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The Italian siblings walked back into the street, greeted by the sun. Feliciano smiled as he held onto his sister's hand. "Ve! So what do you want to do sorella?" Lovina looked around at the crowd of people in front of her. It was a busy day today, and Lovina hated crowds. "I don't know, let's just get away from all these people" she grumbled. Lovina stumbled as her brother pulled her forward.

"Let's walk around! Have some fun, si?" Lovina nodded as her brother dragged her along. Many shop owners were familiar with her brother and were cordial enough. Feli took some time to chat while Lovina listened. They grabbed lunch at a small café and Lovina listened to him talk about all that had happened recently. It wasn't really that exciting, but Lovina did her best to listen. She was more than willing to follow her silly brother around and listen to him, at least for today. It was his birthday after all, and her time was the least she could give him.

Lovina continued to absent-mindedly let her brother pull her along until she walked right into him. he had stopped walking and was frozen still. Lovina gave him a quizzical stare as a smile spread across his face. She followed his gaze and saw the back of a tall young man with blonde hair. Feliciano released his sister's hand and ran over to hug the man from behind. The man slowly turned, and Lovina recognized him as Gilbert's brother. She narrowed her eyes at him as she walked over to the pair. She didn't like how he hugged her brother.

"Hey, hands off of Feli." Ludwig looked up at the girl in confusion. He widened his eyes and released Feliciano. "I, um…sorry…It's nice to see you Lovina…" Feliciano's face lit up as he turned back to his sister. "You know Ludwig sorella? That's fantastic! Isn't he great?!" Ludwig let a small blush creep on his cheeks while the Italian girl eyed him. "Yeah, he's wonderful." She stepped forward and glared at the German who was growing increasingly uncomfortable. "Listen stronzo," Lovina poked his chest threateningly and stared him down. Well stared him up. He completely towered over her, yet she still found a way to intimidate him

"You hurt my brother, I shove a boot the size of Italy up your culo. We clear?" Ludwig rolled his eyes. "You have nothing to worry about, I assure you." Lovina shoved him back a little. "Don't test me stronzo." Feliciano inserted himself between his sister and the German. "That's not very nice Sorella. I'm not mean to Antonio like that."

Lovina's face started to turn red. "I-you-…oh shut up" she scowled as she crossed her arms. Ludwig nodded triumphantly. "So what brings you into town today Feli?" Ludwig smiled at the Italian again as Lovina rolled her eyes.

"It's our birthday!" he cheered as he placed an arm across his sister's shoulders. Ludwig's head drooped. "I had no idea, I'm so sorry Feliciano…" Feli once again hugged the German. "Cheer up Luddy! You didn't know! Don't worry!" Ludwig smiled.

"I'll make it up to you Feliciano." Lovina groaned and tried to pull her brother away. "Say goodbye Feli, Antonio's probably waiting for us." Feliciano pouted and struggled to stay latched onto Ludwig. "But sorella!"

"No buts, Feli. We're already late and if we keep Antonio waiting, he'll send the whole damn armada out to find us." Feliciano huffed and bid the german farewell as his sister dragged him along.

They reached the place where they had indicated they would meet, but Antonio wasn't there yet. The siblings sat down and continued to talk while they waited.

"So how did you even meet that bastard?" Lovina asked. Feliciano smiled and shrugged. "Well he's Mister Roderich's cousin, or something like that. So he'd visit every once in awhile! And I'd see him a lot whenever my boss sent me out on errands! He likes to hang around the market a lot, and we talk and walk and spend time together."

Lovina didn't think she wanted to know what that would entail. Before long, Antonio finally showed up with a nervous smile on his face. He looked kinda weird, and started acting strangely as they headed home. For some reason he was anxious and kept glancing at Lovina.

Lovina smiled as she watched her brother walk away. Though she'd never admit it, she was glad she had spent the day with him. Her smile faded as Antonio ushered her through the door. What was wrong with him? He seemed a bit jumpy, which made Lovina feel uneasy. She decided to ignore it as he started to make dinner.

Lovina didn't want him to do anything special, but Antonio insisted on making her a big dinner. And honestly, Lovina didn't resist that much. Before setting down a huge plate of pasta, Antonio grabbed a rich, aged wine and filled Lovina's glass.

She raised her eyebrow as he sat beside her. "Pulling out the big guns tonight?" Antonio chuckled nervously. "Mi amor, we've only just begun" he responded, mostly to himself. Lovina eyed him as they both began to eat.

The whole meal, Antonio seemed on edge. He was constantly tapping his feet and he just didn't seem like himself. Lovina tried to get him a little tipsy so he would calm the hell down, but no matter what he still seemed on edge. After awhile, Lovina couldn't take it anymore. "For god's sake Antonio, what's wrong?" she groaned.

Antonio stared at her for a moment for gently taking her hand in his. "Lovina, I uh, I have known you for awhile now…" Lovina nodded her head suspiciously. "Well, I have always loved you Lovi." She gave him a quizzical stare as he shook his head. "No, wait, I mean-even when you were a boy, you still held a special place in my heart, n-not the way you do now…I mean I still cared for you then, but things have changed, si?" Lovina was absolutely lost. "Antonio, I think that's been implied for a while now."

Antonio laughed nervously. "R-Right. What I'm trying to say is, I don't know where I'd be without you Lovi. Y-You are the world to me. Even before you became-well not became, but you know, uh 'became' a girl, you changed my life." Antonio ran his hand through his hair and sighed while Lovina continued to give him a perplexed look. "This is not going as smoothly as I planned…but the important thing, is that I love you. More than anything. So…" Antonio stood and reached into his pocket.

He turned white as a sheet as he reached into the other pocket. Lovina watched as he was on the verge of having a panic attack until he dug his hand into a back pocket and let out a sigh of relief. Her eyes widened as he stepped closer and kneeled beside her.

"A-Antonio…" He smiled and held out a small box. "I've been thinking about this for awhile, and it just makes sense. I-I love you, and I certainly hope that you love me. So, Lovi," He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Will you marry me?"

AAAAAAAHHHHHHH I DID A THING mwahahahaha…until next time kiddies…