Day 4: Italy's House

Sorry it's taken so long between updates, I was writing like mad. I've actually finished writing down this fic, on paper. Only took 107 pages. And about a month. I've also fixed the preceding chapters, so they actually make sense now. Or at least, they make as much sense as they ever will. I'm in need of a beta, if anyone wants to offer their services.


"This is the calmest I've seen this family since I got here." Mel commented at breakfast the next morning.

"Because we're all tired 'cause Zell was up at midnight, hung-over She's like a freakin' zombie and scary as f*ck." Vienna said. She looked like a zombie herself.

"Vienna!" Austria cried. "Language!"

She leveled a dead eyed stare in his direction. 'You don't say anything when Romano swears."

He bristled. "Romano is not my responsibility. You are."

She yawned and stood. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. I'm going back to bed." She walked off with a lazy wave goodbye.

"Vienna!" Austria stood to go after her but Hungary laid a hand on his arm.

"Let her go. She's only like this because she's tied." She advised.

Austria scowled slightly but sat back down. Mel watched all this while munching on yet more vegemite laden toast. "I must be a really heavy sleeper." She commented. "I have no idea what you're talking about."


"I wanna see the Italy's house." Mel commented as they left the house for the day. As usual, Melbourne and Zell were heading out to see more of Europe, followed by Rujiena and a much more awake Vienna.

"Sure." Rujiena piped up. "You can meet Malta."

"Malta?" Mel asked.

"Better known as Mia. She tends to go by her human name" Vienna informed her.

"Now I know that name." She said searching through her memories of the past couple of days.

"Romano mentioned her, yesterday at Germany's." Zell reminded her. "Malta's Spanish, but she lives with the Italy's, same as Loreto's Italian, but lives with the Spaniard. They traded places a while back."

"You're confusing me. Let's just go." Mel said, shaking her head.


The group saw the Italy brothers before the Italy brothers saw them.

"G'day Italias!" Mel called to them. Romano seemed to be chasing Italy around the yard.

"Hiya Mel, Rujiena, Zell!" Italy called back, coming to halt in front of them.

"Why are you here?" Romano asked, scowling.

"Hey, what about me?" Vienna demanded from Italy.

"Oh sorry, Vienna. Didn't see you." Italy said sheepishly.

"Didn't see me? I'm not Canada, you know." Vienna said, stepping forward menacingly. Italy ran off and Vienna followed, creating an impromptu game of tag.

"I thought you were staying at the kraut-bastards." Romano commented, still scowling.

"Nah, I'm staying at the Austrians. I did say I was just visiting yesterday."

"Romano!" a shout cam up behind the small group as a furious girl advanced on South Italy.

"Romano! You better not be planning on g-" She broke off when she realized the person in front of her wasn't the red haired boy she was searching for. "Ummmm…. Who are you?"

Mel grinned. "Melbourne. Did you know Romano did almost the exact same thing when he met me?"

"Um. No. I'm Mia." Then she noticed Romano slinking away. "Romano! You better not be planning on going back to Germany's house to rant abut Italy being there all the time!'

"I-I wasn't."

"You were too!"

"I wasn't and I'mgoingoverthere!" He finished quickly and ran off.

"Romano!" Malta yelled and ran after him.

Mel, Rujiena and Zell didn't stop laughing for a long time.

"Hey, Mia, Italys, you back there?" A voice drifted into the backyard to them. They had moved to a small patio where they were sitting around chatting.

"Yeah, we're back here. There's guests, so be polite!" Malta yelled at him.

"Hiya everyone!" a cheerful voice preceded two bodies as they turned the corner. One of them looked like a female version of Romano, and the other was a man with short black hair. "Hey, Mia, Romano, Italy, Guests."

"Loreto! It's good to see you!" Mia cried.

"So it's not good to see me, little sister?" The man said.

"Of course not, Spain. If I wanted to see you, I'd move back to your house."

He shrugged then noticed who the guests were. "Vienna, Zell, Rujiena, good to see you." Then turning to Mel, "and who is this?" he asked.

She smiled. "Melbourne. It's nice to meet you."

He grinned in return. "Same. Romano, you should stop by more often. I've missed you." Spain commented, draping an arm over Romano's shoulders. He leapt up as if burned.

"F*ck ff!" he yelled before stomping away.

Loreto laid a hand on Spain's arm. "Aw, he didn't mean it."

Mel smiled to herself.


"What's up, Mel? You seem kinda quiet." Vienna asked as they walked back to the Austrians.

"Oh, you noticed?" Mel said with a small smile. "It's just… all the romantic drama at the Italias house, what with Spain, Romano and Loreto, then Mia trying to break them up, it just made me feel kinda lonely. " She confided with Vienna.

"Is that it? That's easy to fix. Just find someone to love. Don't you have anyone yet?"

Mel pondered her question. "I duuno. Let's see, I love Oniichan, but that's not what you mean. Hmmm…" Unbidden, an image of a certain albino rose to mind and she grinned. "Yeah, there's someone." She answered finally. "But if you want his name, you'll have to catch me for it!" with that she ran off ahead.

"Hey! Tell me!" Vienna yelled, running after her.

"Never!"

"When I get you…!"


End Day 4!

Hopefully, this chapter didn't totally suck. I didn't even realize this until typing this up, but she seems to meet someone, albeit not at their own house, then the next day actually go to their house. Not sure if that pattern continues much longer, but what ever. Also, I have no idea how one walks from Italy to Austria in less than an hour or two, but I digress. Maybe they're walking to a teleporter or something. It is the future, after all. R&R PLEASE!

Uuuuuugggggggghhhhhhhh… I hate typing…