Spain, or Antonio, whichever you want to call him, looked up from the cold cement floor of his windowless cell, as he heard the familiar footsteps coming down the hallway, the door opened, and a familiar pair of people stepped through it. The first was a smaller male in a pinstriped suit, followed by a largely built male.
"Now Antonio, are you ready to tell us everything you know?" The smaller male asked, smirking as though he knew Antonio would give in this time.
Antonio shook his head, refusing to make a sound, even when the smaller man indicated the other to punch him across the face.
The smaller male pouted "Come now Antonio, what keeps you from breaking? Why won't you tell us? It will stop us from hurting you."
Antonio smirked slightly as he thought of Lovino, and tomatoes, and Lovino with tomatoes.
He was forced out of his imagination by a kick to the gut.
"You are not getting away from us that quickly. You are going to break soon Antonio, and it will be sweet"
Antonio openly smirked at that, the man had been saying that for months, ever since they had first kidnapped him.
The larger male continued punching him and kicking him, while he slowly lost consciousness, falling into his mental realm of sunshine, tomatoes, Lovino, and freedom.
When he came back to the conscious world he knew something was off. He could feel soft linen beneath his fingers, and pillows behind his head. He tensed, this must be a trap, they were trying to give him a false sense of hope, and then they would-….wait why is there bandages wrapped around the infected and open wounds?
Antonio opened his eyes slowly, taking in his surroundings. It…It looks like my bedroom, he thought.
The door opened slowly and Lovino popped his head in, his eyes widened as he saw Antonio was awake, and then he ran over, entrapping Antonio in a tight embrace.
Antonio gave a jolt at the tight hug, before holding the other close, ignoring the complaints of his injuries and burying his nose into Lovino's hair.
"I-is it you? Is this really happening?" Antonio whispered as Lovino pulled back.
Lovino nodded, teary eyed "S-si tomato bastard"
Antonio softly stroked away the tears and held the other close.
"How did I get home?" He asked softly.
"Fratetallo and I got help, all of the nations helped, although it took a long time and many mistakes to find you" Lovino said holding the other tighter.
"I knew you would come for me" Antonio whispered softly into Lovino's ear, he blushed deeply. "Stupid bastard! What would have happened if I hadn't come, huh?"
Antonio shrugged "I would have waited for ever"
Lovino blushed deeper a dn frowned at the scars marring the others body.
"How did you survive these, and stay as sane as you normally are?" He asked softly.
Antonio nuzzled the others hair lightly "I kept thinking of you, and other things that make me happy"
Lovino hid his face in Anionio's chest. "Ti amo, basterdo"
Antiono chuckled softly and smiled. "Te amo, Lovi"
