Summary: You’re Ezio’s friend. You meet him for the first time since many years.
Words: 1407
Warnings: none
Author: Cass
[Y/F/C] – You favourite color
[Y/H/L] – Your hair length
[Y/H/C] – Your hair color
[Y/N] – Your name
[Y/L/N] – Your last name
You were living in Rome for a long time now, your parents moved out from Florence when you were 10 years old only. You left everything behind, your whole life, every good person and every friend, including your childhood friend named Ezio.
For a long time you were sending letters to him and he was writing back to you. One day everything has just stopped. You never heard anything from Ezio again and it was sad, it ripped your heart apart. You were close with him, he was your best friend even if your parents didn’t like him.
You good remembered, how you both were running around streets of Florence, simply enjoying your time of youth, making troubles not once or twice.
You still could remember how sad he was when your parents were living the town with you by their side.
The only thing that has left you was a necklace, that Ezio and his mother had given you before you left Florence for good.
You sighed loudly playing with the jewellery, watching how beautiful Rome was. All those people, beautiful places, shops… It was your home now, a place where you were feeling safe.
Now you were living alone, your parents bought you house in a good district. They made sure, that you had everything that you needed and they were regularly paying you visits, which were a bit annoying for you. You were an adult woman now.
One day you decided to go and make small shopping for the evening.
You put on your favorite long, [Y/F/C] dress, than slowly brushed your [Y/H/L], [Y/H/C] hair and looked at your reflection in the mirror. You looked like a real aristocrat, you only smiled at yourself and quickly grabbed your basket and some of the money.
The weather was nice and the city was calm, like really calm. Guards were walking thought streets, bards were playing happy songs on their instruments (two bards even got some money from you). And finally you found your shops.
Shopping went rather quick, you good knew what you had wanted to buy and how much you had wanted to buy. It never was a problem for you.
During your way back home someone ran into you.
It was a man, dressed in white raiment with a hood on. He quickly grabbed your elbow before you fell on the ground.
“Mi dispiace veramente, signora”. Man only said, he made sure you are standing still and he continued his runaway.
“Imbecille!” you yelled after him and in the same moment you saw group of guards, they were following the stranger.
You spend whole day sitting on the balcony, thinking about your accidental meeting with the man n the street. You still could see him in your thoughts. He looked like someone strong, someone in hurry, but he remained polite, he probably was dangerous. The hood, guards…
You only shook you head trying to get rid of those thoughts, because suddenly you heard a weird noises form… Somewhere…
You couldn’t really tell, from where they came, but then suddenly you saw the man from the town, but he didn’t look as good as then.
His white raiment was stained with blood, probably his own, he was tired and you could tell this basing on his breath and heavy gasps, that you both could hear. Probably guards got him earlier…
“Where is he?! He for sure went that way!” You could hear guards screams.
You looked at weak man and pulled him inside your house, he was even too weak to protest. You quickly closed balcony doors.
“What you did?” You muttered as you laid man on your own bed.
You sat on bed and thought what you can do, then you decided to try to use the knowledge that you had from your friend, who was a doctor.
“I’m sorry, but I have to take it off… At least upper part of your clothes..” You said and slowly tried to take off his hood, but immediately he grabbed both of your hands.
“Calm down, no matter who you are, my mouth are silent. I promise.” You said, looking at him.
Man only nodded and let you remove his hood off.
And you had to say, that he was handsome… Really handsome.
You smiled at him softly and started to take care of his wounds.
Sometimes he let out a hiss or a quiet moan, but it was all. For most of time he remained silent, being rude enough to look into your cleavage, when he was thinking you weren’t paying attention.
After an hour you sighed softly, than got up from bed. Man slowly sat up.
“Grazie, signora.”
”Sei benvenuto, signore. It was nice to help you, but I think you should rest a bit and I’m more than sure you won’t be able to run tonight.” You smiled at man.
He smiled back softly.
“I think you are right, signora. May I ask you a question?”
You nodded slowly.
“Of course, yes?”
“Your necklace… Where did you get it?” He asked, watching you carefully.
“It’s a gift from a friend.. I got it before I left my home town..” You only said and shrugged, taking necklace into your hand.
“Goofing around streets of Florence? Getting into troubles? Spending whole days having fun?” Man asked, smiling at you.
“Yes but how… You… Ezio… Ezio Auditore..?” You asked, you were deeply shocked, your eyes were wide and you had no idea, what was exactly happening now.
“One and only… [Y/N] [Y/L/N]! My beloved friend!” Not paying attention to the pain, he simply got up from bed and took you into his arms, hugging you tight as he only could.
You laughed happily and almost started cry from happiness, right now you realised, how much you were missing him. You sighed and nuzzled to him.
“I missed you so much… I… I’m sorry… Few years after you left, so many things had happened in my life… That… I just lost my contact with you.” He said, still holding you tight in his arms.
You nodded.
“It’s okay.” You took his hand and looked at him with tears in your eyes and with a big smile on your face. “We have whole night for each others.”
Ezio stroked your cheek and nodded. “You are right.”
Both of you spent whole night at talking.
He told you about terrible things that happen to his family and about what he had to do and who he had became.
You told him, what was happening with you after you left Florence. You felt sorry for him, so many bad stuff happened to the man, but you were proud of him at the same time.
At morning Ezio put on his raiment and looked at you.
“It was nice to see you again. I hope… We won’t lose contact this time…”
You giggled and shook your head. “As long as you will find time for me in your busy life.”
“Will you patch me up sometimes? It’s better than going to medics… I don’t need to pay.” He shrugged.
You only laughed loudly. “Ezio, this house is big as you can see… And I live here alone. I can promise you that… You and your assassins will always find a help and shelter here, I will always be ready to take care of their wounds, give then place to proper rest and feed them with homemade dishes. It will be pleasure for me to help you.”
“[Y/N]… I don’t know what to say… Grazie.” He hugged you. “You know… There is one thing that I wanted to do for so long… I wanted to do this before you left, but… We were too young.”
You blinked. “But… What do you…”
You were cut off by a kiss, deep and strong one.
When man broke the kiss ,you looked at him in shock.
Ezio put on his hood and smiled at you briefly. “We will meet later, wait here at me. If something will happen, you know, where my sister and mother are. They will give a shelter to you. See you, bella.” He simply left your house, jumping out of the window.
You watched him for a bit and then you walked back to your bedroom.
“Ezio Auditore… You’ve changed so much.” You whispered quietly under your breath, gently touching the necklace on your decolletage.
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