Romano X Paranoid! Reader- No need to fear

'If this k-keeps up, I won't even be able to g-go to work...' (Name) thought as she sat up and stretched. Just when she was about to get out of bed, her phone started to ring. She was almost hesitant to answer the phone, but she answered it and said in a shaky voice.
"H-hello? W-who's this?"
"Oi, raggazza! I've been trying to call you for two fucking hours!! Why the hell haven't you answered?!" The voice belonged to Romano Vargas, one of (Name)'s best friends. Though, she knew Romano wouldn't admit it. (Name) was honestly confused about why he was calling her, normally he would just visit her house if he had to talk with her... Oh wait. 'Shit...'

(Name) knew she was in trouble, and she asked him still in her shaky voice. "D-did you happen to come by here before y-you started calling?"
"What the hell do you think I did!? I rang the fucking doorbell a hundred times, and tried to call you on your cell more times than fucking that!" Guilt started to fill (Name)'s mind about how she must have worried Romano... So in a soft whisper she said, "I-i'm sorry Lovi... I-i didn't mean to make y-you worry..." Silence was on the other end, (Name) thought he had hung up when Romano finally said.

"It's fine... Just open the damn door."
"R-right..." (Name) scurried out of her room and went to open the front door. Romano had his arms crossed over his chest, and he seemed to have an impatient look on his face.
"M-mi dispiace L-Lovi! *M-mi dispiace!" (Name) started to say as her friend walked inside. When he got inside, he smiled lightly and patted (Name) on the head. "*Vedo che hai studiato italiano, sì?"
She gave him a nod and said sheepishly. "S-si..." Romano let out a small chuckle and casually walked into the living room, (Name) followed after him. "S-so, what brings you here Lovi?" the (h/c) haired girl asked as she sat next to him on the couch. That question earned a large groan from the older Italian.
"Mi idioto frattello let that potato bastard into our house..."
"And? What does that have to do with any-!" (Name) began to question before she was cut off by Romano shouting. "Because I hate that potato bastard! It's as simple as fucking that!" (Name) flinched by Romano's sudden outburst, but she wasn't at all surprised. He always had a hatred for Ludwig, but she had no clue as to why. But she figured it would be best to not question his hatred again, so she simply said an apology.
"Sorry... I didn't mean to strike a nerve there." She looked towards the floor, afraid he was going to yell at her some more. Surprisingly, he didn't yell at her, instead he apologized as well. "No... I'm sorry, shouldn't have yelled at you like that..."
 
 "So um, how has everything been for you?" (Name) smiled shyly as she added, "Besides Luddy staying at yours and Feli's house that is."
Romano thought for a moment before saying, "Well... I did get a chance to get back at that macho potato bastards brother." A rare smile found its way onto his normally angry face as he seemed to think about what he had done. (Name) laughed at that, "Oh really? What did you do?" Just the one question resulted in Romano going into detail about what he had done to Gilbert. Time passed on and it soon was the early evening. Romano and (Name) were laughing together as the end of the long story was told.
"You should've seen the fucking look on his face when he realized that Liz was right behind him! He fucking ran even faster than my idioto frattelo!"
"Well that's defiantly saying something right there!"
"I know right?!" The two continued to laugh for a long time, until eventually Romano said that he was going to go get something real quick from the kitchen. (Name) understood and went and asked if he could get her something from there was well.

"What do you want then?" Romano asked as he started walking over to the kitchen, almost two steps away from being out of the room. (Name) thought for a moment before smiling, "Oh, just some of (Insert Favorite Food)."
"Of course, how could I forget? You're just as obsessed with (Insert Favorite Food) as me and the tomato bastard are to tomatoes." He teased as he then said, "Anyway, I'll go get you some." With that, he dissappeared into the kitchen, leaving (Name) alone in the living room. At first, (Name) was just fine as she waited for her friend to return. It wasn't until after about five minutes later did she start to become paranoid.

