If It's Love Ch.5

If It's Love

Chapter Five: New day
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After such a long day, and successfully getting Antonio a job with Gilbert and Francis, something Lovino isn't sure is quite a 'success', the two of them finally head home. As they walk down the street Antonio sighs and wraps his arms around Lovino's shoulders from behind, resting his chin on top of Lovino's head.

"Lovi~ I'm tired~!" Antonio whines and Lovino huffs.

"You're a grown man, walk on your own."

"But my Lovi is so warm and soft…"

Lovino fumes. "Shut up you pervert!"

Antonio suddenly falls silent and comes to a stop, making Lovino stop as well.

"What the hell are you-?" Lovino stops himself when he sees what Antonio is staring at; a missing child poster with a far too familiar face. "…Oh…"

"They're looking for me…? I thought their memory of me would be erased…" Antonio mumbles and Lovino simply sighs.

"Thank god Francis and Gilbert gave you a fake SSN and history so no one gets suspicious of the same name…" He says before feeling Antonio's arms wrap around his shoulders a little tighter. "Are you ok…?"

"I can't…they are actually looking for me…" Antonio mumbles and Lovino frowns.

"Hey, let's go home, alright?" He asks gently and Antonio nods, grabbing the flyer off of the street lamp. Once they get inside Lovino takes Antonio's hand, bringing him to his room before Feliciano and Marcello can bombard them with questions. "Alright Antonio, you now know your parents love you. How do you feel about all of this now?" He asks and Antonio sits on the bed, staring at the flyer in his head.

"…I don't want to go home." Antonio answers and looks at Lovino with conviction. "I won't go away, Lovino. I love you and nothing will change that. They…may care…but as an adult I am now fully aware that is a place I don't want to be, understand? Even if you never fell for me…I would prefer to live with you forever." He says, watching as Lovino's cheeks heat up and go bright red.

"I-I'm not a nursery! Besides…in a year you won't remember me or any of this." Lovino mumbles and Antonio frowns.

"I pray it doesn't come to that. Going back there would be awful…" He says and Lovino twitches.

"Guilt won't make me love you."

"I would never want a love based on guilt." Antonio replies, looking at Lovino seriously. "Such a thing would be insulting to everyone involved."

"Hm…so you do have some brains. How reassuring." Lovino says before taking the flyer from Antonio's hands. "Look…this doesn't matter…and if you do become a child again I will do what I can to get you out of there. Even if you don't remember me. I promise."

Antonio looks at him surprised before smiling at him. "This is why I love you. The fact you can say such a thing, and whole heartedly mean it…it's amazing." He says and Lovino blushes.

"How are you so comfortable with such a thing?" Lovino asks awkwardly and Antonio looks at him confused. "Y-you know…homosexuality. Parents like yours would be against that."

Antonio raises a brow. "Lovi…I was five. No one mentions sex when you're five. Nor relationships. I was never taught 'one day you will marry a woman'. I was never told I would marry at all. My mother didn't push relationships of any kind. She hated the idea of me having them. So no, I was never drilled with 'you will be with a woman' or anything. Love was something I learned about on TV. I watched a lot of Spanish soap operas actually, ones with homosexual relationships, so to me it was all the same." He explains before smiling at Lovino. "Understand?"

"…Your mom let you watch soap operas?"

"What she didn't know couldn't hurt her."

Lovino sighs. "Well…it makes sense I guess…"

Antonio nods and pats him on the back. "Yes! Now excuse me as I shower and get ready for bed so I can get up nice and early for work in the morning!" He says excitedly, jumping up and heading out to the bathroom. After he gets ready he returns to the bed, seeing Lovino lying in it. "Ohhh? You're going to sleep as well?"

Lovino rolls his eyes. "Yes, I don't need you getting up and being too tired to work well, resulting in getting fired."

Antonio laughs a little. "Anything for money, si?"

"That's right." Lovino huffs and Antonio gets into the bed with him.

"Such a noble cause, Lovi." Antonio says and Lovino glares.

"It's for my brothers!"

"I know. I wasn't kidding. It is a noble cause." The Spaniard says before smiling again. "I love that about you~!" He coos before Lovino tosses a pillow at him and turns off the light.

"Go to bed you idiot!"

