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The pizza place had finally closed for the night, all areas had been swept and mopped and all tables and chairs had been cleaned, all wooden chairs were put on top of the tables

 

One by one, all the lights in the pizza place had been turned off

 

Sounds of chatter and shoes clanking against the wooden floors could be heard

 

Elliot had turned the sign, from ‘WE’RE OPEN!’ from ‘SORRY! WE'RE CLOSED’ and was now locking up the doors

 

“Yo Ellz!” A co-worker of his, Tyler had called out, “Wanna hop in my car? I could drop you off to your place”

 

Elliot put his hand in his pockets and placed the key in the pocket, he gave a small wave along with a shake of his head

 

“Thanks for the offer, but I'd rather walk, it isn't that dark besides it's a full moon tonight! It's really beautiful”

 

“Are you sure though?” Tyler asked while scratching the back of his head, “It's really late right now, who knows what will happen if you go alone”

 

Elliot just gave a smile, “Don't worry too much about it, I'll be fine, take good care of yourself, Tyler, I'll be heading off”

 

“...Alright then, be safe”

 

As Elliot kept on walking on the side road, he kept on having random thoughts going through his head

 

‘Should I cut my hair short? It's been getting way too long now and prevents me from doing my work properly, I better book an appointment before I forget’

 

‘I really need to continue on my knitting project that I started a week ago, I would continue doing that but my dad keeps on asking me to do stuffs’

 

‘Do I need to buy more groceries again? I don't think I should, but I have a small feeling that I do need to do it, better write that in my notes before I forget about it again’

 

‘I really need to start eating more vegetables instead of just junk food, should I—!?’

 

A loud thud along with some punching noises could be heard from an alleyway, a groan and loud gasping noises could be heard too.

 

Without thinking, Elliot rushed over to where the noises came from, red converse thumping against the concrete floor, long flowy ponytail swaying from side to side, running towards the dark alleyway with no plans on what to do if the person was armed and having no experience in physical fights.

 

And then, he saw it

 

Elliot stops in his tracks, eyes widened and mouth opened wide from shock and horror

 

A random robloxian man, face bruised up and bleeding almost everywhere, clothes torn and loosened up, arms are shaking and fingers are broken, it's a miracle that this person is even somehow still alive.

 

A yellow robloxian wearing sunglasses (‘Who the hell wears sunglasses at night?’), with muscular build and broad shoulders, grabs the beaten up man by the throat and squeezed it tightly

 

“We're asking you again, where the hell is the robux you owe us mister?!” The strong guy roared, bringing the man close to his face while still having his hold on his throat

 

“Dude, keep it down a notch will ya? You're going to get us caught” a new voice said, it belongs to a guy who is wearing a hat with headphones, body built is muscular but not on the same level as the guy with sunglasses on.

 

As if on cue, Elliot had decided to speak up, gathering the courage to do so out of nowhere.

 

“What are you guys doing?” Elliot asks, his voice is shaky and soft but the two men could still hear it

 

The men snapped their heads at Elliot's direction so fast that Elliot had flinched when they looked at him

 

“Shit! I told you to keep it down! Why didn't you listen!?” the dude with headphones said in a panicked tone

 

“Not my fault that this man couldn't tell us where he's hiding the money we loaned him, two years to pay back the debt and you've still got nothin’, worthless” the man in sunglasses talked back

 

The man in sunglasses then snapped the beaten up man’s neck and separated the head from the body with no struggle, making the sounds of bones cracking heard and blood bursting out from the body

 

Elliot gasps and covers his mouth, his legs are barely standing now, his legs are shaking and slowly moving back.

 

The man wearing headphones catches the movement and grits his teeth.

 

“Oh hell no” he says, before digging one of his legs on the ground and suddenly running towards Elliot at an unusual speed, arms reaching out for him

 

Elliot barely had anytime to react as he was tackled to the ground, his head and the ground meeting each other, the man's hand was on his throat, choking him

 

Elliot's nail dug into the skin of the man's arms, causing small droplets of blood to come out

 

The man then punches Elliot in the head, causing him to get knocked out and lose consciousness.

 

“Why didn't you just kill the dude? He clearly saw us” Caporegime asks, pushing his sunglasses up while walking towards Contractee

 

Contractee just lets out an exaggerated annoyed sigh to which Caporegime glares at him

 

“You stupid or something? This guy is the son of Mr.Builder! Elliot Builder? He's the golden boy! Employee of the century!” Contractee explains and throws Elliot's unconscious body over his shoulder

 

“Who knows what kind of news articles and tabloids would appear if the people found his body dead in an alleyway along with another guy?” Contractee says, walking out of the alleyway after making sure there were no people walking by

 

“And where are you bringing him?”

 

“To our car”

 

“And why is that”

 

“You got any better ideas Einstein? We can't leave him knocked out back there ‘cause then he'll wake up and report to the police, can't kill him either cause he's an important figure and the clean up will be too hard to do, his face is on the television and in the billboards and worn out posters in this goddamn city” Contractee replied back harshly

 

“Alright, alright, but don't rope me in when Consigliere and Boss asks you why pretty boy is in our hideout” Caporegime says, opening the car door for Contractee

 

“Don't worry, I won't” Contractee says, knowing full well that he'll go back on his promise

 

Contractee readjusts the way he's holding Elliot, now carrying him bridal style and goes inside the car, soon after Caporegime follows and closes the car door shut with a thud.

