A game, or real life? (Ezio x reader)

Hate can only last so long

"Dio mio (My God/goodness)..." she could only breath out before this revelation.

"The man who betrayed the Auditores and publicly wronged them was Uberto Alberti, gonfaloniere of Firenze, and a good friend of Giovanni. Alberti was murdered at a party, a few days later." I explained. "I saved Ezio's life back then. If it wasn't for me, the guards would've caught him during his family's execution."

"Is this why you two are so close, then?" Sofia asked a few moments later, as she reached out for the corset. "Because you saved his life?"

"You can say that." I nodded, cracking a smile as memories flooded in. "We looked after each other. I gave him a shoulder for him to cry on, while he gave me a home. We were honest to each other, and before I realized it, we began depending on each other. It was...terrifying, at first, to get used to a man's presence and comfort so much you don't envision your life without him. But that's what happened to us." I shrugged. "We quickly became best friends, and Ezio's mother and sister quickly accepted me into their family. Before I knew it, they had become my home. And this feeling only grew as time went by. And before I realized it, I fell for him."

"It sounds like you two have one heck of a history." Her soft voice reached my ears as she began tightening the laces of the cursed contraption.

"Oh, you can't imagine." I lightly gasped as all air suddenly left my lungs. "E-Every day is a new challenge for us. Our duty binds us to the grim reality that one of us could die in the blink of an eye. Sometimes, that reality smacks me in the face and I'm bound to ask myself "What would I do were he not to come back home?". Sometimes, I feel that losing him would kill me. Honestly, if I were to write every challenge, every adventure we faced, I'd probably fill two whole books."

"I would buy them." Her reply swiftly reached my ears, causing me to laugh. Ohh, of course she would.

"Ohh god, you're so sweet." I giggled out. Suddenly, I heard steps coming from downstairs, causing me to freeze in surprise.

"Sofia?" I heard Ezio's deep voice calling from downstairs. I was about to open my lips and reply, but a hand suddenly prevented me from doing so. I gave her a curious glance.

"Shh. He mustn't know that you are up here." Sofia quickly shushed me. "Put the dress on. I will come back up here as soon as I can." And before I could ask more, she began to walk downstairs. I shook my head with a light smile, before I did as told. I could hear them talk downstairs, and from what I gathered, Sofia asked for flowers. White tulips and red roses. I smirked as I slipped the dress on. What on earth was she up to...?

The door snapped shut a few moments later, and it didn't take long before I heard Sofia's footsteps on the stairs. "We must hurry. Ezio will be in the park near Hagia Sofia in about an hour." She explained as she tightened the laces on the back of my dress.

"What on earth are you plotting, hm?" I smirked out. "And how do you know that Ezio loves to give me red roses?"

"He told me." she shrugged, smiling. "You would not believe how much he told me about you whenever he came here."