Where The Heart Is

Chapter Three: First Day Of School

"Lovi~! Time to get up~!" Antonio coos, gently shaking the sleeping boy. "Ungh…if you keep touching me I'll castrate you with a spoon…" Romano mumbles and Antonio backs away nervously. "Well…I will leave you to get ready…and I'll get you an alarm clock while you're at school…" Antonio whispers the last part as he leaves the room.

Romano gets ready and then comes downstairs. "You made breakfast? Do I even have time…?" Antonio smiles at him. "Yep! I'm going to drive you, so you have time!" Romano's face darkens. "You…woke me up earlier than necessary…JUST SO WE COULD HAVE A BIG BREAKFAST!" Antonio smiles nervously. "W-well…I thought we should celebrate, Lovi~! haven't you always been homeschooled before this?"

Romano glares darkly at the man. "…Yes…" "S-so…this is a first for you! Oh, we're picking up your brothers and Ludwig and Peter also!" Antonio says and Romano twitches. "I HAVE TO SIT IN A CAR WITH THAT POTATO BASTARD THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING!" "Wooow, you are NOT a morning person." The Italian mumbles some colorful words as he sits at the table, ignoring Antonio.

"Ahhh~! I bet you are just nervous, Lovi~!" Antonio coos and Romano blushes. "I-I'm not nervous! It's not like I'm some sheltered rich kid!" Romano hisses and Antonio laughs. "Actually Lovi…you kind of are~!" "I-I am not!" Antonio shrugs and sits down to eat. "No, because every kid can afford an expensive tutor." "…Sarcasm doesn't suit you. Not cute at all…" Romano mumbles and Antonio blushes a little. "Lovi thinks I'm cute~?" "WHAT! WHERE DID YOU GET THAT FROM!" The teen yells and Antonio grins at him. "You said sarcasm doesn't suit me because it isn't cute~!"

Romano looks away, smiling nervously. "Y-you took it like THAT? I meant it doesn't suit you because you're already so un-cute that you don't need more help…" Antonio smiles at him. "I'll take it however I want to~! Lovi~!" "Bastard…"

Car:

Antonio drives, ignoring the yelling coming from the passenger seat. "WHY DO I HAVE TO RIDE WITH THAT BROTHER STEALER! THE BASTARD IS A PERVERT! I CAN JUST SEE IT! O-OH GOD WHAT DOES HE DO TO MY BROTHER!" Romano yells in horror and Antonio sighs. "He doesn't do anything to Feliciano…and why are you angry with him but not Peter?" "Pfft, like I'd be angry with him. If anything, I feel bad for him. Living with such a possessive boy…of course it's still better than living with a pervert like Ludwig…or you." Antonio pouts. "I'm not a pervert…and neither is Ludwig."

Romano rolls his eyes. "The fact you don't think you're a pervert makes me doubt ALL of your opinions on peoples perversion…" Antonio frowns. "I know a pervert when I see one." "Uhuh…that's why you are friends with that creepy ass Frenchman…" Romano mumbles and Antonio laughs. "He's not that bad…only a little touchy." "H-he HIT ON ME! Or did you forget that!" Antonio's hands tighten on the steering wheel. "No, I didn't forget that…"

They arrive at Feliciano and Ludwig's house. Antonio looks over to Romano to see the boy frowning at Ludwig fussing over Feliciano's appearance. "GET YOUR HANDS OFF HIM AND GET IN THE CAR!" Romano yells, making both boys jump a little and run over to the car. "Ah…Lovi…" Feliciano smiles at Romano. "Good morning, fratello!" Romano goes to say it back when arms wrap around his neck from behind his seat. "G-GAH! Feliciano! You're gonna strangle him!" Ludwig exclaims, pulling Feliciano off of Romano's neck. "Ve~! I just wanted to give fratello a hug~!"

