Disclaimer: I do not own Hidekazu Himaruya's story Hetalia nor Disney's Aladdin

Chapter 2 - The Chase

"I'm done Arthur, I'm really leaving this time dammit!" Lovino huffed tearing off the silky garments he had worn to bed.

A sunny blonde in the corner of the room with cunning green eyes only groaned in frustration upon watching the olive-colored boy stomp around his room complaining to no hearts end.

"Your highness…. You need to calm down."

"Calm down? You want me to calm the fuck down!?" Lovino hissed throwing on commoner clothing that consisted of a tan tunic and some brown Capri's.

"Yes." Arthur replied stepping forward and grabbing the final article of clothing from the princes bed. "You can't leave without this right?"

He held up a chestnut colored robe with a hood attached to the back.

"Arthur…" Lovino growled holding out his hand. "I order you to give it to me."

"And what if I say no?"

"Arthur! Damn it—You're supposed to be on my side!"

The blonde rolled his eyes and threw the robe at the other male.

"Bloody hell your highness you do realize by doing this you're only causing more trouble not only for the Sultan but your own self?"

Lovino sighed dramatically as he slipped on the robe and tied it around his waist.

"I don't care what that asshole thinks of me anymore." He put his hood up making sure to at least cover his head before talking again. "Clearly he only wants to compare Feliciano and I."

"That's not true your highness…"

"You weren't the one listening to him after I somewhat left the room."

"And you are sure you heard him say that?" Arthur asked.

"Yes."

With this final statement said, the prince then strutted his way out onto the grand balcony that overlooked his soon-to-be kingdom.

"I don't want to marry some pompous asshole who only wants more money and fame out of me." Lovino grumbled.

Arthur then walked up and patted his shoulder.

"No one does Lovino…" He sighed.

Hazel eyes then met emerald.

"Then help me get out of here please?"

"Bloody hell Lovino, did you actually say please?!"

"Fucking help me goddamnit!"

"This is utter bollocks, fine." Arthur waved his hands up in the air surrendering. "Hurry up and let's go!"

The two snuck through the palace making sure to avoid any lingering servants or guards before making it to the royal garden.

"Why the fuck are we here?" Lovino whispered out but only followed the blonde who abruptly stopped at a tree that leaned towards the wall.

"Oh, so you want to go out the front door? The door that is practically the size of a two story home that is surrounded by guards? Yeah come on let's go!"

"Fucking, Arthur it was a question!"

"A stupid one too! How are you even going to survive out there with that kind of thought process?"

"Just shut up and give me a boost will you?"

Arthur grumbled something under his breath and pressed his back up against the hard oak wood. He then squatted a bit before squaring his shoulders and placing both of his hands down and intertwined together.

Lovino smirked and placed his hand on a low branch to keep him steady as he stepped onto the blondes palms.

"Damn you're heavy!" Arthur hissed as he slowly brought the prince upwards.

"No I'm not, you're just weak!" Romano snorted as he finally grabbed onto a higher branch. "I got it, now push me!"

Arthur groaned as he used all of his strength to push the male up above his head and finally gasped with relief when the weight was lifted off of him.

"Your highness, are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah… Thanks a lot my oh-so-faithful servant." Lovino said once climbing the branches over to the wall that kept everything- well, almost everything inside.

"See you soon, git."

"Don't jinx me!"

And with that, the prince hopped over the ledge and jumped down onto the sandy earth below. Although he landed on his butt and accidentally bit his tongue, Lovino was determined to continue on towards the city; the sun now beginning to make its appearance over the horizon.

Walking through the city was both dreadful and an astonishing experience to Lovino's eyes. All around him were bustling streets filled with vendors and people from all around trying to get to their designated destinations. The only thing that disturbed the prince was the amount of poor families that lined the walls of other's homes. He could clearly see the difference between who was homeless and who was successful, and it made him feel perturbed by how defined the classes had been. On his walk many children on the streets were begging for some sort of scrap and no one paid any mind to them. It was upsetting really but there simply wasn't anything he could do about it.

