Romano's pov

It has been such a long day! All I want to do is sleep, luckily Spain is away for a few days so I can get some well deserved peace and quiet. As I sprawled myself on the comfy sofa and began to close my eyes I heard the sound of someone knocking at the door. Who the hell could this be? I thought as I angrily stood up and stomped my way to the door. To my surprise my brother was standing in the door way. He looked awful, his face was bright red, his hair was all over the place but the most noticeable thing was the expression of devastation on his face. As our eyes met he burst into floods of tears and ran to me, embracing me tightly.

"Fratello" He whimpered into my shoulder

I have no idea what to say to him, I don't even know what's wrong. The most likely thing to be wrong is that stupid potato!

"Wha-what's wrong?" I asked awkwardly

"It's... well it's hard to explain" He sniffled

I slowly removed myself from his grasp and took a step backwards so I could look at him directly.

"Okay, well take a seat in the living room and I will get you something to drink." I said, guiding him over to the living room.

"Thank you Romano" He said in a hoarse voice

I collected a bottle of red wine that I was going to save for tonight, but I guess he needs it more than I do. I picked up two glasses and poured the rich red liquid into them. The strong smell filled the area around me and I took a deep breath in, inhaling the smell. I walked back over to my brother that had calmed down a bit now and handed him the glass. He took a big gulp of the wine and began to talk.

I cut him off by nearly spitting the wine I had in my mouth out in shock. CLARA?! what the hell was he thinking?!

"YOU DID WHAT?! REMEMBER THAT SHE IS THE BITCH THAT NEARLY KILLED YOU!" I shouted

"I know, I know, but the deal sounded reasonable." Italy said, trying to reassure me.

"Carry on" I sighed

"After I had gone and did the deal with her I returned home. I had bought Germany some flowers and I sent him to go to the car to collect them. He then got furious because he found Gasoline canisters in there. Clara must have put them there to set me up, I had fallen for her trap. Germany doesn't believe me though and now I am here" He explained

I can't believe what I have heard it just sounds so unreal. I knew my brother was stupid but I never knew he was this stupid!

"Why gas canisters?" I asked

" There was a fire and there was missing canisters so this makes it look like I started the fire. I really should explain better." He laughed awkwardly

"HOLY SHIT!" I exclaimed

"BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE! IF YOU DO IT WILL PUT EVERYONE IN DANGER!" Italy yelled sternly.

"But why?" I asked in confusion

"IT'S CLARA! IF SHE FINDS OUT THE POLICE KNOWS THE TRUTH THEN SHE WILL BE AFTER ME AND THE PEOPLE I LOVE" Italy explained

"But why do it in the first place? I don't understand!" I questioned in frustration

"You already know to much and that's the end of it. Anyways...can I please stay here for tonight?" He asked, giving me the puppy eyes

"Ugh...FINE! But sleep on the sofa" I huffed

Italy smiled and leaned further back on the sofa, making himself at home. He knows where everything is kept so I hope I can slip away and get some sleep.

"Well i'm going to bed now" I said, standing up and trying to exit the room. However I was stopped by Italy gripping onto me.

"Fratello please stay here and hug me for awhile" He pleaded

I sighed and returned to my seat on the sofa. Italy wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled into me. I felt my eyes start to slowly close and I drifted off into sleep.

Light started to flood in through my eyes as I started to regain consciousness. I suddenly bolted up from the sofa and realised I was fully clothed and my brother was still fast asleep, still wearing his clothes too. I checked my watch and to my horror it was 10am! I hate getting up late, this is awful. If my stupid brother didn't come and annoy me then I would have been awake on time. I sighed and stretched my aching arms, I started to walk in the direction of the bathroom to clean up but I was stopped by a strange noise. At first it was a faint humming noise but as I listened closer the noise became clearer. I could recognise the sound it was the sound of a siren. I froze in shock, what if it was coming here for Italy? I ran as fast as I could over to the window and to my horror two police cars came into view. There was no doubt that they were heading here and that flew me into full panic mode!

"VENIZIANO" I screamed

He mumbled and his eyes started to twitch.

"Hmm? what's all this commotion?" He asked sleepily

I didn't need to answer, I could see the look of terror in his eyes. He started screaming and shaking, He looked absolutely petrified. I feel totally useless, how can I possibly make this better? Why did Spain have to go away? I need him here right now!

*Knock,Knock*

My brother quickly stopped his screams and we froze.

"Wha-what do we do?" I trembled

He started taking deep breaths to calm himself down and started contemplating my question then he looked at me. His expression looked as if he was proud and he was smiling.

"I have to be brave Fratello. I need to prove Germany wrong!" He grinned

"YOU FUCKING FOOL! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?" I barked

"You will visit me right?" He said Smiling through his tears.

"WHAT?! WE NEED TO RUN OR EXPLAIN TO THEM OR SOMETHING!" I trembled

"I'm the one that should be scared Romano. You don't need to worry, I will be out soon enough" He sniffled

I can hardly believe my eyes. Since when has Italy became so strong? If I was him I would be falling apart right now.

"I ca-can't let you-" I trailed off

"You really are a great brother" He whispered

Italy gave me one last smile as he walked off. I couldn't do anything I was in to much shock. I just stood and listened to the voices coming from outside. I could hear the cars drive off and I knew it was over. I felt my emotions flow over and I let everything out. I curled myself into a little ball and cried for my brother. After awhile my despair turned to anger. I will get revenge for him I thought to myself. Clara, Germany and whoever else that is involved will get their comeuppance one way or another.