Hetalia is owned by Hidekaz Himaruya, this fanfiction is owned by me.
As the bus pulled up to your stop, Lia Beilschmidt made her way off, dragging her feet. Her face was fallen and her head hung as she walked yourself home.
"Hey, sweetheart, how was school today?" Feliciano called as she walked in the door.
"Terrible," she replied, her voice breaking quietly as she hung her bag up.
Feliciano's face fell, and he put his hands on the girl's shoulders. "Whatever happened, Lia, it can't have been that bad! C'mon, why don't you talk to Papa about it?" he asked softly, leading her into the living room and sitting on the sofa with her.
And then she let it all go and began to cry. "T-the other kids were making fun of me for being adopted!" she whimpered, burying her face in his chest. "They said that my real mama and papa hated me, and that no one loved me, not even you and Vati!" she sobbed.
Feliciano wrapped his arms around you, making soothing sounds until her sobbing relented for a minute. "Sweetheart, that's not true at all," he soothed, running a hand through his daughter's hair. "Your birth parents died when you were little, remember? I'm sure they loved you a lot…"
He didn't realise the error of what he'd said until she sobbed harder, dampening his shirt.
Feliciano sighed, not knowing what else to say. "Me and Vati love you too," he said, attempting to correct his error.
Just then, as if on cue, Ludwig opened the door, with a quick "I'm home" as he came into the living room. His face fell as he found his husband and crying daughter on the sofa together.
"Feliciano, Lia, what's going on?" he asked, sitting beside her.
Lia pulled away from Feliciano and turned to Ludwig, hiding her tear-streaked face. "The other kids said you and Papa and my real parents hate me because I'm adopted," she said quietly.
Ludwig shook his head and pulled her towards him, taking his daughter in his arms. "Don't you dare listen to a single word they say," he growled. "Lia, we could never hate you! You're our little girl, and we both love you, very, much," he finished, looking over to Feliciano.
"Yeah, don't let those mean kids get to you," Feliciano added. "Because you know what they said isn't true!"
Lia broke away from Ludwig and smiled a weak smile. "Ok," she sniffed, turning to face Feliciano.
He smiled back and placed one hand on her shoulder. "You've had a rough day, Lia, so I think you need some cheering up! How about I make your favourite, pasta e piscelli for dinner?" he asked.
His daughter smiled and followed him into the kitchen as he searched for the ingredients…