Authoress' Notes: Thanks for reviewing, all who reviewed! (glares at people who faved or alerted but did not review) Grr… Anyway, yay! Here is the second installment. And it seems the majority if not all shots will be related to each other… So yaaayy!

And #$!&*^##! You guys do NOT know how many times I erased this and started over with a new idea! Romano #$%$T&!

Pairing(s): Italy/Kagome/Romano Because two Italy's are better than one

Shot 2: Sibling Rivalry

Kagome had originally chosen to tell only Germany and Japan that she was a bit exhausted and wary from the antics of the nations she had to put up with everyday… And she wanted to take a vacation before she continued with operation "Seduce and Suck Information out of England". But then she also figured that she should also tell England, in order to not cause suspicion from the Allies from a sudden, unannounced absence…

She sighed as she packed her suitcase full a week's worth of clothing and personal products. Originally Kagome had also planned to simply stay at Germany's place for her vacation because the blond man was also so quiet and peaceful while working that it was like she lived in a house of her own. But then she soon scratched that idea when she remembered how she "assisted" the Allies in a plan to invade and ambush Germany… She did not want to be caught in Germany's house when that happened, or else she would have some explaining to do…

And somehow, the day before she left Germany's house to go on vacation back to Japan to relax and visit her family and old friends… All hell broke loose. Word that she was going on a week's vacation was sent through out the Allies and Axis Powers and now every nation she was acquainted with was blowing up her cell phone with requests, pleas, or demands that she visited their country instead of Japan. After the fifteenth call she received, Kagome simply stopped picking up her phone because she did not want to be taxed for long distance calls… The most troublesome calls, of course, came from the Allies and the last thing she wanted was for one of the craftier ones to track her cell phone to be located in Germany, and not in a hotel in England… Like she claimed. Dumbest lie ever!

What surprised her actually was the fact that Italy had not called her to ask for her to visit his country yet… It was already eight o' clock at night and she had not received a single call from him. It actually worried her very much since usually when he was not at Germany's house, he was talking to her a mile a minute via expensive, long-distance phone calls… 'Maybe Japan and Germany didn't tell him after all…' She thought to herself as she finally shut her suitcase because she finally finished packing her belongings… 'It's for the best I guess,' She concluded. After all, whenever Feliciano gave her his sweet smile or his puppy-dog look, she could not help but to comply with whatever he wanted from her. He was just so adorable.

With nothing else to do but wait for the next day to come, Kagome decided to retire early for the night… She had already dined with Germany and took her nightly bath. So… She would go to bed early so that she would rise early with the sun… And then… She would have a nice vacation with nothing but relaxation on her agenda. The young Japanese woman crawled into her bed and slipped under the many layers of blankets… 'Good night…' She thought to no one in particular; she immediately drifted off into sleep.

(Later that Night…)

Kagome was slowly roused from her sleep by the distinct feeling of her bed collapsing downward under someone's weight. In her half-sleep gaze, she made out the silhouette of a sleek man in the darkness, crawling from the bottom end of the bed up towards her until his body hovered above hers and his arms placed at either side of her head. "Mm…" She moaned tiredly. "I-Italy…?" She inquired… He was the only man she had ever… ahem, slept with and because of the frequent amount of times they shared the same bed at night, Kagome could recognize his physique anywhere. But some thing was not quite right with him… Whenever Italy snuck into her bed, it had always been so stealthy that she never was aware until the morning when she would wake up with her face buried into his chest.

That was when Kagome blinked the fog from her eyes and realized something that made her go pale on the spot. The hair curl was on the wrong side of his head. "Y-You're not Italy!" She squeaked while shooting up so swiftly that she bonked foreheads with the stranger. "You imposter!" she shrieked.

The stranger was then knocked back with such a force that he fell onto the floor, flat onto his butt. "Wait a minute! It's-!"

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Kagome screamed girlishly while grabbing the blankets and pulling them put to her neck to hide herself from the intruder. "Germany, help meeeeeeeee!" She cried.

