AN: Hey, guys!

Here's another chapter for you! And fuck, I gotta stop using country names. I slipped up with Austria. I'm not used to the human names fully yet. I'm getting there.

To those who reviewed:

Spamano4ever: Yeah..

ThatRandomReview: And you assumed right. Toris still calls Lovi Romano because it's a habit for him. Ever since Toris knew him, he's called him Romano. It's hard to break a habit like that sometimes. He's working on it, but it's harder than it seems.

Evelynyamine: Yep. And it has. Slightly.

Enjoy!

Vash ended up carrying Raivis back to the Vargas home because he couldn't walk very well from the shaking. As soon as they got to the door, Gilbert opened it and yelled out. "Matt, first aid kit! Now!"he said, letting the others in before he entered, closing the door behind him.

Feliciano looked at the three who'd gone missing before he collapsed against the couch.

Vash set Raivis down carefully, letting him sit down. Toris sat down beside him, but Lovino took over from Matthew when he brought the first aid kit in, ignoring the odd looks it got him. He sat down in front of the two, silently doctoring the wounds they had. Whenever one of them would let out a pained whine, he'd pause and speak softly, reassuring them that they were okay, before he continued.

As soon as they were doctored up, Lovino closed the first aid kit and put it back in the bathroom, making Vash and Antonio frown at him when he came back.

Vash spoke. "Lovi...you should at least doctor your wrists."

Lovino looked to Vash before he shook his head. "No."he said, going to sit down.

Raivis spoke up from his seat where he was shivering, curled up against Toris. "Lovino, please..take care of yourself. It's thanks to you we're still alive, even. Please?"

Lovino swallowed and sighed. "Feli, would you go fix them some chamomile tea? They need it."he said, disappearing again.

Antonio got up at the look from Toris and followed the Italian, pausing at the open bathroom door. "Need some help?"he asked.

"That'd be lovely,"Lovino said, letting Antonio enter and take the peroxide from him.

Silence reigned as Antonio took care of Lovino's wrists, being as gentle as he could. As soon as he was finished, he looked up at Lovino. "What happened?"
Lovino met Antonio's eyes before he spoke. "Just a lot of drama. It could've been so much worse..they got ahold of Toris and Raivis..I just..I got myself involved because..otherwise, they both would've been shot dead where they stood."

Antonio nodded and sighed, drawing Lovino to him in a tight hug. "You had me so scared."

Lovino mumbled a soft sorry, but said nothing further.

Silence reigned until Antonio pulled back and lead the Italian back to the living room. Then Toris spoke. "You alright, Romano?"

Lovino frowned. "Tor...I've told you. It's Lovino."he said, seeming a bit uncomfortable. "But yeah...I'm alright. What about you and Raiv? You two okay?"

Toris glanced to Raivis, who was asleep, but still shaking. "I'm fine. Raiv..he's..."

Lovino looked at the small Latvian before he sighed. "It's a long road to recovery, but he'll manage, I promise. Just stick by him, alright?"

Toris nodded and fell silent.

That night was one of the worst for the group. Nobody got any sleep.

It wasn't a surprise.

Here's the new chapter.