AN: Hallo!

Here is the new chapter! And I finally cleaned up my room so I could get back on the computer to do this. I can't not update.

To my reviewers:

Spamano4ever: He is, isn't he? Though he may not be too keen on being called adorable.

GothicKitty1313: It is cute. The awkward thing is I saw that same type of thing today with our Romano and Canada. They were joking around this morning at school. Damn them.

XxLadyOfSinxX: I know, I did the same for my little brother without realizing it. I can just see Lovino being the one to take on the responsibility of looking after Feliciano while Roma is working and gone a lot. And then..the comeback. It is true. They are technically in their hell - a homophobic school with a bunch of duche bags. And I'm sure Lovi appreciates the hopefulness.

Xenat25: And he most definitely will go into protective mode. He's just so keen on protecting those he's close to. Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it!

Alright, on a side note, I am writing this in time before a pretty bad storm hits here in Northwest Georgia, so some of my spelling might be off because well..storms. Hate them with a burning passion.

Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Once again, he was proven wrong. By the time he got to lunch, he felt like hell. In fact, he pushed his home-brought lunch away from himself and laid his head on the table.

Feliciano frowned at this. "Fratello? Ti senti bene?"he asked carefully.

Lovino pushed himself up to glare at his brother. "Feliciano, chiudi quella cazzo di bocca."he snapped.

Antonio raised an eyebrow as he joined the table from getting his lunch. "Is everything okay?"he asked.

Lovino nodded, laying his head back down against the table.

Gilbert frowned at Lovino. "What's wrong, Lovino?"he asked.

Lovino growled, pushing himself up and glowering at Gilbert. "Nothing,"he snapped.

Antonio frowned, pulling the moody italian closer to him.

"What the fuck are you doing!"Lovino snipped.

Antonio chuckled, tightening his grip. "Just relax."he murmured. "You're too tense,"

Matthew gave a faint smile as he sat down, but that smile faded when he saw Lovino's expression. "Who messed with you this time?"he asked.

Lovino shook his head.

Matthew sighed. "Eat, Lovi. I'll drive you home after lunch, you don't need to be here,"

Lovino gave a tense, fake smile and nodded, pulling his lunch to him with a little difficulty due to Antonio not wanting to let go of him.

The rest of lunch was rather quiet.

Antonio walked with Lovino and Matthew to the parking lot. He gave Lovino a sad smile. "I hope your day gets better, Lovi."he said, giving the boy's hand a squeeze before letting go and opening the car door for the italian. Matthew was waiting behind the steering wheel.

Lovino hesitated. "Don't let Gilbert and Francis kill anyone, please?"he said softly.

Antonio nodded.

Lovino gave another fake smile and got in the car.

Antonio closed the door and disappeared back into the school.

That evening after school, Antonio found some of the kids that he'd heard throw harsh comments at Lovino before and stopped in front of them. "Leave Lovino alone,"he snapped.

The silence that fell lasted until Ludwig and Feliciano came by. Ludwig rolled his eyes, grabbing one of Antonio's arms and dragging him away before he could start up.

Ludwig only released him when he stopped by the others outside.

Gilbert gave Antonio a look. "Lovino won't like you sticking up for him like that when he isn't here, Tonio."he said.

Antonio nodded in understanding.

Gilbert smiled faintly. "Alright, let's go check on the fiesty italian, ja?"he said.

Feliciano glanced at his watch. "He might be taking a siesta,"he commented.

Francis chuckled, but said nothing.

Sure enough, when the group made it there, Lovino was napping on the couch.

Feliciano gave a faint smile and tossed a blanket over his brother before he disappeared to start dinner. "Are you guys wanting to stay for dinner?"he asked.

A few 'sure's sounded as everyone settled down quietly.

Lovino blinked his eyes open to the smell of pasta being made and sat up, rubbing at one of his eyes. He looked at the blanket in surprise when it fell to his lap. He looked up then to see the others talking nearby. "Ciao, bastards,"he commented tiredly.

Matthew gave Lovino a kind smile. "Feeling better now?"he questioned.

"Much,"

That evening was nice. The group chattered quite a bit while they ate. It was nice.

So, here's the chapter. It is now storming very loudly - it's covering my music. I hope you enjoyed it. Now, it's looking green outside, I'm going to my hidey hole until this storm passes.

If you wanna see a certain pairing (I am including USUK in the story) or event, let me know!

Auf Wiedersehen!