On cue, a fully alert and angry Germany kicked his way into the room in only a black tank top and a pair of white boxers with a fully-loaded pistol in his hand. "Kagome! Vhat's wrong?" He shouted panickedly while looking from Kagome to the stranger on the floor and back to Kagome. "You bastard!" He aimed the gun right the man's forehead. "Vhat did you do to Kagome?" He asked in an enraged voice.

"You can take your gun and shove it up your ass, you potato-loving bastard!" The stranger retorted while jumping to his feet. Both Kagome and Germany gasped softly, immediately recognizing the man's voice, accent, and… potty mouth.

Germany then lowered his gun and sighed in exasperation. He then flicked on the lights to reveal that the intruder was none other than Italy Romano. He pinched the bridge of his nose and asked in the most patient tone as possible, "Vhat are you doing here, Romano?"

"None of your business, you fucking Nazi!" Southern Italy yelled back, disregarding the fact that he was in Germany's house uninvited. He then looked at Kagome and admitted, "I came to tell her to come visit Spain with me for her vacation, but when I got here, she was already asleep so I decided to join her."

"If you are going to stay here then you need to sleep in your own bed!" Germany stated strictly. He crossed his arms and pointed out," Obviously Kagome does not feel comfortable sharing the same bed with you."

Romano growled while stomping over Kagome's bed. She blinked when he grabbed a handful of the blanket she was using to cover herself with. "Gaaaahhhh!" She screamed and flushed when the dark haired man suddenly yanked the blankets off of the bed, not only revealing Kagome's scanty choice of sleepwear, but Northern Italy, who was sleeping quiet soundly despite the ruckus.

"Then he has to go too!" The older of the two brothers exclaimed.

"ITALY!" Germany shouted in shock… Kagome was not so surprised. If only he used the stealthy moves he used to sneak into people's beds in war, then Italy would actually have a practical use.

"Wake up you worthless excuse for a brother!" Romano yelled as he violently began to smack the younger of the two's cheeks from side to side. Of course the pain-intolerant man instantly woke up from feeling the stinging pain on his face. Feliciano's first response to was to scream to Germany for help while waving a white flag of surrender around profusely.

"I'ma so sorry for whatever I did, I swear! I'ma a good little Italy and I hate war and fighting so please, please, don't hit me anymore! I'll do whatever you want! I'll-!" Northern Italy finally snapped from his fear-induced hallucination and slowly looked around the room at the three faces staring at him with different expression.

First there was his best friend Germany, who looked tired and exasperated for some reason. Then there was his older brother, who was glaring at him with a hand raised into the air like he was getting ready to smack him. And finally there was Kagome, who was staring at him like he had grown another head.

"Huh? What's going on? Are we having a slumber party?" He asked innocently, completely oblivious to what had just occurred a few moments ago. Without even waiting for an answer, the man clapped his hands together delightedly and smiled, "Ve~! This is going to be some much fun! We can make lotsa pasta, have pillow fights, and we can alllll sleep together~!" He stated excitedly.

Germany slapped his palm against his forehead while Kagome watched with a slacked jaw as Romano proceeded to strangle his younger brother, "As if I'd ever share with a garlic-breath brat like you or that Jew-slashing bastard over there!" He yelled. "Not that I give a rat's ass about Jews…" he mumbled.

"Ja…" Germany stated as he proceeded to exit stage left, unable to take the Italian brothers' antics for late at night. "I'll leave this to you, Kagome." He conceded before closing the door behind him.

"G-Germany!" Kagome shrieked while extending her arm towards him. "Don't leave me alone with these two!" She called after him. For a moment she pouted inwardly while crossing her arms, 'I can't believe he just abandoned me like that!'

"Kagome!" Romano shouted to gain her attention, which he did. "Decide which one of us you want to sleep with right now!" He demanded so that he could finally get rid of his little brother because he was being such a nuisance at the moment.

"Kagome, Kagome!" Italy sobbed desperately. "My big brother is being sooo mean~! Tell him that we all can sleep together! He's always been a little on the stingy side."

Kagome dead panned with a hint of sarcasm, "Maybe I don't want to sleep either of you!" She countered frustratedly, knowing that the one-sided argument could possibly continue all the way until morning. But she soon regretted her announcement because Italy shrunk away with big globs of tears in eyes while Romano just became even angrier.

