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Where The Heart Is
Chapter Five: Uncle Romulus
Antonio leads Romano into his kitchen. There, seated at the head of the kitchen table is a man. This man reminds Romano of him and his brothers with his brown hair and random curls in his bangs. Unlike any of them, however, he looks manly with his muscles and facial hair. "Hello, I'm Romulus." The man says, flashing a grin that matches Feliciano's perfectly. "Um..h-hi…" Romano stutters, staring down at the floor.
"No need to be shy, Roma!" Romulus coos as he gets up and pulls the boy into his arms, earning a dark glare from Antonio that goes unnoticed. "You are my sweet little nephew~! I want to get to know you better~!" The older Italian coos and Romano blushes before trying to escape his grasp. "I-I don't know you! Uncle or not you're still a stranger to me! Hell, I know the tomato bastard better than you!" Romano yells and Antonio smirks to himself.
"I understand…but I do want you to know me better…" Romulus says, taking the boy's hand in both of his. "S-stop that!" Romano and Antonio yell in unison, the former blushing deeply. "Hm…? Do you have something to say, Antonio?" Romulus asks and Antonio gulps nervously. "I-I don't want you touching Lovi! He's not comfortable! I don't like you making my Lovi uncomfortable!" Romano stares at him confused as Romulus lets go of his hands.
"Your…Lovi…? When did MY nephew become YOUR Lovi? I don't know if I'm comfortable with you saying those sorts of things." Romulus says darkly and Romano glares at him. "Who the fuck are you to say anything about what he calls me? I don't even know you, you were nowhere to be found when our mother dies for Feliciano and Marcello, resulting in them being raised in separate homes, and you also failed to be there for me after my father's death. The tomato bastard was, though. He has actually been there for all of us, since he's friends with their guardians. So don't get on his back for something unless I ask you for help! Just mind your own damn business!" Antonio and Romulus stare at the now fuming teen in silence. "Who is this tomato bastard you keep mentioning…?" Romulus asks and Antonio sighs sadly. "Me…"
"I see…I will come back at a later time, Romano." Romulus gets up to go before coming to a stop. "Just so you know…the only reason I wasn't at your sides earlier was because I wasn't in this country and couldn't come back immediately for…reasons. I came as fast as I could though." He smiles sadly and pats Romano on the head before leaving. "…I…was I to mean…?" Romano asks Antonio, frowning guiltily. "Oh goodness no Lovi…you did fine…" Antonio says comfortingly and pulls the boy into his arms.
Next day:
"HE CHOSE ME! GIL! FRANCIS! TINO! BERWALD! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! Lovi! CHOSE! ME! FUCK YEAH! I WIN! IN YOUR FACE STUPID 'UNCLE' ROMULUS!" Antonio cheers, jumping up and down in Tino and Berwald's back yard. "…You know…I can see where you're coming from…but having Romano hate his uncle isn't good for him. I would rather keep Marcello to ourselves as well…but…for his sake, I will be supportive when Romulus comes here." Tino says and Antonio pouts. "B-but…Tino…what if he tries to take Marcello?" The small blonde twitches, the glass in his hand shattering. "I'll make him regret ever entering my house." The other men gulp nervously as Tino calmly wipes the blood off his hand and cleans up the glass.
"Y-you're going to sick Berwald on him…?" Gilbert asks and Tino smiles at him darkly. "Romulus is going to wish I only sent Berwald after him…" Antonio and Berwald nod in agreement as Gilbert and Francis back up a little. "Exactly! This is why we cant let them get to attached! He is their uncle and could convince them to move in with him. I refuse to give up my Lovi! I've waited all these years to see him again and no uncle is taking him away! You all understand, don't you?" The four other men nod in unison.
"I didn't wait years for him, but I do love little Feliciano. He is the only reason our house is clean! Not to mention he is a great cook and Ludwig is madly in love with him. Which is fucking hilarious to watch!" Gilbert says and Francis nods. "I would be lost if someone took mon petite Mathieu and Alfred away. Luckily the only one who might be taken is Alfred by his caterpillar-browed boyfriend Arthur. He doesn't do much at home anyways. But if Mathieu were to leave…" "You wouldn't even notice if I too-! Er-! Someone-! Er-! He moved out!" Francis looks over at Gilbert with an annoyed smile. "You are still after Mathieu? You sure are slow about it, aren't you?"
