"C'mon kid." said Ludwig, with a mellow, if not sad tone. "You've got to wake up.. You've just got to." He continued. A tear fell down the man's face as he ran his fingers through his platinum blonde hair. "I wish it were me.. I really wish it would've been me. I can't believe I let this happen to you." Ludwig laid his head on the hospital bed, right next to Feliciano's wounded arm.

A nurse walked in carrying a syringe and a towel soaked in antibiotics. "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave until the procedure is complete." She said, looking at Ludwig blankly. "No. I promised him that I'd stay by his side no matter what. The Nurse stared at him for a moment before sighing and saying, "I don't usually make exceptions, but I will this time. Only so you can keep your promise." She instructed Ludwig to move to the end of the hospital bed while she administered the shot and placed the antibacterial towel over Feliciano's wound. "He'll be fine." Said the nurse with a smile on her face. She walked out, leaving the two alone.

"I shouldn't have let him rot in jail. That Henry guy is the kind of person that deserves death." The German man said furiously. "He got to my parents and he almost got Feliciano too." Ludwig started to tear up again. "It could have been different this time." Ludwig grasped the small Italian man's hand, not letting go. After a while he kissed his hand after saying, "Ich liebe dich. Du bist mein Leben. Du bist meine Welt. Und du bist mein alles."(1)

Ludwig walked out of the room, sighing. As he walked past the Nurses station he informed one of the Nurses that he was going home to get changed. He walked away but then stopped to say one last thing to her. "Please.. Take care of him for me." And with that he left the hospital.

As Ludwig approached his front door, his worry for Feliciano grew. "Mein Gott. Warum konnte ich nicht ihn retten?"(2) He mumbled. He unlocked his door, Slamming it behind him. The blonde haired man continued to his room, taking off his shirt as he went up the stairs. Ludwig sat on his bed and kicked his shoes and pants off. Wearing nothing but his boxers, he went to his closet and changed into a fresh pair of clothing.

No sooner he had his shirt on, the phone rang. He didn't feel like talking to anyone, the only person he wanted to talk to was Feliciano, despite that he went to pick up the phone. "Hello?" He said with a sigh. "Hello, This is Nurse Elizabeta Héderváry." Said the woman on the other end. "Oh! Nurse! Please tell me Feliciano is okay." He said anxiously. "Actually, He's recovering quite well, he's been discharged. His doctor has given him medication to help fight infection." Ludwig smiled gently, feeling relieved he said, "I'll be there to pick him up." He hung up and ran out of his house.

Ludwig arrived at the hospital, panting, he asked, "Where's Feliciano?" "Oh, you must be Ludwig. He kept rambling on about you." The nurse said. "Yes, I'm Ludwig. But where's Feliciano?" He looked around, and seemed a bit worried. "He left already. I thought I told you he was being discharged." Nurse Elizabeta satred at him. "Is everything okay?" she asked. Ludwig didn't say anything, he just walked away.

Ludwig got on the bus, heading towards Feliciano's house. When he arrived, he realized none of the lights were on. He proceeded to knock on the door, only to receive silence in return. Damn, Not home. Where could he be? Should I wait? Or should I go back home. Ludwig ran back to his house, sitting in the living room in case anyone came, or the phone rang. "Gah. Where is he?" Ludwig thought out loud. The German man was becoming impatient, he knew his friend was alright, but yet he didn't even call or stop by.

Ludwig got up to go into the kitchen to start making something to eat. He yanked open the freezer door and pulled out a TV dinner, throwing it into the microwave. DING DING!! Went the doorbell. "I'm coming, I'm coming." Ludwig said sternly. The blonde haired man walked to his door to answer it.

"It's me!!~" Squealed the little Italian man before Ludwig even had a chance to open the door. "Will you calm down? Your stitches are gonna come out if you keep running all over the place." Ludwig said with a disappointed look on his face. Feliciano just smiled innocently as usual. "Anyways," The smaller man said. "Yes?" Ludwig interrupted. "I was wondering if I could live here for a while.. If that's not a problem." Feliciano said hesitantly. "None at all" replied Ludwig as he opened the door wider for Feliciano to bring his belongings in.

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Characters belong to Hidekaz Himaruya.

I Love you. You are my life. You are my world. And you are my everything.

My god, why couldn't I rescue him?

A gigantic thank you to one of my best friends, Gosangoku. He helped me edit this, so, I thought it'd be nice to give him some credit. XD

working on chapter 3. Review please. They all mean so much to me.