A/N: Wow. I got 8 follows after posting the first chapter. 8! After only posting one chapter! You guys are awesome!

Ludwig sat down with his bowl of mashed potatoes and turned on the TV. He vaguely wondered what Feliciano was doing. It had been a few weeks since he saw him last. Ludwig thought back to when they were roommates in college. In that time, Feliciano had gotten on his last nerve, but he had slowly began to grow fond of the redhead. He had made his life more interesting, and was especially good at giving dating advice. By the time they graduated, they had become best friends. I should pay him a visit soon he thought as he flipped through the channels, looking for something interesting to watch. As if on cue, his phone buzzed on the coffee table. Ludwig looked at the name and was startled to see that it was Feliciano calling. "Hello?" he answered.

"Bastard! I need to talk to you! Pronto!"

Ludwig was shocked for a second but quickly understood. "Lovino, why are you using Feli's phone?"

"Are you deaf? I need to talk to you! I don't have your damn phone number, only Feli does."

Ludwig started to worry. Lovino NEVER called him unless it was an emergency. "What happened? Is everything alright?"

"What do you mean is everything alright? Of course everything's not alright! Why the hell would I be calling you if everything was alright? Is your damn brain made out of potatoes or something, bastard?"

Ludwig rubbed his forehead. Talking to Lovino always gave him a headache. "Please, calm down. What's going on?"

"Feli. It's Feli. You're a damn bastard. He was in a car accident because you're a bastard."

"How is it my fault that Feli-" Suddenly, Ludwig realized what Lovino had said. "Wait, did you say that Feli was in an accident? Is he alright?"

"Weren't you listening idiot? Yes that's what I said! And how do you think he's doing? He hasn't woken up yet." Lovino's voice faltered a bit, but he didn't want to show weakness to Ludwig. "It's your fault! He was on his way to visit you when… when it happened."

Ludwig shook slightly. Feli was in a coma? He had always worried that the way Feli drove he'd eventually hurt himself, but that didn't mean that he was prepared for it to happen.

"Hey! Bastard! Are you still there or did you and your brother finally decide to return to Germany?"

Ludwig shook his head to clear his mind. "I'm here, I'm here. Where is he? What hospital is he in?"

Lovino hesitated for a long time. On the one hand, he hated Ludwig. On the other hand, Ludwig was close to his little brother. He deserved to know. More than that, he knew that it would make Feli happy to know he visited. He liked it when his brother was happy. Finally, he answered. "Tch. He's in St. Lawrence. Don't bother coming now, though. They kicked me out when visiting hours ended." And with that, he hung up the phone.

Lovino walked down the sidewalk after parking his car around the corner. It was early in the morning and he had taken a personal day at work so he could be with his brother. He was on the way to the hospital, but he had decided to take a small detour. He walked into a small shop that specialized in flowers and herbs, but also had some vegetables, seeds, and various other things of that sort. There was no one at the counter so he rang the bell sitting there.

"One minute" came a voice from the back room.

"Hurry up, bastard!" was Lovino's response.

"Lovi? Is that you?" returned the voice. Lovino groaned. Shortly after, a good looking man with tanned skin, dark brown hair and green eyes showed up. "Hola Lovi!" he shouted as he trapped the Italian in a hug. "I haven't seen you in so long! Is that why you came here today? To see me? Have you been missing me? Well, who wouldn't! Hahaha! Oh, while you're here you should see my tomatoes! I tried planting them in a different kind of soil and they're doing so well!"

"TONI!" Lovino shouted, catching the other man's attention. "I'm in a hurry. I need some flowers."

"Aw, so you didn't come here to see me? Well, that's too bad. Maybe next time, right?" Antonio rambled on as he gathered what he needed. "So who are the flowers for? Is there a girl? I bet there's a girl. Do I know her? What are you going to do on your date?"

Lovino groaned again. He and Toni were pretty close, but sometimes Toni could be annoying. Especially when he drank coffee. He must've had some this morning. "Toni. They're actually for Feli."

Antonio looked at him shocked. "You're getting flowers for your brother? That seems a little strange, but it's still nice. What's the occasion? Did he get a promotion or something?"

Lovino looked away. "No. Actually, he's… he's in the hospital. He was in a bad car accident. I thought that it would help to brighten up the room a little. Feliciano always loved flowers."

Antonio looked at Lovino who was trying to hide how upset he was. He dropped what he was doing and ran over to give him another hug.

"Get off of me, bastard!"

"I'm so sorry! It's going to be alright. He'll be fine."

"I mean it! Get off!" Lovino squirmed his way out of Antonio's grasp. "Just give me the damn flowers."

Antonio thought for a second. "I have just the thing!" He set to work collecting flowers. He also grabbed a nice looking vase for Lovino to put the flowers in when he arrived at the hospital.

"Here!" he said, handing the newly formed bouquet over to Lovino. "The Yarrows represent healing, the White Heathers represent protection, and the Cornflowers are his favorite. I also put some Thyme in there which represents strength and courage."

Lovino accepted the bouquet and smelled them. They smell really nice together he thought to himself. "How much?" he asked.

