Lovino groaned as he woke up that morning. He could feel the cold breeze coming through the window and he decided to stay in bed. His head was pounding and the only thing comfortable at the moment was the pillow right next to him. He pulled it closer and buried his face into it, hoping his headache would go away. "Minel?" His eyes shot open when he heard the familiar groggy voice.
He looked up at his pillow and saw red eyes giving him a confused look. "You're not Minel." He jumped up and stared at Vladimir who was rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "I forgot we were here," Lovino said before groaning and clutching his head in pain. "Oh right. You were drinking," Vlad said as he got up.
"Wait do you always cuddle up with Minel?" Lovino asked curiously. Vladimir just nodded as he walked out. He felt like he forgot something but he couldn't remember what. Lovino looked at the trio sleeping in the room and followed Vlad. "How much did I drink?" He asked before getting shushed. He raised an eyebrow and Vlad pointed to the sofa.
He looked over the couch and jumped when Allistor's eyes shot open. Green eyes glared at him for a second before softening and looking down. At first glance Lovino thought he was completely alone until he raised his arm slightly, exposing the sleeping blonde cuddled up to his bare chest. He mouthed a 'make coffee' and Lovino nodded before going to the kitchen.
He watched as Vlad worked about quietly, deep in thought. "What's wrong with you?" Vlad looked at Lovino and the memory came back. He didn't think he had enough to drink but apparently that wasn't the case. He had completely forgotten that Lovino practically confessed to him the other night. He flushed red and did his best to hide his blush. He wanted to mention it but Lovino was so drunk, he probably doesn't even remember. In that case he would have to confess to him. One more glance at the Italian that sat on the counter clutching his head and he decided he was going to have fun with it first though.
"Lovino, are you okay? You had a lot to drink," he said walking over. He gently brushed his shoulder and leaned in close. "You look pale too, maybe you should go back to bed," Vlad said, watching him react with small twitches. "No. Arthur will just wake me up," he said sighing. "It's fine. He doesn't wake up until noon after drinking. Come on, Let's go back to bed."
Vladimir quickly pulled Lovino closer and wrapped an arm around him with one arm under his legs. "Wait!" He quickly pulled him up from the counter and began to walk away. "Put me down. I can walk myself, bastard!" Lovino tried to push away only for Vlad to keep a tight hold. He leaned in by his ear and shushed him. "Everyone is still sleeping. You shouldn't wake them," he whispered teasingly.
"Besides it's better like this. We're like a newly wed couple." He smiled as Lovino flushed red and allowed him to carry him into the room. He placed him down onto the blanket and layed next to him as he pulled up the blanket. "You don't have to sleep with me," Lovino said scowling. "Hm? But you were cuddling me so close last night, let's do it again," he said wrapping an arm over him. "You say that but you woke up thinking about Minel," Lovino said glaring.
Vladimir chuckled nervously. "Yeah, we sometimes fall asleep together with Aurel. But I like cuddling with you better. Look you fit perfectly in my arms," Vlad said. Lovino rolled his eyes and turned the other way. "Whatever. I'm going to sleep." Vladimir sighed realizing he was already failing badly. Lovino though, hid his huge blush under the blanket before drifting back to sleep with the warmth of Vlad snuggling his back.
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Allistor moved to get up only to be pulled back into a tight embrace. He sighed as the blonde opened an eye and scowled at him before going back to sleep. He could smell the coffee ready and he wanted breakfast but he had to admit, it was nice sleeping with the blonde. His toes curled and he could feel the soft fur of the bear that snuck into the blanket last night. He gently ruffled Matthieu's hair, the need for a smoke on his tongue. "Mattie, I need to get up."
He groaned and sat up with a pounding headache before looking at the shirtless Allistor. He gasped and looked down at his own bare torso before covering up. "Did we?" Was all he asked. Allistor raised an eyebrow and pulled the blanket off of himself revealing pants still on. "No. Go back to sleep," he said. He bent down and gave him a light peck under his ear and watched him flush a bright red as he snuggled back into the sheets.
