"Ve~! Bella, let's have some pasta together~!" Said the voice of a certain Italian that I knew all too well. The voice belongs to the cheerful and happy-go-lucky Italian, Feliciano.

"J-just... Leave me alone!" I yelled back to him as I ran from him as if I was escaping a murderer, with him about ten feet behind me.

I don't get it, no matter how many times I push Feliciano away, he always comes back to try to get me to hang out with him.

This was part of our daily schedule.
I try to hide from everyone, he finds me , and I run while he chases me.

Though, the truth is, I kind of like the attention I get from him.
I don't know how to explain it, all I can say is I get all warm on the inside and I blush a lot.
That's probably one of the reasons why I avoid him, because of the point that I'm a blushing mess every time I'm near him.

"Ludwig, come help me catch ______~!" Feliciano yelled out to his German friend.

Ludwig looked over at the both of us before saying back to Feliciano,"Well, if she doesn't want to hang out, then leave her be..."

"But, Luddy!" Feliciano whined.

"No complaints, and don't call me that!" Ludwig said.

Just when I gained hope, thinking that Feliciano would finally leave me be, he instead ignored Ludwig and constricted me with a hug.

"G-get o-off me!" I yelled, trying to push him off.

I was a blushing mess by then, with Feliciano's arms wrapped tightly around my waist.

"Ve~! _______, you're so cute when you blush~!" Feliciano smiled even wider, his eyes now wide open, which was rare.

"Feliciano, please, leave me alone...." As I said this, I thought of how I didn't want him to leave me alone at all.
He wasn't like everyone else, who would keep their distant from me as if I would kill them if they got too close.
I didn't want to be alone forever, however, I wouldn't admit that to anyone.

Just then, the weight of Feliciano was lifted off of me as Ludwig carried him over his shoulder.

I watched Feliciano give me a saddened look, which made my heart shatter into pieces.

I didn't see him much that day afterwards.

~~~~~~Time Skip: Next Morning~~~~~~

I decided that I wouldn't go to school today.

Not after that depressing look Feliciano gave me.
Why did he give me that look?
Did I do something wrong?

What struck me harder was the fact that Feliciano is always so happy, and when he gave me that look, I knew that I did that to him.

What was the point in coming back to school if I cause so much problems for people. People like Feliciano who don't deserve to be put down.

I am currently doing nothing but staring at the ceiling in depression.

I haven't eaten breakfast or lunch at all today, I just don't have the appetite.

I wish I could tell Feliciano that I'm sorry I hurt him, how I really feel about him, but I, being too anti-social, wouldn't be able to tell him.

I could just text him, but I don't have his number and plus, I want to be able to tell him in person.

I let out a sigh, I could just become a hermit and not have to deal with anyone, for, if I actually hang around with people, I will end up hurting them like I hurt Feliciano.

I guess I could let myself rot in here, I mean, if I were dead, nobody would have have to deal with me, including myself.

After about two hours, I fell asleep from all the busy thoughts I was having.

~~~~~~Time Skip: Two Days~~~~~~

It has been two days since the first day I skipped school.

Nothing has changed besides me getting up and moving around my house, trying to keep myself busy and doing "certain things".

I haven't eaten, not even a single bite. Neither have I changed out of my pajamas.

I am honestly waiting to die. What's the purpose of life if I can't be social like those people out there in the world. I have no purpose if I can't even talk to someone without getting scared...

I decided on cleaning my house instead of doing nothing all day.

I had just began cleaning my kitchen when I heard something shatter rather loudly.

I started to freak out, did someone break into my house?
What if they came here to murder me? What if they did something..... Worse?

I grabbed a kitchen knife with trembling hands and began searching my house.

I walked into my living room only to find a shattered window and glass on the floor along with Feliciano who laid on top of the glass, bleeding.
The sailor outfit he wore on occasions was now covered in blood.

I dropped the knife instantly.

