Power of my Mafia Family

Chapter 16 - Power of my Mafia Family

Nashi's POV

"Tag you're it!" I tagged Luke and quickly ran in the opposite direction. We were playing Tag in the park, with Mum and Dad sitting on a picnic blanket underneath a nearby tree. It has been a month since we found Mum, and this was her first outing since she was cleared back to full health by Auntie Wendy. This was the happiest I've seen Dad in weeks, and it was good to see him wearing casual clothes. Next to them, Happy and Carlos were happily enjoying a couple of fish. Carlos definitely took his appetite from Happy's side of the family.

Luke was slowly catching up to me, so I decided to run towards Mum and Dad. I quickly ran behind them and stopped behind Dad. "Dad! Save me! Luke's going to tag me!" I giggled as I grasped his shoulders. Dad laughed as he grabbed my hands and wrapped them around his neck before standing up. I squealed in surprise and readjusted myself to cling to his back like a monkey. "My princess needs my help! I'll save you princess!" he laughed and then ran away with me on his back. I laughed as I lightly bounced up and down.

Over my shoulder, I saw Mum running after us with Luke on her back. "Let's get them my little dragon" Mum giggled. Luke laughed and excitedly kicked his legs. "Faster Mummy, faster!" he pointed towards us. Dad was always faster than Mum so we had a clear advantage.

Mum and Luke chased Dad and I around the park until Mum became out of breath. I smiled knowing we won and jumped off Dad's back. Luke wiggled in Mum's grip, asking to be put down and she did. He pouted at me, "you win Nashi but I'll win next time" he huffed. I giggled, "one day Luke, one day" I said to make him feel better. "Come on you two, let's head back to our blanket and have some of the lunch I made" Mum said. I knew she made our favourites and made more than a normal family would have because of Dad's huge abnormal appetite.

As we headed back towards our picnic blanket, Mum accidentally tripped on a hidden stray root. Dad quickly reached out to catch her but accidentally fell with her. With Dad's impressive reflexes, he made sure to twist so she landed on top of him, breaking her fall. He clearly didn't want her hurt, especially after all the pain she went through a month ago.

They looked deeply into each other's eyes lovingly and slowly leaned in until their lips met in a kiss. I immediately recoiled in disgust as they exchanged cooties. "Eew!" I vocally expressed my disgust and both of them laughed. "Me meooow~ meo" Happy meowed beside them. None of us noticed him or Carlos coming over to us. Mum lightly glared at him while Dad playfully rolled his eyes, like this was a running joke between the three of them. What did Happy say? I wondered.

"Of course I love her Happy" Dad said and then I jumped on top of Mum. "Don't forget about me. You love me too, don't you Dad?" I said. Not wanting to be left out, Luke jumped on top of me. "Me too" he said. Dad laughed and wrapped his arms around all three of us the best he could. "I love all of you" he stated which made the three of us smile at him. His smiling face soon turned into a painful expression. He continuously smacked the ground beside us like he was tapping out of a wrestling match. "So, heavy! Can you all get off me now?" he groaned. Mum, Luke and I laughed as we slid off him. He let out an exaggerated breath in. I loved seeing Dad be silly and Mum definitely brings that side of him out more often.

When he sat up, I hugged his neck. "We love you too Dad" I said and then Mum and Luke followed my lead, hugging Dad. Happy and Carlos jumped onto his lap, adding to the group hug. Suddenly Dad's stomach rumbling interrupted our wholesome moment. Mum sighed, "your stomach has the worst timing" she said as we unravelled the group hug. Dad chuckled, "it heard you say lunch and couldn't wait to dig into your delicious cooking" he replied. Mum blushed before they started walking towards the picnic blanket with the rest of us following behind them. As we're walking, I look over my family and know that I will remember this day dearly.

One day I know I will need to take over the family business from Dad. When that happens, I hope I can be a strong and kind boss like he was, who protects my family. Anyone who messes with my family and Fairy Tail will have a price to pay. Family and friends, that's the power of my mafia family.