 

The sound of the car door closing had woken up Soldier, he rubbed his eyes and lets out a big yawn

 

“You guys sure took your time”

 

Consigliere, who was his phone doing god knows what had turned his phone off and pinched the bridge of his nose

 

“You two took long, too long” Consigliere says, turning his body and looking at the backseat

 

“What happen—”

 

The words died down when he saw Elliot Builder, the goddamn heir to the Builder Brothers business, in the back of the car, sitting between Caporegime and Contractee, seatbelts buckled on, clearly knocked unconscious

 

Hearing Consigliere words cut off, Soldier turns to look and his eyes went wide open

 

“Ain't no wayy” Soldier says in a hushed voice

 

Consigliere squeezes his eyes shut, and inhaled a lot of air and opened his eyes

 

“Please tell me that the man you have in the back is just a lookalike of Mr.Builder and not the actual man himself”

 

Caporegime snorts and Contractee just shook his head

 

Soldier and Consigliere turned away and sat properly in the car seat, Consigliere turns the car on and looks at the two men through the rearview mirror

 

“You two have a lot of explaining to do and you guys better do it now or else” Consigliere threatens, hands gripping the car wheel tightly before riding off

 

Contractee just rolls his eyes and begins talking

 

The whole ride, it was just Contractee and Consigliere talking back and forth between each other, Soldier would occasionally put his two cents in to which Caporegime just told him to keep quiet to which made Contractee turn to him and asks why he couldn't keep it down back in the alleyway

To which, Consigliere would then bring the topic of the subject (Elliot) back again.

 

“Might as well tell the boy that we're all vampires since you've basically shown it to him, how careless are you two?” Consigliere scolded, shaking his head in disappointment

 

“You two better be explaining this to the Don carefully or else you'll be sleeping with the fishes before you know it”

 

Upon reaching their destination, the boys had headed up to their hideout which was just a small apartment but it was better than nothing.

 

Soldier had carried Elliot and tried to lay him down on the couch as gently as he could, placing his head under the cushion

 

Soldier then leaves the living room and heads to the bedroom, a small room but it has enough space to fit in four mattresses, a drawer and a shoe rack

 

Comfortable enough

 

The others, Caporegime and Contractee also head to the bedroom

 

Consigliere remains standing in the living room, looking at the sleeping Elliot

 

Lashes a little too long, freckles scattered from his cheeks to his nose and lips slightly open, allowing drool to come out.

 

‘Knocked out like a baby’ Consigliere thinks but there's also an important matter to think about

 

Consigliere needs to find an excuse, very good excuse so that his boss won't give him and the boys any punishments or any stern talking

 

Consigliere shivers at the thought of whatever punishment his boss will give them, the last time he made a mistake, Consigliere was—

 

‘Don’t even think about it’ He scolded himself, ‘It was a long time ago and you promised yourself you wouldn't do it again’

 

Consigliere sighs and looks at Elliot's sleeping figure again

 

‘The poor boy would be sore in the morning if he continues to sleep like this’

 

Soldier was always careless when it comes to handling bodies

 

Consigliere rearranges Elliot's position and covered his body with a small, thin blanket

 

‘It’s better like this’

 

“Look at you getting all soft for the pretty boy” Contractee teasingly says

 

Consigliere looks to where Contractee is,

 

Hands in his pockets, his back against the wall and his left foot on the wall

 

“How long were you watching, I thought you went to sleep?"

 

Contractee shrugs, "I had an annoying feeling that you were doing something to pizza guy over there, didn't realise you got a little soft spot for cuties” he says with a grin on his face

 

“Go back to the room"

 

Contractee finally stood properly and put his hands up as a way of surrender, "Alright, I'll stop, I'd do the same if I were you anyways, but I got a thing to ask”

 

Consigliere takes off his top hat and hangs it on the hat rack and looks at Contractee, "What is it?”

 

"What are we going to say if the boss knew we accidentally kidnapped someone from the Builder family?”

 

Consigliere remains silent, Contractee grows tense from the silence

 

"Shit, you haven't thought of an excuse as well?”

 

“Do you still have that bunny headband thing, you know? When you press on one of the paws, one of the bunny ears would go up?" Consigliere asked

 

Contractee looks at Consigliere weirdly,
"I threw that shit out years ago, it was back during our training days, what the hell do you need that for?"

