The Truth is Told!

Last time on Hogwarts from Around the World!

There was an attack on Katyusha and we learned that there was an intruder in the school, though we didn't find out who.

Rosaria got pissed and stormed off because no one would tell her what happened to her parents. The Axis then spilt up to search the school for her.

And that's what you missed on Hogwarts from Around the World!

To say that Antonio was slightly upset was an understatement. He was down right pissed, which would normally mean the end of the world since the Spaniard was usually so cheery. First: Lovino and Feliciano hadn't shown up for practice. Normally, they would tell him when and why they would miss practice, but not this time. Second, Yao had called Matthew down and told him something that had caused the Canadian to run off without saying anything. How Antonio had completed practice with only him, Tino (beater), Vladimir (chaser) and Emma de Vries, a sixth year Belgian, (Keeper), he had no clue. The team had long since cleared the pitch and Antonio was trying the get the final bludger in the case.

The dark ball slammed into his stomach as he wrestled it to the ground and into the case. Antonio wiped the sweat for his tan forehead and grinned.

"Finally." He said proudly. Antonio bent down and picked up the case.

'Why is this heavier than usual?' He thought as he took the case back to the stroage room. 'Oh, right. Lovi usually helps me with this. Where are those Italians?'

A faint shout floated onto the Spaniard's ears. His green eyes widened a bit. Antonio set the case down at his feet and looked around.

"Que? Who's there?" Antonio whispered to himself before calling out to the person. "The pitch is closed for private practice!" A sliver of blonde hair caught the Spaniard's eyes. As the figure came closer Antonio saw that it was Ludwig Beilschmidt.

"Practice is for team members only, mi amigo." Antonio told the German as he approached. "And where are those Italian brothers? They were-"

"I'm not going to talk to you about zhat." Ludwig answered. "Have you seen Rosaria anywhere?" Antonio raised an eyebrow and shook his head.

"No. Why?"

"She vas asking about vhat happened to her parents and ve vouldn't tell her." Ludwig explained. "She zhen got upset about it und ran off." Antonio's green eyes narrowed.

"I understand. Ms. Vargas was a maravilloso woman."

"Did you know her?" Ludwig asked. Antonio nodded.

"Sí. She and My mama were close friends. After she died, Mama would watch over Lovino, Feliciano and Rosaria during the year with Miss Edelstein. I came along, too, of course." Antonio smiled aa he remembered watching over a younger Lovino and Rosaria with his mother. "So...where did she run off to this time?"

"Not one of us saw vhat direction she ran in." The German explained. "Ve all split up to search zhe grounds."

"I haven't seen her around here." Antonio said. "I'll help you look though. The chica is like a little sister to me."

"Danke."

The two students began to search the pitch.

"Rosaria!" Antonio called out to the girl, hoping she would answer. "Dónde estás?!"

No answer. Antonio sighed.

"I don't understand." He said, "Sure, this has happened before but Rosaria's never run off."

"What do you mean before?" Ludwig asked. Antonio looked over at him.

"Hmm? Oh, Rosaria's asked about her mama y papa before. She didn't run off though, she just dropped the subject."

"Zhen vhy did she run now?" Antonio shrugged.

"You know how many times she's asked?" The Spaniard said to the German. Ludwig thought for a moment.

"I don't know...ten?" He guessed. Antonio shook his head and held up a finger.

"Uno." Antonio answered. "Just once. On her first day here, she asked Lovi and Feli. I don't know why, but she just asked them."

Five people were walking through King's Cross Station. The first was a woman with her brown hair pinned back and her grassy green eyes shining. The second was her son, who shared his mother's looks in everyway. The third and fourth were twins. The first twin had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. The other twin had auburn hair and amber eyes. Both of them had a strange gravity-defying curl sticking out from under their hair. The fifth was a little girl. She had her messy dark auburn hair pulled back into two pigtails and her eyes were a honey gold. The little girl was clinging on tightly to the first twin as the small group approached the barrier to Platform 9 3/4.

