Assassin's Creed One Shots

A Gift of Roses (AU Ezio X Reader)

"Something wrong amico?"

You scoff.  "You're fratello seems to have forgotten what today is."

"Your one year anniversary, yes?"

You laugh sarcastically as you lean against the counter.  It seems Ezio's brother is the only one who pays attention, and the two of you aren't even together.  As you shake your head you can't help but get this gut wrenching feeling in your stomach.  Ezio had been acting weird the past couple of days; whenever you wold call he would end the conversation short by saying that he needed to take care of some things and that he'd call back, but he never did.  You would sit and wait for him to come home every night but it would get so late that you would eventually give up and go to bed; you were beginning to fear the worst.  The two of you loved each other more than anything, Ezio had never shown so much love to anyone than he did to you and you felt so honored to have someone like him in your life; you didn't wan't that to end now.

Realizing you only had five minutes of your shift left, your boss let you go home early.  Federico kindly escorted you back to your apartment, and once you arrived he gave you a quick hug and goodbye before he left for his home as well.  You sighed and dug out your keys as you entered the apartment building.  Once you were inside the elevator and on your way to your place, you suddenly felt exhausted.  You didn't even care if Ezio was home then, it was odd to feel this way.

That's when your phone went off again.  You dug it out and saw that it was a text message from him.  Out of curiosity, but mostly anger, you unlocked your phone to look at it.

E: Amore, are you on your way home?

It took you a few seconds before you replied.  You decided short and simple texts would maybe give him an idea of how you've felt that day.

?: Yes.

E:  Bene, I will see you shortly then.

Hold on.  See you shortly?  Was he already home before you were?  You had the most befuddled look on your face as you replied to him.

?:  Ok.

And with that you waited for the elevator to get to your floor and you quickly walked to your home.  Once you reached the front of the door, you noticed that it wasn't locked or else your key would have worked, which it didn't as you tried to put it in.  You twisted the knob and walked inside, anticipating Ezio to greet you on the other side, but no.  He wasn't there.

"Ezio?"  You call.  Nothing. . .

It took you a moment to realize what was going on in front of you.

The lights were dim all the way through the hall, and you could see what were rose petal leading you down it and up the stairs.  You instantly became excited but concealed it until you got to the second floor.  You followed the path of roses up to the second floor, and once you saw that they led to the bedroom your heart began to beat rapidly.  Could he have actually remembered?

As you slowly open the door, you were entranced to see the room dim with lightly lit candles on the dresser and coffee tables that were in the room.  Some were even in the windows which made a gold tint on them.  The floor was covered with rose petals and the room smelled of vanilla aroma.

But your (e/c) eyes landed on the figure in front of you.

It was Ezio.  He stood there in front of a window with his hands placed behind his back, his chocolate brown eyes staring sincerely at you.  And he wore a loose white shirt that showed some of his bare chest with a pair of brown trousers with his boots still on, he looked absolutely charming in his little outfit.  His hair was loose as it was tied up in a low ponytail, it layered over his shoulder.  You set your purse on the dresser to the right of you as you slowly walk towards him, your eyes scanning the room.

"Ezio, what is this?"  You ask as you look up at him.

"It is for you (y/n)," he said as he came closer, "to celebrate how lucky I am to have someone as special as you in my life."

Your heart began to melt at his words. He was always such a charmer, but his words spoke truth and sincerity. You watched as his hands reached to caress your face, his eyes boring into yours.

"Why didn't you call? You never even tried to talk to me Ezio, you made me fear the worst!"

Ezio leaned in closer to touch his forehead with yours. You stayed there but you didn't touch him, still unsure of what he was going to say.

"Mi dispiace amore," he said softly, "I did not mean to upset you. I just wanted this to be perfect."

"Ezio I thought you..."

You began to speak but you were stopped as he suddenly kissed you. You missed his sweet lips on yours so you gave into it a small bit, but Ezio then pulled away slowly and stared into your (e/c) eyes.

"Did you really think I could forget our first anniversary?" He said as he smiled.

You couldn't say anything as you only stared at him speechless. He never really forgot after all, he had planned this from the very beginning; the empty calls and texts, barely seeing him and the little interaction between you two. It was because he was setting this up, Ezio wanted everything to be perfect.

Eventually you gave in. You flung your arms around his shoulders and he spun you around in his embrace. His hands laid on the bottom in your back as Ezio's face buried into your neck, he truly did love you.

"I love you Ezio." You say as you run your fingers through his brown hair. He looked down at you as he pulled away, a charming smile spread over his face.

"And I you, (y/n). Happy anniversary."

The night then began as he kissed you, his hand reaching to close the door.

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Glossary

Buongiorno- good evening, good morning
Cioccolata caldo- hot chocolate
Amico- friend
Fratello-brother
Amore-love
Bene-very good, very well, good
Mi dispiace-I'm sorry

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