I'm alive! I'm sorry it's been so long since I updated any of my stories. Schools started though, so don't expect fast updates. For anyone who cares next will be my Parle story, which is nearing a close finally, then my Kingdom hearts Story, and then Marauders.

Enough about that though, onward to the story!

~X~

As the day drew to a close Lovino found himself in the middle of dinner with everyone else he had met, and a few people he didn't know. They had washed up a bit, and Elizaveta had made Lovino and Feliciano wear their best cloths. It was a fancy dinner, and Lovino wondered if Feliciano always had this sort of treatment. From the way he looked amazed though, Lovino could assume not. He was sitting between Kiku and his brother, who was on Ludwigs' other side. Kiku had the edge of the table though. Next to Ludwig was his brother, Gilbert, and next to him was Elizaveta, then Roderich as head of table.

Across from Kiku was an Asian looking woman that he was having a pleasant looking conversation with. Her hair was tied back into a long ponytail, and she was smiling nicely. Across form Lovino was the Canadian teacher, Matthew, and next to him was Alfred. It was truly amazing how similar they looked together. Feliciano had hugged the American when he first saw him. An empty seat was next to Alfred; the spot where Vash had been meant to sit, but was clearly absent. Next to this spare seat was a girl with long ponytails on either side of her head. Lovino wasn't sure who she was either, but she had rather dark tan skin.

Finally, next to this girl, was a small blonde girl who had only arrived an hour or so ago, she had short hair, and big greenish eyes. She wore a pink dress, and looked rather innocent. Feliciano said she was called Lili, and she reminded Lovino of Vash. His thoughts were concluded when Feliciano mentioned she was the Swiss's sister, younger in age.

"Who's the lady?" Lovino asked, breathing in Feliciano's ear, looking at the Asian woman.

"That's Kiku's trainer, she doesn't usually eat with us though, she Vietnamese, her name's real long though, it's Minh Hoà i Mi…well that's some of it at least, I can t remember her Family name. She told me once though, her first names means Intelligence, and her middle is Nightingale." Feliciano said at once, sounding really smart. Lovino nodded, he hadn't needed that much information, but it worked nevertheless.

Minh didn't look at any one else really, she looked to be a proud woman, her chin always kept high, her back straight, her manners elegant. She seemed to reflect the strong woman in the world in a single being. Kiku didn't look intimidated, as Lovino felt, but did have waves of respect coming from him.

"Feli?" he heard Ludwig asked and both Italians looked at him. "You have food on your face again." Ludwig explained, looking surprised to see them both looking at him.

Feliciano frowned and looked cross eyes at his nose, looking rather silly, and then rubbed the left side of his face.

"Other side." Ludwig said, and Feli tried to get a bit of gravy off the corner of his lip. He failed, and for the second time that day Lovino saw Ludwig touch his precious brother's face. Ludwig at least used a napkin, but his skin brushed Feliciano's making Lovino snarl mentally, and his lip curled to a frown. He quickly wiped the look away though and smiled when his brother looked at him briefly.

"Grazie Ludwig!" Feliciano exclaimed, beaming and laughing. Ludwig smiled and nodded slightly, then turned to engage Gilbert in a conversation. Lovino remembered Feli telling him that the albino was supposed to have glasses, but saw none.

Dinner was almost a quiet thing; it would have been at least. Had not half way through it Feliciano saw a spider on Ludwig's shoulder. He yelled out softly and shrunk backwards.

"Are you okay?" Lovino asked, as everyone stared. Ludwig grabbed the spider in his palm and raised his eyebrows.

"It's scary…" Feliciano said softly.

"No! Feli remember before you left we talked about this? Spiders are smaller than you, and you can't be afraid of them." Lovino reminded him. Feliciano thought for a moment, and then nodded his head, holding his hand out slowly to Ludwig. Ludwig placed the small spider in the Italian's outstretched palm.

Feliciano shook for a moment, feeling everyone's eyes on him, and then smiled softly as the spider did nothing. Lovino slid a hand to his brother's elbow, steadying him in case he fell. Feliciano smiled slightly, yet kept his hand stretched out as far away as he could. He still looked a bit scared. Lovino hugged him softly, unnoticeably by anyone else.

"Better?" he asked quietly.

