Friday morning

Part of him is a little grateful not having to wake up to his alarm even if he's just angry about being woken in the first place. He makes a disgruntled noise, burying his head deeper into something soft. Slowly he opens his eyes, finally recognizing what he's cuddled into, and what actually woke him up. Luciano jerks upright from his spot on Feli's chest to throw a pillow at his brother for being in his room without his permission, but not before hearing the tell tale click of Flavio's phone camera going off.

He growls lowly and flops back down to his bed, landing his head back on Feli making the other squeak awake just a little more. He doesn't move. He doesn't want to. Feli is soft and cozy and makes a great pillow. He dare say he relaxes a little more when Feli starts to run his fingers through his hair. That is until his alarm actually goes off.

Luciano smacks the necessity with his fist and sits up for good. He puts his head in his hands and scratches wildly at his scalp to help wake himself up more. He yawns and without thinking takes his shirt off for a new one for the day. He changes his pants and stretches his arms up. He goes into the kitchen to grab a granola bar then brushes his teeth quickly before going back to his room to get his backpack. He pauses in the doorway with his bag over shoulder looking at Feli on his bed. Feli has a small smile on his face, still covered in blankets and his arms wrapped tightly around Luciano's pillow.

He's not sure what compels him to do it, but Luciano walks back to his bed and places a hand gently on Feli's head. It's a simple gesture, nothing special, but Feli happily sighs a little and the corner of Luciano's mouth twitch up into a gentle smile. He turns the lamp light off and closes his bedroom door behind him.

It's weird to actually not be glaring at anybody when he first gets to school. He can't help the smile on his face at thinking about Feli back in his room, safe and happy. It actually makes him feel good inside. His phone buzzes and he glares down at his brother's name on the screen. He opens up the picture message and his eyes widen. He covers his face with a hand and glares at the picture from between his fingers. It's him cuddled into Feli's chest, the other with their arms draped loosely over him.

Fuck he loves the picture. He saves it to his phone and threatens his brother to not go in his room again or his scarves will face the consequences.

During his next few classes all Luciano can do is doodle, his mind completely preoccupied elsewhere. He sketches on a spare piece of paper, freezing when he realizes what he's actually drawing. It's from memory so not his best work, but it's Feli on his paper, smiling brightly. He shoves the paper in his backpack.

"Oh you're actually eating with us today?" Kuro teases when Luciano sits down at his usual table. He's been ditching his friends bluntly in favor of talking to Feli outside or in a different hallway to avoid noise. Luciano sneers at Kuro quickly before poking at his sandwich lazily.

"No call from your boooooyfrieeeendd?" Allen leans into him, making kissy faces. Luciano takes his apple and shoves it in Allen's face to get him to shut up.

"He's not my boyfriend you fucks." Is all Luciano says on the topic, earning him a round of sarcastic agreements meaning his friends don't believe him in the slightest. They really don't believe him when Allen goes through his backpack and pulls out the sketch he did.

"Is that him?" He asks loudly, passing off the drawing before Luciano can grab it away from him. Luciano groans loudly as they all make comments on it, asking questions until Matt voices his own.

"How do you know what he looks like?" Matt jerks the drawing away from Kuro who tries to grab it, glaring hard at the smaller, and handing it back to Luciano who takes it gratefully. He puts it back in his backpack, keeping it close so it doesn't get robbed again. He grits his teeth as he glares at the ground.

"Saw him the other day," It's not technically a lie. The bell rings and Luciano high tails it out of there. He sits through his last class bouncing his leg impatiently, wanting to get home as soon as possible to see Feli and spend time with him. Only because Feli is tolerable. Obviously.

On his walk home, he texts Feli, just in case his phone has it's battery back in, that he's on his way. He's about halfway there when Matt's big red truck slows to a roll next to him with Allen hanging out of the window.

"Walking home fucker?" Allen asks with a shit eating grin on his face. Luciano tsks and keeps walking not really paying attention to the fact that they are following him home.

"Dude don't you have a car? Why do you walk?" Allen waves his hands about and Luciano almost hopes he falls out of the car while it's moving.

"Gas is a thing I don't care to buy just yet." He answers simply. He walks up the steps of his house, mildly listening to Allen asking him how come his house is so big when the front door opens before Luciano puts the key in the lock. He stumbles back just a little, stabilizing him and Feli both. He blinks down once he's got his footing, taking in the bright smile on Feli's face as he holds him tight. He nearly smiles back.

"HOLY SHIT!" Luciano snaps his head to Allen staring wide at them then fiddling with the car door. Luciano swears quickly, grabbing Feli's hand and pulling him inside. He manages to lock the door just in time Allen gets to it. He backs away, listening to Allen pound on the door, asking him to open and introduce them. Luciano whines and goes to his room. He flops down on his bed, taking in the mildly different scent since Feli has been in it. There is a gentle hand on his shoulder and he glares up at Feli looking down at him.

