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Watch for Lovino's language! But hey; it's Lovino~ The next couple of chapters will have a special "Lovino Warning!" Marked with a

(=n=)9 Chigi! Lovino Warning!

"Eh? You got in the food run?" Matthew exclaimed once Alfred told him. It was almost seven and Mathew wondered where Alfred was going to in such a hurry and followed. Now they sat on the grass together beside the school gates, waiting for the other boys to arrive as Alfred explained.

"Yeah, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do on it. Lovino doesn't seem pleased with me either..." Alfred said, sitting with Matthew in the school field.

"Hmm... Well, Lovino isn't that happy with anyone, except Antonio. As for what to do, I wouldn't know... I've never been on one." Matthew said, sighing. He couldn't carry anything, and people would immediately panic if they saw him literally walk through the store entrance. "Oh but, before I forget, did you talk to the principals about the room arrangement?"

"Oh! I knew I forgot something!" Alfred said; realization appearing on his face. Matthew chuckled, figuring as much.

"Hey Mattie, I was wondering. Why don't we just leave the issue for now? I mean… I kinda enjoy sharing the room. It feels familiar in this weird place…" Alfred said softly, thinking about it for a moment. It was true though. It felt like a familiar piece of home in this odd place.

Matthew stayed silent, not objecting the idea in the least. To be honest, he felt a lot more comfortable last night. Before, he would usually toss and turn for half the night before restlessly falling asleep and waking up early. "Okay…I have no objections" he replied, smiling at his brother who returned it full-force.

Alfred smiled, "Thank's Ma-"

"Aiya! Ivan, you made me late, aru!" Yao called from behind the boys, interrupting Alfred. Both turned around, seeing Ivan and Yao walking over to the gates, Yao angrily stomping as Ivan smiled, following like a puppy.

"Oh, but Yao Yao~ It's not my fault you ran into me with your hot cup of tea! We had to change our clothes, but I got to talk to you on the way here, da? I think it is a fortunate chance!" Ivan said, not bothered by the Chinese boy's cold shoulder.

"Whatever aru. That tea was for my brother and now he has to make his own! Where is Antonio and Lovino?" Yao asked, looking around for the boys as he gave Alfred a small nod in acknowledgement.

"Chigi! Antonio, stop touching me!" A loud cry was heard; gradually getting louder as the boys approached. They wore dark shirts and pants.

Sure enough, two boys came around, each wearing dark clothing. Now that Alfred noticed; all the boys were wearing fairly dark clothes. Yao wore a black Chinese ensemble as Ivan wore a dark coat, although you could see a light scarf peeking out of the collar.

"Are we robbing a grocery store or something?" Alfred asked, looking at his own light shirt.

"No, these clothes are so we don't draw too much attention! It's Saturday which means more people are out in their fancy clothes and dancing in lit up bars!" Lovino said, huffing as Antonio poked his cheek; wondering why his Lovi was acting so angry.

"Stop that, you're annoying! I'm not happy babysitting this new kid!" Lovino said, shoving Antonio away.

"Lovino would rather go with Antonio, da?" Ivan said casually.

The Italian boy blushed a tomato red as Antonio aww-ed.

"Sh-Shut up you… You-"

Ivan simply smiled down at the boy as a sinister feeling filled the air around him.

"Ch-Chigi! Never mind." Lovino said hastily, hiding behind Antonio who had a smile on his face, completely oblivious to Ivan's aura.

"How are we getting to town?" Alfred asked, trying to break the tense mood.

"Ah, well you all should have been there by now~" A casual voice called, cutting through the tension where Alfred's couldn't.

Everyone turned around to look at the approaching Principal Roma. He waved back to the group, followed by Principal Germania; his arms crossed and a frown on his face.

"You all should have been in your specific groups." Principal Germania said once he reached the boys. "Did I not tell you the groups?"

All the boys shook their heads, though Alfred did nothing. Weren't they in their group already?

Principal Germania sighed, pointing to Yao and Ivan, "You are one group." Then he pointed to Alfred, Lovino and Antonio. "And you are the other." He said sternly, pointing towards two large trucks that were parked behind some trees. Alfred hadn't noticed them there.

"We would be gone, aru, if the trucks had been here faster." Yao said bravely as Germania looked towards him.

"Yes well. If not for that guy-" Germania pointed to Roma who was talking to a female student. "-we would have brought these sooner. Anyways, I made the groups accordingly, so I trust you all to be back here within the next few hours."

Everyone nodded and hurried off to the trucks. Alfred's group in particular headed over to a big red one; which made him think of a fire truck as he walked around the machine. "Cool! I'll d-"

"I'll drive, si?" Antonio said right away, hopping in the driver's seat. "Any objections?"

"No, let's hurry Antonio. I want to get back here and make sure Feli didn't eat my share of pasta." Lovino said, heading straight for the passenger seat.

"Hey I-"

"Get in the stupid truck, idiota American. We'll leave without you." Lovino deadpanned, not in the mood.