"Fratello..." A first year Rosaria Vargas said while burying her head into the boy's shirt. "I'm scared."

"You just run through a brick wall." A third year Lovino told her. "How hard is that?" The girl wimpered and buried her head deeper into the fabric.

"But it's scary!"

"We'll go first, okay sorella?" A third year Feliciano reassured his sister. He had the same problem too on their first day. Rosaria nodded. The two Italian brothers ran straight through the barrier, although the girl was still shaking.

"Antonio." Mrs. Carriedo told her son. The fourth year Spaniard looked towards his mother. "Help her. She trusts you." The boy nodded as his mother crossed through the barrier. Antonio walked next to the petrified girl.

"What's wrong, pequeña?" He said, kneeling down so his green eyes were level to her honey gold ones.

"I'm scared, España." Rosaria murmured. "What if the other students don't like me?"

"Who couldn't like you?" Antonio laughed. "You're beautiful, talented and muy dulce." The Sicilian stared at the ground. "Do you want me to go through with you?" Rosaria nodded. The trick had worked on Feliciano three years ago too. Antonio placed his hands on top of hers.

"Ready?" He asked.

"Si." The small girl said. They broke out into a sprint, and Antonio could feel Rosaria's hands tense. The Spaniard and the Italian passed through the brick wall with ease.

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Antonio asked her. Rosaria shook her head and smiled.

"No." She answered. "Grazie, España."

"Mama! I'll be fine!" Antonio said as his mother fussed over him.

"You say that every year." Mrs. Carriedo reminded him. "And then I get an owl home saying you did something stupid."

"If you want me to act like Roderich than I'll-"

"I never said that. Just don't get into trouble this year, si?"

"Si." Antonio repiled before hopping aboard the train.

The Spaniard opened the compartment door and sat down next to Lovino.

"You guys ready for the year to start?" He asked.

"Si! Another fantastic year!" Feliciano chirped. "And this time, sorella will be with us!"

"I guess." Lovino mumbled, sinking deeper into his seat. "What about you, sorellina?" Rosaria ignored his words and continued to stare out the window.

"Rosie!" Antonio called to her. Rosaria gazed over at him.

"Huh?" She asked. "Oh. Si. I'm very excited."

"Yup!" Feliciano smiled. "And you'll be in Hufflepuff house with all of us!"

"She might not be." Lovino reminded him. "It depends on whatever she has in that head of hers." He tapped the side of his head to make a point.

"I really hope I'm with all of you." Rosaria said. "I don't want to be alone!"

"You'll never be alone, pequeña." Antonio reassured her. A few moments of the boys talking passed before Rosaria spoke again.

"Why were all those adults there?" She asked. "On the platform."

"They were saying goodbye to their children." Feliciano explained. "They won't see them for a long time."

"Why didn't anyone say goodbye to us?" The small girl asked. Tension filled the room.

"Because Nonno is already at the school." Lovino told her quickly. "And Mrs. Carriedo said goodbye to us."

"But why didn't our mama and papa come?" Antonio saw Lovino grip the seat and shake his head. Probably to get rid of the memory.

"You wouldn't understand." Lovino said through his teeth. "You're too young."

"Will you tell me when I'm older?" Rosaria asked once more. "I'll be able to understand then."

"Yes." Feliciano answered. "The next time you ask, when you're older, we will tell you."

"How old do I have to be?"

"My age." Antonio said. "When you're fourteen years old, we'll tell you. Okay?" Rosaria nodded confidently.

"Okay, España!'

"Zhat explains a lot." Ludwig said once Antonio had finished his story. "You all promised to tell her vhen she turned fourteen. Since she iz zhat age, Rosaria zhought it vas zhe right time for her to know." Antonio nodded.

"I'm guessing with what happened yesterday, the boys forgot." Antonio said. "I never thought she would run away though."

"No one knew how she vas going to react." Ludwig cut in, looking over one of the stands.

