Antonio arrived at the train station to meet Roderich a little late. He wasn't that worried because his train wasn't supposed to arrive until…thirty minutes ago. Antonio facepalm'd and started searching the train station for him. He knew Roderich would not be happy with him, but he hoped the surprise he was giving him would make up for it. He found the times for the trains arriving and departing that was up to date. Gracias a Dios! His train was running forty five minutes late. Now he had fifteen minutes…to do nothing.

Antonio went and got some churros for them to share. He didn't know if Roderich ever had a churro, but these ones were really sweet and Elizabeta said he loved sweet things. Antonio had a nice conversation with the man at the register. As he began to nibble on a churro the train arrived. Roderich got out with his suit case and they exchanged smiles. Roderich made his way through the crowd of people and hugged Antonio. They were hugging…in public…with Roderich. Antonio dropped the churros. Why did he seem so out of character lately? Roderich intertwined their fingers and began walking with Antonio with his suitcase in his other hand.

"You sure you are okay?" Antonio asked cautiously.

"Ja, I just missed you…," Roderich replied blushing a little. "Am I making you feel uncomfortable?" He loosened the grip on Antonios' fingers.

"No, querido, I just didn't expect this from you. I was expecting you to be so much colder." Antonio tightened his grip on Roderichs' hand. "No offense, I just didn't know it would go so well."

Roderich returned his grip on Antonios' hand.

"We should hurry que no?"

"Ja."

They walked to the parking lot, still hand in hand. Antonio lived a fair ways away from the train station, Roderich knew that. He didn't know that Antonio had a car. It was an old beat up thing but, Roderich thought, it would be better than walking half across the city in summer heat. Antonio let go of his hand briefly, opened the passenger door for him, put his luggage in the trunk, and walked over to the drivers' seat. When they were both in the car, Antonio took hold of Roderich's left hand and began to drive.

"Shouldn't you drive with both hands?" Roderich asked somewhat condescendingly.

"Pfft, I've been driving for a longer than most people have been alive. I can do it with one hand just fine."

"Immortal last words, Liebste*." Roderich chuckled a little.

"I can do that with one hand just fine too!" Antonio laughed. They came to a red light and Antonio looked over. Roderich was suppressing a laugh himself.

'This could really work out this time,' Antonio thought to himself while turning a corner. 'He looks like he's enjoying himself. At the very least.'

"You know that didn't make any sense, ja?"

Antonio blushed. "You still almost laughed…"

"I did." Roderich gently stroked the back of Antonios' hand with his thumb.

The traffic wasn't bad, so they arrived home in a relatively short time. Antonio had gone off on a tangent about how he remembered being stuck in traffic for the longest time and was glad they wouldn't be stuck in it so long. He kept talking about a 'surprise' for Roderich.

"And what is this surprise?" Roderich asked as the pulled into Antonios' parking space.

"You'll see," Antonio said getting out of the car and Roderich's luggage. Roderich got out of the car and walked over to the door. Antonio started to fumbled with his keys and unlocked the door. Roderich followed him in. The television room was directly to his right, and the kitchen was to his left, and a hallway that lead to a staircase. Antonio took Roderich's bags upstairs and told him to 'make yourself at home'.

Roderich should have brought his violin at least. Three days without music? What was he thinking when he packed? He was even sure he had packed sheet music with him. Roderich sat down on the couch and rubbed his temples. This could get frustrating quickly. He felt two hands starting to rub his shoulders. He sat up a bit straighter.

"Mmmm, that feels good." Roderich sighed leaning into Antonios' hands.

"So, do you want your surprise?" Antonio whispered into the shell of Roderichs' ear. Roderich his face inflame as Antonio breathed calmly into his ear. This kind of music wouldn't be so bad for a few days.

"Ja, bitte," Roderich said clumsily in his own tongue. Antonio put his hands over Roderichs' eyes (being careful not to smudge up his glasses).

"Stand up." Antonio whispered again. Roderich did as he was commanded and felt Antonio lead him somewhere. "Okay, I'm going to let go but you still have to keep your eyes closed, bueno?" Roderich nodded. He felt Antonio remove his hands. Then he heard clicking noises.

"Okay, open your eyes!" Antonio said excitedly. Roderich opened them and saw his favorite type of cake and a violin case next to it.

"You did this?"

"Si."

"You got me a new violin?"

"Elizabeta said that the bow hairs on your bow were starting to come off and you were complaining about the bridge was uneven and almost killed someone…I thought you would like a new one…umm…are you okay with that? How can a bridge kill someone?"

"If you accidently hit it, the pressure from the strings will push it off, and it will go flying," Roderich explained. "You got me an entirely new violin because of that?"

"Si, and cake. Do you like it?"

Roderich had to stop himself from rolling his eyes. He wished Elizabeta would have told him one deadly bridge and a few missing bow hairs don't call for a new violin. Roderich opened up the violin and saw something that was antique, and rarely used. The bow was in perfect condition.

"How much did you pay for it?" Roderich asked looking at Antonio. He shrugged.

"It was in one of the spare rooms. Maybe you left it here before?"

Roderich did seem to recall losing a violin somewhere. It did look like something he would own.

"Ja. Thanks so much Antonio, you didn't have to do this."

"I wanted to." Antonio kissed Roderichs' temple. Roderich took a step back.

"Nein. Nein. 'Thanks so much' isn't enough, and don't sell yourself short. Danke schön Antonio. Du bist mein Superheld.*" Roderich leaned up to Antonio to kiss his cheek. Antonio blushed and looked over at Roderich when their lips connected.

Thank you Antonio. You're my superhero.*