Roderich woke up sometime later. Antonio lying on the beach next to him with the towel wrapped around them both. His noticed that his glasses had left a few marks on his chest.
"Buenos Dias (1) sleepy head!" Antonio said kissing his forehead while pulling him into his chest.
"It's not morning," Roderich said rubbing a few of the narks. "Why didn't you take my glasses off?"
"I didn't want to disturb you. You were sleeping like one of those twitchy puppies. It was cute," he replied pressing a few more kisses cross Roderichs' face. "Besides you didn't do any real damage.
"Ja…but if I fall asleep with my glasses on again, can you please take them off? I don't want them breaking. I do need them."
"Bueno, I will remember," Antonio said taking them off and putting them on. Everything was blurry with wide-angle lens effect. "Wow Rodrigo…you have really crappy eyes. They're incredibly attractive pero sus ojos no son prácticos en absoluto (2)!"
"It's what I got for wearing glasses when I didn't need them," he replied. "May I have them back?"
"How can you have sex without them? I'm getting motion sickness by sitting still!"
"It's not motion sickness, give them back before you screw up your vision."
Roderichs' eyes were glowing violet. Antonio smiled brightly at him and moved his hand to his cheek. "Okay querido," he mumbled before taking off the glasses. He stroked Roderichs' cheek gently and put them back where they belong. Roderich blinked a few times.
"Maybe I should get some laser eye surgery," Roderich said adjusting his glasses. The marks were still on his chest. Antonio furrowed his eyebrows. "You say I look good without them. Also, they're a bit of a hassle sometimes I'll admit."
"Si, I did. But I also said it's just my opinion. Think about it and don't blindly follow my opinion. Did I just say that to you?"
Roderich smiled. "Ja, you did. It sounded a bit odd coming out of your mouth."
Antonio laughed before kissing Roderichs' lips. "I'll say this a million more times but I did not expect this at all. Little Master." He pouted in reply. "What? I was expecting that in all honesty. I told you that already."
"Ja, and I'll say this a million times: I'm happy with you. I was happy with Elizabeta too and I didn't act like a little master with her either when we were married."
"I know Rodrigo," Antonio said kissing his lips again. "Te amo."
"Ich liebe dich auch. What else were you expecting?" Roderich asked.
"Riding. Crop. I swear it was like you were trying to psyche me out." Roderich chuckled a little.
"I would like to use it sometimes, but I like the wax better." His eyes widened. "I don't have it with me." Antonio let out a sigh of relief. "There's not to be worried about, I don't hit that hard."
"Okay…I believe you…also I was thinking this would be more like a 'friends with benefits' thing."
"Warum? Do I seem like I would?" Roderich asked pulling away.
"Not really. I thought you wouldn't be into me and try to let me down easy," stated Antonio.
"You were proven wrong?"
"Oh si. I'm very happy about it." Roderich grinned. Then Antonio asked, "What were you expecting from me?"
"Not much. I was expecting I would need to be the adult in this, but I was enthusiastic."
"Were you proven wrong?"
"You've topped me nearly every single time. What do you think?"
"Si," Antonio laughed hugging Roderich. "You're so cute Rodrigo. Did you really think I'm that childish?"
"…You have your moments here and there but nonetheless have proven me wrong. It's not annoying when you do it either. It's rather endearing."
Roderich made himself comfortable in Antonios' arms. He brushed his hands over Antonios' bicep. He turned to face Roderich. "You could top more often, I don't mind."
That immediately made Roderich pink. "Do…Do we have to talk about this here?"
"It's as good as anywhere else. No one will hear us as long as you don't shout anything."
"F-Fine…I wouldn't mind that."
"Neither would I," Antonio said sticking out his tongue. "But if you're uncomfortable with it I can wait. I don't mind." Roderich kissed Antonio and stopped blushing.
"I really did miss you," he said stroking Antonios' cheek. "Anton, you do a lot. Whether you know it or not."
"I missed you more," He argued leaning into Roderichs' hand. They laid there in the sand with their towel wrapped around them. Antonio noticed how bright Roderichs' eyes seemed today. He wished he noticed in the water before they were interrupted…although sex in public in front of friends always made things awkward. He thanked Francis for another unwanted mental image. Antonio moved Roderichs' hand to his lips and kissed it.
"Liebe?" Roderich moved his hand down to Antonios' chest while Antonio pulled him in. He started to avoid Antonios' gaze.
"Si mi Corazon (3)?" Antonio lifted up Roderichs' chin so they made eye contact again. Dios, his eyes looked sexy in this light. Roderich brushed his thigh against his crotch. He couldn't believe he forgot being married to him. Chair to the back of the head or not, divorced or not, he would like to remember the time the spent together.
"You're coming to my room tonight…ja?"
"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I?"
"Because you don't know my room number," Roderich replied sticking out his tongue. Antonio quickly caught it in his mouth kissing him. He smirked at Roderich who was looking a bit shocked.
