CH 19: The weird receivers

As he ran away, Ali sighed in disappointment :"it's already a miracle for these kinds of idiots to get married. But the waste it by cheating even though they aren't someone important. And they're such a pussies too after a little beating. Dumbasses."

Ezio shook her head as well with disappointment :"sigh, I know, right? They don't have the looks, they are cowards, they are weaklings, and they become poor after fighting us. Seriously, is today the cheaters day? First was that Duccio idiot, and now him."

Ali's ears and eyebrow shot up as a mischievous glint and expression took over his handsome face after hearing a part of her sentence :"so? Did you take the money that we deserve for our kind act from his pockets?"

Ezio smiled proudly as she bounced a bag which was sealed tightly up and down on her beautiful hand, making jingle sounds get heard :"took it from him when he was too busy running away with his tail tucked between his legs."

Ali smiled as he nodded with an impressed face :"not bad, ashkim (my love). Not bad at all. You really do have nimble fingers, huh? Took his money away right under his own nose and he didn't even notice a thing."

Hearing his compliments, Ezio smiled as she shrugged with closed eyes as an air of confidence surrounded her :"what can I say? I'm just really talented in somethings. And I have to be impressive if I don't want to look inferior to you."

Ali rolled his neck and cracked it before his eyebrow got raised in curiosity :"wanna know another really useful fact about my map? It also shows if there are jobs for us to take. And there is one right around our home, so let's hurry back!"

Even though Ezio was confused by what he said, she still followed after her running lover. And guess what, he was actually telling the truth! When they got where Ali was talking about, a man called out to them :"excuse me! You two should be Ali and Ezio, right? Get these to their destinations fast. Really fast. I'll pay you well."

The two simply spread out from there as they both took a letter each and took them to the person who the man wanted them to. And it honestly didn't take long, not even five minutes before they got back and the man paid them :"Grazie. And here you go."

Ezio put her hand on her neck and massaged it a little :"I think that is enough doing side jobs for today. Let's go and see what father wants. Maybe he has some more work for us to do. At least the pay is good. Hm? Is that Petruccio? What is he doing? He is waving at us."

When the two got closer, they saw Petruccio and heard his calls for them from beside the door :"ehi (hey), Ezio, Ali!" a slightly stern and big sister type expression took over Ezio's face :"what are you doing out here, Petruccio? You should be in bed."

Petruccio :"I want those feathers." He said as he pointed at some eagle feathers which were on top of the buildings with an innocent look.

Ezio :"what for?"

Petruccio :"it's a secret."

Ezio :"if I get them for you, will you go back inside?"

Petruccio :"yes, I promise."

Ezio :"alright then. Wait for me and I'll be done in a minute or two. You coming, Ali?"

Ali shrugged nonchalantly :"it's not a hard job and it doesn't require multiple people. So you can do it fast and come back after you have collected a few of them. I'll be inside with Petruccio and awaiting for your return from getting those feathers."

She shrugged and quickly and effectively climbed the nearest wall and also the one where one of the feathers that Petruccio wanted was. She picked it up as she then quickly ran towards where she saw another one of those feathers before running after another one.

It honestly wasn't much for Ezio to do something like this with how much she has climbed. So she also used the building rout as her way back as she ran on the rooftops and jumped from one to the other to also stay away from the Pazzi or any other trouble.

Cause even though they weren't much and could be taken care of in seconds each, they were still really and seriously annoying. It honestly frustrated both her and Ali to see them just rushing at them when they recognize them.

And she did the right thing by taking the rooftops. Cause she did avoid one or two of the small Pazzi lackeys just goofing around and being the usual idiots that they are. She finally climbed down from the building a little before just jumping and doing a roll to take away some of the impact.

Because throughout the years of climbing and fighting, her limbs although delicate looking and slim, are very strong and have a lot of endurance. So she seriously didn't have a problem with jumping from a little high places.

She finally got back home and knocked on the door before walking in to see Ali just being his silent self and resting his head on his hand with his eyes closed. The Auditore family had gotten used to it that he was kind of a lazy person sometimes and just wanted to rest.

Ezio smiled as she looked at his beautiful, calm face and appreciated his handsomeness before walking towards Petruccio :"here. As promised."

Petruccio :"grazie, sorella (thank you, sister)."

Ezio put the feathers in the box that Petruccio was holding :"you still haven't told me why you want these."

Petruccio :"I will. In time."

Ezio chuckled before a sigh and a nod :"alright then, you can keep your secrets. I'm gonna fetch Ali and see what father wants us to do. I did as I promised, so it's now your turn. Don't make trouble and do as you're told."