"I really don't think that matters." Antonio added. "Rosaria, unlike us, grew up without a mother. I guess Mama treats her like her own daughter, but you know what I mean. Even Feliciano and Lovino knew their mama for a while. Mi pequeña was too young to remember her." Ludwig nodded.

"Ja. No wonder she ran away..." There was a pause of silence as the pair climbed up to the stands.

"If you don't mind me asking, Ludwig," Antonio said curiously. "Why are you looking for her? Mi pequeña always comes back when she runs away."

"Strange und dark things are happening." Ludwig answered. "I-I mean ve just vant her to be safe." Antonio raised an eyebrow.

"Let me ask you something." The Spaniard said, "Do you care for Rosaria at all?" His question as met with silence. "Answer me, Beilschmidt." Ludwig's icy blue eyes pierced Antonio's green ones. Never had Antonio referred to either of the brothers like that, not even during a Quidditch match. Once again, Antonio's answer was silence. After a few seconds, the Spaniard grinned and snapped his fingers.

"I knew it!" He exclaimed. "You do care about her!"

"Of course I do." Ludwig said, looking at the boards beneath his feet. "Zhe entire Axis does. She's our youngest member und zhe only girl. Not to mention zhat shs gets bullied often."

"That's not what I meant, mi amigo." Antonio said flatly. "And you know it." The German's face began turn a light shade, one that was barely noticeable. "Well? Si or no?"

"I vould prefer not to answer." Ludwig seethed towards him. Antonio smiled.

"Between you and me, I kind of pictured you would be with Feliciano, not his hermana."

"Vhat?!"

"We were all taking bets on it." Antonio laughed. Ludwig glared at him.

"I hate you all." He said through his teeth. Antonio smirked.

"But you don't hate Rosaria~" The Spaniard sang innocently.

"Shut up." Antonio continued laughing. Once he was done, the Spaniard wiped a tear from his eye.

"Can I ask you one more question?" Antonio asked.

"Nien." Ludwig answered sternly.

"Aw, please? Bastante por favor?" Ludwig shot a look at him again.

"Fine." He muttered loud enough for Antonio to hear.

"Why do like the chica anyway?" The Spaniard asked. "I have never seen you two primarily get along."

"I don't know!" The sixth year answered. "She's like a stray kitten or somezhing!"

"So is Feliciano. What's your point?" said Antonio.

"Just shut up." Antonio laughed again, but was interuppted by a choked cry.

Kiku, Gilbert and the Italian brothers met up at the hill. Neither one of them had any luck.

"She has to be somevhere." Gilbert said, running a hand through his sliver hair. "A girl like her doesn't just disappear!"

"I asked Lili when I saw her." Feliciano added. "She said that no one had seen her."

"If I may," Kiku cut in. "But I ran into Tino-san on my way back here. He exprained to me that he saw a person running past him. It courd be her."

"Maybe." Lovino said, leaning back up against a tree. "But I don't see why you didn't man up and tell her." Gilbert tapped Lovino on the head. "What was that for?!"

"Moron, you don't even remember!" Gilbert said, throwing his hands up in the air, "Rosie doesn't handle zhe topic of death vell. Not after vhat happened." Feliciano clutched his chest and began to tear up a little, knowing specifically what the Prussian was talking about.

"I'm confused." Kiku asked. "But what happened?" Lovino sighed and pulled Kiku off to the side.

"You can't repeat what I'm about to tell you to anyone. Got it?" Lovino said once they were out of the hearing ranges of Feliciano and Gilbert. Kiku nodded, intrigued.

"When they were younger, Rosaria and Feliciano had a friend. It was a boy that Miss Edelstein would watch on occasion. Truthfully, I don't remember his name. But one day that boy didn't come to the house. He had died in an accident. I don't remember what exactly happened but I'm know it was brutal. Both of them were heartbroken. While Feliciano buries that part of his childhood in his mind, Rosaria never forgot the boy or what happened to him. To this day she can't even hear the word death or anything relevant to that word." Lovino kicked the dirt in front of him. Kiku blinked his dull brown eyes for a minute.

