Ariana's POV:
Days passed by and now it was the day when Raf fratello will be discharged from the hospital. He has been recovering well and the doctor said he can come home now. We are going to pick him up from the hospital. Twinnie and I came to pick him up with others after school.
"Hey fratello. Ready to go home?" I asked him.
"Ofcourse Ari. I am very much looking forward to my room." He said dramatically.
"Aren't you a doctor? Shouldn't you be used to the hospital?" Twinnie teased him.
"Only as a doctor, not as a patient." He retorted back. We chuckled at that.
"Okay let's go go." Fratello said impatiently. We all got in our car and went home. There all of the preparations were done for him to heal properly and rest.
"Ah. Home sweet home. No matter wherever you go nothing is better than home. I am going to bed." Raf fratello said.
"Okay fratello. Rest properly." I said. Tony fratello took him to his room in case he needed help. I also went to my room and did my homework. After that I went to my twinnie's room and saw that he was playing on his computer.
"Twinnie, did you do your homework?" I asked him.
"Not yet. I will do it after some time."
"You should do it now. Don't delay it." I urged him.
"Okay okay. I am doing it." He opened his notebook and started doing his homework. I sat beside him and helped him whenever he needed my help. Like that his homework was completed.
"Phew. It's complete." He said dramatically.
"Let's go to fratello's room and see what he is doing." I said to him and he nodded. We went to his room and saw that he was doing some work on his laptop.
"Fratello, why aren't you resting?" Twinnie asked him.
"I was resting but then I was bored out of my wits. So I am doing some work." He replied.
"What are you doing fratello?" I asked him.
"I am checking some reports of the patients and making a plan for their treatments." He replied.
"Ok. Then how much more time will you need?" I asked him.
"Not much. I am about to finish it. Just give me 10 minutes." I nodded. Twinnie and I sat down near him and played on our phone for the time being. Soon fratello finished his work. Then we went downstairs with him. It was dinner time soon. We went into the living room and saw that papa and my brothers had come from work. They have gone to work after bringing fratello home from the hospital.
"Hey papa, fratelli. How was your day?"
"It was good, princess." They replied. We chatted for some time there and then went for dinner. After dinner I went to my room and talked to my friends and mafia friends also. I will go for shooting practice tomorrow. I have gone there thrice. It is nice to be able to practice my shooting. I have improved a little. I went to bed and slept.
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Third Person's POV:
After dinner Ariana went to sleep while other Romanos went to Gabriel's office to have a meeting. Matteo was also there. While he doesn't participate in the mafia business, he knows everything and attends the meetings to gain experience from it.
"What's the situation with the Russian mafia?" Gabriel asked.
"Dad, we have started attacking their warehouses and shipments. We have dealt them a great loss. Andrey is going crazy but he is a very sick bastard and is in hiding now. We are trying to locate his location." Antonio said.
"Okay keep searching. We have to get back at him. He has attacked us numerous times and I want revenge." Gabriel said and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Dad, I think we should tell Ariana about everything..." Antonio said. All of them were stunned and looked at him.
"Because we always can't keep making excuses and she has a right to know everything. It's better that she hears everything from us rather than anyone else. I am sure she will understand us. She is our sister after all and has Romano blood in her. She is already very skilled in fighting as we already know. It would be better that she knows everything in case anything happens like last time. We won't have to lie. It would be dangerous if our enemies knew that she doesn't know anything. They can try to take advantage of it also."
Antonio explained to them patiently. He has thought about it for some time and thought that it was better to tell them now and decide whether to tell her or not...
He looked at everyone and saw that all of them were thinking deeply.
"I think Antonio is right. I will step down from my position soon and then you will have to handle everything accordingly. It's better that she knows everything." Gabriel said.
"Dad, what's the hurry?" Leonardo said.
"I want to make my son the capo of the American mafia and see him take it to another level. Besides, it is only a formality, he is handling everything perfectly already." Gabriel replied. They nodded.
"I also think that it is best if we tell her everything." Leonardo said.
"But what if she doesn't accept us being in the mafia and thinks that we are very dangerous and criminal? What if she gets afraid of us? What will we do then?" Matteo spoke out his fears. Everyone stiffened upon hearing this. All of them have these fears somewhere in their heart. What if...
"We have to keep belief in her. We have to believe that she is our sister and our blood. She will definitely understand us. Maybe she will be shocked or even afraid but I believe that she will come around it and understand us. The Mafia is part of our life. It has our blood and sweat. If she needs time we will give it to her. We will also have to understand her and support her." Rafael said.
"Yes you are right. We will help her understand our life of work. Don't be afraid Matteo. I also think that it is good that we tell her our identity as mafia." Alfonso said.
