Himayura Hidekaz owns Hetalia.

Warning- May contain some racial slurs or "speaking the lord(s) name in vain." I don't mean to offend ANYONE!

APHAPHAPH

Francis woke up first. He winced in muscle pains as he sat up. It took three times before the drugs wore off. They were practically dead by the time they were finished. Nothing could have woken them up but time.

Francis just found out that he forgot to unlock the door, though he figured he would have just left it like that anyway, after knowing that he would be having three rounds of sex.

He looked over at Lovino, who looked the most peaceful he's ever looked since the first day he was brought over here. Plus, it was the first time since he was bought that he was let out of chains altogether. He didn't want to wake the boy up.

Though he didn't need to. A knock on the door slowly woke Lovino up anyway. Francis sighed, grabbing a robe and opening the door. "Oui?"

"Oh, bon! You are still okay?" Francis nodded. "Je suis desole, did I wake you?"

"Non, mais, you woke Lovino up."

"...Wha?" Lovino asked when he heard his name.

"Nothing, mon cher. Go back to sleep if you want."

"Ah, mais, um... Lunch..."

"Dejuner?* What time is it?"

"Past twenty-three..."(1)

"Give us fifteen minutes, d'accord?" The maid nodded and left. Francis closed and locked the door behind him. "They got new clothes for you while you were sick, mon petit tomate."*

"I don't think I want to know what kind of clothes you got for me..."

"You are not going around naked when I have lady maid'z around!" Francis opened a dresser and threw an outfit at random at Lovino. "Get dressed."

'That will explain why they took my measurements...' Lovino put the boxers on first, then the pants and tee-shirt. He walked to Francis, keeping his eyes on the floor.

"Are you okay?" Francis yawned.

"I'm just... Tired."

"I'm..." I am?" Francis guessed.

"Yes..." Lovino growled softly, walking past Francis.

"What are you doing?" Francis grabbed Lovino by the hips. "I'M the master. I go first."

"Then go already... I'm hungry, and I'm still a little bit tired..." He was led down stairs with an arm over his shoulders. He was surprised a little when he was aloud to eat on his own this time. Lovino kept his gaze down at his food the entire time he was eating, and after he was eating, figuring that Francis would want him to wait for him anyway.

That's what he did for his little brother at home, anyway.

"You are waiting for me? How nice..." Francis reached over to pet Lovino on the head, who pulled it away from the touch.

"It's just an instinct... I'm used to doing this for my brother..."

Francis hummed a little before finishing his food. He grabbed the plates and silverware, putting them by the sink. "Come." He started walking up the stairs, and Lovino relunctantly followed.

"To save on a little money, I think I'm going to fire some of my maids. Of course I v'ill wait until they can get another job. Which one helped you the most, personally?"

"I dunno any names, but... This one girl with dark... Purple-ish red hair? And light freckles, green eyes... She escorted me to your room one day..."

"That sounds like... Adrianne, maybe?" Francis, once they were in the bedroom again, looked around his desk for a thick binder. Lovino decided to lie down on the bed, maybe to try to get a quick nap in.

"W-Wait a second... I thought you said you had plenty of money!"

"I do, though I can do things on my own. I can cook, and I can go out and buy my own groceries!"

"Uh-huh... So um, if I'm getting too expensive for you... Also, your english is improving."

"I'm not sending you back!" Francis sighed. "I'm just getting tired of other's doing my work for me. I haven't been outside since... Since the day I dragged you out of that car! And I wasn't ouside for very long."

"Okay, well, it's your choice." Lovino yawned, resting his head against a pillow.

"Lovino, wake up..." Lovino groaned awake. Unfortunately for him, he had to wake up to Francis' smiling face, with his fingers lightly brushing against his hair. "I did it. I found a job for the maids who I fired. Just another maid job for someone else, but at least it's something!"

"Good for you..." Lovino yawned and sat up. "So why did you have to wake me?"

"Well, it is almost dinner time..." Francis lifted Lovino up.

"I can walk on my own, you know!"

"You had surgery on your foot just a few days ago! I'm not going to have you walk on that!"

"Why do you care so damn much?"

"Because you are my pet!"

"I'm... Okay, fine! Whatever..."

"Bon. See? I care about my pets... I love you, mon chouchou."

"Yeah? Well I hate you!"

"That's not nice to say to the man who bought you! I am very generous compared to other masters!"

"Yeah, right..."

"You are really testing my patience!"

"Good!"

"Alright." Francis dropped Lovino carelessly. "You want to walk on your own? You walk on your own!" Francis stormed off down stairs, leaving Lovino on the floor. He picked up the phone and dialed a number.

Lovino got up and walked down the long flight of stairs with the support of the railing. He groaned in pain whenever too much pressure was put on his foot. When he finally made it down stairs, Francis looked up at him.

"Guess what, Lovino? I just sold you to someone in Germany!"

APHAPHAPH

Great spot for a cliffhanger, non?

(1) They go by military time in France, so it would be a little after one in the afternoon.

"Dejuner" - "Lunch"

"Mon petit tomate" - "My little tomato"