[March 24] Stupid cat.

[Lovino Vargas]

Romano was relieved that he wouldn't have to pay for his coffee. Because really, it felt like everyone in Europe was doing economically well... except for his part of Italy!! In particular!! It was probably the damn muffins again. Which wasn't his fault! So obviously, it was okay for Spain to always pay for his food.

But he spun to glare at Netherlands when he spoke, and he shouted back sort of immaturely, "I am not fat!! You're the fatty!! You and your stupid cheese and...!" Romano stopped. What else did the Dutch eat anyways? He honestly couldn't think of anything.

Then he died a little on the inside at Belle's words. Because... he was so hitting on her.

He mourned to Spain, "Why doesn't she notice my flirting, Spain? Ever?"

[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo]

Had Spain taught Romano nothing when they were younger? Obviously he was going about the whole flirting business wrong! "You have to do it more like this," he took Romano's hand in his own and bowed down, kissing it lightly. "Una sonrisa tuya me hace inmensamente feliz. Eres la persona más maravillosa del mundo."

He looked up at Romano with a fond smile before cocking his head to the side and laughing a bit. "So just like that and she'll be sure to notice your flirting!"

Of course, if Romano said that to her and Belle didn't notice by then, maybe Spain would have to say something to her since obviously Romano's been trying to flirt with her for a long time!!

...wait. Romano's been flirting with Belle?

[Adriaan van Dijk]

"Of course he's been flirting with you, in his pathetic little Ita-"
Adriaan's rant was cut off by the sight of Antonio...hitting on Romano. Clearly he had missed whatever sparked that.

Such utter unmaliness made him profoundly uncomfortable, and he shuddered. Not that he had a problem with homosexualtiy per se, but he did have a problem with Romano. And PDA. And this fell into both categories.

But then he remembered something that Romano had said, and growled, "Don't insult my cheese, doughboy."

[Belle Rousseau]

Yes yes, Spain's way would definitely get her to notice, but unfortunately, it made her notice at the wrong time. Belle looked over when her brother's words died in his throat and watched as Antonio sweet talked the Italian in a beautiful slew of Spanish before dropping a kiss on his hand. Feeling as though she may have just seen something that she shouldn't have, Belle turned back to Adriaan, giving him a wild look before...

Le sigh.

He was at it again.

[Lovino Vargas]

Of course, Romano couldn't completely take in the complete meaning of the statement, but with the similarities between Italian and Spanish, it wasn't hard to piece things together. And plus, y'know, there was also the fact that Spain had just kissed his hand. And being very gay in general.

In fact, he was so distracted that he missed what Netherlands had said. Probably for the better. His entire face lit on fire and the top of his hand was positively searing where Spain had kissed him.

"W-What the hell?!", Romano sputtered, snatching his hand back in a delayed reaction. Then he had caught the expressions on the faces of the other two. Dammit!! He almost forgot they were there!! "This...!! This isn't what it fuckin' looks like! I'm definitely not gay!", he tried to assure them, almost desperately in his embarrassment. Belle was right there! Who knew what she was thinking right now?

"This is all your fault, Spain," he muttered, crossing his arms and looking put out.

[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo]

NO MATTER WHAT SPAIN DID, ROMANO WAS ALWAYS MAD AT HIM!! Here he was, trying to help him with his failed flirting attempts and Romano was yelling at him! El Jefe was not pleased!

...but he got over it a second later because it was actually kind of funny and adorable to see Romano react in a way that caused blushing, sputtering and pouting. Buhyoo~

"I'm so unappreciated!" he said jokingly, putting on a fake pout. Spain looked at Adriaan and laughed, adding a slightly delayed reaction, "Doughboy?"

He had never thought about THAT one before.

[Adriaan van Dijk]

Adriaan just frowned at everyone.

Antonio needed to stop being so fucking adorable all the time.
Romano needed to go angst somewhere in private and stop unmanlifying everything.
And Belle needed to open her eyes to what was actually going on.

Oh, and Romano was definitely gay. This thought was the only one he actually voiced out loud.

[Belle Rousseau]

After a moment of blatant gawking, Belle had to physically hold back a small snicker. She knew that Antonio and Adriaan were going to make poor Romano suffer an aneurysm before his next birthday but it was always amusing to see him get so defensive. A pastime she remembered from her childhood that always brought back fond memories.

