Where The Heart Is

Chapter twelve: The finale

"Maaaannnnn! You sure have made life interesting, Romano!" Matthew teases and Romano glares. "It's not my fault!" "I must admit, I really missed you at lunch time!" The blonde says and Romano looks at their table, empty save for them. "Yeah…I'm sure that sucked." "Sure did! But at least it's all over now! Your dad killed your uncle and framed him for all his stuff so those men won't want you!" Romano frowns. "…Hopefully…" Matthew looks at him confused. "What do you mean?" "Well…I've been feeling like there are eyes constantly on me…" Romano mumbles, looking around uneasily.

Matthew lights up. "Oh! There is someone constantly watching you! Right out there!" He points out the window to a bush where Antonio and Gilbert are hiding. "Wh-?" Romano twitches and jumps up from his seat, stomping out of the cafeteria and coming up behind Antonio as he tries to escape. "Yooouuuuuu!" He goes to stomp on Antonio's head but gets held back by Gilbert. "OI! LET ME KICK HIS ASS! HE'S MY BOYFRIEND, IT IS MY RIGHT!" Romano yells and Matthew laughs as he comes up beside him. "Calm down, Romano."

Antonio stands up and dusts the leaves off of him. "Lovi, there is a reason I am out here…" "BECAUSE YOU'RE A CREEPER! I'M DATING A CREEPER!" Romano yells, still being held back by Gilbert. "No, Lovi…you see…your father has informed me that you are still in danger. So I refuse to let you out of my site at all!" Antonio explains and Romano calms down a little before looking behind him to Gilbert. "…And why are you here, albino bastard?" Gilbert smiles and lets Romano go before pulling Matthew into a tight hug. "How could I pass up a chance to hang out with Tonio and watch my cute little birdie at the same time~?" Romano twitches a little. "…Great, two creepers…"

Antonio smiles at Romano before grabbing his hand and pulling him into a hug. "Lovi~! I'm worried is all! I don't want you to be taken from me again!" Romano blushes against the man's chest. "…I-idioto…" Antonio tilts Romano's chin up. "Can I have a kiss before you go back to class~?" Romano blushes more and looks around to make sure no teachers had come out to fetch them yet before nodding. "M-make it quick!" Antonio laughs and places a small kiss on the boy's lips before having to hide again with Gilbert when a teacher comes out.

"What are you boys doing out here?" The woman asks and they both smile at her sweetly before answering in unison. "We were just getting some peace and quiet before going back to class!" She blushes a little. "Oh I see…well hurry back in boys~!" As soon as the teacher goes back in they hear voices from a nearby bush. "You devils!" Antonio teases and Gilbert nods. "Who would've thought my dear birdie would use his charm on a teacher~? I'm both proud and kind of pissed!" Matthew and Romano look over to their bush. "Saved your asses." Romano says and Matthew nods. "Two adult men on high school grounds would definitely be arrested under suspicion of being perverts." "It isn't suspicion if it's a fact." The Italian points out and the two men sigh.

"Fine, fine…just…don't do anything in unison again. It's creepy." Antonio says and Gilbert nods. "I'd rather not associate my sweet little birdie with the bratty little Romano." Romano flips him off as Matthew drags him back inside. "FUCK YOU, ALBINO BASTARD!" "DON'T WORRY! BIRDIE DOES!" Gilbert calls back and both Matthew and Antonio cringe. "You're a dead man, Gil…" Antonio mutters as Matthew drags a now fuming Romano.

Later:

Romano heads into his house, unbuttons his shirt a little and slips his tie off before he plops down on the couch. "Ugh…these uniforms suuuck." Antonio comes up in front of the couch. "Ohhh? I think they're quite sexy. Especially unbuttoned like that…" He reaches down and traces the bare skin now showing before leaning down and kissing it. "C-CUT THAT OUT YOU PERVERT! WHAT IF SOMEONE COMES IN?" Romano yells. "To late~!" Feliciano, Marcello, and Matthew chime in an eerie unison. "M-MERDA!" Romano hisses and pushes Antonio away before buttoning his shirt up as high as it goes.

