This chapter took me forever to write. I'm not so good with scenes that require lots of dialogue, but I finally go it done to the point I was satisfied with it. I would like to thank RadioPoisoning for providing me with correct Italian and my beta, redscarfninja for beta'ing this chapter.

Sentimenti Nascosti

Arvella holds the door open for us and we walk into her home and are greeted by a pleasant site. Inside there is a big oak table big enough to hold at least a dozen people, a lit stone fire place in the back giving off a warm glow with two couches, a rocking chair, and a coffee table. The walls were painted a pale blue with various paintings of landscapes to decorate them, and there are lanterns attached to the walls to illuminate the room with candle light. There are two doors on the far walls, and to the left is an entrance-way to a kitchen, which has old fashioned stoves and sinks. It is like walking into a museum. The air smells of cooking food and burning wood from the fireplace. This is the homeliest place I have ever seen.

Before I can take the sight in, a little girl's voice interrupts me.

"Mama!" the voice says with excitement, and I see a girl running out of the kitchen area who looks to be about 7 to 8 years old. She was wearing a light blue dress with a white apron and long sleeves, and she has a white cap on her head, covering her hair. She stops in her tracks, and confusion takes over her joyful expression. "Who are you?" She asks with a quirked brow.

"Sofia, these are the guests that I told you about that I was thinking on asking to join us." I hear Arvella say before she walks in front of us and towards the girl and puts a hand on her shoulder. "I would like you to meet my daughter, Sofia."

Sofia just stares at us in silence, looking at each of us carefully before finally opening her mouth. "Why are you wearing such weird clothes?" She asks with blunt curiosity.

…

Arvella sighs before giving an apologetic smile. "Sorry about that, I still haven't drilled manners into her…" She says with an awkward laugh before she looks to her daughter and her face grows serious. "Sofia, non essere rude verso il nostro ospite! Chiedi scusa immediatamente!" She scolds in Fiorian. I don't know what she said, but I assume it has something to do with apologizing.

The girl's eyes go wide with panic. "Va bene, mamma!" She quickly runs up to us and bows a little bit before looking up at us. I notice that she has blue eyes like her mother, and is wearing a necklace with a blue crystal hanging from it. "I'm sorry for making fun of your clothes!" She exclaims, trying her best to sound sincere.

I smile. "It's okay, our clothes are pretty weird for around here. No harm done." I say calmly the girl.

"Yeah, it's not every day you see someone wearing spider themed clothing!" Araña chimes in.

"Yes, compared to everyone else, we are quite odd." Kagura agrees.

"Yeah, no offense taken." Says Risley.

Sofia makes a toothy grin, but before she can speak, Arvella interrupts. "Sofia, I thought I told you to get the table ready."

Sofia looks to her mother and her shoulders slouch with dread. "But, Mama, you told both me and Papa to set the table, but as soon as you left, Papa just left me here." She was squirming during her explanation. "It's not fair for me to do all the work…" She pouts.

Arvella closes her eyes and sighs while pinching the bridge of her nose, muttering something under breath. "Julius!" She suddenly yells in an annoyed tone.

I hear something scrambling from the door on the far right and then it suddenly opens, revealing a tall man with bright yellow hair, who is wearing a white shirt with rolled sleeves that was tight enough to reveal a well-muscled body, with dark denim pants. He is rubbing the back of his head and his face is apologetic. "Sorry, Honey, but I thought I could get some work done real quick, and well... one thing lead to another, and…" He laughs awkwardly.

Arvella sighs. "I told you and Sofia to get the table ready for our guest! Now dinner will be ready, but there will be no table to eat on!" She barks, causing the man to shrink a little.

"Sorry, I will get right on it!" He scrambles towards the table and starts preparing.

"I think we should help too, after all, we are being treated to dinner." I hear Kagura say.

"Oh, you don't have to, you are our guests, leave it to my husband." Arvella lightly protests.

I smile. "No, it's fine. It would be our pleasure." I say as I walk towards the table and start preparing it. Arvella shrugs and walks into the kitchen, presumably to finish dinner.

"I'm going to help her with that. I help my mom all the time at home." Araña says as she walks to the kitchen.