 

Consigliere’s shoulders sagged as he let out a sigh, “Bummer, I was wondering if we could put those on him so that we could hopefully avoid potential punishments”

 

Contractee shook his head, "Nah, that wouldn't work, boss would think we are making fun of him and before you know it, we’d be swimming with the fishies"

 

Consigliere looks at Elliot again, then he looks at Contractee

 

"Maybe we could—”

 

"Hold your horses, how about we get some rest for the night, yeah?” Contractee says as he puts his arm on Consingliere’s shoulder and begins to walk towards the bedroom

 

"You're grabbing at all the straws next to you right now ‘cause the next you might suggest would probably be that we should put Elliot in a bunny suit to make boss happy, which wouldn't be possible cause the boy would probably slap us”

 

Consigliere lets out a sigh, "Not what I was thinking but whatever"

 

“That's the spirit! We probably have more time to think about it in the morning anyways, goodnight dude"

 

“Whatever" Consigliere says as he lays down on the mattress and pulls the blanket up to cover his body

 

But little did the boys know, the Don of the Sonellino gang would soon find out about their little secret, very soon.

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Mafioso had lived a life full of adventure, danger and even love.

 

Throughout his lifetime, he had fallen in love with the same person in each and every life

 

In one life, he was a king and his beloved was the one he had to married, his beloved was beautiful, charming and smart but unfortunately was born in an unhealthy, cruel family who did not love him for who he truly was, he was publicly shamed and humiliated and harsh words were said to him by his own family

 

Luckily as soon as Mafioso found out, a public trial was held and all members of his beloved’s family were found guilty and were publicly executed

 

Soon after, him and his beloved lived a long happy life and even managed to have three children

 

And in all the other lives he has lived, were similar in a way and it all ended in him loving the same person (not that Mafioso didn't mind)

 

However, for a human to be reincarnated, the process takes an unbearable long period of time, taking years or maybe even decades to finish.

 

But for his beloved, his patience was enduring and long lasting, he would do anything to see that bright smile, those words of kindness

 

But for now, Mafioso now works as leader of a mafia, mainly dealing with debts and loaned money to those who begged for it and he has his own coven, his goons

 

He had found them and turned them into, some were turned when death was knocking at the door (Soldier, Contractee), some willingly turned, (Caporegime and Consigliere)

 

Originally, when Mafioso found Soldier, he was hiding in an alley way, blood can be seen all over his body and there were so many cuts and bruises over the boy's body, he was barely breathing and Mafioso decided to just leave him there and let death do its job

 

But Caporegime begged him to turn the boy into a vampire, to give the stranger another chance at life, and so, after careful consideration Mafioso sank his teeth in the boy's neck and let the venom inject into his body.

 

Mafioso thought that the boy would die, because transitioning from a human to a vampire is a painful process physically, mentally and emotionally

 

But the boy survived and now works under him as a soldier

 

For Contractee, it was different, he was an ordinary boy who was just trying to survive, the boy had been suffering from a chronic disease that was weakening his body by the minute, while Mafioso was on a walk, he saw the boy, on his knees covering his mouth as he coughed and coughed and blood was coming out, Mafioso gave him the choice but he was hesitant, he took too long to answer so Mafioso made the choice for him

He turned the boy into a vampire

 

Consigliere had been by his side the longest, his unwavering loyalty and dedication towards serving him, Mafioso told him about who he truly is but Consigliere remained unchanged and continued serving him, Mafioso turned him into a vampire after having a long talk with the consigliere

 

Caporegime, at first, was no one special in Mafioso's eyes, he thought that Caporegime was just like the others who were all trained to do their duties, but Caporegime proved him wrong.

 

There had been a traitor in the group and that traitor tried to kill Mafioso with a knife but Caporegime had blocked the traitor’s attack with his hands and knocked out the traitor cold.

 

And Mafioso saw that time and time again, that Caporegime was willing to fight for his life to protect him, using all the strength and will power to protect him, Mafioso told him his true identity and after having a talk with him, Mafioso turned him into a vampire

 

Those four are his trusted men, goons that he could rely on and the four of them will forever serve him until he commands them to stop.

 

*****

 

Mafioso was seated in his office room, signing important papers and documents, it was quiet, the only sound that could be heard was from his golden watch that was ticking

 

After signing the last document for the day, Mafioso let out a sigh and stacked All the papers neatly and tied them up, telling himself that he'll Contractee would deliver these later

 

He stood up from his chair and walked to the window and opened it, allowing fresh air to come in the room, he breathed in the air and exhaled, then took out a tobacco pipe along with a pipe lighter, he loaded the pipe and turned on the pipe lighter and lit the entire surface of the tobacco with a circular movement while sucking, then as the tobacco rises, he compacts it to the top of the chamber

 

It remained like this for a while, he enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere, taking a break from his work never really hurts, it's a habit of his that he forgets to abandon

 

Then a thought went to his head, his boys have been quiet since last night, after he told them to collect debt from their debtor, he should've received a report from Consigliere that it was taken care of, but he didn't

 

‘Must’ve slipped my mind about it' He thought and blew the smoke from his pipe

 

He took his phone out and dialled Consigliere's number

 

Three beeps and an automatic voicemail was heard

 

“The person you are calling is not—"

 

Again

 

“The person you are calling is—"

 

Again

 

“The person you are calling—"

 

Again

 

“The person you are—"

 

Again

 

“The person you—"

 

Again

 

“The person—"

 

Again

 

“The—"

 

Mafioso gripped his phone tight and a scowls,

 

Consigliere has never failed to answer his calls, he always answered within the first ring so why is he not answering now?