"F-F-Feliciano?!" I ran over to him,"Are you okay?!"

I heard him mumble something.

I quickly picked him by his arm with all this strength I didn't know I had and draped his arm over my shoulder.

He was bleeding pretty badly, and this scared me so much.

"Feliciano, you idiot, why did you do that?!" I yelled, feeling tears soak my eyes.

"I wanted to......... See.. You...." I heard him say in a quiet tone that was barely audible.

Is he going to die?!

I gently laid him on the couch, while he mumbled something once again.

I ran to the phone and was just about to dial for help when I felt someone stumble into me from behind.

"Don't..... Call...... The.. Ambulance..." Feliciano said, taking the phone from my hand and putting it down somewhere.

"But... But, Feli, what will we do then?" I said, tears streaming down my face.

"You can help me....." Feliciano replied.

I was just about to talk against it when I saw the pleasing look in his eyes.

"F-fine..." I laid him back down onto the couch before running to the bathroom to retrieve a first-aid kit.

I came back and immediately started to help him.

I got some tweezers and began to pick out each glass he had in his wound.

It was painful for me to watch and listen to Feliciano's screams of pain.

Once I took the glass out from his arms, hands, legs, feet, and face, I began to awkwardly undo his shirt.

When his shirt was fully off, I then began to take out the glass from his torso.

After that, I started to clean his cuts with alcohol.

A few minutes passed by when I finished that part.

I took out some bandages and bandaged all of his wounds up.

"_-_____..." Feliciano finally spoke, breaking the silence.

"Yes?......."

"Thank you." He smiled, though I knew he was in so much pain.

I blushed while saying quietly,"You're welcome..."

He and I just sat there quietly with me thinking deeply.

Should I tell him now?
Should I apologize to him for making him sad and also confess to him?

I was sure that I was in love with him. After I stopped coming to school at first, I realized that all those feelings I have around him are in fact feelings of love.

Feliciano and I were probably making no move for about five minutes when I finally decided to tell him.
Though, I might mess it up or he won't return my feelings, neither my apology.

"F-Feli?" I said, flinching when he jumped slightly at the sudden and unexpected speech.

"Yes, _____?" He replied.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for always avoiding you, for barely talking to you, and I'm sorry for making you sad.
I didn't mean to hurt you, it's just that I'm not like all those normal people who can talk to others without having anxiety or getting nervous.
When you started socializing with me, I got extremely nervous.
And when you kept on asking me to hang out with you and kept following me around, I started to develop these strange feelings that I couldn't explain.
That's one of the reasons why I avoided you, I was so confused as to why this was happening and started thinking that these feelings were a whole new level of anxiety.
So that day you hugged me, I started freaking out because nobody had ever hugged me.
And when Ludwig pulled you off of me and you gave me that saddened look,
I thought that I had done this to you.
So I decided to not come to school because I never want to make you sad ever again.
And when I took these days off, I realized that all those weird feelings I got around you was actually love.
Feli, I love you so much and thank you for actually trying to get to know me."
I said that whole speech without stuttering or without getting nervous.
I didn't let him talk in between my sentences, I just poured all my feelings out to him.

It was silent then, making me worry.
What if he rejects me?
What if he stops talking to me?
What if he hates me for the rest of our lives?

"_______, is that why you stopped coming to school......?" Feli asked, finally breaking the silence.

I looked down at the ground, feeling ashamed as I said,"Yes...."

It went silent for a moment before I spoke again"Feli, why did you come here?"

I was starting to get slight anxiety as I thought about what had just happened when I felt a pair of arms wrap themselves tightly yet gently around my waist.

"Feli?!" I squeaked in surprise.

"Ve~! _______, The reason why I came here is because when you stopped coming to school, me and my friends became worried. But I was even more worried about you out all of them because I love you. So I came here but your front and back door was locked. And so I decided to break through the window..." Feliciano said with ten times more happiness than usual mended in his voice.

