Love, Evangeline

7.

The soft rumble of the jet landing woke me. As my eyes adjusted themselves, I looked around to see all my brothers gone. Looking back at the seats behind me, I stood up before turning and walking towards the lounging area. The sound of chatter and drinks clinking grew, the smell of food made my tastebuds water.

I folded my arms as I saw all my brothers talking, drinking, and eating. Mateo saw me and smiled, " sleeping beauty's up." I held back a smile at Mateo's attempt of a joke as Dante walked up to me. " I didn't wake you because you needed the sleep," Dante said. I looked at him, " we got food for you," Dante informed me as he turned and led me to an empty seat. A small plate of my favorite type of lasagna had been cooked for me. I grinned, " you guys didn't have to make this for me." Diego looked at me as he took a bite of his steak before saying, " it was Dante's idea." I looked at Dante who stood next to me with his arms folded. " Mom and dad made me have it cooked for you," Dante said. I nodded before saying, " where are they?"

" They left when he touched down, which was about three hours ago," Alessandro said as he took a swig of his tequila. " How long have we been here for?" I asked sitting down at my seat. " Two, three hours give or take," Dante said. I frowned before looking at Dante, " why are we still in the jet?" " Mom and dad had to run a few errands, they told me to keep you all here," Dante informed me. " Keep us here, what are we, a bunch of fucking dogs?" Mateo scoffed. " Yeah, you especially," Diego teased. Mateo rolled his eyes before taking a bite of his food.

As I took a bite of my lasagna, the warmth and mouthwatering flavors erupted on my tastebuds. " You okay?" Dante asked as he sat m down next to me. I looked at him and swallowed before saying, " yeah." Dante stared at me, " are you okay?" I asked smiling. Diego scoffed, " I'm the one who makes sure you're okay, not the other way around." " Just because I'm the youngest doesn't mean I can't care about my brothers," I reminded Dante. He chuckled softly, " yeah, okay." Looking down at my good, I  began eating the rest of it as Dante talked to us.

A man in an all black tuxedo suddenly emerged from the front of the plane. Dante immediately stood up next to me, " what the hell are you doing here?" " Who's the oldest here?" The man asked. Dante scoffed and folded his arms, " I am. The man looked at Dante, his stare seemed almost as if he was testing Dante. " You're the oldest?" The man asked eyeing the rest of my brothers before looking back at Dante. " Is that a problem?" Dante asked slightly offended. Alessandro stood up, " he's the oldest." The man looked at Alessandro, his attention suddenly averted over to me. Dante noticed and stepped aside, blocking me. " What the hell do you want?" Dante asked sternly. " Your parents instructed me to take you to them," the man said. Dante scoffed, " I'll be driving us to our parents, I can assure you that right now."

I looked at Diego, who had his eyes glued on the man arguing with Dante. Standing up, I stepped aside Dante before asking, " where are our parents?" The man looked at me, his stare sent a cold shiver down my spine. " Leave that to me," the man said. His tone was soft, but with Dante and the others it was very direct. I folded my arms as Mateo stood up, the man still stared at me with a rather uncomfortable glare. " Who the hell even are you?" Diego asked. " That information doesn't concern you," the man said. Dante shook his head, " you have ten seconds to get off our fucking jet." The man smirked, " or what?" Dante glared at him, " you're in our territory now, so I advise you listen to me," the man said staring at Dante.

" What the hell do you mean by 'our territory'?" Damien asked, also standing up. " Where in Rome," Dante informed all of us. " As you all know, Rome is a very dangerous place, so I advice you listen to me," the man said. His eyes locked onto mine as he said, " we wouldn't want people getting hurt or lost, or even killed. Dante clenched his jaw, " talk to her one more damn time, and I'll cut off your fucking tongue." The man simply chuckled, all my brothers instantly stepped forward, positioning me behind all of them. " I'm not going to hurt your sister, she's the least of my concern," the man assured my brothers as he put his hands in the pockets of his pants.