AN: Hey, guys.

I'm dead tired, but I wanted to upload this before bed.

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Sobs tore through Lovino. Raivis was being kept put in the far corner, watching one of his friends come undone. Feliciano's eyes were wide as one of the men held him still, pressing a blade against his throat.

Lovino's broken voice tore through the silent. "Don't hurt him. Let him go. I don't care what you do to me, just don't hurt him."

The man gave Lovino a searching look before pulling the blade away, releasing Feliciano, who moved to give his brother a tight hug.

Lovino shook his head, breathing in his brother's scent for what could be the last time. "Go to Vash. He'll keep you safe."he said quietly. "I'll be okay."

Feliciano hesitated before he nodded in understanding.

Before the younger got up and left, Lovino spoke again. "Ti amo, fratellino."

Feliciano's eyes flickered to Lovino. "Ti amo."he said, darting from where he was.

Later that night, Vash got a call from the hospital. They had Lovino. He got up and told Feliciano to get dressed, driving the younger to the hospital. Feliciano broke down in sobs when he saw his brother, completely still on the hospital bed, pale, but still clinging to life. Vash never let his tears fall.

Vash couldn't get Feliciano to leave that night.

Lovino bolted awake with a quiet scream. His eyes darted around the dark room until he noticed that Antonio was laying beside him. He took a deep breath to calm his racing heart then, letting the tears fall.

Antonio blinked his eyes open not long after that, rubbing at one of them tiredly. "Lovi? You okay..?"

Lovino let out a quiet sob and allowed Antonio to pull him close.

The light flickered on right about then and Matthew sighed. "Another nightmare?"he asked.

Antonio nodded, knowing Lovino wouldn't be up to answering for a while.

Alfred got up. "I'll go get Ma..."he said, disappearing upstairs.

He came back, Aiyana following him.

When she caught sight of Lovino, she sighed and moved to kneel with Antonio and Lovino. "Lovi, are you alright?"

Lovino pulled away from Antonio only to shoot himself into her arms.

"What was the nightmare about, nechaun?"

Lovino didn't respond, but Feliciano pursed his lips. "Fratellone? Ti amo."he said softly, about to move to sit with Lovino.

When Lovino's sobs strengthened, Feliciano's eyes widened. "Lovi!"he cried out.

Aiyana looked over at Feliciano in worry. "What's going on?"

Feliciano spoke quickly. "There was a time..back when he was about thirteen...the only time he ever actually told me that he loved me..he actually ended up in the hospital...and I think the memory kind of hit him."

When Lovino calmed down, Aiyana let him go. "Are you okay now?"she asked quietly. "Think you can get back to sleep?"

Lovino sniffled slightly, collapsing back against Antonio's chest. "I..I'm okay."he said shakily.

Aiyana tucked a lock of Lovino's hair behind his ear so it wasn't falling into his eyes. "Try to get some rest."she said softly.

Lovino nodded, and Aiyana got up, looking to the others. "Goodnight."she said before disappearing.

Feliciano got up and headed over to pull his brother into a hug. He wasn't used to seeing his brother break like that. After a while, he spoke softly. "Fratello?"he asked.

Lovino looked up at Feliciano.

"...why'd you do it?"Feliciano asked. "They almost killed you..just because you wanted to protect me."

Lovino half smiled. "Because. You're my brother. I'm not going to abandon you..even if it costs me my life. It's my job to protect you. And I will. Forever."

Feliciano nodded.

Things settled down after that.

The following morning, Aiyana came down to see that while the others were up and moving, Antonio and Lovino were still curled up, sound asleep. She paused to examine them. Antonio had his arms wrapped protectively around Lovino, while Lovino was using him as a pillow and had one of his arms thrown over Antonio's stomach. She smiled softly and shook her head, moving to pull the blanket up further around them, careful not to wake them, before going to help the others with breakfast.

When Antonio awoke, it was to see everyone sitting around eating and talking quietly. He blinked tiredly, yawning slightly before he looked down at Lovino to see him still peacefully asleep. He gave a soft smile and shook his head.

Gilbert noticed that Antonio was awake and grinned. "Good morning, Tonio!"he greeted. "Sleep well?"

Antonio nodded, but didn't speak that way he didn't run the risk of waking Lovino.

This action gained him soft smiles from the others, which he ignored in favor of getting some more rest himself.

And...yeah..I hate myself for doing this.