The Touch-Starved Capo
This idea/request was given to me by the amazing @theneondemon-2020! Thanks so much for the idea! Sorry if it’s bit late; I had finals, but I finished them! I made it a bit lengthy to make up for the lost time. Hope you like it!
Summary: After helping with Mista and Narancia's plans to torture their other companions, Bucciarati had been left with the desire to get tickled. The thought of such a thing was funny to him, but he doesn’t know how to express his little concern.
Word Count: 3071
⚠Warning⚠: Mild swearing (in both English and Italian)
Within Passione, Mista and Narancia are the two jesters, always finding ways to make their companions smile and laugh. They always succeed; they even made Abbacchio smile a couple of times, and that's already a challenge on its own. One of their favorite pranks to pull on their friends is tickle pranks. By their calculations, Mista and Narancia have successfully tickled everyone in their group, even their beloved Capo.
Now, it was rare for Mista and Narancia to ask for help while doing these pranks, but there was this particular prank in which they needed an extra pair of hands. They wanted to get Abbacchio again, for whatever reason, but since the ex-cop knows of their antics, he's always aware of when they might strike.
"Come on, Bucciarati! Please?" Narancia begged, "Just this once!"
The Capo couldn't help but chuckle at his young friend's pleas.
"Abbacchio would never see it coming," Mista chimed in, "It'll be the perfect prank!"
"I don't know..." Bucciarati said, playing along, "What's in it for me?"
"We'll do patrols for the next two weeks." Mista said.
"Three." Bucciarati countered.
"Two and a half." Narancia said boldly.
Bucciarati nodded as a grin formed on his face.
"Deal," he said, "So, what's the plan?"
Bucciarati's part in the plan was simple: Zipper Man would create a zipper portal under Abbacchio to one of the bedrooms where Mista and Narancia would unleash their attack. After that one prank, Bucciarati would often help the two teens with more of them. The teens' attacks couldn't be more sporadic than they already were. Giorno was the first to catch onto Bucciarati's assistance after falling victim to the two for the 7th time.
"Why are you helping them?" Giorno asked one day, "Aren't you a little concerned that they might double-back and get you?"
"As long as I'm helping them, I'm untouchable." Bucciarati said with a sly grin.
Giorno pulled back before grinning at the Capo.
"So you'll continue to help them attack us as long as you don't get attacked yourself?" Giorno asked, "I didn't think you could sink so low."
"It's not just that, mio amico," Bucciarati said, "I like seeing you and the others smile, just as much as Narancia and Mista."
Giorno couldn't be mad at that.
"Besides, we'll get them back soon enough..." Bucciarati said.
In truth, Bucciarati wanted Mista and Narancia to turn tails and attack him for a change. It's been a while since the teens tickled him, and he missed it. Being able to laugh freely without a care in the world, who wouldn't want that? When the teens first attacked him, it felt like he was on cloud 9. The last time Bucciarati got tickled was by his father when he was younger; it was a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time, and the Capo longed for it. Whenever the two troublemakers would tickle one of his companions, he squirmed and chuckled as if he were getting tickled. However, Bucciarati couldn't reveal this little secret; he was a Capo. Even still, he was only human, just like the rest of his friends and everyone else in the world. Was it so wrong to be touch-starved?
It was a crisp summer afternoon, and the two teens were at it again with their pranks. Their victim for the day was Fugo. Bucciarati had once again helped the teens make this attack possible. Bucciarati leaned against the doorframe, watching Mista and Narancia tickle the 16-year-old. The blonde had an adorable, dorky laugh that made Bucciarati smile.
"Guys, enohohohough!" Fugo giggled out, "Stohohop ihihit!"
"Sorry, Fugo, but y'know the saying," Mista said, "You're never fully dressed without a smile!"
When the gunslinger said this, Fugo exploded with laughter. Bucciarati grinned before leaving, chuckling as he placed a hand over his side.
"Shit, it feels like I can feel it more now." Bucciarati thought.
The Capo walked into an empty room and sat down on the nearby bed, placing his hands over his face as he breathed out a heavy sigh.
"I can't just ask for... that," Bucciarati thought, "It's unbefitting of a Capo."
Giorno had walked by the room and glanced inside, surprised to see his leader sitting alone. Giorno was about to walk in but stopped when he heard familiar voices.
"Hey, Giorno!" Mista said.
The young blonde smiled when he saw Mista and Narancia.
"Hey, you two," Giorno said.
"Is Bucciarati in there?" Narancia asked.
"Yes, but-"
"Perfect!" Mista said, cutting off his friend.
The two teens walked in and approached their leader with eager grins.
"Bucciarati, buddy," Narancia began, "Do you think you can help us again?"
The Capo glanced at the two teens before darting his eyes to the wooden floor.
