Ariana's POV:
After dinner we all went to sleep as all of them were tired from the journey.
I woke up as my alarm was ringing. I turned it off and stretched myself. After that I went to the washroom and completed my routine. After getting ready I went to the gym.
I went there to see that all of my brothers and cousins were present there already and they were doing their exercise.
"Buongiorno fratelli." I said to everyone.
(Good morning brothers)
"Buongiorno principessa." Everyone greeted me.
(Good morning princess)
I went to do my exercise. I did my routine exercise. Then I went to do boxing and practiced my moves as I have learnt from Ezra. I want to keep up with my training and don't want to fall behind. I don't want to ruin his and my efforts and hard work.
It was my first time boxing and practicing my moves here but I have to do it as I don't want to waste my years of training. They will get to know some time anyway. I was focusing on my moves when I heard a voice.
"Wow princess. Where did you learn the moves? That is so awesome." Benjamin asked. Yes he has become a totally different person from what he used to be. Though he still is a grumpy man, he has learnt to open himself to his family and I like the change in him very much.
"Thank you fratello Ben. Actually I learnt it in Texas from my friend. He owns a gym. He trained me perfectly. He made me learn boxing and fighting. Now I am proud of myself for what I have become." I said with a proud smile on my face.
They nodded and smiled back.
"So wanna test how good you are?" Said Alfonso fratello. I smirked and nodded. It's time to show them what I am made of. They always think of me as a small baby. It's time to prove them wrong.
"Of course fratello. Let's go." We went to the fighting ring that is built in the gym and took our places. We got in our stance and stared at each other. We were looking for the other one's move. Waiting for another one to make a move.
I was looking at him. He made his first move. He punched in my way. I ducked and went to punch him but he dodged. We went on for some time like that. Punching, dodging. Sometimes I was punching him and he was defending other times he was punching and I was defending. This went on for some time.
Now I was getting bored of this and decided to end it. I punched him with my right hand. He dodged but I used my right leg to kick him. He dodged at the last moment but I managed to catch him off guard. He stumbled a bit. Then he punched at my face and he managed to land a punch on my nose.
I was dizzy for a moment but I quickly shook my head and got back to fighting. I again punched him in the face, this time catching him off guard. I didn't stop. I kept using my moves, punches and kicks. He was very good though. He kept on defending himself. I guess because of the training of the years.
We were fighting for half an hour. We both were sweating at this time. I kicked him in the chest and he went sprawling on his back. I quickly went on to his back and held his hands behind his back. I locked his head with my other hand and locked his legs with mine and made him give up. He was struggling not to give up but I was persistent and finally he gave up.
I got up from him and lied on the mat panting. It was very intense. At one point I thought that I was going to lose. I suddenly heard the clapping sounds. Then I came back to my senses and realised that everyone was here and they were looking so proud.
Everyone was here. All of my brothers, cousins, papa, zio, zia, nonno, and nonna. I was stunned to see them. When did they come? It was truly surprising to see that they were all here.
(Uncle, aunt, grandfather and grandmother)
"Wow princess. You were amazing. You defeated our best fighter. I am so proud of you." Said Antonio. I looked at him and saw that he was smiling and looking very proud. I didn't know what to say.
"Thank you fratello."
I slowly stood up and saw that Alfonso fratello was still lying down. So I went to him and gave him my hand. He took it and stood up.
"Fratello are you alright? I didn't hurt you right?" "No Ari. I am alright. Did I hurt you?"
"No fratello. You didn't. It was an amazing fight. I learnt so much from you. At one point I thought that I was going to lose."
"You were great, Ari. I would like to practice with you from now on. I want to fight like this every few days so that we can learn from each other and improve ourselves. What do you think?"
"Of course fratello. I would like that very much. And fratello you were great at fighting too."
I then turned to family members and asked, "when did you guys come?"
"When you went to the ring to start fighting. Matteo messaged us that you were going to fight Alfonso and we all wanted to see that and I am very happy that I decided to come here to see you fight so well. I am very proud of you princess." Said papa.
Now I am blushing like crazy. I am not very good at getting compliments. I always blush whenever someone praises me.
"Aww. Is our princess blushing?" Emilio teased me. I blushed very hard after hearing him. I tried to glare at him but failed miserably due to my blushing. All of them laughed at me.
"Okay. Stop teasing my princess now and go back to your rooms." Papa said. He is the best. He always takes my side. I went to him and gave him a hug. "Thank you papa. You are the best." "It's no problem princess."
