Part 7

You woke up at the sound of Ludwig's alarm. You groggily turned to it and opened one eye
slowly. It was 4:30 AM. You made a noise of displeasure and rolled back over, realizing
that his heat was gone. You groaned again. He chuckled after turning off his alarm, his
lips pressing aginst your head."I have to go work out now, liebling. I will be sure to
wake you up for school." You grabbed his pillow and cuddled into it, taking in his scent
of cologne with a bit of dog. You soon drifted off to sleep with a smile. He changed into
some sweatpants and tank before leaving the room, smiling back at you.

You woke up to Ludwig shaking you gently. You opened your eyes and rolled over to see him
holding a cup of coffee for you. You groggily sat up, pulling the sheet around you and
gaving a small thank you. He kissed you head and walked over to his dresser to change into
his school clothes. You watched him undress out of the corner of your eye, taking in every
small detail of his body. He turned and chuckled. "Enjoying the view, Schatzchen?" You
nodded, finnally starting to wake up. You set the cup down and stood up to stretch,
letting the sheet fall. He gave a playful whistle at your body and you blushed. "I-I'mm
gonna go get in the shower, ok?"

After your shower, you stepped out of his bathroom and immedietely smelled something
great. You followed the smell to the kitchen to find Ludwig cooking up some breakfast. You
wrapped your arms around his waist, nuzzling his back. "Hey good lookin', what's cookin'?"
He chuckled "Bacon and scrambled eggs. It is just about done." You kissed his back and
walked to the fridge for some juice. You paused before you opened the door. "What are we
gonna tell everyone?"

He glanced up and looked down to the food again. "Well, I guess we just wait for others to
make the first move." He looked up at you and smilled. "As long as I am with you, I do not
care what they think." He scooped some food onto the plates as you smiled at him. Before,
what others thought meant everything. You finished pouring some juice and set it down on
the table next to the plates. "By the way, were is your family? I never asked." Ludwig
chuckled to himself. "My Father dragged my brother to a cabin up in the mountains for a
week. He said that he needed to learn a few things. They took the dogs with them as well."
You smiled to yourself. "I wonder what your dad is making him do?" Ludwig shrugged "Oh,
you know. The usual, gruling tasks in winter with a few feet of snow."

On the way to school, you began to think about what would happen when you got to school.
Ludwig held your hand, running his thumb over your fingers to calm you. You forced a smile
and just went through a mental plan to calm your self. Just don't mention it, just try and
change the subject when it comes up. Pretend it didn't happen, laugh it off even. He
parked in the student parking lot and your hand clenched his.

He tried to give a reassuring smile. "Meine Schatzchen, I will be right by your side, I
promise." He took his iron cross from arond his neck and put it in your hand. "For
courage." you nodded and pulled it around your neck. You took a deep breath and stepped
out of the car, slinging your backpack on . People nudged their friends when they cought
sight of you and Ludwig, hushed whispers exchanged. You held Ludwigs hand tighter,
squeezing your eyes shut. Just ignore them, they aren't important, Just ignore them.

You opened your eyes when you reached the door, taking a deep breath. You can do it _ .
Ludwig kissed your cheek "I will see you at lunch, alright?" You nodded "Right." He turned
and left down in the oppisite direction to his locker. You took a deep breath and began to
unlock yours, however a hand slamed on the locker next to yours. You turned and saw
Antonio with a sunny smile. "Hola, _! How are you this morning?" You took another deep
breath and grabbed your books. "I'm fine." He laughed "That's great! I was actually here
to ask you something!"

You rubbed your neck awkwardly "W-well, I have to get to class, you know how slow I am."
Antonio gave a loving sigh. "Oh _, you're so shy! Its okay to feel this way." You
raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Excuse me?" He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, you
obviously have a crush on me, so I figured I'd be the one to make the first move. Besides,
you and Ludwig aren't together anymore. You're bound to get lonely soon." You took in a
deep breath. "Well, just so you know, Ludwig and I are still together." He looked shocked
"Really? Even after you were embarassed? I'm amazed!"

Now you were starting to get upset. "Amazed at what?" He laughed. "I'm just saying that
not many people are willing to stay with a girl after the whole school finds out she
stuffs her bra. I wouldn't even! Personally, I think Ludwig is still dating you out of
pity. So save the trouble and dump him now so you can be with me!" You slapped him across
the face, leaving a large red mark. He rubbed his face in surprise. You turned and left
without saying another word.

Throughout the day, you had to hear hushed whispers behind you, even Kat was a bit more
quiet then usual, you lead most of the conversations. Soon lunch came and you smiled.
Finnally you could talk with Lud and feel a bit more safe from stares. You found him at
the usual table with your other friends. He was listening as Feliciano talked non-stop
about anything and everything. Except, of course, what had happened.

You slid in next to Ludwig, smiling and giving him a quick kiss on his cheek while he
turned scarlet. You laughed a bit and joined into the conversation. It felt good to relax
a bit after the morning you had. It seemed as if your friends were finnally a bit more
understanding as well.

By the end of the week, everyone had relaxed about it. No one mentioned it, no one
whispered behind your back, and Antonio had left you alone. The only problem left was
Gilbert. To make it worse you had to face him that night . Ludwig's father had invited you
over for dinner and you of course accepted. Besides, Gilbert would'nt dare pull something
in front of his father and brother.

Soon, Ludwig pulled up in your drive way to pick you up. Too late to back out now. You
slid into the passanger seat, kissing him. "Hey Lud!" He smiled "Hello, meine Leibling.
Nervous." You lied and shrugged. "Not really, I've already met your family before." He
smiled. "You are right. I was a bit worried, but I know that everything will work out just
fine!" You nodded, hoping he was right.