"See ya, Mom, see ya Dad!"
"_, where are you going?" Your mother stopped you as she was coming out of the kitchen. Your father was at the table, polishing paintball supplies and about to clean his guns.
"Babysitting." You say automatically.
"Again? You're quite in demand. But I'd wish that you'd spent more time studying." You flinched at the word studying.
"I-I do Mom. Lovino's been tutoring me." You say with some irritation in your voice. You told her weeks ago that when you said 'babysitting' and 'Lovino' within two sentences that translates to 'I'm meeting Lovino.' You and Lovino weren't quite at the dating stage yet because you weren't looking forward to your family badgering him and humiliating you and/or him. And the other part is that whenever you try to officially to make yourself a couple, Gilbert intervenes.
He was still mad about the ice cream in his bed although you told him over and over that nothing happened. Your excuse was that it was payback for an April Fool's prank a few years back where he put nail polish on your chair and you didn't notice a mark on your pants. That wasn't the worst part. The worst part was the nail polish changed colour in sunlight. And it turned from whatever colour it was before (you didn't notice until it changed) to red. He was so lucky it came off within two washes otherwise he owed you a new pair of white jeans.
Ever since you met Lovino, things turned for the better for you. You were happier, your parents noticed you changed slightly for the better and you felt more motivated to spend more time than before. And with your sister Courtney… Hardly anything changed it all. She talks to you a little but it was all about her and the boys she's been dating.
"Oh…" Your mother trails off. "Why don't you bring him over here for dinner? Courtney is bringing over…"
"Brandon? Carter? Mike? Joe? John Jacob Jinglhiderwhat's his face? No offense Mom, but you've GOT to teach her the meaning of the actual concept of dating. She has yet to stay with a guy more than a week."
"That's because there are some boys that only like her for the wrong reasons. And she has enough brains to say no." You dare not comment any further than that. She's been manipulating every guy she could get her hands on and your parents remain oblivious to it. "You on the other hand… You haven't said much about Lovino and I want to know what kind of boy he is. I just don't want you to get hurt."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I never had a chance to show you how responsible I can be. Please, just trust me on him. And besides, Gil's got my back."
And speak of the devil, your phone was playing 'I'm Awesome.' In which you flipped it onto speaker.
"I can vouch for that." Gilbert says as you held up the phone.
"Thanks Gil.~" You smile as you're about to flip it to normal mode to talk to him.
"Unless if it's that punk, Lovino. I don't trust him. He's a loudmouth, and a jerk and a insane driver and…" You couldn't press the cellular button fast enough. Your parents heard the second part of the conversation and when your father did, he cocked his paintball gun.
"I'll be right back." You laugh nervously and go to your room.
"Thanks a lot Gil." You moaned while he burst out laughing.
"Did I just hear your dad prep his shotgun?"
"Paintball. He's not hunting this year, his hunting buddy had surgery and I refuse to be the caddy."
"Be sure to tell dear Lovi to wear a cup if he values his vital regions." Gilbert howled while you blushed like crazy.
"You tell him! In case you haven't noticed, that is a VERY awkward thing for me to tell him!"
"Hey, my Vati's not the one who's threatening to shoot 'em in the balls."
"You, my friend, have a VERY twisted mind." You couldn't help but laugh. "I'll talk to you later. I'm babysitting right away."
"Where?" He asked cheekily.
"Oh let's… ksch… Battery… dying… ksch… BEEEEP" You hang up and put your phone in your sweater pocket and go back to the kitchen where Courtney was added to the mix. She was still in her pajamas but had the decency to brush her long red hair.
"So what do you girl's think? You'll bring over your guys tomorrow?"
"Sure~" Courtney smiles ever so sweetly which makes you want to gag. "Wait, since when did _ have a guy? Is he a good kisser?" She suddenly has her full undivided attention on you. When boys were mentioned, she was in there like a dirty shirt. "Is it somebody I know? Y'know so I can help you out. After all… I want my baby sister to have the best guy anyone can give." And for her to take, you thought bitterly. But Lovino would never do that.
"Aren't ex's off limits to siblings?" You raise an eyebrow.
"Who cares? If you like 'em and they like you, no harm, no foul. So who is it?"
"I should get going…" You try to back out but your mother answers her question.
