AN: Well... here it is... the last chapter. I'm thankful for all of those that had followed and watch the story grow, and I wish to deliver more well-crafted fanfics in the future. I'm thinking of disappearing from the Fanfiction world for a while after finishing up my stories, and have time to think about the two BIG ideas that I have right now... that I had since half a year ago. The time with you had been long, and I bid you a goodbye, and hope to see you in the future. . Thank you Silvermoon of Forestclan, Selene of the Pure Moon, Youji Zero, and Someone-you-do-not-know for reviewing, and please enjoy this last installment of this fanfic
-fullmoon230
No long how long the winter is, spring is sure to follow ~ Proverb
The leaves were softly rustling with hushed words, as if whispering with tales and gossip as a certain hot-headed female came marching by on the sidewalk, heavy footsteps accented against the concrete as whisper turned into murmurs, and a duo of birds began to chirp with the arrival of springtime. Few rays of sunlight peeked out from fluffy clouds that were laid upon the cerulean sky as it shone down upon the tanned skin of Lovina, and she hefted the bag of groceries in her arm high so that it wouldn't slip from her grasp. Few droplets of water made their way languidly down the leaves of the nearby trees before they landed with a plop on her head, causing her to shake her head to dispel the water that had dropped upon her.
Bzzzzt.
Lovina stopped and scowled. The bags in her arms slipped momentarily as she rolled her eyes when another vibration of the mobile phone buzzed against her pocket, and she groaned, deciding whether to ignore or answer the calling of her presence.
Bzzzzzt.
She grumbled, gave up disregarding the annoying noise, and shifted the groceries to one arm before she attempt to reach the buzzing nuisance that was residing in her pocket, rolling her eyes at the persistent of the object of annoyance, and bounced around on one leg to keep her balance. The dutiful sun was beating down upon her bare shoulders, the weather a tad bit warm for the springtime season, and she hissed as she felt another start of light sunburn beginning to spread across her back that was unprotected from clothing. Her hair felt into her face from the messy bun that she had hastily made before she left the house, and she tried to blow it out of her face while still trying to control her stability.
Bzzzzzzzzzzt.
"Dammit." Lovina muttered, trying to stick her hand in her pocket without having the carrots jab into her stomach, and decided to just prop the bags of groceries between her feet on the ground, holding them in place.
'Lovi~ Are you excited?-'
A wave of muddy water from yesterday storm landed somewhere near her feet as a car came honking by, and she cursed before she lifted one of her foot to inspect the speckles of brown that littered one of her white shoes. With a sigh she dropped her foot back down, tapping her screen back awake to read the continuation of the message.
'Ahahaha, sorry, but this might be a long text. :D I haven't seen you in a few weeks and I'm just really excited-'
"LOVI~" A high pitches voice echoed down the streets before several birds decided to shut up and leave, leaving a wave of flutters behind as Lovina tensed up, realization finally working its way to her brain.
The girl cursed and braced herself.
A force slammed into her from behind and sent her balance over the edge, causing her to trip on her own feet and the items that she had purchased to fall over and roll everywhere. A muffled giggle came from the person that clumsily crashed into Lovina, and she groaned as a mess of auburn locks tickled her face. She flipped the girl off of her and grumbled as she crawled to her feet, and scowled at the female that was sprawled on the ground.
"What the fuck was that for, Feli?"
"Luddy invited me to go on vacation with him~" Feliciana grinned widely, a dopey yet happy smile glued onto her face as she rolled around on the grass next to the sidewalk, and wiggled her arms at her sister, making grabby hands towards the elder Italian. Her older sister rolled her eyes and ignored her, causing the younger female to pout before rolling over on her stomach.
Lovina cringed, and looked down upon the younger of the two. "Augh, stop that. It's dirty, idiot."
Feliciana pouted. "I'll just take a shower when I get home~" She kicked her feet up in the air as Lovina groaned and face-palmed at her sister's actions.
The younger sister paused briefly before turned her head towards the elder sister, eyes wide as she looked questioning at Lovina. "Come to think of it, sorella, isn't there something for you to be happy about too? Isn't 'Tonio coming next week for the graduation ceremony?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know he's coming; it's not something to be ridiculously happy about. Like what you're doing." Lovina waved her hand dismissively as she bent down to gather the fallen groceries, and shot her sister a look to prompt the younger Italian to help her with the situation.
"But you're happy." Feliciana grinned from ear to ear. Lovina briefly looked up before returning her attention to the items on the ground.
"Yeah, I actually am." The elder Italian replied truthfully, biting her lips as she did so. A hand went to the fallen phone and she grumbled at the slight scratch before re-opening the message, finishing up the last part of the text that Antonio had sent her moments previously.
'-to see you next week.'
Her little grin widened before she chuckled.
