Disclaimer: I don't own it, but probably for the better…

Warning: AU, strong language (in Chibimano's defense, Arthur has a mouth on him too), boy x boy pairings (but not for awhile), and adorableness overload.

The little cuties are back and ready to spread adorableness and diabetes throughout the world! Thanks for all your comments last time! I wasn't sure how well a story like this would go over, so I'm glad you seemed to like it. Without further ado…more chibis!

What's in a Name?

"Wanna play?" Alfred held out a hand to Lovino, who was cautiously watching him from the sandbox.

"Who are you?" the Italian asked.

"I'm Alfred! I'm the Hero!"

"You're…what?" Lovino asked. Was there something wrong with this kid?

"I'm the Hero!" the blonde repeated, sitting down next to the brunette and admiring his sand sculpture. "But it's okay if you want to call me Alfred. What's your name?"

"Lovino."

"What are you building there, Lovino?" the bright-eyed boy tried to crane his head over the older boy's shoulder to get a better look.

"N-Nothing!" The tsundere started to move his arm over to demolish the castle he'd been working on.

"Wait!" Alfred hugged his arm to stop him. "Don't smash it! It looks awesome!"

"What?" Lovino felt his cheeks turn rosy. He wasn't used to someone praising his artwork. Mr. Abel was constantly waving it off, Miss Bella was too busy with the babies, and he had been too embarrassed to make anything for his uncle after Antonio constantly scrubbed all his crayon projects off the walls at home.

"I can never build stuff like this," the self-proclaimed Hero fiddled with his shoelaces. "My Dad says I'm not space-tient."

"Who wants to be space-tient? Grown-ups are dumb."

"That's what I said!" Alfred laughed. It was about time somebody saw things his way!

The blonde watched the other boy reinforce the castle wall with a pile of sand and a skilled hand. Lovino felt a little uncomfortable with someone staring at him like that. Was this kid just acting nice? Maybe he was lying so he could kick down the sand castle later? None of his artwork lasted very long, after all. Not like his brother's. Antonio had more paintings from Feliciano hanging up on the fridge than his own. Feli had mailed them so many, that his uncle had to start keeping them in what he called a 'memory box.' Tears pricked at Lovino's eyes. He furiously scrubbed them off before this new kid could see and laugh at him.

"Hey, bastardo…" Lovino scowled at him when he was sure the tears were gone. It was probably better to scare him off before—

You're really good!" beamed Alfred, cutting him off completely. "Wait! This is perfect!"

Lovino watched the strange boy dig something out of the small stars and stripes bag he carried over. In a flash, Alfred pulled out his Avengers action figures and displayed them around the sand castle Lovino had built.

"I knew it! Wooooow!" Alfred bounced up and down, just barely controlling himself enough to keep from accidentally Hulk-smashing the sculpture. "You made the perfectest headquarters ever! Can we use it Lovi? Please, please, please?"

"Um, okay?" Lovino was too caught up in the moment to really process what was going on.

"Yaaaaay!" cheered Alfred, taking the Italian's hand and raised both above their heads as if they had just won a championship boxing match. "Superpals win again! The world is saved!"

"Y-Yeah!" the brunette decided to just go with it. Sure, the kid was strange, but at least he wasn't a jerk like the others.

In no time at all, Alfred was briefing their soldiers about the upcoming mission. It was of great importance – the bad guys had stolen the world's supply of chocolate chip cookies and refused to give them back. Those monsters refused to even share with anyone else! It was a world-crisis if there ever was one. When the Hero was satisfied that everyone knew what was at stake, it was time to choose roles.

"Well, I'm Captain America. Who do you want to be?"

"I don't know. I haven't seen the movie…" Lovino admitted.

"Hmm….Lovi can be…oh!" Alfred pointed at his friend excitedly. "You can be Loki! 'Cause Lovi sounds like Loki!"

"…Who?"

Alfred eagerly explained each character to his new friend while their respective guardians looked on.

Cuuuuuute!

Happy was an understatement. The moment Anto realized his chronically unsocial nephew was playing with another little boy his heart was filled with puppies and rainbows. Was the moody Lovi finally making friends? They were so cuuuuuute! He was so glad he decided to take Lovino to the park today. It took all his willpower not to leave his spot on the sunny bench to hug them both. He'd have to settle for taking a picture on his phone….Okay several pictures on his phone…several dozen.

