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Matthew, Alfred, Feliciano and Lovino spent the rest of the walk to school talking about the past.

Alfred decided to speak up as soon as Matthew got finished. "Man, I remember you were so scared to come inside the first time you visited, Lovino!"

Lovino turned red. "Shut up!"

Mattew laughed lightly. "And then you were absolutely terrified when Alfred and Feli started climbing that tree in the back yard."

Lovino pouted. "Feli is not made for climbing trees. He loses his balance on the ground enough for me to know not to let him get off the ground if I can help it. And, shall I remind you that he actually did fall out of that tree as well?"

"But you caught him!"Alfred said, smiling. "No harm done. If you hadn't, it wouldn't've hurt him too much. He wasn't high up. Ma could've taken care of him!"
Lovino huffed, letting it drop. He didn't want to argue with them.

Feliciano smiled. "It was fun."he said quietly.

Gilbert spoke softly. "I couldn't help but notice that she didn't even bat an eye at the fact that Lovi is wearing angel wings."

Matthew smiled. "That's because she always told all of us that he honestly was a Fallen angel. Something to do with how pure his spirit's aura is or something. I don't know, I forgot her reasoning a while back. You're more than welcome to ask her, though, if you want."

School that morning was pretty calm. Nobody messed with anyone in the group. Raivis stuck close to the others, frightened to be on his own.

At lunch, Alfred bounded over while the others were talking and butted in. "Lovi, Feli! Why don't you guys come by today? In fact, how about all you guys come by?"

Matthew spoke softly. "Alfred, you need to ask Mom before you do that!"he scolded.

"I did! I just got off the phone with her!"

Matthew sighed and let it be.

Lovino smiled softly. "I suppose so."

The rest of the day was rather slow. There were a few words thrown every so often, but it didn't honestly bother them. Not much, at least.

That evening, the group dropped their bags off at the Vargas home before doubling back and going to Matthew and Alfred's home. Matthew, Alfred, Feliciano and Lovino immediately walked in, not bothering hesitating at the door.

"Hey Mom!"Alfred and Matthew chorused, Matthew hanging his jacket on the proper hook on the wall while Alfred let his drop to the ground. Matthew picked it up and hung it up as well, giving his brother a look.

Lovino smiled softly. "Hello, Aiyana."he said, moving out of the way and motioning for the others to enter the house. Feliciano had already flitted off with a short greeting.

Aiyana raised an eyebrow. "Such a big group!"she said softly with a laugh. "Come on in. Lovi, you up to helping me in the garden in a bit?"

Lovino grinned and nodded. "Yeah, sure."

Matthew smiled before he saw that Feliciano had made his way out to the old tree again. "Lovi, your brother."

Lovino sighed and took off to get him. He'd had enough scares here with Feliciano that they'd gotten into habit of always keeping an eye on him. When Lovino came back in, Feliciano with him, he looked to Ludwig. "I'm trusting you to keep an eye on him. Don't mess it up."

Ludwig nodded and Feliciano darted to his side, clinging to his arm and dragging him outside.

Aiyana laughed softly. "Still so full of energy."

"Unfortunately."Lovino added, shaking his head.

Antonio spoke up. "Aw, don't be like that, Lovi. You know you like that he still acts like a child."

Lovino half smiled before he nodded. "Yeah, I suppose you're right."he said, grinning back at Antonio.

Aiyana noticed this and crossed her arms with a smile. "Now what's going on here?"
Matthew looked to the others. "That's our key to leave."he said softly.

Aiyana turned her eyes to Matthew for a moment before she shook her head. "No. Don't think I didn't see you and Alfred's actions this morning. You're to stay."

Those that it didn't apply to disappeared, leaving Antonio, Lovino, Alfred, Arthur, Gilbert and Matthew in the room.

Lovino looked over at Matthew worriedly, but said nothing.

Aiyana examined the boys before she spoke. "Now, you know I don't mind or anything. But I do need to talk to you guys."

Antonio spoke softly. "If you're going to tell us not to hurt them...don't worry. Vash has covered that. With all of us. Even with Feli and Ludwig."

Aiyana nodded. "I've covered it with Feli and Ludwig as well. After they first got together. I would suppose that's why Ludwig was so hesitant to come inside this time."

Matthew snorted. "More like it's more people."he commented. "He's still people-shy."

Aiyana laughed softly before she spoke again. "Well. I need names."

Lovino spoke softly. "This is Antonio, Gilbert and Arthur."he said quickly, knowing not to push Aiyana's limits. It wouldn't end well.

Aiyana nodded, looking at the three who'd just been introduced to her. "Well, boys, I trust that all three of you know not to hurt my boys, right?"

Three nods followed this question.

Aiyana examined them for a bit longer, making sure they were being honest before she sighed. "Fine. Go. But be careful not to get hurt!"

With this, they took off. Lovino gave Aiyana a smile as he passed, allowing Antonio to drag him outside into the sunlight.

Not long after, Aiyana came out with a few baskets stacked under her arm. She looked to the tree, where the group was sitting or lounging. "Lovino!"she called. "Come on."

Lovino shot up from his seat with Antonio, going to take a few baskets from Aiyana.

After watching Lovino start helping gather what was ready to be harvested, Matthew smiled softly. "He's gotten really used to her customs, don't you agree?"he asked, looking over to Alfred, who nodded.

"Most people shrug it off. It's different."Alfred said softly, going back to what he was doing - braiding flower stems together to form a tiara. Matthew noticed and half smiled. "You realize she's going to get on to you for picking the flowers instead of letting them grow."

A shrug was the answer he got.

Gilbert spoke. "So...customs?"he asked.

Matthew nodded, smiling faintly. "She's a native."he answered. "She's done the harvesting and stuff for years. That's why she's so keen on letting the flowers and stuff grow. Alfred, quit picking flowers."he added, seeing his brother still picking the flowers.

Alfred paused. "This is the last few. I promise! I'll replant some more, so calm down. I always do."

"And you always forget to water them."Matthew pointed out.

Alfred ignored him, finishing what he was doing. He got up as soon as he was done, going to give it to his mother, who smiled faintly, but gave him a stern look, talking to him quickly.

Alfred nodded and returned to his seat. "I'll replant some more flowers this evening after dinner,"he told Matthew.

Matthew rolled his eyes.

Antonio smiled as he watched this before looking back to see Lovino carefully examining a plant before deciding it wasn't ready to harvest and moving on. He decided then that the day had gone over really well. It was a nice surprise to see Lovino acting like that.

And more research has been done. Freaking hate it. Gr. Anyway, hope you liked the chapter.