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Chapter Five: So Weird ...
"Lovi?" Antonio watched as the stranger turned his head away, his cheeks lighting up pink.
"Don't fucking call me that. It's Lovino to you." Lovino snapped, hugging his knees close to his chest. His tails twitched violently in anger beside him on the couch.
"How did this … what's going on?" Antonio slowly walked closer to the cat eared human. Lovino looked up and 'hissed', which came out weird, since he was now human with human vocal cords.
Antonio snickered, "SO CUTE~!" even if the man was lying to him and was really a weird stranger who know just a little too much about his life, he was still adorable.
Lovino glared, "Not cute, bastard! Leave me alone!"
The Spaniard looked him over, his face suddenly serious, "Um … I really don't know what to do … you really should leave and tell me where my Lovi is …"
The former cat glared, "I'll fucking leave … it's better out there on the streets than where I'm not fucking wanted! I hate Roderich! I hate that potato loving freak who gave me away! I hate my brother! And most of all, I fucking hate you!" Lovino stood up, but stumbled, still not used to his legs.
"How do you know so much about me and my life? You're not a stalker, are you?"
Lovino used the counter to hold himself up, "Curse these fucking legs! Are you really that dense? I'm Lovino! I stupidly made a fucking wish last night, obviously not thinking it would come true, but here I am: a fucking human! I know you wanted me gone! That prissy bastard is just that much more precious to you than the cat whom was there when you cried!" the man stumbled to the door, finally getting the hang of his legs and turned the locks. He swung open the door, but it was shoved closed by Antonio.
"It's really you? But … you're a cat … how are you … I mean … how did this …?" his emerald eyes were full of confusion.
"I thought I explained it …" Lovino growled, "That stupid movie we watched gave me the idea to make a wish … that … well, that doesn't matter, but I made a wish and I woke up like this! Now leave me alone so I can leave!"
"You're not leaving!"
Lovino growled, "You didn't want me yesterday!"
Antonio looked pained and full of guilt, "I'm sorry … I just-"
"Tired of being lonely, yeah, I heard you the first time, bastard." he muttered darkly. This was one thing he was enjoying about being human. He was able to express emotion in more than purring and claws. "I figured that the one being that was here for you when you needed it, finally fucking letting someone in, would be the one you would fucking choose!"
"Lovi! Calm down, please …"
Lovino swiped across Antonio's chest, but nothing happened, except Antonio stumbling back a little bit, "I hate being human!" he yelled, resorting to biting Antonio's shoulder instead. He knew he at least had his sharp canines. Antonio yelped and shoved Lovino off as the former cat stormed(stumbled) into the bathroom and slammed the door behind him.
He leaned against the wall and slid down, letting the tears fall. He'd never cried before, but it felt good to finally let out the pain he'd been feeling for a while now.
Light knocking came at the door.
"Lovi … I honestly don't know what to think about all of this … um … this is weird …" Antonio muttered through the door, "I'm sorry … I really am … I don't want to give you away …"
"You fucking say that now, bastard!" Lovino shouted, 'but you're just like everyone else' ... he added silently.
"No … I never did … you're right … you have been there for me and I got you because I was lonely in the first place …" he sighed, "I just wanted things to work between me and him … please come out so we can talk about this … it's not like I can give you away now anyway …"
Lovino wiped his eyes, "Fuck you! I'll just go back to that potato freak and be with my brother!"
Antonio began chuckling.
"What? What's so funny, tomato bastard?"
"Your brother is still a cat! I was just thinking about a family picture with you two …"
Lovino looked at the door shocked for a minute before he realized his brother was indeed still a cat. He smiled to himself, glad Antonio couldn't see it, "Shut up bastard … this is serious!"
"I know, Lovi … just come out … this is already weird enough that you're not a little cat any more … how did a wish do this?" Lovino opened the door and let his bangs fall in front of his eyes.
"Don't ask me … I didn't think it would even work." he muttered walking to the couch to lay down. His headache was only getting worse with his crying. Being human sucked.
Antonio sat down and stared at him. This was his Lovi? The hair was the same color as the patches of dark fur on his old self. His eyes were the same color and he still had that strange curl. The tail (which was extremely weird on a human) was even identical to his cat's.
"What the hell are you staring at?" the former cat snapped.
"Oh … just getting a good look at your new body … once you get a good look, you really do look a lot like your cat self …" Lovino blushed, which Antonio found so cute, "Have you looked at yourself yet?"
Lovino shook his head. He knew what he cat self looked like, not only because Gilbert liked to bring over a mirror and make Lovino think there was a strange cat in the house, and the pictures Antonio has hanging all over the apartment, but he didn't know what his new human self looked like. He was actually not expecting anything.
Antonio led him back to the bathroom and flipped the light switch. Lovino jumped slightly. He looked around and then his eyes landed on the mirror. He'd occasionally sit on the counter and glare at the 'strange' cat that he had learned was him. Instead of his furry little face with the dark patch of fur on the top of his head, there was a slightly shorter man standing beside Antonio. His hair was short and dark auburn brown. He still had a curl on his head, as well as his ears. Hazel, human, eyes stared at him and followed the jaw line of his smooth, slightly rounded face.
