smile at me?"
Not a word from the spectator as he walked away.
"Bravi!"
Ezio looked around and saw a group of courtesans. They were clapping and congratulating the assassin. "My God… I stabbed a guard with a poison blade, and no one figured out it was me. I tackled a courier to the ground and took his money, but no one noticed or even cared, due to the berserk guard. I killed a Minstrel and people are congratulating me? This is the best day of my life…" Ezio smiled widely and walked away, searching for Bartolomeo.