Ludwig had to get his keys. They were in his pocket. He could have easily gotten it, but he didn't want to ask the young Italian to hold the grocery bags he had in his hands for him. Feli had already been through enough today, he didn't want to make him do more.
Ludwig had met Feliciano Vargas and the way home from a shopping trip. Feli had been ganged up upon by thugs. They were very close to raping the poor boy. If Ludwig hadn't shown up at that moment… He shook his head. He didn't want to think about what could have happened. He was only going to focus on the positives.
Feli was silent behind him even though he'd been talking up to this point (not that he minded. He was cute when he talked). Ludwig looked over his shoulder at him. "Feli? What's wrong?" he asked.
Feli had kept his eyes on the ground as he walked. He looked up at him hesitantly. "I-I won't break you know."
He now had Ludwig's full attention. He spun around to look at him. "Huh?" he asked, puzzled. "What do you mean by that?"
"Um," he began to fidget with his fingers. Ludwig couldn't help but notice how cute the action was. "What I mean is, I-I'm not as weak as you may think. I-I can hold those bags for you if you ask me too. I-I mean… um…" Feli closed his eyes. "I-I know that I almost got raped and that you had to save me b-but…"
Ludwig couldn't take it anymore. He set the bags on the floor and embraced the Italian in a bear hug. Feli's eyes snapped open.
"Ve?" Feli said. Ludwig tightened the hug. Feli couldn't help but note that he liked the action.
"Don't worry about a thing Feli," the German whispered. "It's not that I thought you would break if I let you hold them, it's just that I wanted you to relax a little. It's not every day that you almost get raped and still come out clean. Please don't worry," he pulled back just a bit so he could look into Feli's eyes. Feli looked up from his view of Ludwig's chest. "If you really want me too, I will protect you. I'll be your bodyguard if you want me too or just a friend if that is what you truly desire, so please just relax and think positively okay?"
Feli took in what he'd just heard. He could feel the tears fill his eyes. He wrapped his hands around the German's back and nuzzled his face into his chest as he cried. Ludwig blushed at the motion but hugged him back.
Soon, Feli had stopped crying. He looked at Ludwig as if he were about to tell him something, but didn't.
"Feli?" Ludwig asked. "What's wrong?"
It was as if Feli could no longer hear him. He fluttered his eyes flirtatiously as he wrapped his arms around the Germans neck. He raised himself up by standing on his tiptoes, aiming for Ludwig's face.
"F-Fe-?!" Ludwig began. He was interrupted by a soft pair of lips on his. His eyes grew wide as he realized that Feli was kissing him. They'd just met, and now he was kissing him.
To be completely honest, he couldn't say that he was bothered by it. He was actually enjoying it and wished it could go on longer. His eyes half-closed as he looked at Feli with a passion.
But before he could kiss him back, Feli pulled away. Ludwig was disappointed, but also confused.
"F-Feli?" he asked in an embarrassed whisper. To his amazement, Feli blushed as well.
"Sorry! I guess you don't normally kiss in your country," he began to fidget again. "Um… I was just thanking you again. I know that I thanked you before, but I felt that I had to thank you some other way. So I thanked you the way people from my country would!"
He looked down at the floor, still blushing like a madman. He didn't dare tell Ludwig that Italians only kissed their cheeks, not lips. If he told him that, he'd probably think there was more to the kiss, but there wasn't. Right?
Ludwig looked at the wall to his right and put his hands in his pockets. "Oh. Ok… um… thanks, for that I guess." Ludwig knew that Italians only kissed their cheeks, not their lips. He didn't want Feli to know that he knew though, because that would be embarrassing.
"You're welcome." Feli answered back. They stayed in an awkward silence for a while before Ludwig remembered.
"Oh. Feli, do you still want to come in?" Feli looked up and smiled awkwardly, happy for the distraction.
"Yes." He said.
Before they could go inside though, they were interrupted by a loud "Where the fuck where you?" They both turned around to stare at angry looking Italian holding hands with an amused looking Spaniard. The Italian looked to be two years older from them (as well as the Spaniard). The Italian had the same chestnut colored hair and eyes as Feli. The Spaniard had wavy dark brown hair with emerald green eyes. The Italian had a scowl on his face as he stared at the two. The Spaniard looked at the two with a smile in his eyes. Ludwig assumed that the Italian was Feli's brother and that the Spaniard was his brother's boyfriend.
"Lovi!" Feli cried, shocked. Ludwig looked from Feli to the man called Lovi. "What are you doing here?"
"We are fucking living here. And I told you to call me Lovino," Lovino snapped. "Now I ask again, where the fuck were you?"
"I was with Luddy," Ludwig smiled at his new nickname. It was cute. Feli turned to look at the Spaniard. He smiled at him cheerfully. "Hello Antonio!"
Antonio smiled back. "Hello Feli! I see you've made a new friend."
Feli smiled and took hold of Ludwig's arm. He hugged it close to his chest. Ludwig blushed at the motion. "Yes! I did!"
Lovino turned his gaze at Feli's "new friend" and gave him a death glare. Ludwig shivered at the cold stare. Lovi turned back to look back at Feli. "Let's go Feli."
Feli looked at Lovino, then to Ludwig, then back to Lovino. He pouted a bit at Lovino, but when he realized that the older Italian wasn't going to change his mind, he looked helplessly at Ludwig.
"Sorry, Luddy, but I have to go with Lovi and Toni." Feli looked very confused and helpless. Ludwig smiled sweetly at him.
"It's okay Feli. Go with them. You live in this complex right? That means we can meet some other time."
Feli grinned. "Okay!" he walked toward Lovino and Antonio. He looked back and waved as he walked with them. "Bye Luddy!"
Ludwig waved back. "Bye Feli! Bye Toni! Bye Lovi! See you later!"
Feli and Toni both smiled at him but Lovino gave him an instant death stare for the usage of his nickname. Ludwig shuddered. Note to self: Never call Lovino "Lovi". EVER.
Ludwig picked up the grocery bags and pulled out his keys. He opened the door and walked into the apartment. It was oddly dark. He set the bags down and turned on the lights. His eyes widened as he noticed his brother and his boyfriend Matthew making out in the couch.
They hadn't noticed that the light was turned on. Ludwig was frozen, staring at the spectacle in front of him. Soon, Matthew noticed that someone else was in the room. He shrieked when he noticed Ludwig there. Gilbert just smirked.
"Hey West! What's up?"
Ludwig blushed. He silently thanked Lovino and Antonio for taking Feli away. He didn't want him seeing this.