Aria's POV
"Papi, do I have to go." I say sadly while pouting watching him pack some of my things to take to my biological family's house. He looks at me sadly.
"I'm sorry baby, I know you don't want to but, it's the judges orders. And maybe it won't be so bad, besides you get to call us whenever you like,and see us, once you've settled in." Papi said
I know he might be right, but at the same time I don't want to know them, I have a family and it's certainly not them.
Today we are driving to my biological family's house, and I'm not excited about it. However the good part is Papi and my brother's moved a few mansions down from where I'll be staying, so it won't be hard to see them.
Thank god.
Once papi is done with my bags he gets me dressed in a white shirt with the word love in the top middle and white jean shorts. I hope my biological family doesn't say anything about my body because I'm definitely not like other people my age because of the abuse I went through before Papi saved me.
We head downstairs where my brothers are. I see them and try my best to put on a brave face. Even though they can see right through it.
They can read me like a book. I internally pout.
Right before I was about to sit, Luciano came through the front door.
"Prince Luci!" I say happily and run to him, he picks me up and smothers my face with kisses.
I call him prince Luci because he was with Papi when I was saved from those big meanies.
"Are you ready Freckles?" Luciano says softly and uses my favorite nickname he gave me- that only he's allowed to use.
I pout and snuggle into his neck. "I'm scared." I say timidly. He was about to say something but Vincenzo beat him to it.
"I know your scared princess but I promise you'll be okay. Remember that necklace you have on? It has an emergency button on the back you press on it and we immediately know where you are." Vincenzo says walking towards us. I turn to look at him and smile because that made me feel a bit better.
"Pinky promise, Vinny?" I bring my pinkie up and he does the same, we lock pinkies and kiss our thumbs.
"Don the car is ready and the princess's luggage is in as well." The guard who appears out of nowhere. We have guards all over. I can't keep up.
Luciano nodded and we walked out- well I was carried out.
Alexei takes me from Luciano and puts me in my car seat and before closing the door he gives me a forehead kiss.
The drive takes less than 5 minutes and I pout because I wanted it to be forever, but then stop pouting when I realized that it's actually good because if I have to push my button they'll get here in a flash.
"You remembered your phone and iPad right, doll?" Alexei says as we pull-up to the driveway after telling the people in front our names and why we are here.
"Yes Lexi I- I mean Papi remembered, it's in my suitcase with my laptop too." I say quietly feeling my anxiety creep up when I see 7 scary men all out front- who I'm assuming are waiting for me.
The car stops and we all unbuckle, when my car door Suddenly opens I gasp wide eyed but calm once I see my Papi.
He picks me up under my armpits and I immediately cling onto him burying my face in his neck, afraid he will vanish into thin air.
We start walking and I look up to see my brothers following us. They all have emotionless faces- which doesn't surprise me.
We stop and I hear a throat clear. I look up to see an older man around Papis' age.
"Hello Aria I'm Gabriel, you father." Says the old man named Gabriel. I glare with a pout, he's not my father.
When I don't say anything papi chimes in and introduces me to him, he knows I hate talking to strangers.
Gabriel only nods and tells the other 6 men to introduce themselves
"Hello Aria, I'm Massimo, 28." he stated emotionless
"Hi sunshine, I'm Marcelo, 26." He said lovingly
"Hey I'm Damien, 24." he said simply not lovingly but also not full of hatred, which I liked.
"Nicolas, 21." he said glaring at me. He's not as scary as he may think he is.
"Hi, I'm Xavier, his twin, 16." He said happily.
"Xander." He said just like Nicolas.
Papi then puts me down to stand and I then introduce myself "Aria, 6." I said very quietly and quickly.
"Well we must get going." Papi and my brothers start to walk away after giving me a kiss and tight hugs.
I'm not ready.
"Papi." I say with tearful eyes full of sadness. He turns to me and in a few steps is in front me and crouches down he's still taller so I look up and when he's about to say something I throw my arms around his neck hugging him, I start crying quietly, he stands and I wrap my legs around his torso.
"Please don't leave, I promise to be the best girl for you." I say in Russian and he holds me closer.
"Oh my sweet beautiful little girl, don't cry, I promise, I will try to see you soon. And you are the bestest girl in the whole world." He said back in Russian softly full of love and tenderness.
I unbury my head from his neck, I stopped crying and now I'm just rubbing my nose sniffling.
"Please promise me you'll always be my Papi, no matter what or when." I say back in English and bring my forehead to his- also forgetting everyone else around me.
"Always and forever, my girl." Papi said in our secret code language Latin.
We hug again and he smothers me with kisses resulting in me laughing.
He sets me down and I give my Papi a big kiss on his cheek. My brother's came over to give me another kiss and hug goodbye.
I love her hugs and kisses
As they walk away I then turn to see my biological family with a weird look in their eyes.
I'm only good with reading people when they're angry or about to be angry.
"Let's head inside." Massimo says after clearing his throat.
YOU ARE READING
Little Aria
Short Story3 year old Aria had been living with her neglectful mother and abusive step father for 1 year, after her biological father divorced Amy - Aria's mother. In the middle of the night suddenly Aria awakes in a basement, and not the one she usually is in...
