HetaliaxNyotalia: Two Worlds Collide Chapter XII
Intermission part 2:An Italians' Dilemma

Another intermission before we move on the main storyline. This chapter takes after Odd Meeting part 2.

"Stupid Antonio (Spain)" a young man muttered himself bitterly. "That no good Spaniard, he thinks that he can solve all of my lady problems. Well it doesn't work."

He kicked a pebble and it landed in a puddle of water. "Even my idiotic younger brother Feliciano is a hit with the ladies. Cazzo!"

This is Lovino Vargas (South Italy), older brother of Feliciano. Unlike the friendly Feliciano, Lovino is very antagonistic to men, particularly from Germany and France, and bears a heavy inferior complex since his brother excels in art and trade, thus losing his motivation to do almost anything. He may act tough, cussing every sentence he says; in reality, he is weak.

Antonio Fernandez-Corriedo, as the latter mentioned, is Lovino's former boss. He used to be a mining tycoon until he became bankrupt and now owns a tomato plantation and a café in Spain and also works as a part-time cashier in a supermarket. Antonio may be sociable and pleasant; he is completely unaware of his surroundings to a point of "not reading the atmosphere" and not even trying to. He is very close to his former henchman (Lovino) in the past, but the latter won't return the kindness.

Lovino walks in St. Mark's square in Venice, Italy. The sky was clouded and it was drizzling. People ran to find cover from the droplets of water falling out of the sky. Some have to improvise by using newspaper or magazines.

His clothes consist of a simple black polo with a loose red necktie and brown pants. Lovino has the same hairstyle as his brother, except he has a curl on his left side of the head. His eyes are hazel in color. He sits down on the bench, sulking.

"This sucks as hell" Lovino said.

Suddenly, a pebble hits him on the head. "Who the f*ck did that?" he demanded, rubbing a sore lump.

The person who hit Lovino did not responded immediately. Instead, it continued to rant.

"Damn that Carmen (Spain)" the person grumble, its voice is feminine. "She is off dating a Spaniard. I tried to talk to that guy. But instead, he ignored me and made a move on Carmen, as if the guy knows her already."

Lovino spots a girl from the distance, walking to his directions without noticing him since she is looking down the street. She has short brown hair and wearing a headband. The girl has the same eyes as Lovino. She wears a red dress and leggings.

"Even my air headed younger sister Alice is staying with a klutzy Italian!" the girl said, still not noticing Lovino as she sat down on the bench. "She is better than I expected. What am I, chopped liver?"

Curiously, Lovino moves closer to the girl. "Is there a problem Signora?" he asked, attempting to start a conversation.

"A problem? Oh yes I have lots of problems!" she answered rather cynically.

The girl ranted all of her problems to Lovino like a tidal wave. She told him about her sudden arrival with her former mistress in Spain and ended up seeing her younger sister in Florence, Italy. Lovino, though his ears are bleeding from the girl's outburst explanation, listened intently.

"That's the same thing that happened to me," Lovino added. "I saw that piece of sh*t hanging with a fine woman the other day. But she completely ignored me."

"Then we have a lot in common," the girl said. "We have dense bosses and airheaded siblings. What's next, a Brit who does not know how to cook?"


Meanwhile in England, Arthur suddenly sneezed. "That was odd," he said. "I have swore someone said something bad about me."

"Quit your whining Arthur" Elizabeth said. "If someone comments your scones of yours, they do not have a senses of exquisite taste of English food."

"I suppose you're right."


"What's your name Signora by the way?"

The girl grinned. "It's Emiliana Gabrieli. And what about you Signor?"

Lovino smirked. "Vargas, Lovino Vargas, Signora Emiliana" he introduced while he kissed her hand.

But Emiliana gently removed her hand before he could kiss it. "That's very kind of you Signor Lovino, there's no need for that," she said teasingly.

Lovino grunted. "So what are you going to do tomorrow?" he asked, wishing to spend her time a little.

Emiliana thought for a bit. "I got nothing" she replied. "What about you?"

Lovino smiled mischievously. "I got an idea."