"Then you must want to sleep with that German bastard!" He shouted, instantly getting to his feet. "I bet he's poisoned your mind with his strapping muscles like he's poisoned my stupid little brother with wurst!" He deduced within a matter of seconds. "I'll just have to rip any every single muscle off of his body then I'll shove it down his throat and-!" Kagome was flabbergasted at Romano's outrageous theory. He was so-! Ugh!

"I hate that guy," Romano sneered as he began to calm down. He then turned around to look at Kagome and then blushed, finally noticing the woman's state of dress. She was wearing light-pink frilly shirt that acted as an extremely short nightgown that barely made it past her crotch area… It was also a tank top that was so tight that it hugged her every corner of her body that it covered… He then looked at his younger brother, who was wearing no more than a pair of red-heart boxers… And he could not help but narrow his eyes.

Both Italy and Kagome, who were stilling sitting next to each other on the bed blinked at Romano's quiet scrutiny. "What's wrong?" Kagome asked curiously, Romano was rarely quiet so when he suddenly fell silent, it puzzled and slightly worried her.

Italy, who had long forgotten his sorrow from Kagome claiming that she did not want to sleep with him, smiled and asked innocently, "Are you reconsidering the offer for all three of us to sleep together, perhaps?"

Kagome gasped when Romano was suddenly at his brother's throat again, "You pussy!" He began to rant. "Here you are with the many chances to lose that damned virginity of yours and you waste it on pillow fights and slumber parties! You idiot! You've had so much easy access!"

Kagome's face went beet red at his last comment and she yelled indignantly, "Don't give him any funny ideas!" She continued, "I'm just getting used to the Italian greetings! As if I'd go as far as to… do it." She admitted with a blush. It was true… Kagome had never been big on tradition and such, so she was not as introverted and stiff as Kiku Honda. But the first time that Italy had taught her the "everyday" Italian greeting, a kiss on both cheeks… Well, Kagome had to hide the fact that she had a nosebleed from an overdose of the Italian man's cuteness.

"Oh yeah!" A mental light bulb lit up over Italy's head. "I almost forgot to do this because you were sleeping when I got here." He stated while casually cupping the sides of Kagome's face with his soft hands, causing her to blush from the unexpected physical contact. "Smooch!" "Smooch!" One on each cheek. "Ve~! Now do me!" Italy stated while pointing at himself.

Romano bristled at the interaction that took place before him. Kagome's flustered reaction his brother's "cuteness", as she and other people put it, was infuriating! Kagome then meekly leaned over to Italy and lightly planted butterfly kisses on his face. "A-Are you happy now?" She pretended to angry and looked away to hide her blush.

"Okay, that's it!" Romano stated, fed up with watching his pathetic younger brother wooing his girl with romanticism, one of the many things that his brother excelled in and he failed miserably in! "Let me show you how it's done!" He yelled while crawling onto the bed once again.

"Oh~!" Italy cheered excitedly. "Is my big brother going to teach me something?" He asked. "That's so great! And here I thought you hated me!"

Romano smirked at Italy's obliviousness and replied, "Yeah, I'm going to teach you something good." With that said, Romano tilted Kagome's chin upward so that she looked at him.

"R-Romano!" She began to protest against the intimate contact between them. "What are you-?" Her final words were muffled when Romano caught her lips with his own in a slightly hard but passionate kiss.

"Waaah~!" Italy cried out in horror and protest. "Big brother is taking advantage of Kagome! What should I do?" He asked in a panicked state. Romano only grinned while pulling away from the red-faced woman and he facinghis little brother with a triumphant look.

"I win this round, little brother!" He announced proudly before turning back to face Kagome. His pride only faltered when he saw her trembling with pent up but bubbling rage.

Kagome would feel bad if she hit the man and knew she would only regret it because Italy would mostly be caught in a spiral of despair if she fought his older brother. So she calmed down and sighed before deciding to play a trump card that she was playing all too frequently these days. "Germmmmmaaannnnyyyyy!"

