Taking a deep breath, Kiku walked out of the bathroom into the dorm. Alfred and Antonio were standing on either side of Lovino, who simply stood with a face full of guilt and regret.

"Have a seat." Kiku offered, having them all sit down on Feliciano's bed. Kiku pulled out the nearby chair to Feliciano's desk and sat down.

"H-How is he?" Lovino asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

"He has a black eye and other bruises, but he'll be fine. He's a bit shaken up at the moment so I wouldn't suggest pushing him past his emotional limit." Kiku added, a slight scowl falling over his face.

Lovino frowned. "I didn't mean to hit him. My anger got the best of me and I lost control." He covered his mouth with a single hand, his eyes beginning to tear up. "I wouldn't blame him if he didn't want to talk to me anymore."

Kiku rolled his eyes sarcastically. "Lovino," The Italian raised his head. "You and I know better than anyone that Feliciano can't hold a grudge against anyone to save his life. Ludwig could probably put him in a three-month coma and Feli would still forgive him, so calm down. Give him some time to calm down and open back up. You know how long he takes to regain himself after something traumatic."

Lovino nodded slowly, "Y-You're right." He added, taking a deep breath. "Can I go in and see him at least? So I can apologize for this whole mess?"

Kiku stood up, "I wouldn't but I'll ask if he wants to see you, and if not I'll tell him for you for now and you'll have to settle with that until he gets back on his feet."

Lovino nodded as Kiku walked back into the bathroom. Inside, Arthur was talking to Feliciano, trying to help him calm down and get him to smile again. Feliciano looked up when Kiku entered the room.

"Hey Feli," Kiku greeted, crouching down beside Arthur. "Your brother wants to know if he can come in and say he's sorry personally, if not I'll do it for him. Do you want to see Lovino?" Kiku clarified.

Feliciano seemed to be thinking for a moment before he shook his head. Arthur looked between Kiku and Feliciano as the former nodded.

"Alright, I'll tell him." Kiku stood up and left the room.

Lovino's head shot up upon seeing Kiku come back out, though what little joy he had faded away when he saw Kiku's face. "He said no, didn't he?"

Kiku simply nodded, watching Lovino collapse once more onto Feliciano's bed. "This is all my fault." The older Italian cried. "If I hadn't let my stupid anger get the better of me, he would still have that stupid smile on his face and would be running around shouting and trying to help people." He complained, covering his eyes with an arm.

Antonio smiled slightly. "That's why you're working on anger management remember? So things like this don't happen anymore. You just didn't do your exercises. We'll work on them. Spend more time doing them."

Lovino sighed. "Do you really think that will work?" He asked sincerely, raising an eyebrow.

"If it wasn't going to work, then they wouldn't have you doing them now would they?" Antonio smirked. "Come on. Let's get out of here so Feli doesn't have to stay in the bathroom forever."

Lovino nodded and the duo left. Alfred walked over to Kiku, "I'm heading out too. Tell Arthur I'll be in the dorm all night." Kiku nodded and Alfred left as well.

Kiku closed the door behind him before heading back into the bathroom. Arthur and Feliciano both were giggling quietly and talking. The sight brought a warm feeling to Kiku as he walked over.

"Hey Feli, everyone else is gone. Do you want to go lay down?" Kiku asked, a small smile on his face.

Feliciano smiled the way he normally did, "It's too early to lay down, plus I'm hungry! Can we go get something to eat?" He asked, tilting his head as usual.

Kiku chuckled, "Alright, but try to keep that ice pack against your eye so it doesn't swell up again okay?"

Feliciano nodded, smiling brightly as the three of them walked out of the dorm and straight to the dining hall. The group got some strange looks as they walked by, but no one asked anything. They climbed the stairs and grabbed their trays and, after a bit of juggling, had their meals and were seated at the normal table.

Antonio walked over at one point to update Kiku on how Lovino was handling the situation. "He's sitting with me and some of my buddies. Francis and Gilbert are keeping an eye on him while I came over to chat. How are you holding up Feli?" He asked, his goofy grin on his face.

Feliciano gave his hand a little shake to show that he was doing decently for the moment, but smiled nonetheless.

Antonio nodded and turned to Kiku. "News about the fight is traveling fast according to Gilbert so keep your guard up."

Kiku nodded. Antonio smiled again and waved, leaving them to finish their meal. It was only mere minutes before Ludwig arrived at their table. He asked to sit before walking over to examine Feliciano and make sure he was alright. Kiku updated the taller boy on what happened and how Feliciano was handling it.

"I'm sorry I didn't come to play with you instead Feliciano." Ludwig frowned. "Then your eye wouldn't hurt."

Feliciano only giggled, "That's okay! Kiku says I'll be fine so there's nothing to worry about!"

Ludwig smiled softly and sat down beside Kiku. After Arthur and Ludwig introduced themselves, things carried on normally. When they were all finished, they cleaned up their table and headed to Ludwig's room. His roommate was nowhere to be found so they all sat down to talk and joke around and, soon enough, Feliciano was laughing and smiling as if nothing had gone wrong.

Arthur came over and sat beside Kiku, "Good to see the smile back on his face isn't it?"

Kiku nodded, "Very much so. A frown just doesn't suit him."

Arthur couldn't help but chuckle. "You're right about that. Though I have to say, a frown doesn't really suit you either." He added, a smirk on his face.

Kiku flushed, turning to look at Arthur, that was something he had definitely not expected to hear. "Wh-What makes you say that?"

Arthur's smirk turned into a smile, "I'm saying you need to learn how to smile more. A frown just doesn't suit you the way a smile does."

Kiku wasn't sure what it meant, but he was certain about one thing.

He always found it a lot easier to smile whenever he was with Arthur.