"Xander!" Soralina squealed just like the first time, running into Xander's out stretched arms.The elder chuckled, ruffling the younger’s head as she clutched on to his waist, her face pressed on to his abdomen."Miss me that much?""Where have you been? I got worried." Soralina's voice came out almost muffled, making Xander pull her away from him and stare at her face. "Why was my strawberry worried, hmm?""Are you two finished?" Came the monotone voice of Agatha who stared at the duo with hooded eyes and a void face. Her siblings looked at her in confusion, their smiles disappearing from their faces.No one replied to Agatha, so she continued. "Great then. Because father wants you in his study, and you, get ready for school."So saying, she walked past them and up the stairs, followed by Romeo who gave a curt nod to Xander before the two disappeared. Meanwhile, Soralina and Xander frowned together."Did I just..." Soralina tilted her head to the side, staring at a distance. "See Ag
He left. Again.As he sat there on the carpeted floor of Agatha's room, he realized that although Agatha was cruel, she had been right after all. He was a hypocrite.He had left them all those years ago, had abandoned them to their father and spent his life lavishly, though he had gruesome work to do under the order of his father. However he left them. Left them at such a raw age to fend for themselves.And now he was coming back, for what? Fill in the spaces he missed in their lives? Or ease the guilt in his heart for being such a bad brother?After what Agatha told him, he knew the answer. He was doing it for himself all over again. He was being selfish all over again.And then, he was differentiating between them. Agatha had not really shown if she was hurt, but Xander knew that she realized he didn't really treat her and Soralina equally. He wanted to get close to them both; at the same time he only trusted one. And that one wasn't Agatha. Why? Because he was scared of her.Taken
"Your dear brother Xander? He has gone missing." It seemed like the time itself had stopped moving as those words left Gustav's lips. Agatha's eyebrows scrunched together, her lips parted as she shook her head slightly, moving backwards as if she had just found out the monster hiding under her bed. "No. Wh-what do you mean...missing?" "It means what it is- missing." Gustav replied with a shrug, studying his daughter's movement and reaction. While Agatha's head began to spin as her thoughts got all jumbled, Gustav stared at her, intrigued with his children's behaviour. One minute she doesn't like his presence, next the news of his disappearance has her completely...shook? Wow. The sudden noice of glass crashing against the floor has Agatha jumping out of her skin, not expecting something like that. Glancing at each other, the duo ran out of the room, only to find spilled tea and broken tea cups and saucers, with a terrified Soralina behind it all. Her eyes remained wide as base
Agatha's eyes fluttered open, feeling hazy and heavy at the same time. She tried to sit up, attempting to move her hands, only to realize she was stuck.What the hell? Why can't I move?Oh right. Something flipped my car over. Or someone.Great. With shaky breaths that actually burnt her lungs, Agatha tried to look around only to find she was trapped in her own car which was now a mess.Shards of glass remained scattered around, blood dripping from various wounds in her body. Agatha hissed as the sharp edge of a glass cut through her already opened skin, making her eyes go shut.In the background, she cold hear a distant voice screaming her name, someone that sounded like Romeo. She looked around, looking for her phone before she spied it in the back seat, where she couldn't even reach."Ugh!" Agatha groaned as she tried to reach her phone, but failed miserably.What the fuck is going on?Who had been following me? Was it one of father's enemies again?Ugh. This is so
Soralina paced around in her room, feeling the boredom of being locked up sucking into her. She really had no idea what to do. Father and his strict rules. Although I'm bored out of my mind, I seriously don't want to go out there. Xander is missing, and no one will tell me where he is. I'm scared for him, but I'm also scared to go out and find out. Fine. Let the elders handle it. They know what to do best. I will just...stay in my room until all of this is over. I'm sure Agatha is doing the same. Agatha... Soralina remembered the anger in Agatha's voice as she screamed at their father, confronting him about Xander's whereabouts. Then she remembered how scary Agatha looked as she had grabbed her shoulders while she tried to grill answers from her. Soralina was this close to blurting everything out, until their father interrupted them. She had never seen Agatha this angry before about anything related to Xander. She looked...mad. Where is she now by the way? Maybe she
