Next door / Måneskin

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Another long chapter. Enjoy!

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A week later, Eleonora is in the bathroom again and fixes herself for another party with the band next door. Since she feels a little more comfortable today, she has chosen to wear the red dress she did not dare to use last time due to the split on the side that shows her entire leg. Today, she just feels for it.

When she has finished her hair, she sees that it is 5 minutes until the party starts, so she turns off the curling iron and runs down to the first floor where her nonna stands to say goodbye to her.

«Ah, bella come sempre. Have fun, dear. Do not drink too much», nonna winks at the girl in front of her before giving Eleonora a kiss on her left cheek. She rolls her eyes at her grandmother and walks over to the shoe rack where she finds her red heels, which has the same red color as the dress.

«Ciao, I will see you tomorrow. Te amo», Eleonora gives her nonna a hug before she runs out the door. When she comes out into the hallway, she notices that Måneskin's door is ajar, which makes Eleonora go straight in without knocking. It's really quite common.

Loud music and the strong smell of alochol strike her when she gets inside their apartment. There are people everywhere, and she is starting to wonder if she is really going to fit in there without being squeezed out of air. Eleonora will really recommend the party room located just down the street to them. She has heard that it is quite cheap to rent as well, but money is probably not such a big problem for the band.

Since she does not know anyone and does not know where to turn, she takes the trip out to the kitchen where people have once again gathered to smoke under the fan. Eleonora immediately regrets her choice, so she turns around and goes out into the living room where she notices Damiano, Ethan and Viola sitting in the sofa group talking.

Slowly but surely she walks towards them unsure whether she wants to disturb in the middle of the conversation or not, but she escapes, because just as she is only a few meters away, Damiano turns to her and a big smile spreads around his mouth.

«There you are», he comes towards her and places a strong arm around her neck before squeezing her close to him. «My favorite neighbor», Damiano plants a kiss on her cheek before pulling away. It makes Eleonora blush more than desirable.

«Come sit down with us», he says cheerfully to her and places a hand on her lower back to push her forward towards the sofa. Eleonora sits down on the free space next to Ethan, who sends her a warm smile. She smiles back at him before looking away at Viola who whispers something to Damiano, which makes him laugh.

«Anything funny?», Eleonora raises an eyebrow at the two sitting opposite her with silly smiles, but they wipe it off when they see how serious she is. Eleonora rarely dares to do anything when she is uncomfortable, but this time she did. Eleonora just felt the ugly look she got from Viola as she entered the room.

«No, Damiano ju-», Viola begins, but does not have time to say more until Damiano interrupts her. Anyone who is not blind can see how irritable she becomes.

Eleonora looks at him. «Do you want something do drink?», he asks her. She nods, and Damiano signals that she should follow him out into the kitchen. She does it even though she knows what awaits her out there. People who smoke under the fan.

To Eleonora's suprise, many people have moved from the kitchen to other rooms, so now it is only her and Damiano in there with two others who do not attract much attention. «What do you want? I make everything», Damiano says and finds two glasses from one of the shelves.

She shrugs. «Sorprendimi», Eleonora jumps so she can sit on the bench while she watches him make the drinks. Damiano smiles slyly, which makes his perfectly straight teeth shine towards her. She is still jealous of him for a pair of such nice teeth.