THE MAFIA’S PET

“What are you Diaz?”

She asked and Diaz felt the air around him seize for a moment as his body stiffened.

“What am I?”

He repeated her question, his eyes darkening.

“Please don’t get angry.”

She pleaded, her lips turning into a pout.

“You really want to know?”

He asked staring at her and she nodded her head.

“Yes Diaz, I want to know”

She confirmed, earning a chuckle from him.

“I will tell you after your bath Maddie, I promise.”

He avowed and she slightly nodded her head in agreement.

After washing her hair, he rinsed her body with the warm water before wrapping a towel around her body and carried her in a bridal style to the bed.

“I can walk Diaz.”

She muttered, hiding her already pink face in his shoulders and Diaz chuckled.

“Still not putting you on down.”

He revealed, taking her to the bed and gently dropped her on it.

“Your clothes are not here hazel so just wear this.”

He muttered, giving her a big shirt to wear after applying lotion on her body.

Maddison collected the shirt and sniffed it, a smile forming on her lips as she wore the shirt.

“Did you think I will give you Kia’s cloth to wear?”

He asked, sitting beside her.

“Just had to be sure it’s was yours.”

She replied resting her head on his chest after wearing the shirt.

“And how are you sure it’s mine.” Diaz raised his eyebrows.

“Your scent, I can detect your scent when I smell it.” She uttered and he smiled.

“My pet has a dog’s nose.” Diaz teased and she laughed.

“About the question you asked earlier in the bathroom maddison.”

He reminded and Maddie tilted her heaf to face him, giving him the sign that she was anticipating in what he was saying and what he was about to say.

“Before I tell you what I am hazel, let me tell you a short story.”

He announced, playing with her silky hair and she nodded.

“Long time ago Hazel, in the time where war and chaos existed, lived a young teenage boy with his weary mother who lived in a small cottage deep into the woods.

They lived far away from humans and were contented with what they had.

Free from the conflicts, wars and chaos of the outside world, the duo lived happily together until one day, on the day the young boy clocked 12 years.” Diaz explained, remembering the events like it happened yesterday.

FLASHBACK

(HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO)

“Happy birthday to you my lovely warrior.”

An old, sick looking but beautiful woman wished, scattering the hair of the small boy in her arms.

“Thank you mother.”

The young boy muttered, stuffing his mouth with a mouthful of cake.

“And how is the cake Alberto?”

The woman, his mother asked, her hands still running through his curly and rough hair.

“It’s very delicious mom, you are the best in the whole world.”

He replied, raising his head to kiss her cheeks and the woman chuckled.

“No matter what happens Alberto, always remember I love you so much okay?”

She uttered, and the boy nodded still filling his mouth.

“I know mother and I love you too.”

The boy known as Alberto replied.

No one needed to tell how much his mother loved him before he knew.

“Eat up my little warrior, I baked the cake just for you.”

The woman revealed, kissing his cheeks.

“What about you mom, you haven’t eaten since yesterday.”

Alberto muttered, looking at his mother with worried eyes.

“Don’t worry about me my little warrior, I’m perfectly fine.”

The woman replied smiling warmly at him.

“Are you sure mother?”

He asked again to be sure.

“I am… I…”

The woman shuttered, not getting to finish her sentence as she started coughing out loud.

“Mom… mom… are you okay?”

Alberto asked, gently patting his mother’s back.

“I’m fine Alberto, just get me water.”

She replied, coughing out blood.

“Mom!”

Alberto yelled alarmed seeing his mom coughing out blood.

“Just get me water Alberto, I’m fine.”

The woman weakly replied.

Not wanting to argue with her, Alberto jumped from his mother’s arms, running off to get water for his sick mother but unfortunately for him there was no water in the small drum.

“Let me go and fetch some water for you mother, I will be right back.”

He muttered, dashing out of the house with a jar in his hands in search of water for his mother.

Luckily for him, he found a small stream not too far from the cottage and he immediately bent down and started filling his small jar which he brought with him.

After making sure he filled the jar to the brim he carried it and started running back home.

Getting closer to the cottage he heard some strange noises coming out from the cottage and he hurried his steps, hiding behind a tree.

He brought out his head from his hiding place, peeping to see what was the cause of the noises he was hearing just to be welcomed with the horrible sight of some armed men beating up his sick mother to a pulp.

His insides burned from pure anger, making to dash at the huge men beating his beautiful mother but frozed on his steps as his eyes came in contact with his mother’s gaze telling him not to move an inch as she mouthed the word “please”.

He didn’t want to disobey his sick mother so he hid back behind the tree.

All a sudden one of the men unsheathed his sword and plunged it straight into his mother stomach.

“No!”

Alberto yelled, running out of his hiding place. He couldn’t take it anymore.

“No! stay back Alberto!”

His mother yelled at him with everything bit of strength in her.

“What… What happened after that Diaz?”

Maddie asked, tears bubbling in her eyes and Diaz sighed.

She was too soft for his pathetic story.

“That’s a story for another day hazel, it’s already late, have some sleep, we are going on a long journey tomorrow.”

Diaz said, cuddling her in his broad chest.

“But I…”

“Shhhh, listen to me Maddie, I will continue from here tomorrow night.”

He repeated, petting her to sleep.

“Goodnight Hazel”

Diaz muttered, cuddling her to sleep.

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(NEXT DAY)

The day was suprisely beautiful as the sun shone brightly in the sky, illuminating the area with it’s bright light and the car which was carrying Diaz and Maddie drove speedly on the dusty road which led to V city, Diaz clan as it was already noon.

The once peaceful aura was suddenly disturbed by the incoming cars which surrounded Diaz car and shortly after armed men came trooping out of the car holding ancient weapons in their hands.

“Come out Lord Diaz, we know you are in there and we have been sent to eliminate you from the existence of the world.”

One of the armed men shouted, moving towards Diaz car.

He suddenly halted on his steps as he heard a voice boom out of the car.

“Eliminate him? did you guys really think you could eliminate him?”

A voice asked and chuckled before stepping out of the car making the armed men widened their eyes in shock.

“Prince Kia”

They gasped.