Aunt Tasha came for a visit.

Tasha's from Maria's side and she's the total opposite of her sister.

Instead of having the calm and composed aura like Maria's, she's got the childish and energetic aura.

The Cattaneo men have always wondered if she's got an unlimited energy because she never stops being bouncy.

And she bites.

Not literally but she's got a sharp tongue and sometimes, to the point where her words would get her in trouble but she's not doing it intentionally.

"Oh my, my, my!" Tasha exclaimed loudly when she entered the mansion. She was grinning from ear to ear and there's just something predatory about that.

Luca was in the arms of her father while her brothers were all lined up to greet their aunt.

"Enzo!" She greeted first, pulling him into a bone crushing hug. Enzo grunted and forced a smile as he pat his aunt's back.

"I-It's nice to see you again, Aunt Tasha..." He mumbled.

She gave him a good look and sighed dramatically. "Enzo, my dear boy." She clicked her tongue in distaste. "What the hell, my boy? Have you grown smaller? El's catching up on you."

Gabriele smirked proudly and Enzo gave him a glare.

"Drink plenty of milk or something and get plenty of rest. Pretty boys can't be pretty if they're small."

"Aunt Tasha!" He exclaimed in annoyance. "I'm not a kid or a girl! Stop calling me pretty. That just sounds wrong."

Tasha snorted. "You being small looks wrong."

Enzo growled and kept his mouth shut.

Gabriele was next to get a bone crushing hug and he didn't hide his displeasure. He groaned and tried to get away from the evil woman they call aunt.

Achilles and Sydney was just amused by it and was letting her do her thing.

"Eli!" She gasped in horror, when she finally got to take a good look on him. She leaned forward. "You're getting wrinkles! I bet that you're always such a grumpy pants. Even though Enzo's height's a meh... Okay, sure, 50/50, I know for a fact that he's a pretty boy but look at you! You look horrible!"

"I don't care about that." Gabriele growled, crossing his arms in disbelief.

Aunt Tasha huffed. "Well, you should! How the hell are you going to get a hot one night stand if you can't even smile. There's a lot of ladies waiting to spread their legs for ya. Smile more and you'll get all the ladies fallin'. I guarantee you!"

"I don't care about that and shut the hell up! You shouldn't say something so vulgar around Luca! Just because you do it, doesn't mean that I would." Gabriele shouted and Tasha rolled her eyes.

"Excuse me, I have a lot more dignity than that, man. Sheesh, just say it, don't spray it. Jeez...  I was only giving you a tip." She crossed her arms. "You're like a fucking girl on a period. Much worse than Enzo."

Achilles faked coughed. "There's a child in the room."

Aunt Tasha blinked obliviously before grinning again. "Oh, right. Sorry. I said ducking, sweety. As in duck. You know, quack quack."

Luca giggled while Achilles sighed tiredly.

However, Sydney cackled.

He came barreling down when she talked about Gabriele on a period and oh my goodness, the look on their faces!

Both of them looked annoyed. Their eyes were twitching. They wanted to say something but whenever they open their mouths, it just immediately closes after.

Like a fish out of water.

Tasha saw Sydney and giggled. She raised both of her hands and Sydney grinned and did the same.

"SJ!" Tasha cheered when she high fived Sydney.

The teen chuckled. "Aunty Tasha!"

Yup, Sydney and Aunt Tasha were besties.

Tasha finally gave Achilles a hug but she was careful because Luca was in his arms.

"Achi, you've grown a beard!" Tasha mused happily, clasping her hands together. "I like it! It looks great on you."

Achilles smiled warmly at her. Even though that she's commenting something like that, her tone meant different. It's just a pure compliment.

"Thank you, Tasha."

The woman laughed. "Come on, Achilles. We've been friends for so long, can't you just drop the formal tone?"

Achilles rolled his eyes. Yes. He rolled his eyes. Like some moody teenager.

"That's just how I speak. Don't bother forcing me to drop it off."

Tasha smirked. "Well, fine, whatevs."

She then finally looked at Luca and smiled softly at her.

Luca blinked owlishly at her but then smiled, showing her milky white baby teeth.

"And Luca, love of my life, my honeybear, sugar, baby girl." She cooed lovingly at Luca. "You look more and more like your mother as you grow, I hope you aren't bratty like your brothers."

Those brothers shouted in disagreement.

"Do you want hold her?" Achilles asked and Tasha nodded furiously.

"Duh. Hell, yeah. Give 'er to Aunt Tasha."

"Language, Tasha!" Enzo fretted worriedly.

Tasha rolled her eyes as she protectively carried Luca away from her father. She didn't fuss about it, she just immediately gave Tasha a big hug.

"Are they feeding you properly?" Tasha asks. "I feel like I'm carrying a doll!"

Gabriele scoffed. "That's an exaggeration."

Tasha scoffed. "Duh, Einstein."

Sydney chuckled. "Yeah, Gab. Duh."

Gabriele glared dangerously at him. "I'll cut off your tongue."

The teen smirked. "Not if I'll cut off your hands first."

"Fu—"

"I said language!" Enzo demanded and looked at Achilles. "Honestly, you two are better off being an old married couple."