(Later That Week)

Damn it! Romano was pissed! He had come up with the "brilliant" plan to play stow away and follow Kagome to Japan on her vacation by pretending to be a box of tomatoes. But somehow, some way- His stupid little brother had come up with same plan! So he did not get the alone time he wanted with Kagome! "Arrgghh, if you weren't my brother, I'd kill you!" He boldly told Italy, who then began to spiral and panic. So through out the entire week he and Italy had spent vacationing with Kagome in Japan, Romano vowed to overcome Italy in some thing that would impress Kagome.

[Attempt # 1]

"Ve~! Look, look, Kagome!" Italy sang cheerfully while running up to the woman as she prepared the three of them a traditional Japanese breakfast. The blue-grayed woman then turned around to see what is was that had gotten the man so hyped it, and her eyes widened for a moment. "See? See?" Italy pointed rapidly at a medium-sized painting canvas that he held out in front of him. "I stay up alll night to paint this portrait of you! You like it, yes~?"

Kagome's cheeks flushed a delighted shade of rosy red as she stared at the beautiful portrait her ally painted of her. His artwork was so realistic yet also so surreal at the same time. In the painting, Kagome was running through a field of yellow flowers wearing a white, spaghetti-strapped sundress and a matching hat and sandals. Her eyes were closed and her smile was big and joyful. 'I wonder if I ever smile this beautifully…' She thought absently before looking at the man, who was still awaiting her approval. "Oh, Italy! I love it!" She exclaimed while taking him into her arms. "You're so sweet!" And she really meant it; she had never felt so beautiful before.

Italy blinked for a moment; usually it was he that initiated physical contact between them. But now, Kagome had chosen to hug him without being coaxed into doing so… It made him feel so… happy… "HHHHaaaaaaaa~!" He sighed in contentment as an aura of flowers and sparkles surrounded him; he went off into his fantasy world.

"Ahem…" a familiar, masculine voice stated before clearing his throat. Kagome released Italy from her grasp and looked over at Romano, who was standing at the entrance of kitchen. Kagome immediately noticed the canvas that he tightly held to his chest. He was holding the blank side to her and the side that, she guessed, was painted on to his chest, shielding it from her view.

"Yes, Romano?" She asked curiously while giving him her undivided attention since Italy was still off in his own world.

Romano blushed and pouted a bit before turning his head to the side. "I think Italy's painting is stupid!" He stated bluntly; which caused Kagome to anime fall. For a brief moment, he had been acting cute… But she recovered when he walked over to her and roughly pushed the canvas into her chest, and she took hold of it. "So… I made one for you too…" He stated embarrassedly. He then crossed his arms and looked away from her again to avoid embarrassing himself even further.

"Why thank you," Kagome smiled, causing his heart to skip a beat. She slowly turned the canvas around so that she could behold the portrait Romano painted of her. "I'm sure it's love-" Kagome blushed as her jaw dropped in disbelief. "R-Romano!" She stammered for a moment, unable to convey her feelings about what she saw.

"I-I know I'm not as good as Italy but-" Romano's explanation was cut short when he turned and looked at the murderous glare Kagome was giving him.

"Grrrr!" She growled animalistically. "Why would you do this?" She shouted indignantly while turning the portrait around so that Romano could take a gander at his creation and perhaps figure out what he had done wrong.

Romano scowled while taking the canvas from her hands to examine it closely for any errors… He was pretty sure he had done a perfect job with his portrait. He made sure that his portrait was as 100% accurate as his younger brother's. "I don't see what's wrong with it." He finally said while frowning at Kagome for not praising him the way she did Italy.

"Ugh!" Kagome snatched the canvas from his hands and turned it around so that he could see. She slapped the surface while explaining angrily, "You painted me lying on my back on a bed wearing nothing but a green strapless bra and a thong! How do you not see what's wrong with that? And look at this~ My legs are parted so wide that I look like a butterfly!"

Italy then snapped from his stupor from the sound of Kagome's angry yelling. "Kagome, what is the matter?" He asked concernedly from the side of her. His eyes then settled on Romano's portrait of Kagome and his cheeks also went a shade of red. "Big brother… Did you paint this lovely portrait of Kagome?" He asked curiously.

Kagome choked, "L-l-lovely?" She could not believe what she was hearing!

"See?" Romano asked while smirking at Kagome. "Even my stupid little brother likes it!"

