Rin: Another obsessive one-shot!
England: Again…?
Rin: Of course, mon mari! *hugs him* This one is different, though. I wanted to try writing a ReaderXNation fic, so this is my attempt. :) Why ReaderXRomano, you ask? Well, it's a long story involving the fact that Romano is my onee-cho's ("onee-cho" is "sister dear", rather than "older sister") Hetalia crush, and I wanted to do something for her. :D I want to keep the A/N short and sweet here, so just gotta do the disclaimer ASAP, and then it's on with the fic. I don't own Hetalia, unfortunately. If I did, then I wouldn't have to wait until I go to Japan to pay Himaruya-sensei the money…
England (almost nervous to ask): What are you talking about…?
Rin: Didn't you know, Iggy? If you pay the creator of a manga enough money, then you can actually marry anime/manga characters!
England: *facepalms*
Rin: Onee-cho told me that. :) Now onto my ReaderXRomano fic!
"[Name]?"
You turned to see your boyfriend, Lovino Vargas, standing there, waiting for you. "Hey, Lovi!" you said cheerfully, twirling a little. "What do you think?" You were wearing a white spring dress with a simple design.
Lovino glanced at you sidelong. "[Name], I told you not to call me that in public…"
"But it's such a cute nickname!" you teased, linking your arm with his. "Come on, let's go."
"You never told me what we're doing," Lovino pointed out.
"That's the point of Surprise Date Night," you said, grinning mischievously at him. Lovino's eyes rolled up to the sky. The two of you—meaning you—had planned this a few weeks ago. "And you're dressed perfectly," you added, motioning with your free hand to his outfit. Lovino shrugged slightly. He was wearing a tan, long-sleeved shirt and nice pants. From what he'd been able to figure out about whatever the h*ll you had planned, it was an outfit that would work.
"Hey…" he said slowly. "This whole 'Surprise Date Night' thing…was this Antonio's idea?" In response, you grinned mischievously at him. "Tomato b*st*rd!" Lovino swore under his breath, planning to kill Antonio the next time he saw him.
"Lovi," you said scoldingly, wagging a finger in front of him playfully. "I told you, no cussing or killing Antonio." Lovino glared at you a little. You smiled teasingly at him and said, "I know you better than that."
"I wouldn't kill him," Lovino insisted. "…probably…"
You laughed. "Sure, Lovi," you said teasingly. "Now come on!" You tugged him away, excited for what you had planned.
"Can I open my eyes now?" Lovino complained.
"You could've opened your eyes a long time ago," you said, smiling.
Lovino held back a groan. In his mind, you were having way too much fun with this. "You're covering my eyes with your hands, [Name]," he said. "Opening my eyes a long time ago wouldn't have made a difference."
"But that's what you asked," you said innocently.
"Fine! Can I see now?"
"Yup!" You pulled your hands away from his eyes, laughing a little at the irritated look he gave you. Lovino glanced around to see a small table set up with two chairs there. Off to the side was a small radio, playing music that he recognized as the Italian instrumental CD he'd given to you. He looked at you questioningly.
"This is 'Surprise Date Night'?"
"So far," you said with a smile, pushing him over to one of the chairs. Rolling his eyes, but smiling a little, Lovino sat down, and you went to sit across from him. "Step one, dinner," you said, pushing a bowl of pasta toward him. Lovino's eyes lit up a little, and he smiled at you. "I made it from scratch, so you'd better tell me how it tastes!" you said cheerfully, taking a bowl yourself.
Lovino tasted it. "Well…"
"How does it taste?" you nagged.
Tilting his head thoughtfully and trying not to smile, Lovino said, "I don't know…"
"Oh, come on, Lovi!" you pleaded. "Tell me! I worked really hard on it!"
Unable to not laugh, Lovino said, "For an amateur…it's pretty good, [Name]."
"Yes!" you cheered, fist-pumping. "From you, Lovi, that's like saying it's from a five-star restaurant!" Lovino rolled his eyes, but he couldn't help grinning at you. You were such a little kid sometimes, with how enthusiastic over the little things you got.
When the two of you were finished eating dinner, Lovino leaned back and, half-teasingly and half-mockingly, asked, "So what's part two of 'Surprise Date Night'?"
You smiled at him and stood up, running over to stand next to him. "Step two," you said, taking his hands and pulling him to his feet, "dance!"
"What?" Lovino was taken off-guard and stumbled from you pulling him in the direction of the stereo. Winking at him, you let go of his hands just long enough to change the song on the CD to a much more danceable song. "Wait—[Name]!"
"C'mon!" you said, running back over to him. You took one of his hands and put your other one on his shoulder. "You can dance!"
A blush spread across Lovino's face. "[Name], it's not that. It's just…"
You stopped and looked at him seriously. "Lovino. That's why it's part of Surprise Date Night. You can't back out of slow dancing now just because you're embarrassed!" You took his hand and put it on your waist. "Now step," you said. "And step…and step…and step…"
"I know how to dance," Lovino muttered, embarrassed.
"Then prove it, Lovi!" you said cheerfully, twirling under his arm. Lovino's dancing was a little shaky at first, but as the song went on, he took over, confidently leading the dance and continuing through the next couple of songs, smiling the entire time. After the CD had ended, Lovino pulled you close in a hug, one arm around your shoulder and the other around your waist. You smiled happily, leaning your head back against his shoulder, closing your eyes and laughing quietly. Suddenly you felt a warm hand tracing your face and warm lips pressing against your own. Your eyes opened wide, but you twisted your arm back to hug him around the neck and kissing him back. When the kiss broke off, Lovino smiled warmly at you. Turning around and kissing him lightly on the cheek, you said, "And step three, this."
Lovino smiled and hugged you close. "If you ask me, [Name], step three is the best part of 'Surprise Date Night'," he said, a hint of teasing in his voice. You just smiled and kissed him again.
Rin: *bouncing up and down with excitement* So? How'd I do? This is my first ReaderXCharacter attempt, so please be nice about reviews! *hugging England around the neck with one arm* Au revoir!