A/N: Wow, I let this go for a while...well, here you go, the second last part of this story! It took me a while to get done because of all the ways I could end this. Le gasp, second last! It's come to that time where the story wraps up, and after this chapter, it'll be finito. Read on, dear reader, read on...

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING OF HETALIA

Gilbert shimmied his way over and asked if we wanted to head to another club. I didn't notice we had stayed out this late, but it was apparently 4 in the morning!

"Actually, Gil, I think we should head home." I said

"What for? The night's still young!" He shot me a look of confusion

"Late nights and I don't mix."

"In that case, let's get going, I'd rather not have you get sick." Ludwig said

His arm found its way around my shoulders and we set off for home. How odd, a week or two ago, I was such a stranger to them and now I think of their houses as my home. It's kinda funny. When we finally got in, Feliciano was barely awake and Gilbert's eyes were bloodshot, turning his normally red eyes into an odd shade of pink. The night's still young, is it? I barely had enough alertness to put my pajamas on, and ended up passing out on my bed, on top of the blankets. The morning brought a burst of light so bright, I could have sworn the sun was only two feet from the window. Even though I wasn't under the blankets, I felt some sort of warmth. Sitting up and looking about, I saw the guys all huddled together on the bed too. Feli, I could understand, but Gilbert and Ludwig? Eh, whatever. They'll do what they'll do, and just as long as I don't wake up naked or something, I'm cool with it. I went into the kitchen and made myself some toast with peanut butter and honey. None of them looked like they were going to get up anytime soon.

"Up so soon?" said Ludwig, who had just appeared in the doorway

"Soon? It's nearly half past noon!" I grinned

"Oh! You should have woken us up."

"Speaking of us, how did you all end up in my bed?"

"You know, I'm not too sure myself."

"That's cool, I guess. Just don't let Feli and Gil make a habit of it."

"I'll tr-wait, what?"

I laughed as Ludwig started stammering and making attempts to change the subject. Ever the proper gentleman, I see. Well, what to do now? I'm hardly a guest anymore, and as far as they know, everything is quiet on the whole "Russia wanting to adopt me and make me a city" front. Busying myself with putting away the dishes, I heard a groan of agony as Gilbert stumbled into the kitchen and huddled into a chair at the table. Feliciano followed half a minute later and sprawled onto the floor. I grinned and looked around at the kitchen, the grin turning quickly into a frown. It was filthy.

"Man, guys, do you just not clean this place when you don't have company?" I sighed

"Looks clean to me." Gilbert shrugged

"You've got to be kidding. The fridge is dusty, the counter has stains of lord knows what on it and the sink is practically clogged."

"We were…ah…busy." Ludwig grinned sheepishly

Busy or not, if you don't clean you get bugs and mice and that's just sick. I went into my room, threw on one of Ludwig's old shirts and a pair of sweats, then marched back out with a bucket of water, a sponge, a cloth for dusting and a broom. The three of them blinked in confusion then realization dawned on them with various looks of horror.

"You can't be expecting the awesome Prussia to clean?" Gilbert sputtered

"But Lana, I haven't done that since I was little!" Feli protested

"No excuses, grab a tool and get working." I held out my collection

They grumbled, but helped me out anyway. Feli was sweeping the floor, Gilbert and Ludwig were working on getting the sink empty and I was scrubbing the countertops. After an hour or two, everything was spotless.

"See? Was that so bad?" I smiled

"Yeah!" Gil groaned

"Oh shush. If I'm going to be living here, I'd rather live in a nice, clean place."

"You're staying? Forever?" Feliciano gave me a tiny smile of hope

"Well, if it's alright with you. I mean, I don't think Ludwig wants me to leave and I like it here."

"That's true; I would like you to stay." Ludwig blushed

"Well, what do we do now?"

"We could go to my place for a little while!" Feli bounced up and down with excitement

"Vacation time? Yes please!"

I packed a bit of clothes in a backpack, just a few nights worth, and we all piled into Feliciano's Ferrari. As soon as everything was in order, our little road trip began. It was the middle of the afternoon by the time we had reached a cozy little town on the Mediterranean coast. The view was gorgeous. Houses were built onto cliffs overlooking the sea, with boats down below some of them. Sunlight sparkled off the water and the sky was blue as could be. I loved it!

"So, Feli, where'd you take us?" Gil asked

"Ja, this place is superb!" Ludwig admired the scenery, like me

"Welcome to Sorrento! Fratello and I have a little house here; I thought it'd be perfect." Feli smiled

"It is perfect. Where's your house?" I wondered

"You should be able to see it, it's just…there!"

Feli pointed to a large, sienna coloured house perched on one of the cliffs, with trees surrounding it and a visible garden area. As we drove closer, I could see how old the house was. A good hundred years of use was displayed in the tiles. We got settled in our various rooms. I picked one with a cute dolphin mosaic on the floor; I found it quite appropriate for an ocean town. Stepping out onto the balcony, I could see a mountain in the distance. What a view!

"Lana?" I heard Ludwig call out

"Yeah? In here." I replied

"Ah, there you are. Bruder, Feliciano and I were going to go swimming. Interested?"

"Of course I am! I just didn't pack a swimsuit. Didn't have a chance to buy one."

"I'm sure you can buy one here."

So off we went, bikini hunting. We found a quaint little seaside shop that sold them, and I picked a nice red bikini, not too tiny, but not too large. We heard someone yelling out our names and we shielded our eyes to see Gilbert urging us onto a cliff. He's not going to dive off it? As we ran up, he did indeed dive off it. My stomach flopped at the thought of doing something like that, from so high up. Feli followed suit, leaping off with a yell of "Wheeeee!" Oh no, no way am I doing this. Let me just find a beach and I'll swim out to them. Gilbert reappeared behind us, having climbed back up and laughed.

"I can practically see your mind on your face, Lana."

"So you can see how insane I think this is? Good!" I chuckled half-heartedly

"Don't be such a stick in the mud! Live a little!"

"I live a little! I went dancing, didn't I-!"

As I was talking, I didn't realize it but Gil had gone behind me and as I was pronouncing the last word, he shoved me off the cliff. I flailed like a baby bird trying to fly for the first time. The water was coming up on me fast and common sense finally kicked in, huddling me into a cannonball. A huge fountain of seawater went splashing up as I hit the water, wiping my eyes out as I surfaced. Gilbert and Ludwig were chuckling and Feli was paddling about in the ocean. I mock scowled at Gil. As terrifying as that was, it was actually quite fun. Ludwig turned to walk down to the beach when Gil shoved him off the cliff too. I barely swam out of the way in time as he landed with a very graceless flop. He came up with a huff and I giggled at it. Oh Ludwig, always trying to keep up that stern façade. Feli and Gil joined us in the water and our swimming turned quickly into a splash war. I can't remember a time where I've laughed so hard, or had so much fun. The sun was setting over the Mediterranean as we finally got out of the ocean and went back to the house.

A/N: The last bit, the epilogue, will be a few years ahead of this one so be warned about that in case you get confused about the story jumping about :P. Review please!