Suddenly the male saw a little boy attempting to reach for a fresh tomato but he couldn't reach it. The boy was wearing tattered clothing and the look on his face seemed desperate to eat the glorious vegetable.

"Go away kid! You don't have enough money!" The workman hollered at the poor child.

The boy cringed and looked down at the few pennies in his hand.

Lovino became infuriated at this act and stomped his way over to the stall.

"Excuse me, but what the fuck?"

"Huh?" The workman looked dead straight at the olive tanned male.

"Do you not see this child is starving? He probably hasn't eaten in days!"

"That's not my problem now is it? So scram. I don't need scum like you holding up my customers."

"Well with that fucking attitude how do you even get customers?"

"I don't need to be nice to the likes of trash." He growled pointing at the child who looked as if he was about to cry. "Especially to a simple bearer such as yourself."

Lovino flinched but held in the urge to punch the male.

"Fuck you too but maybe you would get more business if you lowered your mother fucking prices and actually considered helping others out." He hissed before slamming his hand on the stalls table, causing the box of tomatoes to fall over and drop onto the sandy ground. The little boy gasped, picked up two, and ran away into the ample crowd.

"Dammit— Get back here boy!" The workman screamed but the little boy was already long gone.

He glared at the hazel eyed man before him and growled.

"Your going to have to pay for those tomatoes."

"I don't have any money and he's not my kid, so it's not my problem."

"You just helped him steal you thief!"

"What proof do you have?" Lovino crossed his arms.

The owner seethed clenching his teeth before rolling up his sleeves.

Lovino backed up a bit and flinched when the man suddenly climbed over his stall. He was about to strike him, but before he could a monkey appeared hopping onto the owner's face and had begun to scratch at it harshly.

"What the hell!?" He screamed trying to pry the monkey off.

Suddenly a tan male with luscious chocolate hair and alluring green eyes appeared from the stalls side; he picked up some of the tomatoes and placed them in his empty pockets.

"Sorry buddy but we got to go!" He smiled reaching for Lovino's hand and grabbing it before running off down the street.

Alejo jumped off the workman and ran away to catch up with his partner leaving the stall owner screaming "Guards, theives!" "Help! Get them!"

"This way!" Antonio shouted as Lovino, wide-eyed and completely shocked by the turn of events, kept up with the others pace.

They went through a small alley way and went out onto another street as guards began to enter the crowds.

Alejo shrieked as they almost exited another alley and he stopped the two from moving by holding out his hand. Antonio nodded and brought Lovino close to his chest.

"What the hell are you doing—!?" Lovino almost screamed as he felt his face become hot from the contact with this gorgeous male.

"Shh!" Antonio brought his index finger up to his lips.

Guards ran by the alley way and the three froze. Once out of sight Alejo screeched something to Antonio and the male nodded.

"Alejo said he will keep lookout, so we should move now."

"Wait— Is that a fucking monkey!?" Lovino asked flustered.

"It's mi hermano!" Antonio smiled. "Now let's go!"

The brunette motioned for Lovino to follow after looking right and left down the street for any sign of guards. The two sprinted towards a set of stairs but were suddenly stopped as they lined up blocking their exit.

"We know your routes street rat!" One of them yelled presenting an arrogant grin on his chiseled face.

Antonio clicked his teeth in annoyance and stood his ground, but the caramel haired man had other plans. He swiftly grabbed the tan males wrist and lead him down the street.

"Wait—" Antonio started but stopped once he noticed a stack of barrels laid down next to another alley way.

Lovino stopped and looked at the brunette.

"Help me out dammit!" He growled pulling on the ropes that held the barrels together.

Antonio nodded and took out his carved knife.

"Here!" he said cutting at the ropes.

"Mangiare merda stronzi!(Eat shit you fuckers!)" Lovino yelled once the guards appeared in sight.

The two then knocked over the barrels causing them to roll outwards blocking the alley.

"This should buy us some time— move!" Lovino hissed.

