ARIAS POV
6:34 pm
we all sat back down at the table as Teo kept Vivian from running off to chase the girl again.
As we slowly left one by one Matteo pulled me to the side.
"Would you ace Emberson like to go on adventure?" He leans on the table behind us.
"What kind of adventure?" I ask wiping down the table beside us not making eye contact with him.
"An adventure." He responds not giving me any idea of what I'm getting into.
"Fine, but if you push me into a lake, I jumping out of the car."
"Fine by me ace."
Before I could get another word in he was dragging me out of the bakery and into the car.
"So where would the fine ace like to go?" He asks putting the keys into admission.
"I don't know it's your adventure." I say throwing my hands trying to sound as amused as I could. But I hate not knowing things .
"Have you ever been to a water lantern festival?" He asks smirking, as he pulls out of the bakery.
"Huh" He only needed me to say that one word for him to get all excited.
7:34 pm
"We're hereee" he chuckled opening the door for me.
I widen my eyes to seeing a lake infront of me.
"No, I told you, you are not going to be pushing me into any lakes Matteo." He smirks getting my attention.
"Not the reason we're here ace." Matteo whispered in my ear as I hop of the car.
"benvenuti al festival delle lanterne d'acqua! prendi una barca e una lanterna a persona!"
welcome to the water lantern festival! grab a boat and a lantern per person!
A little old man greeted us by handing us both each a lantern.
We stepped onto this small boat that was probably only meant for lakes. The water shined from the moon. It was truly beautiful. So was he.
"So what do we do?" I ask as I look around the lantern for instructions.
"Are you seriously looking for instructions?" Matteo starts laughing in my face but I show no reaction to his burst out.
"What? It's not a stupid think to look for!" I try defending myself but it's no use.
"Ok.. ok" Matteo tries to calm down his laughter. "Basically you write your hopes and dreams on the lantern. We light it and we set it off with the rest." He catches his balance.
Matteo tried as many times as he could to see what I was writing. I had to move over to the point where I was half in the water.
As we started to send them off Matteo looks at me studying my features like he did in the book store.
"I wished for you ace." He gives a small smile keeping his eyes on me. I look over to him with a dead expression.
"Yeah right I saw your lantern, you wished for American chicken. Don't even try Moretti." I scoff, as he puts his hand on his chest.
"Mhm" he bunches his fingers together flicking off his lips in delight. "Those things are truly delizioso" delicious
We get off the tiny boat with the word 'lanterna' written on the tip.
Matteo faces the other way, I push him into the lake making him drenched in water.
"Ace, I said I wouldn't push you in a lake! And I didn't!" He throws his arms in the air sincing his words with his actions.
"And I never said I wouldn't" I give a small smile, as Matteo starts to flick water onto my clothing.
