She did nothing but stare. The Spaniard, keeping one hand on her waist, grabbed her mask. He pulled his other hand from her waist, only to gently put her mask back on her face. No one moved, and not a sound was made. Thoughts raced through Lovina's mind. What the actual fuck? What did he just do?! Why would he do that?! What…. I'm so confused. Fuck, Lovina, get it together. Just, get everyone inside for dinner. Get everyone inside….

"Lovina, are you ok?" Alice had pulled herself out of Francis' arms, and walked over to the still-shocked Italian. Antonio had stepped away at this point, watching Lovina, who was still standing perfectly still.

"Lovi?" Antonio let the name slip, knowing that it would re-animate Lovina. She snapped back to reality.
"What the fuck was that? You bastard? Why the hell would you sneak up on someone like that?! Holy FUCK!"
"Oh Lovi, you're so cute when you're mad." Antonio chuckled.

"Don't call me that!"
"Ummm, sorella?" Feliciana stepped between Antonio and her sister, trying to lessen the tension between them.

"….Yes?"
"Can we go inside and eat?" Ludwig smiled, and walked in the restaurant, making sure that all the tables were still available. Sadiq, Heracles, Kiku, Alice, and Francis followed.

"Let's go." She pushed Feliciana softly by the small of her back, to motion her to walk forward. Antonio caught Lovina's arm as she walked toward the entrance, and pulled her toward him.

"You know, there IS a table for two…." Antonio's eyes, which were green with hints of blue, sparkled.

"Now, why would I want to sit with you, bastard, after that?" Lovina couldn't help but let out a small giggle, giving Antonio the answer he wanted.

XXXX
When everyone was seated, the gossip began. Antonio and Lovina had settled on sitting next to each other with everyone else, and Feliciana and Ludwig did the same. Tiina was sitting across from Berwald, Elizabeta was sitting next to Tiina, with Gilbert across from her. Heracles sat next to Kiku who sat next to Sadiq, who was sitting next to Berwald. The conversation was lively, partially because Francis was sitting next to Gilbert, and next to Elizabeta was Alice.

"So, what are the plans after we eat? We'll still have 3 hours before we have to be at Prom." Elizabeta turned toward Lovina, while kicking Gilbert from under the table.

"Well, fuck. I don't know. Maybe we can go see a movie—"

"Si! I like that idea!" Antonio smiled, giving Lovina a mischievous look in the process.

"That's a great idea! And we'll have just eaten so there really won't be much need for popcorn, well, unless we want some." Tiina smiled as she spoke, and Elizabeta leaned over to whisper something to her, cause Tiina to turn bright red.

"W'll, let's g't thr'ugh dinner first, and th'n we c'n dec'de if we are g'ng to want p'pc'rn." Berwald ran his foot along Tiina's leg under the table, causing her to become even redder.

"Veee~! A movie sounds like fun! But what would we go see?" Feliciana looked over at Ludwig, but the question was meant for everyone.

"Well," said Sadiq, "we all know that Kiku likes horror, but Elizabeta would be too scared to go watch! HA!" Gilbert, with some unknown ability, managed to get his leg around Berwald and kick Sadiq square in the shin. "Why you…"
"ANYWAYS. We'll deal with this after. Food's here." Lovina butted in, trying to calm the two down. Heracles, Kiku, Sadiq, Tiina, and Alice had all gotten lasagna, Lovina ordered spaghetti, Feliciana ordered fettuccini chicken, Ludwig, Antonio, Francis, Gilbert, and Berwald had ordered shrimp scampi, and Elizabeta had decided on spaghetti as well.

"Lovina, can you cook this stuff?" Tiina looked across Ludwig, Feli, and Antonio, attempting to catch her eyes.

"Uh, yeah. I don't see why not." Lovina looked back to Tiina, only to see Alice arguing with Francis over something, although, she was not quite sure what. As Lovina took another bite of her spaghetti, Feliciana bumped Antonio, who bumped Lovina, causing Lovina to push her fork into her own cheek, and marinara sauce was just a red streak on her reddening cheek.

"Hey Lovi, let me get that for you." Antonio took his napkin, and gently cleaned her cheek off, everyone else watching what he was doing with curiosity. .

"I'm not a baby! Fuck, I can do that myself! Give me the damned napkin." Lovina took the napkin away from Antonio, who was smiling.

" Mais, We know you liked it." Francis spoke up from across the table, earning himself a glare from Lovina, and a kick from Alice under the table.

"I swear to god Francis, I will kill you, if it's the last thing I do tonight." Francis only chuckled, while adding under his breath 'Not if Antonio does you first.' Only Alice heard that, gaining another kick from under the table.

"Hey Gilbert, guess what?" Sadiq had an odd glimmer in his eye.

