A/N: Finally! The last chapter of Mirror Image~! :D I've already heard a lot of good things about this fic from my friends so it makes me really happy to finally reward their and everyone else's waiting for the last chapter~ Warning, this contains (fairly light) yaoi~ Enjoy~!
I waved at Toni happily as I watched him go home. He'd stayed with me for a grand total of two days and a half and a lot of good had happened in that time. I finally confessed to him and we're a couple. I hadn't heard from Romano In a while either. I was quite pleased with the situation, though I had to admit I never would have been able to say I was in love with Antonio if it hadn't been for Romano… I closed the door after the spaniard disappeared and I went back to my room.
"Its about time you two got together…" Romano spoke in my head again, I didn't see why he wasn't using the mirror but it didn't matter to me as I sat down on the bed. "I guess you're right. Grazie." I smiled and closed my eyes, seeing Romano in front of me. "Why are you thanking me?" He seemed surprised and I wondered why… "What are you talking about? If it hadn't been for you we would never have gotten together." I said matter-of-factly. "I guess that's true…" It was almost as if Romano's spirit was down. "What's wrong?" I could feel Romano's presence leaving my thoughts… "Or not…" I mumbled as I laid down on my back. "What the fuck was that about…?" I didn't understand why Romano had been so sad and distant, refusing to talk to me. It was odd… I'd try finding out tomorrow, for now I was tired and wanted nothing more than a good siesta. I closed my eyes and drifted off easily into a dream filled world. Thoughts of Romano drifted though my head, it wasn't as much a dream as just a replay of my time with him, our conversations…
I woke up late the next day. I looked at the alarm clock quickly to see it was already past noon. "What?! I slept that long…?" I sat up and yawned. I went downstairs and made myself a quick tomato salad as breakfast. I let last night go through my head again. My wonder for Romano's odd behaviour had not faded overnight. "Oi, you in there…?" I said In my mind, hoping to get an answer from Romano. "Si, I'm here…" He said grumpily. "Fuck… just a few more days…" He mumbled to himself… "Que? What are you talking about?" No answer… "Ugh…" I sighed and finished my breakfast. Around 2PM Antonio called me, asking if he could come over again. I told him that was fine and that he could come over whenever. He was happy to hear that and it didn't take him very long to ring the bell. I rushed down the stairs to open the door.
I could hear Romano's odd words in my mind again and it almost felt like he was repeating them… "Just a few more days…" I ignored it as I opened the door to a brightly smiling Antonio. I grinned at his cheerfulness as he kept on chattering about everything and anything, cuddling me and kissing me and being overly happy as usual, though more now than ever. "What's up Toni?" I asked him, a grin still on my face from his silliness. "I thought maybe we could have a walk in the park, or just hang out in here a bit~?" I thought a bit before answering him. "Staying here would be fine, I'm not really up for a walk anyways…" Toni nodded cheerfully. "We could watch a movie?" I suggested as I walked over to the television, looking for a dvd that would be fun. Toni remained silent for a moment, but then answered me. "I was actually hoping we could just relax a bit in your room…?" I looked at him slightly surprised as he usually loved to watch a movie. "Okay, that's fine too." I mumbled as I walked back to him. We walked upstairs and I didn't mind the closed curtains and just turned on the soft light from my table lamp. I sighed as I sat down on my bed. Toni joined me quickly and let me lean on him. I sighed peacefully as I cuddled him, letting my head rest on his chest.
I felt myself drifting off when I heard someone sigh, it wasn't Toni. "Is that you, Romano…?" I said in my mind. "Si…" He still sounded down. "What's the matter?" I asked him carefully, I didn't want him to leave again. "I think I should tell you… About my world." I blinked in surprise, I'd never actually thought about that. He continued without waiting for my response. "I live in a world with the same people as here, a mirror image of your world you could say. Here, we are opposites of you. For example, that brit, Arthur? In my world he's called Oliver. He can cook, but chooses to poison the food he makes. Alfred? His name's Alfie and he doesn't give a shit if he beats you up and you die. We're all much different here. We call ourselves 2P or Second Players, alternate versions of you. Now my problem is that that stupid Brit was practicing one of his spells and as usual it was perfect, just the aim was terrible… It struck my Spain, or to you, Antonio. Now the only way to lift the curse is to let you two have any kind of sexual intercourse with each other, not just kissing, before the next full moon. And as I've said before… Just a few days… The full moon will be here in just a few days, and when that happens, Spain will never be free again and I'll be stuck an eternity without him." His words roamed in my mind, I was unable to grasp most of what he had said. All I knew was that if Antonio and me had se- Ahem, did you know what, then the other Antonio would be freed… Cazzo, would I really have to do that kind of thing with Toni…? Sure, I loved him, but I couldn't just… "Please…" I knew he needed this, but I didn't know if I was able to…
There was only one way to get this started or get this to work at least a bit… "We both have to be conscious of it too, I take it…?" I asked Romano. "Si." Thought so, dammit…" "S-Say Toni…?" He looked down at me. "Si, what is it mi amor~?" He smiled softly at me, completely unaware of the turmoil in my mind. "Euhm… Y-You were wondering before, no? About my hair curl…?" It was a start… "Ah, si, I was. But you got so shy all of a sudden and never told me… Are you going to tell me now?" He sat up in curiosity. I still leaned on him, but less. "S-Si… Do you… Want to know what happens… When you touch it..?" He blinked a moment. "Can I…?" He said hesitantly. I closed my eyes and nodded. He slowly stretched out his hand and grabbed the hair curl between two fingers. I muffled my gasp in my hands as he gripped it and started rolling it between his fingers. I moaned out, though still trying to muffle them. "Are you okay Lovi…?" He said as he let go of the hair curl, concerned. "Your face is red, do you have a fever?" He placed his hand on my forehead, but he could't determine a fever. I sighed slightly, sill a bit shaky. "Sometimes I wonder why you have to be such an airhead…" I mumbled under my breath before raising my head.