"Not now, guys," Bucciarati said softly, "I need some time to myself if that's alright..."
Something in Bucciarati's voice made the two teens cool down and look at their leader with concern.
"Yeah, sure," Mista said, "Take all the time you need."
The teens left their leader alone without another word. When they were out of the room, their eyes immediately fell on Giorno.
"What's up with Bucciarati?" Mista asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine," the blonde answered, "I don't know."
"Is it the tickle pranks?" Narancia questioned, "It can't be; he would call us out for it if it bothered him."
Giorno crossed his arms and hummed in thought.
"When was the last time you pranked him?" Giorno asked.
"We stopped tickling him when he agreed to help us." Mista answered.
The pieces gradually came together in Giorno's head.
"I know exactly what's up with Bucciarati and how to make him feel better." Giorno said suddenly.
"What is it?" Narancia asked.
The blonde smiled as he walked the teens through his plan. Narancia and Mista couldn't feel any more impish. Giorno had filled Abbacchio and Fugo in on the plan, and they were all for it; Fugo was reluctant, thanks to Narancia's persuasion.
"A perfect opportunity to get him back for helping out those two stronzi." Abbacchio said.
The young Capo sighed as he laid back on the bed, one hand behind his head and the other over his stomach. Bucciarati chuckled to himself, thinking about his position and how vulnerable he is. The thought of Narancia and Mista wrecking him made him giggle. A sudden knock at the door brought Bucciarati back to his senses.
"Come in." he said as he sat up.
With his permission, Giorno stepped into the room.
"Ah, Giorno," Bucciarati said, smiling, "What can I do for you?"
"Actually, I was going to ask you the same thing." Giorno said.
What the blonde said made the Capo raise a confused brow.
"Cosa intendi?" Bucciarati asked.
"Hypothetically, let's just say I know a little secret of yours, and having me and the others know about it will lift a massive weight off your shoulders." Giorno said, his turquoise eyes glimmering with mischief.
Bucciarati felt his cheeks get hotter as Giorno lean in.
"W-What are you talking about?" the Capo asked, "I have no secret."
"Of course, you don't," Giorno said, "Why do you think I said hypothetically?"
Bucciarati's breathing quickened for a moment as Giorno leaned closer.
"But, those who are speaking hypothetically are right about what they're implying..." Giorno said, poking Bucciarati's side.
Bucciarati let a giggle escape as he covered his side.
"Giorno, lo giuro..." the Capo said, unable to suppress his grin.
"What are you gonna do, amico mio?" Giorno asked, "Isn't this what you wanted?"
Without warning, Giorno swiftly pinned Buccirati on his back and started digging in his sides. The Capo yelped before letting out loud giggles.
"Giorno, nohohohoho!" Bucciarati giggled out, "W-Whahahat are you dohohohoing?"
"Tickling you, obviously." deadpanned a familiar voice.
Giorno grinned when he felt the presence of the others enter the room. The blonde briefly stopped his attack and let go of the Capo. Bucciarati looked up and almost shrunk at the gazes of his team.
"What is the meaning of this?" Bucciarati asked.
"We're just returning the favor, my friend." Mista said.
"Since you've helped us out so much with our pranks, we decided that you should get your own back." Narancia said.
"W-Wait! I don't even participate!"
"But you still create zipper portals for these figli di puttana," Abbacchio said, "That makes you an accessory to murder, my friend."
Bucciarati couldn't help but chuckle at the ex-cop's words.
"So, what now?" Bucciarati asked, "Are you going to keep staring me down, or let me be on my merry way?"
"Neither, actually," Fugo said, "Well, you certainly will be merry soon enough."
"What are you implying?"
The other five grinned at one another and shared a nod before glancing back at the confused Capo. Then, without warning, Mista and Narancia tackled their leader to the bed and started tickling him mercilessly. The sudden sensation surprised Bucciarati, and it made him let out strained giggles.
"What the hehehehehell! You guhuhuhuhuys!" Bucciarati giggled out.
"But isn't this what you wanted?" Narancia asked, pinching at the Capo's ribs.
Bucciarati's sharp reflexes made him latch onto Narancia's hand and move it away.
"Nohohohot there! Nohohoho!" Bucciarati cried, "Naranciahahahaha!"
"Hehehey! Let my hand go, Bucciarati!" Narancia laughed.
Abbacchio rolled his eyes with a small grin before walking behind his leader. The ex-cop promptly took hold of the Capo's wrists and held them over his head, completely exposing him.
"Now we're talking!" Mista said eagerly.
The gunslinger wasted no time raking his fingers up and down the Capo's ribs. Bucciarati flailed in Abbacchio's hold, but the ex-cop's grip was unsurprisingly strong.
"Abbacchiohohohoho! Let me gohohohoho!" Bucciarati laughed.
