Song~ Friends - Chase Atlantic



Our father used to hit her?

What did she say about having to kill?

Starved?

Abused?

What?

We all stare at her figure as she slams to front door shut.

Snapping out of my daze I finally focus on what just happened.

I turn to my grandfather immediately. "What the hell is wrong with you!" I shout at him. "We just got here back and you want to say something like that!" I continue to yell at him.

"I- Your fathers wouldn't do that! Did he ever hit you?!" He shouts. "She is a liar!" He continues. This mother fucker.

"No he never fucking hit me, but we all saw how much my father hated Diovanna! Because his wife died and he blamed a damn child!" I am in no doubt that my father was capable of hitting a child.

Grandfather doesn't speak but someone else's voice rings out through the room.

"Y'all are so fucking stupid." Lucian mutters while standing up.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Rocco asks him, annoyance in his tone.

Lucian stops walking away and turns back to face us, "it means that you are fucking stupid, stupid for letting your father send her away, stupid for not trying to get her out of that school, stupid for many more decisions you have all made. Her trauma, is on you." He explains.

"Trauma?" Grandfather asks with a scoff. "She probable lied about it all." Grandfather states smugly.

Don't punch him.

This seems to catch Lucian's attention. "You know what? I'm sick and tired of your stupid ass comments towards Diovanna!" He says before in a swift motion he lunges at my grandfather.

Lucian lands a punch to his face before sweeping his legs. And now, my grandfather is pinned to the floor.

"You ever talk about Diovanna's past, or your bitch of a son, I'll will personally kick your ass. I don't care who you are old man. You have not a clue what she has been through, so shut your mouth asshole." Lucian tells him before getting up and walking to his room probably to call Diovanna.

"What just happened?" Matteo asks like a fucking dumbass.

I sigh, "uncles, older cousins, grandpa, let's go to my office. Grandfather, get yourself together." I tell them before walking away.

What just happened?



I don't know where I am right now. I was so lost in thought that I wasn't even paying attention to where my feet were taking me.

I continue to walk down this street, my tears have slowed but they are still very prominent.

But why I am I crying? I should have spoken a long time ago! I should have never stayed silent, all because no one wanted to listen? Who gives a fuck if people listen? I'll make them listen.

But I know damn well i shouldn't cry over my grandfathers words. He is just like his son.

A fucking bastard.

I continue to walk down the dimly lit street, completely lost in my thoughts.

I suddenly crash into something, or rather someone.

"Sorry it's dark out here, i wasn't really paying attention and I didn't see you." Their deep voice rings out, still looking at his phone.

Is that a dog by him?

"Nikolaos?" I question.

He finally looks up from his phone, "Diovanna? What are you doing here? I had dropped you off down your street." He exclaims, confusion laced his tone.

His dog barks at him while tugging at their leash.

"Well I went home, but something happened and I needed to go on a walk. I don't really know where I am, why are you here?" I explain to him.

He chuckles, "όμορφο κορίτσι, I thought you knew where I lived?" He continues to laugh. "I live over one street. You have been there, have you not?" He teases.

I roll my eyes at his sentence. "Whatever and who is this cute little puppy?!" I say bending down to pet his dog.

He smiles at me and my stomach does a flip. "That is Roxy, Atlas begged me to let him have a dog- wait, are you speaking to me?!" He asks, just now realizing I was speaking to him.

I laugh a little at his realization. "Yeah," I answer him.

His mouth forms and O shape and I laugh even more at him.

"You're speaking?! That's great Diovanna!" He exclaims happily. His lips turn upwards just before settling in a frown.

"What happened? You were crying, who made you cry?" Nikolaos asks, seeming to notice my tear stained cheek as we stand under a lamp post.

I sigh, "It's nothing just, my grandfather and his stupid comments." I reply half truthful.

He clenches his jaw before turning his eyes back to me. "Come on, let's go." He states before tugging on Roxy's leash.

I furrow my eyebrows, "Where are we going?" I ask catching up to him.

"My house." He tells me like he says it all the time. "I'm not just going to let you stay out here." He states like I'm the stupidest person ever.

I roll my eyes at him for what feels like the millionth time. "Stop rolling those pretty eyes of yours before I give you a reason to." He says sternly, A shit eating grin rests on his face.

I refrain from saying anything and start walking with him.

Better than being at 'home'.

~/~/~

I step into the all too familiar mansion with Roxy's leash in my hand.

When we were walking, Nikolaos would not stop teasing me and I was getting fairly aggravated with him.