"You don't get it, do you…?" He stared at me in confusion. "Get what?" Ugh, great! I had to try this differently… "You… You know what an ero-zone is… Si?" He nodded slowly, thank god! Probably Francis had explained it to him. "Well, me and Feli… We both have these hair curls… And… There's a reason we don't let anyone touch them…" Of course the stupid spaniard still didn't get it… Dammit… "What does that have to do with ero-zones…?" He asked me… I could kill myself right now… "Add ero-zone to the hair curl… Use your brain…" I said with an annoyed tone… Finally his eyes widened in surprise and embarrassment. "Y-You mean… your hair curl is…?" I sighed. "Si, It is…" He blushed bright red. "Lo siento Lovi, I-I didn't know. I wouldn't have touched it if I had known, I…" I smiled at his embarrassment, it was cute. I shook my head. "It's fine, you don't have to apologise…" I said calmly. He smiled at me with a grateful look in his eyes, apparently he must have thought I would hate him for this… I bit my lip. "D-Do it again…" He looked at me in utter surprise. "Que…?"
"You heard me, idiota… Just do it!" He hesitated a bit, wondering what was going though me when his hand stroked over my hair curl. I muffled another moan in my hand but this time he just smiled, knowing what it was. It seemed like he was happy to make me feel good, it was so embarrassing… He moved his hand further along my curl, twisting and turning it. I couldn't help but let out more moans as he continued. I felt my pants getting quite tight and I bit my lip, not wanting to tell him. He grinned at me. "Well well, how interesting Lovi~" He said as he looked down to my crotch, noticing the bulge in my pants. "Oh sure, use this moment to gain some brains…" I thought as he moved a hand down to my legs. "W-What are you doing…?" I asked hesitantly. "You'll see~" He answered softly before pushing me down on the bed, hovering over me. "You're so cute~" I puffed my cheeks, which turned a light shade of red instantly. "S-Shut up, idiota…" He smiled at me before leaning down and kissing me deeply. He slid his tongue between my lips and explored the cave of my mouth. I moaned into the kiss when I felt his hand on the bulge in my pants. "H-Hgnn…" It felt so weird, a sort of tickling sensation I couldn't quite place…
He broke the kiss and a thin string of saliva connected our lips as he undid the button of my pants and pulled down the zipper. I blushed furiously at his actions but was unable to speak, knowing that my voice would betray me. He started stroking me through my boxers and I tried my best to keep my moans down, muffled by the hand in front of my face. "I want to hear you~" He whispered softly into my ear, sending a slight shiver down my spine. Even though I wasn't used to him being so dominant and smart, I quite enjoyed it. It was a change of pace I liked. The rest of the situation was something my body liked a lot more than my mind did as I was still confused and unsure about a lot of things… My hand almost moved on its own as it stopped covering my mouth.
He pressed down a bit more on my erection, making me moan louder and grip the sheets tightly. He chuckled as he continued pleasuring me. I noticed him blushing slightly as well when I moaned a bit louder, at least I wasn't the only embarrassed one… I could feel the pressure building up in my lower abdomen as I moaned more. "T-Toni… I-I'm gonna…" I moaned out his name loudly as I came, panting heavily. My face was bright red, I didn't need a mirror to know… I closed my eyes a moment, exhausted from what just happened. I heard him sigh softly, when I opened my eyes a soft smile was present on his lips. "Te amo." He whispered the words in my ear as he caressed my cheek softly. "T-Ti amo troppo…" I smiled back at him as we cuddled. I fell asleep quickly in his arms, the soft chuckle from Romano being the last thing I heard as I fell asleep. "Thank you." The words played in my mind as I slept.