"Wh-wh-wh-wh-what are you guys doing here?" The Italian asks, trying to sound as calm as possible. "Well we came to hang out." Marcello says and Feliciano nods. "We thought we could all have dinner together~!" Matthew smirks at him. "We didn't think you two would be getting it on in the living room. Since it's only Tuesday and all." Romano glares at him. "It wasn't like that!" "Yes it was~!" Antonio says happily before going to cook.

Meanwhile:

The bald man from before enters a house where the man with black slicked back hair and a group of others are sitting around. "I have found them. They are currently all in the same house. The only thing is that they have a bunch of people with them. As I was leaving even more people were coming in. Some of them looked like Mr. Vargas' old negotiators…" The black haired man from before grimaces. "Well shit…how many of them, Roger?" "All of the 'Bad Friends Trio' and the leader of their other group, Vince." The bald man, Roger, answers. "So what do we do?" Another man asks and Vince glares at him. "Is it not obvious? We will bring in thirteen men, eight to take care of Mr. Vargas' old men and the others will take care of anyone else in our way. It'll be an ambush." Vince says darkly and the other men nod before going to get ready.

At Antonio's house:

"Oh my! You caught them doing that? Well, I suppose they are both still young…it's only natural…" Tino says to Marcello as Romano dies in a corner. "ARE YOU GOING TO TELL EVERYONE YOU SEE?" Marcello smiles at him. "I would tell your dad if I could." Romano glares at him. "Devil." Marcello looks over to Tino innocently. "So…since you are ok with Romano having sex at fifteen….can Peter and I-?" "NO!" Romano and Tino yell in unison as Peter's face goes bright red. "TH-THAT'S NOT FAIR! FAVORITISM!" Marcello yells and Romano glares darkly at the boy. "Shut up. You're not doing it."Marcello gulps nervously and nods.

Antonio laughs a little. "Lovi you're such a nice big brother~!" Romano glares at him. "Shut up. It's your fault Marcello is thinking this anyways!" The Spaniard grins and kisses the fuming Italian on the cheek. "I can live with that!" Romano goes to hit him when the lights suddenly go out.

Instinctively Antonio grabs Romano, Tino grabs Marcello, and Ludwig reaches to grab Feliciano only to have Francis already holding the confused teen. "Well well well….what a shame. We seem to have caught you all unprepared!" Roger exclaims and Gilbert laughs, holding an extremely confused Matthew. "Who said we're unprepared?" All the lights within one mile of their house go out and the sounds of weapons are heard. "Ohhh? You all have guns now, too? Shame we have already locked in on you." Roger snickers.

"AHH! BOSS! SOMEONE JUST SHOT MY ARM WITH AN ARROW!" One of Roger's men cries out and Roger cringes. "WHAT?" "GRAGH!" Another man groans and the sound of a person collapsing to the ground is heard. "How are you-?" Antonio laughs as Roger panics. "Unlike you we all know this house. And we have recently taught the boys to use certain weapons…"

Roger cringes. "You taught them to use guns…?" Romano groans. "Think about that for a second, idiot. Someone was shot with an arrow and there are NO SOUNDS OF GUNSHOTS!" Antonio laughs a little. "Calm down, Lovi~!" "I-if you aren't using guns…what are you using?" Roger asks and Francis speaks up. "That depends on who you're talking to!" "E-EVERYONE! STAY FOCUSED!" The man orders and a thick tension fills the air.

Soon the house is filled with the noises of metal slicing flesh and groans of pain. Once Antonio thinks it's safe, he flicks a switch and the lights come back on. Everyone adjusts to the light and see six of Roger's men on the ground unconscious and the Vargas brothers surrounded by everyone else. "You should give up, Roger. We don't need the dark to beat you. And you won't ever get the Vargas brothers." Antonio says in a hauntingly menacing voice sending a chill down everyone's spines, even Romano's.

"I-I will not give up! I will teach Mr. Vargas a lesson by killing the only things he cares about!" Roger yells and shoots in the brothers' direction, only to have Francis skillfully reflect it off his blade. "Our weapons are specially made, Roger. Remember who our boss was? He didn't do anything half-assed." Francis says before smiling back at the brothers. "Don't worry boys; we've got it under control!"

