December 21, 2005

"Come on Lovi~!" Spain sang as he waited excitedly by the door.

"Shut up you bastard!" Romano shouted from up the stairs. Spain softly chuckled as he heard Romano and hummed a bit. He was excited more than he probably should have been, but he didn't care. Romano stormed down the stairs in a heavy navy jacket, long black pants, black boots, black gloves, and a light tan scarf on. "Why the fuck do we even have to go out? It's fucking cold!"

"Aw~! Come on Lovi~!" Spain sang as he took Romano's hand and intertwined their fingers. "We've been inside almost the entire month, I want us to go out and do something together~!"

"Fine…" Romano grumbled as he slightly looked away from Spain who was still as happy as ever. Spain chuckled as he kissed Romano on the cheek, making the Italian turn a deep red.

He's so cute~! Spain thought happily as he gently pulled Romano out of the house and down the street. Romano's face was red as he followed behind Spain like a child. He pulled up his scarf more so he wouldn't be as cold. Spain glanced back at Romano and gently smiled as he saw the Italian trying not to ruin the time outside that they were going to have. Spain stopped and turned towards Romano.

"Lovi, if you get too cold let me know," he told the Italian. "We'll go home if you do, okay?"

"I-I'll be fine," Romano mumbled softly. Spain smiled.

"If you do, tell me, okay?" Romano nodded in reply before Spain turned back around and started walking again, Romano trailing behind. It had been awhile since Romano had been outside, so he thought it was nice for once. Normally Romano wouldn't want to go outside because it was too cold to try to go out since he got cold easily.

It's all set, Spain thought as they got into town. I just have to make sure all of it goes well…Spain was getting a bit nervous since he didn't know if everything was going to go well enough. He looked behind him to see Romano trying to warm his gloved hands. Spain smiled as he stopped and turned towards Romano, taking his hands.

"Lovi, do you want to go get something to eat?" Spain asked as he looked into amber orbs. Romano looked up at Spain and nodded. He was pretty hungry since he hadn't eaten anything today yet. "Okay~! Come on Lovi~!" Spain guided Romano to a small Italian restaurant that had just recently opened. There wasn't a line and there were barely anyone inside. Romano read the sign. 'Cucina Italiana.'

Why here? Romano asked himself in thought as Spain pulled them inside. Romano wasn't paying attention to anything that Spain was saying and, instead was looking at the interior of the restaurant. The walls were a light opal color where several paintings were hung. Romano's eyes then moved to the furniture in the vicinity. Dark oak tables and chairs that were finished with a stain to keep them from rotting and gave a slight shine to them. The chairs were also padded with a solid white cushion. Before he knew it, Romano was sitting down at the table they had been assigned, Spain taking a seat across from him.

"Choose anything you want Lovi," Spain said as he looked over the edge of his menu. "My treat~!" Romano stared at Spain with suspicion before nodding and returning his gaze to his menu. Something told him that Spain was up to something, but Romano decided to just ignore it. It was Spain after all. They ordered, Spain getting Emilia-Romagana while Romano got Fettuccine pasta with Bolognese sauce with diced tomatoes, mushrooms, and cheese. For drinks, Spain ordered water while Romano ordered milk which he said was the only thing that would be good with his meal.

Spain sighed inwardly. Everything had been going alright so far, and he didn't think that Romano noticed what was going on either which made things better. Spain could feel his excited bubbling up inside and he was finding it hard to hold it back. However, he knew that he shouldn't try to do it in public since he knew Romano would get extremely embarrassed about it and not say what he meant. He pushed the feeling down as they were given their meal.

A few more hours, Spain told himself in thought as he started to eat. Just a few more hours… I can last that long… I hope…

Romano glanced up from his plate bowl and saw the expression on Spain's face, inwardly sighing. He really couldn't tell if the Spaniard had a stomach ache or if he was just using that goofy smile he normally had on. He shrugged it off as it just being that smile he normally wore. There were still times that Romano couldn't even understand what Spain was thinking and, sometimes, it was creepy.

