Greece

Who knew getting shot would hurt so much!

Greece had been lying in bed for two days and it was killing her, she wanted to go back home. Home. Where she lived with Allegro, it was funny, she never imagined her life would be like this, not even in the slightest but here she was. She'd gotten too many scoldings from Allegro and the twins for jumping in front of the gun and getting shot. But even still she hadn't seen Alejandro not that she was patiently awaiting his arrival but he could have at least visited her.

Currently she was sitting alone in the hospital room, Allegro had gone out for food and the twins were taking care of business so Greece was alone; alone and bored out of her mind. She groaned at the lack of channels on the television and sighed taking a sip of her water. She snuggled into the blanket with the intention to fall asleep only to hear knocking on the door.
"Come in!" Greece yelled.

She sat up expecting to see Allegro but instead standing in the doorway was Alejandro with an expression Greece couldn't recognize on his face.
"Mind if I come in?" He asked, his voice a tad more tender than what she was used too.
"No, come in."
He nodded and approached her slowly, there was an uncomfortable silence that followed and Greece didn't know how begin or what to say.

"You could have died."
Greece's eyes widened, "You shouldn't have jumped in front of the bullet and taken it for me!"
Great, another lecture.
"You should have never done that! What was going through your mind!"
Greece shrugged, "I just, jumped."
"If you had died!" Alejandro took a breath, "I would have never been able to live with myself."

"And Allegro! He wouldn't be able to function! Do you what he was like when you were missing?"
Greece didn't get a chance to answer, "He was a mess! We all were." He said the last part a little softer.
"Please do me a favor and never do something like that again! Please."
Greece was behond shocked, "So you don't hate me?"

All Greece heard was the snorting of laughter, "No Sorella (sister) I don't hate you."
Greece beamed, he just called her sister!
"But I— you..... I thought....."
Alejandro nodded, "I know what you thought but I don't hate you. Sure I was a little hostile—"
"A little!"
Alejandro chuckled, "A lot. But it was only because I wasn't too sure of what your presence meant for my family."

"You see, I can't predict people and with you around I thought it would have led to greater troubles for myself and my brothers. I was harsh to you because I wasn't ready to trust you."
"Trust in this business doesn't come easily but you've proved yourself. I just didn't expect you to take a bullet for me."
He leaned forward and kissed the top of of her head, "But seriously don't ever do something like that again."

"Would you forgive me, for being so hostile towards you?"
Greece nodded and opened her arms to hug him which he rolled his eyes and snorted before hugging her back.
"Awww group hug!" She recognized Alessando's voice as the door opened.
"Do not touch me!" Alejandro said sternly but Alessando had already latched himself onto him.

and Greece giggled like a child

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