A/N: Oh my gosh! Thank you so much! I have gotten really good suggestions from the very lovely LethalAndLovely and the awesome HeroineofTime4242! Thank you so much guys! I really love you! And on rae1112's comment, it's totally fine. I honestly don't mind. I'll still try my best to smart her up! XD I also want to thank Rob! Dude…. Sorry my Philippines chapter is taking a while. There will probably be one or two more chapters in Italy. Ah well. I'm on a creative high right now, so I'll just get back to the chapter! R&R people! I apologize for any errors I might have made…
"Espera… ¿Qué?" Antonio looked at his three friends—wait—his two friends and a….. whatever Arthur was to him.
"You heard me! There's this huge tomato market nearby!" Allison excitedly told the Spaniard. Feliciana nodded happily in agreement.
"Ve~ Sorella said she wanted to go, too! Maybe you can take her Tonio!" Feliciana giggled as Antonio blushed. "Ve~ I bet sorella would be happy if she went with you!"
"Yeah! You should totally take her man!" Allison slapped Antonio on the back. "I bet she wants to go with cha but she doesn't wanna tell ya!" Antonio looked at her with a confused expression. He then looked at Arthur, who was just looking at the scene with a rather blasé expression. The Brit just nodded in agreement with the American.
"Que? I don't think she likes me that much…" He motioned to a bruise on his arm, where a tomato had hit him rather hard. He thought that was impossible—then again—this was an angry Lovina who threw the said fruit.
"Ve~ Lovi likes Tonio lots. She just shows it—very differently." Feliciana assured Antonio happily.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course we are! Then after, you can take her on a picnic!"
"Ve~! And blindfold her when you take her places!" Antonio was starting to feel overwhelmed.
"S-si. Why am I doing this, de todos modos?" He cocked his head to the side. He was all for this plan, because it gave him an excuse to be with Lovi, but he just wanted to know why.
"Ve~ Because! Tonio likes sorella and sorella likes Tonio! Isn't that reason enough?" Feliciana bounced up and down.
"How did you know about my feelings for Lo—" He was interrupted by the peppy Italian.
"Ve~ Anyone can see how much Tonio likes sorella!" The Spaniard was taken back at the statement. Was he really that obvious?
"Yeah dude! We're just trying to help, man! Just don't tell her it was our idea okay? If she does find out, say it was all Artie's idea." Arthur's eyebrows furrowed in annoyance.
"Hey! Don't suck me in to your stupid plans you git!" Allison pretended to not hear the protests coming from the Brit. This guy seriously needed to loosen up.
Antonio merely nodded. "S-si. G-gracias." Even though he was still a little confused, he was happy that his friends tried to help him.
"Ve~ Get sorella at nine, va bene?"
"S-si, Feli. Mañana."
"Ve~! Sorella! Buon giorno! Wake up! Wake up!" Feliciana ran into her sister's room and jumped on her.
"Che diavolo! Feli! Get off of me, idiota!"
"Lovii~ Get dressed, hurry up!"
"Wait—wha—" Lovina did not have time to yell at her sister, as Feliciana had grabbed her hand and pushed her into the bathroom. She could be very strong when she wanted to.
"Ve~ Get nice and clean okay? If you take too long, I'm going to have to make you clean all by myself!" Lovina heard her sister's cheery voice on the other side of the door. She grumbled to herself and took a quick shower.
"Is everything ready?" Allison asked the Italian, who was eagerly waiting for Antonio to visit.
"Ve~ Si! I already made and packed the food already!"
"Are you sure Arthur didn't touch any of the food?" Allison was not letting this plan burst into flames just because Arthur wanted to try to improve his scone recipe.
"Ve~ Si!"
"'Kay! Good!" She heard a knock on the door. "Antonio is here! Is your sister ready?"
Feliciana looked a panicked. "Ve~! Sorella! Are you done in the shower?" She ran to the bathroom and knocked on the door. She was answered by very loud shouts and curses from her sister.
