A/N: If the previous chapter was short, then the update is faster.

And to reviewer Alexia-Esco, yes, Antonio is thinking of Lovi that much, too. I love my reviewers for (maybe unintentionally) giving me ideas.

Another Disclaimer?

Characters belong to Hidekaz Himaruya. The song's composer is anonymous.

Chapter Four: Romance de l'Amour

-(French for) Romance of Love-

François sat on the red, upholstered couch as he stared at his friend whose elbows rested on the balcony railing, and whose absent-minded eyes looked into the indigo sky.

"Mi amigo, is it just me or does Italia always look beautiful at night?" he asked.

"Is it just me or have you been spacing out more than usual?" François teased.

"¿Qué?" his friend scratched his head.

"Je sais ce que c'est. Who is he or she?" François wondered as he twirled a lock of his hair.

"¿Qué?" his friend repeated.

"Antonio, mon ami, I know that you have love syndrome. You can't eat. You can't sleep. All because there is someone in your mind. Come on, tell me her name."

Antonio's cheeks turned slightly red like tomatoes.

"Se llama..."

"You can't answer? That's alright. It's personal, non?"

Then, there came a voice, obnoxious like the banging and knocking on the wooden door.

"Hey! I left the key in the room!" the voice thundered, loud enough for all the rooms down the hall to hear.

"Tu es occupés à penser à ton petit ami? J'ouvrirai la porte."

François lazily got up and walked towards the noise. After turning the lock, he immediately took a step back since he knew that the door would slam at his face if he hadn't done so. Making his grand entrance, the egoistic man behind the door was smirking with a bag of alcoholic drinks in his arms. A little yellow bird was flying in circles around his head.

"A trip to Rome isn't complete without beer, wine, and the Wunderbar Gilbert Weillschmidt!" he declared.

"Ah, Gilbert, you are back," François commented as he took a bottle of wine from the bag.

"That's right! The awesome me is here and so is the just-as-wunderbar Gilbird! Kesesesese!" Gilbert laughed, "And what is Antonio doing in the emo corner? Is he depressed or something?"

"Non. Can't you see, Gilbert? Antonio is spacing out because he is in love."

"Kesesesese. Now, this is interesting. Oi, Carriedo! Join us for a drink, Ja!"

"Maybe later," Antonio sighed like Juliet in the balcony.

"I'll handle this, mon ami," François put his hand on Gilbert's shoulder.

"O, Lovino! Lovino! Wherefore art thou, Lovino?" François mocked him with a high-pitched voice while making kissy-faces and shaking his hips.

"¡Callate! How did you even know his name?" Antonio drawled and half-giggled in an irritated voice.

"Onhonhon, I'll take that as a confession," François smiled mischievously, "Isn't it convenient that I planned out vacation in Rome? I know someone who told me his brother is crazy for you, and he happens to live in the city."

"Ay ay ay! Francisco! You set us up?" Antonio exclaimed.

" And where is my 'merci beaucoup,' Antoine?"

"¿Por qué?" Antonio over-dramatically dropped his arms like a woman in a soap opera.

"Ohonhonhon. Trust me, Antoine, j'ai un plan." François winked.

"Are you two going to argue like a bunch of chicks, or are you joining the awesome me and Gilbird for drinks?" Gilbert called as he waved an empty beer bottle in his hand.

"Mon Dieu! Gilbert, you're not supposed to give l'oiseau alcohol!" his friend scolded.

"Kesesesesese! Mein Gilbird is awesome enough to handle it!" he laughed and hiccuped with his face buried in a cushion.

"Piyo~" Gilbird chirped.

Translations:

Sorry for overuse of foreign words. I'm sorry for inaccuracies because of google translate, but I took Spanish and French classes, so I corrected some mistakes I spotted.

Spanish:

Mi amigo- my friend

¿Qué?- What?

¿Por Qué?- Why?

Se llama...- his/her name is...

¡Callate!- Shut up!

French:

Je sais ce que c'est- I know what this is

Mon ami- my friend

Non- no

Tu es occupés à penser à ton petit ami?- You're busy thinking about your boyfriend?

J'ouvrirai la porte- I'll open the door

merci beaucoup- thank you very much

J'ai un plan- I have a plan

Mon Dieu!- Oh my god!

l'oiseau- the bird

German:

Wunderbar- wonderful/awesome

Ja- yes

Mein- My

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