AN: Hey.

To those who reviewed:

Spamano4ever: Emil and Raivis..hm..that is a cute pairing. And yes, I did have to look into it. I'm glad it went well too. Lovi's gonna be okay.

GothicKitty1313: It is. And Rome..well, he has issues, but it's because of his own past with bullying. He believes in survival of the fittest. He shut up after he figured out my entire reason. I wore a sign today that said, in bold, I don't trust others because of bullying. I got questions about it, as well as a few cruel jokes. I clarified it when Rome and one of his friends asked about it. I shortened it to fit the topic. But..bullying, abuse, harassment, fully. Because I've gone through all. He backed off, thankfully, after he realized that I had been abused before. He actually gave me a hug..which scared the hell out of me because he normally respects my personal space.. And thanks for that.

ThatRandomReview: It did! And I am sorry for confusing you!

.142: Seychelles...hm..I've never even seen her(?) in the show. I need to do my research. Human name? I'll try to see if I can manage to write her. There are some characters that I just can't characterize at all.

SilenceOfCrimsonSnow: Now there's a bit of historicly accuracy. And I've seen and read some Iceland/Turkey before. I might just do that. It depends on what I can manage. And Latvia/Estonia..that is actually one of my OTPs for this fandom. I've tried writing it before, though, and I couldn't get too far with it. It's worth another try, though. Thanks for the pairing suggestions. I'm glad you did the Day of Silence as well! And hey, don't be sorry about it. I got to messaging my group's Canada on facebook about it and..well, we decided..you know, our principal has been really accepting of the LGBT people with the signs yesterday (We had three out themselves with their signs, other confirm they are gay or bi) We decided to talk to him about getting a GSA started up there. It's worth all that pain. We need a safe place and I'd go through anything to get it.

Enjoy.

Nobody said anything about lunch, thankfully. Antonio was rather quiet as he walked Lovino home. The others were going out on the town for a while, but Lovino didn't want to go, and Antonio didn't want him to stay alone.

"Listen, Antonio..."Lovino said. "I'm sorry..I just...now you know why I was so hesitant to have Feli or you help me with the guaze and the brace a while back."

Antonio kissed Lovino's cheek. "Baby, I don't care. I love you. I'm pissed that those jerks hurt you, sure, but I love you."

Lovino met Antonio's eyes after a long moment. He gave a faint smile. "I love you too."he said softly.

They were relatively quiet until they got to Lovino's home. As soon as they were in the grass, Antonio grinned and picked Lovino up, spinning him, making the Italian yelp. "What the hell, Toni!"he snapped, squirming slightly in his boyfriend's arms. "Put me down!"

Antonio smiled softly, setting Lovino down again.

Lovino looked at Antonio for a moment. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?"he asked, huffing.

Antonio gave him a faint smile. "..you seemed like you needed cheering up.."he said. "I didn't mean to startle you. I wanted to see you actually smile. It's been months since I saw you smile fully when you weren't planning something."

Lovino took a step back from Antonio then, surprise showing in his eyes. 'He's noticed that? I guess he really does care.' he thought. "What have I had to smile about in the past few months?"he asked.

"You're alive,"Antonio said. "And relatively uninjured. Feli's safe, Vash has basically adopted Feli and you..you have plenty to be happy about.."

Lovino nodded. He knew that. But still..with how things had been going? What did all that really matter? It could all end in a second.

Antonio sighed, pulling Lovino to him. "Just one smile. That's all I want to see."he whispered. "Because you never smile anymore. And I miss it."

Lovino looked down. "..why do you care so much..?"he asked quietly.

Antonio's eyes widened. "Why wouldn't I?"he countered. "You're amazing..and I know you won't agree with me, but to me you're amazing and perfect. I care so much because I love you..and I don't want to lose you."

Lovino looked up and met Antonio's eyes. After a moment he leaned up and kissed the Spaniard once. When he pulled back, he knew he'd gotten his point across.

