So I really wanted to write a Prumano, so here.
Title: The Bet
Pairings: Prumano, hinted GerIta
"You have to do it, Gil!"
"No, I don't! I don't want to!"
"Oh come on, it will be fun! You'll see!"
Gilbert looked back and forth between his two friends, Francis and Antonio, before shaking his head again.
"I am not doing it!" He reiterated again hoping they would get the message. They didn't.
"But," Francis started, "You lost the bet."
"I only agreed to it because I thought I couldn't lose!" Antonio sighed and tried to reason with his friend.
"Francis did his part of the deal, and now you have to do yours." Gilbert sighed. He still looked irked, but it was plain to see that he had consented.
"I just can't believe that he wanted to set me up with someone so badly that he'd go without…lovers for a whole week!
"So you'll do it?" His friends asked simultaneously. He sighed.
"I kind of have to. So Francis, Who is this person you want me to ask out so badly?" Francis thought for a moment. Of course, this just irritated Gilbert further. It wasn't that he didn't want to go out on a date; he just didn't want Francis to set him up on one. Who knew who he'd end up having to go with…
"Lovino," Francis said, stating his decision. Gilbert was pulled out of thought.
"Now hold on a moment!" Antonio said, somewhat indignantly. "You want him to ask my Lovi on a date!?"
"Well, last I checked he wasn't exactly your Lovi," Gilbert said with a mischievous smile.
"You can't be serious?" Antonio was in shock. "You're actually going to ask him out?"
"Well you did say I had to hold up my end of the bargain…" Antonio sighed.
"Better you than him," He said with a sideways glance at Francis, "Good luck."
x-o-x-o
"You sure I have to do this?" Gilbert looked at Francis somewhat uncomfortably.
"You can't back out now! Don't worry so much, Gilbert! You two are perfect for each other!" Gilbert looked to Antonio. He just shrugged. Finally, Gil just rolled his eyes and headed towards his target.
"Hey, Lovino!" He said, upon reaching him.
"Go away, bastard," Was the grumpy Italian's flat reply. Prussia completely lost his thought for a moment. He hadn't moved. Lovi sighed.
"Did you want something?" Gilbert was brought back to reality by the sudden need of an answer.
"I think so…" Lovino continued to glare. What was he supposed to be doing…
"I'm not a mind reader, idiot! Tell me what the hell you want or go away!" Suddenly he remembered.
"Well, I just wanted to ask you out on a date! I mean, it could be fun, right?" Lovino blushed slightly before giving Gil his answer.
"No! Why the hell would I go on a date with you?"
"Because I'm awesome!"
"A real reason, damn it!"
"That is a real reason!" Lovino turned to leave.
"Hey! Come on!"
"No!" Lovino yelled, one last time, before leaving the Prussian alone where he stood. He just looked around confusedly before glancing back to Antonio and Francis, smiling in a somewhat embarrassed fashion.
"I think he got turned down," Antonio said, looking to the French man beside him.
"Ah, he'll come around."
x-o-x-o
Lovino stormed into the house that he and his younger brother shared, slamming the door behind him. He couldn't believe that guy would have the nerve to…
"Are you okay?" Feliciano came in from the other room.
"Yeah, I'm great!" His words were dripping with sarcasm and anger.
"What happed? Was someone mean to-"
"That bastard asked me out on a date!" Feliciano looked somewhat confused.
"…Which one?"
"That…that potato basatrd's big brother. The other potato bastard!"
"Gilbert?"
"Yeah, Gilbert."
"Gilbert's nice! You should go!"
"He's not nice! You're such an idiot Feliciano!"
"But he is! And he asked you on a date. I think that's really sweet!"
"It's not sweet at all, damn it! He was messing with me! There is no way in hell that he could actually be serious!"
"Why not? What if he really likes you very much and you broke his heart?"
"He has friends. He'll live."
"Aw, but Lovino!"
"What!?"
"Can't you just go on one date with him?"
"No!"
"Lovino…" Feliciano looked up at his older brother, his eyes wide and pleading.
"Damn it, Feliciano! Give me one good reason to go!" The younger though a moment.
"Gelato?" Lovino sighed.
"I don't have his number."
"I have his brother's. I'm sure Luddy would give it to us!" Lovino sighed and shook his head.
"Alright. Whatever. Just hurry up and get it before I change my mind!"
x-o-x-o
Lovino sat on the couch in the living room. He was admittedly nervous. He dialed the number his brother had written out on a piece of paper for him. One ring, two; Gil picked up on the third.
"Hallo?" Lovino felt his cheeks flush immediately. He couldn't speak.
"Hallo?" Gil repeated. Lovino shook his head, as if to shake the nerves out.
"Um, hi," he said, albeit somewhat awkwardly.
"Lovino?"
"No, I'm Elizaveta."
"That was my second guess!" Lovino felt a little braver now, but he still didn't know what to say.
"So…did you need something?" Lovino nodded, but then realized that Gilbert couldn't see him.
