Yay! Four reviews in one day! Ve~that's pretty good! *smiles* Special thanks to dattebayo4321, hetaboo-chan, SheepRainbow, and sum1 for reviewing, as well as to the people who favorited/alerted this story! Ti amo, ventilator (that's Italian for 'I love you, fans', by the way)~ :) Y'all know why it's Italian there. 'Cause this chapter is purely HRExChibitalia (my chibi OTP)! With a slight AusHun mention. *makes heart with hands* I think this is the fastest I've ever updated a story...but I got the idea and didn't want to lose it. ;) Again, the whole blah blah disclaimer, don't own Hetalia, nyaw nyaw nyaw (that's just what I say as another way to say yada yada ya). On with chapter two!

Chibitalia gasped. "Holy Rome, look!" he said excitedly, pointing at a shiny rock shaped roughly like a strange rectangle. "The sun's making it sparkly!" Much to Chibitalia's delight, Mr. Austria had agreed to let him have the morning off today so long as he worked hard that afternoon. Eager to visit the river since he hadn't had much chance to since he'd started living at Mr. Austria's house, Chibitalia had invited Holy Roman Empire to come with him, an offer the blonde had accepted.

Holy Roman Empire followed where he was pointing. "Hm? Oh, yes, it's very pretty, isn't it?"

Giving him a funny look, Chibitalia wondered if something was wrong. Holy Roman Empire seemed to be distracted a lot around him these days. But then he shrugged it off when his eyes were drawn to another glistening stone. "Isn't that one bright, too?" he said happily. "Ve~I wish I could paint it right now…it's so pretty, I bet Miss Hungary and Mr. Austria would like it, too! Don't you agree?"

Again, Holy Roman Empire's deep blue eyes flickered up, like he hadn't been paying full attention. "Y-yes, they would, wouldn't they?"

Confused, Chibitalia tilted his head slightly. "Are you alright, Holy Rome? Your face looks red."

"It's nothing, Italy," Holy Roman Empire said quickly, trying to stop blushing.

"Are you sure?" Leaning closer, Chibitalia put his hand against Holy Roman Empire's forehead, like he'd seen Miss Hungary do sometimes. "Maybe we should head back to Mr. Austria's house," he said worriedly. "Your forehead feels warm—is something wrong?"

"No!" Holy Roman Empire blushed even more. He reached up to push Chibitalia's hand away, but when their hands brushed, he froze, heart pounding in his chest. Italy… He didn't want her to worry, so he brought the topic back to the sparkly stones. "I-if you wanted, Italy, I could get you that rock."

Chibitalia smiled. "Ringraziarla, Holy Rome!" he said brightly. "But it's all right. I'll just make sure to remember it so that I can paint it later!"

Holy Roman Empire didn't even try to suppress his smile. Optimism was always Chibitalia's second nature. That was just one more thing that he loved about her. "Um…Italy?"

"Ve~what is it?"

Taking a deep breath, Holy Roman Empire tried to blurt out the words before the pounding of his heart could cut him off. "Willyousingforme?"

Chibitalia looked at him curiously. "Ve? I couldn't understand you…"

Another deep breath, and then Holy Roman Empire spoke again, slower this time. "Italy, will you sing for me sometime?"

A giant smile lit Chibitalia's face. "I can now!" he said, plopping down on the ground next to Holy Roman Empire. A little more hesitantly, Holy Roman Empire nonetheless sat down next to Chibitalia. He listened to the little nation start humming to get the melody flowing in both of their minds before Chibitalia began singing. "Fai la nanna principino; fai la nanna cuoricino. Fai la nanna rosellina; fai la nanna bambolina."

Holy Roman Empire was surprised to realize he recognized the lullaby. "Dormi bene nel lettino," he sang quietly. Chibitalia looked up, surprised, but Holy Roman Empire kept singing. "Che la mamma e' qui vicino. Chiudi gli occhi dormi tanto, e vedrai tutto e' un incanto."

His smile tugging to grow, Chibitalia scooted closer to Holy Roman Empire. He was starting to feel drowsy, but in a good way. It made him think of how Grandpa Rome used to sing this song to him and Romano sometimes. "Rosso, verde, azzurro e oro son piu' belli, mio tesoro. Viola, arpa e mandolino: Tutto e' suono per il mio bambino, per la mia bambina…" His voice was slipping down, along with his eyelids. Squirming to lay his head on Holy Roman Empire's lap, Chibitalia sleepily said, "You're a good singer, Holy Rome…why don't you ever sing…?"

Holy Roman Empire's face had gone bright red the instant that Chibitalia's head had touched his lap. It took a second for the question to register. When it did, Holy Roman Empire smiled warmly at the little nation who held his heart, who was already fast asleep, breathing softly. "I-I'll try to sing more for you, Italy," he said, even though she couldn't hear him. Maybe it was because of that, but Holy Roman Empire finally worked up the courage to whisper the three words that summed up all of his feelings for his best friend. "I love you…"

*fangirl squeal* HRExChibitalia is the reason I support GerIta. It's such an adwibble pairing! :D 'Ringraziarla' is Italian for 'Thank you' (since there's only one Italian word besides the lullaby, I figured I'd just say it here rather than a list below). By the way, I found a website that has some good lullabies (like I was asking for last chapter—still no Hungarian, though). Here's the website if anyone wants to check it out (just take out the spaces):

http:/ lullabiesofeurope . wetpaint . com/

This is where I got the lullaby for this chapter. :) Here are the translated lyrics, in case you have a reason for not checking out the website:

Chibitalia: Hush a bye, little prince; hush a bye, little heart. Hush a bye, little rose; hush a bye, little doll.

Holy Roman Empire: Sleep well in your cradle. Your mum is here, close by. Close your eyes; sleep for a long time, and you will see that everything is enchanting.

Chibitalia: Red, green, blue and gold are more beautiful, my sweetheart. Viola, harp and mandolin: Everything is sound for my little baby boy, for my little baby girl.

So cute! :D *makes heart with hands* Anypasta, review please! All reviewers will receive pasta homemade by Ita-chan~ ;) Peace out! Have a good April Fool's Day, everyone!