AN: Yeah..so. Hallo, guys! Sorry for the lack of updates...on anything. But yeah..so, there's another Hetalia fan that lives in the same neighborhood as me! It's awesome. We spent two hours just discussing Hetalia after school. It's a nice change.

So..yeah.

To those who reviewed:
ItalyAllday: Yeah. I'm a high school third year, and it still bites. Glad you still like the story!

ThatRandomReview: Yeah, I know. There's a few newbies in my group as well. My brother's the only one who ever speaks to me or my friends. And then it's rare.

Spamano4ever: I'm glad I'm back too. Hetalia friends are possibly some of the best. Ever.

MrNere88: Yeah, finally. Glad you like them. Aw...I feel bad for you. No Hetalia friends? That bites! Dude. Spanish college. That's awesome! I don't get to go to a college in a different country because of my family! Yeah, I know what you mean with the kisses. They catch me every time I write them. It's hard for them not to be adorable! Good luck!

Enjoy.

Lovino was a bit more open the following morning. But he was also moving quite a bit slower. He had to force himself to get up.

Antonio kept tossing him worried looks and gave Gilbert a questioning look behind Lovino's back during breakfast.

Gilbert nodded in response and they let it drop.

Things were calm until they left the house.

Gilbert took Antonio's bag from the ground before the Spaniard could ever reach it, and on the walk to the school, Lovino found himself being carried by Antonio.

He huffed. "'Toni, let me down.."he grumbled.

Antonio half smiled. "Can't do that, Lovi. You're dead on your feet and you won't stay home, so I'm going to carry you."he said softly.

Lovino groaned and laid his head against Antonio's shoulder. "Bastardo."he said.

"I know, I know."Antonio responded calmly. "It's not that long of a walk, though. You can deal with being carried."

When Lovino was allowed down, he pouted at Antonio for carrying him, making the Spaniard give a soft smile and steal a kiss from him.

Feliciano smiled at the scene before dragging his brother off.

Ludwig shook his head. "I've never seen twins who were so different like them,"he remarked.

Antonio shrugged. "I suppose there's a reason for that large difference. A deeper one that they don't even realize."

"Perhaps."Ludwig mused, but shrugged.

Gilbert smiled faintly and spoke. "So, you know what you two should do? Go on a double date. You'll learn more if you're around them when they're near each other, and besides...Lovino doesn't like Feli going on dates without knowing where he's at anyways. Perfect solution!"

Ludwig rolled his eyes, but Antonio grinned. "I'll mention it to Lovino."he offered.

It was that conversation that got brought up at lunch.

Lovino had been in the middle of eating when Antonio brought it up, and he had automatically looked towards the ceiling for a few moments before responding. "Toni. We can discuss this later."he said softly. "Like...when we don't run the risk of setting ourselves up for being killed later."

Antonio frowned, but let the topic drop.

Toris frowned. "It's not right, how people are here."

"It wasn't right how people were in the Mafia, Tor. It doesn't matter."Lovino responded.

Raivis frowned. "How are you holding up, anyways?"
Lovino sighed. "It could be worse, could be better. What about with you two?"

Both boys only nodded in agreement with Lovino's statement and the three went off on their own little rabbit trail conversation while the others moved on to another to give the three some space and let them go through memories so they could die out and stop haunting them both as a group and alone.

Still, Feliciano and Antonio were listening in.

When Toris said something that made Lovino shut down, Antonio was the first to react, shortly followed by Feliciano.

"Fratello!"Feliciano cried out, shooting up from his seat and going over to where Lovino was.

Lovino shied away from him when he reached out to grab his brother in a hug.

Feliciano frowned, but returned to his seat, knowing to give Lovino space if he did that.

Antonio spoke softly. "You all right, Lovi?"

Lovino nodded.

Toris frowned. "Sorry, that was my bad."he said softly.

Raivis spoke softly to Lovino, offered him something else to focus on.

The rest of the day was quiet after that. There wasn't much that happened. But Lovino still had to head back to Antonio's early because of his earlier flash back, as he didn't really think it was best to be at school for the rest of the day following it.

This became habit. They found old conversations to bring up and they discussed new topics. But it was always something that everyone could get involved in somehow. It was a different thing that they weren't yet used to. But it was worth the change. Because it was something they needed, not only as a group, but as their own people.

Lovino continued to work at the resturant. There were still days where they'd get a call from his boss saying they he needed a break, and to keep him home, and they'd listen. But they always knew to let Lovino go at his own pace as much as possible, to keep him content.

Eventually, Lovino got passed his time with the Mafia and opened up a bit more to the group, but was still the same moody older twin of the Vargas boys that they had come to know. There were days where he'd get talked into wearing the angel wings again. And then there were days where Lovino wouldn't move from his bed long enough to do anything.
It was those days that worried Antonio the most. Because it was those days that he saw Lovino cry when he was supposed to be in another room. And it tore at him. Because he felt that Lovino didn't yet trust him enough to be that open. And it wasn't healthy in a relationship, but Antonio understood why Lovino had always been so closed off now that he knew what he'd been put through.

He wouldn't push. But he wasn't going to sit by idly and wait for the worst to hit before he acted and tried to help. That wasn't who he was, and besides, Lovino deserved more than that in his opinion. It was time people gave back to him a bit more after all he'd done for others.

Antonio smiled as he started on a plan. He knew Lovino was going to get angry with him, but it was worth the risk of that fight. Because he loved Lovino too much to not do something.

I'll go through later and find a million mistakes, I know. But I'm tired, and I need some rest so that I can give my throat a rest before I end up mute. Choir and Drama together is not great. But it's fun.

Ciao, guys.