Allistor yawned, watching the blonde shift from position to position from the kitchen. He puffed out the smoke before Matthieu sat up tiredly. "First hangover?" Allistor asked. Matthieu nodded and was given a mug with coffee. "Breakfast?" Matthieu quickly replied with a no remembering their last breakfast. "Then let's go out," Allistor said surprising Matthieu. "Eh? Are you sure you want to go out with me?" "Aye. I want to show something." Matthieu frowned realizing his thoughts were wrong. "Okay then."
Matthieu quickly ran out of bed and into the room to get dressed. He smiled as he looked at Vlad and Lovino cuddled up together before seeing a giant lump of sadness somewhere in the corner. He could make out Kiku and Lukas so he figured the lump was Arthur. He pulled on his jacket and quietly left the room before meeting Allistor outside.
"Get on." Matthieu smiled as he saw Allistor sitting on a broom, already dressed for the day. He climbed on and held onto the broom tightly. "Ready!" He felt Allistor kick off and begin to fly up before going forward. "You really like flying, don't ye?" Matthieu raised an eyebrow. "Ye?" "My accent comes out every now and then. Sexy right?" Allistor smirked while Matthieu laughed lightly. "Where are we going?"
Allistor didn't respond and Matthieu was about to repeat himself before the broom dipped down and flew quickly down. "It's a surprise," Allistor replied before landing by a lake. He whistled loudly and Matthieu watched as a large green creature came out of the water. "Is that the loch Ness monster?" Matthieu asked amazed as it swam towards them. "Aye. This is Nessie, my baby. Nessie, this is Matthieu, my boyfriend." Matthieu froze. Boyfriend? Did Allistor just call him his boyfriend? Did something happen last night? Is that why they were sleeping together?
His thoughts were interupted with Allistor taking his boots off. "Take yer shoes off," he said and Matthieu nodded. He did so before being lifted up. He looked impressed at the red head that lifted him so easily. The only person able to do that was Alfred as far as he knew. He was set down on Nessie's back before Allistor climbed on in front with their shoes in hand. "Okay, let's go to the spot," he said and the creature slowly began to move across the water.
Matthieu stared in awe as the ripples grew before disappearing. The water began to rise and he smiled as the water gently went over his feet. He curled his toes in the slightly cold water. The sun had yet to rise completely and the coolness of the morning was much more preferable than the scorching heat from the day.
"I need you to close yer eyes." Matthieu looked up at Allistor who was actually smiling at him. He hadn't really seen his smile before and he didn't want to look away. "Come on, I won't throw you in the water. I promise," he said and Matthieu nodded. He closed his eyes and waited, still feeling movement. "Hold on, we are going to speed up." He could feel Allistor take his hands and guide them around his torso and he hung on tightly before feeling Nessie speed up. He itched to open his eyes but he didn't want to ruin the surprise.
He waited patiently instead and waited until they slowed to a stop and felt Allistor pull away. "Don't open them yet." He nodded before feeling Allistor pull him down from the creature. He was surprised to be carried though. "I can walk," he said and Allistor chuckled. "Aye, but I'd rather you not trip," he said as he continued to walk along. He stopped and felt Allistor slowly put him down on his feet. "Okay, open them."
Matthieu opened his eyes and gasped. They looked to be in some sort of forest..But it was purple. The tree leaves were colored a dark purple that made them look fake. "Is this real?" He asked amazed. "I don't use magic if that's what you're asking," Allistor replied. "What is this?" Matthieu asked amazed. "This is the purple forest. I thought you would like it," Allistor said. Matthieu looked around in wonder before spotting a small pond with running water.
"A pond," he said crouching down and curling his fingers over the turquoise water. "Aye. They call them fairy pools," Allistor said as he sat beside him. "This place is like straight from a magic book. I need to take a picture," he said pulling out his phone. He held it up to to take a picture of the pond only to drop it into the water.
"Holy fucking dick maple. My phone!" Matthieu frowned realizing he was spending too much time with Lovino as he reached inside the water, not able to grab his phone. He groaned and quickly rolled up his pants before getting into the small pond and walking through it. He picked up his phone and pouted as it poured water out. He looked back to see Allistor taking pictures of him. "What are you doing?" Allistor looked up at him and smiled softly, making Matthieu blush. "You wanted pictures. I'll send them to you when you get a new phone," he said before standing up. He walked through the small pond until he was in front of Matthieu.