Sprinting as fast as they could the two males ran through the alleys maze.

"Wait, please—!" Antonio yelled but Lovino ignored it and kept running.

He was stopped short by a sudden dead end and groaned.

"I told you to wait!" the brunette frowned.

The two gasped once they heard the sound of footsteps stomping upon the sandy ground nearby.

"Well you should've said something!" Lovino hissed.

"I tried!"

"They're over here!" A guard shouted.

The two jumped but Antonio turned around to see a small brown window. He knocked on it loudly before a guard appeared before them.

"Got you two…" He growled as the sweat practically dripped off his face from running around so much.

The window opened up and the taller brunette grabbed Lovino by the waist causing the smaller male to shriek before getting hoisted inside.

"Not today!" Antonio hollered leaping through the window and closing it as the guard ran forward and began to pound on it.

He locked it and made eye-contact at the middle aged women who was seeming to be folding clothes at the moment. She had a bored look on her face and she didn't even bother looking at the two.

"Stairs are to the left." She said.

"Gracias!" The brunette thanked as he grabbed the confused bearer's hand.

The two ran up the stairs and passed a room to reach an open window. Antonio looked out and surveyed the area before looking up and seeing a ledge that would be perfect to climb on. He carefully stood on the edge and gripped onto the ledge before pulling himself up onto the roof.

"Hey wait—!"

"Your turn!" Antonio hummed reaching his hand out.

"Are you crazy!?"

"You can do it!"

Lovino scoffed but nodded slowly standing onto the edge of the window.

"This is crazy!" He croaked.

"And what you did beforehand wasn't? Haha!" Antonio laughed. "It's only going to get crazier!"

Lovino muttered something unintelligible as he hoisted himself up with the help of the brunette.

"See? That wasn't so bad!" Antonio smiled but Lovino rudely looked away causing him to laugh even more.

The two got up and Lovino finally analyzed his rescuer. His appearance radiated warmth and happiness but his tattered clothes showed that he too was poor. The strange male also had some defined muscles that seemed to glisten heavenly with the sweat he made from running. "Fuck" The caramel haired man thought. "He's hot."

Yet Lovino wasn't the only one who found himself staring, for Antonio took a moment to look over the male he had saved. He was for sure a bearer since his frame was lithe and the robe that tied around his waist showed that he held a feminine figure, but it wasn't his body that made Antonio's heart beat, no it was the strange males' eyes. They were a light brown and green color that was somewhat tinted with a yellow gleam. Just the sight took his breath away but he snapped out of his thoughts when he realized the beautiful boy had asked him a question.

"Huh—what was the question again?" Antonio asked.

"Fucking idiota, I asked where the hell do we go from here?!" The prince hissed but instead of getting offended, the brunette only found his actions cute.

"From here? Oh we jump!"

"Jump… Jump where?"

"There!" Antonio pointed to the other roof and Lovino walked over to the ledge looking at how far he had to jump.

"A-Are you fucking crazy!?"

"I told you it was only going to get crazier!" Antonio laughed. "But can you trust me?"

"Excuse me?"

"Can you trust me?" The gaze in Antonio's eyes made Lovino blush and look away.

"Hell no!" he commented leading the brunette to chuckle again.

Antonio backed up away from the edge and winked at Lovino when the male decided to watch him with a look of disbelief.

"You wouldn't…" Lovino muttered.

The brunette smirked before starting his sprint up to the ledge.

"You are—"

He then stepped and jumped off the roof.

"Fucking CRAZY!" Lovino yelled as he watched in amazement as the man landed perfectly on top of the other roof.

Antonio cheered at his landing and then motioned for Lovino to do the same.

"No!" The male argued.

"If you can trust me then you can do it!"

"Thats bullshit!"

"Trust me!" Antonio shouted and Lovino groaned and stepped back.

"I swear if I fall—!"

"You won't fall if you trust me!"

The hazel eyed male exaggerated another groan and breathed in-and-out before starting up his sprint.

