Aria

Chapter 4

-Aria-

"Is this her?" I hear a whisper of a voice, softly asking. The voice sounds excited and I can see a shadow above me through my closed eyelids.

SQUEAL!!!!!*

I jolt up and look around me.

I'm still seated in the car but my side of the door is open. A man is standing there looking for where the voice came from, with an irritated expression. His facial structure is similar to Alessandro but he has dark black hair with brown eyes. He turns back and erases his expression, smiling big when he realizes I am awake. He had big dimples on both sides of his cheeks.

"Mi dispiace per quella sorella, è solo entusiasta di verderti," the man responds and turns to look behind him.

"She only speaks English." A voice beside me spoke.

I turn to my left and see Alessandro. He opens his door and gets out of the car.

Before I could move, I felt the man by the door grab my bag. He puts it on his shoulder and holds his hand out. I meet his eyes and see him still smiling.

"I'm sorry about that, I'm Gabriel, your second oldest brother." I put my hand in his and got out of the car, taking the box of cannolis with me.

"M- my name is Aria," I say shyly.

"Awwwww she's so cute!!!" another voice speaks.

I turn to it and see a tall figure rush forward, hugging me tight.

I squint from the pain it causes my back but hold in my yelp.

"My baby sister is so so cute! You get your genes from me." He smiles brightly and moves back. His hands were still on my shoulders, staring in awe.

I take a look at him. He has the same eyes as Gabriel, dark brown, but his hair is similar to mine and Alessandro's.

"I am your most favorite brother, Leonardo!"

Oh, so this is my fourth oldest brother.

"Let go of her, you're going to scare her away." Gabriel pulls Leonardo back and gently pushes me toward the house.

Oh my goodness!

House is such an understatement.

This can only be referred to as a mansion!

The structure is so elegant and screams luxury. There is a fountain spraying water and so much greenery everywhere. The beautiful white structure with nature complimenting it made such a gorgeous view. I look up and see balconies leading along with large windows in some areas of the house.

Gabriel and Leonardo chuckle at my expression and go towards the front door. I follow them and enter inside.

The inside is just as beautiful and extravagant as the outside. I remove my shoes and walk towards them. There is a huge living room with fluffy couches and chairs circling around. There is also a swing chair toward the corner of the room with a little flower set up around it.

My gaze scans over the TV and turns toward the kitchen. Beautiful glass cabinets are lined along the wall. The long marble counter in the middle has 6 chairs and a display of -wait, are those protein bars?

"Don't mind that, our third oldest brother is a major gym freak and doesn't let us move it,"

Leonardo says and leads me toward the stairs.

I see Gabriel already walking up to them but Alessandro is nowhere in sight. Perhaps he had to do some work? He did have to leave in order to pick me up.

"Leonardo, how far is the airport from your house?" I ask.

He squeals and almost falls off the steps, fortunately catches onto the railing before he slipped.

"OMG, you said my name!"

He brings his hand toward my face in excitement but I take a step back before he could touch me. Hurt was written on his face but he quickly puts on a smile and answers.

"It's about 2 hours away. Also, this is our  house!"

I nod with a small smile and go up the rest of the steps.

Looking down the hallway I see about 6 rooms, 3 on each side.

"So starting from the right down it is, Sandro, Gabe, and Matty Patty. Then from the left, it's me, Z, and lastly you."

We walk down to my door and open it.

A surprised gasp leaves my lips.

It's absolutely beautiful! I've never had anything this gorgeous dedicated to me. There was a large bed at the end of the wall with leaves and fairy lights surrounding the wall. On my right, there was a large window panel leading to the balcony. A desk was placed in the corner with small candy containers above it. The color palette consisted of creams and pinks. On my left, there were two doors.

I feel tears brimming in my eyes and turn to look at Leonardo.

"Thank you so much." I gratefully say.

Leonardo looks at me with a surprised expression, "Sweetheart you don't have to say thank you, this is all yours. You deserve it."

I nod and look back into the room before my tears start to fall.

Leonardo clears his throat and speaks teasingly, "Well your favorite fratello is going to let you rest. I'll be back in about 45 minutes and we can eat dinner."

He turns and leaves the room, lightly shutting the door behind him.

I walk towards the two doors on the left. I see a large closet in one and a bathroom in the other. I bring my bag with me and place it on the counter. Just as I was about to open my bag I heard a knock. I slightly open the bedroom door and peek through it, it's Leonardo.

"Hey, little Aria, these are for you."

He hands me a big black hoodie with some sweatpants. These are practically twice my size!

"You can wear these for tonight, and I'll take you shopping one day this week."

Just as I was about to thank him I heard Gabriel shout.

"Hey, that was my idea!" He walks towards us with some clothes in his hands.

"So what? My clothes are more comfortable," Leonardo responds and shoves me inside gently. He closes the door and I hear Gabriel sigh.

"Well, guess who's not getting ice cream today."

"No Gabe you can't do that," Leonardo states in a pleading voice.

They talk back and forth and I hear their voices fade into the background.

I guess I should go shower.