The mafia's girl

Anything for dear Leo

Raphael's POV

     It's been a week since Arina killed someone in the driveway, she's gotten trigger happy and has claimed another one of my guns as her own, she's always upset with me but she gets along well with the others around the house so I can't complain. She moved out of my room the same night, demanding that she have a room of her own, sadly I helped her move into one of the guest rooms down the hall and she skillfully has avoided me every night since.

    I'm sitting in my office flipping through papers and invites to galas when Leo, my best friend and right hand man, takes a seat in the chair across from me. A frown sat on his face making me groan and run my hand across my face.

    "What's the problem Leo?" I expect the worst whenever Leo looks stressed because he's the most relaxed person I know, that's what makes him such a great right hand and best friend, he's always there to calm me down when I get out of control.

    "I have good news and bad news, both involve Arina, which would you rather hear first?" he says leaning back into the chair, I give him a look that says to start with the bad news because the good news will counter it.

    "Ok well, the bad news is that word of five bodies dropping all in the same week of Arina coming to live in the mansion has gotten around and has people questioning you as a leader, everyone wants to know if there will be any consequences for her actions."

    "The good news?" 

    "The good news is that, with the gala tonight and the ones coming up next week, you could take her as your date to take the heat off of you, especially with you not having a wife and what not." he explains while throwing in the topic that I tried very hard to avoid.

    "Damn it! That girl is a ticking time bomb, she'll never agree to go unless...," Arina likes Leo so maybe he could convince her to attend the gala tonight. When Leo understands what's going on in my head, his eyes go wide and he shakes his head no furiously.

    "No, no, hell no! That girl scares me, one minute she's happy and smiling, the next minute she's ready to blow someones head off and I for one, like having a head!" 

    Giggles come from the door making me snap my head up, how long has she been standing there?

    Arina bounces over to Leo and climbs in his lap, I should be jealous but I know that Leo would never cross that line so I don't mind. 

    Arina looks much different than she did her first night living in the mansion, her bruises have some what disappeared and her skin had a beautiful glow to it that makes me happy for her. 

    "So what am I never going to agree to?" she c***s her head to the side smiling widely at a nervous Leo.

    "There's this gala tonight, and uh, I was just saying how you could be Raphael's date so he doesn't have to get so much hassle about how things are being done around here lately. If not for him, do it for your pal Leo."

    Her laughter booms throughout the office, at least she's happy with someone around here, even if it isn't me. Her eyes sparkled as she looked between me and Leo, letting out an loud sigh she rolled her eyes and agreed.

    "Anything for dear Leo," looking at me she glared ", and you too I guess." 

    Waving bye to us, she slid out of the room after asking a million questions about tonight, even if she did come tonight, there was no telling what could happen. We both had tempers but one of us was gun crazy and that was never good in a room full of unpredictable people. I learned that when she failed to run away and the tables turned on me.

    *Flashback*

  "Arina you can't just kill people to get back at me!" I yelled following her into the dark bedroom.

  "Oh and why can't I, you said it yourself I need to act like your precious mafia wife so I'll do just that. You run this town right? You're the king right? So all hail the f*****g queen, you wouldn't let anyone hurt the queen, would you?" she whispered in my ear before walking into my closet and grabbing all her bags.

 "I wan't my own room, it's not up for discussion, you want me to stay here so I want to be comfortable, now show me to my own room." she said walking out.

 "A-Arina wait we can talk about this."

 "I don't have anything else to say to you Raphael. This is what you wanted so this is what you will get," she said before demanding that I help her move the rest of her bags into the guest room three doors down from mine.

 "Then listen since you have nothing to say! Do not f*****g disrespect me, this is my home, and what I say goes! What you did out there, you can not do again, if you want to hurt me, fine, if you want to kill me, fine, but you will not kill innocent people for doing their jobs, this isn't who you are!"

 "You don't know s**t about who I am Raphael, let me go or clean up the mess that I leave behind! The choice is yours!" After she said that she slammed her door in my face, leaving me seething in anger.

    *Flashback Ending*

    "Bro? You okay, you spaced out for a bit," Leo asked, looking at me worried.

