Dark Desires ✔

Chapter Eight - X and O's

"Is that legal?" I asked staring at the body.

"What?" He asks as if he didn't just blow the guys brains.

"Killing another mafia's men on their land?"

"Pretty sure it ain't legal but who gives a fuck." He replies in a bored tone

I felt safe with Leonardo though...

I take out my phone to track where Tyler's phone was. It was taking long and I could tell Leonardo was growing impatient and I was getting bored so I opened the man's shirt and cut a grid on his torso. Leonardo looked at me confused.

"Wanna play X and O's?" I ask innocently smilling a little like a child.

There wasn't much signal where we were so I knew it would take a while.

He ended up taking his knife and drawing an X on the guy.

"What's your favourite colour?" I ask cutting an O.

"Red." He responds making an X.

"Same." I reply quitely as I felt his gaze on me.

"Tyler and I would always play X and O's. He always won but what he didn't know was I let him win because his laugh was enough." I say grinning. I didn't realize I said that. It just made me think if him.

"Why did he have to distance himself though." Leonardo said softly.

"Because he spent so much time trying to please others that he started to loose himself." I answered. It was true. He was so kind and perfect that he just wanted everyone around him to be happy.

"And yet he still put a smile in his face everyday like nothing happened." Leonardo completed.

"He always bragged about his best friend. We didn't think you were real because we never exactly saw you. We thought it was just some imaginary friend..." He trailed off.

"I probably was the worst big brother you could get. After Isabella I stopped hanging out with him. I never knew what he was going through."

"But he still loves you. He always spoke so good about his family. Especially you."

"Really?" He looked at me and I smiled back nodding.

"You were his role model. When we hung out he always tried to keep a straight face and when I asked him he said he wanted to be like his brother someday. Tough and fearless."

"Why would he want to be like me? He was perfect the way he was."

"That's just how much he respected you."

"Did you know I was his brother on the wedding day?"

"No. I only found out because...your father had told me."

He raised an eyebrow and looked at me.

"In Italy, the first night I couldn't sleep so I went down to get water and saw him their. But we ended up getting along quite well. That's when he said I looked familiar and then I recognized his eyes. Those same eyes we're like Tyler's. Turns out he recognized me from the funeral."

"If you knew I was his brother why didn't you tell me?"

"I accepted the fact that you hated me and didn't want to aggravate that. Plus your dad and mom said it was hard for all of yourll loosing him. Bringing it up wouldn't be the best choice."

He stared down at the ground. "If his still alive then I'm willing to take that risk to find him."

"Same...but I think we need back up first."