"I suppose…" Feliciano said quietly, shifting nervously as the spider moved, crawling towards his wrist. "It feels funny on my hand." He whispered fearfully, blinking. Lovino nodded.

"It has eight legs, of course it feels odd." He reasoned.

"Are you alright?" Ludwig asked, looking at Feliciano nervously. Feliciano smiled again and nodded, then looked uncertain.

"C-Can someone take it? Only I want to eat…." He said quietly, "But don't hurt it!" he added as Gilbert grinned and got up from his chair.

"I won't, I'll take it outside, how's that?" he asked, leaning down behind Feli to grab the small arachnid.

"Okay, make sure it's safe though, not near a bird or anything!" Feliciano cried as Gilbert took the spider carefully, grinning the whole time. Lovino noted how the albino's eyes were actually scarlet, and that Feliciano hadn't exaggerated in his letters about it.

"How did you manage to keep Feli-kun calm?" Kiku asked, getting Lovino's attention by rapping smartly on the table gently.

"He's my brother…he shouldn't be scared of spiders." Lovino said, shooting Feli a look. His younger twin now looked slightly ashamed of himself as everyone went back to their meals.

"Yes. But he's always been frightened of arachnids." Kiku pressed, and then looked apologetic as he had leaned a bit closer.

"I don't know…I just…dunno." Lovino said, shrugging and turning to his food. "You're still scared of them?" he questioned his brother quietly.

"Si…I know I shouldn't be, but they scare me. I promise I won't be afraid of spiders anymore though fratello!" he cried, grinning.

"Good, because you shouldn't have anything to be afraid of." Lovino said, smiling softly. "I won't let anything scare you…" he added as Feli turned away, grinning.

~X~

"You two are simply too old!" Roderich explained with exasperation. Feliciano stuck his bottom lip out, and it quivered slightly.

"B...But we're not too big…" he whimpered. He clutched his large pillow to his chest tightly, looking ready to breakdown. Lovino stood behind him, doing almost the exact same thing, except for the pouting.

They were both dressed in simple white night robes, like they had been dressed when they were small. Feliciano was currently getting Roderich to let the boys sleep in the same bed together.

"It's not healthy for two brothers to be so close." Roderich huffed, rubbing his temples.

"OH Roderich let them." Elizaveta said, crouching next to the small boys and putting a hand on each of their shoulders. "They're not going to see each other for years after this week, let them get the most from it!" she urged. She looked innocent enough, "By the way, I think I left a frying pan around here somewhere…" she added, looking thoughtful. Roderich looked terrified.

"You're not allowed near weapons anymore! I told you that!" he cried, shaking his head. He walked forward and Elizaveta strode from the room, the Austrian in pursuit, talking frantically.

"Frying pan?" Lovino asked once they left.

"She hit him a couple times over the head." Feliciano explained. "Too hard I think." He added, "But she helped us at least, we can sleep together now!" he said joyfully. Lovino grinned.

"Alright." he said in a breathing whisper. He couldn't help but smile now. He was going to fall asleep next to his brother, his only brother. "That's fine." He added, acting as if it wasn't a big deal to him. Feliciano beamed and readied the bed, jumping to get onto it. He waited for Lovino to do the same, and then slid under the covers.

"I'm really glad you're here." He said quietly, as Lovino copied his twin. Lovino nodded, his smile fading.

"I am too." he said softly. He was overwhelmed with his emotions today, and had to remind himself that he had a whole week with Feliciano.

"Well, good night!" Feliciano cried, blowing the bedside candle out with a puff of smoke from it. He tucked his hands under his head, then let one away and grasped Lovino's in it. He held his brother's hand tightly, curling towards him. Lovino did the same, their curls nearly making an odd sort of heart.

"Night." Lovino breathed, making Feliciano laugh slightly. He felt the weight of the day fall to him, he was so tired. He didn't want the day to be over again, and had to constantly keep reminding himself that he was going to have a whole week with his brother.

For the first time he wondered about what would happen after that. He would go home, back to a house where he was ignored, to people who didn't care. He would go back to his school where he certainly didn't have a Canadian language teacher, but where he was teased and made fun of.

Was he jealous of his younger sibling? Lovino didn't like to think so, but he was. He knew he was. He didn't want to be of course, he shouldn't be. Yet his brother had such a better life than he did at the moment. Lovino then cursed himself mentally as Feliciano smiled slightly, closing his eyes. His brother was wrenched away from his home and brought to a foreign land. He hadn't chosen his path; it was him that had been forced along it. It wasn't fair for Lovino to sit here wishing he had it.

