Assassin's Creed: Secrets

Chapter 16

The next morning I woke up early with a naked Arno sleeping beside me. He lightly snored while clinging tightly onto me as I snuggled closer to him.

It was nice like this, just laying in Arno's arms. I miss the old days where I could lay in Arno's arms and spend time in him without a care in the world, without all this Templar and assassin nonsense. I miss it just being the two of us spending time together without having to worry about getting stabbed in the throat.

I sighed softly and pressed myself against him hoping he would continue to sleep just a while longer so we could lay like this and not have to speak to the head assassins. I lightly kissed his lips as I thought he slept until I felt his rough dry lips press back against mine making me flinch and pull back.

"Mon amour, you should wake me up like this everyday. It's nice" He smirked and kissed my cheek before he sat up using his arms for support.

I frowned a bit and let out a puff of air before laying down on the bed and hugging my pillow sighing into it. I felt the bed gently mom and an arm was placed on the opposite side of wear Arno was but I could also feel the hot breath on my neck.

"What's wrong? You seem unhappy. I don't like to see mon amour unhappy so tell me what's wrong and I'll try to make it better." He said obviously smiling since he had a certain tone to his voice.

"Can you make it so we can go back to the way it was before? No more assassins, no more Templars, just us, the world, and other people." I said softly feeling a sadness well up in my chest as I took my face out of the pillow and looked up at Arno who lost his smile and was now frowning at me which let me know what he was going to say. I sighed and put my face back in the pillow. "I guessed you would say that..." I said before he mentioned anything while my face was in the pillow making it muffled.

" Lilliana, I didn't say anything yet. I just don't want you to get your hopes up. Our old lives are behind us now and you know I would n-" He began when I finished for him after hearing for the millionth time.

"I would never let anything happen to you" I mocked which made him frown again and I sighed.

"Lilliana, I'm serious. If there was ever a way to stop being an assassin without your life being in danger I would do it."

"I know you would can't I have wants too! I miss just being an ordinary girl but I'll stay by your side as long as you'll be by mine. Even if I have to be an assassin." I sighed and got up feeling tears brimming in my eyes from the thought of not being able to go back to the way it was.

My current situation was overwhelming: my father being alive, Dimitri knowing a secret of mine, and being stuck as an assassin. I got up pulling the sheet around me and walked into the front room of the art shop not wanting Arno to see me cry and worry him more.

As soon as I closed my bedroom door I sat down in one of the chairs with the sheet wrapped around me and began to cry silently. The tears rolled down my cheeks and my eyes were stinging as I softly sniffled pulling the blanket close.

"What's wrong Princesse? You don't look as pretty when you cry, still pretty but not as beautiful as that smile." I heard a voice from near the door making me gasp as I quickly shot up from my seat reaching for one of my throwing knifes resting on the table and threw it toward the door.

I saw the figure dodge and trip over a loose floorboard nearly falling back but regained his balance. "Easy princess! It's just me" He spoke up lighting the candle sitting near the door which showed that it was Pierre. I sighed in relief holding the sheet a bit closer to me.

"Oh, Pierre it's just you. Sorry about the whole knife thing I thought you were...never mind he wouldn't be here." I said looking down before smiling over to him to cover up my previous crying even though each time I spoke my voice cracked and a few more tears rolled down my cheeks.

"What's wrong? I know you've been crying. Has Pisspot been hurting you because if he has I'll-"

"No no Arno's fine. I just miss my old life. And I learned something last night that was a bit upsetting." I trailed off looking down.

Pierre walked over gently using his rough scarred hands to wipe away my tears. "Tell me what happened. It's the least you could do for ditching Pisspot and I at the targets house."