Another man goes to shoot and Matthew shoots at him with his crossbow, pinning him up against a wall with the arrows. "You should surrender. If you surrender and promise to never touch them again, we will let you leave with your men so you can get your wounds treated." Gilbert says and Roger grimaces. "NO CHANCE IN HELL!" He shoots at them and hits Antonio's shoulder, bringing the man to his knees in pain. Roger heads for Antonio as his men distract the others and Romano quickly runs over, grabbing Antonio's gun from his belt and shoots the other man in the chest. "Shit! I was aiming for his head!" Romano hisses before ripping off a piece of his shirt to wrap around Antonio's shoulder.

Gilbert smirks after Roger falls to the ground. "Well…what do you say? You going to keep trying or are you going to find your boss some medical help?" Vince glares at him before dropping his gun in surrender, followed by the rest of their men. He grabs Roger and the others that are still conscious grab other men from the floor before walking out to their vehicle a few feet from the house.

Romano looks at Antonio worried. "Are you ok? Oh god! Do you need a doctor? W-we should go to the hospital-! How do we explain a gun shot? SHIT! D-DON'T DIE!" Antonio looks at him confused for a minute before laughing. "I'll be fine, Lovi. Tino was our doctor back then, he can take care of it. It's only my shoulder…" He cups Romano's face with his hand and brushes a tear from the boy's eye. "No need to worry about me, Lovi. Although it's super cute when you do~!" Antonio coos and Romano blushes, glaring half-heartedly at him. "Idiot…"

Tino comes over to Antonio with a kit he had stashed in a drawer a long time ago. Just in case. "Well then let's take care of this…" He goes to his kit when they suddenly hear an explosion outside. "What the hell?" Gilbert exclaims and they all look out the windows to see the vehicle that Roger and his men came in blown up. "Who…?" Matthew mutters before the door flies open and Mr. Vargas comes running in. "What the hell were you guys thinking? They would have come back again! Didn't I train you men better than that?" He yells before his eyes land on Romano, who is cradling Antonio's head against his chest as Tino takes the bullet out of the eerily calm man.

"Romano…you're here…" Mr. Vargas mutters and Romano frowns at him. "Hello…" Tino finishes up with Antonio and they both move away as Mr. Vargas walks over to the boy, pulling him into a hug. "I've missed you, Romano." Romano tenses up and reluctantly hugs him back. "I'm fine…dad…" Mr. Vargas kisses him on the forehead before going over to Feliciano and Marcello. "Hello boys." He says, placing a hand on each boy's shoulder. "Hello dad!" Feliciano smiles and Marcello looks down awkwardly. "H-hello…Mr. Vargas…"

Mr. Vargas pulls them both into a hug. "You both look so much like Serafina…I would say I wish we never divorced…but then you wouldn't be here, Marcello. And you're practically the spitting image of her." Marcello blushes and mumbles a thank you. "So…why did you come back?" Francis asks as everyone gathers in the living room, Antonio avoiding touching Romano with his father right there. "I got word from an informant that they were onto me and didn't believe the scene I made at Romulus' house. So I got here as quick as possible and have been watching my boys for awhile…" His eyes land on Antonio, who gulps nervously.

"U-urm…I um…" Antonio stutters and Romano holds back a smirk. "So you finally got Romano, huh? Congrats. I didn't think my son would ever give in and love someone." Mr. Vargas says and Romano twitches as Antonio blushes a little. "Y-yeah…heh…" Antonio mumbles awkwardly and Mr. Vargas looks over to Feliciano. "I'm so sorry I never got to know you, Feliciano. But it was something Serafina wanted." He kneels down between the twins and smiles at them. "Your mother didn't want to deal with my dangerous lifestyle…so we divorced. The only reason I took you, Romano, was for both of your safety. My enemies knew I had a son so me and Serafina agreed I would take Romano, so they wouldn't bother her and Feliciano who had no means to protect themselves, and keep you under lock and key at all times so you were safe as well. In fact, before Antonio decided to quit and become a vegetable farmer I was going to have him be your bodyguard…"