The rest of us spent the next few minutes cleaning the room and preparing the table, which I got to say, is a pretty nice table. It is a nice solid oak table stained to bring out the true beauty of the wood. It kind of reminds me of the family table from my previous life, which was an old butchers table made of nice solid oak, and was nice and smooth and… Why am I getting so nostalgic over a table?

We finish the setting the table, and then the man, Julius, I think, grins.

"I don't think I've ever seen the table set so fast before…" He then puts a hand to his chin. "Although, I don't think we have had so many guests before." His eyes then go wide with revelation. "Oh, I just remembered?! I haven't formally introduced myself to you Signorinas!" He says with a snap of his fingers. He then points to himself. "I am Julius Bernini, local architect, and foreman of the construction of the soon to be town hall." He says before sticking his hand out.

I meet his hand with my own, and grips it firmly, giving it a strong shake. If I wasn't a wizard that could crush boulders with my pinky, I think this shake might have hurt, but I think he knows that I am a wizard and is just testing my strength. "I'm Rubina Crimson, and I'm assuming you saw me lift those heavy stones?" I ask while releasing from the hand shake.

He nods with a grin. "Oh yes, I definitely did. That broken lift would have put us a week behind schedule, but thanks to you, we are now ahead of schedule now! I wanted to reward you, and my lovely Wife saw the four of you walking together and suggested we treat you to dinner!" He then moves on to Risley and Kagura to shake their hands as well. He then goes back to the door he originally entered from. "Well, I'm going to try to clean up my work space before dinner. See you in a few minutes." He says over his shoulder as he opens the door and enters, closing it behind him.

I take a seat, and finally rest my tired feet. It seems like not eating the whole day really does a number on your stamina.

Arvella and Araña both walk out of the kitchen with silverware and glass cups. "Dinner will be done in a few minutes." Arvella says casually as she starts setting down eating utensils. She then looks around and sighs. "That man… He has been so busy lately…" She shakes her head and continues.

Araña grins as she does the same. "It's gonna be great! It looked so delicious!" She has a dreamy expression on her face and there is some drool slightly hanging out of her mouth.

"What is it?" Kagura questions hungrily. I look Araña, intently waiting to see what our long-awaited meal would be.

Araña snaps out of her food fantasy, and shakes her head with a smirk. "It's a surprise!" she teases and sticks out her tongue.

This got a desperate groan from Risley. "Why must you torment me more! I haven't eaten all day and had to work a farm all day, the least you could do is tell me what we are eating…" She ends he rant with a hungry whimper, and sags into the chair she is sitting in.

"I did the same amount of work as you did, Risley, but I must admit that I am curious as to what we are eating." Kagura is trying to make her voice sound neutral, but the desperate hunger still lingers in her voice.

I am currently numbing my hunger pains with electricity via magic, so it's easier for me to keep my composure. I don't know how Araña is managing without electrical magic. I don't sense anything coming from her. Maybe she just has that strong of a will.

"Don't worry, dinner will be out soon." Arvella reassures as she sets the last piece of silverware down, and takes a seat. She then looks at us. "So, if you don't mind me asking, what brings you out here?" She asks smoothly.

Kagura responds. "Well, we were traveling throughout Fiore, and we kind of went off the beaten path and we ended up lost."

Arvella smirks. "You got to be careful when going off into the wilderness, never know when you are going to find yourself somewhere unfamilar."

Kagura smiles. "Well, it would have been fine if someone didn't lose the map…" She looks to me in fake accusation.

Really, Kagura, you are gonna put the spotlight on me!? Damnit, it's time for some more grade A acting. "I told you it was an accident!" I rebuke.

Kagura shakes her head. "An accident that ended up making us lost…" She responds flatly.

I sigh in defeat. "I said I was sorry…"

"Hey now, we are at a dinner table. This should be a time of coming together, not arguing." Arvella interjects our 'argument'.

Sofia looks curious. "You travel a lot?"

I look to the curious girl and nod.

"Cool!" She has an excited grin on her face and is standing up, bouncing with energy. "What places have you been? Hargeon!? Crocus!? Akane!? I've never been outside Salice before!" She says rapidly.

I smile at her enthusiasm. "Yes, I have been to all three of those. They are much different than here. More crowded." Actually, I've never been to Crocus nor Akane. Crocus was too far away to get job offers and for some reason, Celia does not like the mention of the place. I have deduced it is probably some bad memory, but what could have been so bad that she disdains the mentioning of the place? As for Akane, well... never felt the need to go there. Lake Sirena is already very nice, and there are no pushy tourists.