"I uh.. Hope you don't mind but I made food?" Feli says hopefully. At the mention of food Luciano's stomach growls and he follows eagerly. They both ignore the last few shouts of Allen at the door. Needless to say, the food is delicious, and the soft blush on Feli's happy face makes it all the better.


Wake-up call

Luciano tries to block out the soft noises around him. He's tired. He and Feli stayed up way too late, talking about random things while sitting on his bed with hot chocolate between them. When the noises don't stop he grunts softly and shifts, pulling Feli closer into his arms. He's not sure why he agreed a second night to let Feli stay in his bed, but he did and now he's the one doing the holding. He tightens his grip on Feli when the voices start to become clear.

"This is the best day of my life," Kuro tries to whisper. Flavio giggles.

"I can't fucking believe this," Allen snickers. Oliver begins to coo too.

"I am so using this," Lutz says quietly and a snap of phone camera goes off. There are a few shuffling feet and Luciano loses his ability to keep quiet.

"Blackmail me and your phone goes up your ass," He mumbles out.

He hears Matt snort and the others whisper out small swears. Luciano lets go of Feli and sits up, rubbing at his head for a headache he swears will come in time. He glares up at his friends, all holding their hands up in surrender, trying to simultaneously hide behind Matt and Oliver at once. Feli whines a little and Luciano's attention goes right back to him. He places a hand on Feli's head gently before returning his sour expression to his friends.

"Out." He hisses and they are gone like flies. Luciano takes his time, getting dressed in a simple pair of jeans and groggily making his way out to the living room where they have escaped too.

"I blame you," Luciano says to his brother. Flavio simply shrugs, tapping at his phone.

"Guilty~" He sings out. Luciano sighs.

"So that him?" Matt asks nonchalantly, not feeling threatened in the slightest. Luciano grimaces but nods his head. He really didn't want his friends to meet Feli at all, let alone see him in that kind of position with him. He already had a hard enough time convincing them they weren't dating as it is.

"And you're not dating right?" Lutz chuckles, elbowing Kuro playfully who snickers at the comment. Luciano pinches the bridge of his nose in annoyance.

"We're not dating." He swallows at hearing the small hint of sadness in his own voice. He drops his hand and goes to the fridge to get himself water, pretending he doesn't hear the silence that follows from the living room.

"Alright it's time we leave," Allen says and then they are gone. Luciano grips his water tight, crinkling the bottle.

"Luci?" Flavio asks softly. He faces his brother, schooling his face into a blank stare. Flavio shifts uncomfortably.

"Do you wish you were?" His brother asks. Luciano hangs his head a little lower than he would like. He feels really comfortable with Feli, to say he wouldn't like to call Feli his, would be a complete lie.

"Forget it Flavi." Luciano turns on his heel to go back to his room. He controls himself enough to not slam the door. He places the water bottle on the side table and crawls back into bed, pulling Feli to him once more, relaxing when the other snuggles just as much.

"Those your friends?" Feli mumbles into his chest. Luciano sneers a little. He really didn't want Feli to meet his friends like that. Or at all.

"Yeah," He says doing better to keep his bitterness out of his voice. Feli pulls back some to look up at him. Luciano swallows at the proximity. He bites his tongue to keep his cool. Feli smiles softly and cuddles back into his chest, rubbing his hand slowly up and down Luciano's back. It's not long until he's humming and Luciano finds himself relaxing more and more.

Luciano's phone buzzes and he reaches for it, looking at it over Feli's head. He raises an eyebrow to his brother's name on the screen, inhaling sharply when the picture comes into focus. He doesn't know why his brother feels the need to send him the pictures he took of him and Feli snuggling. Feli notices his tenseness, taking his attention by nuzzling into him. Luciano drops his phone to the bed and puts his arms around Feli protectively, listening to the giggles that interrupt his humming. It's about another hour until they actually manage to get fully out of bed. Luciano is in the process of hiding his phone so Feli doesn't see the saved pictures when it buzzes in his hand.

We're at Frisk's, come by, we'll behave, and Allen will pay. Luciano raises an eyebrow to the text Matt sent him. He glares down at it when another text comes through.

I'LL BEHAVE BUT I AIN'T FUCKING PAYING FOR YOUR RICH ASS. Luciano rolls his eyes to that. Allen and Matt didn't have a lot of petty spending cash. Luciano glances at Feli when he puts his chin on his shoulder. He angles his phone so the other can see the text from Matt.

"They want to meet me?" Feli squeaks out, covering his face partially with his hands. Luciano shrugs at that. At this point, he's already been seen in a compromising position and they've seen Feli, might as well make introductions.

"What's Frisk's?" Feli sits on the bed, with his hands in his lap looking up at Luciano who has yet to stop glaring at his phone. He drops the device and rubs a hand down his face in exhaustion.