"Are you okay?" Feliciano asked, his warm hand holding Lovino's tighter. Lovino nodded, surprised to find his head shaking. Many thoughts flew through his head at once.

"I'm fine…" he said gently, trying to look reassuring.

"Something's bothering you…" Feliciano said softly, reaching out his free hand to pull Lovino's hair away from his face. Lovino nodded, shaking.

"It's just…what if I go to sleep; only to wake up and find out that this has been a dream? What if…what if this is all a dream and I'll wake up in Italy, having to go to school early?" Lovino said, startled that his words came so easily, as if he had been wanting to say them for ages.

"Oh…that won't happen, I'll pinch you if you want. Roderich say's that wakes people up if they're sleeping." He said. Without waiting for a reply he reached over and pinched Lovino's arm softly. Lovino opened his mouth to yell out, and then cut himself short as nothing happened. He smiled.

"Not a dream then?" he asked, hopeful all the same. Feliciano nodded, tucking his hand back to his chest and smiling, his other hand never letting go of Lovino's.

"Of course not! I promise I'll be right here when you wake up. And if I'm not then I either fell off the bed, or got real hungry." Feliciano said. The sheer honesty in the younger sibling's voice made Lovino snicker and laugh. He was relieved that it wasn't a dream, but nevertheless he worried that the moment would fall away.

Feliciano held his hand tighter for a moment before relaxing and closing his eyes.

"I love you fratello." he said gently. Lovino smiled as well.

"Ti amo, Felicinao." Lovino replied, then closed his eyes and drifted off slowly.

~X~

"You shouldn't have let them fall asleep together." Roderich said, looking slightly frustrated.

"Roderich, did you look at them? If they gave you a pleading look you would have crumbled, I know it." Elizaveta said, placing a hand over the shiny black piano that lay in the middle of the room. Roderich rolled his eyes, but fixed his glasses and closed the lid over the keys of the instrument, turning away on the bench.

"What say you?" he asked, gesturing to the Albino on the couch.

"Huh?" Gilbert said, looking over at them. His feet perched upon the arm of the sofa were crossed, his head lay on the other side, and he had been reading. He was actually wearing the glasses he should have been, but they could tell he wasn't happy with them.

"About Feliciano and Lovino sleeping next to one another." Elizaveta said, walking over and picking up Gilbert's legs, moving them to the floor so she could sit down. Gilbert groaned and sat up, tossing his glasses on the coffee table in front of them.

'I think they're…fine." he said softly, uncharacteristically serious. "They haven't seen each other in such a long time, so this is the last chance they'll get, yes?" he asked. Roderich nodded hesitantly.

"Well, yes, yes. I still think they shouldn't get too close again." He added.

"Lighten up!" Gilbert scoffed, waving a hand offhandedly. "Let them have today." He added, a dark look crossing his eyes.

"Gilbert, are you alright?" Elizaveta asked, looking concerned for him.

"It's nothing, Liz." He said quickly, smirking again, looking like his normal self. "I'm just thinking about how I would feel if I hadn't seen West for years…" he added.

"Why do you call him that?" Roderich groaned, walking over to sit in a chair across from the others.

"Huh? Oh...because he lived west of me…before we were here. Remember?" Gilbert said. Elizaveta nodded.

"Yes, yes." She sighed, shaking her head. "Terrible." she breathed. No one spoke for a while, reminiscing about years ago, during the War.

"Away from that topic I suppose I see what you mean." Roderich said, snapping them away from painful topics.

"Exactly. I mean, he's young, Ludwig I mean, but he'll remember if I left for years." He said, "It's the same with Feli and Lovino. They're totally different, but they love each other too much. You've seen all the letters that Feli wrote over the last two years. Have you told him that half of them weren't sent?" he asked suddenly.

"Ah…no." Roderich admitted. He hadn't wanted so many letters to flood in to Italy, due to the over exposure that no one wanted the twins to have. "I will tell him one day, then hand the letters over." He sighed out. He rubbed his temples for a moment, and a small fleeting slime ran across his face, he started laughing.

