A/N :this chapter is hard one. I had a hard time to determined their school system and their age. I mean, I wish to put most of Hetalia's character in my fic and imagine how shocked I was when I found out that most of Hetalia's character age was not as I think it is. So, in this fic you will found a few characters' age are not in correct order. My grammar is so bad, I will re-update this chapter later for the grammar correction.

Disclaimer: I do not own hetalia.

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But did you see the flares in the sky?

Were you blinded by the light?

Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?

Did you, did you?

Did you see the sparks filled with hope?

You're not alone

'cause someone's out there, sending out flares

Someone's out there, sending out flares

(Flares, The Script)

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Lovino P.O.V

"I'm sorry about what happened to your mother, Lovino"

I keep my lips shut as he mentioned my mother. I don't really know how to react to that, so I lowered my gaze slightly and stared at the tea, filling my head with nonsense that would distract me from any thought about mamma. So, I decided to observe the teacup instead. The ceramic tea cup set must cost golds, I wonder what does this man do to have such a beautiful set of tea cup and enormous house? Is it a house? Looks like a mansion to me.

Yup, seems working.

"and please forgive me for not be able to contact you earlier. I was unaware of what happened to you, your brother nor your mother. Your mother and I have not keep in touch for a few years, she insist that she was able to keep everything under control and keeps rejecting any kind of help I offered."

The man that sit in front of me give me a sad smile as he look at his own tea. His eyes look dazed, as if he lost in his own memories.

"I don't mind Mr.Vargas. You have no obligation to help us anyway. As far as I know, my mother had already divorced with your son when I'm still a young." I keep my voice low, behaving myself even though it was so out of my character.

He winced at my words. Have I speak of something I shouldn't? Oops…

"I wish he was more matured at that moment. Please forgive my son, Lovino. He must have caused you and your mother a lot of troubles." He looked at me with guilty evidence in his eyes.

I avert my eyes from him. Frankly, I never want to talk about this, but this is not an option. Doctor did say it will help my condition much better if I let it all out. It's not easy…nothing is easy. Nothing will change if I did not allowed them, and nothing will ever be the same anymore, I know. If only I can accept that fact sooner, it will not be this complicated.

Then, I might not have to overd –

No no no no no no no no no no, don't go there. Stop thinking, stop thinking, do something, start a topic, get rid of this thought, doctor said it might turn into something more if I let this kind of thought roaming, no no no no no no no no no

"Mr.Vargas, I-"

"please, call me nonno. I am your biological grandfather after all. I mean, you do get your looks from me, and thank you, you agreed to take the Vargas name." he winked at me.

I always had a hard time to believe mamma story of grandpa Romulus who always flirt on women he met back in our neighborhood. I'm sorry mamma, I should never doubt the story.

"um, you're welcome." Vargas… I've already agreed to take the Vargas name. Right, I am a Vargas now.

"Er… nonno…about my medical treatment…"

He smile at me before ruffling my hair.

"don't worry, I've got you the best doctor to help you. You will also have a therapy sessions every weekend, so don't worry about it too much. Your fratello might not live here with us, but he did promised to always check on you every chance he got as his life as a college student allowed him. We will help you to get better, Lovi."

I chocked on my tea as I heard the word 'Lovi'. Its been awhile since I heard people call me that.

"Lo-Lo-LOVI???" I spluttered, my hands shaking as I try to put the teacup down. He laugh as he see my reaction.

"aawwww, you're so cute."

"I'm not cute! I'm a man, I should not be cute!" I try to convince him with my glare, I guess it doesn't work because he snicker at whatever mean reaction I try to give.

"try to convinced me again when you're face is not red anymore"

Dammit! I'm blushing, that's why!

I groan as my hands cupped my cheeks, trying my best to cover any kind of teasing that may become popular and house topic in the next three months.

"oh, before I forgot. Your stepbrothers will come home in an hours." He dropped the bomb.

I'm feeling quite uncomfortable now.

For all these years I grow up fatherless, that bastard actually become a father to another child and a husband to another women. I did not know how to act around them. I'm afraid it will be awkward between me and my stepbrothers.