"We're staying at the same hotel. I'll follow you back. Besides I don't need anything in my room. Everything I need is in yours." Antonio found himself blushing and kissed him chastely. "That was a bit sappy."
Roderich nodded. "Ja. A little." They smiled at each other.
"Have I been suggesting a lot lately?" Antonio asked. Roderich shook his head. "It seems like I have. Lo siento."
"Nein, it is fine Anton."
"Are you sure Rodrigo?"
"I think about what you say, ja, but a lot of your suggestions are things I've been thinking about for years. Not seriously."
"Don't make any life altering decisions based on something I say," Antonio begged.
"I won't. I have a brain and won't dye my hair…pfft…blonde because you think it would look nice. I promise you."
"Please don't. You won't be happy if you looked like America!" Roderich blinked. "If you dyed your hair you'd look a lot like America…think about it."
He contemplated it for a moment. "Oh mein gott du hast recht!" Roderich tapped his fingers lightly against Antonios' chest. His eyes seemed almost wild today like the eyes of a house cat. He felt Antonios' heart beat in his chest. It was fast and yet light at the same time. He pressed his ear to get a better listen. Antonio brushed Roderichs' hair and kissed it.
~Several Hours Later~
Once it was dark enough the Nordics started a fire. Mattias was eating another fish he caught, taking extra care not sitting anywhere near Roderich or Elizabeta. Antonio held Roderich closely as he told Feli some old Spanish tale he remembered telling Lovino (Dios his memory was selective!). Elizabeta was next to Roderich talking about the latest thing she was writing. On the opposite end of the bon fire Maria sat down in the sand. She liked being alone on nights like this when Ivan was no threat to her (she hadn't seen Ukraine or Belarus in a while either). She heard footsteps walking toward her and stiffened. Vash sat down next to Maria.
"Hallo," He said to her. She jerked her head, acknowledging his presence. "Wie geht's?"
"Schlecht (4). Und dir?"
"Ich auch. Um…how's the baby?"
"Well I'm definitely pregnant! Kesesesese! Meh, they put me on some meds and crap. Everything is going awesomely. I've been feeling uber tired all the time and I haven't updated my blog in forever but it's worth it for the awesome Julchen/Fritzy."
"Julchen oder Fritzy?" Vash repeated. Maria rolled his eyes.
"Julia or Frederick."
"Oh. Those are nice names."
"Of course they are. I choose them."
"…If you don't mind Maria…may I make suggestions for middle names?" he asked her.
"…Ja. I guess it would be unawesome of me to cut you out of their lives…kesesese…but let's not get into that now. Why are you doing so poorly?"
"I know I fucked up."
"Scheiβe! Kesesesese! I could have told you that!" Maria laughed. "Don't get your panties in a twist because of it Vashy."
"You're not holding it against me?"
"Nein. Why would I? I'm too awesome for that!"
"Maria, you hung America upside down wrapped in chains with a ball gag stuck in his mouth when he broke up with you after the American Revolution."
"So, I'm not pregnant with his child, am I? Kesese?"
Vash sighed. "I will do whatever you need me to."
"I know Vash. You not such a bad guy compared to others I've dated. Which is saying something unawesome isn't it? Oh well." Vash covered her hand with hers and she started to shiver again but she let him. He moved some of her hair out of her face.
"Are you taking care of yourself? You weren't there when I was at your house."
"I know. I am."
"You sure you don't need anything right now?"
"Ja. I'm fairly confident I can tell what's going on with me Vashy~ Kesesesesese, you on the other hand." She rolled her eyes. "Seem to be experiencing extremely from the 'iknowwedidn'' effect. Kesesesese. It must suck." He nodded to his. She paused for a moment. "Vashy, ich liebe dich." He brushed over her entire hand and they stared at each other.
"Ich liebe dich auch."
"But…," Maria added. "We should learn to trust each other first, ja? I don't want another repeat. Bitte. That was really stupid of you."
"Ja!" Vash said quickly. "I was thinking pretty much the same thing."
She moved back and Vash followed her gaze. Antonio was holding Roderich as he told Feliciano some story or another. Her other hand was on the little bump and she whispered something. "M-May I take you to a concert sometime?" He asked stroking the back of her hand. Maria pulled her hand away and shook her head no. Vash felt his heart sink as she went to sit next to Elizabeta. At the same time he saw Roderich and Antonio get up and leave. Like most other countries were. Like he should. And just forget this whole stupid mess!
(1) Good morning
(2) but your eyes aren't practical at all!
(3) My heart
(4) Bad
A/N: So I found an automated Spanish translator that I'm fairly happy with because I'm unable (and unwilling but that's another story...it's sad) to ask my Spanish speaking friend for translations. I hope they're more accurate than google translate. Also thanks for all the reviews you guys have been sending in (there have been a lot of anon reviews lately). You're all really awesome for your support and feedback.
