Chapter 10
He slammed the door open to the cottage and ran to the only bed putting Feliciano's body down. The others looked shocked at him as he turned around.
-"What do I do now?" he screams to everyone who looked at him with big eyes.
-"You need to take his clothes off and someone needs to do the same" Ivan says.
Fast but careful Ludwig started to take Feliciano's clothes off until the boy was only in his underwear. When he was done he looked with panic in his eyes on Ivan. Feliciano's body told them that he had been outside in cold clothes for too long.
-"Someone needs to lay beside him and warm him up with his own body" the Russian said without moving from the spot he was standing.
Ludwig fast started to rip off the yellow, black and red jacket Francis had given to him before at airport. No-one said anything about taking his place because they all could see how Ludwig was panicking and they all could see the love in his eyes.
-"Turn around" he suddenly says when he only had his T-shirt and pants left. The others didn't really notice themselves as they were staring at Ludwig with their minds in a different place. The only one who had already turned around from the beginning was Kiku because of his politeness.
-"Are you shy?" Francis says and laughs but turns around to pick in the fire. The others turned around too. They stayed that way until they heard someone messing with the bed and they turned around.
The little cottage had only one room with an open fire, a bed and a table with chairs. Even though it wasn't much furniture in the cottage it wasn't much space between everyone inside. While Ludwig had been gone and the others had come back they had put all of their backs and stuff under the table but their sleeping bags in the center of the room. Arthur and Francis had a loud fight over who would sleep on the bed when Kiku had interrupted them and said that Feliciano should have it. There was no more fighting about that but soon they started to fight over who would sleep next to who. When Ludwig came running in with Feliciano in his arms they hadn't been fighting for a while and it was calm in the little cottage. Now there was a silent full with worries and especially for Ludwig.
-"It would be best if we could get to a hospital but it's hard in terrain" Ivan suddenly says and looks outside, "and it will soon be a storm"
When he finished the sentence the wind started to blow outside until the window was shivering. Everyone stared at each other shocked over the sudden change of weather.
-"It was just like you said to the weather that it would storm" Francis said and laughed unsure.
-"General Winter is just a friend of mine" he said and turns his head so he met his eyes.
With that said it went silent in the little cottage except the blowing wind. Ludwig was laying in the bed hugging Feliciano gently, feeling his chest rising when he breaths and feeling how he slowly is getting warmer. He needs water... Ludwig thinks as he remembers his cold lips.
-"Could I get a glass of water" Ludwig asks, "it's in the orange bag"
Kiku carefully gets the water and hands over it to Ludwig.
-"Thanks" he says as he takes the water and carefully lifts Feliciano up so he could feed him the water. Feliciano swallows the water by reflects but doesn't wake up. Ludwig sighs deeply and gives Kiku the water back.
-"Shall I keep a guard on him so you can sleep?" Kiku asks when he saw the tired eyes of Ludwig.
-"No, I'll look" he says and gets back into the position he had before," get some sleep". Without saying anything Kiku went back to his sleeping bag and laid down.
The days passed like that. Ludwig carefully making Feliciano drink some water, denying that someone else except him would guard Feliciano while he slept and the others playing cards. Ludwig grew more tired for each day and soon the only thing he knew was Feliciano in his arms and his eyes that wouldn't stay open. One morning when the others were making breakfast he couldn't resist sleep anymore. Slowly, slowly his eyes closed and he drifted away into a dream world where Feliciano was awake and he was happy.