Antonio twitches. "WHAT? I COULD HAVE BEEN WITH LOVI SOONER?" Romano twitches. "I WAS SACRIFICED FOR FELICIANO AND MOM? I mean…I guess it's ok…I would have done it anyways…BUT STILL! I FEEL SO USED!" Mr. Vargas laughs a little. "Calm down you two. Antonio, if he still lived with me you two wouldn't have done HALF the things you have." Antonio gulps nervously and moves away. "And Romano, you were never in danger. I would have sacrificed my life before letting you get hurt." Mr. Vargas says sweetly and Romano pouts. "It's fine…" Matthew looks out the window and smiles nervously. "S-so we're just…gonna ignore the whole…blown up vehicle with a bunch of dead people in it a few feet from the house…aren't we…?"

Gilbert laughs a little and wraps an arm around him, pulling him closer. "Let the police deal with it, birdie~!" "The cops will be coming here soon, you know…" Kiku points out and Mr. Vargas sighs. "Yes…I have to leave again. Good bye boys." He kisses the three brothers on the forehead before handing them all some money. "I will contact you boys! Whenever I can without being traced!" He exclaims before heading out the back. "Well…that was interesting…" Nate mumbles and everyone nods. "We should probably all get home now." Kiku says, standing up and Antonio frowns. "But we didn't even get to eat~!"

Romano glares at him. "You're hurt. You aren't entertaining." Antonio pouts at the teen. "B-but Lovi~!" Tino smiles at them. "Don't worry, I will feed everyone else. Take care of him, Romano~!" Romano blushes as everyone leaves. Once they are all out Antonio looks at the boy with a feral sort of smirk. "Yes…take care of me…Romano. Perhaps we should eat dinner in bed tonight." Antonio offers in a low tone and Romano looks away. "F-fine! We'll eat upstairs! B-but only because you should rest. REST."

Romano goes to the kitchen and gets some of the tamales that Antonio made for dinner before following Antonio upstairs. He crawls into bed with Antonio and hands him his plate. "So…are you going to feed me?" Antonio asks hopefully and Romano glares. "No. You have a good arm. Use it." Romano eats his and Antonio tries, grimacing when he holds the tamale up. "…Are you ok…?" The teen asks and Antonio smiles at him. "I'm fine, Lovi…I'll just try a different angle…" Romano grabs Antonio's hand before he can grab the food and takes it himself. He positions himself on Antonio's lap and feeds him, frowning the whole time.

"Of all the food I could be feeding you…this isn't really a sexy food…" Romano mumbles to himself once Antonio is done and the man smirks. "Ohhh? Lovi wants to feed me sexy food~?" Antonio moves the empty plates to the night stand and pulls Romano closer. "Then perhaps you should go downstairs and get us a sexy dessert~!" Romano blushes and goes to hit him, stopping when he sees the bandaged shoulder. "Y-you-! You're really pushing it!" Antonio smiles and nuzzles into Romano's neck. "Mmm…my Lovi is so sweet~! Taking care of me like this~!" Romano quickly stands up on the bed and walks off of it. "I-I'll go get you something for dessert…wh-what do you want?" He asks as he gathers the plates. "Something sexy~!" Antonio calls out as the teen leaves the room, flipping him off.

"Hm…my little Lovi is so cute…" He mumbles after he hears the boy go down the stairs. "He doesn't even realize I can use both arms just fine~!" A lazy smile comes to his face as he lies down in the bed. "Lovi wants to feed me sexy food~! I'm so happy!" He giggles a little as Romano comes back in. "What the hell are you giggling about?" Romano asks as he brings in strawberries. "Mmm, I'm just happy about how lucky I am to have such a sweet boyfriend with such good taste in 'sexy' foods~!" Antonio teases and Romano blushes. "TH-THIS ISN'T SEXY FOOD! IT'S VERY REPULSIVE FOOD! ER-! I MEAN-! IT'S VERY UNSEXY, OK?"