"Tiny restaurant, good food and a nice place." He looks down at Feli who is biting his lip with a slightly hopeful face. Luciano grits his teeth, pushing down his urge to groan.

"Did you want to go." He deadpans. The words are barely out of his mouth before Feli is latched onto him.

"Can we? Please? Please Luciano please?" Now he does groan but nods his head anyway. Feli squeals happily, tugging on new clothes quickly as Luciano types out a message for Matt.

10 minutes. He takes time brushing his teeth, making little affirmative noises to Feli's questions. When they are ready they pile in his car, nearly locking Flavio out of it.

"There is no way I'm missing this," Flavio says from the backseat. Luciano growls at him but it's too late. Feli is excitedly bouncing in his seat and Luciano doesn't want to make a fuss. The drive is spent with Feli giggling randomly and Luciano sparing glances at him, nearly smiling himself. The look on Feli's face is far different than the one from Thursday.

They pull into the parking lot, spying the others from the outside. Flavio is the first out and waltzing inside. Luciano hangs back a little, sighing when Feli holds out a hand for him to take. Surprising even himself he takes it, now walking ahead to guide Feli inside. He opens the door, schooling his face into a blank expression to deal with the onslaught of his friends.

"Wow he actually came," Lutz whistles lowly and hands Allen ten dollars who in return blows him a kiss. Regret is already starting to fill Luciano to the brim.

"Come on we haven't ordered yet!" Oliver says cheerfully, patting the two seats next to him. Luciano walks that way, gripping Feli's hand just a little tighter. He slides in next to Oliver with Matt and Allen right across from him as Feli sits on the end.

"So what's your name sweetheart?" Allen coos leaning forward. Luciano sends him a warning glare for an instant but Feli giggles good naturedly at the question.

"M'names Feli," He says with a bright smile. The others make introductions as Luciano lazily looks over the menu even though he knows exactly what he wants.

"How do you know each other?" Lutz asks while he tries to balance his spoon on the edge of his glass of soda. It's knocked off by Kuro who tosses his knife at it, making it splash on the table and Lutz growl at him as he laughs.

"We met through tumblr," Feli says quietly, sticking his tongue out part way as he looks over the menu. Flavio intercepts to explain just a little more for them. Luciano leans over casually in to Feli's space.

"I don't know what to get," Feli answers the unasked question, picking up on Luciano's subtle ques. Luciano hums and points to something on the menu.

"That's always good. It's what I'm getting, but this is good too." Feli pouts at his words and then unceremoniously drops his head to Luciano's shoulder like it belongs there.

"That sounds good to me then," He links their arms and Luciano shifts just a little to make it more comfortable for them both. He takes tremendous effort to not verbally chew out Allen for the stupid smug look on his face. Luckily he doesn't have to because Matt elbows him harshly in the chest.

"What the fuck I haven't said anything yet!" Allen bites out.

"Yet," Matt says back to him, locking his brother in a staring contest. Feli bubbles up into giggles.

"My friends get into staring contests all the time. Kiku always wins." The waitress comes by and their orders are taken. Conversation is kept on the low, not branching off into the usual brand of chaos they can create. Luciano is almost impressed at the fact his friends are actually behaving.

"So how long have you two been dating?" Kuro sends a wicked smirk Luciano's way and he takes back any thoughts he had before about them playing nice. Feli beats him to responding.

"We've actually been dating for a year you all just never noticed," As hard as Feli tries to keep a straight face at the dumbfounded looks he receives, including one from Luciano, he sputters into a laughter soon after.

"Golly darling you almost scared me there," Oliver places a hand to his chest to mock more shock than he actually felt.

"Dating for a year, where was I?" Luciano scoffs at Feli who smiles up at him and snuggles back into his side. He pushes down the slight jolt of happiness he feels, bitterly reminding himself that Feli said it as a joke. The others don't notice his expression. Only Matt, who raises an eyebrow to his sour face, make any notion of acknowledging him. Luciano rolls his eyes to wave off the unsaid words. Matt simply shrugs and goes back to saying nothing.

"It was really nice to meet you guys," Feli says as they make their way back to Luciano's car. Allen and Oliver coo back at him while the others wave. Once the car doors are closed does Flavio speak.

"If you two have actually been dating for a year and you didn't tell me I will be so pissed," He says looking at Luciano with a haughty expression. Feli giggles at the remark, assuring him otherwise. Luciano sighs. If he and Feli actually dated, he's sure he would have announced it to the world by now.


Drive away

Luciano flat out refuses to take Flavio with him on the drive to take Feli back home. His brother can pout and complain all he wants in the rear view mirror. Feli doesn't say much as he plugs his address into the little GPS system. It's not a comfortable silence this time around. It's a little strained, almost forced. Luciano keeps taking peeks at Feli. He wants to do more but he can't. Driving him home is the most he can do in this situation.

