LovinoxReader: Cherry Tomato 1

“Bella.”

You groaned grumpily into your pillow, your body shifting away from the source of the noise that was rudely interrupting your sleep.

“(Name), bella, it’s time to get up,” an amused voice said with a chuckle. You grunted in response and pulled your blankets around you tighter in hopes of protecting you from the events you knew would quickly ensue. Your retaliation elicited a weary sigh, and you felt the bed dip as new weight was added beside you.

“Alright, if you want to play this game, so be it,” the voice warned close to your ear, causing you to tense up and grip your blankets closer.

In one fast motion your sheets were ripped off of you, causing you to gasp loudly as cool air came in contact with your warm skin. Your hands flailed about blindly, your right hand quickly catching the soft material that had once been wrapped around you, and you snatched it in a death grip and pulled it towards you. You heard a laugh come from above just as the sheet was ripped mercilessly from your fingers and thrown to the foot of the bed, where they landed in a soft pile, completely useless.

You cracked open one eye to glare at the culprit, his hands placed on his hips and a victorious smirk plastered on his handsome features. The midday sun filtering in through the curtains highlighted his brunette locks, bringing out a reddish hue, as well as shining off his hazel eyes making them gleam. You groaned once again and hid your face in your pillow. Damn him for looking so sexy even after doing something so unforgivable.

“What the fuck Lovi,” you whined, your voice muffled by the pillow under your face.

“You’ve slept half the day away already, you need to get up at some point,” Lovino said with a grin as he crouched down next to the bed. “Plus, we have to go to Feliciano’s picnic-thing later today, and we both know how long it’s going to take you to get ready.”

“But I barely slept at all last night,” you whimpered. “And my back hurts. And my legs. I don’t want to get up.”

“Si, I know, but you can’t just lie in bed all day.”

“Watch me,” you said with a teasing grin, causing Lovino to frown.

“(Name)—”

“Yeah, yeah, I know,” you moaned as you propped yourself up with your arms slowly before getting into a sitting position and throwing your feet over the edge of the bed. “I was just joking Lovi, no need to pout. I’m getting up, see?”

“Good. Here, let me help—”

“Lovi, I’m fine.”

“But—”

“Lovino, really, it’s very sweet that you want to help, but I can get out of bed on my own,” you said as you stood from your seat and walked to the bathroom after giving him a peck on the cheek. “If you really wanna help me, you could make me something for breakfast—I mean lunch.”

“Well, what do you want?”

“Hmmm,” you hummed thoughtfully as you tied your hair back. “I don’t know. Pancakes? Pancakes sound pretty good.”

“You and your pancakes,” Lovino said with a chuckle as he headed towards the kitchen.

“Thank you~” you sung happily. You quickly washed your face and brushed your hair before throwing on something comfortable and heading downstairs to the kitchen, where the heavenly smell of pancakes and bacon filled the air. “Ohhhh my Gooood, it smells amazing,” you said as you lazily draped your arms over your husband’s shoulders as he faced the stove, flipping yet another perfect pancake.

“Grazi, I hope they meet your expectations,” he said with a smile.

“They always do!” you chirped happily as you headed to the kitchen table, only to see that it was already set and silently waiting for food. “Aww...Lovi, setting the table is my job,” you pouted. Not that you minded of course, I mean who really enjoys setting the table, but since Lovi was already making breakfast you thought you could do at least that much.

“Not today it isn’t. Food’s done, take a seat and I’ll bring it over,” he said as he finished up his work. You did as instructed, seeing as there was nothing left for you to do, and waited as he set plates of bacon, pancakes, toast, and strawberries on the table.

“Yay! Strawberries!! How did you know?!” you squealed in delight as you reached over and grabbed one of the bright red berries and popped it into your mouth. You sighed in content as it exploded over your tongue, the sweet and somewhat tart juice waking up your taste buds.

“Well, you’ve only been begging for them for the past two weeks,” he said with a laugh as he sat down, serving you and handing you your plate before starting on his own.

“You’re so sweet, I don’t deserve you,” you said softly as you took a bite and hummed. “And the food is perfect, just as I knew it would be.”

Lovino sent you light glare. “Stop saying that shit, you know I don’t like it,” he muttered in response.

