A/N: Hello! It's been two weeks, but here it is. I can't think of anything smart or funny to say here but today I made someone very important to me angry and upset so here: don't take people for granted.
Constructive criticism is still so very greatly appreciated!
Oh and, the weird formatting in Feli and Anita's conversation is supposed to mimick the Chat window on Facebook, but FF doesn't allow me to use spaces or tabs to move the time stamp to the side, boo. I tried to write Alfred and, as you will see, failed terribly at it. I'll try to get his personality down pat (pat down?) though!
Ps. I love you guys, honestly. I never expected to get above 50 reviews. You're all so sweet and encouraging and I'm so honoured that you've read and liked my story. I wish I could hug each one of you! Virtual hug Y/Y?
Facebook Status . Chapter Nine - Wednesday {insufferable}
"Bonjour everybody!" Francis announces, "You have now been graced with my presence!" and receives a mixture of greetings in return. His baby blue eyes scans the kitchen until he finds his target. Lovino bends over the mound of bread dough, kneading with strong, steady moves; and Francis cannot help smiling to himself. Gone are there death-rays and scowls, replaced with soft smiles and an intense expression. Yes, the man is a pretty sight when he is working. Still, Francis shudders at the memories of last night that come back – of Anita promising a fate worse than death should he ever lay hands on Lovino again.
But looking isn't touching, so Francis allows himself to grin and blow a kiss at Lovino, which the Italian swears at.
"What would you like to order?" Alfred's smile, if possible, grew wider at the sight of Alice in a waitress' uniform.
"Coffee please!" He said. Alice wrinkled her nose. "Or – or water."
"Water is for the feet, and coffee is undoubtedly inferior to coffee," Alice said contemptuously. She disliked this loud-mouthed telecommunications man with his stupid cowlick and insufferable I'll-save-you! attitude. "Would you like to try White Peony or Camomile tea, since it's late at night?"
Alfred stared at the waitress blankly for a few seconds. "How – how can you say that about coffee? Coffee is – is the drink of the gods! Tea is the one that's inferior."
Alice's mouth drew into a tight line. Memories of Innes and the carbon-water came to mind. "Pshaw. Coffee is like carbon water and disgusting!"
"I have half the mind to pour your tea down the toilet bowl!"
"Yes, do that, that I will believe you have half – only half – a mind!"
Other patrons were looking on with mixed interest and annoyance. Katyusha, sensing a full-blown argument in the near future, quickly interceded. "Alice, come here for a moment please!" The waitress gave Alfred one last look before marching off to see what Katyusha needed, brushing past Francis who was hurrying to her shell-shocked customer.
The busty woman was waiting for her at the counter. "Alice! I know it's nearly closing hours – but there's still people around and you can't go about insulting our guests," Katyusha was on the verge of crying. Alice sighed and muttered an apology. She was just so bored, sitting in the Manager's Office doing nothing, so she decided to be a waitress for a spin. Katyusha patted the bristly accountant and pushed her towards the dining floor again.
But all through the rest of the night, a niggling memory continued to try resurfacing in her mind. Something about sandboxes and people wanting to pour tea down sinks and toilet bowls. Alice crossly shoved her childhood memories down the chute once more, scowling at the telecommunications man at every chance she got. Trust Francis to go to such lengths as to hire someone to annoy her! What a pair of insufferable gits.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: hello
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Anita F.C.: Hello Lovi!
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Anita F.C.: how was oyur day today?
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: It was fine thank you.
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: except for that potato bperson.
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Anita F.C.: who?
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: Matt's girlfriend. He's always so busy with her and she's acts like his bodyguard or something.
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Anita F.C.: Gilly? You mean?
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Anita F.C.: I mean I have a firned who's dating someone called Mark .Or math or something.
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: Matt. MaTT. anyway. so because that silver-haired woman is always hanging around, matt and I cant have our cool manly chats.
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: so much for 'bros before hoes'. Like that crazy woman is better than me
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Anita F.C.: Gilly's not a ho, Lovi.
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Lovino wasn't ever going to admit that he got a spine-tingling shiver from reading that comment. Because it wasn't cool and Lovino didn't do uncool.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: Yah yah.
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Anita F.C.: dont worry lovi! I'll always be here for you!
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And he wasn't going to admit he felt his heart skip a beat at that, either.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: Rubbish!
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: You'll go off with your boyfriend into the insufferable sunset and leave me alone.
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Damn. What was wrong with him today? Barely ten seconds later, he deleted the post. Disaster averted. No one need know how insecure he was.
But miles and miles away, Anita had read the post. Not only read it, but processed it (albeit wrongly), and now she frowned.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: You have a boyfriend so stop saying things like that.
