"Maria, are you really having a bambino or bambino?" Feli asked Maria after she sat down to eat. He was obviously excited.

Maria nodded and replied, "Yup, the awesome me is having an awesome baby. Kesesesesese."

"Ve~! Luddy you're going to be an uncle!"

Ludwig looked at him wearily and said, "Ja. That would be nice."

"I wonder what it'll be like. It's been so long since there's been a baby country," Feli said take a mouth full of pasta.

"Si, who was the last one again?" Antonio asked looking up to the sky. Roderich shrugged.

"I'm not even sure it'll be a country," Roderich commented. Feliciano and Antonio both looked at him.

"What?" They asked in unison.

"I'm with Specs on this one," Maria added. "I'm glad too."

Both sat with their mouths agape. Feli turned to Ludwig.

"I don't really have an opinion right now, but it seems logical enough since she's not a country anymore."

Feli turned back to Antonio and started saying something quickly in Italian that none of the Germanics' could understand. Maria looked over to Roderich and tapped her index finger to her forehead (1). Roderich rolled his eyes away from her as Ludwig gently pulled her arm down and shot her a warning glance.

"I don't know amigo, I think it'll be a country too," Antonio said before taking another mouthful of pasta.

"Ve~ I was talking to fast again wasn't I?" Feli asked turning back to Ludwig.

"Ja, du warst ein bisschen schnell reden (2)." Roderich rolled his eyes again. He was sure that between him and Elizabeta (and to some extent Maria) Ludwig would have learned to speak German properly. Antonio covered Roderichs' hand with his own and squeezed it lightly. Even Antonio could tell Roderich was getting annoyed with this.

"Mi dispiace (3)," Feli said sadly looking up into Ludwigs' eyes. Maria looked down on her food and twirled it around on her fork. Her eyes met Roderichs' ice cold violet ones and she smirked.

"Hey Specs, what's blue, white, pink, and red all over?" Maria asked. Roderich acted faster than she imagined and she had a glob of pasta in her hair. She blushed mildly as Antonio choked back a laugh.

"You covered in pasta," Roderich said matter-of-factly as he finished the pasta on his plate. Gilbird flew into her hair and began helping her clean up. She frowned for a moment and started to laugh. Having expected retaliation, Ludwig and Feli looked at each other confused.

"Nice job Specs!" Antonio began to laughed with her and they high fived. Roderich turned to Ludwig, who shrugged. Feli started laughing with Maria and Antonio.

"I'm going to take a shower now, ja? Have fun boys!" Maria smiled and put her plate in the sink, then rushed upstairs followed by Blackie, Aster, and Berlitz. Feli and Antonio drifted into silence quickly.

"Nice shot Roderich," Ludwig mumbled bring his, Roderichs', and Felis' plate into the kitchen.

"I was aiming for her face," Roderich said blushing.

"Still close querido~!" Antonio encouraged finishing his pasta. "I was half-expecting her to throw something back."

"Me too! She normally does, but Mr. Roderich starting something is a first!" Feli grinned moving closer to Roderich and Antonio. Roderich felt Ludwig look at him from the kitchen.

'Nein, Feli. Did you forget already? (4)' Roderich thought sadly as Antonio gently stroked the back of his hand. Despite his thoughts, Roderich smiled nonetheless.

"So, Toni, do you want to see Berlin with Mr. Roderich?" Feli asked tilting his head to the side.

"Si, that sounds fun. I was actually expecting to be in Vienna, but Berlin works too. I haven't been here in a while," replied Antonio looking at Roderich.

"Schon gut (5), let's get started now," Roderich said getting up from his chair. Antonio stood up after him. Ludwig raised an eyebrow at Roderich as they walked by, it was unlike him to walk linked hands with anyone. The door slammed behind him.

"Do you think they'll come back for dinner? Feli asked wrapping his arms around Ludwigs'.

"Ja, I doubt Roderich is going to drive all the way back to Vienna."


"I don't remember Berlin being like this," Antonio said looking around a street corner.

"It's changed a lot since 1935," Roderich replied following behind him.

"Si, I know. So has Ludwig. Everyone has. It makes me feel old," Antonio laughed nervously. Roderich put a hand on his shoulder.