Roxy seemed to notice and began tugging on her leash. She pulled hard enough to get out of Nikolaos's grasp and went over to me.

I ended up taking her leash and walked with her the rest of the way to the mansion.

Atlas's dog? Nah, she is definitely mine.

"There is a guest room upstairs if you want to sleep. But I don't think you will want to sleep right now." He mutters the last part more to himself.

I chuckle. "How would you know? Are you stalking my sleeping schedule?" I tease. He rolls his eyes. Fucking hypocrite.

"No I'm not stalking you." He states, with attitude might I add.

I raise an eyebrow at him. "Don't give me that attitude Nikolaos Georgio Doukas." I tell him using his full name.

His eyes widen a little at the use of his middle name. "Where the hell did you learn my middle name? No one knows that, not even Atlas. I buried my birth certificate too, so how?" He asks, stunned.

I chuckle, "i know everything. Haven't I told you that?" I say smugly, a grin etched on my face.

He scoffs, "whatever you say όμορφο κορίτσι, you wanna have a contest?" He asks with a smirk.

"Always." I respond.

What did I get myself into?

~/~/~

Im currently sitting in the back of Nik's gym where the shooting range is located while he sets everything up.

Apparently he thinks he is a better shooter than me, therefore there was only one way to prove him wrong.

A shooting contest.

Nikolaos comes back, a determined look on his face that makes me want to laugh.

He looks constipated.

"I set it up, all you have to do is pick up the gun and hit a few targets." He explains to me.

I scoff and roll my eyes at his cockiness. "Don't get too cocky now there όμορφο αγόρι." I mock. "Your fucking ego is bigger than your dick." I state honestly, picking up the gun and loading it with bullets. [pretty boy]

"Would you like to see it for yourself? see if you're theory is wrong?" He asks, a shit eating grin resting on his face.

My eyes narrow at him the tiniest bit for his sentence.

Did he just ask if I wanted to see his dick?

I shake my head with a small smile. "Come on let's get this contest over with." I say moving towards the targets set up.

He laughs but takes his gun from the table and loads it up.

"Alright όμορφο κορίτσι, all you have to do is hit the bullseye or anywhere on the target and we will add up our scores at the end to see who won." He says smugly, like he thinks he will win. [pretty girl]

I nod.

"Okay, go" Nikolaos says before shooting.

I start shooting too.

Bullseye

Bullseye

Bullseye

Bullseye

Bullseye

Bullseye.

I switch the safety on and put the gun down and turn back to Nikolaos.

Nikolaos finishes shooting his last bullet before putting the safety on his gun and putting it down. He turns to me with a grin while he pushes the button to bring our targets back to us.

Nik and I both show each other our targets.

He hit 5 bullseyes and the 6th bullet hit right outside the bullseye. I laugh at his face.

He looks so mad, he's like an angry puppy.

"What's the matter? Big bad mafia don lost? You mad that I'm better?" I mock before laughing even more at him.

When I finally sober up and stop laughing he looks at me with narrowed eyes. I raise an eyebrow at him. "Fuck you." He tells me.

I pick up the gun and load it with bullets still keeping the safety on. I tap the gun against my lips, "would you?" I question looking at Nik with a smirk.

His face morphs into confusion so I clarify.

"Would you fuck me?" I say more clearly.

Instead of backing down like I thought he would, he doesn't. "You want me to?" He fired back, a smirk dancing on his lips.

I can't help it when my cheeks heat up and my stomach does a flip. I cant deny this man is fine, he is like a literal Greek god. Probably good in be- nope not going there.

Gosh why am I so flustered right now? Why am I thinking about him?

I clear my throat. "Uh, I um, I'm hungry let's go." I blurt out all flustered.

I'm never flustered what the fuck?

I can hear Nikolaos's laughs as I leave for the kitchen. So I do the only rational thing, I stick my middle finger up at him while I leave.

Whats going on with me?

~/~/~

Im here, walking down the street to my family's mansion since I had asked Nik to drop me off this morning.

He told me i could stay as long as I want and if I need anything else to call him.

I guess we can classify as friends now. He isn't so bad anymore.

I talked to Lucian last night- well around three in the morning, but I told him I would come back today and that I was okay.

So here I am outside the gates of the mansion.

Here goes nothing.

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A/N: so these next couple chapters will probably be the development of Dio and Nik's relationship.

Idk how to feel abt this chapter but oh well.

Ik I said two chapters but I will try to finish chapter 26 tonight and post it tm or Sunday if it's ready.

I love you hoes

Bye<3