"What do you want with the awesome me?" Gilbert glanced at Elizabeta, and then looked back down.
"Elizabeta's dress matches me! And Heracles, you just look like shit." Sadiq laughed, but Heracles said nothing.

"Whatever Sadiq. SUCK IT LOSER! Her dress is red, with a hint of purple. You're not awesome enough to match Elizabeta." After hearing her name a number of times, Elizabeta looked up, blushing like mad. Sadiq got up to go over to Elizabeta, but was stopped halfway through by Elizabeta pulling her frying pan out, and gesturing it toward him.

"Back off from her, loser." Gilbert glared at Sadiq, leaving no question on what he would do if Sadiq did come closer.

"C'n we all j'st get al'ng?" Berwald finished his water, and got up. "I'll be r'ght b'ck." Tiina looked up.

"Ummm, I'll be right back too. I have to go make a phone call." Lovina looked at the two, but she didn't believe that Tiina was making a phone call. There's no fucking way that she's making a phone call. Something's going to happen, but fuck if I know what. Tiina and Berwald left, leaving a gap at the table.

"Ok. 5 bucks says that they'll come back together, and Tiina will look like she just came out of a windstorm." Gilbert laughed, applauding himself.
"I'm in."
"Oui. Moi aussi."

"Si, I agree." Gilbert looked at the group. Antonio, Francis, and Sadiq all joined in the bet. Alice and Francis were locked in a conversation, as were Gilbert and Elizabeta. Kiku spoke up.

"I'm sorry, but I am not feeling well. I am going to go home. I'm sorry. Antonio?"
"Si?"
"Here is some money, if you would please pay for me. I must bet getting home." Antonio smiled, and nodded. Kiku handed some money over, thanking Antonio, grabbing his coat, and leaving. Heracles made no move to scoot over closer to Sadiq.

"I wonder when they'll be back." Antonio looked at Lovina, who had contented herself to watching the mayhem that was occurring.

"Fuck if I know." Antonio smiled again. Reaching one hand under the table, Antonio grabbed Lovina mid-thigh, making her kick under the table, and turn to glare at the Spaniard, only to see him with a peculiar smile across his face. It was a sister-in-law that was normally seen on Francis.

"What the—"

"Shh."

Antonio slid his hand off of her leg, his smile still peculiar. When Lovina looked back up, Berwald and Tiina re-entered the room. Gilbert had predicted exactly how Tiina looked walking back in the room. Her hair was messy, and Berwald had lipstick on his neck. No one said a word, but watched the two sit down. Berwald cleared his throat.

"C'n we go to the m'vies n'w?" Tiina still hadn't said a word. Francis, Sadiq and Antonio each pulled out a five, and laid them on the table, and Tiina's face showed that she was clearly confused by this.

"Well, if everyone is done, then we'll go." Lovina spoke, her voice weak to begin with.

"Veee~! Well, I think we're all done. Is everyone done?" To Lovina's surprise, that was the first time that Feliciana had spoken during dinner. She was still being unusually quiet.

"Are there any takers?" Silence. "Let's get out of here." Everyone paid, including Antonio paying for Kiku. Tiina asked Alice where Kiku was, and Alice told both Berwald and Tiina that he had left early because he wasn't feeling well. Everyone left the restaurant, leaving only two questions, who was riding with who, and what were they going to see when they got to the movies? Ludwig told Feliciana that she could ride with him, earning an excited squeak. Gilbert, Francis, Elizabeta and Alice all rode with Ludwig and Feliciana. Berwald drove Sadiq, Tiina, and Heracles. Antonio turned to Lovina.

"Well, it looks like I'm driving you." He smiled that smile again.

"Bastard, I don't have much of a choice." She unlocked her car, tossing him the keys. Everyone had left, knowing that they'd all group together again before deciding what they would go watch. She gathered her skirting, and got in the passengers side front seat. Antonio got in the drivers seat, and closed the door. The odd smile hadn't left his face. Lovina turned to say something, but was silenced by Antonio putting a finger to his lips. What the hell? What is he up to? Why aren't we going anywhere? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!

"What?" Lovina couldn't get another word out before she found her face being held by one of Antonio's hands, his other resting on her thigh. Next she knew her face was drawn toward his, lips locked. He opened his mouth slightly, inviting her to do the same. She followed suit, and allowed herself to lean into the kiss, her hands exploring his chest, but she didn't unbutton his shirt. Antonio opened his mouth wider, allowing his tongue to investigate Lovina's mouth. He moved to her neck, causing her to moan slightly, affectionately. He pulled away, kissing her softly on the nose before starting up the car, leaving the Italian stunned, and with just one question. As the car started moving, neither of them said a word. Lovina turned to the backseat, grabbing her make up compact, pulling down the mirror, and covering up what would soon turn into a hickey. She flipped the mirror back up, and watched the city go by. Fuck. Fuckity, fuckity, fuck. What just happened?