Something has been up with Ludwig lately; he was acting secretive and was rarely seen. Normally Gilbert would annoy his brother until he received answers about this unusual behavior but he had to see how long it would last. This meant keeping a close eye on his little brother while taking note of everything he did and at what time. Gilbert knew that his brother was on the move often, silent as a ghost, which made it hard to know exactly where he went to. He tried to be the most awesome stalker ever; he really did, except Ludwig seemed to be a pro at evading him. Maybe Ludwig wanted nothing to do with his older brother anymore…

Ludwig shut the trunk of his Suburban before going around to the garage door leading into the house. To see his older brother standing at the doorstep didn't stop him from pushing his way past. Of course, Gilbert refused to budge and had to be removed by picking him up and moving him over. The little rascal kicked Ludwig in the shin as hard as he could before running away with the keys to the Suburban. Irritation bubbled up in him when he heard Gilbert lock his bedroom door. Closing the garage door, he walked down the hallway to get his keys back.

"Gilbert, open up this damn door!" He pounded the solid wood with the side of his fist, "I vill knock it down if you don't!"

"YOU ARE LEAVING ME!"

"Ja, it's just a camping trip!"

Gilbert jingled the keys, "Take me vith you or you von't get this back!"

"NEVER!"

"BE THAT WAY!" Annoyed, Gilbert flung himself onto his bed while clinging to his brother's vehicle keys. He couldn't believe his own brother was abandoning him to go on a camping trip all by himself. It wasn't fair! The house needed a sexy masculine Ludwig, although Gilbert's own awesomeness was plenty, he needed oh so much more. Pouting into his pillow, he jingled the keys again in hopes his brother would give up already.

"Eine," Ludwig warned. When there was no reply, he gritted his teeth, "Zwei…Drei!" Kicking the door open with his boot, Ludwig ignored the damage he made since his focus was on his stupid brother. "Gilbert, give me mein keys."

Seeing his bedroom door break was enough for Gilbert to open his window and jump out as fast as he could. FRITZ! Ludwig just had to be so violent! Quickly he ran through the backyard towards the fence separating the property from the Vargas household. Maybe Feliciano might be able to calm down this mess, except for the fact that Feliciano didn't like to be around Ludwig when he was angry. Gilbert cursed under his breath before glancing back to see his brother easily gaining up on him, he didn't look too happy.

Tackling his brother to the ground, Ludwig had him pinned right where he wanted him. His hand reached out to Gilbert's where the keys were, "This really vasn't necessary."

"You're sitting on my awesome ass! What a pervert, Ludwig!" Gilbert tried to move his arms, but Ludwig had his wrists held against the grass. Kicking his legs against his brother's back didn't change anything either. "How sexual can you get?"

"Shut up!" Ready to sock his brother in the face, Ludwig pried apart Gilbert's fingers, only to find that the keys weren't there. "Vhat? Vhere did you put…" he trailed off.

"Kesesesese."

Reddening, Ludwig flipped his brother over and leaned down to glare into Gilbert's eyes. "Take them out."

"You vant me to put mein hand in mein pants? Oh, bruder, that's not nice."

"Gilbert, stop fooling around!"

"Can't move vith mein arms pinned," Gilbert reminded. "Un when you let go, I von't take the keys out. Either you do it or let me join in on the road trip."

Happily Gilbert sat in the passenger seat excited to be going on a camping trip with his brother even though he wasn't wanted. It's been a while since they spent brotherly time together, so he took the chance to have that once again. He didn't like the fact that there wasn't any electricity out in the forest but he could manage by annoying the crap out of Ludwig with his awesomeness. Gripping his seatbelt, Gilbert bounced his foot in eagerness to start camping although Ludwig said the drive would be a long one. This couldn't be too bad, a simple drive in the company of his younger brother to a place where they could have more camping-stuff to do.

So far, his brother has been silent the whole time, focusing on driving like a loser. :3 Well then, Gilbert decided to grab Ludwig's attention since his awesomeness was too awesome to be ignored. Poking at Ludwig's blonde hair, he waited for a response. Then he decided to un-slickGermany's hair by moving the strands to face forward. During this time, his brother ignored the hair change, Gilbert became even more irritated than before. Sticking his finger in his mouth, Gilbert removed it to stick it in Ludwig's ear. Hopefully this would-

"GILBERT!" Raising his shoulders out of reaction as if it would hide his ears, Ludwig glanced at his brother who sat there pouting. Reaching over, he pushed back his older brother's hair before doing his own.

Screaming, Gilbert looked at himself in the mirror, only to scream some more. It was awful, no, it was terrible! Smoothing his white hair forward, he trembled from the sight of how hideous he looked not but a moment before. Holy Fritz that was scary. Sadly he slumped in his seat pouting even more with his arms crossed upon his chest. Occasionally he'd glance at Ludwig who looked as if nothing happened between them.

This was why he didn't want his older brother joining in on the trip. Ludwig sighed, Gilbert couldn't be a man for he was stuck as an egotistic idiot for the rest of his miserable life. He knew that his brother just wanted to spend time together because deep down, he cared, but camping wasn't going to work. Ludwig appreciated the brotherly attention, sometimes too much was just too much to bear depending on what the hell his brother was up to. In their younger years, he looked up to Gilbert, now Gilbert had to treat him like the adult he was now. Family time didn't always come first nowadays although his older brother had nothing else to do without a nation to take care of. Hesitantly Ludwig gave his brother another look, maybe his company wouldn't turn out to be that bad.

Every single thing he saw was boring. Trees, trees, trees. Not much scenery except for those damn things growing out of the ground. Nature can be a pain in the ass nowadays because it was growing uglier by the day. Gilbert plastered his face to the passenger window giving the trees an evil look for he despised them at the moment. He wished there was something better than these horrid overgrown plants, like a lake, or a river, since he already had himself. Fritz! Why the hell would Ludwig want to camp out in the most boring place of all time? Groaning from the loss of interest in camping, he flipped off the trees before lying back in his seat.

"This is stupid," he muttered. :3 Frowning, Gilbert stretched his legs by resting his feet on the dashboard with the chair as far back from it as possible. Poking Ludwig's arm, he stared at his brother's face, "Are we there yet?"

"Nein."

"…Close?"

"Nein."

"Are you saying that on purpose?"

Ludwig rolled his eyes, then turned on the radio.

"DON'T IGNORE MEIN AWESOMENESS!" Stressed, Gilbert changed the station from the classics to rock.

"Gilbert, mein vehicle, mein radio." When he was about to change the station back, his brother held his arm back. Glaring at Gilbert, Ludwig returned his hand to the steering wheel with a clenched jaw. "I'll let you get vhat you vant this time, but next time, you von't."

He hesitated before giving this some thought. Gilbert wasn't sure what his brother had in mind that they would have a conflict over. Food? Who sleeps where? What was it? Asking Ludwig would be pointless since he most likely wasn't going to say anything else about decision-making. Sighing out loud, he gave his brother an intense stare…which didn't change anything.