Chapter 1: Scared

Ludwig was walking home, a sullen look on his face. Work, lately, had not been going well and he was not looking forward having to face his boss on Monday. A few drops of water hit the top of his head dampening his slick backed hair. He extended his hand to be sure that what he felt was, in fact, rain. Sure enough another drop of water hit his hand. He let out a long sigh, tonight just wasn't his night.

He grabbed his umbrella out from under his arm and opened it up just in time, before the down pour started. It almost startled him at how fast it began. It wasn't often that it started so quickly. He continued his walk home, undetered by the extreme weather. He always regretted not having a car when days like this occurred. He couldn't afford one though so he didn't berate himself too much. When he was on time, sometimes he took the bus, but mostly he stuck to walking.

He brought himself back to reality when he saw himself nearing his small house. It wasn't the nicest place to live, but it wasn't the worst either. He took out his keys and unlocked the door, pushing it open slowly. He had some difficultly twisting the knob due to one hand holding his brief case and the other hand holding the umbrella. Once inside, he hung up the umbrella to dry and brought everything else to his room. He quickly hung up his jacket and set his brief case next to the bed, before turning to his desk and switching on the lamp that sat upon it.

Searching the nurmerous papers that littered the case, he found the small stack of files he needed and set them on the desk, before quickly sitting in his chair and getting to work. He flipped open the first folder and skimmed through it, grimacing.

"Next," he mumbled to himself, before tossing the folder to the corner of the desk. The next folder ended up in the same place as well as the third and fourth. Finally, a sigh escaped his lips and he pushed himself away from his desk, giving up for the night. He was tired and he had no work tomorrow so he could just work on it then.

The blonde stood from his chair and walked over to the window. Rain still hit against his window, creating a nice sound that started to lull the man to sleep even though he was still stand. Shaking his head and waking back up, he took one more quick look outside, before turning away to get ready for bed. He loosened his tie and slipped it off before taking off the rest of his suit. After quickly throwing on a t-shirt and shorts, he walked into the bathroom and looked into the mirror. Dark bags tinted the skin under his eyes.

A small sigh left his lungs as he reached for his tooth brush. His job was going to be the death of him. Once he deemed his teeth clean enough, he rinsed out his mouth and headed back to his room. He pulled back the covers on his bed and crawled onto the mattress, ready to shut down for the night. The sound of metal hitting metal outside caught his attentiong before he could. Another sigh escaped his lips and he walked to the window, ready to tell the kid, or kids, to go away. When he opened his window he was greeted with small drops of water hitting his face.

"Hey you, get out of here!"

Over the rain he could here the light shuffle of feet then silence. He moved away from the window, but immediately after, the sound happened again. Getting frustrated, the German threw on his coat and walked outside, to the back of the small house. This wouldn't be the only time kids decide to wander into his yard and mess around. He approached the source of the noise and had to step over tons of junk. He never was the neatest when it came to his yard. There were sheets of metal lying here and there, iron barrels on their side, and wood leaning against things. In all, one could say it was more of a junk yard than a backyard.

When he reached the spot, he noticed a pair of hands holding one of the sheets of metal over itself. He sneered at the poor hiding choice and grabbed the piece of metal, yanking it away from the hands. When he uncovered the mystery person, he found something he didn't expect. A naked man with silvery white hair and red eyes. A scar travelled over his right eye though the eye itself was undamaged. That's not even the best part. There were two small, pointed ears that peeked out of his hair, and a long tail that was currently curled around one of it's legs. It looked terrified as it cowered there on the ground. It looked at Ludwig with big round eyes before it quickly tried to find a way out of it's current predicament.

It seemed to have seen what it wanted to see, because, just then, it bolted to the side and out from in front of the blonde. Ludwig, however, sensed this move and made a rather hasty decision, stepping on the creature's tail. This was not the best idea. It collapsed to the ground and began to whine, almost like a cat. This startled the man, but he didn't get off of the tail. It continued to whimper as tears started to leak out the corners of it's eyes. The German finally realized that he was probably hurting the creature, so he quickly stepped off of the tail. He was prepared for if it tried to run again.

It didn't make a move, though. It simply tucked it's tail between it's legs and began to tremble, acting as though it's end was near. Scratch that. It looked as if it had seen death itself. Ludwig carefully examined the creature. It definitely wasn't human, but it most certainly was male. The blonde noted this with a digusted air, before he stooped down to look into his face a little better. The creature flinched at the close contact, but returned the man's stare. The creatures eyes definitely were round, but right in the center of them were small slits like cat eyes.

The German was so caught up in the spectacle that he reached out and grabbed it's chin, startling it. He tried to pull away, but to no avail. Ludwig kept a firm grip on him. Finally, the blonde spoke.

"What the hell are you?"

The creature flinched again and struggled to get free of his grasp. It trembled again, but this time, Ludwig noticed that it wasn't because he was scared. He was cold. The blonde reached for the creature's hand a felt just how cold it was.

"Come, on. You'll freeze to death if you don't get warm."

Even though he tried to sound soothing, the white haired beast would not move. Ludwig sighed and grabbed him by the waist, hoisting him up so he could carry him inside. This turned out to be easier said than done. He thrashed about, causing the blonde to almost drop him a couple of times, but soon they were in the house. He put the naked creature on the couch and went to go fetch some blankets. The albino took it's time looking around the room with much intrest. It had a curious glint in it's eye, though no deviousness. It didn't seem to want to cause trouble. A few minutes later, Ludwig came back with three blankets, which he quickly wrapped around the creature's small form.

A smile worked it's way on to the beast's mouth as it snuggled into the warmth. Ludwig sat in his chair and watched him for a while before slowly drifting off to sleep. A little while later, the blonde felt something heavy on his lap. He quickly opened his eyes and looked down to find the creature laying in his lap, with it's head on his chest. A low purring sound came from deep in it's throat. Without moving too much, Ludwig reached over and grabbed one of the blankets off the couch and draped it over the both of them. Most people would probably find it strange and a little awkward that some random man was lying on them or even naked in their yard. Not the blonde. He simply thought it was cute and slightly animalistic.

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Yep... another chapter story... Not sure if I'm going to make this a Germancest story or not... your opinion would be great. Don't forget to review~!
P.S. I was too tired to read over the story, so if you see any mistakes let me know~!