Antonio rubbed the back of his neck and looked down. "I won't charge you for these. I hope Feli gets better soon" he said in an uncharacteristically quiet voice.

Lovino looked back up at his friend. "Grazie" he mumbled.

Antonio let out a small chuckle. "Don't mention it! Just keep me updated on Feli's condition, ok?"

Lovino slowly entered his brother's room, hoping to find Feliciano awake. After observing him overnight, the doctors had decided that he was strong enough to be moved into a regular room. He no longer had the heart monitor, but still had the IV. Unfortunately, he still hadn't woken up. For that reason, he was given a single room so he wouldn't be given a roommate.

Lovino walked over to the table and placed the vase down. He shoved the flowers inside and tried to rearrange them. That was one of the many things that his brother was better at than he was. After struggling with the flowers for a few minutes, he gave up. He didn't realize that it was only in his mind that they looked bad.

He walked over to the chair next to the bed and sat down. He moved a stray strand of hair away from his brother's face and watched for any sign of him waking up.

When Feliciano didn't wake up, Lovino sighed and sat in a nearby chair. He grabbed his brother's hand and gently rubbed circles in it with his thumbs, whispering to him in Italian. "Please be ok, Feli. Please wake up soon."

Ludwig entered the flower shop to find Antonio chatting with an asian man with long brown hair. As soon as Antonio saw him, he waved him over.

"Hey Ludwig! Come here, I want you to meet someone!" Ludwig walked over to the two men. "Ludwig, this is Wang Yao. He's a doctor who specializes in natural medication, and he's one of my best customers." Yao bowed before shaking Ludwig's hand. "Yao, this is Ludwig. He's the accountant who helps me with my taxes. He's also the younger brother of a good friend of mine." With that, Antonio disappeared into the back room.

Ludwig turned to Yao. "Natural medicine, you say? What is that?"

"Yes. My office is located down the road on the same side." He pulled out a business card and handed it to Ludwig. "My practice firmly believes in the use of natural things, herbs and spices and such, as treatment for various medical conditions. We believe that it's healthier than filling your body with the manufactured medication that is so common. Also, we focus on healing and not just treating the symptoms."

Ludwig thanked him and placed the card in his wallet before pulling out his own. "This is the accounting firm that I work for. If you ever need help with your finances or anything, feel free to drop by."

"Thank you" replied Yao, bowing again. Just then, Antonio reappeared carrying a large box.

"Here's your order!" Antonio rang up the price, which Yao paid, and handed the box over along with the change. Yao turned to leave.

"It was nice to meet you, Mr. Ludwig."

Ludwig nodded his head. "Same to you."

After Yao had left, Antonio turned to Ludwig.

"I thought you might be coming by today. Lovino was here earlier and he told me the news about Feli."

Ludwig sighed. "Did he say anything about his condition?"

"No, all he said was that he was in the hospital. He was on his way there himself, actually. Why, how is he?"

Ludwig let out an even heavier sigh. "Last I heard, he was in a coma."

Antonio's eyes widened. "That's horrible! Not precious little Feli!"

The German nodded. "Yes. He was in a car accident and hit his head pretty hard. He may have a concussion."

Antonio let out a sad sigh. "I'll come visit him after I close up shop tonight. Anyway, what kind of flowers did you want?"

Ludwig bit his lip as he thought. He didn't know that much about flowers. "You pick something."

Antonio excitedly ran over to the flowers and started to cut and arrange them. He knew just what to get. Soon enough, he presented the bouquet to Ludwig. "Here! It's Calendula and Cornflower. The Calendula represents joy and the Cornflower is his favorite. Don't they look great together? I put Cornflower in Lovino's bouquet this morning too. I'm sure Feli will be excited to see it!"

Ludwig accepted the flowers as well as the vase. "Yeah, I guess it's pretty" he said awkwardly. "How much?"

"Since it's for Feli, it's free."

Ludwig gave Antonio a funny look. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I won't lose too much money on it, so don't worry."

Ludwig turned to leave. "Danke" he called before leaving.

Ludwig softly knocked on the door before opening it. He looked over and saw the flowers on the table. The next thing he noticed was Lovino. He was fast asleep, seated in the chair with his head resting on the bed. He held onto Feli's hand with his own. Ludwig looked over at Feli. He didn't appear to have had any changes in his condition. His chest still rose and fell to a steady rhythm.

Ludwig put the flowers in the vase and tried to arrange them. He didn't have a knack for anything artistic like the two Italians did, so he gave up very quickly. He walked around to the other side of Feli's bed, being very careful not to awake and anger Lovino. There was another chair on that side of the room, so he sat down and held onto the cast that was around Feliciano's other arm. He sat in silence for a while as the occasional nurse wandered in to check on Feli's condition.

A/N: Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to write a pissed off Lovino while keeping my rule of only using light profanity? . Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter :) It was longer this time. Almost twice as long O.O But I wanted to get it up to a certain point to set up for the next chapter, as well as future chapters. As for the flowers, I spent way too much time looking up different flower meanings online. It seemed like different sources gave different meanings for some of them. If they're incorrect, I apologize. I don't really know the meanings behind, well, any flowers. I also don't know anything about running a flower shop, so I just made that part up.