"You three have a experienced a great dear of tragedies at such a young age." He said after a minute.

"Have some gulit!"

"If you two are done fighting like an old married couple, get your asses over here!" Gilbert called out. Kiku walked back on over to the two left behind, but Lovino yelled something that I rather not repeat. Feliciano wasn't tearing up anymore, but had his hands in the pockets of his pants.

"Hey, vhere's my bruder?" Gilbert asked. For the first time in about fifteen minutes, the Axis noticed their leader was missing.

"He must be at the Quidditch pitch stirr." Kiku suggested.

"They're right there." Feliciano pointed out. This was true, because three figures were walking towards the group of four. One of them was definitely Ludwig. The second was slightly shorter and was wearing the canary yellow robes of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. The third figure was almost leaning onto the second, their clothes and hair matted with dirt. As the three came closer, everyone clearly saw Rosaria leaning on Antonio.

Feliciano went to his sister's side, transferring her from Antonio and into his arms. The middle Vargas sibling, since Lovino was older by six minutes, looked at the girl's face. It was heavily tear stained and her golden honey eyes were bloodshot. Rosaria buried her head into Feliciano's shirt.

"What the hell happened?!" Lovino asked angrily.

"We found her by the Quidditch pitch," explained Antonio. "The chica was crying and wouldn't let Ludwig or I near her. We somehow managed to coax her out of her hiding place and here we are."

"Vell, go tell her." Ludwig ordered before pushing the Italian towards his siblings.

There was a pause of silence before a whisper muttered: "I want to know." Feliciano tightened his girp slightly and buried his face in her hair. Lovino placed a hand on her shoulder. She knocked him off. Although she waa still upset, Rosaria still held a grudge against him.

"I need to know, fratello." Rosaria begged her brother. "Please. I can handle it, please just tell me."

"I'm not sure if you can handle the whole truth." Lovino responded.

"Then please tell me something!" She snapped. Feliciano choked on his breath.

"Mama con Sebastian e gli angeli." The boy said, holding back a cry. Rosaria, knowing what he had meant, buried her face into his shirt, letting out all her unused tears.

In the background, Gilbert clenched his hands. Although he didn't know Italian well, he had managed to pick out what Feliciano had said.

No one must know. Not even them or himself.

But vhy?! Vhy can't I have him back?! It's my fault this happened!

Gilbert-You heard the doctor. It's for zhe best.

I don't want anyzhing for zhe best! Ich möchte meinen kleinen Bruder zurück!

"Gil." Antonio said, snapping the Prussian from his daydream. His red gaze drifted over to his friend.

"Vhat?" Gilbert answered, his eyes still glazed over from the memory.

"Let's get back inside. It looks like there's going to be a storm soon." Antonio pointed a finger to the sky, which was starting to become heavily clouded. Gilbert nodded.

"Ja. Let's go."

The Axis and Antonio walked back towards the castle. The group was cascaded in an awkward silence, which was only broken when Kiku let out a small cough.

"Kiku," Ludwig asked the Japanese teenager, "Are you alright?" Kiku nodded.

"Thank you for your concern, Ludwig-san," Kiku answered, "But I insist that I'm fine."

"If you're sure."

I. Am. An. Evil. Person.

Calm down, Kitten. You're not that evil with your part of the writing.

My part?! You barely even helped me write this chapter, Angel!

Well, I was busy. But I promise on my love for SuFin that I will help you write the next chapter.

You better. Anyway, I was going over previous chapters and I saw that nearly everyone in the Axis has a backstory. True, I'm leaving the Beilschmidt brothers' kind of vague, but that's plot releated.

Okay then, who are we missing?

Kiku Honda. I mean, his story is practically nonexistent to our readers right now. And we do need a filler chapter until October 31st...

So, Kiku gets a chapter?

Yup. You know the drill.

Next time on Hogwarts from Around the World!

Kiku-san's Past!

We'll see you then!