Berwald cuts their impending argument short. "I would be lost without Marcello and Peter. They are like my sons." Tino nods. "Exactly! They are like our baby boys! Who…are…in love-BUT! They are still our baby boys!" All of them sigh sadly before Romulus pops up on the other side of the gate. "Hello men! What are you all doing back here?" They all glare at the man darkly, making Romulus frown in confusion. "What did I do…?"
The boys:
"You met your long lost uncle, huh! How awkward was THAT!" Alfred exclaims and Romano glares at him. "Very awkward. Like it will be with me and Matthew after he has to see me kill his brother." "Ha-ha! Nice one! Well, Arthur's here! See you all later~!" The American runs off to his British lover. "…Sorry about that, Romano." Matthew sighs and Romano looks at him confused. "What are you apologizing for? Its his stupidity, not yours." Kiku comes up and nods.
"Besides, Alfred can be fun." The Japanese boy says and the other two sigh and roll their eyes. "You would say that, wouldn't you Kiku?" Romano groans and Matthew nods. "Aren't you even dating Nate now? That scary guy is like a cuddly teddy bear with you!" Kiku blushes and looks down in embarrassment. "Y-you are good with people to, Matthew-kun. Nate is nice to you as well…and Gilbert worships the ground you walk on. Which is something seeing as how narcissistic he is." Matthew blushes and Romano smirks at him. "He's right, you know."
"A-and you have Antonio all over you!" Kiku exclaims in a vein attempt to save face. "That's not a big deal…" Matthew says and Kiku sighs sadly. "You have a point…" "And he's not all over me! He's my guardian so he has to be all jumpy and worried about me!" Romano points out and the other two laugh. "Yeah, ok Romano." Kiku says, trying to hold in his laughter. "I CALL BULLSHIT!" Matthew snickers out and Romano flips them off. "Go fuck yourselves! Overly-friendly bastards!" "What's wrong, fratello?" Feliciano asks from behind them, making his older brother jump. "F-Feliciano! Aren't you, Marcello, Peter, and that loser Ludwig supposed to be on the other side of the school working on some sets!" Romano asks and Marcello comes out of nowhere, hugging his oldest brother. "We finished already so we decided to come help you guys!" Peter and Feliciano nod, bright smiles on their faces. "We are almost ready for Halloween!" They exclaim in unison.
"..So…after we finish with cleaning this up and painting a few more things over here everything will be ready for monda-er- tomorrow?" Romano asks in shock and Kiku nods. "Interesting…is it just me or has everyone else in the school left this to us?" Kiku asks and the whole room falls silent for a moment before a vein pops in Romano's head. "THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS! I'LL FUCKING RIP THEIR THROATS OUT WITH A SPOON!" The whole room goes silent again to stare at Romano. "What is up with you and harming people with spoons?" Kiku asks and Romano shrugs. "I want to be different. Knifes and forks are over used. And only a true man can bring about bodily harm with a spoon." "…Well….its different alright…" Matthew says in amusement.
Later:
All of the boys pile up in Berwald and Tino's back yard with the men. "Hello boys!" Tino says sweetly, followed by a grunt and nod from Berwald. "Lovi~!" Antonio coos as Romano walks past him and up to his uncle. "Uncle Romulus…I just want to…a-apologize…for being so rude to you last night…" Romulus grins and stands up, pulling Romano into a tight hug. "Don't worry Roma~! I understand!" Romano goes ten shades of red and pushes Romulus away. "D-don't hug me!" The teen exclaims and punches his uncle, making Romulus stiffen up and Antonio cover his mouth to hide a smirk. "Cut that out." Tino mutters, hitting Antonio on the head. "What's wrong Roma? I heard you let your brothers hug you when you first met them. Did I do something wrong?" Romulus asks and Romano shakes his head. "No! I…um…n-never mind!" Romano groans and heads over to the rest of the boys as Antonio practically beams, ignoring Tino's warning glares.
