[Fanfic] Baby Bear & Big Bull

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Title: Baby Bear & Big Bull
Characters: S. Italy, Spain
Rating: K +5
Summary: Spain tells S. Italy a bitty bedtime story.

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Romano: *opens his mouth in a cavernous yawn, shlumping against the arm rest, eyelids drooping*

Antonio: Hm? *glances over* Romano, maybe you should get to bed?

Romano: No, si idiota. I'm not tired. *juts out bottom lip, eyes closing, despite his claim**

Antonio: *sighs and throws a blanket over him, anyway*

Romano: No... *rubs eyes with a fist* In primo luogo, mi racconti una storia. (First, tell me a bedtime story.)

Antonio: Hmm. *thinks for a moment, before smiling* Once, a long time ago, there was a little bear ...

Romano: *a sleepy smile creeps across his lips* Did it eat tomatoes?


Antonio: He loved tomatos. Each day, he would wake up, yawning loudly, before clambering out of his leafy bed to find his friend, who was a bull.

Romano: *head falls to the side, before jerking back upright, eyes opening drowsily* What did they do together?

Antonio: The little bear would go off and ignore his chores, while the bull would look after him, making sure he didn't get into trouble with Turkey, er ... a turkey.

Romano: *one hand drifts off his stomach, dangling over the couch cushion* The bear could eat the turkey... He's strong...

Antonio: *laughs* He's still just a kid, Romano. *voice quiets as he continues with his story* Always wanting to prove himself, the little bear would growl and swipe at the bull, trying to make him leave. But the bull, being older and wiser than his tiny friend, knew that it was all just bravado and what he really needed was nurturing. *attempts to lay the blanket back over Romano* No matter how much his claws hurt, or his growls scared him, the bull would always come back, for he loved the bear and wanted to see him grow up and be happy.

Romano: *brings his little hand up, bumping the Spaniard's arm, before resting on it* Stupid bull should just stay away. *words fumble on his lips, slurring together* The bear'll grow up to be bigger someday, and scare him away.

Antonio: *gives the Italian's head a small pat* Maybe so, but even then, bears get lonely, too.

Romano: *fingers clutch his caretaker's sleeve, before slipping off, his head rolling to the side as sleep overtakes him*

Antonio: *eyes soften* Buenas noches, Romano. *leans down and gives his forehead a small kiss*

{Antonio played by albino_gil}
{Romano played by Me}