Golden Tears on the Angel's Wing

Chapter 2: The Golden Wind, part 1

Meanwhile, at the airport, many travellers and natives were getting impatient as the slow-paced taxi services were being strictly handled as most of the drivers were unlicensed. As two of the security guards deal with them, a man watched them and the ever-increasing line, and turned back to the old couple he was trying to scam.

"There, ya see? A mess. I can bypass that." He told them with a charming smile. "What do you think?" The elder man asked his wife. The woman was sceptical about it and gave the younger man a look that said so. "There ain't a cheaper way downtown." He told them, maintaining his good-guy smile. Then suddenly a deep, serious voice asked, "Yeah? What do you call cheap?"

The man nearly flinched as he and the couple turned to see a man walking towards him. He was a man of average to below-average height with a hutched stature. The two distinct features of his appearance are his constantly leaking right eye, with the scar noticeable under his eye, and his bangs which come down into two points. He had tanned skin, brown hair and green eyes. He wore a light brown coat with green flower patterns covering it over a burgundy button-up shirt with orange trimmings. He wore black pants, grey and white shoes with yellow trimming and blue laces. Dragging behind him was a shovel with "S.P.Q.R." embedded on it.

"Luca!" The man shouted in shock.

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The man grunted in pain as he was harshly knocked to the ground. Flinching when the shovel was slammed in front of him. Luca stood above the man with a heated look in his eyes as he talked down to him. "Did you forget? You fork over the street taxes owe me before doing business."

"Have mercy, please!" The man cried out.

"I thought I was pretty clear. Taxes first, then work." Luca said.

"But-."

"But what, dead man?" Luca asks as he got in close to the scammer's face.

"I've got a family to feed." He told him, trying to gain his sympathy and let him go. Luca's initial anger faded as he softly said, "Oh..." He wiped away the tear that swelled in his eye and looked back at the man. All at once, his rage came back tenfold and let out a yell. Striking the man across the face with his shovel. The man was knocked back as he cowered before him. "P-please, no!"

"I like to say I feel for ya, guy, but friendship is thicker than blood. Got it?!" Luca shouted as he raised his shovel and swung it to kill the man when he suddenly made one last attempt to save himself by shouting an important piece of information.

"If you off me, you won't know who else is dealing behind your back!!"

Luca stops mid-swing and stares down at the man. Glaring coldly at him. "Name."

"..."

"Give me the rat bastard's name."

"I-It's Giorno! Giorno Giovanna!"

"Giorno." Luca said with instrest.

"Yeah, and the kid's been making a killing too!" The man told him.

"So that's how it is." Luca says as he looks back towards the airport. He hadn't heard of a name like that before but it didn't matter. This was his turf and his own business, and it didn't matter who this Giorno kid was, he needed to learn the rules around here and he was going to teach him a lesson. Luca turned back to the man and said, "Thanks. The info's much appreciated." Then he swung his shovel at him.

At the same time, a taxi cab had arrived at the airport and immediately two of the security guards ran up to it. Annoyed that they had to deal with some other poser working without a license. "Hey, buster! Did you hear what I just said? No license, no work!" "Keep it moving!" They shouted. Stepping out of the car, a familiar boy with golden hair, sea-green eyes and clade in pink looked up at the two guards and smiled at them. "Buon giorno!" Giorno Giovanna greeted.