"What's wrong with you?" asked Gilbert, looking astonished that the Austrian was laughing. Elizaveta looked confused.

"I was simply remembering something." Roderich explained, "When the boys first met Kiku, do you remember?" he asked.

"I do!" Elizaveta exclaimed, laughing as well, "Oh it seems they were so small." She breathed.

"I know, I remember it…" Roderich sighed.

"As I recall we were at that lake for the first time." Gilbert started, "Feliciano was still quiet over loosing his brother, and Ludwig was much…happier." He sighed.

"Kiku was there too, they hadn't seen each other before, and I remember Feliciano brightening up at once and tackling the poor boy into the lake with a hug. It took Ludwig a moment to get him off." Elizaveta remarked. "I never thought that three so different people could have so much in common." She added.

"Right…but they do. It surprises me." Roderich said, "Even after a year and a half it surprises me." he said, smiling lightly.

"But…what are we going to do when Feliciano returns to Italy?" Gilbert put in. They all fell quiet and looked nervously at each other.

"They'll be grown by them. Ludwig and Kiku are older that him, and they'll be adults." Roderich said, "They could visit when they want."

"Yes…but who's going to tell them that Feliciano's one day going to be…the…" Elizaveta trailed off, looking troubled, "Let's go see them real quick." She added, standing up suddenly and leaving.

"What's up wit her?" Gilbert asked, looking a bit startled.

"You know…" Roderich sighed, "She's too soft on kids." He said, looking at Gilbert for a long moment, "She can't have her own, so she acts as their mother…I'm sure you've noticed by now." He said, standing up as well.

'Wait-she can't have her own?" Gilbert asked. Roderich shook his head and left the room. Gilbert sighed and hurried after them.

The three adults ascended the stairs quickly, but not in much of a hurry. They reached Feliciano's room and pushed the door open slightly, finding it dark and quiet.

"Aww…" Elizaveta breathed, seeing the forms of the brothers, she walked over to them. Lovino had a small frown on his face, but he looked peaceful enough, breathing steadily in and out. His legs were curled a bit up, mirroring Feliciano, who was doing the same. Their backs arched their fronts to each other, forming a heart. Their curls, awkwardly sticking along their head, made a small heart as well. It was a beautiful sight, full of only a pureness that none could describe. Elizaveta sat next to Feliciano and pulled a blanket over both of the boys.

"They fell asleep fast." Gilbert commented.

"They're children." Roderich said, rolling his eyes. Gilbert shrugged slightly and smirked, looking at the boys with a small smile. Elizaveta leaned down and kissed both brothers' on their cheeks.

They all stood in a moment of silence, gazing at the twins, so alike, yet set along such different paths. They had no idea either, no idea what was to become of them. No idea how big a role one of them carried, or how little the other did.

"Let's go, Liz." Gilbert said, placing his hand on Elizaveta's shoulder. She nodded, leaning down to give the small children both a kiss again then leaving with the two men.

"They're so sweet." She breathed, shutting the door behind her. The men nodded, and then all of them exchanged gazes.

"I'm going to bed." Elizaveta announced, leaving the two for silence.

"I'm going too." Gilbert said, leaving Roderich alone. Roderich heard two distant doors shutting and sighed to himself.

~X~

The next morning Feliciano woke to sun hitting his face. He blinked, then rolled over and closed his eyes tightly. He was surmised to find his hand restricted and opened them again. To his surprise Lovino was there, holding his hand tightly and frowning in his sleep, but looking peaceful.

"It wasn't a dream…" Feliciano sighed, relieved. He remembered Lovino confessing his fears the night before, but hadn't shared his own. He smiled broadly, and clasped the hand tightly, curling back up into a ball and biting his lip in order not to make a sound and wake his older twin.

He was so surprised when Lovino had showed up. Actually he had thought he was looking in a weird mirror, his brother was so alike to him. His surprise was so great when he realized it was his brother, here, in Austria.

He knew that Lovino didn't like Ludwig, but wasn't going to pester him to grow fond of the blonde. He didn't want to cause rivalry between them. He loved them both, and if it came down to one or another he didn't know who he would choose.

Lovino awoke slowly, but time seemed to fly by that Feliciano was waiting for him to stir. He looked up at his brother's face, then around the room in confusion, finally, his gaze settling on his hand, linked with Feli's.

"Morning…" Feliciano said softly.

