Memories

Life One, Act Two

Chapter Summary: "Ve~ Artu! Roderich and Hugo are here~" Feliciano Vargas, Italy Veneziano. "Maybe... They'll live happily together?" Lili Zwingli, Liechtenstein. "He and his parents were in an accident... They didn't make it..." Fredrico Ricci.

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"Is everyone ready to continue?"

After getting the affirmative from everyone in the room, America pressed play.

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One and A Half Months Later

Feliciano and Marcello have both settled in quite nicely.

The Kirkland brothers all agreed with Marcello's idea. They each hated the scared look Feliciano wore when he cried. Arthur especially hated it whenever Feliciano apologized for being alive when their family was dead.

Thus, with newfound reasons and inspiration, they did everything to keep him smiling and cheerful. Seeing him happy pretty much made their day.

For the first two weeks of their stay, Marcello was the main source of Feliciano's happiness. At times when Marcello couldn't cheer up his brother, Arthur steps in. Aside from Marcello, he was the only one who could instantly bring a smile to Feliciano's face. Marcello grew a just teensy bit jealous as his brother began to spend more time with Arthur.

The envy was soothed as soon as they met even more additions to their family.

"Ciao! I'm Marcello! This is my brother, Feliciano!" the boy, who looked to be the same age as Peter, clutched onto his older brother. His lavender hair shadowed over his lovely violet eyes. Their mother ushered them inside, wanting them out of the cold October air as swiftly as possible.

"Ve~ Artu! Roderich and Hugo are here~" Feliciano ran to the living room, only to return with his (partly annoyed, mostly amused) brother. Arthur looked at the older boy for one second before looking away. Those glasses of his made the glaring violet eyes seem even more menacing.

Cecilia patted the older boy's black hair in an attempt to calm the tense silence.

Peter ran down the stairs to meet them. "Where are William and Seamus?" their father's question was answered by an excited shout from the dining room. William was almost dragged to the living room by his brother. "Aw~ Aren't you two just precious~" the cooing earned Seamus an even colder look from the older boy.

"I want you all to read these." While their father tucked their new brothers in bed, their mother sat them down in the living room. "Each copy holds only their names, ages and birthdays. As well as a very brief personality overview."

So they read.

Name: Roderich Edelstein

Birthday: September 24

Age: Nine years old

Acts aloof but cares a lot for his brother.

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Name: Hugo Edelstein

Birthday: December 26

Age: Three years old

Soft-spoken, cares for his brother but tries to hide it.

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