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What was Lovi talking about? Did he dislike what she'd said? Wasn't that that friends said to one another?
Anita: 12:02 AM
FELI FELI! LOVI IS ACTING STRANGE):
Anita: 12:02 AM
he's confusing me DD:
Feliciano: 12:03 AM
wha what?
Anita: 12:03 AM
i said that i'll always be there for him
Anita: 12:03 AM
and trhen hesays I should stop sayig things
like that hbecaus ialreayd have a boyffirned
Feliciano: 12:05 AM
you said that? so sweet of you, Anini~
Feliciano: 12:05 AM
anita! How does Lovi know you ahve a
boyfriend?
Feliciano: 12:07 AM
Lovi is probablky just jealous haha!
Anita: 12:10 AM
Jealous? Why would Lovi be jealous?
Feliciano: 12:12 AM
You can prolong his misery by making him
even more jealous
Feliciano: 12:17 AM
or you can be nice and kind and explain
it all to Lovi.
Feliciano: 12:17 AM
I vote the first part :D
Anita: 12:20 AM
I CAN'T DO THAT! YOU KNOW I CANNOT.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: so. Your boyfriend. What's he like?
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Anita F.C.: you want to know ?
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Anita F.C.: why?
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: so. so I know what sort of idiot is besotted with you.
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Anita F.C.: besotted?
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: y'know. infatuated.
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Anita F.C.: …?
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: …in love. okay . in love with you.
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Anita F.C: oooh lovi!
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Anita F.C.: well.
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Anita F.C.: he has bronw hair
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: brown? Not yellow?
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Anita F.C.: nope nope! Brown, unless he dyed it (:
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Couldn't be Francis, then, thought Lovino. Since the Frenchman's curled hair, which he bragged about and combed in the bathroom, was very much golden indeed.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: eye colour? what does he do?
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Anita F.C.: he's got eyes like tomato leaves! :D
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: leaves?
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Green! So Francis is ruled out entirely!
Anita F.C.: an then he workds in the kichen!
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Anita F.C.: very good cehf he is!
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Anita F.C.: I want to try his food some time!
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Anita F.C.: he looks so serious when he's in the ktichn! aaah my heart, be stil
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Lovino cringed at the post. That was gross. Very gross. He needed a tomato, ASAP.
Anita: 12:21 AM
FELI FELI FELI. LOVI IS ASAKING ME QUETIONS.
Feliciano: 12:22 AM
I can see, Anita!
Feliciano: 12:24 AM
Heehee! You are very sneaky :D
Anita: 12:29 AM
sneaky?
Feliciano: 12:32 AM
Ah enver mind. Anyway. lovi is probably just
tryig to finger out who your boyfriend ia!
Anita: 12:38 AM
doesn't he already nkow…?
Feliciano: 12:42 AM
just wait~
Feliciano: 12:45 AM
actually…
Feliciano: 12:46 AM
maybe you have to be more obvious! Lovi is
not very experienced after all (: and he's
quite dense too :DDD
Anita F.C.: lovi lovi lovi ~
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: what.
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Anita F.C.: you seem pretty interested in my boyfiend(:
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: no
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: not at all.
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Anita F.C.: so! I'lll introduce you to my boyfierend! Okay!
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Anita F.C.: but you muse promuist no to freak out or run away or throw pasta doigh around !
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: did your brain just spontaneously combust?
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The fucking pasta dough. He knew Francis' attitude at work had been a little strange – less touchy feely and more sly smirks and suggestive eyebrow waggling – and it probably was the result of Anita. He was grateful, but he'd never admit it. He wouldn't admit he was curious about Anita's boyfriend, either.
Lovino Fucking Vargas: I don't want to see your boyfriend anyway. It's none of my business and I don't care who he is. So there.
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Anita sighed. Lovino could be so clueless sometimes! She regarded the jellybean jar that stood tall on her table. It was almost filled to the top with money. Hopefully it'd be enough.
"Tomorrow I'll go talk to Boss! And then after that…"
Lovino Fucking Vargas: I'm sleepy
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He said that just to see if Anita would say something absurd. But her almost-normal reply unnerves him.
Anita F.C.: good night then, Lovi
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Lovino Fucking Vargas: good night.
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And he tells himself he is stupid. Stupid for trusting Anita's words. Stupid for thinking someone like Anita would be single. Stupider, even, for feeling that horrible pang in his chest.
A/N: There you go. I hope you liked it. Nearly two thousand words. Haha. It was fun writing this. Because plot development, no matter how small or crackish, is still fun to write. And so it prissy Roma. Haha. 28 more days! Until the torment begins. But 48 more days until I'm FREE. I. Cannot. Wait.