Leonardo POV

To say I was happy was an understatement, I felt over-joyed. Never have I thought she was going to kiss me. All by herself.

I wanted to pull her closer, feeling her small figure pressed against mine closing every small gap possible and hug her tiny waist as I deepen the kiss. 

But before any of that could happen, she backed away as if realizing what she did.

Her face soon turned to different shades of red as her hand went to her lips that was on mine few seconds ago.

Her eyes widened as her face showed guilt and... anxiousness?

Did she regret the kiss?

Our silence was tore by the rumbling sound of hunger from her. Her face scrunched in embarrassment as I tried to hold my smile.

Of course she would be hungry, she looked like she hasn't eaten for days! 

"Stupid woman" I murmured low enough for her to not hear it.

" Let's eat" I said and she was not able to meet my eyes but responded with a nod. 

We ordered Subways and her face seemed to has gotten back its color after she ate her food.

She was sipping on her coke while I was scrolling down my phone and it started ringing. Maya called.

" Wait here" I told her and she nodded as I stood and answer the call " Hello"

" Boss, the coordinate. We solved one." She sighed in relief and excitement lingering in her voice.

" One?" I asked as I remember there are more than one group of stupid numbers we got from Andrew.

"Unfortunately, yes. I tried to solve the others by applying the same method but it was continuous error.

" Mmm. So what did it turn out to be?" 

"That... you have to come here and also... there's something you need to see." She sounded hesitant about something.

"Ok. What about the logo?" That fucking design has been eating my mind ever since. Not even Derek knows about it. 

Is it a new gang somewhere? But anything new happening, either Andrew or Alec would get the news first. 

I suddenly sensed as if someone was watching me. discreetly I let my gaze observe the surrounding while still being on the call but there was nothing suspicious. 

Was it my imagination?

" Nothing yet boss. Alec is still trying to look into it and anyone related or know about it" I heard Maya say.

After talking for a while longer, I cut the call and sighed frustrated. Now we have to go back.

I walked back to her and saw her looking at a small family who were eating together happily two tables away from us.  

Family. 

Not everyone are lucky to have that. And not everyone are grateful they have it.

The fucking irony.

"Our date ends here. Let's go" I said and she responded but realized what I just said.

"D-date??" She asked as if re-confirming as a smirk appeared on me. 

Oh how I love to tease her.

"No no we are not o-on any date." She tells me trying to make me understand. 

I chuckled at her fluttered face and she was looking at me as if begging me to clear the perplexity in her mind. 

" Really~?" I teased and she thought for a while as if re-thinking her thoughts. Is she really doubting the lie?

"Aghh!! Yeah!! It's not a date!!" she whined like a kid complaining to his father of what he said was right.

" You took me here without my will!" she added and looked away as her lips flips into a small angry pout.

Is she trying to be angry or cute?

"Shopping" I said as I walk one step to her side and she slowly turned her face at me.

"Talking" I walked till I reached her side.

" Dining" She looked at me with her doe-eyes, disturbance dancing in them.

" And you were also enjoying yourself. Aren't you being unfair Fiore?" I said as my voice used my Italian accent and she gulped hearing me.

I slowly leaned myself down to her, our eyes not breaking the contact as she jerked her face creating mere inches between our face.

" I forced you. Si. Did I regret? No" I whispered deeply and her gaze came down looking at my lips.

Slight creases on her face faded as her eyes grew and her cheeks filled red.
Her gaze looked away.

My words~

" Why are you red fiore? Did you remember something?" I jerked my head to the side trying to look at her flushed face.

" Something specific perhaps?" I added with a playful smirk lingering in my amused face as my eyes stare at her shyness or maybe embarrassment?

" A kiss maybe?" 

She pushed me away as she stood, still not looking into my eyes " U-um, washroom. I want go to washroom. Excuse me "

Well, wasn't that fun.

I was waiting for her in my seat when I caught a guy reading a book three tables away infront of me from my left.

I narrowed my eyes inspecting the person and as soon as his gaze locked mine, he stood and walked away. 

The strange thing was; he was holding the book upside down as if his focus wasn't there.

Hmm....

She returned not long after and we returned back to the car" U-um Who did you buy these for?"

I did thought she would ask, but I didn't knew she would ask this early.

" Someone" I replied and she mumbled something. Is she talking to herself or cursing me?

" Why did you bring me with you? You could've ask someone else too"

" Aren't you becoming too noisy?" I said and her non-stop mouth came to a break.

Not that I was complaining, but I didn't know she was such a chatter box.

" Why is he always angry" I heard her mutter to herself criticizing me.

Not surprised to hear that. She isn't the first.

Few minutes passed and she was silent. Why isn't she talking anything?
I sighed knowing it was my fault.

" Earlier. Why did you cry" I asked the question that did not settle my inner mind.

