Hetalia is not owned by me, you can tell by the lack of Asian Countries
Kitty Cupid

Chapter 1

Lovino growled in frustration as he checked under the couch. There was no sign of his beige coloured cat, Tony. Lovino lived at a high class condo on the ground floor, so that his cat could have a garden to roam, plus easy access to the outside. Tony was a very affectionate cat. He was also very loyal and would always come home after a walk, but he had been missing for almost a week now and Lovino was starting to get worried. He had a collar on so there was no way for him to be in some kind of animal control.

He grabbed an Italian flag scarf from a coat hanger and proceeded to go look for the annoying but cute feline. Meanwhile, just five house buildings across, there was another man who was having the same problem. His cat however, was almost the complete opposite of Tony. Her name was Lina and she was a rather peculiar tabby cat. Her fur was light brown and she had dark patches on her head and random parts on her belly and back. She also had a gravity defying strand of fur sticking out from the left side of her round head.

Antonio, the owner of the devil kitty, also lived on the ground floor. Unlike Lovino's garden which was filled various Italian spices, Antonio had a tomato garden. The two had never met before even though they lived at the same condo.

Lovino owned his own restaurant. Technically it was a partnership with his brother but Lovino came up with the idea so he liked to think of it as his. Antonio worked at home. He was a writer and famous Spanish food critique but instead of using Antonio Fernández Carriedo as his name, he used the name 'Tonio' as a pen name for both careers. Either way, they would never see each other at the condo because of their jobs.

But because of their two cats, the two became so much more than mere neighbors.

"Where's that poor excuse of a cat?" Lovino thought aloud, whipping his head back and forth as he searched for his cat in the condo maze like garden. He called his name several times and was going to shout louder until another voice interrupted.

"Lina, where are you~? Please come back, papa will make you spaghetti!" It was a rather whiny voice, causing Romano to furrow his eyebrows.

"Stupid irresponsible parents…" He muttered under his breath while looking down at the floor He nearly fell backwards when he raised his head. Standing in front of him was a tall man with curly brunette hair and even tanned skin. His emerald eyes were filled with worry and despair but a certain gleam made its way inside after they fell on Lovino. There was no other word to describe him other than... hot as hell. Three words but oh well.

Lovino continued to stare at the stranger while the man did some admiring himself.

Antonio's eyes widened as his eyes fell on what he decided was the most beautiful thing alive. The man with dark brunette hair. His eyes were neither green nor hazel as he found himself entranced by the strange but beautiful eyes. He eyes trailed to his jaw line which was sharp and defined. Antonio and Lovino continued to stare at each other until they heard a loud cat growl. Both men blushed and snapped out of their trance. They searched for the source of the sound until Lovino questioned the man's actions. Wasn't the man searching for his daughter?

"Erm, what are you looking for?" he asked albeit awkwardly. The man smiled sheepishly.

"I'm looking for my cat, she hasn't been home for days. She's a bit frisky but she never leaves home for so long," Lovino blushed in embarrassment. The man's voice sounded so melodic but he was more embarrassed for thinking that the man was finding his daughter. But who feeds their cat spaghetti? Granted, he fed Tony tomatoes but it wasn't good to feed cats onions.

"It seems I'm in a similar situation," Lovino admitted. Antonio perked up.

"Why don't we look for our cats together? Oh! My name is Antonio, Antonio Fernández Carriedo!" the Spaniard introduced himself, causing the Italian to blush. He's been heating up a lot lately with his new attractive friend around him.

"Lovino, Lovino Vargas," the lighter brunette greeted, extending his hand. Antonio gladly shook it.

"That's a lovely name~" Antonio gripped his two hands closer, his emerald eyes beaming like a kid's who had just received his Christmas present. Antonio continued to praise the man whilst squeezing his hands, making Lovino a little crept out, until he felt a brush of fur around his ankle area and a loud purr. Lovino recognized the purr and immediately scooped down and captured the certain feline who was missing.

