A/N: How many of you saw the title and went "ohhh crap another fricken announcement XD I swear I didn't do that on purpose. This is a chapter btw.

Oh! And sorry for inactivity: I'm currently rereading all the Ouran High School Host Club manga rip me I love it so much like oml. And I found the gayest of the gay shows called "Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!" Watch it seriously. You won't be disappointed. It's great. ON WITH THE STORY~!

You need to know: (f/I/f) which means your favorite Italian dish

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It was the end of September, and the leaves were gracefully falling. Colors of reds, yellows, and oranges fell from the withering trees. The fall had always been beautiful, in a way it was a metaphor of life; sometimes the coldest and darkest moments can be beautiful. You weren't a philosopher, but you had once did believed that.

You didn't have any classes over the weekend so you decided to relax. That was, until you got a phone call from a very familiar person. "Hello?" You answered the phone kind of sleepily. You had been dosing on and off for the past half hour. Erza had left for a beauty class so you had some peace and quiet.

"_____! Hey!"

Your eyes widened and you sat up. "Alfred?"

"Yeah dudette! The weirdest thing, I just found your number in my phone! How strange is that?!" The American laughed on the other end of the phone.

You froze, utterly speechless. Of course he found your number in his old phone. No one ever deleted it. It just stayed there. Same thing with your phone, you never deleted his number, you couldn't bring yourself to do it.

"_____?! You there bro?!" He yelled loudly, shaking you out of your trance.

"Yeah! Yeah. I'm still here. Sorry I sorta zoned out." You mumbled.

"Ok good! Because I want to go out!" You could practically hear his smile.

"W-wha..?" Your eyes widened once more.

"Ya know! Go out to lunch or something! I never really got to hang out with you and we will be working together right? We might as well get to know each other!" Alfred sounded so happy. "Please _____!"

"Uh..." You couldn't say no. "Okay. When?"

"Now. I'm standing outside your window." At that moment you quickly went to the window to see him standing there, phone up to his ear, grinning and smiling widely. He looked so cheerful and happy, like you remembered him.

"Alfred! How do you even know what window I'm at?!" Scolding him was really the only thing you could do. Because if you said anything else, you were afraid you were going to break down and cry.

"Erza told me of course! How else would I know? Silly!" He laughed loudly. "Be ready in ten or I'm coming to get ya!"

You rolled your eyes and shut the curtains. Getting ready was easy since you just threw on the nearest items of clothing which turned out to be a dark pair of jeans and a (f/c) sweater. It might not have been too stylish, but it was comfy and that was all that mattered.

He said he wanted to go to a fast food place but you (somewhat forcefully) urged him to pick something else. Alfred thought for a moment, tilted his head to the side, and smiled. "How about Italian~?"

"Yeah sure," You smiled back halfheartedly because you knew the feeling of emptiness would always last.

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Vino's was a humble little place next to a knock off CVS down the street from the campus. It was a short walk and you appreciated that fact. The walls were wallpapered with a faux stone print and the ceiling was a light cream color. The place was obviously a little dated because of the popcorn ceiling. The host sat you down at a table by the window. You and Alfred both thanked him.

After you had ordered your beverages, you stuck your nose right into the menu. You didn't feel like talking about things that would disturb the troubles of the past. Sadly, that wouldn't come about. There were so many things on the menu that looked delicious. The pastas and salads all sounded perfect. You figured you would order your favorite, (f/I/f). It was your go to food.

"Ciao~ I'm Feliciano, I'll be your server for this evening~!" Your eyes widened as you looked up from the menu. Your locked gazes and the Italian's face erupted into a large smile. "Bella~!!!" He quickly wrapped his arms around you.

You genuinely smiled. You really missed him. "Feli?! I didn't know you worked here!" You hugged him tightly.

Meanwhile Alfred was stunned and there was a pang deep down in his heart that he could not comprehend. It was something he had never felt before. The blonde just sat there silently, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Oh sí, sí! Fratello's here too! He'll be so happy to see you!" Feliciano beamed widely. "Fratello!!"

"Ah! ¿¡Cosa vuole da me!?" (What do you want from me) Was heard from the kitchen followed by a very agitated looking Romano. "Ragazza?!" His eyes widened and he basically ran to you, enveloping you into a tight hug. "____! It's been a while!"

You smiled and hugged him back. "Yeah. Too long actually."

"You look as beautiful as ever Ragazza. How's school been?" The brothers both pulled up chairs and were not siting on either side of you. They both had not yet realized that Alfred was sitting across from you and were chatting away.

Alfred was feeling sick. His chest hurt and his face felt hot. And he had no idea why. He cleared his throat, trying to get rid of the large lump that lingered there.

Feliciano and Romano's gazes flicked toward the noise and once again their eyes widened. "Alfred?" They both said.

You inwardly cringed, looking for any easy exit in case the Italians said something that they should never say.

The American laughed awkwardly. "Yeah... Hi?"

You looked down at your hands.

"Ciao~!! I'm Feliciano and this is my big brother Romano!" Feli was the first one to say anything. "It's great to see you two together!"

You felt like a giant stake of shock went right through your chest. D-did he really just say that?! Feli how could you?! Ahh... Exit, exit, where's the damn—

"It is?" Alfred asked.

"Oh... I see." His once happy face fell into a large frown.

"Wha..? I'm so confused.." Alfred tilted his head to the side, scratching his head.

"It was so nice to see you both, but I... I have to go...!" You nodded curtly to the brothers and stood up. "Sorry Alfie.. Maybe we can pick this up next time?" You faked a smile once more and went on your way.

"_-____...! Wait!" Alfred stood up and called after you but you were already gone. He then looked to Romano and Feliciano who had sullen looks on their faces. "What... Happened?"

Romano narrowed his eyes. "Sit down." He said gruffly. "I'm going to tell your sorry ass what the hell just happened."

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Chapter end!

Oohhhh! What's gonna happen! Romano what are you about to do?!

FYI, I'm going to write the next chapter now so it might be up later today or even tomorrow!

Also, I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow morning and I have a 6 hour car ride a head of me so they'll probably be many more updates on the way~

HASTA LA PASTAA~!!