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Here's the new chapter.

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Spamano4ever: I promise, Toni has his reasons for doubting Lovi like that, and those reasons will come out soon!

Anywho, I hope you enjoy the chapter.

The others headed outside to see Lovino saying something to Antonio with a frown.

Francis caught Antonio's question and he frowned as well.

"What's going on with them?"Gilbert asked quietly.

Francis didn't look away from the couple in front of them. "'Tonio's doubting,"he whispered. "Lovi's probably having a fit in his mind about it,"

Gilbert nodded once.

Francis didn't relax until Lovino smiled faintly at the spaniard again. That let him know that they'd talked things through and were back to normal. As such, he led the others over to sit with the couple in the grass.

Lovino glanced at them before he half smiled.

Once everyone was seated, Lovino spoke. "Gil, you wouldn't happen to have a marker with you, would you?"he asked, knowing the prussian normally had a sharpie with him.

And, true to form, Gilbert got a red sharpie out, tossing it to the italian.

Lovino caught it and took hold of Antonio's left hand, writing something on his palm before he flipped the spaniard's hand over and drew a heart on the back of his hand. After that, he handed the marker back to Gilbert.

Gilbert raised an eyebrow. But Lovino wasn't going to say anything. It wasn't their business - it was between him and Antonio, and them alone.

Antonio and Lovino ended up going for a walk to spend some time together and let the others get themselves back together again after them being so scattered that morning.

Lovino gave a soft smile as he took hold of Antonio's hand, bringing it up so he could kiss the back of his hand. "I never thought you to be the insecure type, Toni."he said quietly after they got a good distance away.

Antonio shrugged. "I'm normally not. It's just..I really love you, and I just worry sometimes,"he replied softly.

Lovino gave him a faint smile. "I get it."he said softly. "But..I'm here to stay."

Antonio looked over at Lovino. "Really?"he asked softly, eyes bright.

Lovino nodded. "Of course,"

Antonio pulled them both to a stop on the sidewalk. He met Lovino's eyes for a moment, deeming him truthful, and smiled faintly before pulling the italian into a kiss.

It was softer than the others they'd shared, more timid seeming.

Lovino smiled against Antonio's lips before he pulled back. "Ti son resa. Sempre."he said quietly.

Antonio smiled softly. He didn't have to say anything. Lovino knew that statement was returned when he saw the love in his boyfriend's eyes.

"So.."Antonio said, breaking the silence a while later. "I heard Mathias and Gilbert talking sometime last night after you'd fallen asleep. Apparently, Tino and Berwald got together."

"..really?"Lovino asked, blinking in surprise. "I always got the distinct feeling that Tino was afraid of Berwald,"

Antonio nodded. "Yeah, after seeing how they act around each other.."he said with a slight frown, but then he grinned. "But I think it's because Berwald never shows his feelings."

Lovino thought this over for a moment before he nodded. "We'll see. But Mathias, I know, will kill over Tino, so he's probably keeping an eye out. They're like brothers, always have been."

That conversation lasted them a good bit of time.

That Monday, Lovino smiled faintly when he saw Berwald and Tino. It seemed the Finnish boy was still slightly uncertain around Berwald, but he wasn't as jumpy.

Berwald wasn't showing any emotion, as was normal, but the look he got in his eyes when someone who used to bug Tino came near them made Lovino feel certain that this was a good thing.

The new couple ended up leaving the grouping early that morning. Francis grinned. "Well, we know one thing for sure. Nobody's getting close enough to hurt Tino again."he commented.

Lovino nodded once.

Things settled a bit that morning. Vash saw the group and offered a wave, but didn't move from where he was standing talking with Roderich.

It was only that morning that Lovino seemed to realize that there were so many people who were always hanging around. A lot of them tried to keep the group out of trouble with some of the jocks by offering a distraction that came in the form of the constant chatter, a distracting thing that anyone could fall victim to.

Antonio pulled Lovino out of his thoughts by ruffling his hair, careful to avoid his curl as he did so.

And it just so happened that, since Feliciano wasn't in the best mood that morning, that Lovino had decided to let his brother talk him into wearing the wings again, which were once again folded nicely, hidden under a loose, but torn tee shirt.

The group had seen the wings, but nobody had questioned, not even Tino and Berwald, who hadn't been keyed in on the running joke with the group yet.

Antonio smiled faintly and kissed Lovino's cheek lightly, pulling the italian back to where he was resting his back against Antonio's chest.

Nobody said anything about it. In fact, Mathias and Lukas were doing the same thing nearby, talking in hushed whispers.
For the first time inside the school building, Lovino felt safe.

So. There you go. Hope you enjoyed it.

Adjö.