Once he reached the end he jumped and Lovino felt all the adrenaline flowing throughout his body seem to quicken. Fear flooded through him just before he caught the ledge with both of his arms and hit his stomach.

"Pull me—"

But Lovino didn't need to say anymore for Antonio was already pulling him up and over the ledge and into his arms.

"See? You made it!" Antonio laughed falling back onto the roof still holding a trembling Lovino.

"You're a moron." The male huffed suddenly feeling very anxious and tired as the adrenaline started to wear off.

He then gasped when he realized that the brunette had his arms wrapped around him.

"You—" Lovino pushed Antonio away from him. "Don't touch me!"

"Sorry!" The emerald eye boy smiled. "You're the one who didn't want to let go."

"What!?" he blushed but found not words but stutters flow out of his mouth.

This made Antonio laugh and get up to dust himself off.

"Come on, were close to my home." He smiled and lent out a hand to the smaller male.

Lovino looked away and got up on his own, still trying to conceal a blush.

Antonio was finding this bearer to cute but decided to question him once they returned home since the poor guy looked extremely worn out.

"Hey…"

"Hm?" The brunette looked over at the male beside him.

"Why did that lady save us and not give us to the guards?" Lovino asked.

"Oh." Antonio smiled a bit. "Because around here the guards aren't people who are looked up to."

"What?"

"They're bad. Cruel men who claim to be heroes but really they only beat on the weak and try their best to humiliate others as much as they can."

"But… They're under royal—"

"Yes, but everything that they do is never told to the Sultan I'm guessing."

"… Meaning that?"

"Which means the head guard doesn't really care what they do to others."

Antonio's smile faltered halfway through the conversation as it seemed to be a touchy subject to the man. So Lovino proceeded to follow him and stay quiet the rest of the way.

After making their way across the roof Antonio motioned for him to climb up the familiar ladder, and upon doing so they were met with a tiny shack that sheltered an over-excited monkey who was awaiting their return.

"Alejo!" Antonio smiled as the tiny animal jumped into his arms; he then looked over at the now quiet male and spoke. "Let's talk inside."

Inside the run-down shack Lovino noted that the male definitely lived alone.

"So we can start off with names." Antonio began sitting himself down and pulling out two albeit smushed Tomatoes, offering one to Lovino which was gratefully accepted.

"What's yours first?" The sour male asked taking a large bite out of the delectable vegetable.

He didn't realize how hungry he actually was because the day was so eventful for him, but the sun that looked to be in the stage of setting told him that he hadn't eaten all day.

"My name is Antonio." The tan male smiled. "And this is Alejo, my partner in crime." The monkey screeched happily as he took a bite out of a tomato that he stole from the vendor.

"What's yours?" the brunette asked biting into the succulent vegetable.

"L-Lovino…"

"Strange, I haven't heard of that one yet."

"Of what one!?" The prince scorned.

"I mean your name, it's different, but it's really pretty."

Lovino blushed and looked away with the scorn still etched on his face.

"Where's your parents?" the caramel haired boy asked in haste to change the subject.

"Huh? Oh they're dead. Been dead for a long time, same with all my siblings but I don't like to think about the past much."

"I knew it…"

"Sorry." Lovino answered.

"No it's ok… let's see, what's with the hood and all?"

"None of your goddamn business."

"Okayy~ hmm, how about where your from?"

"Still none of your goddamn business."

Antonio laughed.

"Well do you have any place to go?"

"…No… I don't" Lovino sighed and the brunette nodded.

"Well your welcome to stay here as long as you want!"

Lovino didn't bother to reply but instead finished up his tomato and looked around. The room was small but was covered in worn-down sheets and rugs.

"Atleast it's better than sleeping on the streets."

Yay! :) I guess I'll just keep going. I'm still prone to errors since I am no pro so please point them out if found. Also lower case "i's" are major errors I have since my computer for some reason won't allow me to Autocorrect them to be capital, (yet it autocorrects everything else .-.) So I'm sorry if they bother you and I completely miss them from proofing. (they're hard to find XD) Gracias y adios mis amores! 3