Alexia

Chapter 6

Alexia POV

"Turbato." (Italian - "Troubled.") He said as he looked into Alexia's eyes. 
She hated to admit it, but hearing her father think that she was troubled hurt. He didn't even know her and he already assumed the worst of her. 
However she gave no indication that she understood what they were talking about. 
She'd seen her brother give their father some papers and after observing both the proud and amused look that dawned his face when reading the first page followed by the frown, disappointment and then the calculation look, she assumed it was school transcripts he had been reading over. Leo's had been the first. His stellar report cards were vastly different from her own. It wasn't that she didn't understand the reasoning behind her father and brother coming to the conclusion that she was simply a troubled teen that didn't care about anything or anyone, because she did. She knew what those papers said and what it looked like to people who didn't know her. 
What bothered her was that they hadn't even said more than five words to her before already deeming her a trouble maker. 
She'd been eavesdropping on her father and brother while they were talking in Italian. It was one of the many reason she never told anyone she was a polyglot. People would talk in front of anyone if they didn't know they knew the language. Leo knew she was fluent in some languages but not even he knew the extent. She'd never seen the need for him to know it as it was just something she learned because she was board. 
Most of the things she knew was crap she had picked up because she was board, not because she was actually interested in it. Only a handful of things she advanced in was something she was interested in, however her other knowledge did come in hand from time to time. 
From what she'd heard, something with their business sounded shady to her but she wouldn't be able to do a background search on them until she got on a device and right now, she didn't know when that would be. 

She felt Leo lean his head on her shoulder as he dozed off. Thankfully it wasn't the bad shoulder so she got more comfortable without jerking him around too much and then she too closed her eyes and dozed off. Though she willed herself not to fall too far into the deep. She didn't want her father and brother to see her have a nightmare. 
When Alexia opened her eyes again she immediately jerked back and winced in pain as she hadn't prepared her body for the pain. 
"Sorry." Her father said frowning at her. "I was about to wake the two of you up as we're landing in a few minutes and you need your seatbelt on." He explained. 
Alexia cleared her throat and nodded. Leo had jolted awake as well when she jerked back so the both quickly put their seatbelts on. 
It was dark outside the plane but Alexia and Leo could see the lights of the city below. 

On the ground are 6 black SUVs. Alexia and Leo are guided into the backseat of the second while their father took the drivers seat and Lorenzo took the passenger seat. A dozen of men in suits that Alexia hadn't seen before got into the other SUVs and they all began driving. 

They drove up to a gate where several other guards with big guns were. After passing the gate they continued to drive 10 minutes before the biggest mansion Alexia had ever seen came into view. Scratch that... It was so big she had never thought anyone would need something that big to live in. While it looked more homey than a hotel it was about the same size as one. 
"Wow." Leo exclaimed when he finally saw it. 
They walked inside and everything was quiet and most of the house was dark. 
"Since it's well past midnight, you two will meet everyone tomorrow morning at breakfast at 7 am." Their father said. 
"Is there anything either of you need before I show you to your rooms." 
Both Leo and Alexia shook their heads no. 
"Alright, follow me." He said and started walking down a hall and up a set of stairs. 
On the first floor they walked to the right, down a hall where there were 10 doors. 
"These are all our rooms. Oldest to youngest. So this is my room." He explains and points to the first door on the left. "That is Lorenzo's." He points to the door on the right. 
"Next to me is Matteo and next to him is Santino." He points at each door. 
"Next to Lorenzo is Luca and then the twins each have their own rooms next to Luca." He points out the doors as they walk down the hall way. 
"Alexia you will be next to Santino and Leo will be next to Alexia." He explains as the stop in front of Alexia's door. Leo has a death grip on his sisters hand. 
"Both rooms only really have a bed right now." He said sheepishly. "We figured you would like to decorate your own rooms so after breakfast tomorrow we will go shopping for everything you two will need." He said as he looked at the sorry amount of luggage they had with them. 
Alexia knew Leo was scared. 
"Do you want to see my room with me? Then we can go see yours after?" She asked him, smiling softly at him. 
Leo nodded so she opened the door with her free hand since her father hadn't let her carry the duffle bag. 
The room was large with warm creamed colored walls and a white king sized bed against one of the walls. As he had said there wasn't much of anything else in here. 
"Over there." He pointed to one of the doors to the right of them. "Is your bathroom. It has the basics as well. Shampoo, body wash, tooth brush and toothpaste as so on. If you have a specific brand or type you use, we can get that for you tomorrow as well." 
Alexia nodded. She wasn't picky when it came to that stuff. Hell, she'd been buying that kind of stuff for her and Leo from the dollar store because Kiara and Thomas didn't care to give them anything. 
"And the door next to it is your closet."  He said nodding his head towards the door next to it. "There is a door between the bathroom and the closet as well." 
Alexia nodded indicating she heard him. 
"Your room will have the same, Leo." Leonardo said as he looked at his son. 
Alexia watched her father put the duffle bag down on the bed and stepped back as if he expected something to happen. 
"Lets go see your room, Leo." She said as she dropped her backpack on the bed and picked up the duffle bag to the surprise of her father and brother that were still standing in the doorway. 
Her and Leo started walking towards the door and Lorenzo moved to the side and opened up the door to Leo's room. 
Their father trailed behind them. Leo's room looked similar to Alexia's however his bed a queen size and it was black instead of white. The walls were a light gray. 
"If you two don't need anything, then I'll let you get settled in for the night and I will be back in the morning at 7 and bring you down for breakfast." Their father said. 
"If you need anything in the middle of the night feel free to come get me or Lorenzo." 
Both Leo and Alexia nodded at his words. 
"Good night." He said. 
"Night." Leo whispered at the same time as Alexia said it.
Both their father and brother left the door open and Alexia looked at Leo. 
"Do you need anything?" She asked. Leo shook his head to which she nodded.
She gave him a kiss on his forehead. "I'll be next door. Go brush your teeth and get into your pjs. Then you can either sleep in here if you want or you can come in to my room." Alexia said, already knowing Leo was uncomfortable. 
"I love you." She whispered to him before turning around and leaving. Leo was the only one she'd ever said those three words too and she was pretty sure that wouldn't change any time soon. 
She walked into her own room and found her only set of pjs she had for herself. It was a thin long sleeves and long pants to hide her bruises and scars. She looked through the cabinets in her bathroom and found the new products her father had told them about. She'd take a shower in the morning before breakfast. 
When she was done she turned her light off and got into bed. 2 minutes later the door carefully opened. 
"Lexi?" Leo whispered peeking his head in.
Alexia lifted her duvet. "Come on." 
Leo carefully closed the door behind him so he didn't make a sound before running and jumping up into her bed before snuggling into his sisters warm embrace. 
This was the way he slept best. Only time the two of them didn't sleep like this was when Alexia had taken a fresh beating. 
Both of them drifted off to sleep shortly after.