    "Yeah i'm fine, it's no rush but can you find out as much as possible about Arina before the end of the week and make sure you look your best tonight." He nods before leaving me alone with my thoughts, I really hoped tonight didn't go too bad because i'd basically be throwing my girl in the lions den.

    For the rest of the day I spent lounging around in the movie theater watching high school musical movies like I always do before an event. I know its weird but Disney has a certain nostalgia to it.

    Nana Marie comes and takes a seat next to me sitting a hand on top of mine.

    "Dear boy, I've noticed you've been troubled these past few days, a penny for your thoughts?" 

    Pausing the movie I turned towards Nana Marie and explain everything that has happened to which she gives her full attention. When I am done she looks shocked and happy all at the same time.

    "I've seen the young girl around the house a handful of times, she's quite beautiful, a little crazy like you also, but you have to give her time to process, i'm sure once she does, she'll love you all the same as everyone else around her, and hopefully we'll never have to see that retched Vanessa again." she says before kissing my forehead and leaving me back to my movie. 

    Around six, everyone started getting ready for the night. I was coming out the shower when Arina tapped lightly on the door, standing there awkwardly not even remotely anywhere near dressed.

    "Uh, these dresses in here, they don't belong to anyone do they?" she pointed in the direction of her room making me laugh.

    "They only belong to you if you choose to accept them mi amore," nodding she walked off to, I assume, get dressed. Slicking my curly black hair back, I decided to go with a simple all black look tonight, leaving the two top buttons of my black button up open. At the bottom of the stairs Leo was waiting on his phone with Nana Marie who was already taking pictures.

    After about fifteen minutes I started to get annoyed with how long it was taking Arina to get ready when she finally came down the steps. Her lips were painted a a rose red and her hair was curled to perfection just hitting the bottom of her back, she wore a red dress that hugged all of her curves and had a slit going up to the very top of her thigh. Her heels were in her hand.

    "You look stunning," I said trying to keep myself from drooling over her. She hugged Nana Marie and made her way over to stand beside Leo.

    "Thank you, are we leaving soon?" To answer her question I opened the door leading her out and down to my red 2019 Chevrolet Camaro. The color was fitting for tonight because it matched her dress. 

    Once we were in the car, she immediately began fiddling with the radio, turning on some girly pop song by Katy Perry, I think it was called last friday night. The whole ride to the event I mentally prayed that nothing went wrong because knowing my recent luck, there's a high chance that it could.

    When we pull up, there are already cameras flashing and people flooding inside the building, I can even see Leo making his way in. Parking the car, i'm not quick to get out then I feel a warm small hand on top of mine, Arina's hand.

    "I may hate you but I can see that tonight is important so i'll play your wife for the night, then I can go back to hating you tomorrow." Slipping on her heels, she stepped out the car facing the cameras with complete confidence.

    Maybe luck really is on my side tonight. Once out of the car, she laced our hands together and smiled for the cameras, a smile that looks like its been practiced for years, to anyone who didn't know her, that smile looked genuine but to me, I could see that it was fake. 

    After letting the paparazzi take our pictures, we headed inside where my dad greeted us. Arina was tense in front of him, her grip on my hand had got tighter as he got closer. He had went to take her other hand in his bringing it up to his lips, until she quickly snatched it away giving him a murderous glare. 

    "Welcome Arina, my condolences for what happened to your mother, I can only hope that you are doing well." She plastered a fake smile on her face but the words that came next were not what I was expecting.

    "Oh you better hope, after all it was your son who killed her, and it was you who got her strung out on drugs in the first place or he wouldn't even have been in my home that oh so fateful day she was murdered, those condolences mean s**t to me, anyway hope you enjoy your night," her smile never falling as she pulled me towards the bar leaving my father standing in the middle of the floor frozen.

    We are sitting at the bar taking in the scenery when all of a sudden I hear an all too familiar voice I was hoping I wouldn't hear tonight.

    "Omg! Is that Raphael Black? What are you doing over here all alone?" Uh oh. 

I'm ending this chapter here because i'm going to do a whole separate chapter on the gala. Anyway I hope you are enjoying so far. Who's Vanessa? Who does the familiar voice belong to? Was Raphael's plan to bring Arina to the gala a bad idea? 

Find out in the next chapter!