 

Mafioso put his phone back in his pocket and went out the door, he will go to go to his boys' base and see what the hell was so important that his call was ignored

 

****

 

The sun has risen and its bright rays were sneaking through the blinds, landing perfectly on Consigliere's face, he wakes up with a hiss as the sun had slightly burned his face

 

‘Looks like the boys didn't properly close the blinds last night, I'll add that to my list when I do inspections on them’

 

As much as he wishes to continue sleeping, the day has to start and so, Consigliere reluctantly gets up from his mattress and folds his blanket and goes to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

 

He isn't that good in cooking, just decent, though the boys had silently voted for Consigliere to be the cook of the group, Caporegime knows how to as well but that man is always snoring with his mouth wide open and would need an earthquake with 6.3 magnitude to wake him up.

 

That was an exaggeration, Caporegime is a very heavy sleeper who has trouble waking up early in the morning, he does snore but not with his mouth wide open, just slightly wide

 

Whatever

 

Consigliere fries some bacons and took some eggs and cracked them open in a pan and began to stir on low heat

 

He doesn't know how Elliot likes his eggs done and if the boy even mutters a word about wanting his eggs to be done in some other way

 

Well too bad

 

But just in case, Consigliere prepares an extra egg that was made different than the one he did

 

Bacons crispy on both sides and the eggs are done, Consigliere sets the table and prepares a plate for himself

 

Just as he was about to take a bite of his eggs, he hears a sound coming from the living room

 

“...Hmmph”

 

A head full of blond hair popped up from the couch, Elliot rubs his eyes and covers his mouth as he yawns and he stretches, and realisation dawned on him and he looked around the room

 

“Where am—"

 

"I see you're awake, good morning, Mr.Builder” Consigliere greets with a small nod

 

It was no use in acting like everything was fine and dandy, especially since Elliot doesn't know him and Consigliere doesn't know him personally, only knows the boy from all those Builder Brothers pizza commercials and TV stuff the boy was in

 

If Contractee knocked Elliot hard enough to make him forget about what happened then Consigliere can fabricate the perfect cover story that'll save both Elliot and the boys

 

Though, if Elliot still remembers what happened, then Consigliere doesn't know what to do…yet (he doesn't have a plan)

 

Elliot grew startled at the sudden voice coming from the dining table, he turns around and saw Consigliere

 

Elliot offers him a hesitant smile, Consigliere makes a gesture for him to sit at the chair in the dining room

 

“Come and sit, I would answer whatever questions you may have about what happened last night and how you got in here"

 

Elliot hesitates momentary but he goes and sit down, facing the opposite direction of where Consigliere is sitting

 

“What happened last night, do you still remember it?" Consigliere asks slowly

 

Elliot seems to be in thought and his face slowly morphed into a look of terror and looks at him

 

“I…I do, I was on my way to go to my apartment and I heard some noise” Elliot took a shaky breath, "I decided to check it out and I…— I saw"

 

“Mr.Builder, please take deep breaths" Consigliere advised, not wanting to deal with a crying person so early in the morning

 

Elliot takes Consigliere's advice and takes a few deep but shaky breaths and continue his account

 

“There were two robloxians, one with a headset and one wearing shades, I saw the guy wearing shades… beating another person up, that person was so injured, blood everywhere and it looked like they were close to death— obviously, I was shocked and scared and I tried to leave but the man wearing the headset saw me and somehow, was able to get me fast and knocked me out, I woke up and now I'm here”

 

‘Shit, he remembers’

 

Consigliere clears his throat, “Well, Mr.Builder—"

 

The door to the base bursts open, on instinct Consigliere grabs the closest weapon he could find – a wine bottle

 

Only for him to lose his fighting stance and instead stand in shock

 

“Boss…” Consigliere mutters softly and immediately stands straight

 

“Consigliere" his boss's rough voice calls, “I've been trying to get in contact with you through the phone but you weren't answering”

 

“....What?" Was what Consigliere could only reply

 

He didn't even know that the boss was trying to call him, either he has lost his phone or forgot to get it from the car, or it was dead and needed to charge but he forgot to do it

 

“My most sincere apologies, boss, I—"

 

His boss cuts him off, “And who do you have over there? You sleepin’ with boys Consigliere?”

 

Consigliere shakes his head hard, "No boss, you see—”

 

His boss walks past him and approaches Elliot, he prays to whatever admin is available right now to hear his prayers and hope that Elliot doesn't say anything to make his boss even more grumpy

 

Elliot and his boss look at each other, not saying anything and Consigliere stands still looking at both his boss and Elliot

 

His boss pushes his fedora back, just a bit, to let Elliot see his face fully and for some reason, smiled at Elliot, just a bit

 

Consigliere loses his composer and his mouth drops and his eyes widens but he is quick to close his mouth and look properly at the two.