Thunder rumbled from outside, casting eerie glows in the dim lit manor which was bathed in an ugly silence. The servants lingered in the corners, scared of what will happen to them in this suffocating day, and how many of them will make it out alive.The silence was just too much, too much to bear at the same time the occasional pounding of the rain from outside was disturbing the quiet.Another thunder, and this time most of the servants did flinch, scattering away to the lower level kitchen to find comfort there.Lucian watched all this from the top of the stairs, dressed in his best black suit before he released a long sigh, looking down at his feet. Then he nodded to himself before walking towards a certain door. Lucian knocked softly, but no reply came. Taking matters into his own hands Lucian slowly pushed the door to a creek, letting his head inside."Lina?" He asked, surprised how his voice echoed inside the once blooming room.When no reply came, Lucian stepped inside, shut
One Week Later: The news of the death of Alexander Russo had spread far and wide, and that doesn't only include the whole of Italy, but the whole world. And in that one week, a lot has happened to The Cross Sword mafia.First of the first, attacks from rivals.While many hadn't dropped their guard down as they believed Gustav was still alive and their first and foremost threat, some of them that had pledged their loyalty to Xander or had an enmity with him were not very open sighted.For they took this as their chance and attacked the Russo’s in every way they could possibly do, but the results were fruitless on their side. They had managed to cause little to no damage at all to the Cross Sword Mafia.For this was something Gustav had seen coming, and he had already prepared himself, and not just that, but he also knew who was mostly likely to attack.Let's just say, a number of the Cross Sword's allies had turned into enemies in one week, all because they believed the Russo's were d
The bell rang, signalling the end of class. The students began to slowly stand up, picking up their belongings while stealing glances at the new kid and the popular girl."I can't believe she let him sit beside her. Does she have no class?" Riley whispered as the gang stared from a distance, while Sam feared her position in the group. She had spoken out of turn earlier. What if Agatha decided she wasn't fit for the group anymore?"I'm sure she has a very legit reason to do so." Sam defended, taking her friends off guard. "Let's leave them be."Meanwhile, Agatha stuffed her belonging in her bag, preparing to leave; all the while feeling like someone was watching her."If there is something you want to tell me, don't bother. I don't want to hear it anyway." Agatha said, turning towards Augustus while the boy quickly looked away, his ears turning red. "N-No...No I-I-I- just-"Agatha glanced at the room, at all the students giving her the look before she sighed, running her fingers throug
Agatha stares at the sleeping figure of Theo on the bed, no real emotions crossing her face. Unlike the hospital room that she received when she came in the Scorpio Venom Society, all plain white, Theo’s is different. There’s a whole forest painted in the walls with baby elephant’s and giraffes and monkeys and every other forest animal, smiling and playing within themselves. Her bed is just the same, and so is her nightgown. And as Agatha sits there staring at her daughter, she feels like she is staring at a younger version of herself. You look so much like me, and yet, when you open your eyes, you look like that damned man. Like your father. Thinking to herself, she doesn’t even realize when her hand moves to her neck as she grabs the anklet, playing with it in between her fingers. And just as she does that, she remembers a certain someone, feeling like it was only yesterday that she met him and kissed him in his soft lips as he held her in his arms and comforted her. Pulling the a
Silence prevailed all over the room as Agatha finished her story, stalking around the room and looking at all of Louise’s belongings with a blank face. but just because she is blank does not mean the others are, especially not Soralina.“After that, Lucian and I stayed in the America, watching your every moves, making sure you were always protected and out of trouble. Lucian made sure to check on you while I…I looked after my daughter.” Agatha concludes, stopping right in front of Louise’s desk as she notices something she hasn’t seen for six years, something that was stolen from her by Louise.Soralina stares down at her legs while Theo makes her way to her, clutching Soralina’s hand. “So…Xavier is…alive?”Agatha turns to look at her sister, slowly nodding her head as she takes the anklet in her hands, the one Louise stole from her when he drugged her. “He is very much alive. In fact, he is even listening to us right now.”Louise head whips towards Agatha, making her point her ears.