"You're such a clutz," he said softly. Matthieu pouted and crossed his arms. He looked up to see bright green eyes looking at him and he blushed again. "Did I do anything weird last night? While drunk?" He asked. Allistor started laughing and Matthieu got worried. "Aye but Arthur took away your spotlight." He ruffled his hair and bent down to pick up a stone. "Here. Let's get out of the water," he said before walking away. Matthieu stared at the stone he was given and shrugged before walking after Allistor.
The two sat next to the pond, talking about their brothers until silence fell. Allistor threw himself back and stared up at the purple trees. "You know. I don't think I've ever liked something so much," he said seriously before turning to Matthieu. "Yeah well I can see why you like this place. It's so beautiful," Matthieu replied as he took in the scene one last time. "I've seen better," Allistor said staring at Matthieu. "In fact, I wasn't even talking about this place." Matthieu blushed and looked down. "Oh. I'm sorry," he said softly. "Let's go back before Arthur yells at me," he said standing. Matthieu stood and took his shoes as he followed him out of the purple forest. The two mounted the broom and took off.
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Arthur woke up with a pounding headache. He curled up under his blanket feeling the light hit him. "You wanna go mate? I'll fight you right now," he murmured as he clutched his head in pain. "Oi. Lukas said if you don't get up now that we'll start training without you." Arthur recognized the voice as Lovino and groaned louder.
"Okay, bye." He sat up and Lovino looked back at him. "You're up. Look we all feel like shit but hurry up." Arthur sighed and got dressed before leaving with a large cup of coffee. He sat on the grass next to Vladimir as the others stood in front, broom in hand. "Mount your broom," Lukas said and the trio in front of him followed. He noticed they all looked a bit out of it. Lovino looked tired, Matthieu seemed distracted and even Kiku looked a bit moody.
"Did everyone get drunk last night?" He asked Vlad. "No. Just you four. Especially you and Matthieu," he replied as he plucked the grass tired. "Kick off, and hover." The group kicked off and Arthur watched them. Kiku kicked off and hovered shakily before the broom gave up and he was back to standing. He looked too tired. Lovino managed to stay up longer but that didn't mean he wasn't trembling. "He might actually be a good flyer if he wasn't scared of heights," Arthur said to Vlad. "Yeah but, what's wrong with Mattie?"
Arthur turned to see Matthieu hadn't even tried to kick off from the ground yet. "Matthieu," Lukas said and Matthieu looked up. "Oh, sorry," he said softly before grabbing the broom. He kicked off and went into the air before flipping around and hitting his head on the floor. He groaned as the rest of his body followed and the broom smacked his face. "You okay?" Lovino held out a hand for him and he took it before standing back up. "What's wrong with you? You don't seem all maple," Lovino said. "Sorry, I'm just tired," he said softly. Everyone stared at him as he mounted the broom again.
"If you want, we can do this another day. You all seem tired anyways," Lukas said. The group nodded and tiredly climbed off the broom. "Did something happen?" Arthur asked Matthieu. "I guess I just drank too much last night," Matthieu said before walking away. Arthur raised an eyebrow and looked at everyone all shrugged and went to do their own thing.
"Mattie?" Matthieu was surprised to see Vlad standing next to him as he sat against the tree. "I'm fine, Vlad. Really." He nodded and sat beside him. The two sat in comfortable silence as everyone went about their business. Lukas sat reading as usual while Kiku sat alone with Sakura beside him as he seemed more relaxed than earlier. Arthur was doing archery with Allistor, wait no they were fighting now. Lovino was surprisingly running about with Romano.
"Is it something with Allistor?" Vlad asked and watched Matthieu flush red. "Oh? So I'm right. Was he being a jerk?" Matthieu turned to see Vlad looking at him with serious concern. "No, nothing like that. In fact I had an amazing morning, just one thing is bothering me." Vlad tilted his head curiously. "Allistor introduced me to Nessie as his boyfriend. Did something happen last night that I can't remember?" Vlad's eyes widened before hearing leaves rustling above them and they looked up to see Lovino hanging upside down by one of the branches.