"Si! I'm done you idiota! Get me a change of clothes. Ora!" Feliciana mentally scolded herself. How could she forget one of the most important parts of the plan? She ran towards her closet and chose a simple pink blouse and a lime green skirt. Her sister probably wouldn't mind if they weren't her clothes, the twins were the same size after all. Feliciana ran into her sister's room and looked for the drawer where she stashed all her headbands. She found a light yellow headband with a pink rose on it. Perfect! The outfit she chose for her sister was so cute! She ran to the bathroom where her sister was waiting. Feliciana vaguely heard Allison going over the plans with Antonio in the kitchen.
"Ve~ Sorella! Here are your clothes!" The door opened and she handed the clothes to her sister's outstretched hand.
"Grazie." The door closed. Feliciana then heard her sister yell. "What the hell? Why are these your clothes?"
"Ve~ We're going out today."
"What? We went out yesterday."
"S-si. But… Ve~ We are going out again."
"Idiota." Feliciana laughed. She took the blindfold out of her pocket when she saw the knob on the door turn. When she saw her sister emerge from the room, she thrust the blindfold in her face.
"What the hell do you want me to do with that?"
"Ve~ Put it on!" She cheerfully told her irritated sister.
"Why?"
"Because! It's a surprise! Ve~!" She flashed her sister the biggest smile she could. The smile Lovina could never say no to.
"F-fine. But if this ends up with me getting lost, I will personally throw away all the pasta and gelato in the house." Feliciana sweat dropped. The fate of my pasta now rests in Antonio's hands.
"Si sorella! You're going to have a lot of fun today!" She guided her blindfolded sister to the kitchen. Allison beamed at the two Italians.
"Good morning, Lovina! Have fun today!" Allison grabbed Lovina's hands and forced her and Antonio's hands together. She put her index finger over her mouth to remind Antonio not to say anything. Arthur proceeded to tighten the blindfold to make sure it would not fall off. He also gave Antonio the picnic basket to hold.
"Do not drop it, okay?" He reminded Antonio. Lovina's eyebrows furrowed.
"Oi! Scone bastard! What the hell is going on?" Arthur sighed.
"Just don't let go of the hand you are holding. If you do, you will get lost." Lovina looked even more irritated.
"Scone bastard. Where's that American girl?"
"Here!"
"Who's hand am I holding?" Allison smirked.
"You'll find out soon enough! Be patient." Lovina became even more angry with this answer. However, she thought it was best to just stay quiet. They would just avoid any questions she asked anyway. Allison pushed Antonio and Lovina out the door. "Have fun!" Lovina scowled and Antonio happily held her hand.
The walk to the tomato market was uneventful, save for the times Lovina squeezed Antonio's hand every time he came to an abrupt stop. He responded by smiling lightly and returning the squeeze. When the two brunettes reached the tomato market, Antonio proceeded to take the blindfold of the Italian's face. Her face immediately reddened when she saw Antonio's face a few inches in from hers.
"You tomato bastard! What the hel—" She immediately stopped her angry rant, as she looked around and saw tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes. Plum tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes—hell, it would be easier to say what varieties of tomatoes the market didn't have; which was none, as the market seemed to have every single variety of tomato available to man. "Tomato~"
Antonio laughed when Lovina went to a state of shock at the sight of all the tomatoes. There were tomatoes of different colors—red, yellow, even orange. He pulled Lovina's hand. "C'mon Lovi~ Let's look at the tomatoes!" Lovina turned red.
"T-tomato bastard. Don't pull too hard." Antonio smiled.
The two browsed through the market, occasionally trying samples given by the vendors.
"Buhyoo! Lovi~ Your face reminds me of this tomato!" He shoved a ripe tomato in Lovina's blushing face.
"Tomato bastard. Are we going to buy tomatoes, or what?" Antonio laughed.
"Anything for you Lovi~ Today, you're going to be a princesa!" The Spaniard flashed her a big grin. Lovina's face grew even more red.