Xavier...is alive?How...How is this possible?Xavier was dead. He died as a baby. He..."No." Agatha breathed out, shaking her head continuously. "You are not Xavier. Xavier is dead. He died at infancy even before I was born. Don’t you fucking lie to me!"The anger and hatred in Agatha's voice had Xavier tilting his head sideways in amusement. "And who told you that little sister?"Silence."Gustav?"Yeah. But I won't tell you that.Xavier chuckled to himself, shaking his head. "Since when did you believe anything Gustav ever said? So far, everything he told you turned out to be a lie. What made you still believe in it?""I...I..." Agatha stammered, wanting to doubt Xavier’s words and tell him he was trying to manipulate her but she didn’t. Because deep down she knew he was right. Gustav lied about everything; he could have lied about this too."No he didn't. This was the only time he was actually honest with you."What?Agatha's head whipped to the man with a glare set in her face,
Flashback:Agatha lied there with her back pressed to the rock hard earth, her heart beat slowly disappearing but her pulse remained. She drifted from in and out of consciousness, not knowing how long she was there and when death would come to her and take her away already.She knew Soralina had been there and was already gone, hopefully to take care of Theo. But what she didn’t understand was, why she was still alive.Just as she believed she was taking her final breath with her beating finally ceasing, she heard the muffled voices of men from a distance, or more like they were bear her, she just couldn't sense dye to her body shutting down."She's here. Boss! We found her! She's here. You don't have to come up." Someone was whisper yelling like as if scared to be heard.Agatha's head moved to the side, wanting to know what was going on around her until the face of a man zoomed in on her, eye brows knitted together in worry."Is she even alive?" Another said, joining his companion. T
Soralina stares at her sister, her eyes turning wide with shock and horror at the sight of the girl she thought was dead for the last five years. Her lips remain parted in surprise, voice giving up on her while Agatha finally turns her attention away from Louise, before they feel on Soralina. Green eyes colliding with blue.So…you are the greed eyed hooded figure? The two of you?You were the ones saving me this whole time? Watching over me?Slowly but surely, Agatha’s lips morph into a smile as she walks towards the girl, looking down at her. “Hello sister.”“A-A-Agatha?” Soralina whispers, her hands rising up as she gently touches her sister’s cheeks as if checking to see whether she is real or not. Agatha smiles sincerely, her own eyes getting glassy as she holds onto Soralina’s hands letting it reach her cheeks. “Yes, me.”Soralina huffs, disbelief never leaving her as the first of her tears start to drop, making Agatha tear up as well. “It’s…you?”“No one else but your twin, Lina
USA, 2022,Shock and horror registers in Louise's face as his jaw drops down, his eyes staring at anything but Soralina and the little girl beside him.He staggers backwards, his breathing getting laboured as he takes in Soralina's story. "No. No you are lying. This is not possible. Agatha and I never...We never...""Never what Louise?" Soralina asks in a deadbeat voice, already done wiping her tears after remincing her past life. "Never made love to Agatha?""I...""Of course you didn't. You don't do things nicely." Soralina replies with bitterness in her voice as her eyes get darker. "What you did, was rape her."Louise's head shoots up in light speed, finally understanding what Soralina means. He remembers that time, the time he drugged Agatha and made love to her. He remembers it because that was the only time he ever got to do it, and it remained memorable.But what he didn't know, is that she was pregnant after that."Of course you didn't know it. Because Agatha isn't crazy to t
Present day:Words failed Soralina as she sat there with Agatha's limp body in her arms, feeling numb all over. It has been only thirty seconds since Agatha passed away, but to Soralina it feels like decades, centuries, as she feels the bond between then being severed, detached, removed.Above her she can hear the echoes of the battle which is soon coming to an end, with one side only alive now to be the victor. And a part of her already knows who it is.Slowly but surely, Soralina gently places Agatha's head down in the hard rock floor, brushing her stray hairs from her face as she sucks in a deep breath, willing herself to move and not start crying again."Goodbye, my other half." Soralina said, feeling her usual excited heart beating now being just a mere thudding in the chest, just like every normal human being. Because the one that held that excitement in her heart, is now gone.Not wasting another second, Soralina tears her eyes from her sister and stands up, knowing another sec
“Here, drink this.” Sister Aria said as she offered Agatha a bottled mango juice, making the girl smile at her. “Thank you. Where is Sister Nina?”“She is getting your reports checked.” Sister Aria replied, taking a seat beside the girl in the waiting room while Agatha nodded. This made Sister Aria turn towards her, tilting her head to get a better look. “You did a great job Agatha. I’m so proud of you.”A tight lipped smile appears in Agatha’s lips as she touches her belly, listening to the soft heartbeat of her daughter. Sucking in a deep breath, she said. “Do you think I can do it? be a mother?”Sister Aria smiled at her sincerely, rubbing the girls back. “Aww my dear, of course you can. What makes you doubt so?”“I have never even spared a glance towards a baby, let alone take care of one.” Agatha replied earnestly before turning to stare at her palms as she said softly. “I kill people Sister Aria. I don’t protect.”The young girls words broke the lady’s heart, wishing to somehow
Three Months Later:With angry steps, Agatha stormed inside Sister Aria’s room, finding the lady with a bunch of more nuns including Sister Nina. One look at her glaring face and the nuns stood up once by one, getting out of the room safe for Sister Nina and Aria.Agatha stormed forward and without waiting to beat around the bush, she got to the point. “When are we going?”“Going where Alexandra darling?” Sister Aria asked, although she had a clear idea of what Agatha was talking about. And judging by the fuming glare in her eyes, she knew Sister Aria knew too. “Don’t play dumb. You know what.”“I’m afraid I don’t.” Sister Aria finally looked up at Agatha with a smile plastered on her face and this only made the young girl even more angry. “Fine! When are we going to the hospital to abort this thing!?”The smile left Sister Aria’s face but Agatha didn’t care the least. “That, is not a thing. It is your child, and you are its mother. Just because we call it an ‘it’, doesn’t make it a t