Forever Us

Prologue (Kidnapped)

3rd Point of View

It is a quiet,dark,cold winter night in New York City.Streets were filled with cars and peoples. The only light coming are from the streetlights and the windows of the houses, buildings and stores.

In one of those houses, there is a big mansion on the outskirts of the city, behind of which there is a large,dense forest surrounded by guards.The mansion itself screamed power and wealth.The mansion which belongs to the ruthless mafia leader,Vincenzo Arnoldo Costa.The mansion is well protected by guards.Despite the quiet exterior,the mansion's interiors is anything but quiet.

"You monster give me those back" A eight-year-old boy says while running behind a six-year-old boy who is holding a spectacle in his tiny hands, his laughter filling the room.

"Nope " The six-year-old boy exclaims, going behind the couch.

"I'm gonna get you, you little pesk" the eight-year-old boy says going around the couch. Suddenly a ten-year-old boy enters the room and softly tackles the laughing boy on the floor.

"Gotcha"The ten year old says."What's going on here Enrico?" The ten-year- old boy asks, while holding the squirming boy in his place and lightly tickling him.

"Ermanno put a spider in my bed and then snatched my glasses and ran  off!"The eight-year-old boy,Enrico explains by flapping his hands around, while trying to catch his breath.

"Oh the little boy here,is becoming naughtier day by day isn't he?" The ten-old-boy asks the boy underneath him,Ermanno,who just grinned cheekily in response.

"Just fulfilling the duty of being a younger brother,Santino"Ermanno replies to his older brother,Santino while trying to get out of his brother's hold who started tickling him mercilessly and soon Enrico also joins him and started tickling him all the while Ermanno struggles and laughs, trying to squirm out of Santino's grasp. But Santino was too strong, and soon Ermanno was a laughing mess on the floor.Finally Santino and Enrico let him go and fell on the ground laughing too.

"I'm so gonna get you back for this!" Ezra promised, while trying to take a big gasp of air.

Suddenly A thirteen year old boy entered the room.Amuse is shown clearly on his face seeing the laughing boys on the floor.

Seeing him Ermanno quickly runs up to him and hugs him and says"Thank God you came these dumb heads were bullying me Ales"while looking at him with his big round eyes.

The thirteen year old boy, Alessandro raised his eyebrow at his two brothers,who just shrugged their shoulders giggling a little. Ales just shakes his head sighing,used to his little brothers antics and tantrums. "Time for bed Fratelli(Brothers)we have school tomorrow" he says.

While Santino and Enrico nodded their head, Ermanno just groaned and started whining "But I want to play more".

"I know buddy but if you don't sleep enough how will you get the energy to annoy your brothers tomorrow"Ales says knowing well,how Ermanno loves annoying his brothers especially Enrico,who just groans loudly hearing Ales's words,already imagining the pranks Ermanno will pulled off on him.

Hearing Ales's words Ermanno's eyes started sparkling mischievously thinking of all the things he will do tomorrow and exclaims"Fine I am going to bed.Goodnight dumb heads." And before anyone could say anything he dashes out of the room.

"Brat."Enrico mutters and went to his room after saying goodnights.

"Aurelio, Luciano and Luca are asleep I guess"Santino asks referring to their other three youngest brothers.

Ales nods his head and says"Yeah they are. Took a lot of time to get them to sleep.Thank god tomorrow Zia Anna is going to take care of them."

"Yeah well when is mother going to return?"Santino asks slightly worried as to why their mother is not home yet.