"G-give me one when we get out of the car if you have to! But don't fucking strangle me!" Romano says and Feliciano smiles. "Ok!" They come to a stop at Tino and Berwald's house. Marcello comes running out, followed by an annoyed looking Peter. "Damnit, Marcello! That wasn't funny!" Peter cries and Marcello laughs. "Oh come on! It was just a little joke!" Marcello says and Peter kicks him. "Hiding my homework from me isn't a joke!"

Antonio laughs a little before realizing something. "Oh shit…one of you guys will have to sit up here with me and Lovi…" Romano twitches and looks at the small seat between them. "That counts as a seat?" He sighs and goes to move over, only to have Marcello quickly crawl over him and sit in the space, clinging to Romano's arm. "I fit in it just fine." Marcello says and Romano sighs as the small boy leans up against him in an obvious attempt to distance the oldest brother from Antonio. It would almost be cute if he wasn't crushing Romano into the door.

"H-hurry up, bastard…" Romano groans out as the handle begins to press into his side. Marcello is so lucky. If it was ANYONE but his brother, they would have been thrown out the window already. "Lovi~! You're so sweet!" Antonio coos and Marcello clings to his brother tighter. "For the love of god, bastard, don't talk to me…" Romano hisses and Antonio laughs a little. "Si~!"

School:

Antonio drops them off and as soon as Romano stumbles out of the car Marcello lets him go. "Have fun at school, boys!" They all wave, except Marcello and Romano who 'discreetly' flip him off for different reasons. "So where is our-?" Romano gets cut off by Feliciano hugging him tightly. "Fratello~!" Marcello snickers a little and Peter looks at him annoyed. "Why is it ok when Feliciano is near Romano, but not Antonio?" Peter asks and Marcello whispers in his ear.

"Feliciano is our brother. Antonio is trying to get into Romano's pants…or something like that. I won't allow it!" Marcello exclaims and the other boys look at them confused. "What won't you allow?" Ludwig asks and Marcello laughs nervously before grabbing Peter's hand. "N-nothing! We gotta go to class! Later!"

Romano sighs and looks over to Ludwig annoyed. "Am I going to be seeing you in school?" Ludwig nods. "Yes, it's a school...haven't you ever been in school before?" Romano glares. "No! What's the big deal! Lots of people are homeschooled damnit!" Feliciano and Ludwig stare at him in silence for a minute. "Fratello was homeschooled~? How cool~!"

Ludwig pats Romano on the head before quickly pulling back and regretting it. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" Romano yells, kicking Ludwig in the leg as he talks. "Don't worry about school. If you need anything I will help you out, like I do with Feliciano." Feliciano nods happily and Romano twitches. "GOD DAMNIT STOP ACTING LIKE A GOOD GUY YOU LECCACULO!" Ludwig shrugs and heads into the building, leaving the brothers alone.

"Let's go to class~!" Feliciano exclaims, grabbing Romano's hand. "We're in the same class?" "Yep~! Antonio knows the principle and had him put you in all of my classes~!" Romano looks at him confused. "What do you mean 'all of our classes'?" "In high school each subject is taught in a different classroom! Each with different teachers and students. Some students classes overlap more than once, but you get the point, si~?" Feliciano explains as he leads them to their home room and Romano nods. "Yeah, I suppose I get it."

Homeroom:

Feliciano and Romano take seats in the back of the class, sitting next to the windows. Soon a boy with black hair and brown eyes comes to sit next to Feliciano. "Ohayo, Feliciano-kun." Feliciano smiles at him. "Hey Kiku~! This is my twin Romano~!" Romano and Kiku look at each other in silence before Romano wordlessly waves to him. "Hello." Kiku smiles at him and waves back. "Hello, Romano-san." Feliciano smiles. "Good! You two are friends now!"

Kiku and Romano share a nervous smile before a blonde comes up and sits next to Romano. "Matthew…?" Romano asks and Matthew perks up, looking over to him. "Y-you remember me?" "Well…yeah…should I not?" Matthew smiles brightly at him. "N-no! Er…I mean…not many people do remember me…" Romano looks at him confused before Feliciano smiles at them. "Who is that, fratello?"

