Gemma:
⚠️ Contains Some Violence ⚠️

We walked up the stairs that leads inside our pantry. As soon as we come in sight of our father. He has a murderous expression. It is all directed towards Julian and I.

"I will speak to both of you when all this shit is over." He snarls.

Before anyone could respond, I glance to the right of the door frame and see a French person creeping up behind dad. Without blinking I shot. There is a loud bang next to me and I when I look to my left. I see Lucian has also spotted the enemy because he is the one who has also pulled the trigger. Everyone is stunned at our quickness.

Our alertness.

Or maybe because I just fired a gun.

"Who gave her a gun?" Renzo questions.

Definitely was the gun.

"I did. Punish me later. Kill now." Lucian whisper yells.

"I swear those two should have been twins." Dad and Matteo mutters out.

Yes we should.

Or we should had been quadruples.

Quadruples would have been a chaotic challenge but a fun adventure for us.

"Pierre is somewhere on this floor. We lost them when we heard someone got shot." Dad says with his eyes squinted into a glare at Julian.

"We need to split into smaller groups. It'll be easier to find him." Matteo says.

Uncle Luciano and Galileo walks in from one of the secret doors. I nearly jump out of my skin.

Thank god I'm not trigger happy.

Stupid asses.

"Renzo, Matteo, and I will go down towards the west side." Dad says.

"Valentino, Julian, Nikolai, Lucian, and Gem will go down the east side. Luciano, Maximus, Alonzo, and Gianni go to the north side. Leonardo, Vincent, and Galileo stay back here and clear it." Dad finishes.

"We'll force him out and he'll run into some of us or all of us. He's a fucking Micio. We'll have him surrounded." Renzo states.

"And for the love of God! Don't get shot!" Dad snarls.

"Aye! Aye Captain!" Julian says with a salute.

Boy, if you don't shut up before dad makes you eat your own teeth.

Dad rolls his eyes at Julian and his team takes off. Soon after they disappear from our sights the rest of us split up into our respective groups.

"If you find him. Tell us where you're at." Matteo says.

"Got it bosses!" Gianni cackles out.

Fucking idiots.

I'm related to that?

Matteo is going to shoot us all because of Gianni.

And his mouth.

I will torture his ghost if we all die because of him.

We head towards the library. Valentino is the first to just walk in like a mad person. Like Valley didn't even slightly open the door to see if it's clear. Didn't kick the door in than take cover to make sure we wouldn't get shot at. No! He just pushes the door open and storms in like he's indestructible. Like hello sir those bullets won't bounce off you! They go through flesh and could kill you in the process.

Didn't dad say not to get shot?

What the hell?

Julian is right behind him covering his ass. Lucian and I follow with Nikolai directly behind us. A shot rings out from upstairs in the library. The bullet from that said shot blurs right past Nikolai's shoulder. We all scatter like roaches in a flashlight. Each of us behind a shelf crouching down.

"Library" Lucian whispers.

"On it."

"Got it."

"Coming."

Well this big library is about to get a little too cramped for my likings.

"Careful he's on the top level." Nikolai says.

"Yeah cause Niko about got his shoulder took off." Julian tattles on our elder brother.

"Shut up and quit being a snitch!" Niko growls out at Julian.

"If I'm going down for being shot. You're going down with me for nearly being shot." Julian chuckles evilish back at Niko.

How many damn secret doors do we have. I nearly shit my pants, when Matteo comes from a sliding shelf next to me. I let out a small shriek and end up on my rear. I hear Lucian cuss in my ear because Gianni, Maximus, and Alonzo came up from behind him. Exactly how Matteo done to me. I slowly start to spot my family coming from secret door.

Seriously! How many do we have in this damn house!!!!!?!?

Do we seriously need this many?!

Pierre has a several people with him on the top level. Every time one of us goes to move, we get shot at.

I'm not the smartest bunch of us. But I know damn well I'm not the dumbest.

You not exactly graceful either.

Shut up.

Lucian starts shaking his head at me because he can see the gears turning in my head. I just crack a smile and give him a small wave. Lucian is watching as I look around the room in the front. I barely could hear him whisper fuck. Before he could even stop me, I start to run diagonal to the left. A shot is fired from somewhere upstairs. It never came close to me. Thank God or Papa would definitely killed me.

"Gemma what the fuck are you doing?" Nikolai whisper yells.

I quickly go up in diagonal direction to the right. Again, a shot is fired. I keep switching which direction I wanted to go but never in a straight line. My logic is simple, going straight they could hit you; going in different directions would be harder to shoot me. At least that's what I think.

"Gemma!" Leonardo growls.

I ignore him and keep going to my destination: under the upper level. So soon as I am a few feet from being under the upper level; I trip over my two left feet and end up doing a barrel roll. I end up looking like a flying squirtle doing that said barrel roll. I hit the shelf under the top floor upside down, looking like I'm trying to kiss my own feet with my ass up in the air. A book falls hitting me right on my ass.

"What kind of ninja Judy shit was that?" Vincent grumbles.

"Why did she look like a Pokémon trying to take flight?" Gianni chuckles.

"Gemma Alexandra! I am going to beat your ass." Dad growls.

I'm still upside down but I can see Julian and Lucian perfectly fine for being in my currently position. Both are doing exactly what I have just done. Bullets are flying over their bodies yet they never coming close to them. They barrel roll so perfectly and never hit the shelf like me.

"Julian and Lucian! What the fuck are you two idiots doing?" Renzo asks.

"Causing a distraction!"

"Now, come the fuck on."

Lucian helps me back up right and I watch as Gianni and Maximus start to do exactly what us three have previous just done. While the rest of my family are running around the perimeter of the library.

My way was a lot less boring.

Definitely wasn't boring!

Gianni and Maximus tumble and roll right into Lucian and I. All four of us look like a tangled up mess. When dad makes it under the upper level. He pulls me up my arm. I am thinking he is just helping me up but his other hand comes down hard on my rear. I let out a painful yelp. Renzo grabs ahold of Lucian and again his hand comes down and hit him on his rear. This causes Lucian to cuss up a storm. Valentino kicks the utter crap out of Maximus, which causes him to hit the shelf. You can hear the air leave poor Maximus's lungs. Matteo Gibbs slaps Julian in the back of his head. Julian let's out a painful grunt. Nikolai punches poor Gianni in the chest and sends him into the shelf. I believe Gianni's soul left his body. I think dad whipping my rear is far worse than what they were given. He let the force be with him in that whipping.

My ass stings like hell.

What the fuck!

At a time like this we get our asses whipped?

Hello bad guys upstairs!

Whip my ass later.

Ground me later.

Lecture me....

Later!!!

A/N:

Word Count: 1391

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Edited 6/7/2023