At this point, she really couldn't take the three of them seriously anymore, deciding that it was best to just let them be instead of striving to keep a peace that wasn't going to happen. If experience with them had taught her anything, it was that this is as peaceful as things got between them.

"Of course you aren't," she sighed after giving her brother a light whack on the arm. He probably didn't feel it...nothing but a gentle breeze to him.

[Lovino Vargas]

"Of course I'm not," Romano practically breathed in relief, because Belle had said it and her opinion on this mattered the most! At least she knew that he was straight and so totally painfully available!

Even with his anger diminished, he still shot yet another glare at Netherlands. "See? She says I'm not gay! You only think I am because you and your whole fuckin' population is gay, and you're just trying to convert me!" Romano crossed his arms, looking just a little smug. Because he knew he was totally right.

That issue dealt with, he flicked Spain on the forehead. "And you need to stop being so gay too," he added. All of these legal-gay-marriage nations! Always so fruity! "Can't just flirt with random guys whenever you feel like it, dammit."

[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo]

Spain hadn't been paying that much attention but he definitely noticed that he was being hit on the head. Flicked on the forehead to be exact! Both of his hands shot up to cover his forehead protectively and also to caress the newly sore spot.

"I wasn't being gay," Spain defended himself. Where was Romano getting this flirting business. Didn't he pay attention to what the purpose was at all? "And I wasn't flirting with you! That was some advice for you!" He pointed blatantly at Belle, "Try it!"

[Adriaan van Dijk]

Adriaan thought he felt a insect brush against his bicep. He went to swat it off before realizing it was his sister whacking him. Obviously a sign that he should stop picking on Romano, but...

It was hard to resist. "My whole population is not gay. And even if I was, I'd definitely have better taste than to try and convert you. In fact, I'd have so many more boyfriends than you, you'd be jealous. And probably cry."

Talking about being hypothetically gay might seem gay, to some. Except...it was Adriaan. So it was just MASCULINE instead.

[Belle Rousseau]

Not only was her sign blatantly ignored, but the point that was brought up was a disturbing one that she didn't want to think about. The fact that her brother was going on about having more boyfriends than someone else, even hypothetically so, was just exasperating. It was bad enough that he had a preference for girls just entering high school, the thought of him maybe liking younger school boys was something that she couldn't bring herself to think about. So, she decided to redirect this conversation before it could get to that point.

"This coming from the man who likes flowers and has the biggest Miffy collection this side of the Atlantic..." she said dryly, giving her brother a pointed look.

[Lovino Vargas]

"Hey, hey!", Romano scrambled, smacking at Spain's hand pointing right at the only girl in the vicinity. "Stop being so damn obvious, she's gonna see if you--...!"

Then he felt pure masculine pride exuding off of Netherlands, and as the asshole continued with what he probably considered to be a comeback, Romano's face only twisted more and more in a combination of confusion and distaste.

... which quickly turned to unadulterated joy at Belle's words.

"Miffy? Miffy?!", Romano asked incredulously, putting an actual effort in containing his mirth. Though quite a few smug laughs did escape. "What the fuck, Miffy? The bunny?!"

[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo]

Wow, there just continued to be conversation and Spain just wasn't on board for any of it. Every time, the topic strayed, he lost interest. Was that paella he smelled? That was probably too much to hope for. Maybe it was spaghetti and meatballs which wouldn't be bad at all! Delicious, even!

There was talk about bunnies but Spain didn't really care.

He frowned when Romano hit his hand down and cursed the fact that he just wanted to help. If Romano was going to be like that then maybe he could just flirt with girls on his OWN. So he gave Romano a shove right after Romano finished laughing.

[Adriaan van Dijk]

Adriaan felt uncharacteristically flustered at the unwelcome turn of events.
Thankfully, there were very few people in the vicinity. Spain was, as usual, not paying attention in the slightest (in fact, he seemed to be sniffing the air...? Adriaan knew not to question.)

He was not nearly pathetic enough to feel the need to impress Romano, so that wasn't really an issue. He just couldn't stand the smug little bastard laughing at his beloved symbol of sweetness and joy appreciation of an important cultural icon.

If Belle wasn't...Belle, he'd have glared at her with all his might. However, she knew him well enough to not be impressed. His attempts at fighting Romano were uncomfortable at best, so that idea was out too.

As he was busy looking displeased and formulating a plan, the cat came back. Such perfect timing, it almost made Adriaan rethink his atheism. He picked it up and tossed it gently at Romano so it could commence with clawing the smugness out of him, and it did not disappoint.