Now, not only I have to live with my stepbrothers who I never meet, but they had to deal with my shit as well. I can imagine how miserable they feel when they have to live with me.

I'm such a mess aren't I?

"did they know?" it come up as a whisper.

I feel a large hand on my shoulder and realize that was grand-… nonno's hands. He smile reassuringly at me as he saw how uncomfortable I react.

"they do… they had already know who you are…your medical condition, your past and your behavior. They agree to help you, Lovi, and I think Feli was so eager to meet you as well" he smile cheekily at me.

"so stop being so polite and let me hear some of your infamous curse" he chuckled. I should have know.

"damn it, nonno! I don't cursed much like I used to!" I'm pretty sure the first word would cancel my statement that come after that.

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Nonno show me my room after we finished our drinks. Fortunately, I don't have to share my new room with my stepbrothers. I want my space, my privacy. I was not ready to open up with some one new who I supposed to call family. I mean if you're with your friends, you will know where does the limit lies, but with your siblings the limit may not be drawn just before the doorstep. As I said, I'm not ready…yet.

Nonno say that my stepbrother Feliciano, look a lot like me. He believed that people might get confused us for being a twin despite Feliciano is a year younger than me. However, Marcello the youngest in our siblings(15), look like both of me and Feliciano. I let out a soft sigh.

All of us inherit the Vargas look, huh?

As I put away my garments away, I heard the sounds of the front door bang against the wall. I guess that my stepbrothers are home…

I can hear muffled voice come behind the door. Considering that my room located on second floor and the distance of my room from front door, whoever it is, he is loud as hell.

Then, I heard the sounds of footsteps come to my room.

I panicked.

What should I do? What should I say? What if he hate me? what if he decided that having me as his older stepbrother is not a great idea after all? should I unpacked?

Fuck! Calm the fuck down! This is not the time to be panic! Nonno did say they was eager to meet me, well nonno actually said Feli, so I didn't know about Marcello, tho… I need to stop thinking before I did anything stupid…

"fuck!" I was almost got a heart attack when someone barged into my room.

I look at the intruder( It sounds wrong, I know. Mainly because this is not my house and yet I called whoever that is, who lives in this house since they had been born an intruder) and found a dopplerganger of mine staring back at me with his jaws drop slightly.

Wow, when nonno say my brother would look like me, I didn't know it would be like ctrl x, ctrl v. We looks like a twin, except our hair, eyes, and skin color. Well, his face shape seems softer, his bangs part at the middle, and his curl (wow, it seems like all Vargas have that strange curl) drop on the left side of his head. He has a beautiful shiny pair of amber eyes and auburn hair…

And he a few inches taller than me…damn…

"you're here! You're here! Marcello!! Lovi is here!!!" he squeak (?) in a high note girly voice. I failed to notice that he call me Lovi until he hug me and knocked both of us down on the bed(thank god).

"Feli, you're scaring the poor boy" I heard nonno voice come from the bedroom door. When I lift my head up, I saw another boy who looks like me…but not quite like me…

The boy has a skin tone match the boy who tackling me(Feliciano, if I wasn't mistaken) just now, his bangs part on the right side while our curl seems smoothly sticking out from our hair, this boy curl bent and angular. His eyes is brilliant green unlike mine who have a little bit of yellow tinge.

He put his fingers on his chin and look at me and Feliciano back and forth. He then give a satisfied nod and turn to nonno.

"just like you said, he does look like Feli" nonno laugh at the statement.

"well you boys can get to know each other, I'm going for a date tonight" nonno announced.

He what? He doesn't even dress up for a date!

I feel the second panic attack, he can't leave me with my stepbrothers alone! What if I mess things up and they end up hate me?! what if-

"Ve~, have a safe journey nonno" Feliciano wave at nonno with me still trap in his hold. Marcello just wave without saying another word at his grandfather.

As nonno was out of our sight, Marcello closed the door and jump onto the bed and smile mischievously towards me.

Feliciano move to sit beside him and look at me with a goofy smile on his face. Should I worry?

"So…my name is Marcello, and this is mi fratello, Feliciano." Feliciano's 'call me Feli' come softly.