"Si! It is a work of art, ve~!" Italy informed Kagome with a smile. "I want it! Can I have it, big brother?" He asked pleadingly while cupping his hands together.

"No way! This is my sexy portrait of Kagome! There's no way a pussy like you would ever put it to good use!"

Kagome tugged at her hair, "What use could it possibly have anyway?"

Italy smiled and blurted out, "It is so wonderful that I want to take it home and post it above my bed so I can stare at it whenever I'm lonely!"

"H-Hey! That's what I'm going to do!" Romano shouted back while giving his younger brother a head-butt.

Kagome just watched them from the sidelines. 'Italy probably doesn't even know what he's saying…'

[Attempt #2]

"Hey, hey! Kagome!" Italy called as he barged into her room without knocking one afternoon. Kagome blinked and looked up from the book on the art of seduction that Germany had given to her to study over her vacation. "I made a song, just for you!" He announced while pulling out a ukulele from no where. "Do you want to hear it?" He asked. Kagome smiled and nodded. She sat quietly at her small desk as Italy began to strum the strings on the musical instrumental and sang, "

Kagome! Kagome Higurashi~!

I love you so much because you are so you~!

And you are you because you are so very nice to meee~!

You play with me and kiss me and cook yummy food!

And you don't mind when I sneak in your beeeedd~!

You are the perfect wife so that's why I want to marry you!

And best of all…

You are prettier than pastaaaaaaa~!"

Italy stopped his strumming, signifying that his song was finished and he smiled at Kagome, "So what do you think? You like it, yes?" He asked in a hopeful tone.

"Of course, I do!" Kagome nodded and smiled. Even though the lyrics was completely random, "Thanks, you're such a sweetheart." She kissed the man on his cheek, causing him to blush and zone out into his wonderland.

"Just a minute!" Romano yelled while stomping into the room. "I made a song for you too!" He announced, not noticing how Kagome shrunk away from him. He was confident that his song would win her affections because he even consulted his younger brother on what kind of lyrics he should right. And when Italy enthusiastically replied that his lyrics should come from the heart, Romano instantly knew what would blow Kagome way. So without even waiting for a verbal response from Kagome, he began to clumsily strum an off tune melody, "

Kagome! Kagome! Kagome!

You are the only girl for me

Even though you are going to dying long before I do~!

At night I have dreams about us %#$*ing~!

And you're screaming my name as I $#$ and ^$#~!

But don't worry, it's not only sex that I waanntt~!

And I secretly love when you scold me~!

And best of all- Your tits are bigger than tomatoes!"

The strumming stopped and Romano smiled triumphantly at the dumbfounded expression on Kagome's face, which he mistook for awe and amazement. "I bet you weren't expecting that, were you?" He asked cockily; he received a slap across his right cheek.

"OF COURSE I WASN'T!" She screamed indignantly. "You… PERVERT!" With that said, she stomped out of her room and slammed the door behind her. "Don't follow me either!" She yelled.

"Huh?" Italy once again snapped from stupor at the end of the ordeal. He looked around and deflated when he saw Kagome was no where to be seen! "Kagome… Kagome… Where'd she go?" He asked while tilting his head to the side.

(Four Days Later…)

Before she knew it, Kagome was standing in front Germany's house with the two Italian brothers standing behind her. She sighed; her vacation was over and she did not even feel rejuvenated as she thought she would be. 'Oh well… I had fun…' She admitted to herself while smiling fondly at the memories of her week with Italy and Romano… They certainly kept her busy… But they were still quite amusing. "Oh! Sorry, guys! I zoned out a bit!" She stated while finally pressing the doorbell.

Moments later Germany opened the door and smiled upon seeing the small woman at his door. "Velcome back, Kagome." He stated kindly.

Kagome smiled back and nodded, "Tadaima…" She whispered out of habit.

Germany did not notice the two brothers until Italy began to bounce up and down while waving happily at his ally. "Yoohoo~! Germany, we're back too~!" He called.

When Germany looked from Kagome to Italy to Romano, the dark haired man pointed at Germany and shouted, "And don't think I came here for you! I'm still trying to woo Kagome so don't go thinking anything funny!"

Kagome shook her head from side to side, wondering how much more saintly patience Germany would have for Romano before… POW!