Romano and Spain finished eating and Spain paid. The two then headed back down the street as night began to fall. Spain looked towards the sky and smiled happily as he started to run, dragging Romano with him.

"Gah!" Romano yelped as he was dragged. "W-What the hell!"

"Sorry Lovi~! But we need to hurry!"

"Why the fuck do we-" Romano was cut off with Spain suddenly jerking him forward. Romano sighed. He probably wouldn't get anything out of Spain if he tried to ask again anyways.

"Here we are~!" Spain sang as they reached the top of the large hill that they were climbing up. Romano looked up at Spain as the light disappeared from the sky. "Watch Lovi…" Spain was looking over the railing that they stood near it. Romano blinked in confusion before looking at where Spain was. His eyes slightly widened with surprise as he saw the lights light up the city like small stars in the twilight sky.

Spain looked at Romano and saw the look in those amber orbs. A look of surprise plastered the Italian's face but it was from the amazing sight that stood before him. Spain smiled as a soft blush crept onto his face. This was the moment he had been waiting for, but now, for some reason, he was nervous. Spain's other hand snaked into his jacket pocket and clasped the small black box that he had been looking at the past several months and softly gulped – if that is possible. He took a deep breath before taking his hand out of his pocket and turned to Romano, taking the Italian's other hand into his own so they were both facing each other now. Romano looked up at Spain with a confused yet slightly stern expression, wondering what was going on.

"L-Lovi…" Spain began as he tried to keep his voice from shaking from both excitement and nervousness. "We've been together for a long time…"

"Yeah, and?" Romano asked, his voice stern as he stared at Spain's face, seeing the Spaniard's emerald eyes looking down at their hands.

"Well…" The blush on Spain's face became more visible. "…we've been together such a long time, but we've had to hide the fact that we've been dating. However, today…" Spain reached into his pocket and placed it into Romano's hands. "I…" Spain took a deep breath before continuing. "I would really love to spend the rest of my life with you Lovi." Romano could feel a hot red blush creep onto his face as Spain opened the box. "Will you marry me Lovi?"

Romano stared at the ring inside the box. It wasn't anything fancy. It was just a simple ring band with a tomato design imprinted on it. Romano opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out so he closed it again. Spain stood there, waiting to Romano's reply.

"W-Wait," Romano finally said, finally collecting his thoughts. "I-I thought you said that it was illegal f-for same s-sex marriage…"

"Ah~! Well, it became legal in July~!" Spain sang happily. Romano's eye twitched as he head-butted Spain. "O-Ow… L-Lovi…"

"Why the hell are you waiting until now on asking me, you bastard!" Romano screeched as he glared Spain who was rubbing his forehead where Romano had smacked his head into his.

"I-I was waiting for the right time…" Spain sighed. "I've been planning this for such a long time…" A pained expression swept across Romano's face as he saw the saddened expression on Spain's face. "I-I just wanted to make this a romantic moment… so I thought it would be good to do it now…"

Spain… Romano thought as he looked at the Spaniard with caring eyes. Spain looked back at Romano, a gentle smile on his face.

"I want to spend my life with you Lovi," Spain said again. "So… will you marry me, mi amor?" Romano felt his eyes burn with the tears that were in them, causing Spain to have a confused look on his face. "Eh? L-Lovi? Ar-"

Romano interrupted Spain by hugging the Spaniard, his face burying into his chest. "Si… I will…" he answered as he felt the tears flow over his eyes. "I fucking will caro…"

Spain smiled as he hugged Romano back. "I'm glad to here that." Romano looked up towards Spain who smiled back before kissing the Italian on the lips. Romano pushed back, making the kiss deeper. The two pulled back and looked into each other's eyes before Spain took the ring, removed Romano's glove and placed it on his finger. "Te amo, mi amor."

"T-Ti amo, caro…" Romano shyly replied back as he looked at the ring before quickly putting his glove back on. "Chigii! I-It's fucking freezing!" Spain softly laughed as he took Romano's hand into his own.

"Better?"

"S-Si…" Romano's face was still red as the two started for home, fingers intertwined with each other.

Finally….. I'm loved….