"Yes…I did…"
"And that would be…?"
"Right… I kind of changed my mind…"
"About the date?" Gilbert sounded hopeful.
"Yeah about the date..."
"Yes! I knew I was irresistible!"
"I really just felt like getting gelato…and not paying for it…bastard…" Gil chuckled slightly.
"Well I know a good place for that! And I don't think it would hurt too much for me to pay…"
"Good." They were both quiet a moment.
"So when do you want to go?" Gilbert asked.
"I really don't care."
"Would tonight work?"
"I guess. I could give you my address..."
"Oh, don't worry about it! I already know where you live."
"But…How the hell!? You've never even been to my house before!"
"Oh, Antonio pointed it out to me a few times!"
"Why the hell is he telling people where I live!?"
"How should I know? Anyhow, does it work if I come by to pick you up in an hour?"
"Yeah, that'd be okay I guess."Lovino said, his tone of voice suddenly softer.
"Alright then! See you soon, Lovi!"
"Hey! Don't call me that!" Lovino yelled, but it was too late. Gil had already hung up. The whole conversation finally hit him. He was going on a…he was going on a date. With Gilbert. Dear God…
He got up and went to his bedroom. He took a shower, and upon getting out, dressed himself in his favorite outfit. He looked in the mirror, dissatisfied. He looked nice, true, but he didn't really feel as though he looked good. If his younger brother were wearing what he was now, he could stop an entire room, but not hm. He was the plain one. The awkward, untalented one. The grouchy one no one wanted to be around. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He looked at the clock on the wall. Gil was supposed to be there in twelve minutes. He went downstairs to wait.
x-o-x-o
Two minutes before Gil was actually supposed to be there came the knock. Lovino took a deep breath and answered. Gilbert smiled at him.
"Hey Lovino! You look nice!"
"Thanks…" He mumbled. He just stood there looking down awkwardly.
"Are you ready to go…?" Gilbert asked. He could sense something wasn't quite right with the Italian. Lovino nodded and exited his house, shutting the door behind him. Gilbert led him to his vehicle, and then was even a gentleman enough to open the door for him. Lovino thanked him again, feeling a bit stupid. Gil climbed in a few seconds later, and they headed towards the little gelato place. The ride was silent, and Lovino was still acting weird, but Gil figured there would be plenty of time to talk it out at the restaurant.
They finally arrived, and once again, Gilbert was nice enough to open things for Lovino. The car door, the shop door; he was on a roll! They went to order where several kinds of gelato were displayed before them behind a clear glass counter. Gilbert chose chocolate, and Lovino, cherry. They sat down in a corner near the back.
"Is the gelato good enough for you?" Gilbert asked, hoping to make actual conversation.
"Yeah. I like it." They were silent again. Gil needed to come up with a way to at least make this night decent. He got a crazy idea. He reached across the table with his spoon and stole a bite of Lovino's gelato.
"What the hell is your problem!?" Lovino half yelled half asked.
"I wanted to try yours!"
"Well you know what-!" Lovino stole a bite of Gil's. Gilbert just smiled.
"What the hell? That doesn't bother you?" Gilbert just shook his head and laughed slightly. Lovino just looked like his normal grouchy self and went back to his gelato, although he was eating it much slower.
"Something wrong?" Gil asked. Lovino looked at him.
"Yours is better." Gil smiled.
"Wanna trade?" Lovino looked at Gilbert's bowl and then at his. Deciding that there was enough to trade with, he switched them. Gil took a bite out of his new flavor and smiled.
"Funny, I actually like this one better!" Lovino looked up at him.
"Good." They were silent again for a few moments.
"So what changed your mind?" Gil asked.
"About what?" Lovino said, looking up at Gil.
"The date."
"Oh. My little brother gave me the damn look. The pitiful puppy dog one."
"So, I have Feliciano to thank for this evening?"
"What? No! It was his idea, but I'm the one who had to do it!"
"You don't like me giving Feli credit?" Lovino just glared.
"I don't see why it matters anyways. You're way awesomer than him!" Lovino blushed.
"You don't seriously think that…"
"I do, actually. Feliciano kind of hogs all my brother's attention!"
"Believe me, that annoys me just as much as it annoys you."
"But in a totally different way."
"Does it matter? They're both jerks that think they're better than us!"
"I can't argue with you saying that about Ludwig, but you really think that about Feli?"
"Believe me, he's evil under all that adorableness!" Gilbert laughed.
"But hey, they aren't all bad."
"Yeah, I know."
"They gave us something to talk about."
"Yeah." They were quiet again, but it was a comfortable kind of silence.
"Hey Lovino…Do you think you'd like to do this again? I mean, go on a date with me?" A light blush dusted Lovino's cheeks. I've blushed way to many times today, he thought as he gave his answer.
"When?"
So what do you think? I was listening to that 'Like OMG Like Totally' song by Nightcore the whole time…I think I deserve reviews for having that much patience! XD
I finished this at about 2 in the morning, so if there are errors, please tell me!