My laptop constantly just stops working. I apologize to the public.

And another thing.

This thing...people are actually reading it?!

1,473 times to be exact! And I have 31 followers and 9 favourites?

Holy Sha-moking! Did not expect that at all, I thought people were going to hate this story.

Well, at any rate. The long-awaited Chapter 4.


About a week passed since Lovino found out he was pregnant. He kept it a secret still, since he didn't know how to tell Ludwig.

Right now the two of them were cleaning the house up. Lovino was in the living room dusting, and Feliciano was in the bathroom. The younger Italian was finished scrubbing down the sink and tub. He was accustomed to vigourous cleaning because of when he lived with Roderich when he was younger.

"Belissimo," he smiled as he glanced around the sparkling room. "Now I have to get the garbage out of here."

Feliciano went over to the waste basket and took out the trash back. As he did, something fell out of it. He was confused at hearing the sound, but he first decided to put the trash out before seeing what it was.

He went back into the bathroom, and he froze slightly at seeing what was on the floor. He hesitantly picked it up and looked at it.

"What is this…?" he pondered. "I-is this a pregnancy test? But.. there are no girls here." He looked at the result of the used test. "It has two lines on it?"

Feliciano tensed and glanced over at the door.

"Fratello!"

Lovino heard Feliciano from the living room, and his voice sounded a little shrill.

Jesus Christ, it's probably just a spider.

He went and grabbed his shoe before walking over to the bathroom obliviously.

"Okay, where is it?" he muttered.

"Fratello," Feliciano looked up at him and held out the used test.

Lovino's face went pale as he dropped his shoe. "W-where the hell did you find that?"

"I-it fell out of the garbage," the younger brother breathed. "F-fratello, is this yours? A-are you pregnant?"

Lovino tensed before snatching the used pregnancy test out of his hand.

"G-give me that! It's none of your business!"

"You are pregnant!" Feliciano gasped, quickly standing up. "Fratello, why didn't you say anything? How far along are you?"

"Shut the fuck up!" Lovino shouted. He flung the used test away as he felt his eyes watering. "S-shut up!"

Lovino then fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around himself. Feliciano hesitantly moved closer as he watched his brother cry, and he hesitantly wrapped his arms around him. Lovino tried moving away from him before he gave into the hug and hugged him back tightly.

"Va tutto bene, fratello," he whispered. "Sarà bene. Vedrai, Lovino…"*

"I-io non so che cosa fare..!"** Lovino whimpered slightly as he stayed close to his younger brother.

"Oh, Lovino…" he whispered and rubbed his back gently. "Let me help. I can help you, fratello.. I can tell that you want people to help you."

"B-but, w-what am I supposed to t-tell potato bastard?"

"Fratello, after this, I don't think you should call Luddy that anymore," he murmured. "You can do it. It's easy. Just tell him that you are having his bambino."

"I don't think it's that simple, idiota."

"I'm serious," Feliciano insisted. "If you want him to be a part of this, you need to tell him. And soon."

Lovino hesitantly nodded, sniffling quietly before wiping his eyes. "I-I'm going to tell him."

"Good," he smiled a little before kissing his cheek gently. "Do you want me to come with you?"

The older Italian shook his head and stood up slowly. "I'm going to tell him myself. I will be back later."

"Okay," Feliciano waved at Lovino quietly as he smiled. "Good luck, fratello."

Lovino nodded before going into the other room, getting the plastic bag with the used pregnancy test before walking out of the house.

Ludwig glanced up at the door when he heard the knock and the barking of the dogs that followed. He sighed heavily as he went and answered the door.

"All right, what do you…" The German froze when he saw Lovino right outside. "…Lovino?"

Lovino hesitantly waved at him. "C-ciao, potato bastard. Can I come in?"

Ludwig was so confused, but he then nodded as he stepped back."J-ja, sure. You're not drunk, are you?"

"Shut the hell up," he muttered before walking into the house. "Can I sit down?"

"I guess," he muttered. "Then you can let me fuck you while you're at it."

As Lovino sat down, he tensed and curled his fingers into the cushions.

"I-is that all you fucking think about?!" he shouted. "Y-you are a sick, disgusting pig!"

"You are the one that started it by barging into my house!" the German argued.

"And it was your fault for letting me do that while you were fucking sober! Dammit, I came to talk to you!"

Ludwig shook his head and pointed towards the door. "Get the hell out of my house. You are nothing by a dirty whore."

Lovino froze slightly as he listened to him, and he lowered his head. Ludwig was right about that. He was a whore. What was he thinking, telling Ludwig about him carrying his child?

The Italian sniffled quietly and then saw that one of Ludwig's dogs was sitting on the floor right next to him. He looked over at him and heard him whimper as he slowly padded over to Lovino. He then tensed as he watched the dog sniff at his stomach before nuzzling it gently. Then he saw this action he had was out of instinct.

"..Y-you know, don't you?" he whispered before gently petting the dog's head. "Sai che per il bambino, si…?"***

"Lovino."

He hesitantly looked up at Ludwig as he continued petting the dog slowly. "Si?"

Ludwig pointed towards the door again. "I told you to leave."

The Italian tensed again before slowly standing up. "S-sorry. I-I will go, okay?"

The German went over to the door and opened it for Lovino. Lovino followed him and then stopped before grabbing his arm.

"L-ludwig?"