"Fucking Christ! You scared me," Vlad said once he spotted him. "When did you even get up there?" Lovino pointed to Romano who was rolling around while Kiku rubbed his belly. "He's been stuck on him for a while so I came to check on you. I've been here for a while," he said. They turned to see him, curl hanging low by Matthieu's face. "Don't worry, sweetheart. Noone is trying to steal your boyfriend," Matthieu teased as he flicked Lovino's curl. He flushed red and grabbed his curl before loosing his grip and falling on top of the two. "You bastard. You know that's my trigger!" He yelled as he layed sprawled on top of the two.
Matthieu pushed him off and let him lay his head on his lap. "I was drunk too so I don't remember what happened," he said as he plucked out the grass. "Sorry, I don't know much either," Vlad said. Matthieu nodded with a sigh. "Just ask him. You were drunk, what does he expect?" Lovino said as he made a pile of grass on Matthieu's pants. "You're right, I think I will. Where'd he go?" He asked looking to find the two brothers gone.
"Oh god." They looked at Vlad who looked horrified and pointed to the two standing by the house wearing red kilts. Lovino's lips twitched as he bit back his laughter and Matthieu gawked at the sight. "Maple, what are those hosers doing?" He asked. They all visibly jumped when they turned to them and waved. "What do we do?" Lovino asked. "Just wave," Matthieu said slowly raising his arm. "No, don't encourage them!" Vlad said. Matthieu shot his hand back down and they all panicked when they started walking towards them.
"Oh god they're coming," Matthieu said as his eye twitched. "What if we have to do a kilt theme at the café?" Vlad joked. "Don't jinx it! Do you have any idea what these bastards wear under kilts?" Lovino said glaring at Vlad. "Shoes and socks?" Vlad asked gaining a laugh from Lovino. "What do you mean?" Matthieu asked before the two brothers were standing in front of them.
"Nice skirt, bastard." Lovino was instantly smacked for his comment. "It's a kilt!" Allistor yelled and crossed his arms. "These are actually quiet comfortable," Arthur said surprised. "Aye, you should wear one too," Allistor said with à mischievous smile. "No! No way bastard," Lovino said as Vlad and Matthieu shook their heads in disapproval.
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Lovino groaned as he stood beside Lukas and Matthias wearing the red kilt. "I feel so weird," he said growing red. "There is too much fresh air where it shouldn't be," Lovino said. "What? It's like wearing shorts," Matthieu said. "Do you have this in blue?" Lukas asked. He soon left with Allistor to change and Kiku joined them outside. "Kiku, you too?" Lovino asked amazed. "Yes. I admit these are rather exposing," the shy man said as he stood awkwardly. "It's just like wearing shorts guys, I don't see the big deal," Matthieu said shrugging.
The other two exchanged looks before looking back at Matthieu. "Hey bastard.. what are you wearing underneath?" Matthieu raised an eyebrow and lifted the kilt, revealing red boxers. "You bastard! You aren't wearing it right!" Lovino yelled. "What? What do you mean?" Matthieu asked surprised. "Hey, you three. Go change we're going out, unless you want to walk around like that," Arthur said. He turned around before a blast of wind came and they all stared as his kilt flew up. "O-oh. That's what you meant," Matthieu said flushing red.
"Take them off," Lovino said glaring at Matthieu. "No way, eh?" He was tackled down and did his best to awkwardly pull away as Lovino sat on top of him to get a grip on his boxers. "We all were shamed! You should be too!" He yelled as Matthieu screeched out rape and Kiku watched them. "Uhm, you're both exposing more than you need too," he said before Lukas came out in a blue kilt followed by Allistor and Vlad.
"Prease help," Kiku said as he looked at the trio. "I see Rome. I see Venice, I can see Lovino's-" Vlad was stopped by a sudden punch to the gut. He crouched over in pain to see Lovino death glaring him. "Enjoyed the view, bastard? Good. Enjoy it while you remember," he said before raising his fist and being stopped by Lukas who was holding him by the shirt. Arthur joined them again dressed normally and sighed. He sure had weird employees.
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So sorry I took longer than usual to update and the chapter was just random. I'm just getting over a really bad cold. Next chapter will go back to the café.