Silence fell between the two until rain started falling. While lunch had been nice and sunny, the clouds had started rolling in sometime during the last school block. Lovino gasped in surprise when he felt rain hit him, but Antonio smiled softly, looking up at the sky.

Lovino rolled his eyes. "C'mon, you idiot! You'll get sick if you stand out here in the rain."he said, pulling at one of Antonio's hands.

Antonio looked at Lovino for a moment before he shook his head and wrapped his arms firmly around Lovino. "Please? Just five minutes?"

Lovino huffed. "Fine."he grumbled.

That five minutes turned into much longer. The two had decided, as long as they were outside, they may as well enjoy it. Still, when Antonio caught Lovino's waist at one point and made them both slip, it got a bout of laughter from the Italian. Antonio smiled softly.

Lovino met Antonio's eyes and smiled brightly at him.

Antonio hesitated for a moment before he pulled Lovino into a soft kiss. Lovino pulled back, chuckling softly at how cliched it was. But still..it was sweet.

It was only when Lovino started shivering from the cold air not long after that that Antonio stopped. "Lovi, c'mon, let's get inside."he said softly.

Lovino nodded and walked with ths Spaniard to the front door, pausing too unlock it and grab their bookbags from their spot on the front porch.

As soon as he stepped inside, he pulled his shoes off and set them aside, not wanting to clean mud off the floors of the entire house. Antonio did the same thing and watched Lovino disappear.

Lovino reappeared with two towels a moment later, pausing to cut the heat on. He threw Antonio one of the towels in silence. "You can come further than the foyer, you know."

Antonio smiled softly and nodded, taking a step into the living room. He liked how the house was set up. It reflected Feliciano and Lovino perfectly.

Lovino disappeared again for a bit, coming back with two changes of clothes. He handed Antonio one set and nodded down the hall. "Go get changed before you get sick."he said softly.

Antonio half smiled and did as he was asked.

While he was gone, Lovino started on supper in silence.

When Antonio came back, Lovino grabbed his set of clothes off the back of the couch and disappeared to get changed as well.

Not long after, things settled down a good bit. It was calm, just like most other times when Antonio and Lovino were left to their own devices. Lovino had disappeared into the kitchen to finish dinner, but he called out to Antonio, who was seated in the living room, examining some of the inside architecture in further detail.

"Toni, you can find something to watch on television, if you want."
Antonio smiled faintly.

Nobody said anything else until Lovino came and got Antonio when the food was done.

During the middle of dinner, Antonio spoke. "You know..this evening was really nice."he said softly.

Lovino smiled softly. "I'm glad you think so."he responded.

The two ended up talking, sharing stories that the others had told them recently.

"And then Matthew told me that Arthur and Alfred are finally past their huge language barrier. I mean..I'm not the biggest fan of Alfred, but I'm glad him and Arthur are happy together. God knows that Arthur can be a bit demeaning if he's mad about something, so you have to have patience. But still, most people at that school? They'd shove either of them off."Lovino said.
Antonio frowned. "That's not right."he said. "Those two are very kind. While Alfred can get obnoxious at times, he's a sweetheart, just like his brother. And I've never seen Arthur be anything less than a gentleman."

Lovino shrugged. "It's complicated, man."he said. "People don't like different, and our entire group is different. Why do you think we all catch hell of some sort at that school. You're the only one that hasn't ever been targetted, and that's because people are scared to. Which I don't get. You're very kind."

Antonio half smiled. "That's my fault. I stood up for you a while back, one day when you left early due to people messing with you, and I guess I kind of startled them."

Lovino smiled softly, kissing Antonio's temple before he smiled. "So...Gil's told me that him and Matt are doing pretty good."he offered, trying to stray away from the topic of the others at school."

Antonio grinned. "Good. Those two are very sweet together."

"Yeah.. I've never seen Matt so open with anyone who wasn't Alfred before. And then Gil..he never acts bashful unless he's with Matthew. It's adorable."Lovino said softly.

Antonio nodded.

The day had been pretty good, in the end.

Here's the new chapter. Now..I have to go get ready for a cosplay. Wish me luck!