Lovino groaned as he woke up the next morning alone. He didn't remember when he had fallen asleep, but the pain radiating from his hips and butt told him that dream was true. He had really hoped all of that was just a dream but that hope was shattered once again. Lovino sighed as he got out of bed, keeping the blanket around him until he could get some clothes. No break for him again today. Even if he was in pain he still had to work in the restaurant bar to please customers. That's just who his boss was. Greedy. His boss would rather make money than care about his own employees' health. Of course, most of the time it was just Lovino who was in so much pain, all because he was the youngest. He was a 21 year old man while the other two were 28 and 30. No one wants them.
"Lovino, get your ass out here now!" he could hear the voice of his boss boom, making his stomach knot again.
"B-Be right there…" Lovino heard himself stutter as he quickly, yet painfully, made it to his dresser, placed some clothes on, and walked out of the room. He walked down the corridor to where he saw his boss standing, foot tapping with impatience.
"Finally," the boss said as he grabbed Lovino by the arm and pointed out into the restaurant. "You see that man over there Lovino?" Lovino looked over to where his boss was pointing and nodded. "That man there is a pirate."
"W-What?" Lovino felt his throat tighten up as he heard those words. He had heard about pirates from his grandfather when he was younger. They were the government. They would travel around to different areas to make sure things were running smoothly around that area.
"A pirate," his boss repeated as he looked down at Lovino with stern looking eyes. "I want you to tend to his every need. The other two will take care of the others when you are dealing with him, so make sure you don't disappoint me." Lovino gulped but nodded in reply before he was shoved in the direction of the man.
As Lovino got closer, he could see that the pirate had curly brown hair and emerald eyes. The man also wore a long sleeve white shirt, the collar in a v-shape and showing some of his chest, and tight black pants. A black feather hat and red jacket embroidered with gold were sitting on the back of the chair.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Lovino said as he walked up to the man. It hurt to walk really fast but he knew he had to just bare with it like he always did. "What can I get you?" The man looked up at Lovino with those emerald orbs before smiling.
"Some Bordeaux wine if you have any~" he replied cheerfully. "If you don't have that then some other kind of wine will suffice~" Lovino nodded as he turned on his heel and walked towards the bar. He searched for the wine the man wanted but couldn't find any, so he went with some Burgundy wine instead. He got a glass and walked back over to the table. Lovino hated to admit it, but his walking wasn't exactly normal, which made him feel even worse than before. He remembered last night and it made him shutter with disgust.
"H-Here is your drink s-sir," Lovino stuttered, mentally kicking him self for being scared suddenly. The man looked up at Lovino with a serious look before smiling.
"Why don't you sit down with me~?" he asked as he pulled out a chair and patted on it since it was next to him now. Lovino looked at the man before slightly seeing the stern look of his boss telling him to do it. Lovino sighed.
"Fine…" he grumbled as he sat down on the wooden chair, a sharp pain radiating throughout his entire lower area. Lovino's face scrunched up a bit at it but it went away after a few seconds. He was used to pretending that nothing was wrong with him even though there was. He was used to this kind of thing after all.
"What's your name?"
"Lovino Vargas."
"Aw~ That's a nice name~!"
"I guess…" Lovino mumbled as he kept his gaze from the man, even though he could see the man staring at him.
"My name's Antonio Fernandez Carriedo~ It's nice to meet you Lovi~!"
"M-My name's Lovino."
Antonio pouted, lips pursing up and eyes narrowing. "Aw… but I want to call you Lovi…"
"And I don't want you to call me that." Antonio sighed.
"Alright, you win," he commented before holding out his glass. "Pour me some wine por favor~" By this time, Antonio was leaning with his elbow on the table and the side of his face resting on his hand.
"F-Fine…" Lovino sighed as he took the bottle of wine and poured some into the glass that Antonio was holding, filling it up half-way.
"Gracias~" Antonio thanked before drinking some of it. "How old are you Lovino?" Lovino slightly looked over at Antonio, a slightly stern look on his face.
"Why should I tell you?" he asked sternly.
"I'm just making conversation~" Antonio cooed.
Lovino sighed. "21…"
"Aw~ You look so much younger than that~" Lovino saw the bright shimmer in Antonio's eyes as he looked at him. This, somehow, caused Lovino to slightly blush.
"S-So what?"
"Nothing, just making an observation~" Antonio went back to drinking the wine in his glass. After a few minutes, Lovino stood up. "W-Where are you going?"
"I have to get back to work," Lovino stated as he turned around. "Call me if you need anything." Lovino walked off to take care of another table, leaving Antonio to just stare for a few minutes before returning to drinking his wine.
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Lovino sighed as the restaurant started closing down for the night. He felt exhausted from not only the pain he was trying to hold back but from Antonio calling him over and asking different things of him. Now it was done for the day. He didn't have to deal with that pirate anymore.
"Lovino, you have a customer again tonight," his boss commented those dreaded words again. Lovino internally groaned as he turned to see him.
"Hola~" Antonio greeted the Italian with a bright cheery smile. Lovino shuddered as he saw Antonio standing there.
Oh…God… Fuck no! Lovino complained in thought as he looked up at Antonio like he had seen a ghost. Before he knew it, Antonio had picked him up bridal style and started walking. It took Lovino a few minutes to actually understand what was going on.
"W-w-What are you doing!" Lovino exclaimed, his face red as he was being carried.
"Carrying you," Antonio replied, looking down at Lovino with slight confusion. "Why do you ask?"
"I-I can walk on my own!"
"Hm… but it hurts to walk, doesn't it?" Lovino slightly froze at this. He didn't think that anyone noticed that he was in pain, so how did Antonio figure it out? Antonio softly chuckled. "That's what I thought~" Lovino was silent as he sighed, guiding Antonio to his room. Once they were there, Antonio set Lovino down on the bed. Lovino cringed in disgust as he didn't have time to change his sheets that morning. "You want me to change the sheets~?"
Lovino had a look of stern confusion on his face. Why the hell was Antonio being so nice to him? However, he still found himself nodding in reply. Antonio nodded as he scooped Lovino off the bed and gently laid him on the floor before he quickly changed the sheets and placed the Italian back on it.
"Comfy?" Antonio asked as he hovered over Lovino's head.
"Ah… S-Si…." Lovino staggered in reply. Antonio nodded. As Lovino felt the bed move, he shut his eyes in fear of what was to come. Of course, the movement stopped almost immediately. Lovino's eyes slowly opened before laying eyes upon the sleeping Spaniard next to him. Now he was even more confused than he had been before.
W-Wait… what's…? Lovino tried to understand what Antonio was trying to do. Lovino sighed, deciding to ignore it. Within seconds of closing his eyes, he had completely fallen asleep. It felt nice to just rest for once. It felt just like when he was a child, sleeping in the same room as his grandfather when he was scared of something. That brought back so many comforting memories for him.
It felt so nice.