"B-bastard." She started to point at a pile of tomatoes on the left. They were big and red. Antonio could tell the tomatoes were perfect for making paella.
"Si, Lovi!" He then proceeded to buy the Italian all the tomatoes she timidly pointed to.
"You have to put this on again, princesa." Antonio gave Lovina the blindfold.
"Don't call me that, bastard. Why the hell do you want me to put that shitty piece of cloth on my face again?"
"Another surprise Lovi! If you put it on, I'll give you one of the tomatoes we bought!" Lovina scowled at words but; nonetheless, put on the blindfold. Antonio took her hand and led her to the Boboli gardens. When the two got to their destination, he took off the blindfold. The Italian gasped at the greenery and sculptures that stood before her.
"Y-you bastard. You made me walk all the way here?"
"Si, mi piccolo tomate! Oh! Here's your tomate!" Antonio reached into the bag he got from the market and gave her a ripe tomato.
"B-bastard." She "reluctantly" took the tomato from his outstretched hand and started to eat it. Antonio looked around and found somewhere to sit. He motioned for Lovina to follow him and sat down. He continued to take out the food from the basket the three had given him. He found paella, rice, lasagna, macaroni, stracciatella, and other Italian and Spanish dishes—almost all of which had a large of tomatoes in them. Feliciana was also so kind as to make desserts. He looked at the seemingly endless basket and took out tiramisu, biscotti, churros, and pizzelle. Lovina looked at him in disbelief.
"Idiot. How did you—" Antonio smiled and cut her off.
"Don't ask! Just eat, mi princesa." She offered her some paella. She took the offered food. Taste just like Feli's.
"Wow! This food is muy deliciosa!" Antonio put another spoonful of stracciatella in his mouth.
"Feli makes this food all the time." Antonio smiled.
"Lucky!" Feliciana was a really good cook. But Antonio wondered when she learned how to make Spanish dishes. He never saw her make any churros or paella before.
"Oi! T-tomato bas— I mean, Antonio!" Antonio perked his head up. Lovina had never called him Antonio before. Just tomato bastard.
"Si?" Lovina's face was a violent shade of red.
"G-grazie." She mumbled. Antonio pretended not to hear.
"Que?"
"I said grazie." She mumbled again.
"Que? I didn't hear you, Lovi~"
"I SAID GRAZIE YOU TOMATO BASTARD!" Antonio patted Lovina's head.
"De nada, mi princesa."
"Don't call me that." Lovina whacked Antonio on the head.
"Ow!" He was about to rant about how much he is abused by the Italian, but was cut off when he felt Lovina's soft lips touch his cheek. "Que?"
"That was for today, bastard. But that's the last time I'm ever doing it again." Lovina mumbled with a red face. She tried to ignore the feeling she had in her stomach when she kissed the Spaniard's cheek.
Antonio smiled. He grabbed both sides of her face and kissed her lips. He heard a mumbled, half-assed protest from the Italian before she started to return the kiss.
When they pulled apart, Antonio smiled. "Te amo, Lovi! Te amo!" Lovina blushed.
"T-ti amo, bastard."
"Ve~ How did it go Lovi!"
"Good."
"How good? Today, I had lots of fun with Ally and Arthur! Ve~"
"You cooked the food, didn't you?"
"Ve! You avoided my question!"
Lovina sighed and proceeded to tell her sister about her day.
A/N: Phew! I'm done! YAY! Ally and Arthur's turn next! So next chapter takes place on the same day as this one, but shows Allison and Arthur's side. And a little note on Lovi's outfit….. I suck at describing clothes…I'm so very sorry. Review por favor! Until next chapter! XD
Translation:
Espera: wait
Que: what
de todos modos: anyway
Che diavolo: what the hell
Idiota: idiot
Sorella: sister
Princesa: princess
Mi princesa: my princess
Te amo: I love you
Ti amo: I love you
Grazie: Thank you
va bene: Alright
ora: now