The older man smiles and sits up, patting his lap with his uninjured arm. "Come here, Lovi~!" Romano lets out a little grunt of embarrassment as he sits on the man's lap. "D-don't expect this when you get better!" Antonio smiles at him. "Then I hope I never get better~!" Romano pouts. "But if you can't ever move your arms…there's no point in doing these sort of things…because we can't…" He gasps and covers his mouth, going bright red. "Can't what…Lovi…?" Antonio asks, smirking at the boy. "Sh-shut up and eat, damnit!" Romano yells and begins feeding the older man strawberries and eating some himself.

"Mmm…good choice, Lovi~! This is much sexier than the tamales!" Antonio coos before leaning forward and biting off a piece of the strawberry hanging from Romano's lips. "N-ngh! Idiot! Eat your own strawberries! A-and it isn't sexy!" Romano squeaks out as Antonio begins to nuzzle his neck again. "Hmm…I think everything Lovi does is sexy~!" "Then you're an idiot." The teen mumbles and Antonio laughs against his skin. "I guess I am…" Romano's breath hitches when a warm hand suddenly slides into his pants. "WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMATO BASTARD?" "What you wanted me to, Lovi~!" Antonio coos as he slides his hand past the boy's boxers. "WAIT! I THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T USE THAT HAND!" Romano yells and Antonio thinks for a second. "I...can't…lift my arm up! Doing this is fine~!" He coos, squeezing the boy's length, earning him a soft moan from the teen.

"D-damn it…cut it out…we can't…you're hurt…" Romano says, trying to sound firm and failing. "I'm always able to do this with my Lovi~!" Antonio coos, unbuttoning the teen's ripped shirt. "Nn…shit…I forgot I ruined my shirt…" Romano mutters, not really caring or noticing that Antonio is using his injured arm. "That you did, Lovi…" Antonio mumbles before wincing in real pain and pulling his arm back. "I'm sorry Lovi…you're going to have to take off our clothes…" Romano looks down at him with hazy eyes and quickly takes both their shirts off.

"You're being so cooperative, Lovi…" Antonio points out and Romano nods. "You're injured…and Tino told me to take care of you…so I am…"The teen sits up to straddle Antonio's waist before taking their pants off. "Hm…that he did. Tino is a good man." Romano grunts in agreement as he lies Antonio down on the bed. "Oh my~! This will be the first time Lovi is on top, yes?" Antonio asks in amusement and Romano nods. "Yes…but don't worry…I won't be the…what's Kiku call it…? Seme." Romano mumbles as he leans down and awkwardly kisses Antonio's neck. "Mmm…why not, Lovi? This could be your one chance. No, this WILL be your one chance…" Antonio decides and Romano stops what he's doing to look the man in the eyes. "You're already in pain. I'm not going to put you in any more."

The Spaniard gasps. "I've been hurting my Lovi?" Romano rolls his eyes. "No…it only hurt the first few times! W-would you just shut up and let me do this?" Antonio smiles and reaches out with his uninjured hand. "Alright, I'll shut up and let you do this…" He murmurs before pulling the boy into a kiss. Romano awkwardly brings his hands to Antonio's chest, running his hands down the tanned skin. Antonio runs his hand through the teen's hair before pulling his face closer to hungrily attack the boy's lips.

The teen's eyes slide shut and he begins to grind his hips into the older man's, earning him a throaty moan against his lips. "Nnn Lovi, you should take the lead more often. It's very hot." Antonio murmurs against his lips and Romano blushes. "Sh-shut up!" He hisses before nipping at the Spaniard's lower lip. Antonio snickers and does the same to Romano, running his uninjured hand down the boy's back before squeezing his ass. "Mmm I'm just so happy that my Lovi is doing this. I love you~!" Romano looks away pouting. "I-I love you, too…so just let me…" He leans down and takes Antonio's length in his mouth.