“But the food is perfect, I’m only stating the truth,” you said as you batted your eyelashes, feigning innocence.

“You know what I mean, (Name),” he said sternly and you rolled your eyes.

“I was only kidding Lovi, lighten up! I’m the only one who deserves your amazing cooking and adorable pouts,” you said with a smile as you continued eating. Lovino let out a grunt in response, his face flushing.

“I do not pout,” he grumbled as he bit into a strawberry.

“Do too!! Can you pass me the pancakes? And the bacon?” you asked as you bounced in your seat, eyeing the two plates excitedly.

“What? But I gave you eight pancakes and six pieces of bacon! You can’t seriously be done already and still be hungry,” he said in disbelief as his wide eyes looked over to see your empty plate.

“Of course I can!” you said proudly as you tossed another strawberry into your mouth, a smile spreading across your lips. “I am pregnant after all.”



“Bella!! How are you?!” Feliciano exclaimed loudly as he threw his arms around you. Or at least attempted to, seeing as your large belly got in the way. You smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek in greeting.

“Feli! I’m doing great! It smells wonderful, I can barely keep myself from running over there and digging in!” you said with a laugh as you gazed at the large picnic table on the grass piled with plate after plate of food.

“Si, this was a great idea, having everyone bring a few plates; it makes it so much more fun!” Feliciano agreed as he turned to look at the table as well. Feliciano’s back yard was one to envy, the perfectly manicured green grass was soft under your feet and the beautiful flower garden surrounding them added vibrant color to the scene, as well as attracting hordes of butterflies that flitted from one flower to the next. Lovino came up beside you, his eyes scanning the table as well.

“Yea, well, as long as I don’t have to eat any damn potatoes—”

“Fratello!” Feliciano cried as he dove at Lovino, clinging to him like a monkey. “I didn’t see you there behind the bella! Welcome!” he greeted happily, unaware of the angry scowl on Lovino’s face.

“I was here the whole fucking time, you idiota! And don’t call her that!” he yelled as he tried to pry his brother off him with little success. You laughed as you watched the two of them, only to be interrupted when you felt an arm sling itself around your shoulders.

“Hallo, frau! How’s it goin’?”

“Mon cher, you are looking lovelier zhan ever, I see,” another voice chimed in from behind you.

“Si chica, muy hermosa,” said another.

Bending your head back your eyes met Gilbert’s red orbs that looked down at you, before you turned to see Francis and Antonio heading your way with drinks in hand.

“Hey guys! Thanks for the compliments, but you know I look like I swallowed an oversized beach ball,” you said with a grin as you placed your hands on your stomach and laughed.

“Vhat?? No vay (Name), you look hot as alvays!” Gilbert argued.

“Oui, do not say such zhings, you look stunning! Woman glow during pregnancy, and you are no exception. In fact, you look much better zhan most,” Francis added.

“They’re right! You look great!! But not as great as you would if you were walking with me instead of whitey over there,” Antonio teased as he looped his arm through yours and began leading you to the food.

“Hey! Me und (Name) look AWESOME togezher!” Gilbert complained as he strode over and took your other arm.

“Non, you are both wrong! (Name) would look perfect beside moi,” Francis proclaimed as he appeared before the three of you, producing a red rose from God-knows-where and offering it to you gracefully. You giggled and took the flower from his hands.

“You three never stop, do you?” you asked in amusement.

“Vhatever do you mean, frau?” Gilbert asked innocently.

“Hey! You bastards, back off!”

The four of you turned to see Lovino stalking towards you, Feliciano trailing behind him like a puppy, a happy smile on his face despite being yelled at by his short tempered brother.

“Lovi! I missed you!” Antonio cried as he jumped at the Italian, only to miss as Lovino quickly sidestepped and glared at the fallen Spaniard.

“Ohh, nice one!” Gilbert applauded and gave him a thumbs up.

“Aww, Lovi,” Antonio whined as he looked up with puppy dog eyes. You laughed at the scene before you let out a startled gasp, your hand flying towards your stomach as your eyes widened in surprise. Five sets of startled eyes shot to you at your outburst.

“(Name), are you alright?” Lovino said quickly as he pushed past Antonio and made his way to your side. The other four stared at you anxiously as they waited for your response, only receiving a light laugh from you and a wave of your hand.