"She's bringing home a boy named Lovino. Be sure to tell him to come tomorrow and have fun!" You flinched. You don't even know if Lovino had plans or anything and it certainly wasn't okay with you. Not that you didn't want him over or anything, you just wanted to save yourself embarrassment.
"Lovino? Lovino Vargas? The hot tempered Italian who is one of the soccer hotties? That Lovino?"
"I-I don't know. Bye!" You said as you ran out the door.
You were heading to the pizza café you first went out with Lovino. You took a wrong turn again and were about twenty minutes late of the time you said you'd be there. You ran into somebody and were about to apologize and keep going but it was Alex Turner.
"Hello, _" He said darkly.
"Alex." You acknowledged then was about to turn away but he held you back. "I'm running late, I better get going."
"I think we should have a chat,_. I think we got off on the wrong foot and I want to start over."
"Hmm. Tempting but I have to be somewhere." You turn and start walking away but he stops you yet again.
"C'mon, you can spare a few minutes, can't you?" Suddenly you hear an engine revving and tires screeching. You look up and a familiar red Ferrari was heading straight toward you. Alex was freaking out and scrambled across the road while you took two steps back with a grin on your face.
"Pick a side, dumbass!" Lovino shouts as he screeches to a park right in front of you.
"You're insane, Vargas!"
"Vaffanculo, bastardo!"
"You have once again surprised me, Lovino." You smile as you get in the car.
"I'm just full of surprises, bella." He smirks. "I kinda figured you took a wrong turn again. But didn't even think about you running into trouble."
"I wasn't in trouble."
"That's because the babysitter kept you out of trouble. And you know you shouldn't fuck with the babysitter." He grinned.
"I thought it was my turn this time to be the babysitter."
"Nope. It's mine."
"Oh riiight." You recall back to your last outing which was about five days ago. You had studied at school together along with Feliciano, Gilbert and Ludwig but it had been a while since you two were alone and it wasn't a study date-day. Today, you were invited to Lovino's house for a movie.
You two had agreed that you would take turns of who got to pick where to go and therefore, they were in charge for the night and were the 'babysitter'. It was a weird system but it worked.
"Hey, Lovino, I got some bad news. My family wants you over for dinner tomorrow and apparently, you can't say no. Not my decision, it's theirs." You sighed.
"Okay." Lovino said slowly. "And the reason they can't ask like normal people is?"
"My thoughts exactly. On the Brightside, we probably won't be interfered by Mr. I-Have-A-So-Called-Awesome-Detector-And-Can't-Take-A-Joke-Or-Respect-Privacy if you're at my place." You took a deep breath because you said that all in one sentence.
"And who says that he's going to be anywhere near here?" Lovino chuckles as he pulls into the driveway. "I had the locks changed recently and swapped everyone's house keys without them knowing."
"Clever." You walk into the front porch and slip your shoes under the bench that was right next to the door. You looked up and you could see a bridge that led to the other rooms upstairs. Up ahead in the hall, there were two ways you could go: left to the kitchen and dining room, or right to the living room or upstairs.
"Although, I can't help feel like you forgot to check something…"
"Oh please, _. You worry too much. I got it allll figured out. Now, let's go make some movie snacks."
You went into the kitchen and made some popcorn, (finally, something couldn't burn… as long as it was in the popper. Just add seeds, plug it in and place a bowl underneath it and just remember to unplug it.)
"So, about going over to your folks' place tomorrow, _,"
"What is it?" You turn your head to him as soon as the popcorn was done.
"I'll come willingly… If you play your flute for me. I played the piano for your now, it's your turn."
You smile and blush bashfully. You had half forgotten that you told him that you could play the flute. Him asking for you to play made you flutter inside.
"Deal. I'd be more than happy to." You giggle as you are slowly drawn together. Your bodies were so close to each other, and your heads were so close. You thought this would be the moment, for real this time. The last times you thought this would be the 'big moment', Gilbert 'accidentally' intervened the first time, 'coincidentally' met up with you and Lovino on a lunch break during school, and stepped in between the two of you when you were about to kiss and shoved Lovino away, which ended up in a brawl.
Today was going to be the moment! Not to mention, you get to talk about your first kiss with your girlfriends which consisted of Elizaveta, (Gil's girlfriend that has been sworn to secrecy about yours and Lovino's actions in exchange for yaoi material.), Mei (Your best friend since kindergarten), and Monique(A French girl who has been your friend for a couple of years now.) And there were different kinds of kisses, and you made a challenge among yourselves who would get the best first kiss.