When I saw tears in her I knew some bastards were going to die by my hands for making her cry.

She was silent for a while and I knew she was lost in her thoughts again.

I cleared my throat to gain her attention back and I repeated " I asked you something"

" I-its nothing. I w-was missing my .. my f-family" she replied stuttering.

Family? The one that sold you and now you are protecting them? I don't see any worth protecting ungrateful people.

" No one misses their family with so much disappointment" Does she think I am stupid?.

She was trying to say something but words didn't come from her " No matter what he did, He is still my family"

Is she really defending his actions right now?

" But that doesn't mean I will forgive him."

So she isn't stupid after all. I'd be really baffled if I got to know she forgive him.

I don't know if it will be her naivety or she is too kind for her own good.

I don't want any bastard to take advantage of her naivety.

" Who did you buy those for? you said?" she asked the same question again trying to change the topic.

I bought it for you but I don't know if you will ever wear it for me. Is what I want to say but fuck, she will be scared of me again if I say that shit.

Fucking shit. How did dad managed to get mom.

" Simply." I said and I could sense her confusion  " I just simply bought those items. And I wanted a quite person to accompany me."

I really don't know what I am doing right now. I never talk anything unnecessary and reply only when needed.

But she seemed to be ruining that habit of mine.

Do I mind? No.

For her, I would ruin myself a million little times.

What have you gotten yourself into Leonardo.

" But it's all women's clothing. Why would yo-" she trailed of as if thinking something.

What is she thinking now in that peanut size brain of hers.

" Oh-!" A small gasp left her lips as she turned her head at me realizing something " I am sorry. I didn't know!"

Why is she apologizing?

" I promise I won't tell anyone. I understand its hard for you to tell your family"

????? What the fuck is she going on about? Tell my family wh-

Wait. Oh Fuck no.

" I am not fucking gay!" I grumbled with gritted teeth and another gasp was heard from her.

" I am SO sorry!!" She apologized once again followed by giggles.

A fucking fistful of non stop giggles that sounds like jiggling bells during Christmas for my ears.

How Fucking cute. I angrily complimented mentally in my mind. How did such thought even crossed her mind in milliseconds?

" This is beautiful" I heard her compliment and noticed she was touching the accessories that was hanging on the car's rare view mirror.

" Does this mean something?" She asked while observing the design on the accessories.

It was a rectangular pendant like thing. The rectangle was outlined in the shape of a scorpion.

It's our name. Our identity.

Scorpios.

Our Mafia is different from others. Other gangs would tattoo their logo on themselves so people will recognize them in one sight.

But our specific is the scorpion pendant. An accessory no one would thought is a gang logo.

We don't recklessly show anyone we are Mafia. That's how I've been protecting my image as a businessman.

To the world I am the heir of the CH business and only some knew of my Mafia business.

" Yes" I replied and she nodded with an oh as she leaned back to her seat.

She was silent for a while when suddenly she breathed out
" I remember!"

I swear this girl is weird.

" I think the cobra drawing Jack showed me; I saw it from someone's drawing book"

As soon as she said those, I suddenly pressed on the car's break making it come to a sudden stop as she intensely got jerked forward from her seat.

" Ya Allah!" She gasped.

" What did you say just now?" I asked and looked at her with a frowned look.

What the fuck is she blubbering about? This better be not a fucking joke.

" U-um t-the drawing. When I w-was studying in h-highschool I s-saw that snake design." She explained, her voice stuttering as she fidget in her seat.

Fuck she is uncomfortable.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down. I have to talk her normally I shouldn't be too hard on her or else she won't say anything right.

" Noor" I called her out as softly as I could and I saw her clenching her on her dress.

Shit her name sounds good.

" Are you sure you saw it right? Was it the same exact design Jack showed you?" I asked and she hesitantly nodded her head.

" Words Noor" My voice habitually came out hard. Fuck! I hate it when they don't use their mouth.

" Y-yes... n-no " she gulped and I scrunched at her as she whimpered an I don't know at the last.

If she saw right then maybe this will be our lead to catch that bastard. 

The whole ride became silent and I did not notice with my mind full of questions.

Maybe the logo she saw isn't the same? When did Jack even showed her? Did they became so close that Jack trust her with this info?

As the huge gate of the mansion came to our sight , we reached the house .

As she got off from the car, I took my phone and dialed Jack's number.

"Boss"

" Find out where Noor studied her high school and do a background check on everyone at her last year's batch" I informed him but it was silent from the other end. 

Why is he silent? Did the call got cut off? 

I looked at my phone and it was still connected with him then why isn't he answering me.

"Jack?!" I called out.

"Uh sorry, is something wrong with her? Why do we need to check her school?" he asked probably doesn't make sense on why I told him to do it.

