Ludwig sighed as he got on the bus. He had been beating himself up since 3rd period, chemistry, where he got a 95 on a test. Plopping in his regular seat, Ludwig pulled put his phone and headphones. While waiting on the bus to leave, Ludwig put on his music. Many people would find it odd that he listened to "pop", but Ludwig found it enjoyable. While getting comfortable, Ludwig felt a tap on his shoulder. Looking up, he noticed the most beautiful brown eyes and the accompanying face. He reached up and removed his headphones. "Excuse me, may I sit here?" came the songlike voice. "Oh... Um...Um... Ja. You can." The kid made a happy ve~ sound and sat down. Ludwig went to put his headphones back in when the kid started talking.
"My name is Feliciano. I just moved here from New York City with my fratello. We were living there with our aunt while my grandpa got a home here. We were all living in Italy until my Grandpa got a job here about seven months ago." Ludwig had to take a moment to process this, as Feliciano spoke very quickly. "I've been living in town for about a year now, but the states for two years. Normally Ludwig wouldn't associate with people because his German accent and occasional slipping back into the language scared people away, and the fact that he was rather big and well built didn't help. This kid was different though. Feliciano fell right into conversation with him and gave him a slight fluttering in his chest that Ludwig didn't quite understand. Pushing the feeling down, he paid attention to Feliciano again. He held a pleasant conversation for a bit.
Ludwig noticed his house coming up. "Excuse me Feliciano, but this is my stop." Feliciano looked sad for a moment, but got gleam in his eyes. He reached over and gave Ludwig a hug. Ludwig's heart did a flip, which was weird, but he reciprocated the hug. "Bye Luddy! I'll see you tomorrow!" Ludwig blushed at the nickname and climbed off the bus.
Ludwig climbed on the bus, sipping on his coffee. He had spent the whole night think about Feliciano and the strange feeling that came with Feliciano's thought. He sighed as they entered Treehill Estates. So many of the schoolkids lived here. Ludwig had his headphones in and his eyes closed when he felt the weight in the seat shift. When he opened his eyes, a bright-eyed Feliciano was in his seat. "Hi Ludwig! How are you today?!" Ludwig cringed. He was a morning person, but no one should be that cheery in the morning. "I'm fine, Feliciano. How are you today?" Ludwig watched as Feliciano's smile grew even wider. "I brought you something Luddy!" Feliciano pulled out two chocolate bars and handed one to Ludwig. Ludwig smiled at the gift and his heart did the weird leaping thing again. "Danke, Feliciano. This will be good."
Ludwig chatted with Feliciano until they got to school. Ludwig hopped off the bus and wrapped his scarf around his neck. The Autumn breeze had a nip in it. Feliciano got off the bus after him and shivered. When he looked over at Feliciano, Ludwig realized he was only wearing a light jacket. "Here Feli, take my scarf. Your jacket is light and you are shivering." As Ludwig wrapped his scarf around Feliciano's neck, he realized he had called Feliciano by a nickname and blushed. Feliciano had the effect of making him blush easily. "Thanks Luddy! Now I won't be cold!" They walked into the school.