The next morning I was unable to sense Romano at all… Since I had just awakened, my thoughts were a bit hazy, but the events from last night played clearly in my mind, placing a new blush on my cheeks. I shook my head, trying to push the thought away, with little to no result at all. I sighed and sat on the side of the bed, gazing at the, once again, empty mirror. I'd actually enjoyed Romano's presence so it saddened me a bit to think I would never hear from him again… I closed my eyes only one instant but when I opened them I saw writing on the mirror. "I'll always be here. I am you." I smiled softly. "Grazie." How could I forget that? I laughed to myself, what silly thoughts did I have.
When I got up I noticed I was wearing clean clothes and was washed. I smiled, thinking about Toni taking care of me. I stretched my arms and walked downstairs, expecting him to be there. To my great regret and surprise, I wasn't welcomed by the smell of fresh tomatoes and his warm smile… I saw a letter on the table and rushed towards it, hoping it gave me his quick return. Naturally, it didn't. I gazed at the paper, tears forming in my eyes as I read it. "Dear Lovi, I'm sorry about what happened yesterday. I never meant to do such a thing and I don't want you to hate me. I've made sure everything was the way it's supposed to before leaving so you won't have to clean up… I'm with Francis and Gil, so I'll be fine. For ever yours, Toni." My hands were shaking. I would hate him? Everything's okay? Don't screw with me!
I threw the paper on the floor, he couldn't do this to me! Not… Not after what happened… I blinked my tears away and replaced my pain with determination. "Don't think you can get rid of me that easily, stupid bastardo…" I mumbled as anger and willpower filled me, making me strong. I got dressed quickly and left without breakfast. I took my red vespa out of the garage and left to the trio's usual hideout.
Empty… Figures! I searched the entire town, there wasn't a single sign of them. "Cazzo!" I roared out when the fourth hideout was empty as well. I threw my vespa against a tree and crouched there, my sorrow starting to come up again… Why was he doing this to me…? "Try the town's borders… The dumpsite's a good place…" I looked up, of course! How could I be so stupid! it was the perfect hiding place if he didn't want me to find him. "Grazie Romano!" I yelled up at the sky as I grabbed my vespa and got going.
The dumpsite seemed empty… I got off my vespa and parked it, trusting Romano's judgement. I searched around a bit when I heard some metal shift. I turned around to see Francis and Gilbert standing on some wrecked cars. "Du're not vanted here, brat." The Prussian said to me. "I don't care, where is he?!" I growled at them, I needed to see him and they weren't gonna stop me! "Easy little one, you're not going to get near 'im with zhat attitude…" I sighed, trying to calm down a bit. "Just let me see him… I need to talk to him."
Gilbert shaked his head. "Nein, he's been through enough, don't du think?" I blinked, did they think I was going to scold his ass off or something? "I just need to talk to him, I'm not mad at him." I said calmly, proving my point. "Ja, right. Du're just going to go all tsun on him and-" Francis cut him off. "I t'ink we s'ould let 'im pass, mon cher…" The prussian gazed at his friend in awe. "Vat?! Are du insane?! Ve promised him not to!" Francis shook his head. "I can see 'e means no 'arm… Just let 'im pass, Gil." The prussian sighed, stepping aside. Francis jumped down, leading the way. Gil followed right after me, scoffing in german…
"You 'ave a guest, Toni…" Francis said when we reached Toni, letting me wait a little further. "WHAT?! Y-You let him come…?!" Toni sounded shocked and scared, but most of all, I could hear the sadness through his voice. I bit my lip as the prussian took his side. "Ich told him not to do zhat but who listens to mich anyvays…" I could hear Francis clear his throat, probably the others had been glaring at him… "Eet's not as bad as you zhought eet would be, Toni. Eet will be fine. Et eef not, zhen you can blame moi…" Only a few minutes after, Francis and Gilbert walked back to me, telling me I could go.
I was slightly nervous but took a deep breath and turned the corner, finding Toni curled up against some old metal barrel. "Toni…?" I asked softly, carefully. It seemed like he could break any moment, I wasn't used to seeing him so weak and sad… He looked up at me and got up, spurting apologies. "Lo siento Lovi, I just… I don't know what came over me… I was just… I…" I hushed him. "Va bene Toni." I whispered at him. "It's fine. I'm not mad. How could I possibly be…? Ti amo cosí tanto." I crouched and kissed him softly. He kissed me back and the world seemed to disappear. It didn't matter anymore. Everything was alright now. We were together again and would never part again.