"Wow…" She says, stars in her eyes. "Can you take with me with you some time!? I want to go everywhere!"

"Sorry, but you need to pass school first before you can travel the world, Il mio piccolo Tesoro." Arvella says lovingly, booping her nose with her finger.

"Mamma…" Sofia's cheeks are a deep red.

I let out a small giggle. "I'm sorry, but I think you are a bit young. Plus, we are wizards, so you would be put in danger if you traveled with us."

"Yeah, you kinda need to have magic ability first. Sorry, Kid." Risley says apologetically.

Sofia cocks her head. "Oh, you guys are wizards?" Her question is met by nods, and she grins. "So you can do magic like Mamma!" She blurts out fast. Said woman looks surprised for a moment before recovering quickly.

"You are a wizard too?" Kagura questions, genuine surprise in her voice.

"Oh, it's just a few magic tricks that I have learned by myself. Just a little water control." She brushes off the question off casually. "I'm not really a wizard, just a person who knows some rudimentary magic tricks."

Sofia has confusion on her face. "But, Mamma, you-"

"Sofia, let's not talk about private matter in front of guests." She cuts her off, exasperation in her voice.

"Mamma, I-"

"Sofia, vuoi imparare a usare la magia o no!?" She barks sharply.

Sofia gulps. "Va bene, Mamma."

Arvella then stands up. "I think dinner should be done. Sofia, help carry the food." She then walks to the kitchen. Sofia silently follows her in.

I look around to the others, confused at what just happened. "Why was she so defensive about her having a little bit of magical ability?" Araña questions.

I shrug. "I don't know. Maybe she is trying to keep it secret from the rest of the village?" I suggest.

Kagura puts a hand to her chin. "Why would she do that? It's not like the village has shown any ill will toward magic users…"

"Well, maybe not foreign users, but maybe domestic ones are discriminated against. Everyone here assumes we are from Crocus, which at this point in history, is one of the few places to get magic training. The upper class were the only ones that could afford it, and the rich often have lots of power. Most guilds in this era mainly formed in Crocus. Maybe they know if they are rude or hostile towards who they perceive as upper class, fierce retribution would follow." I chew the inside of my mouth while thinking of other explanations, and then sigh. "Or she just wants to keep it private. I haven't sensed any ill will towards us, and I can only detect a small magic pool from her, but it is just a bit bigger than the average person's, so that backs up her claim of just small magic tricks I suppose. We can ask about it another time, I would rather not bite the hand that is feeding us right now."

I hear a door open, and I look to see Julius walking out of his room. "Is dinner almost done?" He questions as he takes a seat at the front of the table.

"Yes, I believe so. Sofia and your wife went to go retrieve it from the kitchen." Kagura responds.

He grins. "Alright! I have worked up quite the appetite today."

I then notice Arvella carrying out a pan with oven mitts on her hands, and behind her is Sofia carrying a glass bowl full of what appears to be salad. "I haven't made this dish in a while, but I think it is the best Lasagna I have ever made." She puts the pan full of pasta in the center of the table, and Sofia puts the salad near Julius.

It takes all my will power not to scramble for the pan full of cheese and pasta goodness. My greatest love might be sweets and strawberries, but cheese was my first love, going all the way back to my previous life.

Cheese is love, cheese is life.

Me and my friends are silent at the sight of such delectable looking food, but we know to wait for the go ahead to eat.

Arvella sits on one side of Julius, and Sofia takes a seat next to her. They then simultaneously put their hands up to pray, and I quickly follow suit. I have never prayed before dinner before, but I do know that you should wait until after grace has been said. "Benedici, o Signore, questo cibo e tutti coloro che l'hanno preparato, Amen." Arvella and her family say slowly.

I stay silent throughout, not knowing the prayer nor understanding what was just said. I'm assuming it is a Zentopian prayer, because they are the equivalent of the Catholic church in this world, and Fiore is a historical Zentopian stronghold.

"Ok, buon appetite!" Julius cheers, and he starts serving out food.

As much as I like salad in this new life, I need something more filling, and so I go for the lasagna and fill my plate up as much as I can. I put the first piece in my mouth, and it is like tasting pure ecstasy. Time slows down as I am enveloped in pure bliss. I think I'm having a mouthgasm.