Mei Mei's boyfriend, Kiku, sent her cute a few drawings and hid little messages of his feelings within in his native language. Each one had a different character or two within them and put them together, it made a haiku of his love to her. She willingly accepted his feelings and they had their first kiss by a koi pond. You couldn't remember why they went there, but that was just so sweet.
Francis invited Monique to a fancy restaurant on (national holiday where there's lots of fireworks), and bought a bouquet of roses for her and everything. They finished the evening off with a boat ride on a lake to watch the fireworks. Francis used some form of pickup line and while Monique was dumbfounded, Francis kissed just before the first firework went off.
And Elizaveta… Let's just say that Gilbert doesn't use his head too much. He tried following Francis' advice: Use a cheesy line/ joke and kiss 'em until they don't know what's what. Bad idea. He wasn't speaking clearly and scared the crap out of her once he did it, earning him a frying pan to the head. But once she understood his intentions, they REALLY got into it. She gets points for being so passionate about it and well… The first one to lose it. And in Ludwig's bed…
When Lovino pulled that prank that night, you kind of felt bad for Gil, but it was just too funny and clever to feel sympathetic towards him. You thought about it and you thought it was fair considering he bragged to you that he wrecked Ludwig's bed and lost all sympathy.
Anyway, back to you. Memories are good for reminiscing but this is your big moment. You were going to get major points for scoring and keeping the older protective sibling at bay. *insert totally romantic violin music here* Your noses were brushing each other when suddenly…
"Fratello!~ _!~ What'cha up to? I thought you were going to see a movie." Lovino's hands just shot up and gripped your arms with a tight grip.
"Damn it Feliciano! What're you doing here? I thought I…" He checked the key rack over the kitchen sink. One… two…
"Craaaaaaaap." Lovino moaned. You threw him a soft 'What did I tell you?' look.
"Veh?~ Ludwig has a cold and couldn't play today." You laughed to yourself. Feliciano was very much like a child which was adorable but it can be very annoying at times. "So, mind if I watch a movie with you?"
"Yes. We do." Lovino hissed. "Get lost."
"Veh… Okay then. Maybe I should go back to Gilbert…" You and Lovino freeze and look at each other.
"You've already seen Gilbert?" You raised an eyebrow.
"Ye-I-I mean, no! I didn't see him yet. Didn't see him at all. Today. Didn't see him at all.~" Feliciano nervously smiled.
"Fratello…" Lovino growled. "He paid you, didn't he?" Feliciano broke down into tears and started to ramble.
"I'm sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Please don't hit mee! He promised me pasta! Lots and lots of pasta if I stayed with you!"
"I-I'll make you two pasta later if you don't go back to him." Both Lovino and Feliciano screamed in terror. Oh right… Lovino is friends with the girl who defies all laws of science when it comes to cooking and horribly burned the last noodles she made. Well, it was the thought that counts right?
Wrong. This was supposed to be convincing Feliciano to not to blab to Gilbert. You got caught up in the moment and tried to do something nice for him and Lovino while you were at it. But might as well blackmail…
"I-I mean if you do go back to Gilbert and start blabbing, I'll be cooking you all your meals until you can get Gilbert to back off for good without killing him." Feliciano screamed again but Lovino didn't this time.
"I won't! I won't say a word!"
"Better word choice, bella. I don't really like people who are trying to kill me."
"Didn't mean to make it sound like that." You laugh. "But there goes our movie night for just the two of us. With any luck, tomorrow will be less of a hassle…"
TO BE CONTINUED!...maybe
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What is it with me and leaving these things at cliffhangers? I'm already at eight pages on word… And it's like late and I've got another week of work to do so I'm gonna leave it here for now. I gave it some thought and I'm going to make this into a weird trilogy. What I have in mind is too long to put in this chapter so I'll continue it next chapter. It will be attached to this story, so you guys don't have to look for a different title this time.
As always, I'd love it if you guys reviewed, commented, or whatnot. But pleeeeease comment. Who knows? I might even be motivated to take yours and Lovino's relationship to the next level. (For real this time) ;) You've been 'dating' long enough to be at that level, if it weren't for Gilbert's interventions, you can actually call it dating.
So please, let me know what you guys think. Should I keep it at a fluffy relationship or should it be full throttle?
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