"It…was real." Lovino sighed, smiling briefly. Feliciano nodded happily, finally able to tear his hand away from Lovino's, but a bit sad to do so. Feliciano reached his hands to the air, stretching and squeezing his eyes shut for a moment, grinning like a fool. Lovino smiled as his brother wasn't looking.

"What do you want to do today?" Feliciano asked his brother. Lovino shrugged, sitting up in bed.

"I don't know, what is there to do?" he asked curiously. Honestly he had no idea what things one would do in Austria. Feliciano grinned.

"There's so much! We could go back to the lake, I could show you the town, or we could explore the woods. Ludwig and Kiku both mentioned stuff about a waterfall a few miles away, we could try to find that!" Feli exclaimed heartily.

"Oh…whatever you want then I suppose, being here is enough." Lovino said honestly. Feliciano grasped Lovino's hand for a moment then let go and slid out of bed, his bare feet touching the slightly chilly ground.

"Let's go then, we can have breakfast then do something"! Feliciano cried, pulling Lovino out of bed. Lovino nearly tripped over his own feet as Feli ushered him from their bedroom and down the hall.

"Feli-kun, Lovi-san!" exclaimed a voice. Both of them turned around to see Kiku hurrying towards them. He almost smiled as he reached them, slowing down to walk with the twins.

"Morning Kiku!" Feliciano exclaimed, "How'd you sleep?" he asked nicely.

"Very well, and I know you two slept fine. Miss Elizaveta was at the table talking about how cute she thought you looked." He told the. Lovino frowned; he didn't want to be cute. But Feliciano looked happy enough.

"I didn't know she came to say good night to us again!" Feliciano exclaimed, laughing for a moment.

"Yeah, Mr. Roderich and Gilbert were there too." Kiku said, they approached the stairs, and Feliciano slid to the banister again. They followed him and reached the bottom quickly, meeting the grinning boy as they set foot on ground.

"Where's Ludwig?" Feliciano asked next, striking hatred of the Germany into Lovino's heart.

"He's asleep still I believe, or he went out with his onee-chan." Kiku said, "Let's get to breakfast, I suppose you're hungry." He said a tone of question in his voice.

"Onee-chan?" Lovino asked quietly as Kiku led them to a side room.

"It mean's big brother." Feliciano translated at once, "Chan is used to show fondness I think, like how Kiku adds 'Kun' or 'San' at the end of our names." He said. Lovino nodded, realizing that his brother was totally smarter than he looked.

"Ah…" he said smartly. The room they entered wasn't the one they had dinner at the night before, it was very different. The table seated only six people, two on each side, then one at the head and base of it. The room was small, but had an off door that most likely trailed to the kitchens. A table cloth was set over the table, and Elizaveta, Roderich and Gilbert were already seated around it. They hardly looked up as the three entered.

"Morning Feli, Kiku, Lud-oh, hello Lovino!" Elizaveta exclaimed, beaming, "I'm sorry, I'm so used to saying hello to Ludwig." She explained. Lovino nodded, automatically slinking closer to his brother. They pretended not to notice this, instead Roderich gestured to the free seats. He was seated at the head of the table, Elizaveta to his right, and Gilbert to her right. Feliciano bounced over and took the seat on Roderich's left, patting the seat next to him for Lovino, he slid onto the high chair shakily. Kiku sat next to him.

Lovino barely touched the table when a few people flocked around the three children and set down dishes piled high of food. Feliciano looked a bit surprised, but shrugged.

"Usually they bring out drinks first." He explained to Lovino, who could have cared less. He dug into the piles of bacon, the heaps of sausage, and the gallons of milk brought before them.

Kiku took his time to set everything before him properly, and to lay a napkin across his small lap before picking up a knife and spreading butter over a piece of toast, followed by some jelly. Feliciano also slid a cloth over his lap, but was just as messy as Lovino could have guessed he would be as he dug in as well.

"How did you sleep, Elizaveta?" Feliciano asked, making conversation.

"Just fine, thank you darling, I see you two slept fine as well." She added, looking at Lovino for a moment with a grin. Lovino blushed as soon as she looked at him. He didn't know why, but he just reacted that way to girls, he remembered Laura from the train, and shook his head to clear it.

"Yep! I missed Lovino very much!" Feli exclaimed, laughing and drawing attention to himself.