"Gotcha Tony!" Lovino proudly exclaimed, holding the cat on its back like a baby. Tony playfully pressed his nose against his owner's cheek, making Antonio coo, before kicking off of Lovino's chest to regain his feet on the marble floor. He meowed loudly and walked left, but kept looking back, making Lovino follow him. Antonio also followed the two and thus Tony led them to a small hole in a grass hedge where Lina sat, gracefully licking her paws. Antonio's eyes welled up with tears as he picked Lina up and hugged her.

"Lina~ papa missed you so much!" He cried, rubbing the startled cat's face against his. She seemed used to it but still scratched her owner's nose to get him to let go. Antonio rubbed his nose but was still happy that he found his cat. Lovino found himself smiling slightly as he looked at Antonio checking Lina over to see if she had any injuries. He had a warm affectionate look for her and Lovino almost slapped himself for wanting the same endearing eyes pointed towards him.

"So our two cats were together huh," he stated, crouching down to pet Tony. Antonio was stroking Lina.

"Yea seems so, it's sort of like they eloped, hahaha!" He joked. However Lovino did not laugh.

"…What if they have?" He asks terrified, his round hazel green eyes widening; Tony wasn't neutered. Antonio's laugh slowly quieted out as he grabbed Lina and raised her front legs, ignoring her protests. Lovino reached out to touch her abdomen which did protrude out in a strange way.

"Antonio, I think she's pregnant…with my cat's kittens." Lovino concluded, his mouth dry.

"W-we should go check! If the stomach is that big then we should have her in proper care, oh my god I never thought I had to deal with this!" Antonio panicked, picking up his beloved cat and standing up. Lovino picked Tony up and tried to calm his neighbor down.

"I can give you a ride to the vet, bring Lina down at the car park as soon as you're ready, I'll meet you there." Antonio nodded and thanked him, separating the two cats. That didn't seem to sit well with them. They both meowed loudly and struggled in their owner's grasps. The men eventually had to put them down and the two cats trotted to each other's side almost immediately.

"So we can't separate you guys, huh..." Antonio scratched the back of his head, Lovino sighed.

"Alright. Listen up you stupid stubborn felines, Antonio and I will go get your cat carriers so you better stay put until then," Tony seemed to understand and bobbed his head in somewhat like a kitty nod, Antonio smiled at the way Lovino scolded the two cats and moved to pet them both on the head before he left for . Lina leaned towards his touch but Tony lightly batted his hand away, causing Antonio to laugh.

"Oi, Antonio, Lets go quick," Lovino growled, a little annoyed at the brunette's slowness. Antonio happily followed the chef. They parted at some point to go to their respective houses and came out around the same time. They had to force their cats inside their carriers and had to walk close, making the cats right next to each other to stop their inanest meowing.

They eventually reached the animal hospital which they realized that they both visited. It was a miracle that the two men didn't meet not once until now, they both lived at the same condo, they both went to the same Animal hospital to check up their cats. Did their jobs really keep them that long away from each other?

Their vet, Dr. Kirkland, checked the two cats and concluded that Lina was in healthy pregnancy and that she would be due in roughly seven weeks. He laughed at the proximity of the two cats and suggested that they kept the two cats together and only keep away the male when she is giving birth. Dr. Kirkland also gave them strict instructions to visit the vet every two weeks just in case and told them that he would give further information on how to help the female give birth.

"So where are we going to keep them? We can't let them stay in the little hole in the hedge." Lovino asked when they were driving home. Antonio hummed in thought.

"Dr. Kirkland did suggest to live together," he calmly said, his eyes dead serious. Lovino looked at the man in shock. Did he really consider that? Lovino thought it was just a joke from the doctor.

"You should look ahead Lovi~ we could get hurt." Antonio laughed, pointing outside. Lovino let his eyes trail back to the road. His mouth formed into a thin line.

"What the hell is Lovi?" He asked, his eyebrows furrowing. Antonio only laughed again, much to Lovino's annoyance and the Spaniard moved to poke him in the cheek.