Matthew frowns and Romano looks at Feliciano confused. "Seriously?" "Ve~? Seriously what~?" Feliciano asks and Romano twitches. "Never mind…" He looks over at Matthew. "That happens all the time?" Romano asks and Matthew nods. "Yeah…I guess I don't make that good of an impression…" The Canadian mutters and Romano rolls his eyes. "People around here are just stupid. They'd rather hang out with perverts and potato bastards…so there is no one who has ever remembered you?"

Matthew smiles. "Well…my brothers remember me. You know, Alfred and Francis. Also, your guardian Antonio remembers me…but the one who really remembers me at all times no matter what…is Gilbert…" Romano twitches a little at the face Matthew makes over the thought of Gilbert. "So…wait…Gilbert is the only one who always remembers you? Even more than your brothers!" Matthew smiles weakly. "Well…they are both busy. Alfred with Arthur…and Francis with all of his dates…it makes sense they would forget me at home from time to time."

Romano glares at nothing in particular. "That's a load of bull! Wait…why does Gilbert remember you? No love life?" Matthew thinks about it for a minute. "Now that you mention it…ever since I met him when we were younger…I've never seen him dating someone…" "Hm…when did you meet him?" Romano asks and Matthew smiles dreamily. "When he was twelve and I was…about six."

The Italian is about to say something when a short British man comes in, followed by Alfred who runs to his seat, adjusting his shirt. "Oh god…don't tell me they just…" Romano mutters and Matthew laughs. "No, no…Alfred stayed at his house last night so they probably just overslept again…" Arthur clears his throat. "Ok class, time to start!"

Lunch:

Romano walks over to Matthew and sits with him. "O-oh! Romano!" "Can I sit with you, Matthew?" Matthew blushes and nods. "Y-yeah…sure you can." Romano pulls out his lunch; pizza, soda, and a large tomato. "Wow…that's what Antonio gave you?" Matthew asks and Romano nods. "Yeah…he's still new with kids…so…can't blame him, I guess…" The blonde smiles at him. "You two must be close, huh?" Romano blushes and glares at Matthew. "We are NOT CLOSE!"

Matthew stares at him for a second before laughing. "Thou doth protest too much." "I-I do not! A-anyways…what does Francis give you for lunch?" Romano stutters and Matthew frowns. "Um…well…he doesn't usually remember to pack lunch…I mean Alfred gets one from Arthur everyday…so...b-but when Gilbert stays over he makes me one!" He quickly adds and Romano twitches.

"Does he now…? Doesn't he have to be home with Ludwig and Feliciano? …OH MY GOD! HE LEAVES MY BROTHER ALONE WITH THAT PERVERT!" Romano yells, getting up quickly. "Wh-where are you going?" Matthew asks and Romano glares across the room to a certain blonde German. "To go punch Ludwig in the nuts so he can't do anything to my brother!" "W-whoa! Hold on, Romano!" Romano lets out a small squeak as Matthew pulls him back into his seat.

"Calm down…I know for a fact they are both virgins…" Matthew says calmly and Romano looks at him a little creeped out. "…How….do you know that…?" "Gilbert told me! He said that there's no chance in hell his little brother will get laid before he does." Romano eyes Matthew wearily. "I would like that about Gilbert…if I wasn't so sure that was his lame attempt at trying to pick you up…"

Matthew blushes and stares at the table. "H-he wasn't trying to pick me up! Gilbert doesn't like me like that!" Romano smiles a little before shrugging. "If you don't want him to be…then we can pretend like he isn't…so you don't have any lunch?" Matthew shakes his head no and Romano gives him his pizza. "Here. The pervert usually makes a big dinner so I don't really have big lunches, a tomato works for me." The blonde stares at Romano in shock and Romano blushes, looking away as he holds his soda up. "We can split this, too. I think the cafeteria give out cups." Matthew smiles brightly at Romano. "Thank you, Romano." "Q-Qualunque cosa…"

