AN: Hallo! New chapter for you guys!

To my reviewers:

Spamano4ever: Well..Italy is one of the most creative/artistic countries. I can see Feli being good at art, but with Lovi's attitude, it seems to fit more that he'd be the musically inclined one of the brothers. Besides...it's easier to base things like that off of a cosplay group than anything, so that's what I did!

Mona Lisa's Balled: I believe Lovi and the others shall appreciate that!

Enjoy!

The following day, Lovino woke up to a killer headache, but he got up anyway.

Feliciano seemed to realize Lovino wasn't feeling the best, because he didn't comment on his brother's dark appearance - the elder had on all black for a change.

The two headed out to school and as soon as they joined their group at school, Gilbert frowned.

"Lovi, are you feeling alright?"

Lovino glared at Gilbert but didn't respond otherwise.

He was too focused on his thoughts to be bothered by it.

By lunch, the headache was gone, so Lovino was feeling a lot better.

He partook in the conversation at lunch, but didn't really show much emotion.

At least, not until Gilbert decided to speak up. "Incoming,"he warned.

Lovino didn't even have the time to turn around to see what Gilbert was looking at over his shoulder before he felt the familiar sensation of something being thrown at him.

He glanced down at the floor near him to see a wadded up paper ball. He looked to see who'd thrown it, but found nobody standing there.

He frowned, picking up the paper ball and uncrumpling it to glance at what the paper held.

He scowled. A note. Of course.

After skimming what was writen, Lovino threw it away.

What little bit of a good mood he'd had previously was gone, replaced with pure anger.

This time, nobody bothered Lovino to see if he was okay. They could tell he wasn't.

Although he didn't want to be on the end of Lovino's bad mood, Antonio decided to stick with Lovino the rest of the day when he could and went out of his way to try to put the small italian in a good mood. He even went so far as to sneak up behind him as he stood at his locker to pick him up in a hug.

When Lovino elbowed him, though, he figured out that it wasn't wanted, nor was it needed.

Lovino looked at Antonio apologeticly, but said nothing. Antonio understood.

Still, that incident didn't keep the spaniard from walking home with Lovino. Feliciano once again got a ride with Ludwig and had left him behind.

Once they reached the italian's home, Antonio spoke again. "I hope you're in a better mood tomorrow, Lovi. I'll see you around?"

Lovino gave a short nod and headed to his porch before he turned and watched Antonio walk away.

He couldn't help question himself for the rest of the day.

Why did he feel empty when Antonio left instead of hanging around so that Lovino wasn't alone? Why did he find himself enjoying the spaniard's company?

It's not as if he liked Antonio or the attention he gave him.

Oh.

Damn.

Lovino sighed, heading to his room. It had been a long day, one he wished would just be erased, or turn out to be a horrid dream.

Admittedly, Lovino did feel a bit more at ease the following day when he reached school. He'd fallen back into his pattern of joking around. He had an odd sense of humor, but his friends understood and were more than happy to joke with him.

Throughout classes, Lovino kept his attention on the lesson as well as he could, but his mind kept drifting away.

At lunch, Lovino spent the time he was eating in thought.

Gilbert tilted his head curiously. "Lovi."he said, making the italian look up. "Why are you so lost in your thoughts?"

Lovino shrugged after a moment. "I dunno."he responded.

After that, it died out. Nobody felt like pushing the topic.

Once Lovino was done eating, Antonio spoke. "So, could I walk home with you again sometime, Lovi?"he asked curiously.

Lovino turned pink and shrugged.

Gilbert grinned knowingly then and shared a look with Francis, who nodded discretely. This was just what Lovino needed, someone that cared so much about him. They'd seen the two interact yesterday after lunch, had seen Antonio going out of his way to try and cheer Lovino up. It didn't work too well, but it was the thought that counted, right?

So, so sorry it's a bit short. But it is now after one in the morning. It's time for me to call it quits. Just thought I would post this before I went to bed.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed.

As always, if there's a side pairing or an event you wish to see here, let me know, I'll work with it.

Ciao!