"W-wait, does that mean you forgive me?" I asked, surprised that he had returned his feelings for me.

"You don't need to be sorry for anything, my bella~!"

"So, we're boyfriend and girlfriend, now?......" I smiled.

"Yeah~!" As soon as Feliciano said that, he planted a passionate kiss on my lips.

We kissed each other until this stupid need for air became too much, causing us to pull away.

"________, you look like you haven't eaten in days, let's have some pasta~!" Was what Feli said out of no where after the kiss.

I was about to tell him,"No durr," when I got dragged by Feli, much to my surprise because of the point that he had so many cuts all over him.

I watched once we got to the kitchen as he began to cook.

About an hour later of him cooking, he yelled,"The pasta is ready~!"

We sat at the table as we ate our pasta; Feli makes the best pasta!!

Once we were done, Feli told me he'd wash the dishes so I could get dressed.

I ran upstairs and to my room, wondering why I would need to get dressed.
Where were we going?

I came down the stairs when I was fully dressed in a fresh set of clothes.

I noticed that Italy had his shirt on and was waiting by my front door.

"Uh, Feli, wherever we're going, I'm sure that they won't like to see you wearing your outfit when it's in that condition...." I said, making Feli look down at his sailor outfit.

"Oh, yeah! I forgot! Let's stop by my house, okay?" Feliciano smiled.

"Where are we going after that?" I asked.

"Well, you have to go school, silly!" Feli said happily.

I let out one last sigh before being dragged out the door by my new boyfriend.

~~~~~~Time Skip: At School~~~~~~

As soon as we walked through the doors of the academy (also known as school), we were the center of attention. Everyone was suddenly talking to us, making me uncomfortable.
Some of it was the good kind of attention while for some other people, it was the bad kind of attention.

I would have ran out the door if it weren't for Feli.
There was just too many people and too much attention!

There were lots and lots of questions from different people, some of them I either didn't want to answer or couldn't answer.

"Is it true that you and Feli are dating?!" Said one of those stereotypical sassy girls, who had a glare on her face and her hands on her hips.

"Uh, yeah... Weren't you listening? I mean, by now you would've known about it, right?" I asked, trying to sound as polite as possible without saying the wrong thing.

The girl scoffed- I guess I said the wrong thing- before saying,"They weren't joking when they said you were extremely anti-social. You can't even hold a normal conversation without looking like an idiot!
How did Feli end up with such an awkward and pathetic loser?!"

As soon as she finished saying that, I began to wonder.
Why Feli decide to date me?

I wanted to curl up into a ball and cry.

The girl seemed to notice as she snickered before saying,"Have you finally found out that you're not good enough for Feli? You better~! Ha!"

That's when I realized something.

The girl was just about to turn around when I grabbed her by the shirt and forced her to turn around where she would meet my anger filled eyes.

"You're the one who's not good enough for Feli. Even when I wasn't his girlfriend, I knew as a fact that hurting the people he loves would also hurt him! And you've done exactly that!
When you put people down, you are also outing Feliciano down! Everyone knows that, everyone but you, that is.
Now you go and never bother any of us ever again!" I yelled all of that into her face, staring at her shocked look.

I slowly calmed down while still holding this horrible excuse of a human.

Once I was back to my normal and anti-social self, I let go of the girl's shirt.

As soon as I did that, I heard clapping all around me.

I looked to see everyone clapping and yelling happily.

I began majorly blushing, making me start to turn and run. Or try to run.
For, as I turned around, Feli tackled me with a hug.

"Ve~! ______, that was amazing~!" Feliciano said enthusiastically.

"U-Uh.... Thank you..." I said while blushing even more.

"I know this year is going to be amazing for the both of us because we have each other!" Feli said, making me smile.

We intertwined our fingers together before walking off towards Feli's friends.

And I knew from that day on, we would be forever happy and never leave each other.

~~~~~~Fin~~~~~~