AN: Gah, what is this, three in a row?! I haven't done this in over a month!
To those who reviewed:
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Enjoy.
That night was one of the quietest. Even with Lovino and Feliciano explaining what had happened in the past to the others.
Things settled down after that, and the group was ready to face school when they got up the following morning.
Feliciano once again got Lovino into the wings, so the elder Italian was grumbling as they entered the school building. He hated days like this. He always got odd looks that he didn't need.
"Damn it, Feli, why must you torture me...?"he grumbled under his breath.
Antonio heard and smiled, kissing his cheek. "Because you looks so cute like this."
Lovino glared at Antonio, but allowed himself to be pulled over to the others.
Severin was there with the others and gave Lovino an amused look as him and Antonio sat down. "I see you finally caved to Veneziano's wishes from years ago."
Lovino glared at him. "Shut the fuck up."he snapped
That morning got off to an odd start.
By the time lunch came around, Lovino seemed ready to kill, so everyone held their tounges around him, not wanting to set him off.
Lovino just plopped down beside Antonio and rested his head against the Spaniard's shoulder. It was quiet, and eventually, Lovino relaxed enough for the others to feel comfortable speaking up.
After a while, Gilbert spoke up. "So, we should do something as a group. Yesterday...well, before all that mess happened, it was way too peaceful."
"Says you."Lovino said. "God, you need some new games that aren't so gorey."
Gilbert pouted, but continued. "So, I got to thinking, what if we all went to the movies? Just something fun to do?"
Everyone but Lovino agreed, so Feliciano pouted at Lovino.
Lovino sighed. "I'll check my work schedule this evening..."he grumbled.
Feliciano shot up and gave his brother a tight hug. "Thank you, Lovi!"
Lovino smiled softly as his brother released him.
Toris's phone went off and he glanced at the message before rolling his eyes, looking over at Lovino. "Well, you might want to make sure it's soon. Otherwise, Vash might kill all of us."
"And please, for our sakes, can it not be a scary movie this time?"Raivis asked, looking over at Gilbert, who gave an understanding smile and nodded.
With that worked out, Lovino got up to go call his boss to check his work schedule.
He glanced back at the group and mouthed 'tomorrow', and the others nodded.
Lovino finished the conversation before he joined the others.
Antonio sighed. "I still think you're working too hard."
"Feli and me have to be able to survive, you know, and I'm not depending on any of you. Last time I did that, it didn't end well."
This got a few sighs, but no one argued against him.
Feliciano frowned, though. "Why won't you just admit that you're scared of letting people help you?"he asked.
Lovino's eyes widened and he looked at his brother before he sighed. "I don't know what you're talking about, Feli."
"Yes, you do, don't lie to me. You've been scared of asking for help since you joined the mafia."Feliciano said. "And I hate it. I hate how it's made you."
Lovino knew he shouldn't read into that, but he did. "Right..."he mumbled. He shook his head. "I gotta go."
With that, he got up and grabbed his things, heading out of the cafeteria.
Feliciano watched him go and shook his head.
Ludwig spoke softly. "He's only trying to do what's best for you, Feli."
"By killing himself slowly?"Feliciano countered. He looked up at Ludwig. "It's not right. He need help, even if he won't admit it."
GIlbert spoke. "We'll manage."he promised.
I hope so..I can't lose Lovino. Feliciano thought, but he nodded.
*Sigh* So..Freedom Festival tomorrow...and I don't look forward to it because it's hours out in the sun.