Meanwhile, across the park under the shade of an oak tree, Arthur watched his cheerful son play with another child he raced over to without a second thought. He definitely got his outgoingness from his mother. The blonde was a little surprised Alfred was sharing his Avenger's figurines though. Normally, Alfred only let Arthur and himself play with them. Whenever the boy was upset with him, he threatened never to let Arthur play with them again. Likewise, whenever Arthur was cross with Alfred or needed to convince him to eat his vegetables, he warned his son that he'd take the toy set away.

Arthur smiled. It was a nice change of pace to see Alfred being so trustworthy. He had always been a friendly kid, but ever since his mother passed away he seemed a bit more guarded. The little brown-haired boy must be a good influence on him.

Swings 101

Now, playing with superhero action figures in the sandbox was fun, but the boys had to expand their patrol. To make the superheroes fly, the duo ran over to the swings as fast as their tiny legs could carry them. Lovino plopped in a swing, carefully rested the plastic figurine in his lap (Alfred explained to him that for their game, Loki could be a good guy like Lovi), and took off with ease. He pumped his legs to soar higher and higher. Alfred simply stared in awe from the swing next to him. He could only think about how cool Lovino was to be able to swing so high without a grown-up!

"Hurry and catch up, already!" Lovino instructed.

"H…How?"

The Italian hit the breaks to make sure he heard him right. Couldn't everyone swing? It was practically a playground rite of passage. How could Alfred not know how?

"U-Um, my Dad always pushes me…"

"That's no good," Lovino sighed, hopping off his swing and standing behind his friend. "Here, I'll show you how."

Lovino carefully gave Alfred a push to get him started. The brunette leapt back onto his own swing and demonstrated how to propel himself with his legs. Alfred watched carefully. Getting the rhythm right was a little tricky at first.

"Like this?" Alfred swung his legs forward as far as they would go, keeping them outstretched.

"No, you have to move your feet back or you go slow," the Italian explained. "Look! You have to kick the sky and hide your feet!"

"So the sky doesn't get mad!"

"Yeah!" Lovino nodded. "The sky'll get mad if it finds them! It'll bite you!"

"I won't let it bite my feet off!"

"Good! Me neither!"

Motivated by his friend, Alfred puffed out his cheeks and kicked the sky as hard as he could without falling off, or worse, dropping his Captain America action figure. If Iron Man could fly, than so could he! It took some more practice, but Alfred stuck to his swing training until he finally got the hang of it.

"Lovino! Lovino! Look, I'm doing it!" he exclaimed, chest swelling with pride. "I'm swinging all by myself!"

"See? I told you it was easy!"

Both continued to laugh and swing as high as they could go. As they built up more speed, they stretched their feet into the endless blue sky. It was a wonder the action figures didn't blast off into outer space. The only thing that came loose and took an unexpected skydiving trip was one of Alfred's shoes. It didn't land very far away, so Lovino kicked one of his shoes off too. This only made the boys laugh harder and wiggle their toes in the air.

"Yeaaaaaaah! Superpals away!"

Arthur and Antonio were crying manly tears of pride and joy. Arthur had been ready to rush over to help Alfred, but saw he wasn't needed. His son, the boy who insisted on being pushed on every swing set he passed, managed to learn how to swing without him. Arthur dabbed at his eyes with a handkerchief.

…They grow up so fast!

Back on the bench, Antonio discreetly wiped his eyes and smiled wider. He'd never seen his nephew be so patient with someone before. Lovinito was such a good boy, helping others like that! He snapped a picture, so he could brag about it to Bella and that creature she called her brother on Monday.

Heroes to the Rescue!

From the swings, the boys could see everyone on the playground. How lucky all these people were that the resident superheroes were present to keep them all safe from whatever dangers lurked in the park. Everything seemed fine, when suddenly an invisible villain caused a windstorm to pick up. The tornado nearly knocked over a short teenager and sent her blue ribbon flying.

