All In It For Spain
Part 1
Lovino
Valentine's Day. San Valentino. St. Valentine's. Whatever name it went by in the world it was still probably the most over fused about holiday anyone had managed to come up with. Now in the Millennia it oozed cliché's, and you could practically hear the screams from the future for all those who stuffed themselves with too much chocolate and those nasty chalk hearts that someone is practically obligated to give to others for only God knows why.
Why did Lovino hate this holiday so much? Perhaps it had something to do with the damn Spaniard who actually found something to enjoy about this commercialized day. Gushing over flowers, making chocolates, buying audacious colored stuffed animals that they'd just be donating to some kids in a few months because they took up too much room. The whole thing was laughable, if that was the only thing about this day that was annoying.
No, for the last few years this particular day did something, why it happens exactly Lovino would never be able to explain, but it's the 'what' that drives him completely up the wall. For some reason Valentine's Day turned Antonio into the worlds most wanted man. Literally, all the nations get compelled to him. Was it because of his infectious attitude for the holiday? Or because he went out of his way to give something to everyone to make them feel like they're cared about? His face, body. . .ass? No, no no! He just couldn't put his finger on it, about why on this one particular day, everyone seems to come down with Spanish fever!
Antonio
Día de San Valentín, probably one of the most under appreciated holidays in his mind. Who couldn't like a holiday with its main focus being Love? Being in love, finding love, falling in love, kissing, holding hands, making love, all of it, love is wonderful, elating, magic! And this Spaniard was IN love! He's always loved his little fiery tomato, cute and fierce, but as the Italian grew Antonio knew that that was a different love, and what he later came to feel was ~Love~. True love, deep love, forever and ever together kind of love!
Why Lovi couldn't appreciate a day where they can practically be in the cheesiest kind of love he just couldn't fathom. So it was glamorized in some parts of the world, alright, so America really, but come on! They can easily bypass all that goofy stuff and do all the romantic things that most people do on this day. That's what he wanted more than anything, to spend the day of love, with his love, doing lovely things together, he isn't asking too much, just for that stuff, oh and maybe a little something 'extra' in the later time of the day.
He could focus on getting Lovino into the V-Day mood later though, now he had so much chocolate to make for everyone. It was after all just his way of making sure all the other nations felt a bit of love too, because everyone deserves to feel that, especially on today of all days!
Arthur
Every year it's the same, February 14th, all he can do is stare and stare and dread and dread as he looks at the date, "Valentine's Day". It practically burns his lips as it slides off his tongue and pollutes the air. Acidic. What an absolutely horrible day, romance, love, chocolate, stuffed animals, the whole deal! It was just another day for people to waste money and shove more bad food into their bodies, as if people needed another excuse to stuff their guts. Almost every holiday was like that, hell, for some people that was every bloody day!
There was only one good thing about this day, only one. The prank. Yes, that funny little game he started to play on that idiot Antonio from way back in their pirating days. Granted the ways of the game have changed, but the overall impact has remained. He'll always make sure that fool has at least one day where he can't live down all the ridiculous things he does, and it was just completely coincidental it all started on this particular day.
It was just too simple, Antonio woke early to make chocolates for all the other nations, passed them out around noon-ish and then attempts to spend a day with one of those Macaroni brothers (he doesn't matter which nor does he care). He puts them in the fridge to cool and leaves briefly to wash up and get dapper for his evening "plans", leaving Arthur just the opportunity to sprinkle a little Britannia magic on the holiday goodies.
Yes, Happy Valentine's Day indeed.
* A/N: I don't know how to make chocolate, but I assume at some point to harden it is to cool it via fridge time.
Antonio
Almost done. All he had to do now was put all the chocolate in the fridge and go take a shower along with all the other grooming essentials, then he could go and pass the chocolates out to everyone. This was always so much fun, he definitely needs to convince Lovi to join him next year, although he always says no, he just might give in! Never say never after all~
Arthur
Wanker. Never does the Spaniard learn his lessons, it's always the same, and yet he always lets his guard down. He knows it's coming, but never even tries to figure out when! Well he'll definitely think twice about walking away from his food after today. His plans this year were made extra special!
~Insert fanciful magic jargon here, abracadabra, dance magic, witch Dr., the works~
Have fun.
