"I'm cold," Lovino says in a drowsy little voice. In response, Antonio tugs the plaid blanket around them, bundling Lovino up with the blanket and holding Lovino closer, tighter. It may have been a hot summer day, but now that the sun is setting, everything is cooling off.

Out of the corner of his eye, Antonio can see the small, content smile that captures Lovino's lips and he grins to himself.

While Lovino has the side of his face pressed against Antonio's chest and his eyes are closed, Antonio's head is tilted back and his eyes appreciate the saturated spill of color that takes over the sky and the feathery clouds. A couple of stars twinkle to the right in the sky while the fragments of sun that he can see slips behind the horizon to the left.

"Oh, Lovi, look at the sky…" Antonio breaths in fascination, glancing down at Lovino. Lovino, after a moment, tilts his head away and blinks open his eyes at the sunlit stains of the sky.

Lovino's reply is a mumble and it's faint and incoherent. Antonio smiles again.

Lovino moves again, to sit up against Antonio on the hammock. Antonio had been sitting up more than Lovino had been curled up since the moment they had sat down on their hammock, and now Lovino wants to hear Antonio's heartbeat in his ear more loudly than the heavy purr of cars driving down the street or birds chirping. Antonio pulls Lovino closer, close enough that Lovino's head rests down against his shoulder. Lovino pouts.

They move away from the hammock to fix snacks in the kitchen a bit later. The island counter is covered in small packages of freshly cut meats and cheeses and greens and there is the loud chop- chop- chopping of Lovino slicing tomatoes. He still has a dressing to do. Antonio insists on making it, but he's busy with the lemonade, stirring the soft yellow beverage in a glass pitcher with a wooden spoon until it reaches his level of perfection.

They bring out the crisp sandwiches - Lovino cut them once diagonally - and glasses of sweet lemonade - Antonio insisted on red-and-white striped straws. They went about snatching the blanket from the hammock on their way out, settling down in the middle of the yard. Antonio disappears inside again and is gone for a handful of minutes before appearing once more with a small bowl of diced, sugared strawberries. It's a bowl Lovino made when trying out pottery a few winters ago, and is glazed in an archaic teal and gold. Lovino doesn't quite like the bowl, but it is something Antonio cherishes.

They eat their sandwiches and drink their lemonade, the sandwiches an almost messy and the lemonade almost chilling. The strawberries are dessert.

Lovino lays back on the blanket, one arm behind his head. Occasionally his hand will search for the bowl of strawberries and Antonio will guide his hand to the fruit. His fingertips by then are tinted candied pink from the juice.

Lovino dozes again, at some point. The sun disappears and abandons them in a cricket-chirping, car-purring evening. It's comfortable and calming. Antonio picks and creates a small pile of little flowers from around their yard. Lovino doesn't see Antonio weave and braid the stems from where the other sits cross-legged on the blanket beside him, using the light they still have.

"... Lovi?" He opens his eyes at Antonio speaking and looks over in sluggish curiosity. "Lovi, will you catch fireflies with me?"

"Fireflies?" Lovino repeats in a whisper.

"Yeah, will you?" Antonio murmurs.

Lovino pushes himself upright. After a second of waiting, he can see the flickering glow of the mentioned insects surrounding them. "I guess, you dork." he agrees. Antonio's had him in a bit of an affectionate mood all day. It is rather relaxing.

Antonio's face lights up like a child seeing all of the presents under the Christmas tree, his eyes a twinkling viridian. "Thank you, Lovi!" Antonio replies, slipping the flower crown on top of Lovino's head in delight. Lovino makes a tiny noise of surprise.

They stand up and they catch fireflies. It's that simple.

They catch fireflies until Antonio has the bright idea to tackle Lovino, sweeping him up in his arms and they fall to the ground, their laughter bubbly and content. It leaves Lovino tingly and perhaps a bit breathless. It leaves Antonio enchanted and in a happy silence.

At some point Antonio peppers Lovino's face in kisses, laughing again at the growing blush. They lay on the blanket in moonlight and fireflies and crickets.

The moon continues to cross the dark inkspill of sky, continues to cross the cluster of twirling stars.

Lovino has fallen asleep again, nestled against Antonio, who cradles him close to himself. They stay like that for a while, until Antonio chose to move away and gather Lovino up in his arms. It is time to head up to bed for the night. Lovino's exhausted and Antonio can understand why.

Antonio walks through their dark, moonlit house slowly, either to not bump into anything or not wake up Lovino. Maybe it's both. It's most likely not to wake up Lovino, though. He loves Lovino so much.

Antonio nudges open the bedroom door, carrying Lovino to bed. He clumsily pulls away the bed sheet, gently placing Lovino on the bed. He gets a spare, thick blanket from the hallway closet and drapes it over Lovino. It's gotten colder.

Antonio moves away again, there's still the other blanket and the dishes to bring in and wash. Something stops him, though, and he looks down to see Lovino's hand peeking out from under the blanket to latch onto his shirt.

"Where do you think you're going?" Lovino mumbles, eyes still closed and lips pressed in a small pout. Antonio never realizes that Lovino had been rather awake the whole time, drowsy, but awake, and none too eager to pass up Antonio carrying him to bed.

Antonio decides that right then, the blanket and dishes can wait out in their yard for the night, in the cool summer darkness. Instead, he gets under the blankets with Lovino.

A/N - This was a short story I wanted to throw together at some point after talking to The Forgotten Traveller a while back! I will most likely change the title and summary since it is very late at the moment and ideas are low... Hope you enjoy!

EDIT - Title and summary are changed! ^^