"Emergency! Emergency! Avengers assemble!" Alfred shouted, dragging his feet over the pea gravel to stop his swing. He pointed at the girl struggling to catch up to her prized ribbon. "We have to help her!"

"O-Okay!" Lovino nodded, still a little unsure of this whole fighting crime thing, but more than willing to help out a nice lady.

The two held hands (Alfred insisted it would make them go faster) and dashed after the tumbling hair accessory. No invisible wind villain was a match for the heroes! They closed in on the ribbon racing across the field and pounced on it like kittens. Together, they held up the ribbon in victory and rushed over to the damsel in distress.

"Fear not, citizen of Earth! We beat up the bad guy!" Alfred cheered triumphantly.

"Here's your ribbon," Lovino handed it over.

"Thank you so much, boys!" she smiled in relief, securing it tightly to her short blond hair. "I don't know what I would have done if I'd lost it…"

"Y-Yeah…" Alfred suddenly became shy. With her soft eyes and short blonde hair, she kind of reminded him of his mother. "Um…"

"Don't worry," Lovino replied smoothly. He might not have been a real superhero, but being a unique mix of Italian and Spanish made him supernaturally gifted with the ladies. "If it blows away again, we'll get it for you."

"Thank you!" The older girl hugged them both, awarding each with a kiss on the cheek. "My heroes!"

Arthur watched the scene unfold from his nearby spot under the shady tree. He could see from there that the young lady had green eyes like Alfred's new friend. His mother, perhaps? Judging by the smiles, they seemed close enough. Being the gentleman that he was, Arthur waved to her politely. The girl hesitantly waved back, a puzzled expression on her face.

Antonio also saw his nephew and the blonde playing knights in shining armor. He had even laughed when they pounced on the ribbon. The Spaniard felt a surge of pride when Lovino was able to talk to the lovely young woman with no problem. He grinned when the little charmer even made her laugh.

"Ah, Lovi already has a way with the ladies," Antonio chuckled to himself. "Clearly he gets his charm from his uncle~!"

Antonio was sitting a fair distance away from the trio, but figured the blonde woman was the other boy's mother. They had the same hair color and complexion, after all. The boy had probably told Lovino about her, which made them so determined to rescue the ribbon. Antonio offered a friendly smile and wave to the pretty girl, which was returned just as confusingly as the first time.

Hail Pie-dra

Our heroes had managed to track down a secret HYDRA laboratory that was conducting cruel and inhumane experiments on teddy bears. There were also rumors going around about this site being the place broccoli and brussel sprouts were harvested for disgusting dinners nationwide. And if that wasn't bad enough, the mini-caped crusaders heard it on good word that the bad guys here called Director Fury a 'meanie fart head.'

It was up to the Avengers to stop them! Two top agents were deployed to destroy the lab and save the teddy bears. In a flash, the superheroes kicked in the jungle gym doors. A large battle broke out, but no invisible thug could take on the Avengers' finest! Alfred and Lovino karate chopped and kicked the air with great precision, winning the first of many fights. All of the HYDRA agents could tell when they'd been beat. Their only hope was to do what bad guys do best – run away.

A great chase ensued, mostly consisting of Alfred screaming heroic phrases at the top of his lungs and dragging Lovino around with him. The villain's getaway car malfunctioned during their escape, causing them to spin endlessly in circles. Our heroes were following as such close range, they had no choice but to get caught up in it. Everything would be for naught if they let the bad guys get away now! So many button-less teddy bears and the tears of hundreds of boys and girls who didn't want to eat their vegetables wasted! The legendary heroes couldn't let their sacrifice be in vain.

"H-Hang on, stupid!" the brunette called out, managing to pull his small body onto the spinning contraption. "Alfred, give me your hand!"

"I…I can't…"

"Why not?!" Lovino stubbornly reached further, trying to grab his friend's arm all on his own. At this rate, Alfred was going to slip and get hurt.

"You didn't...call my name…" the blonde spoke as if the end was near.

"I said Alfred!"

"That's not…my real name…"

"Fine!" he huffed. "Captain America, grab my hand or you're gonna fall off and get squished!"

"You got it, partner!" the blonde chirped, happily taking his ally's hand. He was really glad that Lovino was able to help him into the escape pod. The Hero thought he was a goner for sure. "Thanks for saving me! You're really nice for a frost giant!"