The next morning Antonio wakes up with a sleeping Lovino's foot pushing him up against a wall. Groaning to himself, Antonio grabs Lovi's foot and lifts it up before dropping it on Lovino's side of the bed. He yawns loudly and stretches before getting out from under the covers. Before he does he looks at the sleeping Lovino and leans down, kissing him on the forehead. "Wish me luck, Lovi." He whispers before climbing out of the bed to get ready. After he showers and changes he heads out of the apartment, making sure to be quiet and not wake the boys.

"Ah~! Good morning mon ami!" Francis coos; both him and Gilbert waiting at the bottom floor of the apartment.

"Hey you guys!" Antonio smiles and heads off with them to the restaurant. It doesn't open until noon, but they have to go in and teach him the ropes first.

"Here we are!" Gilbert says, opening the door and leading them into the restaurant. The theme is extravagant; false statues and columns making the ambiance both romantic and beautiful.

"So what does this place serve?" Antonio asks and the others shrug.

"A little bit of everything really. Spanish, French, English…although that one is admittedly unpopular, Nordic foods, and…well…you get the idea." Francis says and Antonio nods.

"So Italian too?" Antonio asks and Gilbert sighs.

"Yeah…but unlike for the rest of the cuisines…they don't have someone who is very good at Italian. Which is why Francis has been trying to recruit Lovino. However, until next month when he turns sixteen, we can't touch him without consent from his father." Gilbert says and Antonio smiles.

"I can get him to! But…how do you know if he's good at it? I mean, I haven't had a chance to eat his home made food, just eggplant parm that he bought…"

"I have eaten the sweet, sweet food made by that beautiful boy~! It is amazing! Like a taste of Italian heaven!" Francis coos and Antonio glares at him darkly.

"Keep talking like that and your face will become a little too acquainted with a butchers knife from the kitchen." Antonio warns and Francis laughs.

"Ohoh! You are so fierce! I'm jealous of Lovino!" He teases and Antonio nods.

"That's right I'm fierce! I love my Lovi and don't intend to share. Except with his brothers."

"How unhealthily possessive of you." Francis says and brings Antonio to the kitchen. "Well, as I'm sure you have noticed…you will be cooking as well. Of course we don't know if you are any good…so tonight be sure to ask Lovino for some help and at work we can help."

Antonio looks at him curiously. "So everyone cooks and waits on people?" He asks and Francis nods.

"The owner is an interesting guy. He only hires men. Men from anywhere you can think of." Francis says and Antonio looks at him curiously.

"Where is the owner from?"

"Austria. His name is Roderich. He's a snobbish prick." Gilbert says bitterly and Francis laughs.

"He is a beautiful man who has been close to us for years." Francis corrects and Gilbert huffs.

"Calling people beautiful is going to get you in trouble. Especially when you insist on calling taken people beautiful." Gilbert groans and Antonio smiles.

"Ah, so he has a lover? Boy or girl?" Antonio asks and both Francis and Gilbert twitch.

"Boy…" Gilbert says and Francis sighs sadly.

"Only one woman works here. As  secretary in the back. She's from Seychelles. Such a feisty little woman." Francis says almost dreamily and Antonio smiles.

"I see. You like this girl." Antonio teases and Francis laughs.

"You are quite the sharp one! I am currently wooing her and will soon get her!" Francis says and Antonio smiles.

"Great! Now you won't ever touch my Lovi!"

"I would never touch Lovino now that someone is after him. I will stand aside, since I approve of you Antonio."

Gilbert looks at Francis amused. "And the fact you don't stand a chance."

Francis laughs a little. "That's true. Let's get to work now! Today you will just be a waiter, the Belgian boy working here can continue to make the Spanish and Italian food for now. Just wait til you meet everyone! They are all so handsome~!" He coos and Antonio laughs.

"You're a very confusing person, Francis. Do you like men or women?"

"I love to love. Nothing is better than loving someone and having those feelings returned. Anything less is useless." Francis says and Antonio sighs.

"True…"
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A/N: This seems like a random chapter...more than usual...I AM SO SORRY!!!! I took forever to write on it and now it's all random and stuff! Also...there will be nyotalia females and the normal females as their sisters. I just like the idea of a restaurant with only men serving you~ *SHOT* Female Hungary will be Austria's boss XD Because I want to. Still...I apologize for the failure that is this chapter.