A/N: Yay! I finally gave you the conclusion to the cliffhanger. By the way, go check out my new fic, Dear Iceland, Dear Mari, in which you can send fem!Iceland your letters. She will respond to them in a hopefully timely fashion. So go check it out!

I DO NOT OWN HETALIA

And you guys seem to like France/fem!Iceland. I put that choice in for funsies, and now it's at number two. xD

And for you PruCan shippers: Yes, I know, you think PruCan would have been better, To honest, no. The way as he is characterized (as also said by the awesome Mikadon; thanks for being support of the pairings I used!), he will never even think about or look at Maddie as anything more as a friend of Liz. So there ya go. If you want a good dosage of PruCan, I'm writing a fic call It Started With a Text, and Canfem!Pru is one of the main pairings in that...I just gave out a spoiler! But yes, it will be in that fic for sure. It also has DenTai, NorEng, and IceHong, and SuFin. So PruCan shippers, go there!

Getting to Lovina: A Story of Hetalia Academy

Chapter 10: From the Heart

The four students outside of Elizaveta's dorm room stared in silence at the weary, teary girl. The usually fierce and energetic Hungarian was slumped over in sorrow, her eyes pleading with her friends to cease their battle of words. This look did not go unnoticed by anybody in the room, and they all quieted down and took a seat.

"I guess you guys haven't heard about why Rodderich broke up with me yet."

No one dared to make a sound as Elizaveta took a deep breath to steady herself. The light-haired girl was still very shaky, although it seemed that the comforting presence of so many people had calmed her down slightly. Mei gave Elizaveta a concerned look as Emma gave her shoulders a squeeze in support. Lovina inched closer, mumbling something about "It's okay if you don't want to." Madeleine sat awkwardly, wishing she could do something, but feeling too scared.

"Everything seemed to be okay when we met after breakfast this morning. He is –was such a gentleman, and always walked me to my classes; I assume all of you know. But right now I guess that's irrelevant. God, I don't know what is and isn't anymore.

"But anyhow, we had our usual greeting and the peck on the cheek, and I thought everything was ok. But then Rodderich started talking about some things I hadn't even thought of before. He said things like 'Sometimes I worry that my family won't accept our relationship,' and 'I would like to introduce you to them, but I feel that they might be scandalized." So I snapped. I told him 'If you're so worried then why are we even dating? Shouldn't you like me for who I am now? Shouldn't I matter more than what your aristocratic family thinks? They're all stuck on traditions and biases.' And he just gave me this look."

Elizaveta's tears had begun to fall again, and all of the girls subconsciously edged nearer to her. Both Mei and Emma had comforting arms around her; even Lovina placed a hand on her shoulder in a comforting gesture. Madeleine had finally found the courage to sit next to all of them.

"And it was just this twisted, sneering look. I have never seen anything like that on him. He just looked at me like that for a while, and then he said, 'It was all just a façade anyways, wasn't it. We were just in a relationship to make Gilbert jealous, to make my social status higher, and to be the 'it' couple of this school. But you know what, I'm sick of this. It's not working well, and frankly, I don't think my family could accept this.' And just like that. I asked him if he was breaking up with me, and he just told me I wasn't worth his time. All the time he spent with me, he could have used to play the piano. Or he could have used to anything else that was worth more than me. And he just left, and I still don't know why."

There was a collective silence before Elizaveta spoke once more.

"So I just wanted to tell all of you, that I wish that I could have taken back so much that I've said or done, and that 'Leine and Lovi had never gotten into that fight, and that I had accepted your apology when you gave it. Aren't we all hurting each other enough as people on a daily basis? Shouldn't we just try to patch things up and show people that we really care? I want to start off. I want to apologize to you, 'Leine, for not being a better friend and for not accepting your apology. Mei, I want to thank you for how supportive and cheerful you always are. Emma, I want to thank you for always being here for me, and want to apologize for helping you more with your plans. Lovi, I want to apologize for teasing you so much, and I also want to thank you for being such a good friend for so many years. Boys, be nice to your girls. Please."

Madeleine cleared her throat nervously, and everyone looked to her. Her eyes were downcast, but when she raised them to speak, everyone could see the determination and strength behind them.

"Liz, I'm very, very sorry for everything I said to you after I had that argument with Lovi. I didn't really mean it, and it was overly harsh. Lovina, I wished I never had that argument with you. Gilbert was not worth it. I should have known he never cared for me, and that Lars has been here for me all along. I should not have placed him before our friendship. You mean more to me that anyone else could ever have. And Emma, I want to thank you for giving me this chance."

Elizaveta leaned forward to give Madeleine a hug, and the two girls cried into each other's shoulders for a while as they both continued to apologize profusely. Lovina, touched deeply by Madeleine's heartfelt word, joined in their embrace, shedding a tear or two as well. When the three of them broke apart, it was Lovina's turn to speak.

"Look, I already sort of apologized, 'Leine, but I'm going to say it again. I didn't really mean anything I said either. I shouldn't have been all overprotective. I was just scared of losing you, okay? And I won't ever say that again. Eliz, feel better. I'm going to kick that piano bastard's ass later for you. And Emma, thanks for making me feel better about myself. Mei, you too. And, chigi, tomato bastardo, t-thank y-y-you for let-letting me see that I am someone who is cared about. And dammit, I'm not ever saying any of that ever again!"

And of course, Antonio decided to start cuddling Lovina on the spot, nuzzling her cheek, telling her that she was just too cute to be true and that she was the most adorable girlfriend ever. Lovina, as expected, hit him and stuttered something about not agreeing to be his girlfriend. At this spectacle, everyone laughed, including Elizaveta. It was first time she had laughed all day, and she was feeling tremendously better.

Finally, Mei had to leave, so the group began to disperse. Antonio dragged Lovina out to get some paella, and the latter was protesting while asking if there would be any tomatoes. Madeleine and Elizaveta watched Lovina and Antonio's antics merrily, laughing as they began to catch up. Lars sensed that his girlfriend needed some time with Elizaveta, so he bade her a quick farewell, and turned to leave.

"Lars, wait."

Lars had just reached the exit door of the dormitories when he turned around to see Emma running towards him. He stiffened immediately, expecting a hostile greeting. To his surprise, Emma gave him a hug.

"Look, I know we haven't been the best of siblings, and everything at home hasn't been great, but everything Eliz said today's made me realize that it's not your fault or my fault that our father is a cheating bastard. I can't blame you for being his kid, and honestly, we were good friends before we found out. I-I just wanted to say that maybe we should try getting to know each other again. Maybe spend some time together. If you're going to be serious about Maddie, then I need to monitor everything and get videotapes."

There was a mischievous glint in her eyes at the last statement that give Lars an uneasy feeling, but he chose to ignore it in favor of reconciling with his sister.

"Jah. It's really about time that we really got over that bastard's actHow about lunch on Saturday? Or a movie on Friday?"

"That sounds about right."

"All right. See you then."

"See you then."

Just as Lars pushed open the doors and began to make his way to his dormitory to retrieve his items for his afternoon classes, Emma smiled wistfully.

"'Bout time I finally said that."

A/N: They all hugged and made up! Yeah, I'm sorry if that was slightly cheesy, but hey, if we, as teenagers, were to sit down and have a completely emotional talk with our friends, it would probably end up like this. And yes, Roddy was an absolute jerk to Eliz. I'm sorry that it was slightly OOC, but I was trying to portray the snobby, aristocratic side of him. Hope ya liked!