Lovino
Ah, the morning text. Right on schedule. 'Get ready soon Valentine, hitting the shower, come right in when you get here'. Why Antonio wasted his time in telling him obvious stuff was confusing for about 3 days of knowing the fool, but everyday since then it's stopped being something to waste energy thinking about. He knew the drill, best not to ask questions, and it's not worth anything to get too mad about, 'too', anyway.
The front door is open, as always, and Lovino walks right past all the usual Spanish décor straight into the kitchen. He knows better than to eat any of the sweets just yet, he knows something special was saved for him at some point, perhaps tonight. And he'd rather not tempt eating anything here now anyway, seeing as Antonio would only whine about it if he ate something that was meant for someone else. He can wait.
Instead he takes to munching on a tomato left sitting in a basket on the table. When in doubt one can never go wrong with one of the Spaniards fresh homegrown tomatoes. Dammit, he hates giving him too much credit, but Lovino knows this is just one thing he can't deny the goofball, he can grow some damn good tomatoes.
He's about done with it when he hears the usual sound of his boyfriend leaving the bathroom and making a mad dash for the bedroom. Why can't he just buy a robe? If he's so afraid of being caught naked, then he should just dress in there, or something.
Antonio
There's nothing like a hot shower. The warm water running over your body, dripping down your face, running through your hair, it's so relaxing! And nothing could be more exciting than knowing when you get out, your sexy Italian cupcake will be waiting for you and the day can begin!
What sucks is the moment you go from the nice warm shower to the cold of the rest of the house, and there's no grosser feeling then newly washed clean feet on carpet, it's just, weird alright. He really needs to buy a robe or something, at least some slippers to counteract that gross carpet feeling. Oh well, all he has to do is dash into his room and throw his socks on right away and the issue would be averted.
Aye, cold! Go!
Lovino
"Are you ready yet?" He knows the answer already, he knows Antonio better than anyone, so of course he's not. But if he doesn't ask he'll be waiting even longer, at least if he can sound annoyed it'll cause the bastard to hurry it up a little. The good thing about being Antonio's whole world practically is the power that comes with it. Not that he takes total advantage of his position, but in situations like this, applying his dominance gets things rolling faster. Because if Antonio had it his way, they'd get out of there the following day!
He hears Antonio give a sheepish reply, clearly things are not going well for whatever it is he's doing in there. He's half curious to go in and check on him, but Antonio was adamant that he stay out, that "under NO circumstances are you to come in here until I say so? Promise me! PROMISE!". He half reluctantly agreed, not caring completely but at the same time just curious enough to want to know what was up. If only this wasn't taking so long! Sheesh.
"Are you ready, NOW?"
Antonio
"Si!" Finally done. Everything was all good so far, hair perfect, clothes perfect, shoes, almost perfect, a bit worn but otherwise decent condition. But Dios mío! Antonio was almost floored by how hot Lovino looked! He always knew he looked damn good, but today he simply knew Lovi went all out for him, because. . .because. . .oh my.
Lovino
Look at this fool, Antonio stops dead in his tracks because he put on some basic high fashion from his country right now? He shouldn't be all that impressed. Yet Lovino couldn't help but feel proud, to stop this Spanish man mid-speech is no easy feat, so when he does pull it off, well, he'll have a big head for a while. And giving Antonio the once over he concludes his man did good in dressing himself today, he'd give him a 9/10, the shoes are a buzz kill, but hey, he tried at least, that's kind of cute.
Antonio
"I'll just grab the chocolates and we'll head out, alright?" Antonio gives Lovi the time to nod in an apathetic way before heading back into the kitchen and opening the fridge to pull out the chocolates mold by mold.
He checks the firmness and decides they're perfect and begins breaking them up and tossing pieces in pre-prepared miniature boxes. Not bad, not as extravagant as he's been in the past, but that's mostly due to the surprise he has waiting for Lovino, he just couldn't spend too much on everyone else when his BF mattered the most.
As he finishes with the chocolate he checks off his mental note for the order of the receivers. Feliciano, Francis, Gilbert, Ludwig, Roderich, Elizabeta, Kiku, Alfred, Mathew, Yao, Ivan, Natalia, Katyusha, the Baltic guys, the Nordic guys and then Vash, Lili and the rest. And if he couldn't get to everyone, he'd just send some of them out with the others, and hope they get passed along before the day was completely over.
Alright, now that everything was set, let Día de San Valentín begin!