Loved by the Island, Smitten by the Boot

Ch 11

Feliciano is depressed. Why? Because his stupid fiancé is ignoring him!

It's been a week and a half since Arthur had left and in that time Feli got radio silence. Absolutely nothing. Zero messages, zero calls, zero voice mails. What the fuck? Arthur had PROMISED Feli he'd call as soon as he got home, he PROMISED he'd text him daily, he PROMISED to video call him before bed every night. So...what happened?

It started with Feli sending Arthur a solid couple hundred messages. You know, the usual talk about his day. What he saw, what he ate, who he talked to, how many kitties he pet, the whole shebang. When he got nothing for a few hours, he got worried. So he called Arthur. Those calls went straight to voicemail. Okay, a little suspicious. But perhaps Arthur was drowned in work or too tired to answer right now. No problem. Feli went on with his day until the next day. This time he sent about half as many messages and he spaced them out so they wouldn't seem too threatening. Still, no answer. Feli called Arthur again, and again he was sent straight to voicemail. Okay, this is fine. It's all cool. Arthur probably has a lot of work to do since he got back home. No big deal. He's likely in meetings, meeting after boring meeting, and couldn't answer the phone. It's fine.  The next day, however, the same thing occurred. And the next. And the next. And the next. Until finally the messages dwindled to zero and Feli called no more. At this point, the Italian spent his days with his phone in his hand, looking at the screen anxiously whenever he got a new notification, hoping it would be from his beloved. It was torture, honestly. Worse than being kidnapped. Worse than being fed crap on a plate. Worse than anything Feliciano had gone through. He was being ignored and he didn't know why. He thought everything was going great! He thought Arthur loved him. But now...now he didn't know.

On the other hand, Arthur spent his days trying his best to not think about Feliciano too much. It was torturing him, not responding. It was torture and he knew he was hurting Feli, but...

But what if this was all wrong? What if...he was wrong?

Ever since that forced meeting between Ludwig, Kiku, Lovino, and himself, Arthur has been in a bit of a pickle. He loves Feliciano, he does, whenever he thinks about him his heart soars and his breath quickens. His thoughts are filled with the Italian nation from dawn until dusk. He yearns to feel the other's warm embrace once again. But...but...

"I don't know what to do." Arthur sighed out just before taking a sip of his afternoon tea. He was in his study, computer open and several papers around him. He was doing whatever work his boss assigned but decided on a quick break. In his office, other than him, were a few fairies floating about, biscuits in their small hands. "I love him. By god do I love him. But...maybe I am moving too fast. Maybe I'm blinded by the fact that I feel love again. Maybe I should call the entire engagement off and just go back to being an isolated country. Away from all the drivel of love and drama."

"But love is what makes the world livable! You said so yourself." A pink-clad fairy exclaimed.

"Yes, but it's not worth it if I rush into things and then ruin them all. What if. What if he comes to realize I was a mistake in his life. What if he one day realizes I was nothing more than a silly crush to him. What if he realizes he doesn't love me but only loved the love I gave him. What if it isn't love at all but just infatuation! Oh god. I've made a mistake." Arthur's head fell into his open hands as he grumbled out in frustration. "I don't want to ruin our relationship but. But maybe we shouldn't have been in one in the first place. I should've just minded my own business and gotten drunk the entire time."

"Artie you're overreacting!" A different fairy spoke this time. She was in a yellow dress. "You're letting those three get to you! You're in love and that person loves you back so much that they're willing to marry you a week and a half into dating you!"