Chapter 2: Future Ambitions and Fogliaragazzo

Characters (in order of first appearance):
Konahamaru Sarutobi / Fogliaragazzo Scimmia
Ebisu (Konahamaru's tudor) / Gamberetto

Gelato growled under his breath, scrubbing the soapy sponge over the headstone of the 2nd Godfather, being delicate around the spiked hair, while Delfino sat in the shade of the a large tree, watching him from a distance. The sun was high, and the black T-shirt Gelato wore made it almost unbearable. His hands were sore and sweaty, and a growing temper rose in his throat.

"This is stupid!" Gelato snapped. "How do you expect me to scrub spray-paint off of marble statues?!"

"Quit complaining and get back to work!" Delfino responded, folding his arms. "Every statue must be completely clean before you can go home!"

"So what? I don't have a home."

After that, neither of them spoke, wrapped in their own similar thoughts. The sun got lower, and the guards who were watching soon left. Then the Godfather, who had been watching them the whole time from inside his house walked away as well.

After scratching his chin, Delfino turned to Gelato and said, "If you want, I could get you some pasta after you're done..."

Suddenly, Gelato's face lit up, and he scrubbed faster than he did before. Now the sun's heat didn't bother him, because the reward was greater. He was done by the time the sun had gone down past the house, placing the garden in shadow.

Later, at the Bistro a few blocks down, Gelato was happily stuffing himself while Delfino ate his ravioli in a quiet manner, trying to look as calm as possible while others starred at the two. Delfino didn't like it, because it brought attention to him and what he represented, which was no other than the Foglia family.

"Gelato, can I ask you something?" Defino said, placing his fork down.

"What?" Gelato asked with a full mouth of tomato-sauce-covered pasta.

"First of all, don't talk with your mouthful, and second, why did you desecrate the headstones? Tomorrow's your initiation into the family, and you don't want to start your first day as a Soldier (minor member) by pissing off the Godfather!"

Gelato gulped his food down, and smirked, "Because I'm better than them!"

Delfino blinked. "Excuse me?"

"I mean, I'm going to be better than them, once I've become the best Godfather there ever was!"

"The best Godfather, huh? And how are you going to do that?"

"With that," Gelato said, pointing at Delfino's tie, which had the family crest on the back.

"Oh, this," Delfino said, touching the tie. "Only members of the family wear these, and you have to go through the rite first."

"Pleeeeease?"

"All right, how bout another order of pasta instead if you promise to review everything I've taught you tonight?"

"Deal!"

"Hey, you!" A child's voice cried, followed by running footsteps.

Delfino and Gelato turned to see a small boy with light-brown hair up in a ponytail, wearing a long blue scarf, a clean yellow dress-shirt, and shorts that matched the scarf and charging at them holding a throwing knife.

"You disrespected my grandfather, and now you're gonna pay for it!" the boy shouted, before he suddenly tripped and fell midway between the table he ran from and Defino and Gelato's table.

Everyone starred, and then a few snickers came through the crowd, until a man in a black suit and dark shades appeared, and then they were silenced. He helped the boy up and glared at those nearby.

"Peasants! Do you have any idea who you're laughing at? He's Fogliaragazzo, the honorable grandson of the Godfather of the Foglia family!" he said in an obnoxiously loud voice.

"That man's an idiot!" Delfino said under his breath. "What if there's an assassin in the room? That leaves the kid wide open for an attack, and he's supposed to be a Capo (captain)."

However, unlike the rest, Gelato stood up and knocked Fogliaragazzo on the back of the head. "So what? I don't care who you're related to!"

"Gelato!" Delfino exclaimed, grabbing him by the shoulders and dragging him away from the Capo, who had just pulled a gun out of his hidden holster.

The men were surprised, while the women gasped. Delfino, knowing how bad the situation was, proceeded to drag Gelato out of the restaurant, despite Gelato's struggling and protests. As for the Capo, he realized what he had done, and quickly put the gun away while Fogliaragazzo rubbed his head.

"Are you all right, Future Godfather?" the Capo asked.

Before Fogliaragazzo could answer, a waiter came by the table Gelato and Delfino were just sitting at, and was puzzled by them not being there. So he came to the Capo and asked, "Did you see a man in a green tie and a stupid-looking kid wearing an orange hoodie?"

"Yes, they just left," the Capo said.

"Well, that's too bad. They haven't paid their bill yet."

"Don't worry. We'll pay for it, and ours too. We're friends of theirs," Fogliaragazzo said, starring directly at the Capo with determined eyes.

Dumbfounded, the waiter quickly went back to get the checks, while the Capo starred at Fogliaragazzo with a suprised expression. "Future Godfather, what are you-

"I know what I'm doing, Gamberetto," Fogliaragazzo said, cutting him off. "Unlike the others, that kid had guts. I want you to find out everything about him."

End of Chapter 2