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Ehheeh. I'm so sorry! It's been more than a week...and school is back in full swing with homework and tests and exams and whatnot.
This chapter is kind of short and lacking and rushed so I apologize.
Thank you all you lovely readers / alerters / favouriters. :D I go all Anita over you.
Lovino, on other days, would be his usual self: foul-mouthed and snarky comments and sarcastic. Lovino, on other other days, like today, was even more so, with middle-fingers flying everywhere and all pleasantries thrown out the window.
"Fuck off, fucktard," Lovino spat, yanking his brother's arms from around his waist and raising the frying pan threateningly. He had been doing fine, cooking in the kitchen as normal (albeit violently) when his idiotic, sorry excuse for a brother had entered – no, flown in to the kitchen, and latched himself onto Lovino while wailing apologies and explanations for last night's incident along with chiding.
Feliciano, Lovino quickly realized, was pretty amazingly strong and determined when he put his mind to it. Like how he had, for the past hour, tried to explain to Lovino that "no, Anita's not talking to you out of pity" or "no, I didn't tell Anita to talk to you" or "no, Anita's not after nonno's money" or "no – well, you get the idea. But Lovino obviously didn't.
He didn't care. Because all his life he had always known that he wasn't half as important as Feliciano, even more useless than him and constantly overshadowed by his younger, bubblier and more adorable and social brother. Therefore, it did not come as a surprise to him that Feliciano had taken his social life into hishands and set up connections for him. Like he needed them! Chigi!
Interfering, bothering fucktard! Lovino grumbled to himself as he waved Feliciano off with the frying pan. It didn't matter that Feliciano had been communicating with Anita since eons ago, or that Feliciano had made the entire interaction between Anita and him possible. Or that Anita was merely pitying him or doing Feliciano a favour, or that the girl was only after their grandfather's money and that Anita didn't really – wait, when had this become about Anita and not his annoying brother?
Lovino's momentary distraction provided Feliciano with the perfect chance to dispose of the frying pan (and other harmful kitchen implements) and pin him to a chair. Feliciano held his wrists together in a vice-like grip with a knee wedged beside Lovino's thigh to prevent his brother from escaping.
"F –" Was all Lovino managed to get out before Feliciano clamped a hand over his mouth and, for once, opened his eyes and looked at Lovino.
Fucking fuck, no wonder his eyes are always nearly closed, Lovino thought as he withered before the gaze.
When Feliciano was sure there would be no more resistance, he smiled, the action made suddenly sinister. Even his voice lost its cheerful tone and adopted a creepier, more ominous edge.
"Well you see, brother Lovino, the thing is that senorita Anita is a very nice girl and she's very friendly and the two of us started talking, si, and if you haven't noticed, she's quite obsessed with you – something like a masochist, no?" Feliciano gave giggle at that (No, Lovino wasn't fucking scared of his brother! – and where had Feli learnt that word?).
"It was probably due to the photographs of the Halloween when you dressed up as a tomato," That idea was his brother's stupid fucking idea, not his, damn it! "…But the thing is, you're not the most friendly person on earth," Lovino was tempted to snort at the comment, "And so Anita talked to me instead because I'm so much more adorable than you –" Lovino felt a tiny – really tiny pang in the chest at that comment.
"– really has no ulterior motive to talk to you – since she knew about the restaurant thing only on the last day of our visit – except for maybe making you fall – oops, sorry, can't say! But promise me you'll say sorry to Anita, okay? You really hurt her feelings, which is a big no-no for any gentleman – I've never hurt any of dear Lieschen's feelings before!"
His voice had returned to normal, but Feliciano continued to stare hard into his brother's eyes, as if he could transmit the message into the other's brain through fucking telepathy. Lovino, unable to tear his gaze away and still taken aback by his brother's sudden change in demeanor, wordlessly nodded.
The tense atmosphere was broken by an accented voice, "Ooh, brotherly love, how riveting, mind if I join in?" The blonde French saucier was gaily leaning against a nearby countertop with a seductive smile. Both brothers erupted in different greetings.
"Big brother Francis!"
"Get the fuck away – the two of you!"
Bad manners or no, Lovino was a man true to his words; he never broke any promises or cheated on anyone, and when he got back from work, he made sure to type an apology to the Spanish girl.
But apologizing is easier said than done. Lovino stared at the screen, not quite sure how – or what – to say. It wasn't his fault that this whole fiasco happened in the first place, and somewhere, his pride refused to bow his head and apologize to the farmhand.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: soh
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Anita F.C.: Lovi! Oh my
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Anita F.C.: I'm so sorry!
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Lovino watched as his wall was subjected to a new influx of frantic, apologetic posts from Anita. Fuck, now he could feel the guilt settling in.
All right, he shouldn't have been petty and gone all jealous-girlfriend fuck on Anita; they were just acquaintances, and acquaintances weren't bound to each other…
Suck it up and be man! Or do you want your brother to –
Lovino shoved the thought of his brother away and went to fetch a tomato.
At least he'd probably never see Anita in real life – no, he did not just feel disappointed! – so that was half the embarrassment saved.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: Uh. Anita… wsay sorry
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Well. That was awkward.
The Italian was now popping cherry tomatoes into his mouth by the second.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: I mean
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: you should be
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: I am sorry,.
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Fucking awkward.
Minutes passed and nothing happened.
Trying to quell the growing uneasiness in his chest, Lovino pulled himself away from the computer and went to take a shower, hoping the coldhot water would soothe his frazzled nerves.
It didn't.
He tapped his fingers along the keyboard, aimlessly scrolling up and down on Anita's profile page (not that he was stalking her Recent Activity!) before stopping at her profile picture.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: you look pretty tanned in your picture
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No shit Sherlock.
Anita F.C.: Ehheh! Working in the farm helps a lot , you know :D
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: italy's good for suntans too.
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Anita F.C.: i'll try it out one day ~
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And just like that, it was as if all troubles were gone.
Anita F.C. .is super, duper, urber happy right now!
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Feliciano loves PASTA likes this.
Anita F.C.: LOVI SAID SORRYZ!
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Feliciano loves PASTA likes this.
Anita F.C.: TOO COUTE!
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Anita F.C.: SQUEEE !
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Feliciano loves PASTA: SQUEE!
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Anita F.C.: heehee!
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Feliciano loves PASTA: GO GO ANITA!
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Feliciano loves PASTA: I luv antsy Lovi so mch ~ :D
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Anita F.C.: I love all kinds of lovi 3
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Feliciano loves PASTA likes this.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: I'd like it if you two didn't talk so fucking openly about me. Where I can fucking see it all
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Anita F.C.: oh lovi dotn be dso embraressed
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Feliciano felt that not only was Anita good at heart, too scatterbrained and concerned over his brother, she honestly had too much love to handle.
A/N: In my head-canon, Feli's eyes are WMDs . And he's a closet masochist. /shot.
I'd take this chance to once again thank lovely lovetemashika for her fanart. lessthanthree. for. ever.