Earlier that day Feli finally put the battery back in his phone, leaving it to buzz with all the messages he received for an hour because he didn't want to touch it. Plenty of missed calls from his family, and a few sparse texts and calls from his friends asking him why he didn't go to school. Feli replied to his friends mostly, sending just a single text to his brother to tell him he is safe and on his way home.

"You going to be alright?" Luciano asks once they hit the main freeway. Feli whimpers and sinks lower in his seat.

"Maybe," He whispers looking out the window. Luciano's chest clenches up. He really hates it when Feli sounds sad. He reaches over and grabs Feli's hand, twining their fingers together in a natural action.

"It'll be okay," He says though he's not so sure he believes that himself. Feli squeezes his hand tightly though so he supposes it's a good thing. The silence is less awkward now. Feli hums randomly, sometimes singing quietly to the radio too. Then there is a song that comes on that makes Feli turn the volume way up and scream out the lyrics. Luciano is snickering to himself the whole time.

They stop for food just an hour outside of where Feli lives. Instead of sitting across from him Feli squishes next to Luciano on his side of the table, not that he would complain. It's here that Luciano responds to his brother's worried texts and his friends asking to pass on 'goodbye' wishes. It's also here that Feli sends one more update to his family. He doesn't answer the phone when it buzzes with a phone call, simply whimpering until it stops.

The last hour of the drive Feli is twitching in his spot, randomly clenching Luciano's hand tightly at times. Oh Luciano wishes there is something he could do, he hates feeling helpless, but this is all he can do. He makes the last turns into a small apartment complex, parking the car and sitting there with Feli's hand in his as his friend hyperventilates. He's quick to return the embrace Feli throws at him. Luciano sighs and tenses as he sees someone with wickedest scowl on their face standing outside a door with their hands balled into fists. He taps Feli to get his attention and the smaller one whines. The door isn't even fully opened before the screaming starts.

"Where the fuck were you?!" Luciano has half a mind to tell Feli to get back in the car as the angry one marches down to him. Hands do not fly thankfully. The angry one pulls Feli into a crushing hug, one that Feli is reluctant at first to return, then gives into.

"Do you have any idea how fucking worried we were you bastard!" The other shouts even though Feli is right to him. Luciano is still partially panicked as Feli nods his head. The angry one pulls back and holds Feli's face between his hands, searching his face for marks of any sort, then his focus turns to Luciano in the car still. He says something quietly and Feli nods. He walks inside the apartment and Feli leans back into the car.

"Lovino wants to meet you," He says plainly. Luciano sighs and shuts off the car. He follows Feli inside the building, feeling cramped immediately. Clutter and items are all over the tiny living space making it smaller than it is normally. Luciano takes a seat next to Feli at the small table near the kitchen area. The other, who he guesses is Lovino is leaning up against the counter, talking angrily into his phone is harsh Italian. Luciano picks up bits and pieces of the language, raising an eyebrow at the sudden yell.

"Then don't come home and see him! I thought you would have wanted to fucking know!" He throws down his phone angrily and puts his face in his hands releasing a long groan. Feli shifts uncomfortably in his seat, that is until Luciano places a hand over his.

"So, 'not a murderer' huh?" Luciano actually snorts at the question. It takes a second but soon they are all talking in somewhat easy tones to each other, getting to know each other a little, to help Lovino's nerves over exactly where his brother went for the weekend.

"Got to hand it to you, you're a fuckton less annoying than Alfred," Feli exclaims loudly at the accusation his brother makes. Luciano smiles gently to himself as Feli clings onto Lovino, almost an exact copy of how Flavio hangs onto him. Luciano's phone buzzes with a text from Flavio, speak of the devil. He grits his teeth. He knows it's getting late, he doesn't need the reminder he has to leave. He stands silently but still manages to catch the brother's attention. Feli comes up to him sadly.

"I have to go now," Luciano tells him. Feli whimpers and throws his arms around his shoulders. Luciano hugs him back quickly. He doesn't care for the odd look Lovino gives him.

Feli walks with him back out to his car, handing him a water bottle for the trip back. He sniffles and wipes at his face with the back of his hand. Luciano reaches a hand up and brushes away one of his tears gently.

"It's alright," He says, thankfully his voice manages not to crack. Feli shakes his head and Luciano sighs. He's about to slip into the front seat when Feli grabs his shoulder quickly and pulls him close. Luciano goes wide eyed as Feli places a kiss to his cheek.

"Drive safe," Feli croaks out. Luciano nods his head in a daze and gets in his car. He watches Feli as he backs out of the complex, peeking into his rear mirror until he turns a corner and Feli is out of sight.


AN: Frisk's is totally not a reference to undertale not at all.