“No no, I’m fine. Just a sharp kick is all,” you said with a smile. “I think someone is getting hungry.”

“Oh mon dieu, don’t scare me like that,” Francis said as he let out a relieved sigh along with Antonio. Gilbert simply chuckled and gave you a large smile.

“Vell if zhe kid vants food, zhen ve better give it to him!” he said loudly, leading the group to the large table.

“Gil, we don’t know if it’s a boy yet,” you said with a grin as you followed him, Lovino close at your side and the others trailing behind.

“Ja, but it’s a 50-50 chance!”

“I don’t know which one would be better, a little niño or a cute little chica...” Antonio said thoughtfully.

“Oui, it’s a very difficult zhing to decide,” Francis agreed.

You rolled your eyes as you grabbed a plate and headed to the end of the table, the boys continuing to argue over the baby’s gender. After discussing it, you and Lovino had decided you wanted the gender to be a surprise, though you had to admit the suspense was killing you. You were running very close to your due date and you couldn’t help but feel nervous. This was your first child after all, you had no idea what to expect, except for the pain you knew came along with childbirth. You did your best to push the worrying aside and save it for the day of, but now that you were getting close to the predicted date, you couldn’t help but be anxious.

“Yo, (Name)!” a loud voice called, startling you and pulling you from your thoughts as you looked up to see Alfred and Arthur heading your way, Matthew tagging along behind them.

“Hey! How are you?” you asked as you set your plate down and opened your arms for hugs. Alfred went first, his arms circling around you carefully and giving you a light squeeze before stepping back and allowing the other two their turn.

“We’re doing very well love, and how about you? How have you been feeling?” Arthur asked as he glanced down at your stomach with a smile.

“Pretty good! I will admit that this big thing does get in the way, but other than that I’ve been fine. Lots of kicking today,” you muttered.

“Oh, oh! Can I feel?!” Alfred yelled excitedly as he shoved Arthur aside, who growled and muttered ‘stupid git’ under his breath.

“Do you mind if I feel as well?” Matthew piped in gently, his soft violet eyes gazing at your stomach. You laughed and nodded as you took their hands. It had been a bit strange at first to have people putting their hands all over your stomach when you had first felt the little kicks, but now it didn’t bother you at all. You welcomed the attention, always excited to see the looks on people’s faces when they felt the baby move.

“Of course you can. Now let’s see,” you said to yourself as you placed their hands on your  stomach strategically. “Usually I get a few here and here, so we’ll see who gets kicked first,” you said with a giggle.

“Fuck yea! I’m so ready, come on little dude, come at me!”

“Alfred, you shouldn’t swear like that in front of the baby,” Matthew chastised.

“Oh shit! I mean crap, uh...darn?...Sorry (Name),” Alfred apologized as he look up at you.

“It’s alright, I haven’t been censoring much, I don’t think it’ll be a problem,” you laughed. “Plus, I doubt Lovino will be swearing any less when the baby is born, so I won’t be shocked if their first word only consists of four letters,” you said with a sigh. Maybe you could get a swear jar...who were you kidding; there was no way Lovino would agree to something like that.

“I certainly hope that doesn’t become the case,” Arthur said as he stood beside Matthew, who suddenly jumped before a smile lit up his face.

“(Name), I felt it!” he said excitedly.

“What?!? Aw man, no fair!” Alfred whined.

“Put your hand here,” Matthew instructed as he placed Alfred’s hand where his used to reside. A moment later you felt another small movement and Alfred’s face broke out into a huge smile as he cheered.

“Yea!! That’s awesome! Do it again, do it again!” he yelled loudly, causing you and Matthew to laugh.

“Alright, let’s leave (Name) alone, she needs to eat something. She is eating for two after all,” Arthur said as he sent you an apologetic grin.

“Oh yea, sorry, I bet you're starving!” Alfred said as he stood up straight and grabbed a plate for him and the other two. You nodded as you picked up your own, your eyes staring at the heaps of food greedily.

“I sure am! You guys better get some stuff quick, cause I’m not sure how much is going to be left by the time I’m done.”

