You sighed.
It was the start of a new school year and you had spent most of your summer watching anime. Not the best way to spend your summer, you enjoyed it though. Your favourite anime was Hetalia, it was so funny! But. There was one country that caught your eye. That one sweet Italian. Lovino Vargas. Or Romano, as he was known to the other countries. When you first saw his debut in the anime, you couldn't stop looking at him. His cute little curl. His hazel eyes. His hot Italian accent. The sweet tsundere attitude. Everything about him seemed just perfect. You started to blush just thinking about him as you walked.

"HEY! ______!"
You spun around. It was your best friend. Why did they have to interrupt your little Lovino daydream?
"Hey." You mumbled. God, your friend was too happy sometimes.

"It's the new school year~!" They said in a sing-song voice. "I can't WAIT to see the newcomers."

Your friend seemed to have a obsession with the new people at your school. It was really weird. They always sneered at their perfect posture, perfect school uniform. But you knew that once they got into their second year they would be as bad as everyone else.

"So! Did you do anything fun in the holiday?" Your friend asked. You wanted to say that you climbed up a mountain, went skiing or went to another country. Nope.

"Uhh... Not much." You mumbled while looking at your school shoes.

"Aww... C'mon. Don't tell me you watched anime again..." Your friend said with a smirk.

Your friend was too nosey. You still loved them though. You decided to change the subject.

"Do you think there will be any new kids in our year?" You asked.

"Maybe~ Would you like your darling Lovino to be here?" She teased and started making "Kissy" faces. "C'mon _______ you know he isn't real."

You sighed. She was right. What were you hoping for...

~Break time~

You were at your locker. Sorting out books and having a little Lovino daydream at the same time. You couldn't stop hearing your friends words in your ears. 'C'mon ____ you know he isn't real' You shook your head.

"Hey ______~" It was your friend again. "Want to go for a walk around the school?

"Sure." You replied. You needed to clear your head anyway.

It was a cloudy day. You wished it to rain. To be covered in water. Infact, the more you thought about it you just wanted to be out of school.
You looked down at the ground. Watching your feet move back and forth. Back and forth....

"AHHH!"

You fell over on the pavement. Someone had bumped into you. HARD.

"Ah! Mi scuso."

You shivered. That voice. It was so familiar.
You looked up, and gasped. Staring back at you was a handsome boy. He had brown floppy hair, hazel eyes, slightly tanned skin, and a cute little curl.

"Do you need help?" He asked. He had a thick Italian accent.

He held his hand out to you. Who was this? Why did he remind you so much of Lovino?
You held your hand out anyway. He pulled you up gently.

"Sorry about-a that. I wasn't paying attention." He mumbled.

You looked over at your friend. She had a weird look on her face. THAT look. The look that she had when she saw a really hot guy. To be excact.
"Oh la la~ You're Italian?" She smoothly asked with a smirk.

"Si. I'm Italian." He blankly replied. You had a feeling he wasn't really interested in your friends flirting.
"Oh~ Well I'm _____" She replied with a flirty tone in her voice. "And you are?"
The boy still kept a blank face. "My name is Lovino"

You almost choked on air. Lovino? LOVINO? You started feeling very dizzy.

"And this is?" Lovino said as he pointed to you with a kind smile. You blinked. He was talking to you?!
This was getting to be too much...

"Oh, that's ______" Your friend said in monotone. Lovino smiled at you.
"Nice to meet you ______"
You stumbled. Everything had gone blurry. You began falling to the ground. The last thing you heard was Lovino calling out your name.

~Later~

You woke up. You had a strong pain in your head. It must have been where you hurt it when you fell. You looked to the left. Lovino was sitting next to you. You blushed.
"W-Where am I?" You croaked.
"Haha. You're-a in the sick room _____" He said with a smile. "You fainted. Remember?" He looked at the clock. "It's nearly the end of school anyway. Get some rest."
You shut your eyes again.
What was going on? Was this Lovino really who I thought he was? THE Lovino?

"_____? ______!"
You opened your eyes. Lovino was calling you.
"It's the end of-a school!" He said. Ugh. You felt really groggy. It was going to be hard to walk home. You stumbled off the bed.
"Woah there. Would you-a like me to walk you home _____?" Lovino said with concern.
You blushed. "S-Sure."

You had a nice chat on the way back to your house. He told you why he moved to your country and about his family. What creeped you out even more was that he had a brother called Felicano.
You didn't object. You told him about yourself too.

"I-a love hearing you talk _____." He said to you.
"Uh.... Thank you Lovino." You said with a blush. "Well we're back at my house. I guess this is goodbye...."
"....______. I have something to tell you. I.... I'm a country."
Your eyes widened. This really was him! You tried to control your screaming on the inside. You just hugged him instead.
Lovino smiled. "Finalmente ci siamo incontrati." He kissed your cheek. "Ciao, see you tomorrow _____!" He said while walking away.

You cupped your cheek. Life was going to get a lot better from here on out.