"She thought she saw the Cobra's logo from when she was attending school." I said to him and he seemed to have the put the two together and understood what I was trying to make him do.

"Are you saying, it may or may not be some of the students?" he asked.

" or the teachers" I added.

We can't leave any exception on anyone. Who knows, maybe even the old janitor of the school could be that bastard.

" Are you sure though?" he asked and I feel to punch his face for so many fucking questions that been throwing at me today.

First her and now him.

" That's why I told you to check her school puttana!" I cursed at him and I ended the call after he responded with an ok.

I drove to the warehouse where Maya is, cracking the coordinates with Alec assisting her.

" Any updates?" I asked as I walked into the place and they stood seeing my presence.

" Not yet. We only got one cracked while the other are still intact." she replied repeating the same while looking frustrated.

"What did the one you solved indicated?" I asked.

" I wasn't sure if what it meant correct so I re-checked it again but it still showed the same result." she said and I waited for her to continue or show me something of what she just said.

She took the laptop on the table that was facing the other direction and typed something in it before she showed me.

" Here." It was a map of some country with grid lines and many other cities name and directions shown.

"That's China" I told her as my eyes familiarize with the country's outline and the neighboring ones.

" Yes, we arranged the coordinates in ascending order and solved it using the a2-b2 algebraic formula which leads us to this" she elaborated while eyeing the laptop screen.

" But I don't get what does it have to do with China. Is he Chinese perhaps?" She muttered to herself thinking of any possible connection with the new clue we got.

I doubt he is Chinese.

" Have you checked somewhere else for the coordinates? It may means something else. " I suggested while looking at the scattered papers on the table that has scribbles all over it.

Did they put an all-nighter.

" Yeah but nothing was shown. It took us 3 night to just figure this one out. I don't know how long the other's will take" She sighed tiredly.

" At this rate we won't be able to catch him either."

" Have you thought of solving it using physics?" I asked and she looked at me  confused.

I took one of the scribbled papers which has one of the coordinates that seemed to be yet to solve.

"d36-t-24. This, if you use Physics; time formula in velocity, you will get....." I trailed of as I calculated the problem and got the answer " 864"

" No... 86.4" I corrected myself and Alec with Maya looked at me as if I grew two heads "What?"

" That-..... how...." words were coming like broken radio from Alec's mouth as if the signal was not clear. What happen to him.

"How did you know it was from physics and using the time in velocity formula?" Maya asked taking the paper I solved the coordinate on and looking at it with disbelief. 

Oh- so that....

" Coordinates are not only in arithmetic Maya." I reminded her and she whispered an oh in realization. 

" If  the one you solved showed world map, I figured it would have to do with transportation ...."

"That's how you thought of time in velocity formula" She completed my sentence and I nodded in agreement. 

" But the answer should be 864, why did you say its 86.4?" I expected her to ask that.

" Each distance of the grid lines shows 10mm distance, and here this place is where 86.4 indicates" I pointed at the city on the map that was near the port that is named Nanchang and the exact number was shown below its grid box.

Both of them was looking at the laptop in surprise and Maya typed the number on it to be sure and it indeed showed us Nanchang.

" Agh- fuck does that mean we are catching a number maniac? Einstein?" Alec asked with a questioning look and nuisance on him.

Well, he's been having hatred for numbers, no wonder he has that already tired look in his face.

Scholars can be a fucking nuisance with numbers and riddles.  

" Einstein isn't the one who invented number genius" Maya mocked him while rolling her eyes.

" I agree, even Gumball is stupidly genius " he nodded talking about.... what the fuck is Gumball?

We both looked at him with a questioning look waiting for him to explain the word he said.

" What? You guys don't know Gumball? From CN Network?" He asked and I looked at Maya as she looked at me.

Is he seriously talking about a cartoon right now?

" He even has a step brother Darwin and...." he was going to say more but seeing our uninterested look he sighed " never mind"

"He is a businessman" I corrected him. He can't be a scholar if he had the guts to hijack our shipment and attacked Andrew .

And the incident that happened at the mall too, I doubt he is any ordinary person either " or even a Mafia like us" I added.

" Maya, the coordinates may link with one another, so be careful when solving it" I told her and she nodded as we heard Alec muttered " That bastard made everything tricky."

" What was it you wanted to show me you said?" I reminded her of what she told me in the phone.

"U-um... that...." She looked at Alec and he was also looking at her as if they were talking with their eyes. 

She walked away and came back with a folded paper on her hand " We got this letter an hour ago. From him"

I took the letter and unfolded it.

Time is ticking. For you and for me but the difference is you are losing and I am gaining. History will repeat but on you and I shall take back what's mine that's with you. Till then take care of it for me.

" Where was it found?" I asked, my eyes still on the paper as I clenched it.

" Our mailbox" Alec replied . 

