Darkness is his friend. They welcome each other. He inhales.

Breath.

Exhale. Cold air on his face, and wetness on his fingers. Something brushes his wrist, smooth skin and callouses. He reaches.

Lashes on cheeks, inhale. He blinks. The darkness disappears, and Lights spin in his vision. An illusion of memories.

Breath.

His eyelids flicker, and voices twine together to create a steady beat. One two. One two. The Light reaches forward, hands grasping.

Time lurches. Steadies. Realigns.

Wetness on his cheeks now and green emeralds dance. Light calls his name and he smiles, ready for whatever comes.

'Wake up.'

He does as Light commands. Focusing on the emeralds as they glisten in Light's beauty and grow closer. Lips on his cheek, and air in his lungs.

He raises a hand and runs it through Light's earthy strands, tangling in the roots to anchor himself. Darkness calls once again, but he resists. Light withdraws and disappears, living him with whiteness and pain.

"Lovino." His name. He blinks and moves his head towards where Light left. Light is gone, but Air is watching. Hushed as it waits. Fire is burning in the corner, a bright ember as Water does nothing to douse it's flames. Darkness is there too, lurking in the corner of his vision and waiting for him to forget.

Breath.

Light returns, and he blinks once more. Darkness leaps forward, reaching inside him and grabbing his soul, trying to destroy it. But, Light grabs the wispy tendrils and casts them away, back to the corner of his vision.

"Lovino." His name once more. By Light this time. "Can you hear me?" A question.

His mouth parts, as a warning and a welcome.

"Yes." One word and Light doubles in brightness. Air whips around the room, causing Fire to move as well, Water dousing the ashes left behind.

Light entwines into his soul and he smiles, tightening his fingers, "Antonio."

Breath.


You can interpret this however you want. But, in my mind Lovino is in a coma and he's just waking up. The drugs they've given him has made him hallucinate his friends as elements so to speak. Fire is Feliciano, whilst Ludwig is Water. Air is Matthew, because I think they'd make quite good friends. Light is Antonio (so yes, this was planned to be spamano, but it can be just father/son too. ^^) and Darkness is actually Lovino himself.

I don't own Hetalia, unfortunately. ;-;

If you could review, I'd appreciate it!