Romano stays on Antonio, making sure not to touch his shoulder. "You know…you did an awful lot with you arm from the uninjured side…for not even being able to eat with it earlier…" Antonio laughs nervously. "U-um…about that…" Romano glares at him. "When you heal up I will kill you." "I-if it makes you feel any better my shoulder is gonna be in a lot of pain tomorrow because of this…" Antonio offers and Romano pouts. "You'll deserve it! You started this!" The older man lets out a groan of pain and Romano sits up, looking at him worried. "Are you ok? D-do you need anything?" He asks, freaking out, and Antonio laughs. "You're so cute, Lovi~!" Romano blushes as Antonio pulls him down into a kiss. "…Idiot…"

That summer:

Romano comes out the garden where Antonio is tending to a small tomato plant. "Oi, tomato bastard, we got a letter from my dad…" Antonio smiles over at him. "Ohhh? How is he doing?" Romano sits down next to Antonio and opens the envelope, reading the letter quickly before blushing. "H-he said…he is having fun with a different woman every night, as usual. He gave us an address for me, Feliciano, and Marcello to write to him at…and he…he also says… 'In four more years I will give you my permission, Antonio.'…" The Italian looks at him confused. "His permission for what…?"

Antonio blushes and looks away. "You'll just have to see when you're twenty…" Romano pouts. "That's not fair! What can dad know that I can't? I'm your boyfriend, damnit!" Antonio looks over to the boy, still blushing, and kisses him on the cheek. "I'll tell you when you're older~!" He coos before getting up and heading to the house. "When I'm…?" Romano twitches and chases after him. "YOU SON OF A BITCH! TELL ME NOW!" "No no no, Lovi~! Your father said I have to wait four years~!" Antonio teases before Romano tackles him on the porch. The Spaniard laughs a little and cups the pouting boy's cheek. "I'll tell you this…in four years you'll be making me the happiest man in the world…or the most miserable." Romano blushes and looks away from him. "I-I guess…if that's how it's going to be…I'll just have to make you the happiest man in the world." Antonio looks up at him wide-eyed for a moment before smiling and kissing him.

"I'm already the happiest man in the world, Lovi~!" Romano frowns and holds up the letter from his dad to Antonio's face. "He also says to tell you he has spies all over. So no more sex for four years, either." Antonio gasps before sitting up and taking the paper, reading it in horror. "O-oh god he does…" He quickly rips the paper to shreds before smirking at a now creeped out Romano. "I can take them on." "Um…Feliciano and Marcello were supposed to read that, too you know! I didn't even write the address down for-!" Romano gets cut off by a pair of lips crashing against his. "You have the envelope. It's the same address." Antonio mumbles against the teens lips and Romano rolls his eyes. "I hope they get you for this…pervert." "Worth it~!"

"Oh my! Look at this. You two are at it again…what are you? Bunnies?" Matthew asks from inside their house and Antonio eyes him suspiciously. "You…how much is Mr. Vargas paying you to cock-block me?" Antonio screams and Matthew smirks. "Ohhhh it's good money. Got me and Gil our own place. And helps pay for the apartment Ludwig and Feliciano are living in." The blonde says and Antonio practically bursts into tears. "YOU TRAITOR!" He cries, running into the house and leaving the two boys outside.

"…You know he hired Kiku and Nate, too." Matthew says and Romano smirks. "Oh, I know." The blonde smiles at him. "Thanks for the key by the way, Lovi~!" "Well, you have to make a living, too." Romano says, smiling at Matthew as the blonde sits next to him. "I'm glad I met you, Romano." Matthew mumbles and Romano blushes a little, patting him on the shoulder. "I'm glad I met you too, Matthew." Both boys feel a chill run down their spine as they hear two distinct laughs from inside. "Kesesesese~!" "Fusosososo~!" Gilbert and Antonio snicker with their faces pressed against the sliding door, blood running down their noses. "Why do our boyfriends have the creepiest laughs in the world?" Matthew groans and Romano sighs. "We're just cursed, I guess…"

A/N: yeah...i dont like the ending to much...i was gonna end it before mattie came in...but then i was like 'dude, i totally need mattie at the end!' so...yeah. Well it's over! Onto my next project! BTW ik the 'fight' is super fail...but...i fail at fights...so...yeah. that's just how it works. FAIL!fight. I really wish i had made Mr. Vargas ancient rome...REALLY do...oh well. I'll know for next time~! thanks to everyone who read this(and actually liked itXD) i'm sorry if you don't like how it ends...i really am.