“What?! You can’t eat that much, can you?” a new voice piped in and the four of you turned to see Matthias and the rest of the gang heading your way.

“Can too! I ate like twelve pancakes and a whole pack of bacon this morning, and I’m still hungry,” you stated to the group, most of which gaped in response.

“No way!! You ate that much!?”

“I find that very hard to believe, (Name),” Lukas said.

“It’s true! Ask Lovi,” you said as you turned to look for your husband, only to find him stuck in a three way embrace with Gilbert, Francis, and Antonio. Feliciano and Ludwig were watching in amusement as Lovino cursed and struggled to get free. “Well, you can ask him later when—” You stopped mid-sentence with a gasp as a sharp pain struck you, causing you to drop your plate and grip your midsection tightly.

“(Name)?” Matthias said quickly, the group’s gaze quickly leaving Lovino and settling onto you.

“What's wrong, are you okay??” Matthew added as Alfred went to your side and put a supporting arm around you.

“N-No, I’m fine, I think it was just a strong kick is all—” Another painful cramp caused you to cry out and your knees to buckle, Alfred quickly grabbing you to keep you from falling. “O-Okay, maybe not,” you said between your teeth.

“Someone get Lovino,” Arthur said sternly as he came to your other side and rubbed your back soothingly. “It’s alright love, take a deep breath.”

“(Name)?! What’s wrong, are you alright!?” Lovino yelled as he pushed his way through the group of friends who were looking on with concerned expressions.

“L-Lovi, I’m okay, it’s just—” your heart dropped as something wet hit your legs. “Oh my God,” you whispered, your eyes growing wide.

“(Name)—”

“L-Lovino,” you stuttered as your eyes flashed up to his fearfully, “m-my water just broke.”

Silence fell on the group as they stared at you, their mouths hanging open and their eyes wide in shock. And then the dam broke. Yelling and orders were shouted across the yard as Lovino took Arthur’s place beside you along with Alfred.

“Okay (Name), don’t panic, we’re going to help you to the car, alright? Can you walk?” Lovino asked seriously. You chuckled quietly, thinking that you were the last person who needed to be told not to panic as you watched the backyard turn into a circus of frantic men. This did not include some bewildered and confused new party arrivals who stood with plates of food in hand as they watched the scene unfold. Heracles, who usually looked as if he were about to fall asleep on the spot, stood ramrod straight and stared at the yard with questioning eyes, along with Kiku and Ivan, who both shared a worried look. Hopefully someone would fill them in as to what was going on at some point.

Pulling your gaze away from the three, you turned your focus back to Lovino who was sending you a concerned look at your silence. “Yea, I can do that,” you answered as the three of you started back towards the car, Antonio and Feliciano running to catch up.

“Lovino, do you need us to do anything?” Antonio asked quickly.

“You could get me another plate of food,” you joked.

“Got it, anything else—”

You interrupted him suddenly with a loud yell as another shock of pain hit you.

“Hold on bella, we’re almost there!” Lovino said as the three of you made it to to the driveway and you stumbled to the side of the car. Alfred opened the door to the back seat before dashing off to meet Arthur and Matthew, while Lovino helped you in before running around to the other side and opening the driver’s door.

“Fratello, you sit with (Name), I’ll drive,” Feliciano said quickly, taking Lovino’s place and sliding in behind the wheel. Doing as suggested, Lovino slid in the back seat beside you, grabbing your hand and squeezing it tightly.

“Deep breaths, (Name), I’m right here,” Lovino said gently as he kissed your head. You gave him a weak smile and gripped his hand tighter, letting out another pained groan as another contraction hit you.

“We’ll meet you guys at the hospital,” Antonio called as he ran to his own car, the rest of your friends doing the same.

“Here we go!” Feliciano called as he backed out of the driveway and hit the gas, the car shooting forwards and pressing you and Lovino into the back of your seats.

“Oi! Try not to kill us with your shit driving before we get there, you idiota!” Lovino yelled as he held you close, causing you to laugh as Feliciano apologized quickly, yet still keeping the car moving faster than what you were sure the speed limit dictated. Closing your eyes you took deep breaths and forced yourself to calm down. This was it, the moment you had been waiting nine months for. It didn’t matter if you were ready to do this or not; the baby was coming.