"Justice must be served, amico," Abbacchio said, "As I mentioned before, you're an accessory to murder, and you have to take your sentence. How long should his sentence be?"
"Give or take 10 minutes of tickling." Fugo deadpanned.
"15." Giorno said.
"20!" Mista countered.
"25!" Narancia chimed in.
Bucciarati's giggles grew louder as the numbers grew bigger.
"Half an hour it is." Abbacchio said.
"Whahahahat?! I can't last thahahat lohohohong!" Bucciarati laughed.
"Nah, you can handle it!" Mista said, "You're a Capo, aren't you! You're the toughest bastardo I know!"
"Thahahahank yohohou?"
Bucciarati could hardly comprehend a single thing; his laughter was too boisterous.
"Come on, guhuhuhuys!" Bucciarati laughed, "I can't anymohohohore!"
"Oh, quit you're complaining," Fugo said, "You still have 25 minutes left."
There was no way his friends had been tickling for only five minutes; it felt like an entire hour had passed!
"Now, where else are you ticklish?" Narancia asked, halting his attack.
"Oh, I remember!" Mista said, "Here!"
The 18-year-old then started vibrating his fingers all over Bucciarati's stomach. The Capo squealed before doubling over his giggles.
"Nohoho! Mistahahahahaaa!" Bucciarati cried, "That's so bahahahahad!"
"Of course, it's supposed to be bad, amico," Giorno said, "It's called having a tickle spot,"
"Shuhuhuhut uhuhup, pezzo di merdahahahaha!"
What Bucciarati said made Giorno's eye twitch with irritation. He calmly moved passed his friends before attacking his leader's armpits, eliciting loud laughter from the Capo.
"Come again, cazzone?" Giorno asked, sassiness poisoning his words.
Bucciarati laughed and laughed, all while trying to free his wrists, but Abbacchio had a firm grip on them.
"Abbahahahacciohoho! Let me gohoho!" Bucciarati cried.
"No way, Bucciarati," Abbacchio said with a grin, "You still have to pay out your sentence."
Bucciarati suddenly threw his head back and produced deep, handsome laughter. The gunslinger had started squeezing the Capo's hips, causing the young man to laugh hysterically.
"MISTAHAHAHAHAAAA! NOT THEHEHEHEERE!" Bucciarati cried, "SOMEWHERE EHEHEHELSE!"
"There's the reaction we've been waiting for!" Narancia said.
"This is gonna be hell for him," Fugo chimed in, "He still has 20 minutes left."
Bucciarati let out a new stream of laughter when he heard how much time was left on his "sentence."
"PLEHEHEASE! ANYWHERE BUT THEHEHEHERE!" the Capo laughed.
"Are you sure about that, amico?" Giorno asked.
"YEHEHEHEHES! PLEHEHEHEASE! IT'S SO BAHAHAHAHAD!"
"Alright, you asked for it."
Giorno motioned Fugo to come over, and the other blonde obeyed. Giorno whispered his plan to him, and the 16-year-old nodded with a grin. Fugo walked up to the laughing Capo and placed his hands on his leader's legs to stop him from kicking.
"So, Bucciarati," Fugo began, "Are you gonna tell us your secret, or do you need more persuasion?"
"IHIHIHI DON'T HAVE AHAHANY SECREHEHEHTS!" Bucciarati laughed.
"Your lungs, amico."
Fugo only grinned before squeezing Bucciarati's knees. Bucciarati yelped before kicking up his legs, almost kneeing Fugo in the jaw. Fugo noticed this and let out a deep chuckle.
"You got lucky, cazzone," Fugo said, "If you were to knee me, you were gonna regret it."
Bucciarati could barely speak, let alone form a word. His boisterous laugh had officially overpowered him.
"DIO MIOHOHOHOHOOOOO!" Bucciarati laughed, "WHY ARE YOU DOHOHOING THIHIHIHIS!?"
"16 minutes in, and you're asking this now?" Fugo asked.
"That's gotta be a new record." Narancia jokingly said.
"Should we tell him or have him figure it out?" Giorno asked.
"He's not an idiot, cazzone," Abbacchio said, "He's our leader; he's smart enough to figure out why we're... torturing him."
"Not that he's complaining." Mista deadpanned.
Bucciarati felt his insides burning as his body trembled with laughter.
"You know what I just realized?" Giorno suddenly said, "Bucciarati hasn't told us to stop, not once."
What the 15-year-old said made the others halt their attack and look at the blonde. They all knew why, but they played it off as if they didn't know.
"Y'know, you might be onto something, Giorno," Mista said, "Why is that, amico?"
The Capo was too busy trying to catch his breath to answer the gunslinger's question.
"Ihihi... have no idea what you're... tahahalking abohohut," Buccirati panted, giggles occasionally slipping through.