"…I don't know what that means," the tsundere complained. He wasn't sure if 'frost giant' was a good thing or a bad thing and his head was starting to feel woozy from the breakneck speeds they were travelling at. "Let's get off this thing!"

"We can't, Loki!" Alfred clung to his shirt. "We'll die!"

Lovino bit his lip. He didn't want to die today; his stupid uncle promised him churros! Well, that and he might have been having a little bit of fun with his new friend. But just a little. The Italian decided to wait out Pie-dra or whatever's latest weapon of mass destruction. It had to stop moving eventually, right?

When the merry-go-round finally slowed down enough for the Champions of Justice to get off, Antonio and Arthur could barely hold back their laughter. The boys were still disoriented and tottered around in a dizzy state. At one point, they clonked heads and fell backwards, rubbing their foreheads.

"Are you okay?!" Alfred was up on his feet first, very concerned about his friend.

"Che…m'fine, idiota…" Lovino grumbled sitting up.

"D-Does it hurt?"

"Didn't even feel it!" huffed the Italian, standing up and putting on a proud bravado. No way could he look like a wimp in front of his new friend.

"Woah! You're so cool, Lovi~!" Alfred hugged him, nearly sending them both toppling over again.

"O-Of course I am!" replied the tsundere with much more confidence than he actually had. He prayed the world would stop spinning soon. That would be nice. Alfred was a lot stronger than he looked; especially when he was squeezing the life out of him.

Come and Get It

It had been a fun morning, up until the distant clocktower began chiming for the lunch hour. Even though it broke their hearts a little to split the boys up, their respective guardians called them over. Several other parents and older siblings followed suit.

Fueled by hunger (and recalling the special treats they would get for being good), the boys took off running. It was great that the boys were listening and all, but neither man could figure out why the other boy didn't run over to the blonde girl. Even more confusing was when she called out to another boy playing on the slides. The unfamiliar boy dusted off his black hat, linked hands with the young lady, and walked off in the opposite direction.

"But if the little boy didn't go with her…" Arthur began, glancing back at Alfred's new friend.

"…Then his madre must be…"

In that moment, the two men laid eyes on each other and began to spaz out.

Bonus Side Story

Lily returned home with her younger cousin. She had agreed to babysit him for the day while his family was out of town. He was a bit of an odd duck, but managed to have a good time. It was too bad he didn't play with the two children who helped her.

"How was the park?" Vash asked from the kitchen table.

"It was fine," she replied a little hesitantly. "Ludwig had a lovely time."

"Is something wrong?" he looked up at his little sister, noting her tone.

"I met some very friendly gentlemen in the park," Lily recalled the strange experience. "But they were probably the fathers of the boys who retrieved my ribbon for me, so it's okay."

"Did you go to the neighborhood park or a different one?"

"The neighborhood park. Why?"

Vash stood up and made his way over to the locked gun cabinet.

"No reason…"

A/N

Somehow I don't think Antonio and Arthur meeting at the park is going to go over nearly as well as Lovino and Alfred's meeting…

Sorry for all the superhero names and titles. Since this chapter was centered around their first meeting, it made sense for the superhero-obsessed Alfred to talk about them a lot. As the story moves on, there will be other games and adventures. They just don't know each other well enough yet to not fall back on their favorite toys yet. If there was something you didn't quite get, let me know and I'll fill you in :)

And for all his athletic ability, it's not unheard of for a kid like Alfred to not be able to swing by himself yet, given his age (Arthur kind of spoiled him by always pushing him too). It involves more coordination than you might think, especially for kids. Since Lovino's a year older and had lots of practice swinging at daycare, he was already a pro.

-Rajikka

Translations

Idiota – Idiot (It.)

Tsundere – A type of character seen in anime or manga known for appearing cold or hostile, but having a hidden sweet side. "Tsun Tsun" is the aloof or irritable side, while "Dere Dere" is the lovey dovey side. (Jp.)

Churros – Cinnamon sugar-coated crack. Okay, not really, but I dare you to eat just one. Some people call them "Spanish Doughnuts" since they're basically a fried dough pastry.

Madre – Mother (Sp.)