"That's sweet." Elizaveta said softly, smiling as Feliciano grabbed Lovino's hand for a moment.

"Where's West?" Gilbert asked suddenly. "Asleep?" he wondered.

"I don't know; want me to go look for him?" Feli offered at once.

"No!' Lovino exclaimed, and then blushed as everyone stared at him. "I…I mean…I want to have breakfast together….you know…for the first time in two years?" he asked.

"Oh...alright!" Feliciano agreed.

"I'll go look for him Gil." Elizaveta said, getting up and wiping her mouth of a white napkin, then leaving the room. Gilbert nodded, though she had already left. He gave Lovino a wavering look for a moment, then went back to his food. Roderich was deep in a book, titled in a language that consisted of many letters and slashes and dots. He wasn't sure what to make of it, so asked nothing. He wished he had thought of self control before he had blurted out. He had made is sickly clear how much.

It was a to an awkward silence that Elizaveta returned, looking a bit worried.

"I can't find him anywhere, could he have gone out?" she asked nervously, "I even asked Matthew, but he hasn't seen Ludwig either." She said.

"I'll go look around outside!" Gilbert volunteered at once, getting up form his seat, deserting the toast he had been devouring.

"I…" Feliciano trailed off, looking over at Lovino nervously.

"We'll go with you…" Lovino breathed after a few moments, grabbing Feliciano's hand and walking over to Gilbert.

"Really? Oh thank you Lovino!" Feliciano cried, hugging him, "I'm worried now, about Ludwig." He added, as Lovino awkwardly patted his twin's back.

"Let's go then." Gilbert said.

"Wait, they're too little, Gilbert, you're not that-" Roderich was cut off.

"Responsible?" Gilbert interjected.

"…well…" Roderich trailed off.

"I'm responsible. If I wasn't I would be alive right now." He barked out, eyes flashing. Elizaveta looked surprised. Roderich rose from his seat silently.

"I think they should stay here…" he said with a stony voice. Gilbert froze and walked over to the Austrian, so close that his breath fogged Roderich's glasses.

"They'll go if they want to. What's the matter with you? Feeling protective suddenly? Maybe…guilty?" Gilbert sneered, his scarlet eyes flashing sinisterly. Elizaveta looked ready to interject.

"What's there to feel guilty about?" Roderich hissed, glaring.

"Maybe the fact that it was YOUR idea to separate them?" Gilbert hissed. Feliciano looked surprised. He had always been told that it was his grandpa that had proposed the idea.

"Shut up!" Roderich yelled, slamming his fist on the table, then clenching his hands together, trying to calm down.

"Oh, that's not all!" Gilbert cried, grinning, "Tell them about the letter's you n ever let Feli send! Tell them how it was YOUR idea to part them for years, and that if you had it your way, Lovino wouldn't even be here now!" he exclaimed, looking victorious.

"Shut up! You've been mad at me ever since Elizaveta and I got married!" he spat back, he jabbed a finger to the albino's chest.

"No!" Gilbert yelled, looking terrified now, "That's not it!"

"Stop it…" Feliciano said quietly, looking worried. No one paid him any attention.

"What is it then!?" Roderich demanded. "Go on!' he urged. Gilbert clenched his fists and shook his head, casting a look at Elizaveta, who stood frozen.

"Liz…" he said quietly. Elizaveta looked like she didn't know how to respond, she looked at Roderich, then at Gilbert.

"Liz, leave." Roderich said his tone as cold as possible. Elizaveta didn't move still. She looked at the children. Kiku was staring, observantly, and the twins looked scared. She bit her lip, then walked over and stood in between the fighting men. They both stared at her.

"Wait a moment, whose side are you on!?" Roderich cried, looking worried. Elizaveta shut her eyes tightly and shook her head.

"I don't know!" she exclaimed. Feliciano let out a small whimper. Roderich looked suddenly angry.

"You…you're not on my side… know that." He sighed.

"Please…just…stop." Elizaveta breathed, looking ready to cry.

"Liz…it's alright." Gilbert said, setting a hand on the Hungarian's shoulder. She flinched at his touch and Gilbert recoiled swiftly, looking apologetic. "Liz? What's wrong?" he asked desperately.

Elizaveta looked at him, then over at Roderich, who looked hopeful, then back.

