AN: So...I has hot chocolate now... Aidrian brought me some at school as well. It had caramel and whipped cream and marshmellows in it. It was amazing. This is why I love cold weather...and since it's finally getting cold out..I can enjoy my favorite drink.

Anyways..yeah. Moving on.

To those who reviewed:
ThatRandomReview: I am so sorry. I don't have book reports. I have essays and stuff to write about them as a daily grade. Mostly it's in class stuff. And definitely, they are. And I figure..Lovi's not heartless...so..yeah.

Luvrainluv: (155) Yep. I love those things! And as for haunted houses, I have never been to one. I can't ever find one in my area. We're having one at school during the fall festival, though. ^.^ I love Halloween. It's perfect to me. It's the best day ever. (156) It's fine. Glad you liked it. And it does show a bit of growth on Lovi's part, I suppose. I'm glad you think it gave Ludwig more character depth! I've never been able to get his character right before, so I'm glad it worked!

Spamano4ever: So am I. I'm glad it's done. I can relax now. Yeah..poor them. He is the best big brother ever. He does what's right, despite what he may feel about a person in the beginning.

Enjoy.
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The next month was hectic. Lovino, true to his word, had found a place they could move into, and they started moving within that time.

It didn't take long to find a nice rhythm between the four of them.

However, not long after things settled again, Gilbert brought something up over dinner. The group had decided to stay at their own homes for a little bit, give each other some space, some time to adjust to the changes.

"So, Lovi, have you noticed that people seem to be avoiding Mattie recently?"

Lovino frowned. "Again?"he asked. "They've treated him like that for years, I thought it had stopped after last year.."

Gilbert shook his head. "I dunno..but it's really bothering him."he commented, poking at his food with a soft frown. "I was wondering if you'd be willing to help me with something for him."

Lovino gave him a searching look before he nodded in agreement. "Yeah, sure."

It took them a week to plan everything out and get the others notified, outside of Matthew, that is.

As such, the next assembly day they had, once they'd headed into the auditorium and had had seats on the stage, Lovino grabbed a guitar while Gilbert spoke up. "So, guys...Lovi's been helping me with something that I really want to say..but I couldn't really find a way."he said softly, giving Matthew a look.

Matthew gave him a fake smile and looked away.

Gilbert gave Lovino a look, and the Italian shook his head once before he looked down at the guitar and started playing, not giving anyone time to comment on the silent exchange.

When Gilbert started singing, everyone cast him surprised looks, but said nothing. Matthew gave him a searching look, shock showing in his eyes.

"Do you ever wonder, when you listen to the thunder and your world just feels so small. Put yourself on the line and time after time, keep feeling inside that they don't know you're alive. Are you on their mind or just invisible? But I won't let you fall, I'll see you through them all, and I just wanna let you know. When the lights go down in the city, you'll be right there shining bright. You're a star, the sky's the limit, and I'll be right by your side. You know, you're not invisible to me. You're not gonna be invisible."

Matthew smiled faintly at the words.

Lovino cast a look up at them. He knew his friends well enough to know what would help when it comes to stuff like this. But this was all a grey area. He wasn't used to this.

"Do you ever think of what you're standing at the brink of? Feel like giving up, but you just can't walk away. Night after night, always trying to decide. Are you gonna speak out or get lost in the crowd? Do you take a chance, or stay invisible?"
After that, Lovino put the guitar away and sat back down.

Matthew looked between Lovino and Gilbert in shock for the longest before he spoke. "You guys are insane."

Lovino grinned. "'Course we are!"he said brightly.

Gilbert gave a softer smile. "I just...I saw that it was bothering you. I couldn't do nothing."he remarked softly.

Matthew smiled softly and gave Gilbert a tight hug. "A simple hug would have been fine, Gil. That wasn't necessary."

"But I wanted to do this."Gilbert said, kissing the Canadian's cheek softly.

Matthew smiled.

Lovino stayed back and observed the group's interactions after that. He stayed curled against Antonio himself. It was just nice to see how well the group interacted without being part of the interaction for a change.

So..I'm tired. I need some sleep. Ciao. I'll be back sometime tomorrow. It's finally Fall break, so I'll be able to write more, I hope! Also, I'm looking to work on a few drabbles and stuff when this and the other main story I'm working on right now start to get a bit harder on me..so...please send in prompts and stuff! It'd be much appreciated!