"Hey!" The two said in unison.

Meanwhile, while a war was breaking out, Tasha looked at Luca happily. Luca just smiled.

"Hi, Aunt Tasha!" Luca greeted her with another hug.

"Hi, sweetheart." The woman laughed breathlessly.

The two stared at each other before Luca chirped again. "D'you know that I have a picture of you in my room?"

Tasha placed her forehead on Luca. She looks just like her mother. She didn't get the calm side of Maria though. Luca's energetic and bubbly.

"Yeah? That's sweet of you."

"Please be careful with her." Gabriele grumbled in irritation.

Tasha scoffed. "I can hold a child, El!"

"I also agree with Gab. Please be careful with our bambina. She's not just a child. She's our little dove." Sydney said seriously. Everyone silently agreed to him and Tasha sighed.

Luca giggled.

Luca giggled and oh, if the heavens could hear her giggles. It was the most adorable thing she has ever heard.

It made Tasha's heart do a back flip.

Ignoring their cries, she talked to Luca.

"So, where were we?" Tasha mused happily. "Hmm... Where, oh, where... Oh! A pic in your room! That's adorable! You're adorable by the way."

"Uh-huh. Aunt Tasha's with mama in the picture."

When Luca said that, it made the woman frown.

She misses her dear sister and she's still trying to move on because Maria was the only one that understood her. Their parents were alcoholics and they were full of debts. Her sister would work her ass off for them and Tasha wouldn't hear a single complaint out of her.

And now, she's gone.

All because of—

"Even though mama is gone now, I still wanna remembah how Aunty Tasha looks like."

Actually, this was the first time Tasha have ever visited their home again. Visiting this mansion, this place where Maria calls home, is something that the woman can't do.

It hurts.

It still hurts now.

Everyone was now listening to their conversation. Tasha knew that they were all  thinking the same thing.

This little girl is the proof that Maria died.

"Y-Yeah?" She was choking on her words.

Luca nodded, absentmindedly playing on Tasha's collar.

"Aunty Tasha's supah pretty in the picture." The little girl mused. "Papa said that I should put family pictures in my room. Said that s' super impo'tant to have 'em close."

Tasha gulped, the same painful feeling in her heart was making Tasha emotional.

"Blood doesn't mean it's family, Lu."

"Tasha." Achilles warned but the woman continued. She may be selfish but Luca's the reason why Maria's gone now.

She may be crushing Luca's dream. Achilles have always told her that Luca was dying to meet her Aunt Tasha.

How would Luca think of her now?

"I don't want to be related to you... "

Stop.

Stop it!

"You're the reason why... " She whispered, trying to find her words to say it.

Gabriele narrowed his eyes. "Tasha. Don't."

"You're just like your mommy... " Tasha breathlessly chuckled. "But you're not her. You're her daughter, the one who made her gone."

She was important to Tasha!

Maria was the only one who understood her the best. She was Tasha's best friend, she stood up like a parent when their own can't be one, she's the sister where she'll listen to your problems no matter how annoying or stupid it gets.

Stop.

Shut up.

It wasn't Luca's fault that she's dead.

Gone.

She's gone.

"Aunt Tasha."

The woman flinched slightly when she was snapped out of her dark thoughts. She looked at the girl again, looking straight into Luca's eyes, and damn it.

Luca's smile is warm. It was familiar.

It was like Maria's

"Papa said tha' friends are family even though they're not rewlated... So I don't care if don't wanna be fam'ly with Luca." The little girl softly said. "Bu' Aunty Tasha was mama's family so that means that Aunty Tasha's impo'tant to me. I can't meet mama 'cus she's in the clouds now but I still can meet Aunt Tasha. So even if Aunty Tasha doesn't wanna be family, I still wanna be your fam'ly!"

That fucking hurts.

Tasha was immediately ashamed of her line of thoughts. Who was she kidding? Maria wanted this baby. She shouldn't get mad at something Luca has no control of. Luca wasn't the proof of her death, Luca was the proof of her love. The undying love that she've placed on her daughter was something Tasha shouldn't be tainting.

Maria loved Luca even if she wasn't born yet.

She was her only little girl, after all.

Tasha flinched when warm hands caressed her cheeks.

She looked at Luca again and saw her frowning.

"Don't cry... " She mumbled. "S' gonna be 'Kay. Papa said that I'm the greatest supah hero! So as a supah hero, I'mma wipe your tears for you..."

Huh? She's crying?

Great.

Tears just came falling down like a waterfall and she couldn't stop it. The Cattaneo men was trying not to cry at the scene but it was so hard.

Achilles looked at Luca who was slightly panicking when Tasha cried louder, tears were forming in the little girl's eyes as she wipes Tasha's tears.

Yup, the visit of Tasha was pretty emotional.

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I hope that Tasha wasn't too much. She's a bit of a bitch queen. You could add her to the dark group.

Bipolar Sydney

Mama bear Enzo

Sadistic Gabriele

Bitch queen Tasha

Satan Achilles

Lol, I love this family. XD Luca's still the sane one.

But I hope you guys enjoyed it.

I made it extra long for you guys!

Who do you love the most?

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