Mafia fascinations(2nd book in mafias obsession series)

chapter 16: Idiots

"But here's my number so call me maybe! And all the other boys, try to chase me but her-"

"Shut up." Lye groaned, pushing Liver slightly.

We were on a car journey to god's know where, music was playing in the background, specifically white girl music and everyone was laughing due to the fun of it all.

"My number so call me maybe" Liver whispered to Lye, before laughing, not caring at Lye's instinctive action of pushing him harder.

I tried to stifle my laugh, but failed miserably as Lye looked over to me, with more of a playful glare. "Oh so you think this is funny do you?"

"No, of cour-" my words were cut off by me bursting into laughter. It surprised me that I went from feeling so nervous around everyone to feeling comfortable enough to truly laugh.

Looking around, you could see everyone in their designated seats. Creed was driving, with Zara beside him in the passenger seat. Sadie was on the right hand back seat, with Lye next to her and Liver on the left hand side. Blade was seated behind Sadie with Fynn on his lap, who you could see was making him flustered, Fern was besides them and Summer was besides Fern.

And me? I was sat in a place that made me long for my childhood again, a place that reminded me of times with my chosen aunt and cousins. I was sat on the floor in front of Sadie's feet. Truthfully it took every will power I had to not ask for head pats.

The last time I sat like this, I was 10 maybe younger. I was with the person I thought I could call my forever best friend, my mum actually seemed happy instead of being a broken hearted alcoholic and my aunt was acting like a second mother to me. She wasn't my true aunt, neither by blood nor by paper documents, however she was by the way she acted and the comfort she gave that my actual adoption aunts never did. It felt like she could look past the fact that I was adopted, and loved my soul instead. Truthfully there was times where I had hoped she would have been my mother, that she had adopted me instead. She had less arguments with her husband and seemed to actually love her children. I mean it was my mother's words that I was only there to fix her relationship, wasn't it. 

Eventually it seemed like we were arriving at the place that we were supposed to, and Liver hadn't once stopped acting like an idiot. I swear him and Lye looked like they were siblings arguing over the silliest things, and maybe to them they were. After all the closest family members are usually the ones you choose instead of the ones that blood or law chooses for you.

Found family was one of the biggest things that seemed to exist, and I knew that everyone I was with today were mine. My version of a found family, my version of people that could bring me comfort and happiness. Something I hadn't truly gotten until them, and I wasn't ready to ever lose it. I loved each and every one of them in their own little ways, with their unique perks and personalities. Of course I wouldn't tell a soul what I felt and I especially wouldn't tell them, in fear that anything could go wrong due to it. However that didn't mean that i couldn't feel the emotions and keep them to myself, something I was used to doing already. 

We had arrived at a forest, one that I could look at and the first thing I would think about is running through it. Feeling the fresh air on my skin, the freedom in my body and the warmth in my heart. But I also knew that as much as I trusted these people, I didn't want to embarrass myself by acting like a wolf or anything along the lines of it. Now that was something I had to keep myself. Or was it?

Much to my amazement Liver had started chasing Blaze with a stick, a very long stick that looked a lot more like a branch than one. And to think that I thought that he wasn't filled with anymore surprises, he was almost filled with as much as Lye was. If I thought they had the mindset of children before, I knew almost positively now. 

"Why- just why-"  I asked, laughing. 

"I mean it is him" Fern sighed, rolling her eyes but a small laugh escaped her lips. "He's an idiot but he's mine" She smiled softly, watching him. I couldn't help but feel the trap of an "aww" in my throat, you could just see how much they loved each other and it was more than adorable. Everyone continued having fun, as we got further into the forest. All you could hear was our laughter and the hums of birds, peace was what it gave me.

Suddenly I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and a voice whisper in my ear "guess who~?" 

My reply clearly shocked him though, "uh.. I don't know.. Adolf Hitler?" at my words his arms instantly fell. 

"Why- out of all people would you guess Hitler? My love, I love you, but god can you come out with the most horrific things at times" he said, looking at me with both a look of shock and amusement in his eyes.

"I know" I smiled, winking at him, as I continued to laugh at his reaction. 

"What about me tells you I'm him?" he asked, making me smirk.

"oh I don't know.. everything?" 

"Damn.." he grumbled, looking down.

"I'm sorry my love" guilt overwhelmed me at the thought that maybe my dark humour had upset him, going over to him I tried hugging him as a sign of my apology.

But before I could process anything he looked up with a grin and started tickling me. That bastard tricked me. I couldn't help my laughter at my struggles against him, truthfully I don't remember how long it had been since I had laughed this much.

Eventually he released me and I whispered to him "your still Hitler or a Nazi though" before running further into the forest, Lye chasing behind me.