After school:

Romano heads out to where Antonio picked them up and meets up with Kiku. "Hello, Romano-san." Kiku says and Romano nods to him. "Hello Kiku…er…would you rather I call you Kiku-san…?" Romano asks confused and Kiku laughs a little. "No no, Kiku is fine." "Ah…grazie a dio…"The Italian looks around confused. "Where is Feliciano…? If he's alone with that damn potato bastard I'll-!" Kiku calmly cuts him off. "Feliciano is helping Yao-sensei with ideas for the Halloween haunted mansion." Romano sighs. "That's right…Halloween…you're not working on it?"

Kiku smiles at him. "I am working on it, but today I have to tutor someone." As he says that a tall boy with high-sanding pale brown hair comes up. "Hello Nate-kun!" Kiku says and smiles up at the boy. "Hello, Kiku." Nate says calmly and looks over to Romano bitterly. "You're the boy who lives with Antonio, aren't you?" Romano gulps nervously under the giant teen's stare. "I-I am…"

Nate silently turns and heads for a motorcycle further down the parking lot. "Don't mind him, Romano-san. He kind of hates Antonio. A lot." "While I can think of about ten reasons…I'll still ask; why?" Romano asks and Kiku smiles at him. "Nate's sister, Bella." "A-Antonio dated his sister!" The Italian pales a little and Kiku shakes his head. "No…no. His sister is dating a girl, actually." Romano's jaw drops. "E-eh!" "That's right, she is with a girl from Hungary. Elizaveta, I believe."

"Then what could she possibly do with Antonio?" Kiku sighs. "Bella ran away from home when her parents wouldn't let her date Elizaveta. She happened to go to Antonio's, who gave her money to stay at a hotel." Romano sighs. "Well, I must admit I'm impressed that he sent her off to a hotel." Kiku nods before Nate pulls up on his motorcycle, handing Kiku an extra helmet. "See you later, Romano-san." Romano nods and waves as they head off.

"Fratello!" Marcello exclaims as he hugs Romano from behind. "O-oh…hey there." Peter comes up beside Romano and smiles at him. "H-hi Romano." Romano sighs and pats Peter on the head. "Hey Peter." "Lovi~! You're so popular~!" Antonio coos from the car. "Fuck! Don't sneak up on people!" Romano yells as they all get in the car, Marcello begrudgingly following Peter into the back seat.

"So Feli and Ludwig are working on the haunted mansion?" Antonio asks and Romano silently nods. "Ahhh I remember those days~! I love the haunted mansion the school puts on! We should definitely go, Lovi~!" Romano pales a little. "I-I don't go to haunted mansions…I don't like them." Marcello snickers. "Fratello is scared! That's-!" "Adorable!" Antonio coos, making Marcello glare at him. "Don't worry Lovi~! I will protect you!" "Screw you, I'm not going." Romano groans and Antonio looks over at him with a sly smirk.

"So…you're ok with Ludwig and Feliciano being all alone in there? Feliciano is a big scaredy cat, too. I bet he'll be clinging to Ludwig the whole-!" Antonio gets cut off by a pissed Romano. "THAT'S IT! WE'RE GOING!" "Oho~! Bien!"

A/N: Leccaculo- kissass

Qualunque cosa- whatever

grazie a dio- thank god

I know halloween is done and gone. BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I COULDNT PUT IT IN ANY OF MY STORIES AT THAT POINT IN TIME! . Haunted houses are so over rated. Haunted MANSIONS are where it's at. Not to mention, if the whole school is used...it's more of a 'mansion' then a 'house' anyways, right? Actually, i hate those things. they scare the sh** out of me because...well...the people can actually touch you! TOUCH YOU! I also got the idea of the school putting on a haunted mansion from a girl i talk to. HER SCHOOL ACTUALLY DOES THAT! Lucky...