(3 Days Later…)

Kagome blinked as she wordlessly followed Romano around Germany's house; half curious about what he was up to and half suspicious that he was planning on setting up a trap for the blond man that he hated so much. Kagome froze when she saw Romano raid the refrigerator, pulling out as many of Germany's plump, red tomatoes as possible and stuffing them in his duffle bag. "Um… Romano…" She hated to ask but… "What exactly are you doing?"

Romano looked at her and grunted in a displeased manner, "I can't take being around that German %&#$er anymore! I'ma going home!" He yelled as usual, but Kagome knew that the anger was not directed at her… Heck, she was surprised that Germany and Romano had put up with each other for this long!

"Well, okay," She conceded; she was used to his presence by now so she would probably miss him. But it would be nice for things to go back to the way it used to be. "Don't be a stranger," She said with a kind smile, causing Romano to blush but he hid it behind the refrigerator door. "But why are you taking all of our tomatoes?"

"Because! That'll teach that bastard to mess with me!"

'Or maybe you just want them for yourself,' Kagome thought with a blank look on her face.

"Big brother~!" Italy sang cheerfully as he appeared out of no where. "Are you leaving so soon~? You're going to miss the bbiiggg slumber party that we're having tomorrow with Japan~! It'll be so much fun!" He informed excitedly. "You should stay a bit longer!"

"AS IF I'D STAY A MINUTE LONGER WITH THAT WURST-EATING *$%#er!" Romano suddenly yelled by bashing his younger brother over the head.

Kagome growled; she hated to see Romano pick on Italy like that! The older of the two knew all too well that his brother was too much a lover to actually retaliate! Without even thinking about it Kagome stomped over to the two and grabbed a tight hold of the curl hanging off of the right-side of Romano's head. "Hey! Listen up, Ro-!"

She blinked when the dark haired man's entire body went rigid as his face flushed and he fell silent aside from a heavy pant escaping from his lips. "A-Ah…" He bit back a moan. How could he concentrate on his stupid little brother when the woman before him was tugging at his… his… 'Oh God, yes!' He screamed inwardly.

"Romano?" Kagome blinked, forgetting all of her anger. "What's the matter?"

Italy blushed upon seeing what Kagome was doing and held up his trembling hands while attempting to tell Kagome what exactly she was going to his brother. "Kagome, you shouldn't- Eh?" Suddenly he too was sent spiraling into a world of pleasure when Kagome used her other hand to grab hold of his curl.

"Come to think of it, you have one too, don't you Italy?" She asked while giving his curl a testing but gentle tug. "It's just hair, but you guys act so weird when it gets touched."

Italy was too panting lightly while trying to speak, "Well, that is… Um… our…" A flick of Kagome's finger against their curls sent the brothers over the edge. "Haaaaaaaa~!"

"God damn it, woman! Y-You're so kinky!"

"K-Kagome… P-Please don't…"

Kagome shrugged; she got bored and gave up on the mysterious of the hair curls. "Whatever, if you don't want to tell me then fine!" She stated, slightly agitated that she went kept "out of the loop". 'I wonder if Germany knows what's up with them…?' She thought absently while walking away, leaving the two of their erotic fantasies.

"D-Damn it! Come back! You have to take responsibility!" Romano called after her. There was no way he was going to leave for home with a bone in his pants!

Authoress' Notes: Bleh, I hate this shot! Romano boggles me! Sorry if everyone's like… OOC. But they'll get better, I promise. It took me a billion years to write this… So I'm just glad I'm finished, you can probably tell that my mind was swirling with different ideas with how random this was. But oh well, next time I attempt to write Romano, it'll be better.

Okkaaaayyy, yeah, I posted a poll in profile, asking what pairing you want to see next, but please also let me know in a review. I had a hard time choosing between Kagome/Romano and Kagome/Prussia because they had the same amount of votes. So hopefully I won't have to choose between two pairings. So yeah, vote here! And vote on the profile! And if you go there and don't see a pairing you want to vote for, let me know in a PM so I can add it to the polls.

Sooooo, continuing reviewing and such… Or my buddy Russia here… (pats Russia on the shoulder) Will make a home visit to you! -^^-