"Oh, shoot, I forgot the Refosco." I hear Julius say through my food induced haze. I eventually snap out of my food coma, to see the lasagna on my plate half gone, and Julius pouring a dark red liquid in the glass next to my plate.

I think I just blacked out from the food and didn't notice eating half my plate. I look around to see my friends eating their food eagerly and silently. I take sip of the liquid that was poured in all our glasses. It tastes oddly familiar, but I can't quite place where I have tasted it before. Oh well, it's good and really goes well with the lasagna, so I set off taking sips between bites.

"So, who taught you signorinas magic? It must have been hard to get a teacher." Julius asks.

"We are from Crocus, as you might have guessed." I respond, serving myself another piece of lasanga. I put a large scoop of salad beside it to balance out my meal.

"My father was part of a guild, and with some convincing, he taught how to use magic. We ended being better than he expected." Kagura adds to my story.

"I'm impressed. It's very hard for one to find a teacher. You are very lucky for that." Julius laughs out.

"Yes, extremely lucky." Risly confirms nervously.

Me and Kagura are grade A actors when we were working together. Risley, not so much.

I then notice my glass is empty. I tend to chug down anything I drink when it tastes really good. In my previous life, whenever I would go to a restaurant, I would end up drinking like three to four glasses of soda. That was my only weakness. Julius notices my empty glass as well.

"Would like some more?" he asks, picking up the jug.

I nod at his question, and he quickly pours more of the delicious liquid as I continue eating my meal. I start feeling a bit lighter, and it feels a little bit harder to concentrate on things, but that must be me feeling tired. When I finish my glass, I ask for another, which Julius happily pours.

This night is just getting greater and greater!

XXX

Kagura never expected to travel back 150+ years. She never expected to go a whole day without eating, and then have perhaps the best meal of her life. For free. Kagura finishes her plate and looks around the table. She sees Araña and Risley rubbing their stomachs, exuding satisfaction, Rubina looking very flushed for some reason with a grin on her face while talking with Julius, and a very tired looking Sofia with Arvella looking at her with concern.

"Sofia, I think it's time for you to go to bed. School is tomorrow." Arvella said while getting up.

"But Mamma, I don't want *yawn* to…" Sofia shoulders sagged, and she was having a hard time keeping her eyes open.

"Come one, let's go." Arvella picked her up and carried her to what Kagura assumed is her room. Kagura smiled at the sight, remembering when Araña was that age. Kagura then looks back to Rubina to see her getting more drink poured into her glass. "Excuse me, Julius-san, but may I have some more of this… Rofosco?" She said slowly, not sure if she got the name correctly.

Julius shook his head. "Sorry, Signorina, but it would be irresponsible for me to let kids have more than one glass. It's pretty powerful." He said politely.

Kagura quirked a brow. "Why? What is this stuff?" She leaned forward, worried about what her best friend, not crush, had been binging on.

"Rofosco is wine of course! You can't have a meal without a fine glass of wine. And sometimes, heh, it's nice to have a little more than one." He had a wide grin on his face as he explained the joys of wine.

Kagura, and the rest of the people at the table, stopped, shock overtaking their faces.

Julius, noticing the shocked silence in the room, grew concerned. "What?"

Kagura regained her composure. "R-Rubi is 15…" She stuttered out.

For a moment, Julius was silent, processing what he just learned. Rubina giggling in her seat was all that can be heard. Julius sighs, and then facepalms. "Cazzo!"

Rubi bursted out laughing. "He said a funny worrrdddd!" She slurred through a heavy belly laugh.

Kagura looked over to see her now empty glass, and then back to Julius, who looked panicked. "Why would you give her so much Alcohol!?"

Julius threw his arms up and started waving them around in panic. "I don't know! She looks older than 18! I thought she just wanted a good drink!" He was standing now, running his hand through his head. "I'm going to be sleeping on the couch for a while…." He said with a bit of sadness.

Rubina snorted. "Ha, your wife isss gonnnaa make sleep on a couchhh. No sessshh for youuuu!" She giggled.