" Any calls?"

" Not yet" this time Maya said.

" Who put it?" 

" Postman. The regular one, nothing suspicious about him." Alec reported and I hummed in response. 

" Get to work" I ordered and they dispersed doing their own work.

I looked down at the paper again. Reading it all over. I am damn sure there is some other shit he is trying to say in this letter.

"History will repeat " I read out as I frown and try to figure out what is it about.

History? What history?

That bastard is again sending confusing words. But one thing was sure that he must be dad's enemy.

Did dad had something of his with him? I have to talk with Derek again.

And catch that bastard soon.

As I was in deep thoughts, my mind somehow was going back to the kiss that happened today.

Well wasn't it out of her character to do such a bold move.

I would trade anything in the world for it to happen again.

2 days later.....

Ok fuck. I take my words back.

If she kissing me makes her ignore me , I don't fucking want it.

In these past two days when I called her she would avoid me like a plague and would spout some nonsense to avoid me.

At first I didn't know why she was avoiding me but then whenever I caught a hold of her; her shinning  silver orbs would always look at my lips and her face would turn beet red.

And that's when I found out she didn't got over the daring kiss she did to me.

My my isn't my love shyful~.

Me being love to tease her, I teased her with every opening opportunity I get and she would shriek or gasp in surprise but then she began to avoid me realizing I was having fun playing with her.

"Will you stop it already?" I said as I stared at her and she was fidgeting in her place.

I blocked her way when I saw her running away from me. She can't keep doing this " Stop what?"

Is she acting as if she doesn't know what I am talking about? Ok no problem... two can play in this game.

We were in a dark living room with only moon light brightening the place but it was enough to make me see her.

I took a step forward and she took a step back while keeping my gaze on her nervous form " Do you really don't know or are you being stupid right now"

She looked at me for a second and then turned herself away while still taking steps back till her back hit the wall.

I leaned myself near her ear, her intoxicating scent hit my nostril the closer I am to her and I noticed her body tensed up " Don't avoid me. You can't avoid me."

I jerked myself a little and looked at her , her gaze still avoiding mine and I could hear her uneven breathings. 

The fucking whole day I did not get to see her nor did she brought my breakfast. Michelle was the one that has been bringing my breakfast to my room.

At least she makes me my breakfast.

I grabbed her chin turning her to look at me. She was caged between my arms , no space for her to escape.

Her gaze finally looked into mine as my hand brushed against her cheeks feeling it's softness.

Moonlight reflected on her, showing her natural beauty. I never seen her with makeup either except for whenever we go out which was probably Michelle's and Maya's work.

Not that I am complaining but she was beautiful with or without make-up. 

Strands of her hair were flowing out from her loose scarf as I brushed them away from her face.

I wish to see her hair one day. I want to see her all. All mine to claim.

Her eyes lost in mine as mine in her's. She moved her gaze down and I followed and I knew she was looking at my lips again.

Oh how I want to ravishingly eat her lips out right now.

But her expression soon turned pale and her gaze widened with fear "MOVE!!"

She pushed me away unexpectedly and I fall on the ground when a guy swing the knife with him missing in stabbing me.

He looked at me realizing he missed to kill me and again started to attack me as I dodge his every attack. 

I was trying to figure out who was he but he was covered with a handkerchief.

Fucking bastard!

I was going to take my gun and shoot him but he did something he shouldn't have done.

" DONT COME NEAR ME!" He shouted and with every movement, Noor winced.

He fucking took her hostage!

He was holding her while threatening with a knife on her neck as her eyes held terror.

" If you don't remove your fucking hands from her in the next 5 seconds, you won't have any hands." I warned grimly and I saw his eyes nervously looking around for an escape. 

The next thing, I shot him right on his forehead and he was lying down dead on the floor the next second.

I walked up to him with a hard look. My mind was pounding with rushed anger and I was itching to do something worst to him as I emptied the bullets from my gun. 

How dare he. 

HOW FUCKING DARE HE TO TOUCH HER!.

Sounds of hard footsteps were heard and I knew it was the guards " Throw this bastard away and cut both of his hands" 

They dragged him away but I still couldn't calm my raging nerves. I know who sent him and I won't spare that fucking bastard alive.

Oh- Noor... SHIT!

I turned and saw her curled up trembling in the corner. She was clenching on her dress and her eyes were still filled with terror .

Damn it she is terrorised! 

" Are you o-"

" DON'T!" She shouted, signaling with her palm and I stopped in my tracks
" DO-ON'T come near me!".

"You a-are a killer."

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☆ I have one thing to remind is that whatever I wrote is purely fictional and only for the plot purpose.

☆ Dont take whatever I said about China's coordinates serious cuz I simply wrote it for story purpose.😬😬

Have a good day and happy reading! ;)