I give a hesitate nod.

"Lovino" they smile at my reply.

Marcello clear his throat before look at me sheepishly while Feliciano look like he want to pounced me again.

"let's start with what do in your past time"

I blinked my eyes a few times and look at them as if they grow another head.

"Really? Your stepsiblings suddenly come and live with you in your house and they have some kind of health problem and the first thing you ask is what did they do in their past time? You need to understand if I think you're planning something on my back."

Oops, maybe that was not a good start.

"that's is a good argument if you asked me." Marcello smirk at me.

"Ve~if we are going to live in this house together for the rest of our life, we might as well get to know each other better,si?" Feliciano beamed at me.

-"besides I always want a big brother"

Marcello smile at me before urged me to answer his question.

I was dumbfounded, their little confession surprised me. They welcome me to their house and let me join their family. This is unexpected… this is a type of surprised I like. It makes me feel that I belong here with them. I always have been afraid to start to love someone else other than my family, whether it was family kind of love nor the lovely-dovey love. For this time, I'll make an exception.

"so, I heard that you can beat a sailor in a cursing contest. Show me, Lovi!"

That sly brat. Feliciano seems interested too.

They're weird, but they're my weird brothers.

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(normal P.O.V)

Romulus Vargas, a man with unusual charming looks that attract most of ladies that ever pass him is not a man you should be messing with. There are a few rumors said that he used to be involved with the mafia in his younger days, a ruthless Don, a sly fox and a gladiator. This grandfather of four young man is the owner of a famous Italian restaurant in the town. He got a lot more in other big cities, but he choose to stay here, where his only family who still alive, live.

After his wife died, he realized that family is the most amazing things that happened in his life. He love his family and that included his son's ex-wife. It doesn't matter that his son's ex-wife want to cut all of her ties to Vargas' family, he just want her to live somewhere closer to them, so he can help out anything that she allowed him to. It wasn't easy, and he understand if she didn't want to see any of Vargas family after divorcing her husband, but she couldn't denied Romulus desire to spoil her sons rotten, after all her sons is his grandchildren.

She didn't kicked him out of the house every time he come to visit his grandsons. She said that whatever happened between her and her ex-husband, Romulus should not interfere and she didn't blame anyone from the Vargas except her ex-husband.

After she died, Romulus tried to get her chidren custody but Sadik(her collateral cousin), was chosen to get the right by her eldest son. He would bring the case to the court, but she did left a will of whoever got her children custody will be chosen by her eldest son. She want her children to live a comfortable life in some one house that they know they could trust. After the divorce process, Sadik was the one who help them to rebuild their life as he lives in the same town as she did, so it was logical for her eldest son to choose Sadik as their legal guardian. Romulus didn't want to forced her children to do anything including forcing them to live with him, so he did everthing he could to help Sadik in raising the children.

However, after that accident that almost killed Lovino, he knew he just can't let them go. He want to be the one who will take care of his grandchildren, he want all of them under his roof. Sadik is a wise man, he let Lovino go not because of he couldn't afford the medical expenses, but he couldn't provide Lovino something that he know Lovino need the most. A family, not just any family, but a family that will always be there for Lovino. Lovino need someone his age to be with him 24hours.

Sadik couldn't really done that, he is a grown man with a job. He couldn't always be at home with Lovino, how is he going to pay all the medical expense if he was not working? The least that Sadik could do is to keep his cousin house clean and well care.

It's a different story when it come to the Lovino's older brother. Whatever his son did, he totally destroy his eldest grandson life.

As Romulus let his mind wondered into his memories, ignoring everyone in the restaurant, suddenly the seat infront of him is filled by a young man that look at him as if his stare could kill Romulus.

"what do you want?"

Romulus smile at the man. He need to know, this man infront of him is Lovino's older brother. He know Lovino better than Sadik or Romulus himself. After a few suspicion, Romulus come to a conclusion. If his conclusion is correct…he will have a lot of work to be done.

"we need to talk"

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A/N: you know at the beginning of this chapter, in the a/n I say that there will be another hetalia's character in this fic? Look forward at the next chapter.