"Nothing…you guys just need to stop fighting. This is silly." She breathed, "First it was about the boys, now about…this." She sighed. "You can't fight." She finished, her eyes flashing, "I won't let you!"

"Elizaveta!" Roderich snapped, taking a step forward towards her and grabbing her wrist. At one her eyes flashed, not with fear, but anger.

"Let me go Roderich, I'll break your arm." she hissed. Roderich knew she was fully capable of doing so. Nevertheless he didn't, and grabbed her other wrist, looking at her with pleading eyes.

"She said to let her go." Gilbert said, his head slightly lowered, but his crimson eyes malicious.

"Gilbert…she's right, stop this." Roderich sighed.

"Stop what exactly?" Gilbert snapped, looking up. Roderich narrowed his eyes and Elizaveta sighed, tearing her arms away, and Roderich seemed to give no notice.

"I didn't start this." Roderich started, "But I don't want to finish it, this conversation isn't meant to happen. Not here." he said, finally looking at the kids, "We have to find Ludwig remember."

"I was going to! Then you stopped me!" Gilbert shouted, making everyone jump. Gilbert never yelled, even while mad. This made Feliciano start to cry softly. Lovino held his tightly, pulling him back towards Kiku, who slid down and rested a hand on Lovino's shoulder.

"Go then! But you're not taking them with you." Roderich snapped, turning around. Gilbert growled softly. On instinct he pushed the Austrian as he turned, and Roderich spun around.

The next few things happened at once.

First, Roderich recoiled, and for the first time anyone knew he reacted violently, hitting Gilbert hard across the face. As this happened the door to the room sprang open and Ludwig walked in, his hair ruffled, looking tired. His eyes looked at his brother. The last thing that happened caused Lovino to yell.

Feliciano's legs had started to shake, and the next thing he knew his brother was falling. He made a sort of stumble, falling onto the chair he had exited, but tipping it over and bumping his chest hard against it. Lovino grabbed him before he hit the ground.

"Stop it!" Kiku yelled. This made everyone fall silent. They stared at the Japanese boy, who had never yelled before. Lovino dropped to his knees and shook his brother. Roderich looked scared of himself and backed away. Gilbert, having stumbled backwards, looking at his little brother behind him, who looked startled.

"Ludwig…" he breathed. Ludwig looked at him, and then caught sight of Feliciano, unconscious. He hurried past the albino and dropped to his knees next to Feliciano.

"Oh my…" Roderich breathed. None of the adults noticed Feliciano fainting. Lovino was trying to wake his brother up. Kiku had gotten a glass of water from the table, ready to give it to felid when he woke. Ludwig grabbed the Italian's small shoulders and pulled him up to lean against his chest. Lovino, for once, felt no hate towards to German.

"We need to get him to bed or something." Ludwig said, looking worried. Elizaveta walked over, ready to help.

"Miss…..Elizaveta." Kiku sighed, giving up the formalities, "please don't interfere, you cleary need to discuss something with Roderich and Gilbert." He told them. Elizaveta looked surprised, but listened to the pre-teen.

"Here…let him go." Ludwig said, prying Lovino's hands from his brother's wrist. Lovino hadn't even known he was holding tight. Lovino looked worried, then glared.

"It's all your fault!" he cried to the adults,"You made him pass out! Stop being children, that's our job." He hissed. Ludwig swept Feliciano up and held him tightly, bridal style, the 11 year olds head lolling to the side. He and Lovino hurried away, Kiku opening the doors, which had shut, for them.

"Let's go to Matthew, he usually is good with medical stuff." Kiku said. Ludwig nodded and veered off to a room Lovino had never been to. Kiku opened it and looked inside.

"Ah…Mr. Williams, we need help." He said, leading the others in.

The room was quite small, but was clearly a bedroom. A flag with a leaf was pinned over a bed with an identical making. Matthew was there, getting socks on his feet. He looked up, caught sigh of Feliciano and gasped, getting to his feet.

"Oh my...what on earth happened?" he cried, his voice quiet. He walked over and leaned down next to the four.

"Feli just passed out." Ludwig said, "The…Elizaveta and Roderich and Gilbert were arguing I think, and Feli was…he passed out." He breathed. Matthew carefully took the small Italian from Ludwig, holding him tighter and standing up.

"I think…he's just in shock or something, did anything happen to scare him?" he asked.