He tensed at hearing him, since Lovino never called him Ludwig.

"What?"

"Before I leave," he whispered, "can I tell you what I came here to talk to you about?"

"Ja, sure, whatever," he muttered as he looked at him.

Lovino swallowed thickly at hearing his response. He knew that there was going to be a bad response.

"I-I'm pregnant, Ludwig," he trembled slightly as he stayed close to the door.

The German froze slightly as he heard Lovino, tensing as his face went pale.

"W-what? Pregnant?"

He shivered as he hesitantly nodded, and he slowly took out the pregnancy test in the plastic bag and showed it to him. "S-see? Pregnant."

Ludwig's eyes widened as he took the bag from him and looked at the test's results. He then dropped it before grabbing him by his shoulders.

"What do you want from me?" he muttered. "What are you trying to pull by making up some shit like that?"

"You…" Lovino froze and started struggling as he glared at him. "Y-you think I made that up?! You bastard! I-I thought you would understand!"

"Just get out of my house!" he shouted before shoving him out the door.

Lovino stumbled and quickly held onto his stomach lightly since he wanted to make sure the baby didn't get hurt. He felt tears forming in his eyes as he looked at the German.

"I-I thought you would understand," he breathed. "I-I thought you would want to be there! T-this is your baby just as much as it is mine!"

Ludwig slowly realized that Lovino was not making this up, and he froze again.

"But…what if I don't want to be there, Lovino?"

"T-then, don't," he retorted as he tried not to cry. "B-but I'm scared. I r-really need you, okay? I'm not g-going to force you, though."

"Lovino, we barely know each other," he added. "You can't just expect me to drop everything and help you out."

"B-but, this is your baby too." He kept his hand at his small stomach as he looked at him. "L-ludwig, please. I-I don't know what else to do. I can't do this alone."

The German looked at him quietly after hearing him. He couldn't help but feel a little excited about becoming a father. Plus, this will bring him closer to Lovino. But he was hoping that he could have been closer in a different, better way. Ludwig shifted closer to the Italian before quietly wrapping his arms around him, and Lovino tensed at the response.

"Lovino, I'm sorry," he whispered. "I do want to be there with you, and I'm sorry. And I will be as involved as you want me to be."

"A-and I want you to be there for everything," he stammered as he hugged him back tightly. It wasn't that he loved being hugged by Ludwig, but he just really needed this form of affection. "G-grazie, bastard."

The German sighed quietly as he held him closer. "You're welcome."

Lovino finally felt relieved. For the past week since he found out, he was a nervous wreck. But knowing that he had support from both his brother and the baby's father made him feel secure.

"C-can you come back to my house with me?" he whispered. "I-I want to make Feliciano feel better knowing that I talked to you about this."

He nodded as he slowly pulled back, making sure the door was closed before hesitantly grabbing his hand. Lovino was a little startled by his gesture, since he wasn't used to anyone but Antonio doing that. But he didn't mind that at all as he squeezed his hand gently.

They both slowly wlaked to the house together awkwardly, holding hands.

"Y-you don't have to treat me like a lover," Lovino mumbled after a while. "T-this can be just an acquaintance thing. I want you here for the baby, so you don't have to act like you love me if you don't want to."

Ludwig stayed close to him and raised the smaller man's hand up to his lips before gently kissing it.

"I want to, Lovino," he whispered quietly.

The pregnant Italian blushed as he glanced away. "O-okay then. J-just don't get too crazy with it."

When they got back to the house, Lovino led the way inside as they still held hands.

Feliciano heard the door from where he was in the kitchen.

"Fratello, I'm glad you're home," he smiled. "How did it go?"

"It went well," Lovino assured as he took Ludwig into the kitchen.

The younger Italian then smiled more when he saw that his brother and best friend were holding hands.

"Oh, fratello, Luddy!" he cheered as he quickly went over to them and hugged them. "I'm so happy for you two! And I'm going to be a zio!"

"S-shut the hell up, fratello," Lovino mumbled, although he was happy hearing his brother.

Ludwig shifted a little closer to Lovino. "D-danke, Feliciano. You sound excited."

"Of course I am!" he giggled as he stayed close to them. "I'm going to be the best zio ever!"

"I am glad to hear that," the German murmured before pulling back slowly and reluctantly. "I'd better get going. I need to tell Gilbert."

Lovino looked over at Ludwig and shifted slightly. Even though he couldn't stand the potato bastard, he didn't want him to leave. "Okay…"

Ludwig slowly placed his hand on the Italian's stomach before gently kissing his forehead.

"I will see you soon." He then waved at them before going out of the house reluctantly.

Lovino was still blushing as he wrapped his arms around himself.

"Fratello, I haven't seen you so red in weeks," Feliciano smirked.

"I-idiota, shut up," Lovino then covered his face as he blushed still."P-potato bastard didn't have to do that."

"I know he didn't, but it's a good thing he acts like he loves you." He knew that Ludwig loved his brother, but he stayed quiet about that.

Lovino then covered his mouth to hide the small smile on his face, and he then looked over at the younger Italian. "D-do you think… nah, never mind."

Feliciano shrugged as he went back to making dinner. "Let me make you something to eat. You must be starving."

"Si," he nodded a little before going over to the table and sitting down.

Maybe he does like me.


Translations:

*It's okay, brother. It will be okay. You'll see, Lovino

**I don't know what to do

***You know about the baby