"You're not that old. You're not as old as Yao, or even Kiku." Roderich kissed Antonios' cheek lightly.

"I know," Antonio said linking their hands together. "Hey is that a park! We can lay down there! I promise I won't kiss you." Roderich glared out of the corner of his eye at Antonio. Antonio stuck his tongue out and led him to the park he was talking about. They sat down under the shade of the tree and stared into each other's' eyes.

"A-Anton?"

"Si?" Antonio asked pulling Roderich closer to him.

"W-why me?"

"…Roderich…what do you mean? Are you hurting yourself?" Antonios' eyes became bigger than dinner plates. "Don't! I love you, I'm sorry for whatever I did!" Antonio held onto Roderich tightly.

"Nein, why would I hurt myself? I mean why would you want to date me? I don't understand what you see in me," Roderich asked flushing. Antonio blinked.

"Oh! Gracias a dios (6)!" Antonio kissed one of Roderichs' wrists. "…I'm not sure why. We hardly ever talked after the divorce, but you've never been outright mean to me. It could be something I don't remember." Roderich gulped remembering the story Maria told him. "Maybe it's how I define love? Not sure. But still, Te amo."

"I-Ich….," Roderich said and blushed even more leaning into Antonios' arms. "I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything," Antonio replied kissing Roderich on the nose and fixing his glasses. "if you don't want to. I want you to know how I feel." Antonio smiled as Roderich bit his lower lip.

"Umm…how are you and Lovino doing?"

Antonio looked away from Roderich and his face fell. "We haven't really talked since that night on the beach. I think he's really angry with me…you saw the text."

"Ja. Am I really worth losing him?"

Antonio looked back at Roderich remembering all the heartache Lovino put him through. He already felt like he lost Lovi, if he had him in the first place. He felt his smile come back as he replied, "You're worth a thousand Lovis at the moment." Roderich put a hand to Antonios' face and stroked it gently.

"Entschuldigung (7)," Roderich whispered.

"No. It's fine," Antonio sighed gently pulling Roderich even closer. "You don't want me losing him. But I know what I'm losing, if I'm losing it at all. I still think you're worth it." Antonio kissed Roderichs' cheek. Roderich smiled back closing his eyes. Antonio pulled down his glasses for a moment and kissed both of his eyelids. "You look so cute," he mused pushing Roderichs' glasses back up. Roderich's eyes snapped open.

"Maria wants us to raise her baby if she dies," He said urgently. Antonio kissed his cheek again.

"Querido, don't ruin your moment. Go back to being happy, and we'll talk about it later with Maria."

"But…a-aber (8)…"

"Or how about when we get back to Vienna?" Antonio suggested. "It doesn't seem to be that important right now. Wait…que(9)?"

"She wants us to raise her baby if she dies," Roderich repeated.

"I don't know anything about German culture...and until recently, she pretty much hated you…I'll talk to her later."

"Ja, bitte, do that. I'm just as confused as you are."

Antonio lay down in the grass and pulled Roderich with him. He wrapped his arms around Antonios' chest and hugged him. It occurred to him that maybe he could be feeling more than 'like' for his boyfriend. He pushed passed all the butterflies and lightheadedness.

'Great, now I feel like a confused teenager. Again. Wunderbar (10).'

"Anton?" Roderich asked gently. He always better at sorting out thoughts after he tried things.

"Querido?

"Ich denk', ich hab' in dich verliebt (11)."


(1) German gesture for saying 'she/he/it/they is/are crazy!'

(2) Ja, you were speaking a bit fast.

(3) I'm sorry

(4) Reference to World War I and World War II (Roderich blames himself for them)

(5) Good/ All right

(6) Thank god!

(7) Sorry.

(8) B-but.

(9) What?

(10) Wonderful.

(11) I think I've fallen in love with you.

A/N: So I think I need more sleep since I lost the ability to count to three yesterday. In other news, the reason why Roderich makes his speaking properly comment because Ludwig was speaking in the imperfect past tense in German. I know in some lower states of Germany (near Austria) it's not seen as proper to speak in that tense. I feel like though Roderich may not subscribe to that idea, he would call Ludwig out on it in some way or form. My German teacher sure does ^^;