"Romano…what's wrong with you?" Matthew asks and Romano rolls his eyes. "I'm just not good with adults…Tino and Berwald are the only exceptions. I didn't even like hugs from my father…although he didn't really give them anyways, thank god." "What about Antonio?" Kiku asks and Romano groans. "I wont ever get use to that tomato bastard and his clingy ways…" Alfred laughs. "To bad for him! He totally love y-!" Arthur cuts him off with a discrete elbow to the gut. "He…what now?" Romano asks and Arthur laughs nervously. "He nothing…nothing at all! Ignore Alfred, he's just an idiot!" Everyone looks at Arthur confused. "Should you be elbowing your boyfriend in the gut…?" Nate asks and Arthur sighs. "Just…never mind. You would understand if you were dating an idiot like him." "Arthur you're so cruel~! But soooo cute~!" Alfred coos, kissing Arthur on the cheek.
"They are all really fucking weird…" Romano groans before noticing Feliciano and Marcello playing with Romulus. "You and your brothers should spend some time with your uncle, Romano." Matthew says and Romano nods. "You're right…we should spend the day with him tomorrow and leave for the haunted mansion." "You don't want him with you guys there?" The blonde asks and Romano shakes his head. "Feliciano will be on a date with Ludwig, Marcello will be on a date with Peter, and you and Gilbert will be flirting and hopefully finally hooking up. Well, hopefully for your sake. I would be more than happy if you never got with that creeper. But anyways, we don't need him coming and making it awkward." Matthew laughs a little. "I thought you didn't want Marcello and Peter going. You gave in I see." Romano grumbles something in Italian before responding. "I had to…damn brat is good at guilting people…"
"Yeah…he is…now I have another question." Matthew says and Romano looks at him curiously. "Romulus will…'ruin the mood' since he's an adult no one is after…but Antonio wont? I mean, unless you are actually after-!" "Don't! finish that sentence! He won't ruin the mood because he isn't in his thirties and related to half the kids going! Plus he's best friends with Gilbert. Only uncle Romulus is a cock-block! Now stop insinuating those types of things!" Romano whines and Matthew laughs. "Whatever you say, Romano~!"
That night:
Antonio and Romano head into the house. "So you will be spending time with your uncle before the haunted mansion opens up tomorrow?" "Yeah, what's it to you?" Romano asks and Antonio sighs. "It's nothing to me…" "There you are, Antonio! I've been here waiting for what feels like hours!" A woman with short blonde hair and a ridiculously large breasts says with tears forming in her eyes. "Oh! Katyusha! I completely forgot you were coming over tonight!" Antonio exclaims, patting her on the pack apologetically. "It's alright…you were busy…" Katyusha says before noticing Romano.
"Who is this boy?" She asks and Antonio laughs. "How foolish of me! Katyusha this is Romano, Romano this is Katyusha!" Antonio says and Romano feels a strange ping of jealousy. "Romano…? You never told me about him…" Katyusha says confused and Romano feels his eye twitch. "Oh, well…now you know!" Antonio laughs and Katyusha joins him. "I suppose so! Nice to meet you, Romano! Katyusha says sweetly, holding out her hand to the boy, who begrudgingly shakes it. "…You to, Katyusha."
"Well I'm off Antonio! I took what you got for me and already put it in my truck. See you boys later~!" Antonio kisses her hand before she leaves. 'So Lovi~! Want to watch some TV together~?" Romano glares at Antonio. "Ohh so I'm Lovi again? I thought you might have forgot, but apparently I just disappear behind Ms. Katyusha's giant breasts and return when they are gone!" Before Antonio can say anything, Romano continues. "And I suppose that would also be what made you completely forget me every time you saw each other over the past few months I've been living here, since she's the only one I've met so far that knows you and hasn't heard a damn thing about me!"
Romano glares up at Antonio, flipping him off, before stomping his way upstairs. "Wh-what was that…?"
a/n: can anyone guees who the uncle is! THAT'S RIGHT! ANCIENT ROME! i figured he couldnt be their grandpa...bc...who in real life has a grandpa THAT HOT at their ages? No one. And OMG WHO IS UKRAINE TO SPAIN! i will FINALLY get to the Halloween chapter...23 days before christmas? If i finish it that soon. Doubtful since...MY CHARGER HAS OFFICIALLY DIED! i wont have my laptop back until after christmass! IM DYING! and that is also why this chapter is so short and i hate it. i have to write it in a notebook and than use the family computer's outdated word to type it up. whe n i write in my notebook my IQ in writing drops about 10%. i also cannot add to a pirate story i am making because it was already half-way done on my laptop WHICH I NOW CANT USE. i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE DELL!*dies in a corner*