"Alright, new sentence," Narancia chimed in, "Not only do you have 10 minutes left on your original sentence, but you also have to confess your secret to us."
"Why tehehell if youhuhu already knohohow?"
"He didn't deny that he had a secret this time," Giorno said, "Maybe this tickling's making him more cooperative."
"I agree," Abbacchio said, looking down at his breathless leader, "So, what's it gonna be, Bucciarati? Will you heed to our demands, or do you need more persuasion?"
Bucciarati looked up at the ex-cop and breathed out a growl.
"Mangia merda e muori, stronzi." Bucciarati growled.
Bucciarati knew what he was doing; they all knew. Being a brat, bad-mouthing his friends, and not heeding demands; the classic moves for anyone who wants to be tickled silly. The other members of Passione knew about Bucciarati's little secret, and they were happy to make their leader, well, happy.
"Ohoho, you're dead meat, cazzone!" Narancia cried, wasting no time pinching his leader's sides.
Bucciarati gave a wild buck before giggling like mad.
"Nahahahaha! Narancia, not thehehehere!" Bucciarati giggled out.
"Apologize for what you said to us, amico, and confess your secret to us." Giorno said.
"Nohohohoho! I'd rather dihihihihie!"
"That can be arranged." Abbacchio said with a malicious and mischievous look in his eyes.
Bucciarati tried to move, but it felt like he was bolted to the bed.
"Did Abbacchio's grip get tighter?!" Bucciarati panicked, "Merda, this isn't good!"
Mista grinned before massaging his thumbs into his leader's hips. Bucciarati yelped before letting out deep cackles.
"MISTAHAHAHAHAAAAA! NOHOHO!" Bucciarati laughed, "COME OHOHOHON! PLEHEHEHEASE!"
"Please what, amico?" Narancia asked, "Please more? Say no more!"
Narancia reached behind him and swatted away Fugo's hands, and started squeezing his leader's knees. The Capo screamed with laughter, trying to kick off Narancia's hands, but they weren't going anywhere. Bucciarati couldn't take it anymore. Bucciarati let out a new stream of laughter and confessed.
"NAHAHAHAHAAAA! PLEASE!" Bucciarati cried, "OKAY, OKAHAHAHAHAHAAAY! I ADMIT IHIHIHIHIT! I WANTED THIHIHIHIHIS! PLEHEHEHEHASE STAHAHAHAHAAAAAP!"
And just like that, the tickling came to a complete stop. The Capo was let breathless and tired.
"We figured as much." Giorno said with a small grin.
Abbacchio released his leader and helped him sit up. Bucciarati glanced at his team before casting his gaze to the ground.
"Why didn't you tell us, amico?" Fugo asked.
"You honestly think someone like me would just ask for... that...?" Bucciarati asked, blushing a little, "It's a dumb thought and want. I couldn't find it in myself to ask. I didn't want you guys to look at me as... weird or weak."
A small round of gasps filled the room.
"Bruno Bucciarati, you are everything but that! Never talk like that about yourself in front of us or ever, for that matter!" Abbacchio said sternly.
"He's right," Narancia said, "Being touch-starved is normal for any person."
Bucciarati glanced at the teen and sighed.
"I'm sorry, miei amici. I should've said something." he said.
"No, we're sorry, Bucciarati," Mista said, "We should've realized something was up from the beginning."
"Yeah," Giorno said, "We're sorry, too."
Abbacchio and Fugo nodded at the blonde's words.
"You guys shouldn't have to apologize," Bucciarati said, "I guess I need to work on my communication skills."
"I have an idea!" Narancia said, "We should have a word that lets the others know that we want to be tickled."
"Mio Dio..." Abbacchio said with a chuckle.
"And what should that word be, Narancia?" Fugo asked.
The teen hummed in thought as he paced around the room.
"Fammi ridere!" Narancia said with a wide grin.
"Of course, you'd pick that!" Mista said with a laugh.
"What? It's perfect, especially for a certain someone."
The teen wagged his eyebrows at his leader, causing him to laugh.
"I think that's fine, and it's something only we will understand." Bucciarati said.
His team nodded with fond smiles.
"Grazie, ragazzi," Bucciarati said, "I needed that."
"Like we couldn't tell." Mista said.
Fugo then smacked Mista upside the head and gave him a death stare.
"Anytime, amico," Giorno said, "Now you know what to say whenever you need a pick me up or simply need a laugh."
Bucciarati smiled with a nod. Bucciarati looked at his team before biting down on his bottom lip.
"F-Fammi ridere." Bucciarati said with a laugh.
The others couldn't help but smile at their leader.
"Say no more, amico!" Narancia said eagerly.
Another round of laughter erupted in the room. In the end, Bucciarati was glad he confessed his secret to his team. I mean, they are his family, and his family is prepared to do everything in their power to see their leader happy.
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