Alfred shut his mouth sighing and walking over to the door before he noticed something…

"Not here, dummy. The front only has room for two. In the back." Lovino said, pointing to the back with his finger.

Gritting his teeth, Alfred walked over to the back, opening the doors and stepping inside. He looked all around the truck, not seeing a seat; it was just one big metal box. Turning around, he saw the truck behind, Ivan in the driver's seat. He motioned to one of the bars attached to the inside of the truck as his mouthed opened and closed in attempt to tell Alfred something. Before Alfred could call out for him to repeat, Yao sat next to the boy and his attention was diverted.

Alfred tilted his head in confusion, watching as Principal Germania was busy prying Principal Roma away from his conversation with another female student. Clearly they wouldn't be able to offer any help as Alfred grabbed hold of the bar just as the truck started. The truck doors swung back and forth as it moved forwards and Alfred began to understand what Ivan tried to tell him.

No seat, so hold on tight.

Leaning forwards and nearly being smacked in the face if not for his improved reflexes, Alfred shut the truck doors with a slam as the trucks left the gates, the Principal Roma waving as Principal Germania lowered the schools barrier.

"Bye students! Don't get hurt, okay!" Roma called, turning his head and looking at a floating ghost who stood there looking up at the sky. He wondered what it was as he looked up but all he saw was the full moon and the stars.

"Are you a new student here?" Roma asked the ghost.

The ghost sighed and mumbled something that sounded like "I'm Matthew!" before floating back to the school where a small polar bear joined him… How weird.

"Bye-bye then!" Roma called as Germania raised the barrier again; the truck head-lights fading into the surrounding forest.

"Alright, listen up Alfred. I'm saying this once." Lovino said, standing in front of the truck, parked in an empty, public-parking lot. They were in the middle of the city, the many night-time patrons going in nearby clubs and flashing lights from different late-night shops were distracting Alfred. It felt like he hadn't seen this in ages, and in a way it would be true. He had lived in a smaller neighborhood wih his parents, only going out to places like these with his friends on weekends.

"Now, we go to different stores and pick up things from our list. Leave them in the truck and keep going. You have the credit card for the food and the pin number, so get what we need and nothing else. Got it?" Lovino said, not looking at Alfred as he spoke.

Alfred nodded, half listening as he watched some teenagers walking towards a club. He saw a tall girl with has short and wavy blonde hair, held back with a ribbon headband. She looked a bit like Antonio come to think of it. She was wearing some lovely cat earrings though.

"Alright, so you go to that store Antonio, I'll go to that over there and Alfred goes to that one." Lovino said, pointing to different areas where he saw some stores.

"Got it." Alfred said, watching as the girl waved to a tall guy with short, spiky, light blonde hair. They spoke with each other before looking in Alfred's direction where he averted his eyes, looking at Lovino and Antonio. He tuned into their conversation, trying to ignore the eyes on his back.

"But Lovi, you're supposed to watch Alfred." Antonio said, tugging on Lovino's shirt sleeve.

"I don't care! This is an easy job and I'm sure this kid can do it. Or am I wrong in assuming you're able to buy something and you need a baby-sitter?" Lovino asked, looking at Alfred.

Alfred felt his pride had been challenged and folded his arms. "No, I think I can handle it. You probably want to be alone with Antonio anyways." He retorted.

"Sh-Shut up! That's not true! Let's just hurry and get this done." Lovino said, huffing and slipping on a long overcoat to hide his wings. He grabbed his list as he walked away from the other two boys, looking back at Antonio for a moment as the Spaniard waved.

"Uh… Where was I supposed to go?" Alfred asked, looking at Antonio. He wasn't really paying attention.

"Oh, Uh… Over… There?" Antonio said, sounding fairly unsure. He pointed down the lit up street, "Well, there is a store there. It has a few things. I suppose it can't hurt wandering, si?" he said. It seemed that he wasn't paying attention either. "I think I'll go that way. There's a store on the other side." He said, pointing towards the park.

"Right… Good luck Antonio." Alfred said, taking his list and card and heading off. He wondered why Antonio was selected if he was that… spacey.

"Must have stuff on his mind." Alfred mumbled, shrugging it off and walking away from the van. He couldn't think about that right now; he had a job to do!

Author's Note:

Whee! It's finally out! Now there will be excitement! (*7*) Okay, I'll be more consistent in updates now! I'm all happy because my story was saved thanks to my USB. They're good investments! Good I tell you! Even though I'm now, kinda broke! *bows to USB*

Anyways~ So it begins, Alfred's late night escapade with probably lame action, but until the next time. This will get the prophecy in motion though. Things will make sense soon~ Reminds me though, since this Introduction Arc is coming to a close, the next one will be focused more on a couple specific characters but I'm not sure if I should change the POV or just make everything more Omniscient *If that's even possible ._.")

I'll figure it out. (=u=)

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