Reincarnated in Italy

More bonding time?

Fugo had a look of mild disbelief but smiled again "sure."

Me and Fugo played the second round of chess for a good 30 minutes. Fugo is really smart so I was barely keeping up, but I still lost in the end.

"Aww, damn it" I groaned.

"So close too" Fugo laughed "it's been a long while since I've played chess, but you're really good."

"Hehe, thanks, I hardly played since my parents were too busy to play most of the time so I had to play on my phone or computer."

"So since you're kinda from the future, you must have used quite a bit of advanced technology."

"Yep. Our phones are basically computers and almost everyone had it. It's like the major thing we use almost everyday day" I said as I pulled out my iPhone from my bag and showed it to him "people can practically do work from anywhere at anytime. We don't need to just sit at a desk to do work; most of it was on the computer. Heck, my dad did his work at the beach one time. There are so many other new technology that I don't even know about."

We continued to talk about future technology and I even pulled out my switch to show him as well. I even had to try and explain what memes were. The talk soon transitions into world problems (*cough* coronavirus *cough* shit) and all kinds of other stuff.

"Man, your world really sounds like it's about ready to fall apart on itself" he said.

"Sure does" I sighed. 

After a couple more lost rounds of chess, I decided to stop. The ice had been melted by the time we finished and my head stopped hurting all together. I saw that it had started to get dark outside as well.

"Thanks for listening and playing with me Fugo. Even though Mista and Narancia hang out with me the most, it's nice to hang out with someone who's more calm and less hyper. I really do appreciate it" I said to him happily while I gathered the pieces to put away.

"It's no problem. I have to admit, playing chess with you and listening to you talk about your world was quite interesting and fun. Its also nice that I have someone else to have a calm leisurely conversation with" Fugo responded with a smile and helped me.

We heard the sound of running coming towards my room. My door was still open and I saw Narancia stop in front of my door.

"(Na-) oh Fugo is here too," Narancia started before getting pushed out of the way by Mista.

"Bucciarati said to come down for dinner!"

Me and Fugo looked at each other before getting up. I told Fugo to go ahead of me since I had to feed Shimiji and Houdini first.

-Time skip to after dinner cuz I legit don't have anything interesting to put here-

I had helped Bruno and Abbachio clean up the table since Nara, Mista and even Fugo ran off immediately after to do their own thing and avoid responsibility. I honestly would have too but I felt like making conversation with the taller yet slightly younger men. Bruno was asking me about how I was adapting to living with them and how I was getting along with everyone. I told him how I got along great with the chaotic duo of Nara and Mista and that Fugo was great for a calm conversation and a fun chess buddy. I then pointed out that I really haven't talked much with Abbachio other than our preferences on alcohol and wine (remember, (name) is of drinking age in this story). Bruno seemed happy to see me getting along so well with his boys.

When everything was cleaned and put away, Bruno left to do his own thing as well while Abbachio poured himself a glass of wine. I stood by the sink in awkward silence, I didn't know what to do right now. I didn't feel like hanging with Nara or Mista right now, since I was still kinda recovering from my dream and I'd prefer the quiet calmness for that, but I think I've wasted enough of Fugos time with chess and world talk. I could go talk with Bruno a bit more, update him on the memories I've regained.

I went with that idea and decided to go find him. He was in his office organizing some files before calling it a night. When I knocked the door, he came to open it himself.

"Oh, (Name), do you need something?" He asked me.

"Well, I talked with Fugo about this a couple hours ago, but I feel like I should talk to you about it now" I said not really knowing how to say it.

"About what? Did you regain more memories?"

"Y-yes, but not the good kind. I actually think it would have been better if I didn't remember it" I said sadly.

'What am I doing to myself? I just got over it a few hours ago but now I'm bringing it back up!? Well, maybe if I talk about it more, I may be able to come to terms with it better.' I thought to myself.

Bruno let me in and sat down with me on the couch and I told him about my dream. I told him everything I told Fugo and did quite well in holding back my tears. I told him how I hate myself for what happened, the last thing I told them was that I wanted to be left alone.

"The funny thing is that I hate being alone, now that I think about it. It's scary and lonely to be all by myself with no one there for me. I hated that feeling so much, I felt like I could die" I told him breathing out deeply.

I felt Bruno pull me in for a hug "you're not alone anymore, we're all here for you now" he said as I leaned into him and started to tear up a bit "I'm glad you're comfortable enough to talk to someone other than me about your situation. I can only imagine how hard it must be to just be tossed into a new unknown place by yourself, not knowing anyone or anything about how you got here. Just know that I am here for you and you can talk to me about anything."

I smiled as he let go of me "thank you Bucciarati. I feel a bit better knowing how much you and the others care about me even though we just met a few days ago."

He nodded "would you like to talk about anything else?"

I shook my head "No, I think I got everything out for now. Thank you for listening to me."