 

“Mr.Builder…” His boss begins with unimaginable softness and fondness in his voice, "I've been meaning to finally meet with you…again, though I had hoped we had met under different circumstances instead”

 

“You wanted to meet with me?" Elliot points at himself, unsure if what he heard from the boss was correct

 

‘Boss had wanted to meet with Mr.Builder?’ Consigliere asked himself in his mind

 

With a regretful look in his eyes, Elliot looks at his boss and forced a smile on himself, “With all due respect, I'm flattered that a distinguished person like you wanted to meet an ordinary guy like me, no offense but, I don't know who you are”

 

Yeah that would make sense, Elliot looks like the type of guy who wouldn't even watch movies like the Godfather or Reservoir dogs or even horror movies, the man just looks like someone who can't handle blood very well

 

Despite what Elliot said, his boss still looked at him kindly and softly shook his head

 

“Even if you don't remember me at all, I'll make you remember it”

 

What the hell does that even mean? Sometimes his boss says weir—

 

His boss takes Elliot’s hand and kisses the knuckles of his hand gently

 

HUH!? WHAT IS GOING ON!? Consigliere swears he is experiencing a fever dream right now, his boss is gay!?

 

Elliot sputters in confusion, “I…what?...HUH?!” He retracts his hand from his boss and cradles it to his chest

 

"Listen here, I don't know who you are but I am not who you think I am! I am not your long lost lover or something like that, you can't just do that!”

 

Elliot gets up from his chair and decides to get out of the makeshift base, where will he go? Consigliere doesn't know

 

“Mr.Builder, wait—!"

 

Before he could stop Elliot from getting out, his boss takes Elliot's hands and brings him close

 

“Elliot, don't overthink about my intentions but try to understand them, I'll show what I mean if it means I can gain your trust, come” his boss said and out they went

 

They didn't even bother closing the door and the sunlight creeps into the room, without a word or a thought, Consigliere grabs a broom and closes the door using said broom and he puts it back to where it belonged.

 

He sits at the dining table and begins to think about what had just happened not too long ago

 

Soldier enters the room with a loud yawn and scratches his back, when he looks at Consigliere, he narrows his eyes

 

“Dude, you look like you just got out of a war zone, what the hell happened? And also…” Soldier sniffs around the room, "Where is pizza boy? I can't smell him"

 

Consigliere looks at Soldier dead in the eyes and with a monotonous voice, “Something just happened"

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Elliot was basically dragged out of the base and was strapped in a fancy black car tightly in the passenger seat while the man in a fedora was calm as if he wasn't kidnapping someone

 

‘Based on the looks of this guy along with the people I've recently met, I'm going to die in this place for sure!’

 

The car started and the engines roared to life, the man inserted the car keys and started driving to who knows where

 

A droplet of sweat formed on Elliot's forehead as he slowly faced the unknown man, he's shaking so much that he might as well be mistaken for a bobble head

 

“Mister…” Elliot quietly says, his voice shaking with nervousness and fear, “Are you going to kill me?" He asks, his fists clenching and his eyes are shaking

 

The man was taken aback but regains his composure and lets out a chuckle, he shakes his head and begins talking

 

“If I wanted to kill you, my men would've done that for me already" he smiles as he said it

 

This does not calm down Elliot as he looks even more scared, he lets out a small whimper as the man talked, he looked away as his eyes started to tear up and he couldn't help himself

 

The man looked shocked as he heard Elliot's cries and stopped the car immediately and loosened the straps around the passenger seat.

 

He gently puts his hands on Elliot's face and turns to look at him, he wipes the tears off of his face and tucks a strand of hair which was out of place behind his ear

 

“Please don't think that I would ever harm you, I could never—"

 

A yell interrupted the man, “Of course I would think you'd hurt me! Look at you and the way you presented yourself! I just wanted to go home and now I got myself stuck in this mess! What are you even trying to do with me! I don't have anything of value and if you're trying to rob me in the future, I'm not rich!” Elliot yells at the man, making big gestures with his hands as he did

 

The man tried not to laugh and he patted Elliot's head with the same smile he had since he met him

 

“You never failed to make me laugh, don't worry dear, we're almost there, I'll tell you everything you need to know about me and about us, please be patient" The man explains as he starts his car again and continues driving

 

For some reason, Elliot had listened to the man and sat quietly in the car as it continued to drive, the drive was long as the man had taken several different routes multiple times as if to make sure no one was following him.

 

The car had finally reached its destination and Elliot saw a big gate painted with gold, the walls surrounding the mansion was high and there were electrical fences on it, shocking anyone who dares to try and rob the house, there was a big water fountain in the middle and the estate stood tall and it looked beautiful

 

The man rolled the window down and pressed a button on the intercom making it come alive, static noises could be heard just for a few seconds

 

“Welcome to the Sonnellino’s estate, please state your business” A voice from the intercom asked in a robot manner

 

‘Sonnellino? I feel like I've heard that name before, but from where?’ Elliot thoughts were interrupted as the man had spoken

 

“Open the gates, it's me” The man demands, the soft tone he used on Elliot disappeared and a rather rough, monotone voice was used instead

 

A beep could be heard from the intercom and the gates slowly opened, “Welcome back, Mr.Sonnellino"

 

The man continues to drive his car until it reached the fountain area from there he stopped the car and took the keys out and got out, the man opens the car door from Elliot's side and offers his hand out

 

“We shall walk to the estate instead of driving there, I hope you don't mind, I'd like to talk and catch up on things"

 

Elliot looks at the man and his hand for a while, then sighs and places his hand on the man's hand

 

“Just so you know…” Elliot begins, "You haven't even told me your name yet”

 

The man was dumbfounded and a moment of silence passed before he cleared his throat loudly

 

“You may call me Mafioso" was all he said

 

Just then, a man in a suit walked up to Mafioso while holding an umbrella and put his hand out, waiting for Mafioso to give him something. Mafioso dropped the car keys in the man’s palm and the man went inside the car and drove away.

