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The Bucciarati gang was having dinner at the local restaurant after they finished their recent mission. Mista and Narancia were chatting loudly with their mouths full and their hands moving everywhere while Bruno and Fugo occasionally told them to quiet down. Abbacchio listened to music with his headphones and Trish was reading the newest magazine. Though they all found a way to occupy themselves Giorno sat quietly, moving his pasta around with a fork.
"Giorno, no playing with your food" Bruno scolded him which in return got him a quiet 'yes sir' as Giorno then put down his fork and folded his hands in his lap. It wasn't like him to be so introverted especially with the group but right now he was feeling rather little and didn't want to socialize. he just wanted to go home and cuddle with his stuffies while sipping on a warm bottle.
His eyes wandered around the restaurant as he waited for the others to finish their meals. Out of boredom, he started swaying back and forth in his seat while quietly humming some tune he remembered. Giorno thought back on when the gang got seated and regretted not taking one of those kids menus that came with a coloring activty and crayons.
Minutes passed slowly and he soon was becoming grumpy with the bother of having to sit still with nothing to do. Giorno whined and his legs started swinging back and forth as a little kid's would. Bruno took notice and looked over at him with a questioning look. "Giorno, are you doing alright?" Bruno put a hand over the other's causing Giorno to look over at him. He shook his head 'no' and started making grabby hands at him while whining. A couple of people who weren't familiar with the bucciarati gang looked over at them, wondering why a teenager was behaving so.
"okay hun, come over here" Bruno pushed his chair back a little and opened his arms so Giorno could move over and sit on his lap. When he did he laid his head against Bruno's chest and took ahold of his fingers so he could play with them in the meantime. "GioGio can you tell me how old you are?" The older man's voice was calming and quiet as he gently ran his hand through blonde hair. "Mm two!" Giorno smiled proudly as he looked up at him while holding up two fingers. "Great job honey" Bruno brushed a lock of hair behind the little's ear before he went back to eating his entree.
As time passed, the rest of the gang started finishing up their meals along with their activities. "You guys ready to go?" Bucciarati started stacking empty plates up and placing used utensils into empty cups to help the workers out a bit. Abbacchio merely nodded as Mista and Narancia made verbal confirmation. Fugo and Trish just closed their readings, ready to follow them home. Giorno was fast asleep as Bruno stood up, moving him to rest on his hip. "Then let's head home" Bruno set down the money for the bill, leaving a generous tip before leaving the restaurant with his friends in tow.
Once they got to the car Bruno handed the blonde over to Fugo who was in the backseat next to Trish who was looking outside the window quietly. Out of all of them in the group, he trusted Fugo the most with the little. "Make sure the two back there don't wake him, okay?" Bruno looked back at Narancia and Mista who were messing around behind them in the further backseats. Fugo nodded and pushed a strand of blonde hair behind the boy in his lap's ear. "Thank you" The capo took a quick look over the occupants of the car before going back to the driver's seat.
Giorno mumbled as the car started up and held onto one the holes in Fugo's suit. "Shh don't you worry little guy we'll be home soon" He ran his fingers through the Giorno's hair, calming him down for the meantime. Soon the car atmosphere calmed down to as Mista and Narancia relaxed while Abbacchio fell asleep. It was quiet with the soft sound of jazz coming from the radio. "Hey, Bucciarati are we almost there yet?" Fugo asked as he rested his head against the back of his seat. It was getting late and the little in his lap wasn't gonna stay this content much longer. "Just a few more minutes Fugo" Bruno looked back in the rearview mirror and smiled as he looked at the two cuddling.
Once he knew they were close to safety he let his eyes close and his fingers rest in the blonde's hair, drifting off into his own sleep. Though his nap didn't last long as he was gently awoken by Bruno shaking his shoulder. The rest of the gang already headed inside curtesy of their capo's order. "Are we home already?" Fugo muttered and looked down at the little in his lap. It was like a mother checking up on their baby after not looking at them for a few minutes.
"Mhm I'll take Giorno for you so you can head to bed when you get inside" Bruno gently took the blonde as Fugo held him over. "Thank you" Fugo spoke quietly as he was still half asleep and started making his way inside the house once he was able to. During this Giorno woke up and clung to the other's suit. "Dada,," he was cold from being outside in the fall weather. "I know, I know baby we're going to be in the house soon. would you like a warm bottle?" He hummed and held the little on his hip so he could shut the car door and make his way inside the secluded home.
Giorno nodded and started sucking on his thumb as a pass time. The front door made a quiet clicking sound as it was opened and shut. It was almost completely dark with only nightlights illuminating most rooms. The lack of lights scared Giorno but all he could do was tremble. He started biting on his thumb as scary thoughts filled his head. All this brought him back to his childhood when his mother would leave him for hours and hours at a time. It didn't help that the sound of Bruno making his bottle reminded him of when he would hear his step-dad late at night making midnight snacks but never checking up on him.
"Dada?" Giorno mumbled and held onto his capo's suit tighter. "Yes, GioGio? Is everything alright?" Bruno stopped what he was doing and looked down at the little. That was the breaking point for little Giorno, he bursted into tears but still tried wiping them away. "Dada!!" He cried. "Oh honey it's alright" Bruno moved the blonde so he was holding him in a hug and put a hand behind his head, pushing Giorno's head to lie gently on his chest. With that he started bouncing him up and down as a way to calm him down. "shh it's okay little one, i'm here" he whispered and walked around the kitchen slowly.
Giorno eventually calmed down with the familiar embrace and his cries were reduced to sniffles. "Baba?" He leaned back and looked at his caregiver. "that's right let's get you your bottle and then we can head to bed" Bruno smiled and brushed a strand of blonde hair behind his ear. He shifted Giorno back to his hip and grabbed the warm bottle, heading up to Giorno's room to get him ready for the night. The little opened and closed his mouth but he wasn't met with any milk but instead the air causing him to whine. "I know you're hungry we're almost to your room" Bruno held him tightly as he walked up the houses stairs and into the boys room. Instead of laying him down, he himself sat down on the twin sized bed settled Giorno so he was laying how a baby would and put the bottle up to his mouth.
"There you go little one just like that" Bruno tilted the bottle oh so slightly as the little drank and watched as the blonde closed his eyes contently. When the milk was all gone the capo took the bottle away gently and set it down on the nightstand. It seemed the milk did it's job and Giorno was already nodding off. "ah-ah-ah we still have to do one more thing before we go night-night? you know what that is!" Bruno stood up to go to the closet, in it was of course Giorno's usual clothes but it also held his onesies, footie pajamas, and other age regression accessories and needs. 'hmm which one?' He thought in his mind since he doubted the little could pick right then.
In the end he decided on a pink footie pajamas that had many amphibians across it. With that he picked out a yellow pacifier, a clip to make it stay on his pajamas, and a clean diaper. "this'll be quick baby I promise" Bruno set the blonde on the bed and started changing him into his pajamas. Before that he gave him the pacifier to keep him calm for the moment. When he was done he settled Giorno under the covers and gave him a good night's kiss on the forehead. The little seemed to be fast asleep but when Bruno made his way out the door he started whining. Bruno frowned as he knew it was gonna be one of those nights but soon shrugged it off since he knew he couldn't change the way his baby felt. He shut the door once more and headed towards the bed so he could lay down next to Giorno. "I'm here, dada's here" Bruno shushed him and cuddled up to the blonde who was now laying down while sucking his pacifier contently.