"It's not fair. What about me?" Matteo said shocked. I raised my eyebrows.
"You said papa is the best. What about me?" "Of course he is the best. He supports me in everything. You just know how to pull my legs." I said with a pout.
"I was just joking, twinnie. It's not fair. Tell me I am also the best brother please." He said, showing me puppy eyes.
"Nope." I said teasing him. He was looking at my mouth agape. "You have wounded me, twinnie." He said clutching his chest like his heart is hurting.
"Really. Okay stop your drama twinnie. You all are my favourite. I can never choose one of you over another." I said to him. He smiled widely and gave me a tight hug. All of my brothers smiled at me. Then we went to our rooms.
I went to my washroom and took a long shower to relax my muscles. I let out a sigh. It feels so good to take a warm shower. All of my muscles started relaxing. After taking a shower I draped a towel and went to my closet to get ready.
I took out my moisturizer and applied it all over my body. Then I wore my panties and bra. Then I took out my clothes and wore them.
I did my hair. I did my eyeliner and put on a little lip balm and spritz my favourite perfume. I was good to go.
I went downstairs and went to the dining room. I took my seat and saw that the breakfast was ready. The maids were there serving breakfast.
I saw that everyone was there. We ate our breakfast.
"Ok guys. Bye bye. We are going to school. We will try to come early." I said to everyone. They nodded and told me to study well. I went to everyone and gave them a hug and kissed their cheeks. Then I went to our school.
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The classes went by and it was time to go home. We went home and saw that everyone was there already. They were spending some quality time with each other as our family is meeting after some time according to Matteo.
"Helloooo. We are home." Matteo shouted. Everyone looked at us. "Princess you are back. Go and get fresh up guys. Then we will talk and have some fun." Zia said to us and we nodded.
We went to our room. I went to the bathroom and freshened up. I then changed my clothes to comfy clothes.
I then went to sit with my family. We started chatting and laughing.
"So princess, tell us about you. We want to get to know you." Orlando asked me.
"What do you want to know?" I asked. I am not very comfortable when it comes to talking about myself.
"Tell me your favourite food." "I am a vegetarian. I like spicy foods the most. So I like burrito bowls the most." I told him. He nodded.
"Ok so what do you like to do in your free time?" "I like to read. I love reading novels." I said getting excited just thinking about the novels that I am thinking about reading.
"Really. You like to read novels. I do too." Said Luciano. He was so excited that it could be seen on his face. Then we started talking about the novels that we read or about to read. We talked for some time about it.
Then Matteo said, "why don't we play some games." "Ok but what should we play?" I asked.
"Truth or dare." Said Orlando. All of the elders have gone to take rest so now only us youngsters were present.
Our elder brothers tried to deny it. "You guys play, I have some work to do." Antonio replied. "Fratello please. Pretty please. Play with us. It's my first time playing with my brothers. Please." I said, showing him my puppy eyes.
He tried to deny it but sighed and gave in. We all cheered and went to sit together.
We all sat in a circle. Matteo and Orlando were on each side of me. All of my brothers and cousins were with us playing with us.
"Ok let's start." Orlando said, getting excited.
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Third Person's POV:
All of the Romano siblings were sitting in a circle ready to play truth or dare. If anyone else saw this scene they would get a heart attack. The cold, ruthless and dangerous mafia siblings were sitting on the floor in a circle ready to play. The very siblings that are so ruthless that they even lash out on a single mistake.
And here they are sitting with all of them and playing like it is the most normal thing to do. All of this was because of a single girl. A girl that is so important to them that they can do anything for her.
Her. Their sister. Their princess. Their lifeline. Their reason to breathe. Their reason to live. Their Ariana.
They were her brothers and protectors. They will protect her at any cost. They can do anything for her. Kill for her or get killed for her. She is the reason that they are living now. Before, they were just breathing but now, now they are living, enjoying their life. She is their saviour.
When she came back into their lives they learnt again to live, to laugh, to play, to behave like a normal human being. Gabriel and his sons were just like a walking corpse breathing in hope that she would come back to their lives and she came back. Bringing warmth and life to them.
She breathed life back into them without her even knowing, without even any effort. She is just herself and that's what makes her unique.
She is the daughter that Gabriel wanted so badly but he had lost her. Now that he has found her he will protect her with all of his might.
She is the sister that they have found after losing her. Now they will protect her and cherish her like any brother will do with their sister. Their princess.
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