 

The pair started walking to the estate, the sound of their shoes meeting the ground covers the silence between them

 

“My dear, what have you been doing? Have you made any friends? Learned any new hobbies?"

 

‘Why is this man trying to talk to me like we're friends?’

 

Truth to be told, when Mafioso barged into the base, Elliot had a sudden feeling of familiarity when he saw him but it was gone just as soon as it came.

 

“...There is this new co-worker at my job, he's still learning how to handle things but I'm sure he'll be good at the job in no time…as for hobbies…does watching old romance movies count?” Elliot timidly asks, not really expecting a reply as he plays with the buttons of his work shirt

 

Mafioso smiles fondly at Elliot, “We're here" he says, he opens the door, revealing the interior design of the estate and Elliot's jaw drop as he saw the the beautiful decorations and the large golden chandelier hanging the middle of the room

 

Mafioso chuckles at Elliot's reaction and closes his jaw, “Better close that jaw before some insect decides to fly in" he jokes, Elliot became flustered and the feeling of his fingers on his jaw leaves a lingering feeling that made Elliot want more but he shoved that feeling All the way back in his mind.

 

The two entered the estate and Elliot kept on looking around everywhere, taking every detail in his mind, they went to the second floor and as they continued walking through, Mafioso suddenly stopped making Elliot stop as well

 

Elliot looks at Mafioso and sees him looking at a painting, Elliot takes a look and his eyes widens

 

In the painting, it seems like Mafioso and another person were in a garden, the person was holding a bouquet of various beautiful flowers, Mafioso stands next to him with the same smile that he has with Elliot and it seems like there was a gentle wind when the painting was being painted as their clothes and hair were flowing softly.

 

‘The Boss and his beloved, 1965’ was engraved on the bottom of the frame

 

‘This person…’ Elliot thought as he unknowingly touches the painting, ‘looks exactly like…me, but I wasn't even born in that year’

 

Mafioso begins to speak startling Elliot, “You used to love going out in the garden back then…you would always tend to the flowers and arrange them in a way that would look pleasing to you” He doesn't look at Elliot as he says this

 

"I would always tell you to stop, that we have I could hire people who would do it for you, but you would always refuse and say that you like the work and that it always paid off whenever you see a flower growing” Mafioso smiles, reminiscing about his time with the other Elliot

 

He looks at Elliot with the same kind eyes and smile, “Are sunflowers and white lilies still your favourite flowers, dear?” He asks

 

Elliot nods, "W-Well…Sunflowers and white lilies are still my favourite but daisies and peonies are my new favourite flowers” he replies while looking at Mafioso

 

"Daisies and peonies…" Mafioso repeats back, a small light shines in his eyes though it went unnoticed by Elliot, “How fitting for a gentle soul like you"

 

"What does that—”

 

"Come dear, I still have a lot more to show you” Mafioso walks away and Elliot trails behind like a little puppy

 

***

 

As they continued to walk, Elliot saw various paintings and portraits of himself, a few of them were multiple paintings of him from the same time period while others were different

 

They opened a door to a room where various luxurious items like diamond necklaces, golden rings and a crown were carefully arranged in the room and in the middle, was a scepter that was decorated with gold and various gemstones that held meaning, all of it were kept in a thick glass chamber that could not be broken easily

 

Elliot was too scared to enter the room, feeling like the odd one out because of the amount of items that were probably worth more than his life and also an unknown feeling was present which he could not name

 

“Mafioso…” Elliot says his name aloud, “What is this room for?"

 

Mafioso steps in the room and wanders around, showing off each item that were present in the room

 

“All of these precious items all belong to you, my dear, each of these you have worn in different timelines, for example; this earrings made from amethyst were given by your father on the day you had won a friendly cooking competition from the other kingdom, this ring was given to you by a dear friend of yours after you had finished your first tour around the realm and this necklace was given by me, yours truly, when we had first gotten married, isn't this wonderful?” He explains with great delight and joy, he extends his hand

 

“Come closer, dear, I want to remember how you looked when you were this necklace, truly great times indeed"

 

Elliot nervously reaches out and takes Mafioso's hand and lets himself be gently taken over to where the necklace was, Mafioso opens the chamber by decoding the password and takes out the necklace with such caution and carefulness

 

Elliot turns around and drags his ponytail up to make sure his hair won't be in the way, Mafioso takes his time wrapping the necklace around Elliot's neck

 

“It's done" Mafioso finally says and takes Elliot to a mirror to show it off

 

Elliot doesn't know why, but the moment he saw himself with the necklace, he began to breathe heavily and Mafioso noticed immediately, Elliot could hear him asking something probably like “Are you fine?" Or “Breathe with me now"