'Come to think of it, it's been forever since I saw Mr. Roma :D Does he still remember me *ahahahahaha* he was quite happy when I told him that we were engaged… though he did threaten to rob me of my family jewels if I left you... ahaha… did he mean it literally…?'
"Vee~ is that Big Brother's that you're texting~?" Feliciana questioned with the bag of the grocery in her hand, helping along with the recollecting of the groceries.
"Mm." she replied, fingers tapping away at the keyboard of her cellphone as she remained crouched on the ground, eyes focused on the message that she was constructing.
"Are you two talking about what's happening when he comes back" Her younger sister questioned again, and waited for her sister to reply again. Silence dwelled before Feliciana continued absentmindedly. " Ve~ It's sad that Big Brother Antonio had to move to a neighboring city…" she paused before a grin appeared on her face, "but at least he got compensation~ Wasn't it… um, three thousand dollars?"
"Two fifty." Her sister responded curtly, pressing the 'send' button, and tucked the phone back into her pocket. "And no, I wasn't. I was telling him that nonno has the capability of hanging that idiot from the flag pole of the school by his stupid dick-"
"Ve~ that's mean!" Feliciana cried, latching onto her sister, eyes wide open. "How will 'Tonio reproduce if nonno did that?"
Lovina slapped her upside the head. "Don't talk about things like that so loudly in public, idiota!" A vibration in her pocket caused her to groan, and she grumbled before reaching back into her pocket to retrieve her phone. "…why must I deal with the two stupidest people on Earth right now…?"
'WAAAAT? ARE YOU SEROUS? D: PLZ TELL ME UR KIDDIN ME. HOW CAN I LIVE?'
She snorted before detaching her sister off of her arm, motioning the younger of the two to finish the job of collecting before replying to the worried message that Antonio had sent her.
"Ve… Lovi… Ms. Beilschmidt told you what happened to Rachel, right?"
"…no…" Lovina stopped her tapping and closed her phone, looking blankly at her sister, "What did happen to her? She suddenly left during the week after the settlement and-"
"Her parents transferred her to a private school…" Feliciana then hushed down and looked at her toes, "Ms. Beilschimdt then said that her grades weren't good and that her family's having problems since the private school got informed about the incident with you and Big Brother, and that they're considering on rejecting her from the school." Silence fell upon the two as Lovina processed this information, and she huffed after a while, flipping her stray strands of hair away from her face.
"Well, it's her fault." She said hotly, emotions towards the mentioned female still hostile, and her younger sister sighed at her sister's brashness. A short buzzing noise cut through the air as she finally finished the job and Lovina swiftly took out her cellphone with a scowl on her face, already having half a mind of who it was from.
'But it's true! How am I going to love you PROPERLY and thoroughly? ;D'
She widened her eyes before narrowing them, typing back a response furiously before forcefully pressing the 'send' button, face now red with the bluntness of her Spanish fiancé. Her sister tried to snatch the phone away from Lovina as Feliciana giggled, trying to figure out what Antonio had typed to make her sister so flustered, and a buzzing brought Lovina's attention back down to her screen, causing her to roll her eyes.
'Awww, I lov eyou!'
Another buzz followed.
'*love you!'
She rolled her eyes once more. One more buzz was emitted from her device before she read what the content of the new message.
'Wehgibag OTL my keyboard doesn't like me'
Lovina snorted. It took a few more seconds before another message was received by her phone, and she let a slight smile form on her lips as she opened the text.
'… *like… Bah, my fingers are too big. *I love you!'
Silence followed as Feliciana started to rummage through the grocery bag for something unknown to her elder sister's eyes, and Lovina continued to read the rest of the message that was attached.
'Oh, oh, are Gilbo and Franny going to be there? The last time they came to my house Gil took one of my credit cards…'
She raised an eyebrow. Feliciana stole a look at her sister before rummaging faster; trying to find what she had seen earlier when she was helping Lovina picking up the items.
'That only had two hundred dollars left in the account…'
Lovina chuckled loudly, causing her sister to look up hastily, and typed back that he should ask them the whereabouts of his credit card when he arrived. The younger of the two laughed to herself when she finally grabbed hold of her object of interest; a box of lollipops.
'But I don't know how late I'll arrive a night on Wednesday…'
'Will you wait for me?'
There was a slight hesitation before the Italian let her stubborn demeanor slip, allowing herself to spare a melancholic look at the screen, before she thoughtfully responded to the message. She caught a glimpse of her sister holding up the lollipops in victory, and her mouth fell open as Feliciana dashed past her, leaving a trail of giggles behind.
"Hey! Stupid! That's mine!" Lovina yelled at her sister that had rushed past her and groaned, hastily stuffing the cellphone in her pocket before running after her sister, tackling her from behind, causing Feliciana to squeal.
The echoes of their laughter could still be heard as they rounded a corner, leaving only the whisper of giggles behind the now-silent street corner.
'I had. I will. I still am.'