Feliciana happily walked in to the dinning area, looking round to make sure that everything was perfect for tonight. The flowers on the mantle and on the dinning table were arranged beautifully, the candles and the fireplace were giving the room a cozy feeling. "Everything seems to be in order~" Feliciana said to no one in particular, while walking out of dinning room and into the kitchen "now to make sure the menu for tonight is suitable."

"Of course its suitable Feli, I made sure it is nothing but the best for our private family dinner." A deep masculine voice said behind her that made Feli jump and emitted a high squeak

"Ve Francis! You scared me; do you want to send me to an early grave?" Feli said while taking deep breaths in between words trying to calm her furiously beating heart.

"I'm sorry for surprising you mon cher, but are you forgetting that I am the one who always plans the menu for our parties and I haven't steered us wrong yet." Francis said while producing a rose from thin air in his right hand.

"I know you're the best fratello but I need to make sure that the cook puts lots tomatoes in the dishes, you know how angry sorella gets if she doesn't have enough… especially that Ludwig is here. Ve." Feliciana said with worry in her eyes

"Ahh, ma petite Lovina's temper." Francis said with a dejected tone. "Your right Feli, you should check on it but make sure you leave enough potatoes there Ludwig and his cousin Gilbert loves them." Francis said while tucking the rose in Feli's curls, when he was done he turned around and left to prepare his own clothing for the evening.

After making sure that, everything was perfect for tonight, Feliciana heeded back to her room to get ready for tonight's long awaited dinner. When she entered her room she noticed the dress laid on her bed, a cream colored dress, a low but modest décolletage and plain puffed sleeves, along with a long scarf of light blue silk, on top of her vanity, was her silver and pearl necklace, her grandmother's silver bracelets, and the small silver stringed pearls that would be entwined in her hair later after she finished changing.

After the preparations, Feliciana scampered down stairs to the drawing room to meet up with her family. Upon entering she noticed that she was early and only her cousin Francis was there enjoying a quick brandy before their grandfather arrived.

"Fratello there you are, I forgot to ask earlier, are you accompanying us to the ball with Earl Beilschmidt after dinner?" looking at her cousin with sibling admiration, he was really handsome, his shoulder length hair was tied with a deep blue sating ribbon at the nape of his neck, his eyes were the same colour as the ribbon his clothes fitted his frame well and his charms can win any woman he wants, except Lovi, no one can charm Lovi.

"Certainly. The Bingley's always have excellent balls, a very pretty hostess and of course I'm also looking forward to seeing the Darcy family tonight." Francis said looking at his young and beautiful cousin, true her sister Lovina was more curvaceous and her coloring is more dramatic than his ma petite Feli, but her nativity attracts people to her like moths to flames.

"Tell me fratello do you like Earl Beilschmidt?" Feli asked wanting to know if her dashing cousin finds her sisters' fiancé acceptable

"Yes, I would say so and well he did save our family from ruin." Francis now abandoned his half empty glass on the fire mantle and crossed the room, gripped Feliciana's shoulders and gave her an inquiring stare "what is really bothering you my sweet? Are you worried that Lovi will be unhappy with Ludwig and she is only marrying him to save us from the fleet. You have to know that Lovina is a strong woman, she knows what she is getting into and she will be given a good if not a large sum of dress allowance. And Ludwig is a decent guy, yes he might seem scary sometimes, but he would never force Lovina into anything she does not want."

"You know as well as I, that Lovi is stubborn and hardheaded, she does not care a whit about fashion, no matter how fashionable she is, and Ludwig might be decent not to force her into his bed but will that be enough?"

"It will have to be, they have a convenient marriage Feli, and maybe someday they will learn to care for one another."

"A marriage like that sounds horrible ve~." Feliciana said with a few tears leaking from her eyes.

"It would never do for you mon cher, but ma petite Lovina does not have your dreams and ideas."

"No it would not suit me; Lovi implied the same thing to me this afternoon in her fitting."

However, before Francis could offer her more words of comfort, their grandfather entered the drawing room; Francis took his hands away from Feliciana's shoulders and smiled at the man who raised him when his parents were killed in a coach accident. "grandfather how nice to see you, would you care for a drink? I was about to pour more for myself." Indicating his half-empty brandy glass by the mantle.

"yes, thank you Francis that would be much obliged." Rome Vargas was an intimidating man, his deep brown hair with the mysterious curls on each side of his head that Feliciana and Lovina inherited was forever that windswept look, his intimidating height his brown soulful eyes, would have sacred most of the people of the ton if not for his outgoing personality.

"Feli look at you! You will be the bell of the ball tonight!" her grandfather said taking Francis place, his compliment made her blush but before he could say anything else to his granddaughter, he noticed the absence of the elder twin. "where's Lovi? Her fiancé is about to arrive with his family and her absence would be a disgrace."

"I'm right here nonno." Lovina said when she was entering the room, Feliciana knows that she was beautiful, and she knows that she and her sister looks almost the same but she couldn't help but feel insecure about her looks when ever her sister was in the same room. Lovina had the same dress on instead the cream colour her dress had her sister was wearing an ivory silk dress, instead of light blue colour her scarf had a ruby red long scarf was draped around her sister's frame beautifully, and their jewelry was almost the same but instead of silver her sorella was wearing gold which bought out her eyes and instead of pearls, topaz was wound into her hair, she was a lovely sight to behold.

"oh Lovi you look so divine~" Feliciana said taking a hold of her sister's hands but before she could compliment her sister better when the door opened and Eduard, their butler, announced "Earl Ludwig Beilschmidt, his cousin lord Gilbert Beilschmidt and lady Madeline Beilschmidt"

A/n: HI again I was supposed to update last week but I had my finals so I'm really sorry about that, any way lets get on with some of my explanations:

The Bingley and Darcy; I couldn't resist I love pride and prejudice and well…hehehehehe (scratches the back of my head)

Feli calling Francis fratello, well you see for me, even though Francis and Feliciana are cousins they were raised together, so most of the time, they would refer to each other as siblings.

Feli's insecurities; I'm sorry I know Lovina is the one supposed to be the one insecure yes my s. Italy is insecure but she hides it better, and I needed to give Feli I little insecurities so that the story will progress… I'm really sorry about that.

Translations

Mon cher: My dear (French)

Ma Petite: My little (French)

Fratello/Sorella: Brother/Sister (Italian)

Nonno: Grandfather (Italian)

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