"Silly Lovi! Lovi is your new nickname~" He cooed, poking his friend's cheek more. It was really soft. Lovino moved his head away.

"Cut that out you idiot, and don't randomly give me a retarded nickname." Antonio gasped.

"It's not retarded Lovi! It's cute!" Antonio corrected, moving his finger away. Lovino blushed and decided to change the topic.

"Who would live at whose house?" Lovino asked, his blush slowly calming down as he stared straight ahead. Antonio shrugged.

"I don't know, I guess whoever's house has an extra room. In that case, we would probably live at your house..." Antonio answered, smiling sheepishly, "My house doesn't really have a guest room."

Lovino gulped and turned his face to look at Antonio when they reached a traffic light post.

"My house doesn't have a guest room either…" He said gravely. Antonio nervously smiled.

"I guess we have to keep them at one house and then the other can go back to their house to sleep." Antonio suggested. Lovino frowned, it sounded like a lot of trouble. They reached their condo Antonio invited Lovino in. They needed to discuss the future of the kittens and also where the cats will stay at.

Antonio's house was simple but far from sparsely furnished. He had a lot of patriotic items like a Spanish flag rug, the flag colours on the wall in the living room and of course a lot of cat merchandise. Lovino marveled at how everything was so strategically placed, everything fit and nothing seemed out of place.

He noticed Lina walking towards a small green beanbag and situating herself in the middle. Tony cautiously sniffed around but made his way to his 'wife' and sat beside the beanbag. They began licking each other's ears and each cat let of content purrs.

Antonio had gone to his kitchen, which seemed to take up eighty percent of his whole house, to get a drink and soon returned with two glasses filled with lime juice. Lovino thanked him and they sat on the Spaniard's sofa. The sofa was soft, causing Lovino to sink in to it. He sipped on his juice as a small silence, strangely not awkward, fell over the two.

"I think we should keep the cats at your house." Lovino suddenly exclaims, startling Antonio. Lovino continued speaking.

"Lina would be more used to your house and we should choose the place she's most comfortable in," the Italian justified. Antonio nodded in understanding.

"I guess it's also more convenient for me, I work at home you see." Antonio admitted, his hands scratching the back of his head.

"That's good then, you can watch the cats while I'm at work and then you can rest after I come home. I can watch them for a whole day on Mondays and Wednesdays." Antonio smiled.

"I guess that's settled then, so who will keep the kittens?" Antonio asked sadly. Lovino frowned and looked down. He never thought his cat would have kittens but now that he does, he wanted nothing more than to look after them. But since the one giving birth to them was another man's cat, he didn't have that much ownership of the kittens.

"Maybe we can put them up for adoption." Antonio suggested. He immediately regretted it though as Lovino whipped his head back up and looked like he was about to cry.

"You don't want to keep them?" Lovino asked, he held back his tears well but Antonio still freaked out.

"W-well... I just thought that, um... well, I do want to keep the kittens, Lovi," He concludes, effectively calming Lovino down.

"It's just... it'll be hard for me to take care of them and I don't want them to feel neglected. Kittens need to grow up with a lot of care. I'm sure you know this." Lovino nodded and once again they found themselves sitting in silence. Tony and Lina walked up to their owners and each rubbed their heads against Antonio and Lovino's knees, Lina albeit reluctantly. The small actions from their cats make the both of them smile.

"I guess we can just decide when the kittens come, we've got seven weeks after all, no need to decide so quickly." Antonio laughed, picking up Lina and settling her on his lap, she lightly dug her nails into his thighs and purred. Lovino smiled and agreed. He didn't need to pick up Tony as the cat jumped up to its owner, placing his paws on Lovino's chest and purring loudly, causing the two cat owners to laugh. The house was filled with small joyful laughter as the two men started their lives together.

Two men, who was so close to each other yet so far away was brought together by their two cats. And slowly, unknowingly, the two became much more than friends.

A/N: (o v o)/ ( Hope you enjoyed it, please leave a thought~ )