AN: Here you go, loves.

To those who reviewed:
Spamano4ever: Spamanoy? Is that even a word? Hm..but I suppose they are.

ThatRandomReview: Indeed he does..and as for meaning that he accepted that he was an Angel.. Hm..perhaps.

Evelynyamine: I most certainly will. I shall be working on doing that. Probably at school, on paper, just for something to write.

Glitch: You actually have really good english. I'm glad you like the story! And I have seen a few France/China stories..I'm a fan of the crack pairings, normally. I'll see what I can do with the pairings. Thanks!

SilenceOfCrimsonSnow: I will be doing my research on the France/Joan D'Arc stories this evening so I can get a feel of how things like that work. I know I've seen plenty of pictures circling Facebook for that pairing. Iceland and Turkey is possible one of my favorite Iceland pairings, admittedly. I do ship Iceland and Hong Kong, but again, that's because I like pairings that are..different, and it seems different to me. Still. I will ship any pairing at least once before I shrug it off and decide not to write it again.

kyouno-aru: (Chapter 19) I'm glad you like it!

Enjoy.

While the evening was full of laughter and jokes, that night was rather quiet. Gilbert had talked the entire group into watching a scary movie. Feliciano was hiding his face in Ludwig's shoulder and Lovino was flinching every so often. Matthew stayed hidden in Gilbert's arms, and Raivis and Tino were both looking like they were about to pass out.

At some point, Lovino let a yelp escape him and he hid against Antonio's side. God, he hated scarry movies.

Antonio chuckled faintly, settling his arms around Lovino after passing Tino and Raivis a blanket to hide under so they didn't have to watch the movie.

As soon as the movie ended, Gilbert spoke. "So..."he said.

Lovino moved away from Antonio and glared at the Prussian. "What the hell was that about?"he asked, his voice shaking. "Are you trying to scar everyone?"

Gilbert shook his head. "No."he said softly. "I wasn't trying to do that,"

Lovino huffed and got up, setting about fixing some chamomile tea for the others.

Once he finished, he came back, carrying a tray of mugs. He handed them out, frowning when he noticed how much Raivis was shaking. "You alright, Raiv?"he asked softly.

Raivis nodded, taking the mug from Lovino when he offered it. "Th-thanks,"

Lovino nodded in understanding.

A lot of the group didn't get much sleep that night.

The following morning, Lovino was up and ready before half of the others were awake. He knew that he had managed to black out that night. The others hadn't been so lucky.

Silence filtered over the entire group as they entered the school. It was odd, having the group so subdued. But, nobody commented on it. Peace was something that was hard to find within the group as of recently.

"So..Lovino.."Antonio said as he walked the Italian to his first block. "I was wondering..."

Lovino looked over at Antonio. It wasn't often that the Spaniard got bashful, but the way he was stumbling over his words was endearing.

"I was wondering if you'd be up to go out on a date with me on Valentine's Day."Antonio said softly.

Lovino half smiled faintly. "Sure."he said. "I'd love to,"

Antonio grinned.

When they stopped outside of Lovino's class, Antonio hesitated. "I love you. You know that, right?"he said softly.

Lovino nodded. "I know. I love you too."

Antonio smiled faintly and gave the Italian a soft kiss before disappearing to his own class.

Throughout the day, Lovino couldn't help but wonder why Antonio had been so bashful. It wasn't normal for him.

By lunch, Antonio was back to normal, and Lovino spent a lot of time joking with the others while also trying to figure out why he'd been so bashful that morning.

After a while, he outright asked.

Antonio blinked at him before he shrugged. "Just 'cause.."he said softly. "Feli told me you aren't big on Valentine's Day. I didn't want to make you uncomfortable or anything."

Lovino gave a soft smile and rolled his eyes. "Goof."

Feliciano grinned from where he was leaning against Ludwig's side. "You know, I think this year will be the best yet."

Lovino laughed softly. "You mean, we won't be stuck in the house listening to the same damned crap over and over again?"he asked softly, eyes bright.

Feliciano nodded.

Yeah. That did sound pretty good, Lovino thought. Was he going to say it? Probably not. But still, it was going to be one of the best years yet for the Vargas brothers.

Here you go, loves.

Now..off to work on a drabble for our France.