"Okay brother. Then I will support your decision. I think it is better that she learns about the truth from us. I wouldn't want to hear this kind of truth from anyone else if I were in her place." Matteo said, frowning.
Everyone turned to Benjamin to see what his reaction was. Everyone has expressed their opinion but he hasn't.
"I think it is ok but how will we tell her?" Benjamin asked.
"Just tell her normally from the start." Gabriel said.
"Okay then. Let's go to sleep. We will tell her tomorrow everything." Antonio said. Everyone then went to their rooms to sleep.
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In the morning:
Everyone was ready for the day and sitting at the dining table to have breakfast. All of the brothers were giving each other signals to talk. Ariana felt that something was going on with them but didn't know what so she asked them.
"What's going on?" Everyone looked at each other. Then Gabriel spoke.
"Princess, we want to talk to you about something."
"Is something wrong?" Ariana asked, worried that something had happened.
"No no. Nothing's wrong. Everything's alright. We just have something to tell you about." Antonio said.
"Ok then. How about after school? I have very important classes today and I am getting late." Ariana asked. Everyone looked at each other.
"Ok princess. You go to school and attend your classes first. We will talk when you are home." Gabriel said. Ariana nodded and then she and Matteo went to school.
"We should come back home early today and prepare for any reaction of her mentally." Leonardo said. Everyone nodded in agreement. Then they went to their respective works. Rafael went to his room and he worked from there.
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"So twinnie, do you know what papa was talking about?" Ariana asked Matteo on the way to their school. Matteo sweated a little. He isn't good at telling lies to his twin sister so he was afraid of telling her the truth.
"N...no. I don't know. Anyway you will know after school." Matteo said. Ariana looked at him and nodded her head but her expression was like 'yeah I believe you. You are clearly lying' but she didn't force him to tell her.
They reached their school and went to their respective classes. Nowadays Elijah has been acting weird with Ariana. Always tense around her and looking like he is lost somewhere in his own world. Ariana has tried to talk with him but he always said that it's nothing and he is fine. Today was also the same. When she went to her Italian class, the only class she had with him, he was already there sitting and looking like he was lost somewhere.
Ariana went to her seat and sat down. She snapped her fingers at him.
"Ciao Elijah. Where are you lost?"
"Huh? Nowhere. What happened?" He said, looking like he didn't know what was happening around him.
"Nothing happened. You tell me what is wrong with you. You are lost all the time. Is something wrong?" She asked him, concerned for him.
"Nothing happened. What will happen to me? I am fine Ariana. Stop worrying." He said a little impatient. Ariana also stopped talking to him and nodded only. After that the class went by and they didn't talk after that. After the class ended he quickly got up and went from there as if someone was chasing him. Ariana shook her head and also went to the school gate to wait for Matteo.
After he arrived they went to their home. Ariana felt like Matteo was tensed up. He was worried about something. She felt that it was probably something to do with what Gabriel said in the morning. Now Ariana was very curious as to what they had to tell her.
They arrived at the Romano mansion and went in. They saw that everyone was already there waiting for them.
"Hello guys. You all came early today." Ariana said.
"Yes we came early so that we can talk to you properly." Benjamin said.
Ariana nodded. "Let me freshen up first." They all agreed. Ariana and Matteo went to their rooms and freshened up. After freshening up and getting changed into comfortable clothes they went downstairs in the living room.
"So guys, what do you want to talk about?" Ariana asked.
"First, have something to eat. I am sure you both are hungry." Rafael said. They both nodded and ate. As they were eating they heard the maid bringing someone in. Then they heard a bark. Matteo and Ariana looked at each other and quickly went outside to see that Parker couple had come with their pup Milo.
Except Rafael everyone has met Milo when he was in the hospital. Ariana came with Milo and introduced him to Rafael.
"Raf fratello meet Milo. Milo this is my other brother. Say hi baby." Ariana said and Milo first sniffed Rafael's hand and slowly moved to him. Rafael patted him on his head and stroked his belly. Milo seemed to like him as well.
"Dad, mom, how are you guys?" Ariana asked them.
"We are good, Ari. What about you?" Evan asked.
"I am fantastic dad." Ariana said enthusiastically.
"We thought that last time we couldn't have a meal so why not come today. Also we thought we will check how Rafael is doing. I hope we are not intruding." Hollan said.
"No no. Not at all. You are welcome any day you want. It is your house as well." Gabriel said. All of the Romanos thought like that. Although Ariana was their blood, she was raised by the Parker couple and they were very grateful for that. They can clearly see their good upbringing in her.
Sigh! It looks like they have to postpone their talk until later.
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