He looked to her, about to verbally retaliate, but remembered he was the reason she was like that, and all he felt was nothing but guilt. He then looked around, and then rapidly cleaned the table at speeds Kagura didn't think was possible for a non-magic user. All Kagura could do was stare at the spectacle that was drunk Rubina, who was laughing every time Julius fumbled something. "Well, see you later, sorry for this! The chairs and couches are for you to sleep on! My wife will bring pillows!" He said rapidly as he ran into his bedroom, Kagura's eyes followed him the whole way. Laughing brought her attention back to Rubina, who was holding up the wine bottle, which had less than a fourth of it left.

"He left this!" She exclaimed hysterically, and lifted the bottle to her mouth.

Kagura, Risley, and Araña all dove towards her, exclaiming, "No!", but even in her drunken state, Rubina was able to dodge, and all they managed to do is dog pile on top of each other.

Rubi giggled, and wagged her finger. "Sorry, but I have a date with thisss bottle." She then drank the rest of the bottle in one go. She shakily put the bottle on the table in a fit of giggles, wobbled to the couch, and fell backwards on the cushions. "Wow, that stuff is awesome!" She then began having a laughing fit.

Kagura, Risley and Araña walked over to the fire place area, where the laughing, drunken girl was, worry marring their faces. "Great, what should we do now?" Kagura said, her back facing the girl on the couch.

"My mom didn't really get drunk often, but I have seen what she does when Master is drunk. She always takes away any remaining alcohol, and when Master falls asleep, she makes sure that she is placed in a way such that they don't drown if they were vomit in their sleep." Araña recalled.

Risley had a horrified expression. "That's a thing!? That sounds both disgusting and the worst way to die ever!" She was a bit jittery at the thought of such a horrific way to go.

"Calm down." Kagura commanded calmly. "We should make sure she stays on the couch and doesn't go anywhere. Who knows what she will do when she is in this state." While she was talking, she failed to notice that Rubina had stopped her laughing fit and was sitting up, eyeing Kagura with a spark of mischief in her eyes, and was slowly getting ready to pounce like cheetah would a gazelle. "After she has fallen asleep we shoul- ack!" She choked out as she was suddenly grappled from behind by Rubina, who hung on tightly with her arms around purple-nette's waist.

"Whatcha doooin?" Rubina slurred playfully next to Kagura's ear, before resting her face into her hair. Kagura was wide eyed, and her face had a deep blush on it. "R-Rubi, I-I think you should calm down, let me go, and get some sleep." She stuttered out, struggling to keep her composure.

Rubina lifted her head for a brief moment. "Nah." She said simply before she buried her face once more.

Kagura then noticed Risley, struggling to keep in her laughter, and gave the hardest glare she could with her still flushed face.

Araña, looked confused."What's so funny?" she asked innocently?

"Risley, if you spread your lies to Araña, you will suffer…" Kagura threatened lowly.

Risley saw the grip Rubina had Kagura in, grinned mischievously, and leaned over to whisper in Araña's ear. Kagura tensed up and prepared to jump Risley, but was stopped by a question. "Kagura, has anyone ever told you that your hair smells good…" Rubina mumbled into Kagura's hair.

Kagura's entire face glowed a deep red. "N-No…" She said, sounding like she was out of breath.

"Huh, I always thought it smelled pretty good…" Rubina then tightened her grip a little bit. "…Like lavender…" She slowly mumbled, before breaking out into playful giggles.

Kagura had figurative steam blowing out of her nose, her heart was beating out of her chest, her breath shallow, and her legs became weak. She then forcefully broke free of Rubina, throwing the giggling girl to the couch, and fell to the floor, managing to prop herself up with her arm. Kagura could hardly think, but somehow managed to turn her head to see Risley whispering in Araña's ear, whose eyes were wide and face had a small blush. This snapped Kagura out of her trance, and Kagura growled angrily, and prepared to get up and discipline the girl. Kagura was then tackled, her back slamming flat on the floor. Kagura was slightly dazed, but she then realized her assailant, and her heart stopped.

Rubina was on top of her, her face in close proximity, breathing the same air. Said girl had a large smirk on her face, and Kagura was wide eyed, her breathing still, her heart beating so fast, that it felt like it was going to violently burst out of her chest. "I got youuu nowww~" Rubina sang, and moved her face closer to Kagura's, their noses were almost touching. "What cannn I do to you~" Rubina said in a low tone.