Lovino reached out and touched the mirror and saw the image mimic his movements.
"So weird …" Lovino mumbled. The green eyed man laughed lightly, "Exactly, but for a human, you're not that bad looking~"
The former cat blushed and glared, "Shut up before I bite you again."
He shut up his laughing and nodded, rubbing the small bloody spot on his shoulder.
"A-aren't you going to get that cleaned up …" Lovino muttered. Antonio looked to the bite and nodded, "Sí, I forgot all about it …" the man squeezed passed his … pet? … and went to the kitchen to clean the bite with a bit of water. He rubbed it with the anti bacterial ointment and covered it with a bandage.
Why did you let me scratch you and bite you?" Lovino asked, walking across the living room and he leaned on the counter.
The Spaniard looked at him with a smile, "I firmly believed all you needed was a friend … someone to be kind to you and give you attention … guess I was right … you know … since it had been months since you last attacked me~ I mean … other than when Feli was here."
Lovino growled at the mention of his brother when he was over, "You startled me!" he snapped.
"You kicked your brother off the counter~"
"You were feeding him off your plate while he was in my spot!"
"Was Lovi jealous?"
Lovino's face flared up bright red, "N-no! Stupid tomato bastard, my brother is just stupid and needed to know who this counter belongs to!"
His … owner? … smiled and looked at the clock, "It's getting close to lunch time! I skipped breakfast to sleep … are you hungry?"
The former cat shrugged, "I still have food, I'm fine." pointing to the 'gato' labeled dish.
Antonio looked at the cat dish and winced, "I'm not sure if that will taste good to your … new taste buds …"
Cat kibbles were still piled in the bowl. Lovino shrugged, "Fine, I won't eat my food."
The man smiled at Lovino and set to make something for lunch. He'd taken multiple years of culinary in high school and a few cooking courses in college, so whipping up something delicious was simple.
"This is paella! I've made it before, but I don't think I ever let you try it since it was kind of spicy, the way I make it~ I learned how to make this in Valencia~" Lovino moved into the kitchen, not being confined to his counter. The smells hit his nose and his mouth watered slightly. It certainly smelled good, but the scent wasn't as strong as it used to be. He remembered Antonio making it before, but it was stronger than this … was he losing his sense of smell? He sniffed again and made a face.
"What's wrong? Does it smell funny?"
Lovino snapped back to reality, "No … just … it doesn't smell like it used to … I think I'm losing my sense of smell … I hate being human."
"Being human isn't that bad, Lovi … we just don't have strong noses like cats, dogs and other animals~ our hearing and sight isn't so good either … I don't think we taste the same way … wow~! Humans really are only special for a few things~!"
"Like what, bastard?" Lovino crossed his arms, something he'd seen irritated people do on television.
Antonio smiled and grabbed his spoon, "Opposable thumbs~, for one~!" he spun the spoon in his hands, "Neat little tricks when you can grab things~!"
"Not so great, I could still open doors without them!"
"I can speak~"
"So could I, but only cats understood me."
Antonio nodded, "Makes sense. How about this, we're an advanced species~ we talk, in several different languages. We invent all kinds of neat things~! Oh! And we make great food~!" he scooped up some of the rice and seafood onto the spoon and held it up to Lovino's lips.
Lovino ignored it, "You also have war, fight and pick the weirdest people to hang out wit-" he stopped when Antonio shoved the paella in his mouth.
A burst of flavors hit his tongue. He slowly chewed the food and licked his lips when he was done, "It's not horrible …" he muttered, blushing slightly.
The man only smiled brightly and turned off the heat to scoop the food into two bowls, "Here~!" he handed it to Lovino. The former cat looked down at the food and back up to Antonio, whom sat down on one of the two benches by the counter. Usually, Lovino would be sitting on the counter, waiting for Antonio to give him bites, but now that he had a larger body … how was he going to fit up there?
"Sit down, Lovi~!" the man patted the seat beside him. Lovino looked at it and nodded, sitting in the seat.
The Spaniard smiled and began eating his lunch. Lovino licked his lips again and slowly ate up the paella.
"I was wondering, where does your accent come from? I'm curious as to why you have an accent like that since I'm Spanish and Ludwig is German …"
Lovino shrugged, "I don't know, bastard …"
"Sounds Italian to me~" Antonio smiled, "Maybe it's because you and Feli were given Italian-ish names?"
Lovino shrugged again and finished off the food. Antonio took the bowls and placed them in the sink, "I'm going to just say it's Italian, okay?"
A knock came at the door and both froze.
"I forgot … Roderich was coming over today …" the Spaniard muttered.
Hahahaha~ I like cliffhangers~ anyways, thanks again, SO MUCH, for all the lovely reviews and alerts!
Reviewer 60 gets a oneshot~ my pattern is every fifteen, so 75 will also get a one shot ~
Thanks again~ btw ... I'm hoping to upload the art I drew of this soon -_- ugh, I need to do that now ... ... and thirty minutes later, I did~!
htt p : / / sabaku-no-kurai . deviantart . com / # / d4ur6vs The scene that inspired the story~ and the image Antonio saw the moment he turned around in the kitchen in the last chapter~
~Lady Pyrien