AN: Here's the new chapter.

To those who reviewed:

Spamano4ever: So do I! And just..he just...he seems like the kind who would be kinda pulled into something like the mafia..kinda like Lovino was, in an odd way.

ThatRandomReview: Nah, it's fine. The Day of Silence..hm..how to explain... In short hand, it's where people take a day-long vow of silence to draw attention to anti-LGBT bullying. If you want details, then go to www. dayofsilence ...just without the spaces.

Enjoy!

Raivis shifted to fit seamlessly into the group.

The next few days calmed down drastically. It was somewhere towards the middle of the month when Antonio came in late. Lovino was talking with Feliciano about something in quick Italian. Gilbert caught sight of Antonio and went to say something, but Antonio held a finger to his lips. Gilbert smiled and went back to his own conversation with Matthew.

"Voglio dire..non è che sia un grosso problema, giusto? Abbiamo a che fare con cose del genere tutti i..."Lovino trailed off in surprise when a necklace was placed around his neck. He touched the charm before he looked back to see Antonio there. He could tell by the texture that the charm was handmade, something he wasn't aware Antonio was capable of.

Antonio smiled at Lovino, sitting down beside him so he didn't have to crane his neck.

"Feliz cinco meses."

Lovino smiled softly, murmuring the statement back in Antonio's natural language before he stole a kiss from the Spaniard. "But what's with the necklace?"

"I wanted to give it to you at Christmas..but you wouldn't let anyone give you a gift of any kind.. Berwald helped me make it."Antonio responded.

Lovino rolled his eyes. "I love you, but you're a goofball."

Antonio gave a crooked grin. "Aw, you love me for it,"

"'Course I do."Lovino mumbled before finishing his conversation with Feliciano.

Raivas hid his smile, but Lovino caught sight of it anyways. As did Antonio.

Nobody called him out on it.

Once the conversation had ended, Antonio wrapped his arms tightly around Lovino, letting the Italian relax back against him. It was the first day in a while that Lovino was without his wings.

The Italian gave a soft smile. It was nice, being able to be back to normal like this. Well...almost normal. Things had definitely changed.

Raivis spoke up then. "You two are really cute together,"he commented softly. "It's nice to see such a functional relationship..more than one."he added, looking over to Feliciano and Ludwig, and Gilbert and Matthew.

The others kinda stayed back, just watching, so Raivis didn't pull them into it.

Lovino looked over at Raivis. "Yeah, I know. It's always nice to see functional relationships."he said softly.

Nobody commented on the tone in the Italian's voice. Vash showed up then, grinning. "Lovi, Feli!"he greeted. "I have good news!"

Feliciano shot up from where he was cuddled against Ludwig to give his 'older brother' a hug. "Vash!"

Lovino laughed softly, looking back at the Swiss. "What is it?"
Vash didn't respond until he got himself out of Feliciano's embrace and then he dug something out of his bookbag. He passed the paper to Lovino, who frowned at it in confusion. "This is..."

Feliciano rolled his eyes. "Let me see!"

Lovino held up a finger, skimming through what was written before he smiled. He handed Feliciano the paper and looked to Vash. "You didn't have to do that."he said.

Vash looked at Lovino. "Yes, I did."he countered.

Feliciano read through the paper carefully before he grinned and promptly gave Vash another hug.

"Whoa, what's going on?"Gilbert asked curiously.

Lovino smiled faintly. "Vash, seeing as he is legally of age, actually went and basically adopted Feli and me as his little brothers."he said softly.

Gilbert smiled softly. "That's awfully sweet,"he said, looking at Vash, who shrugged.

"Sie sind mein kleiner Brüder."Vash responded. "Ich liebe ihnen."

Gilbert nodded in understanding. "I know."

Things settled after that. Lovino smiled faintly. He loved when things were simple.

Here is the last one before the Day of Silence. As such...to those who are participating...Happy Day of Silence!

By the way, translations..I can't remember the Italian...just used Google translate, so you could try that.

The german:

Sie sind mein kleiner Brüder. = They are my little brothers.

Ich liebe ihnen. = I love them.

Also, if you guys have any preferances or ideas as to who Raivis, Emil, and Francis should be paired with...let me know. Cause I'm lost with those...

Grazie ahead of time!