A sickening feeling grew in the pit of her stomach as her mind raced. Her mind began to work on overdrive as it wondered if (Enemy's Name) was going to burst through the door and murder her, maybe even Romano too. Yes, the chances of that happening were low, but she still worried that he/she would do that. They possibly could too, but she decided to try and ignore that all together for it would only bring her to become more paranoid. The fear she was trying to hide came to light when the phone rang. (Name) knew it wasn't Romano, considering the fact that his phone was on the coffee table, and that he also was in the kitchen at that moment in time. However, she did not have anyone else who would contact her today. So, she did what she did best, she found her blanket and hid under it like a child. She was shaking as she just listened to the ringing of the phone, praying that it would just stop ringing. 

"(Name), I couldn't find any (Insert Favorite food)-" Romano had poked his head out from where the kitchen was, and he looked confused. He saw (Name) huddled underneath one of her favorite blankets, she seemed to be shaking.
"What the hell?" The Italian wondered why it was she was even hiding. He then heard the phone ringing, and since he could see that she was hiding, he decided to go and answer the phone for her.
 
"Ciao, who is this?" His Italian accent slightly thick as he answered the phone.
"Oh, hola Lovi~! I was just calling to check in on mi hermana~!" A cheery Spanish man said in response. It was (Name)'s self proclaimed older brother, Antonio. Romano grew slightly irritated at having to know that it was him of all people. He sighed heavily as he asked,
"Is that fucking all?? Or do you have anything else to say?"
"Oh no, that was all really! Though, I must admit I was hoping mi hermana answered... However, I can relax now!"
Romano raised an eye brow at that.
"Eh? What do you mean by that, sir bastard?"
Antonio laughed lightly as he responded,
"Well, because now I don't have to worry, since you're there to protect her! Ah~! (Name) is so lucky to have a great-" Before the Spaniard could finish, Romano had hung up the phone and put it back in its cradle. Romano turned back around and went to check on (Name). She was still huddled in the blankets, shaking.

   He had never really seen (Name) like this, and it worried him to no end. Despite always acting like a mean tomato, he really did care for what little friends he had. Romano hesitated a moment as he went to go put his hand on (Name)'s shoulder. He soon just went with it and asked while shaking her slightly, "Hey... Raggazza, why're you hiding?" (Name) didn't say a word.  
That made him worry even more, he finally went and decided to not beat around the bush, shouting out.
"Raggazza, answer the damn question! Why are you hiding??" It took (Name) a little while to finally respond. When she finally did, her voice was shaky, just like how her body was. 
"B-because... h-he/she might try t-to get m-me..." 
"Who's he/she?" Romano asked her.

She paused before saying shakily. "(Enemy's Name)..." His eyes went wide as he heard here say the familiar name.
"Isn't that your mother's..." He didn't really finish his sentence, since he was hoping for (Name) to confirm his suspicion. Another minute rolled by before she spoke again. "Y-yeah... he/she's a f-friend of my mom's..."
"Why are you afraid?"
"I-I found out some things about him/her... They are pretty bad.
There was another pause as it seemed that (Name) hiccuped softly. That seemed to show that she was crying underneath the blanket shield.

"I'm just scared h-he/she's going to find out that I know their secret and try to hurt m-me..._{or you.}" She added that last part so softly that Romano never even caught it. Either way, Romano listened to (Name), and once it seemed that she was done, he went and lifted the blanket off of her. ((A/N: Yush, reader-tan still was hiding in the blanket. //shot//))
When he lifted it up, he saw that (Name) was crying. Tears rolled down her cheeks and her (e/c) eyes had lost their usual shine. Romano sighed and dried her tears. 
"Idiota, you need to stop worrying so much... I'm sure that no matter what  happened, the will not come back to hurt you."
"B-but what if it-" He stopped her from continuing by saying in a fairly soft voice,
"I said you don't need to worry. I'm..." Romano took a deep breath before saying, "I'm going to protect you okay?" (Name) looked at him, surpised about what he was saying.
"D-do you mean it L-Lovi?" She asked, eyes a bit wide. Romano nodded and said as he held onto her hand.
'Si, I promise. You have nothing to fear (Name).... As long as I'm here, he/she won't be able to hurt you, alright?" (Name) was still surprised, but in the good way. With a small smile, she whispered to him, "G-Grazie Lovi." 

Romano returned the smile back as he went and dried the remaining tears that were on (Name)'s face still. 
  The End!