After getting a nod in response, Ezio smiled at her baby brother before walking to her lover and gently shaking him :"Ali. Ali, wake up. My love, father wanted to meet us, remember? We shouldn't keep him waiting."

Unlike how he acts while fighting and everyday life, Ali is genuinely a calm person who just takes the chances to get a rush of adrenaline. Otherwise, he acts calmly and passionately. And the people around him have seen just how easy it is for him to fall sleep.

Ezio found it honestly funny and somewhat cute how a person who won't stop unless he sees blood or hears the cracking of bones in a fight can be so cute and calm normally. She was honestly shocked the first time that she witnessed just how easily he can fall sleep.

It literally takes seconds for this guy! Like, 1, 2, and khapish… z z z… that's how easy it is for him to fall sleep. And unlike how you would think that he won't get back any energy and will even lose some if he sleeps for a few minutes, he actually recharges a lot!

And this was one of those time where he was like "oh, Ezio isn't around? Then fuck you and fuck the world cause I'm gonna sleep till she's back." And Ezio had gotten a handle on how she should wake him up too.

Cause may lord have mercy on whichever poor soul disturbs his sleep. Cause this bastards cares about his sleep only second to Ezio and his weapons! Federico tried to prank him once by waking him up and had a black eye the entire day afterwards!

And it was after waking him up which he thought was impossible! So not only did he have to finish the nearly impossible task of waking him up, he also got a small beat down from the said sleeping beauty.

And Ali said afterwards that he only got a beating because of being a friend, would be a lot worse if he was someone else. So only Ezio dared to wake him up from his sleep. And that also had its own special way of being done.

Which Ezio had learned and has been using it to wake up Ali whenever they are parted and he sleeps. So after using that special way of hers for a few seconds to gently wake him up and not alert him, his eyes slowly fluttered open.

She smiled softly at him as she placed her hand on her cheek and rubbed it with her thumb :"had a good sleep, my love?" Ali smiled sleepily as he nodded and leaned into her touch :"*yawn* yeah, it was a good, quick nap."

Ezio smiled after a chuckle at his sleepy form as he nuzzled into her hand :"well, glad to hear that. alright now, get up. We still have to see father. He seems to have something for us to do, remember? Here, get up."

After he got up and wobbled to Giovanni's office with a chuckling Ezio who was holding his hand so that he wouldn't accidently fall or anything, they finally entered his office after Ali got himself together after another yawn and rubbing his eyes before knocking on the door.

Giovanni looked up from his letters or whatnot on the desk at as he invited them in :"Ali, Ezio! Come in, you two. It seems that Ali had one of his very quick naps just now? Anyways, I need these packages delivered to associates of mine in the city. I also need you to retrieve a message for me from a pigeon coop not too fat from here."

Ezio :"Va bene (okay). We'll get it done."

Ali :"come back here when you're finished. There are some things we need to discuss. And please, my dear daughter, stay out of trouble, hmm?" Ezio rolled her eyes at her father's nagging and her lover's chuckle at the two before agreeing and going together.

The two chose to deliver one of the letters first since according to the now awake Ali, it was closer. And to their surprise, it was the place where they beat up that cheater and pickpocketed the money from just a while ago.

As the two entered with Ali leading because saying that he will take the damage and cover for her if anything happens at anytime. She honestly thought that it was just silly of him, but also liked how he always thought of her safety.

When the two entered the yard, man wearing the clothes which the thieves are famous for and a whore's clothes wearing girl walked up to them as the man started talking :"you Giovanni's kid, girly?"

The whore :"no, idiota (idiot). She just happens to have walked in here while having such similar features like the man."

Ali grabbed the letter from Ezio and carefully held it for the thief to take while being alarm for any situation after the man asked for the letter :"give it here."

The thief :"don't worry, boy. We're not contagious. Least I'm not…"

But they both went away after he said that and got an elbow to his arm from the whore. Ali and Ezio shared glances with confusion as Ali cracked one of his knuckles :"quite a… unique bunch, huh? Your father has some interesting friends."

Ezio just shrugged before they started moving again. This time, though, the man who the delivery was for was on a higher ground :"here. Over here." He seemed really careful, unlike the thief and the whore from before.

Ezio :"we have a delivery from-"

The mercenary clothes wearing man :"-Giovanni Auidtore?"

Ezio :"yes."

The mercenary clothes wearing man :"were you followed?"

Ezio :"no… why would we be followed?"

The mercenary clothes wearing man :"give me the package. Tell your father that they're moving tonight. He should as well."

Ezio :"who's moving? What's going on here? Wait! Come back! Explain yourself!" but the man who was nearly whispering the entire time was gone without any explanation or anything as to why he was acting like that.