stares, eyebrow twitching. :| He wasn't above kicking an old man's arse.

can sense him behind him and glances over his shoulder. He smiles at him and raises his glass towards him before taking a very long

sip. "You've grown into yourself." He points out without looking back at him. "You look less awkward. It's definitely a better look."

lips stay in a straight line as he makes his way around to look the other in the eye. 'What are you doing back?' he asks.

glances up lazily to meet the Scots gaze. "It was time to come home and check up on Romano and Veneziano." He smiles lightly unfazed by the

others clear displeasure.

grunts. He can't really deny the kids a father figure... but it's very tempting to strangle the other when he's looking like a self assured_

git. 'They're doing fine without you. Everyone is.'

chuckles lightly. "I'm sure they are but la familia e molto importante. You should know this." He doesn't think the Scot has it in him to

strangle him.

had it in him to stop Rome from invading his country, he could handle a simple strangling of an old geezer. 'Yes. That's why I wouldn't_

leave them for centuries on end.'

's gaze turns back to the stars. "I don't regret leaving them. I was always close enough if they ever needed my help but they grew up

wonderfully." His gaze turns back to Scotland as he pats the spot beside him beckoning him to sit down.

isn't going to sit down like an obedient little kid. He didn't have to in the past, and he wasn't going to start now. He raises an eyebrow,_

waiting for the other to clue in.

lets his hand drop and shrugs lightly. "Suite yourself." He grabs the bottle of wine and an extra glass. "Some wine in that case?"

shakes his head. He didn't want to play house with Rome. 'You've not got a country. What are you going to do about it?'

chuckles lightly at that. " I never had a country, I had an empire and that empire still lives."

makes a face, 'No it doesn't. Sure you heavily influenced a lot of countries around today, but you don't have any claim to them.'

can't help but smile at that. "You're right, I have no political claim to them anymore, but I'm still an important part of this time

era, historical wise. The amount of people that study me is enough to keep me here and I'm also the one thing keeping my grandsons

together."

smirks, 'Than enough people study your humiliation. Being unable to win against a 'backward' nation.' He hums, 'They called me the_

untameable North, you know.'

laughs at that. "You seem so proud. If you were so untameable its a pity you're monarch is that of Englands'. I would have thought you would

be fully independent by now." He points out with that same childish smile of his. "However, you weren't my downfall."

smile turns sharp, 'As long as you stayed the fuck away from me I didn't care if you were around or not.' He doesn't react to the jab about_

his independence. A Scottish monarch had actually brought it about, unfortunately.

finally glances back up at him. "Then why are you so bothered right now?"

scowls, 'Because I don't know what you're up to... and I don't want you to mess with other countries an' all.'

him a small smile. "I'm not up to anything." He says simply as he leans back on his elbows.

doesn't believe him, if the huffy face he has going on is any indication. As he puffs out a cheek, he doesn't quite realise just how much of

his childish side Rome can coax out. 'Whatever.'

laughs as he notices this. "Maybe you haven't changed at all." He says as he grabs the bowl of grapes he'd been eating out of to offer one

to Scotland. "Grapes?"

bristles at the sound of his laughter, 'No. Who knows where they have been?' :|

blinks. "They've been in this bowl...and before that in a bag and before that at the farmers market."

's eyebrow twitches. 'Well... No.' Very childish.

frowns. "I think I would know. I did buy them and wash them...I guess if you're talking before the farmer market well they would have been

in a tree."

grimaces, 'I'm not eating them.'

shrugs and pops one in his mouth. "They're very sweet and good." He says simply as if that knowledge would convince him.

isn't a child. No matter how much he acts like one. 'If I want grapes I'll buy 'em.'

gasps. "But these are free!" He seems shocked that someone would pass out on something that is free.

replies, 'But they're being given out by you. It always comes with a price.'

"Only the price of democracy, education and civilization."

makes a face, 'Look where that's got us? We're screwing over the planet slowly but surely.'