Kagura was powerless. Her arms were noodles, and her body was dead weight. All she could see was Rubina's big, ruby red eyes. Kagura closed her eyes, and hoped that this would stop. But deep down, she wanted something more to happen. She then felt a finger touch her nose, followed by a playful "Boop!"

Kagura eyes snapped open to see Rubina looking down at her with a large grin on her face. Rubina then rolled off the girl and started having another laughing fit. Kagura laid there, her brain unable to process what just happened while Rubina was laughing and rolling around on the floor. Risley was having a deep belly laugh while Araña was laughing lightly, who felt a little bad for Kagura. Eventually Rubina stopped laughing, a let out a big yawn. She sat up and saw that there were no pillows on the couches. "Awww, no pillows…" She pouted before her eyes set upon a very petrified Kagura. A playful grin overtook Rubina's face. She then laid next to Kagura and rested her head right on her chest. "Just like feather pillows…" Rubina said tiredly before she closed her eyes and fell asleep with a peaceful smile.

Kagura. exe had stopped working and was still rebooting, so she did not react to anything said or done.

"She liiiikes youuuu!" Risley said playfully, which snapped Kagura out of her broken trance.

Kagura, her features full of anger, gently pushed Rubina off her breasts, stood up, and gave Risley a death glare. "Why didn't you help me!" She hissed vehemently.

Risley was unfazed by the glare. "I didn't want to interrupt the love fest!" She chirped, and made kissing noises.

"There was no type of love there!" Kagura denied angrily with a blush on her face. "Rubi was just drunk! And that's it. She is just a bit clingy. There is no way she actually feels that way!" Kagura's fists were clenched, her fingernails digging in to her palms.

Risley smirked. "I don't know, it almost looked like you enjoyed it. I saw the way you closed your eyes. You were waiting for something! Just admit you have a crush!"

Araña backed away, deciding to stay out of the argument.

Before the two could go at each other, they were interrupted by Arvella, who had pillows and sheets under her arms. "I'd rather you not have a fight in my house." She said bluntly, her expression unamused. Kagura snapped her head away with a "hmmpf!" and crossed her arms. Arvella sighed and walked over to hand them pillows and blankets. "I apologize for my husband. He should have never offered her so much wine." She shook her head with annoyance.

"It's fine. Rubi always gets her age mistaken." Kagura grumbled, still angry at Risley.

Arvella smirked. "Here, let me help you get her on the couch. She is going to have a bad time in the morning, might as make sure she has a comfortable sleep." She then grabbed the red head by her shoulders, while Kagura nodded and grabbed Rubina by the legs. They promptly lifted the girl onto the couch and then put a sheet over her before carefully placing a pillow under head. Everyone else prepared their sleeping spots while they were making sure Rubina was in a proper position.

"Kagura." Arvella said, and gestured to the girl to follow her. "I would like to speak with you for a second." Kagura quirked a brow, but nodded and followed the woman toward the kitchen, for some privacy. "I saw what happened just now." This caused Kagura to blush fiercely and open her mouth to try and rebuke the woman, but she was cut off. "I know it's not my business, but…" Arvella put a hand on her shoulder reassuringly. "You know, when people are… Intoxicated… especially to that level, it is said that they reveal things... Things like secrets, desires… feelings…" She said carefully, a small smile on her face. "They might reveal inner feelings and desires that they might not realize they have." Arvella then winked and walked away, leaving the girl to think about what was just said.

Kagura stood there for a moment, feeling a little bit better for a reason that was lost on her, and shook her head. She then walked out of the kitchen to see everyone fast asleep. She looked at Rubina, who had a peaceful smile on her face. "Could it be that…" She whispered to herself slowly, before smacking her cheek. "That's impossible." She said firmly, before deciding to go to sleep.

It took a long while for her fall asleep that night.

Drunk Rubi was super fun to write. She is a clingy/affectionate drunk. She is gonna have a fun time in the morning. Drunk Rubi expresses desires and thoughts that Sober Rubi doesn't consciously think about, and doesn't know she has. It also fits the theme of Drunk FT Girls having two different personalities.

I was going to put translations of all the Italian phrases used, but most of them can be inferred by context. If you want to know what was literally said, google translate will work just fine.

I'm sorry for taking so long, hopefully I can get the next chapter out fast.