Hidden Smiles

Intro:

Lovino Vargas was an Italian boy about 16. Both he and his 13 year old brother, Feliciano, lived with their grandfather Romulus. They lived with him for a long time due to their parent's death. Feliciano took it very hard, but Lovino tried his best to protect his little brother. Even if that means being hated by almost everyone including the people he thought loved him. Most of this hatred is all in his head, he never lets anyone in because he is afraid of being left again. Lovino's upside down world is slowly turned around by a happy go lucky Spanish boy who moves in down the street. Both of them face their problems hand in hand, but first Lovino has to learn to trust again.

Chapter 1

Lovino hided out in his room silently. Feliciano's voice flooded the whole house, only making Lovino angrier. You see Feliciano was always better at whatever it was cooking, art, being cute and all that shit. Lovino never would admit it, but he was extremely jealous of his little brother. Feliciano was loved by everybody no questions asked. Lovino was compared to Feliciano, which only irritated him more. Romulus called for him, braking him away from his own thoughts, "Lovino, come down here. Don't want to be late for the first day back at school do you?"

Sighing Lovino called back, "Yea I'm coming old man"

He walked down the stairs to see his brother singing and drawing on the counter. Feliciano waved at him, and Lovino just kept on walking by not even looking at his brother. Lovino grabbed his backpack and practically ran out the door. He hated being at home, so I guess school was his only other option. School was not much better, but he did have a couple of friends there who at least attempted to make him feel important. Walking to school was always very calming. Lovino put his head phones in and just listened to music until he finally arrived at the school. Once finding Victoria and Emma he walked over to them slowly and took out his head phones. Emma hugged him tightly, "Lovi! We missed you so much!"

Victoria smiled and waved, "alright do you have your schedule?" Lovino reached for his back pocket and pulled out the bright yellow slip of paper. Emma snatched it from him and looked it over.

Victoria looked up, "you have science with me!"

Lovino took the slip from the girls and looked at the schedule not really sure what classes he had himself. He read the list over in his head, "Science, cooking, English, math, lunch, art, Spanish, gym." He sighed; he despised Spanish, but not as much as he despised gym. Gym was full of jocks and jerks who think they are so great, it makes him sick with anger just thinking about it. Lovino also did not bother taking history at the moment. All he needed to know about history he already knew. History happens to be one of his Grandfather's favorite things to talk about.

Emma took his paper and smiled, "I have Spanish with you! I didn't even know you wanted to learn Spanish"

Lovino replied bluntly, "I hate everything about that language"

Emma looked at him confused, "Then why take Spanish if you hate it so much?"

"I need to take a language and there is no way in hell I'm taking German!"

Emma sighed, "I expect nothing less from you Lovino" and with that the bell rang.

Antonio's morning was way better than Lovino's for sure. Antonio's family just moved into the most beautiful house he has seen. Then that morning he happily said goodbye to his parents and went on his way to school. Once at the school, he walked over to meet his friends at the normal spot outside by a large oak tree. Gilbert and Francis stood there waiting. "Ah mon ami we were waiting for you!", Francis said happily giving Antonio a hug.

"Lo siento, I slept in again", Antonio said scratching his head.

"You always do Tonio! Vest voke me up very early. It vas unawesome", Gilbert announced in his normal loud voice.

"Antoni is that your cousin Emma over there?", Francis said pointing over in her direction.

"Sì, that's her! Wait.. Who is she with?"

"She is with Victoria, she is joli no?", Francis said happily

"No, no the guy with the auburn hair… and adorable olive eyes… that sparkle when they hit the sun just right…", Antonio said clearly zoning out.

Gilbert and Francis start to laugh, "Y-you can't be serious!"

Antonio tilted his head like a confused puppy, "Qué? What are you laughing about?"

Francis sighs, "That is Lovino Vargas… He may look all cute now, but when you get closer he is a bomb ready to explode at any second."

"Well, I still think he is muy lindo~ Maybe Emma could introduce me to him"

Francis rolled his eyes, "Here he goes again…"

Gilbert continued to laugh, almost falling over. Antonio quickly looked over schedule 'English, Cooking, Science, Math, Lunch, Art, Spanish, and Gym.'

"Well I have to go to English then." Antonio stated calmly.

Francis grabbed Antonio's arm, "I don't think so Toni. You are staying right here"

"Wait why?" Antonio asked clearly confused.

Gilbert grabbed Toni's other arm "Vell do you vant help getting zhat boy or not?"