BREAKING FREE FALLING INTO THE MAFIA

Leo smirked as he conjured his highest jet of fire yet. "Hey， Sagi， look that this!" He yelled， clearly proud of his own achievement.

Sagittarius looked up from whatever she had been making. "I expected better，" she said， grinning. She casually lifted a hand and a jet of fire leapt straight up， easily passing Leo“s.

"Sagi!" He whined， destroying his jet of fire with a wave of his hand. The brown haired girl smirked in response and put out her fire with a wave of her hand. "I can“t help that I“m better than you." She said playfully， ruffling his hair.

Leo was about to make a retort when he heard Aries come up behind him. "Hey little guy，" he said， grinning at him.

"I“m not shorter than you!" Leo said， but he couldn“t help but smile back. Sagittarius and Aries - they were his two best friends. They were very competitive， but he loved them just the same.

"How“s your training with Blaise going?" Aries asked， casually gesturing towards the red haired girl that was just leaving the training hall.

"Oh， that? I think it“s going pretty well. I can create a fire shield now!" Aries laughed at Leo“s reply and patted his messy hair. "Heh， good job."

"I created my own fire shield when I was seven， and my own fire bow at eight." Sagittarius said， chuckling. "You“d better catch up with me!"

Leo pouted at her and tried to make a grab for her. Still giggling， Sagittarius ducked underneath his flailing hands and ran for the other side of the training hall， calling， "Catch me if you can!"

Leo gave chase. They ended up wrestling on the floor - Sagittarius managed to pin Leo down with a triumphant yell. Aries stood nearby， clearly amused. He helped Leo up， easily pulling the shorter boy to his feet with a hand.

"I think we should head back home now. It“s almost dinnertime，" Aries said， after the two had brushed off the dust on themselves. "Aww... really?" Leo pouted， looking up at the darkening sky.

"Yep." Aries said， ruffling his hair. "We can see each other tomorrow if you want，" he added， after seeing Leo“s expression. "Aw， fine." He said， sharing a glance with Sagittarius. "I“ll beat you tomorrow!" he said cheerfully， clearly undeterred by his loss. The brown-haired female chuckled in response. "Of course you will，" she said. "You should go home now."

Leo nodded cheerfully. "Okay， see you tomorrow!" he called， quickly exiting the training hall. He made his way across the dirt path， humming a little tune to himself. As he hurried along， a flash of light caught his eye.

"Huh?" he asked， turning. There was nobody there. Leo pondered it for a second， then decided to run in its direction. "Where are you?" he called， peering around a large boulder.

It was only then he realised he was nearly at the famed “wall“ - a long way away from home. "Um... Aries? Sagi?" he said nervously. As if answering， there was another flash of light. He looked around before heading towards it， deciding， "I“ll just check this out and I“ll go straight home."

He heard a couple of pebbles roll under his foot. He took another step forwards - and suddenly his other foot was moving and the rest of his body followed. He tumbled down the hill， a startled yelp making it past his lips as his heart plummeted.

He thought he heard someone yell his name just before his head struck a rock. Everything became a blur at that point - he was falling and his head was probably bleeding， but everything seemed to be also silent and serene.

Then he hit something firm but soft. The pain finally rushed into his head and he became faintly aware of warmth underneath his fingers， a worried cry， then darkness.

Leo woke with a throbbing head and the feeling of warm hands on his forehead. "Leo!" he heard someone say. "Sagi?" he said， his words slurring together slightly. "What have you gotten yourself into? No， wait， what have you gotten us into?"