D is for Dogs

Germany/Hungary

It was another normal day for Ludwig. With the sun up high on the blue skies, it was almost the perfect day. But almost was never a true word for him. He needs something sure and according to the facts, not something that would only reach 10% of that sureness. Yes, Ludwig was a die-hard perfectionist. Everything and anything needs to be at the right measurements and timing. Even the amount of water inside his cup needs to me right. 200 ml, just like the way he likes it.

Ludwig glanced at the clock.

03:30 pm, the prefect time to walk his lovely dogs. To Ludwig, having three (and not four) dogs as a fully grown man means epic proportions of righteousness. A perfect cup. A perfect measurement. (But the truth was, those dogs belonged to his grandfather. The only person Ludwig looks up to. So he just had to take care of those perfectly raised dogs.)

Ludwig stood up, closing the book he was reading. He walks to the backyard shed. Fetching three leashes for his dogs.

She was there. Hazelnut locks whistling softly within the soft wind while curling up lovingly at its ends. She walks gracefully, making small steps that echoes with the warm sun. Her green eyes stared forward, enlightening a ray of sturdiness and soft gallows of hope within herself. Every smile she made was full of cheerfulness, keeping the male species wonder what she was smiling about.

Oh, she was perfect.

Today was the day. A day where she would visit Ludwig's house and spend the rest of her weekends within the borders of that small house.

But she never came for him.

Her sunny smile was not meant for him. Her hazelnut hair. Her cute laughter. Her soft skin. Her warm hugs. Her consoling words. Neither of those are meant for him.

Not even her phone calls.

"Good afternoon, Ludwig." she greets him from the front yard fence. Ludwig's head shot up, neglecting his unleashed dogs staring up at his face. A cold sweat walks down his forehead to his cheek. Oh Gott, this is not going to be an easy walk.

"Good day to you too, Fräulein." Ludwig's voice was surprisingly calm, much to his disgrace. Elizaveta giggled. Oh how the sound was so beautiful as it rings in his head. Ludwig took a note to listen to it more.

Elizaveta opens the gate, as it was always open for her. As she scoots closer to Ludwig, she smiles at the sight of three excited dogs.

"Time to walk your lovely dogs?" she teased. Ludwig's head shot back, remembering his initial task before Elizaveta came. He could only nod slightly before she bent down to pet his dogs. Großvater would be happy if he knew such a beautiful woman existed. It was a lovely sight and Ludwig's dogs seemed to like her as well.

Aster licked her cheek. Elizaveta laughed. "Who's this little cute one?"

"Das ist Aster, the Hovawart." Ludwig answered quickly.

Aster stared at Elizaveta which in turn gets a loving hug from her. It looks like she found her favorite one, Ludwig thought. The other two dogs growled softly, and Ludwig could only chuckle at them. Elizaveta suddenly stood up.

"Ó, Istenem, Ludwig!" she cheered loudly.

"Was?"

"You finally smiled. I'm so happy for you!" Elizaveta hugged his chest while putting her best smile on her face. A shade of red tints his cheeks as he looked away.

Elizaveta was right however. Ever since Ludwig was heartbroken, he never actually smiled. At least not sincerely. Gilbert has always tried to cheer him up with every kind of techniques he knew. Sometimes, Elizaveta would be there to listen to his stories while telling jokes along the way. But everything seemed in vain. That Italian girl must've had a great impact on his feelings.

At the thought of Elizaveta's word, Ludwig smiled. She was right. He needs to move on. To be honest, he already has. The only problem is-

"What's going on here, édesem?" a low voice interrupts them. At the sound of the voice, Elizaveta lets Ludwig go. A brighter smile painted on her lips. By then, Ludwig's smile faints slightly.

"Gil, Ludwig finally smiled!"

Gilbert's grin widened. "Really? Ich bin so stolz auf dich, Luddy!"

Gilbert charged at him, smiling widely. He then tackles Ludwig into 'an awesome bro hug' which is followed suit by Elizaveta. Ludwig's heart fell. The reason of her visits was here, ready to take her attention away from anything.

But Ludwig pushed that thought away as he saw his brother's smile grow wider. No, he can't hate his big brother. Not even once. Gilbert already has too much to face, what he needs now is happiness. Elizaveta is the only person that can possibly do that.

"D-danke..." Ludwig mutters softly under his breath. The couple lets him go but still grins from ear to ear. It was as if their child has just graduated from school.

Berlitz snuggled close to Ludwig's right leg. He rubs his head on the soft fabric, slowly getting Ludwig's full attention. Aster and Blackie follows suit. Snuggling on Ludwig's leg while rubbing their heads softly.

Ludwig gently bends down, and pets the three German dogs.

"Gott, why can't I stop liking her?"

Blackie barks as Ludwig could only stare in confusion. He knew that his dogs had something to tell him. Ludwig eyes his other dogs. The three of them had the same expression.

Ludwig sighed, "I guess you're right. Bruder needs his happiness after all. Having Fräulein as my sister-in-law isn't such a bad idea."

At those words, the three could only bark happily in response. Aster and Blackie licks his cheek while Berlitz quietly snuggled him. Ludwig cackled a light laughter. After all, his dogs actually know him best.

A/N: You can kill me for not posting the second part of C /shot

I just couldn't resist to post this soon. And yeah... some of the other alphabets are already written. Oh and OCD-ish Ludwig was fun to write (especially when he likes Liz). Kudos to the people that can guess who the girl that broke Ludwig's heart is :)

R&R please? It means a lot to me, especially critiques.

Fräulein (German) - Miss
Großvater (German) - grandfather
Das ist(German) - That is
Ó, Istenem (Hungarian) - Oh, my God
édesem (Hungarian) - honey
Ich bin so stolz auf dich (German) - I'm so proud of you

Google Translate FTW xD