Chapter 19

The day after the dance was either a day of shame, bliss, or exhaustion. Or maybe a mixture of those. Lovino was certainly exhausted, but he wasn't quite sure whether or not he was happy or upset about how things had gone last night.

But instead of getting the day to sleep in and think about the annoying Spaniard that seemed to always be on his mind, he had to focus on everyone else's night. It was one of the down points to being one of the most influential students at Heta High but someone had to do it.

So here he was, sitting in his room staring at the orderly chaos that was his desk:

There were two green folders from one source that were neatly organized with simple records- like who attended, who paid for how many tickets, the price of the streamers, and which teachers and parents were chaperoning, etc. .

Next to it was a few scented sheets of paper stapled together about all the couple's drama that went on. Including who came together, who met up during the dance, and who left together and whether or not they went somewhere decent.

On top of that was an old notebook with doodles completely covering the cover and more than half the pages already torn out, but the few sheets that had the information were extremely detailed. The author had even used terms from famous spy movies to make it 'more official'.

Then there was a black binder filled with not only 1 person's information, but also had 3 freshmen's, 1 junior, and even one of the guest supervisors. The only problem was that the different points of view made it feel like a bunch of 1st grades had all started talking at once.

Towards the side, almost falling off of the desk, was a manila folder that would have a brief and to the point summery of the dance as well as an obnoxiously written paper about any issues or fights that happened. Lastly there was a perfectly square piece of paper with the vaguest description of the party there could be.

For other events there was usually another report, but Yao hadn't gone to the dance so his usual bright red papers were missing from the desk. But a few extra notes had been added here or there from other students about anything really important.

With a sigh, Lovino grabbed the neatest document and started to read. It was annoying to have to do this all himself but Feliciano wouldn't pay attention to anything. It was a little helpful to him though, he would be prepared for the craziness that would be tomorrow.

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"Up! Despertarse!" commanded her son and started to shake his shoulders. With a groan he rolled away from his mother and tried to pull his comforter back over his head. She tsked at him in annoyance and pulled the blankets off his bed, "Get up mister! It's church and I have a surprise for you!"

Antonio curled up into a ball to try and conserve his body heat, shivering now that his warmth had been taken away. "Mmph!" He protested and scrunched his face up tightly as he tried to force himself back to sleep.

His mother then grabbed one of the pillows that he'd wrestled off the bed in his sleep, and started to hit him with it. "So help me Antonio! It's time to wake up!" She scolded until he sat up and stole the pillow back, glaring at her groggily.

The Spanish woman smiled triumphantly and crossed her arms to stand in a victory pose, successfully waking up the beat that was a teenage boy. "Good~ Now go shower and actually comb your hair. I already got some clothes for you: that are actually clean too." She ordered and handed him a bundle of clean dress clothes.

Antonio tossed the pillow onto his mess of a bed so he could accept the gift of clothes, still half asleep. He nodded to acknowledge that he heard her and sluggishly got up to shuffle across his room to the door that led to his bathroom. Usually he wasn't this bad in the mornings but he'd been forced to stay up until early in the morning to give a play-by-play of the dance to his mother, who had been staying up to meet someone or something.

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After 15 minutes of showering and getting dressed, Antonio made his grand appearance in the dining room. His mother was sitting near the end of the table in a pretty yellow dress, with perfectly accenting teal jewelry- overall just looking like a model.

And to Antonio's surprise she wasn't the only one there. Next to her was a handsome man who was also dressed to the Q. His hair was the exact same shade as Antonio's but instead of hanging loose and curly, was perfectly slicked back. That wasn't the only similarity between them, the older man had the same face and movements and even the same smile. The only difference was their eyes; the older man had dark brown eyes.

"Toni~ I was wondering when you were going to join us!" The man greeted cheerfully, his voice was singsongy and bright. He stood up and held out his arms for a hug, flashing a big smile.

Antonio almost ran to him, laughing as he hugged his older-self. "Padre! No puedo creer que esto!" He cheered and hugged his father happily.

"Si! My meetings got canceled for tomorrow so I had time to come home for the next few days." explained and patted his son's shoulders as if he was examining him. Neither of the boys could stop smiling or hugging each other while Antonio's mother sat with an equally happy smile.

"Come on you two, let's hurry up and eat so we're not late." She finally said, interrupting their moment. Judging by her son's reaction, her surprise was a good one.

"But Isabella-!"

"But Mom-!"

The two both whined in unison but sat down so they wouldn't incur her wrath. The three of them chattered away happily for a minute until a server brought out their breakfasts, careful not to interrupt their reconnecting.

"So where is Juan? Hasn't he been traveling with you?" Antonio asked as he stuffed his face with some scrambled eggs covered in ketchup (catsup). "Mm-" His father hummed because he was caught while taking a drink of his coffee, "Ah- Yes, he was with me. But last week or maybe the week before that… I don't remember. But we were together, until I had to visit Valencia. He was fascinated with the City of Arts and Science. You know how Juan is, always wanting to discover something new. He asked to stay for a while and I didn't see a problem with it~"

"What!? You left Juan in Spain!" squeaked, dropping her silverware on the table in shock. "Ferdinand! You left our son alone in a different country!?" "Shh, it's ok Issa~ It's not like I haven't done it before. Besides he is old enough to take care of himself." Her husband tried to calm her down.

"It's fine mama~ Dad is right, Juan will be fine. Shouldn't we get going as well?" Antonio asked standing up and brushing off his button up shirt. Isabella ran a worried hand through her perfectly curled hair and got up as well, chewing her lip nervously. "I-I guess we should go… But wh-what about mi bebé?" She asked looking at her husband with a frightened look.

"Oh Issa, it's ok. Come on, we can call him once we're in the car, si?" Ferdinand cooed and wrapped his arm around her waist, giving her a reassuring kiss on her forehead. With a shaky breath, the usually unshakable woman nodded and clutched on to his suit jacket as if she was a little girl afraid of getting lost.

led his wife toward the front door of the house, knowing their car would already be running with the driver waiting for them. "Toni go get a jacket, and a tie too. You need to look sharp for church." He said quickly and motioned with his free hand back down the hall.

Antonio smiled and nodded, running to his room to grab the same black suit jacket he wore last night and a bright red bowtie that was hanging off one of his dresser doors. Meeting his parents back in the car as he pulled his arms through the sleeves. "Oh come here! Let me tie that for you." His mother said, feeling the need to baby her son after finding out about her oldest son.

Once they were on their way, the tree did call Juan and found out everything was fine, he was safe and having a great time. The three Carriedos then went to the huge catholic church they were members of and spend most of the day just hanging out and only focusing on each other's company.

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I hope I made up for that short chapter with this one, even if it didn't have Lovi and Antonio together :) I love this family so much, and depending on how many more chapters this story is they'll probably make more appearances. Again thank you all for reading and leaving your awesome reviews! They make me smile every time even if I don't always respond (sorry about that). I hope you all like it so far~ Ta ta my dears!

Despertarse – Wake up (Spanish)

Padre! No puedo creer que esto! – Father! I can't believe this! (Spanish)

Bebé – Baby (Spanish)