Haven't met you yet

13. Buenos Aires

Messi's POV

The plane landed and I woke Neymar up shaking his shoulder. We pulled our hoods up and he took Davi in his arms, who was still sleepy. I called the cab while Neymar and Rafa went through passport control and we tried to stay within the people and mix with commoners, but still some people kept staring at us wondering if we were who we really were.

''Try to look and act normal, if they notice who we are, we're fucked''

''Oh, then go call a cab''

''I did it already''

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Neymar's POV

The sunlight of Buenos Aires city's sky hit on my skin and felt odd. Busy streets, foreign people through the window of the car. Leo's face reflected on my shades and I smiled back at him, he looked like a child on a Christmas' morning.

Davi tapped his little fingers all over the door of the cab trying to reach the window and look out, I put him on my lap and pointed at places for him to focus on. Like, for example, the enormous white obelisk standing at a couple of blocks from us. We were heading to the hotel, I felt Leo hold my hand.

I looked at him and then at Rafa, she had already notice what was going on, i can tell. I love my sister I know I don't have to go through awkward conversations with her, she just knows.

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We got into the fancy hotel real fast so no one recognize us. ''We should give a fake registration name''

''Fuck that. I think I saw a flash, Ney''

''So what? It's just us coming here. No need for anything else'' As he said those words a young reporter approached us. She had her hair tied in a pony tail and lots of makeup, a notepad in her hands. ''So is it true what the media has said about you, guys?''

''What?'' She was talking in spanish, I couldn't catch a thing of what she just said. ''What has she just said Lio?'' He looked at me and then at her again. They talked for about a minute until she left. I could see he was clearly heated and nervous and shook his head before lowering his voice and speaking haltingly. ''She- She asked me about us''

''What's wrong with that?''

''She asked about us being a couple''

I laughed. ''That's silly, what would they know about-'' that's when I saw it. Between the various magazines lying on the reception desk, not even hidden, our photo appeared in the front page.

I grabbed the magazine and opened it as fast as I could, There were photos of us two leaving Spain to go to Brazil, photos of us hugging in the last match, of us leaving brazil. ''I seriously don't know why do they suppose we are a couple, we could be taking a vacation together as good friends''

''Neymar... we're holding hands in the half of the damn pictures''

''Ok, my bad, what shall we do then? uh?'' I was totally exasperated this could not be happening. David was right about the media, they would go crazy once they found out. ''ok, let's check in and go to the room and see what we can do, relax Ney-Ney''

He ran his fingers down my hair and rested them at my nape, rubbing in circles. I looked at him and sighed ''I'm just worried''

''About what?''

''About what would happen if they knew. And it looks like they know. I'm just- God, I'm scared''

''Media's not like your father, Ney''

I turned away at this point, Rafa had Davi in arms and she had started the check in while we argued. ''What would you know?''

''We could just escape this''

''Where would we go?''

''I know a place, let's just stay here for the day and we are both leaving at 9 pm, trust me everything is going to be okay'' I felt like hugging him and kissing him in the most passionate way possible, but I saw people staring so I stopped myself, feeling weird because I was not able of show him my love.

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We had a regular lunch at the hotel room because cameras started to gather at the entrance and the restaurant was near in the first floor.

Davi was looking out the window, fascinated by the view of Buenos Aires. ''Do you like it here Davi'' Messi approached him lifting him up so he could get a better view of the river

''I like it a lot'' he turned around with a smilie on his face ''Can we stay here, pai?''

I looked at him lowering my head. ''We could spend some days some other time, we're leaving tonight somewhere else, Davi...''

Leo clicked his tongue. ''Hey, don't be like that. Rafa, do you like it here too? You guys could stay! I mean, get to know the city. Ney could come back any time, I'm sure he'll have no trouble''

''I'll have no problem in staying here a few days'' She grabbed Davi pulling him closer 'We're going to know the new city, are you excited?''

Davi nodded and I spent the rest of the day clutching to him, after we walked out the emergency exit of the hotel and towards a private cab to the old parts of Buenos Aires city, always watching from distance since a lot of people came to us to ask for autographs. Each time Leo saw a store that would have no clients inside he dragged me towards it and spent long boring minutes staring at different statues, old worn out clocks, breathing in the scent of hundreds of years probably. The fact that we couldn't go near anywhere was stressing me out, why can't we be normal people? Davi and Rafa seemed to love it anyways.

After buying a t-shirt for Davi we got in the car, not knowing where to go next, Leo took us back to the hotel and told Rafa to take care. He then kissed Davi on his cheek and gave him a caring hug, and glanced back at me.

''You ready?'' I gave Davi and Rafa a last hug and swung my backpack over my shoulders, ready to leave.

We went down through the emergency stairs until we reached the back door of the hotel were a rented car was waiting for us.

''Are you doing this for me?''

He looked back over his shoulder and huffed. ''Is there a thing I wouldn't do for you?''

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