 

How the hell can Elliot breath with him while he feels like his chest is being squeezed tight and it feels like his lungs are getting tighter and smaller, his vision begins to blur and his eyes are starting to tear up, in the mirror, he sees the diamonds and the gemstone places in the middle glowing dimly

 

And then he fainted, he could hear Mafioso's panicked words coming out his mouth and the sound of footsteps entering and exiting the room

 

***

 

The sound of wedding bells ringing, people cheering, clapping and shouts of joy, the birds flapping their wings around were heard from the palace

 

Two people, hand in hand, emerged out from the room and enters the balcony where millions of citizens were excited to see the new rulers of their kingdom

 

A yellow robloxian, hair styled perfectly, he wore a black suit with golden accents and a fur boa, on his hand laid a white golden ring with diamonds and a sapphire in the middle and his other hand was covered with a black gloves, his eyes were neutral when facing the crowd below but when he looked at his lover, he softened his eyes and a small smile appeared on his face

 

The two of them wore a crown on their head, signifying that they were now the rulers of the kingdom

 

A yellow robloxian, his hair was done in a single braid and small flowers were present in the hair, he wore a white suit that contrasted the other male and a long silky white cape was hung on shoulders, on his hand laid a white golden ring with a pear shaped rose quartz, and the other hand was holding a bouquet of different flowers that were white coloured, his eyes were full of joy and happiness when facing the crowd below, when he looked at his husband he couldn't help but give him a kiss full of love and passion

 

After spending the whole day and afternoon celebrating the new rulers and attending a few ceremonies, night time has fallen, and the newly wedded couple were in their room, taking off their clothes and the heavy jewellery they had to wear the entire day

 

Elliot took off hair tie and brushed his hair, letting out a satisfied sound as he massaged his scalp and he looked at his husband with gentle eyes

 

Mafioso unbuttoned his dress shirt and put a hanger under it and neatly placed it in the wardrobe, he let out a tired sigh when he realises that he and his love would have to attend another event early in the morning from a nearby kingdom to celebrate their wedding and also he needed to write a reply from the letters he had received from other kingdoms, distant friends and family

 

A squeak could be heard from across the room and Mafioso turned to where he heard the noise and saw Elliot's head turned away from him, his form trembling slightly

 

Mafioso raised his eyebrows, Elliot didn't smell like he was scared or he was sad, but he did smell nervous and he could feel his body heating up a bit

 

“Elliot?" He gently called out as he approached his lover, still wearing no shirt and only wore pants, he places his hand on Elliot's back and his love visibly flinches from the touch

 

“Mr. Builder, what's wrong? Are you coming down with a cold?"

 

Elliot rapidly shook his head yet he still hasn't looked at his husband, Mafioso, a bit worried and curious, places his other hand on Elliot's jawline and turns his head towards him

 

Elliot's face is very flushed and Mafioso was shocked from how red it was, then, he laughed as he place his hand that was previously on his back to his forehead to check his love’s temperature

 

“You're not sick, you're definitely not sad and you're not scared either, tell me Mr. Builder, what is the cause of the growing redness on your face?" Mafioso asks and tilts his head a bit

 

Elliot was saying nothing though he noticed his eyes looking down at his body built and he quickly caught on and he smirked

 

“Is Mr. Builder…hmm” Mafioso pretends to think, "Is Mr. Builder perhaps…admiring my body?" he teasingly asks, though it sounded more like a statement than a question

 

Elliot nodded and it gets a laugh out of Mafioso

 

“Keep on looking, Mr. Builder, as this is only for you, I am yours just as much as you are mine" He said, a bite of possessiveness in his voice

 

Elliot suddenly stood up and gently took Mafioso's hands, eyes looking back and forth to the bathroom and to his husband

 

“Would…would Mr. Sonnellino like to take a bath with me? Just to save us some time, no other ulterior…motives”

 

Mafioso smiles and brings a strand of hair that was out of place behind Elliot's ear and the two begin went to the bathroom

 

It was safe to say that during bathtime, the two of them were having some action done and another happened soon after

 

The morning after was pleasant, Mafioso was woken up by the feeling of soft lips on his cheeks, he opens his eyes and sees his love, now resting his head on the crook of his neck still placing soft kisses

 

“Good morning, dear" Mafioso greets and Elliot greeted back with a kiss on the lips, the two stayed in bed for a while but Mafioso knew that they have to get up soon

 

“I'm sorry to say this but we have to get out of bed" Mafioso says and Elliot whined, “Dear, we have to attend an event from my friend…er…Chance” Mafioso struggled to remember the name and Elliot whined even louder

 

Mafioso sighed, both fondly and a bit annoyed at Elliot's antics but he wasn't complaining, he massages his love’s scalp, he realised that Elliot loves it when he gets head massages and he feels very relaxed and calm when doing so

 

“Alright, I'll tell the servants to give breakfast in bed but after that, I want us to be dressed up near and proper, okay?”