"Um…Roderich hit Gilbert, and Kiku yelled." Lovino said softly, scared, under the gazes of the other three.

"Roderich-never mind, that's not important right now." Matthew said, putting Feli on his bed, and looking at the boy with a bit of worry on his face.

"Is he going to be alright?" Ludwig asked. Lovino glared at him. That was supposed to be his line.

"I'm sure he'll be just fine." Matthew assured them, "I'll take him to his bedroom if that's better." He added. Lovino nodded, at once. Matthew took Feliciano into his arms again and lead the way out of the room, up the staircase.

"Matthew!" yelled a voice and they all spun around. To their surprise it was Alfred who was hurrying towards him.

"Al?" Matthew questioned, holding Feli.

"Wh…what happened?" Alfred asked, eyeing Feliciano's limp form.

"He passed out." Matthew explained in his quiet voice.

"Want me to take him?" Alfred offered at once, holding out his arms. Lovino pushed Matthew up a stair, and shook his head, not letting the Canadian reply.

"We're fine!" he hissed over his shoulder, pushing Matthew's back. Matthew turned and walked up the stairs, but Alfred followed them.

"What's wrong by the way? You've been mad ever since you saw me." Alfred asked, sliding next to the other blonde.

"It's nothing Alfred." Matthew sighed. Lovino looked between them both. Matthew's hair was slightly scruffier, and his eyes were perhaps a shade darker. His hair, instead of having a curl stick up, had a small loop on the right of his face. Apart from that though there was nothing to differ the two Northern Americans.

"Are you sure?" Alfred pressed, nudging Matthew, almost making him stumble.

"Do you guys know each other…?" Kiku asked curiously.

"Yup!" Alfred said proudly, grinning at the Japanese boy, "Brothers. Well half brother's really. My mom was English, and his was French."

"You're related!?" Lovino cried. He thought it was a mere coincidence.

"Can't you tell?" Alfred asked, "We both got ol' Dad's looks I think." He added, slapping a hand on Matthew back as they now approached Feliciano's room.

Lovino opened the door and Matthew walked through, ignoring Alfred, who was still grinning, and blabbering about their family now.

"Dad was pure American of course. He was native to the country, well his ancestors were of course. He fell in love while in the war and boom! Me!"

Matthew rolled his eyes and tucked Feliciano in.

"Matthew's a few years younger." Alfred continued, "Mother was a French lady, who, no offence dude, was a bit of a player, went through man after another, and didn't look back, after dumping the child on him of course." Al said. He looked proud for some reason.

"Don't say things like that, Alfred." Matthew pleaded silently.

"Well, stop ignoring me then! I came here to see you after all." Alfred cried, grabbing Matthew in a hug briefly.

"Him? I thought you were here for Vash, Feli said something about weapons and stuff." Lovino interjected. They seemed to have forgotten that Kiku, Ludwig and Lovino were even in the room anymore, so absorbed in their conversation. Matthew looked apologetic at once, and Alfred rubbed a hand behind his neck sheepishly, a sly grin on his face. Lovino rolled his eyes, Kiku felt awkward, but Ludwig had ignored them as well, walking over to Feliciano's bed and sliding up next to him to sit. Lovino narrowed his eyes.

"Good idea Luddy!" Alfred exclaimed, clapping his hand suddenly. "Just stay with him, be there when the little dude wakes up!" he cheered, and then pumped his fist into the air.

"One person is enough I think; we don't want you all scaring him when he wakes up." Matthew put in. "Ludwig, stay here, you two, go do something productive. Kiku, maybe you can show him around Austria some more?" he suggest.

"Feli…was gonna show me around I think." Lovino sighed, crossing his arms and pouting slightly. "I'll wait for him." He added, looking at Ludwig hotly, glaring and connecting his dark honey eyes with the bright blue. Ludwig actually narrowed his eyes back and then slid his hand over Feliciano's. Kiku laid a hand over Lovino's shoulder.

"Perhaps Lovi-kun and Ludwig-san can take shifts, every hour or half an hour." He suggested. Lovino sighed, then nodded and turned towards the door.

"Half an hour you potato eater, then I wanna be with my fratello!" he hissed. He walked out of the room, Kiku right behind him, followed after a while by the other two. Ludwig watched them until they closed the door tightly.

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