Unlikely Soulmates (a SpaMano FanFic)

Chapter 24

*Antonio's POV*

I'm at a loss for ideas, why is he ignoring me? Someone obviously talked to him, he had no reason to do this unprovoked and Feli said he had a good reason. Yet I can't see a good reason for him to shut me out completely like this. If I didn't do anything wrong, what reason does he have?

It's been three weeks since this started, three weeks and I haven't given up yet. I know he wouldn't stop talking to me for no reason, and since I know something or someone triggered this I refuse to give up. I can see that he wants to talk to me, every time I talk to him I can see it in the way he bites his lip. I can see how hard it is for him to not look at me, but he is determined. Luckily for him, so am I.

I stand outside the school as always, and when I spot Feliciano and Lovino walking to the school I can't take my eyes off them. To my surprise, he looks over at me and our eyes meet. Then he looks next to me and quickly looks away. I look at Shelby and she is staring daggers into him, I feel my eyebrows furrow

"What are you making that face for~?" I ask

"Huh?" she snaps out of it and looks at me "What are you talking about?" Shelby smiles at me

"The face you were making at Lovino~ What was that for~?"

"I wasn't." she says innocently "I was just thinking while looking in front of me." I slowly nod and look back over to see Femke talking to Lovino while holding hands. He stays for a little bit to talk to her but I could tell he wanted to get out of the situation. I watch as he retracts his hand and smiles as he talks to her. I watch as he walks away from her, knowing that wasn't his real smile. Femke seems to watch him walk off as well, I know Lovino's real smile and that wasn't it. It was just an imitation of it, but I couldn't tell why he was smiling. The bell rings and as we go in the school I break away from Shelby and go to Femke's locker.

"You need to tell me what is happening~"

"Antonio-"

"No~! No more excuses~ I want to know~ I deserve to know~" I say and she sighs

"You know I can't~ I want to, you have to know that~"

"I don't understand why you can't tell me~!"

"Because I made a promise to Lovino~ I can help you along the way but telling you wouldn't be helpful~"

"Can you at least tell me what you said to him earlier~?"

"In front of the school~?" she asks and closes her locker, I nod "I told him to talk to you~"

"That's it~?" I ask

"That's the summary of it~ of course he said no~"

"I just don't understand~! I wish he would just talk to me~! The project is over next week which means he will have no problem ignoring me then~!" I say and put my forehead up against the lockers, she is quiet for a moment.