One day, when Antonio was cleaning the table in his café, a woman entered. The woman had dark hair tied into a curly ponytail with a rose hairpin. Her brown eyes dazzled beautifully. Her velvet red dress caught the eyes of Antonio.

Antonio wears a simple white shirt with a red apron and khaki pants. His brown hair is messy has lax green eyes. He smiles warmly to the woman as she enters.

"Buenos Dias Senorita Carmen" Antonio greeted; his voice is very relaxing and thoughtful. "Café Spain does not open until nine o'clock. Care for some instant coffee?"

"Thank you Senor Antonio" Carmen said; her voice is rather high class and rich, yet gentle and soft.

She sat down while he was making some instant coffee. "What brings you here?" Antonio asked.

Antonio gave Carmen a cup of coffee. "It seems I can't find Emiliana" she replied in a worried tone. "She suddenly left without me noticing."

"That's odd" he commented, finish making his own cup of Joe. "I tried to invite Lovino so we can hang out. But it seems that he was already out of the house by the time I called him."

"Where are they?" Carmen wondered.

Antonio sat down and pondered the same thought as her.

Outside the café, Lovino and Emiliana were hiding in the bushes. "Luckily I went to Spain early before Feliciano could wake up" Lovino said silently.

"I manage to sneak out while Signora Carmen wasn't seeing" Emiliana whispered. "Question is, what are we doing here?"

He grinned wickedly. "You'll see."

Lovino points to her a small, innocent turtle that was crawling rather slowly to the café. Before Emiliana could protest, they spotted another turtle, and then another. Later, a whole army of turtles invaded the café.

"Oh looked a turtle," Carmen said, picking up a turtle from the floor.

"What a cute turtle this is" Antonio added. "Why are you here in my café in Seville, my little Tortuga Marina? The nearest beach I know is in Gibraltar."

A few minutes later, there are turtles everywhere inside Antonio's café. There was one stuck in the coffee machine. There was another one in the coffee mugs. Huge piles of turtles were in each table, squirming around. More turtles cover almost the entire floor, trapping Antonio and Carmen.

"It seems that the turtles love instant coffee" Antonio joked. "Perhaps, when they drink the coffee, they will be super fast!"

"Oh I like that idea" Carmen said in agreement, clapping her hands.

Outside the café…

"How are you able to round up a lot of turtles in one area?" Emilianna asked in curiosity.

Lovino smirked. "That is very simple," he answered boastfully. "I ordered a truckload of turtles three days ago. Then, when Antonio wasn't looking, I placed irresistible bait for turtles inside the café. Brilliant isn't?

"They don't seem to be bothered by a lot of turtles since Signor Antonio and Signora Carmen are dense."

"Oh. At least his café will be closed down for a while."


And so, Lovino and Emilianna continued to wreck havoc. They threw rolls of tissue paper at Francis' estate ("I'm going to get you, my precious!"), hurled rocks at Arthur's home ("I'm going to get you, you miserable Italian misfits!") and threatened Ludwig with a grenade stuck in their mouths ("Throw that thing away from me!"). The only person they did not attempt to play pranks was Ivan and Anya.

At Venice, where they first met, sat down on the benches, panting. "God let's do it again" Emilianna insisted.

"Perhaps next time will do" Lovino said. "We had a good time, don't we Signora?"

"Yes, it's been a long time ever since I was transported to this parallel world of yours. I had lot's of fun with you Lovino…"

"Why thank y-"

Lovino was interrupted when Emilianna kissed him in the cheek.

She smirked. "Let's throw tomatoes at Antonio's house next time alright?"

Emilianna winked at him and skipped, disappearing into the crowd of tourists. For a moment, Lovino stared at the crowd with a blank look, touching his cheek in amazement and sudden happiness that felt inside of him.

"I will Emilianna" he responded.

The next day, they threw tomatoes at Antonio while he was picking tomatoes in his plantation.

"Ah Lovino. It's good to see you again!"

SPLAT!

I should apologies for the long wait due to being grounded for almost three weeks. A ton of work must be done in my house. BTW, a happy belated Christmas and a good luck for the New Year (I am so late there).