Partners In Crime

I

After the Arcana Duel...

"Wow that is a good match.", Felicità said and her parents choose the right thing for her, to choose the one she love. One day a party held at the mansion, Mondo tells that he will be Papà until he live at the end of his life. While on the other hand Felicità have a mission, is find a partner and she will be a Mamma if the time is come.

After three years already, she became more elegant, more beautiful than before. But she is still don't want to married until she find her true love. On her birthday, "She is still the same Nova.", Libertà said to Nova. "What do you mean Libertà?", he ask. "She is more beautiful, elegant at all but her personality is still the same I mean look at her.", Libertà pointing at Felicità wearing her black suit mini skirt.

"That is what I want Libertà.", Felicità heard their conversation. "So you mean you want me to wear a dress you pervert.", she know what is Libertà thinking and she doesn't really accept what he thinks about her. "I'm sorry princess for my thinking.", he said and Felicità intensely blushing. "It's okay, I forgive you.", she said before Papà have an announcement to make. Everyone in here look at him, stop chatting.

"Everyone in here, I have an important thing I need to say.", he take a deep breath and say these words. "I'm letting Felicità to be Mamma for a day to prove herself if she is able to do it. If not, she need to do it again. But if she success the test she will be Mamma in no time and married someone she love.", Felicità jaw dropped for a moment and think that there will be another Arcana Duel.

Felicità raised her voice and reject what her father said, "Papà I don't want to arrange marriage with someone really quick!", she felt her stomach ache and felt she is going to puke but her father spoke clearly to his daughter. "Felicità, I was not thinking about a arrange marriage so soon, I was think when you find someone you love, it's the time I have to retired and you will take the title of Mamma. And just take your time Felicità.", Mondo cleared her what he meant and the princess was relief.

"So we will start the test tomorrow Felicità, and the time should be 6 o'clock in the morning. We will wait for you.", Mondo look at his daughter with hope that she will pass the test. "All right.", she look at him with sigh because she never been that early to wake up. The party was over and all of them about to sleep, Nova saw Felicità and he chase her before she go to her room.

"Fel, I need to talk to you.", he said. Felicità look at him while her door open wide a little. "What do you want to talk about Nova?", she ask. With a nervous face, Nova didn't know how to say, he knows she will upset. "Sorry Fel,", he said while Felicità was confused about it. "What do you mean?", she ask again. He take out something in his pocket, a engagement ring for Felicità from her parents that gave Nova.

"Here, this ring I give to you because your father wants me to engage to you.", Felicità knew her father would said to Nova like that. She take the engagement ring and clench her hand around the ring and look at Nova then her fist. "Why you give it to me?", she ask.

"I know you don't want an arrange marriage but if you choose me then you take this ring to me and I'll engage with you Fel.", he said make her felt it is a swore to him. "I'll think about it when the time I choose who.", she said and Nova nodded, walk away to his room. She sigh and go to her room where there are dresses on her bed because the maids want her to dress pretty but of course she refuse.

She take the pile of dresses tossed to her closet and again tossed herself on the bed, looking at the ceiling. Thinking who will be her partner in her life, if it's Nova that will be weird If she married her cousin. But she doesn't care right now, all she wanted is to fight and save her hometown Regalo. She felt like a child, don't want love but adventure.

Until she heard a knock on the door and reveal it's her friend Libertà. "What do you want perv?", she look at Libertà like a tiger hunting her prey but she is angry at Libertà. "I just need to talk to you about something...", she saw his face came out a sorrow face, a tragic news for her. She think for a minute and she step back, want Libertà to come in to her room.

"What do you want to talk?", she spoke softly, Libertà look at her then look at the ground for a few second before he began to talk. "I think you will angry at me but I heard what your father said to Nova.", Felicità knows what he said and understand what is his situation. "Proceed.", she wants to know what he said.

"I heard about that because the door of your father's office open and I heard the two talk about something. I stand a meter away from the room and heard the conversation.", he said while looking at the floor. "I know what you said because Nova talk to me already his situation with Papà.", Libertà froze a little and gaze at her bright green eyes.

"So you choose Nova then.", he said. Felicità shyly said to him. "No I mean he said if I choose him he will definitely engage with me what my father wants.", she again gaze at him with a different look. She is more serious right now around Libertà for his concern. "So you want to talk to me about...you really love me?"

Felicità pretend to be a shy girl, teasing Libertà while his face heat up until she can see his face fully red. "No no no no...I was really shocked about what your father's plan and I want to tell you about it. But you know about it...", he didn't gaze her but instead cover his face using his hands.

"I just want you to be free because what he said, and I don't want you to be bound in chains, no freedom in your life.", his eyes meet hers with serious and she felt her heart skip a beat for his eyes tells her his love for her was really strong then the others. She step forward to know what he is thinking using her arcana. It's truth disclose from her arcana, "I will win her heart and I will become the next Papà but...for me I'm nothing."

Felicità felt her heart sank because what his heart was telling, she was getting closer until he realise she is in front of him. "You really...never mind.", she open the door that her time is up and let Libertà walk out from her room. "Goodnight Libertà.", she said while waving at him.

"Goodnight...Felicità.", this is the first time he said her name. Her eyes widened about just now and he walk back to his room and close the door. Felicità sit on her bed at the edge and felt heat on her face. "Why he said my name then call me princess?!", she felt weird and laying on the bed, look at the ceiling recollect what he said.

"Is he really meant that to me?", she muttered. She go to sleep and think about this next day and also she forgot tomorrow is the test! She quickly close her eyes, close the lights and drifted to sleep.

Thank you for reading this chapter and hope you like this and this is my first Arcana Famiglia story. Hope you enjoy!