 

Elliot smiles and hugs his husband and lets out a small noise of agreement

 

When they were eating breakfast, Elliot would often share his food with his husband, prompting his husband to open his mouth as Elliot spoonfed him the food

 

After that, the two had brushed their teeth and changed into a formal attire, they had chosen their clothing and their hair were styled by the maids and servants

 

Mafioso took one last look of himself in the mirror, though it was of no use as he couldn't even see himself in it, only his clothes

 

“Darling?" Elliot softly called out, “The servant said that our carriage has arrived, are you ready to go?"

 

Mafioso nodded, “Yes, I will—" he suddenly remembered an important vital thing, “Please wait dear, I'll be right there with you"

 

Elliot stood in confusion as he watched his husband rushed towards his wardrobe, but the confusion disappeared quickly as he saw Mafioso take out a large black box

 

“Mafioso, what is—"

 

“Please hold it for me, dear" Mafioso says as he places the box on the hands of his beloved and opens it, revealing a large shiny necklace, a large gemstone placed in the middle of it

 

Mafioso took the necklace and showed it to Elliot to which his love, gasped in shock and Mafioso chuckles at his reaction

 

He puts the necklace on and the keeps the box away safely, He looks at Elliot and smiles, eyes filled with love and compassion for his beloved

 

“Such a beautiful boy" he compliments and Elliot blushes and playfully slaps his shoulder, "Oh you!” he says with a laugh

 

"Now then, let's go, I'm sure the servants are getting tired of waiting for you to enter the carriage” Elliot says and the two walk out of the room, hand in hand

 

***

 

Elliot woke up on a soft, comfortable bed, his shoes were taken off and placed neatly beside the bed

 

He sat up and rubbed his eyes, ‘Was that a dream just now? Why did I dream of getting married to Mafioso?’

 

“Morning snow white" an unknown voice greeted

 

Elliot yelped and looked to where it came from, and he saw the same man from that night, the one with shades

 

“You must had a really good dream, you were moving around and letting out all sorts of cute noises that was definitely heard by everyone" the man in shades smirked

 

Elliot flushed as he covered his mouth in shock and in embarrassment, "I really did that!?” he asks, his voice in a higher pitch

 

The man laughs, “the noises were small and you only let it out once or twice, but you were just so adorable!" He coos and pokes Elliot's soft cheeks

 

“Huh?" Was all Elliot could say, this man was so different from the man Elliot had seen in that night, gone were the visible vein on his forehead and the evil look from his eyes along with the blood stained on his uniform

 

The man took a seat on the bed, “If you're looking for boss, he's downstairs in the kitchen with Consigliere, making some delicious food for you, come on” he urges with a pat on his shoulder

 

“Consigliere?"

 

The man froze but he regained his composure, “Don't worry, he'll introduce you to us all properly, aren't you hungry and starving? I say we go downstairs and chow down on some good food made by the boss"

 

***

 

Once Elliot reached the kitchen area, a sweet aroma filled in the room and he saw various foods neatly placed on the table

 

He saw Mafioso sitting at the far end of the table and the four people Elliot barely knew sat around the table

 

“Elliot, please join us for breakfast, I apologise for getting you fold earlier when we met, take this as an apology" Mafioso gestures to the food on the table

 

Elliot takes his seat on the other far end of the table, He looks at the others and realises that they aren't really eating the food, just looking at it intensely

 

“Umm…I don't really know if I should be asking this but…I'm just gonna say it” Elliot takes a deep breath, "Are you guys demons or like, vampires or something?”

 

The men paused except for Mafioso and they all looked at each other before the man in the white top hat sighs and looks at Elliot

 

“To confirm your suspicion, we are, what you called vampires, we apologise for not telling you this fact earlier when we met but we were afraid you'd run off" the man in the white top hat explains with ease

 

“Oh…well that would make sense, since you” Elliot points at the man with headphones, “Were running towards me at the speed of light and punched me so hard that I was knocked out"

“Contractee, you did what" Mafioso side eyes the man and Contractee visibly flinches and looks down and a droplet of sweat forms on his forehead

“And you" Elliot now points at the man with shades, “When you separated that man’s neck and body with such ease, I was genuinely so shocked and scared and I was wondering how a normal robloxian could do that”

The man in shades looks away and puts his lips in a flat line as the man in white top hat was glaring at the man

“My my…I didn't know I raised such disobedient boys, I'm truly disappointed” Mafioso's voice suddenly went deep and Elliot flinches at the sudden change of his character

"You two will work extra hard for the next two weeks, try and argue with me about this and I'll make you work even harder”

Mafioso looks at the man in a white top hat, "Consigliere, introduce yourself and the other boys, I can't always be around Elliot so it will be you and the boys’ responsibility to keep him safe, got it?”

Consigliere nods, “Will do boss, I am the consigliere, this man is the caporegime, this is Contractee and this is Soldier” he introduced and points to the man who He was talking about

“Elliot…” Mafioso begins, "Fill up your stomach, will you? I'm sure you're hungry considering you haven't ate for a while"

"Before, I begin eating, I'd like to tell you about the dream I had, maybe it is tied with necklace you made me wore”

Mafioso's eyes widened just a bit before it goes back to his usual smile

"I’d love to know about your little dream”