I apologize for not getting this done sooner. I fell in love with the pairing Royed (from FMA) again so I was reading nothing but Royed doujinshis for the past couple of days. About the flash back, I really wanted to write that scene to fully explain what happened and that was the only way I knew how.

Enjoy~

"I have to go inside with our bruders. I'll be back I promise."

That was the last thing Ludwig said to Feliciano before he left. He sat in the sanctuary with Lovino and Gilbert waiting for nightfall. The hunter couldn't get the little vampire from his mind. At times, he found himself wandering into the next room and looking out the back window.

Feliciano was sitting in the sunlight. Ludwig wanted to run out there and tell him to get back in the shade, but Gilbert and Lovino wouldn't allow him to leave. For now he just sat watching them. Gilbert was checking over what looked like guns and Lovino just sat in front of the alter as if lost in a prayer. (And he probably was.)

"Lovi?" The vampire slayer called, standing up from his seat.

"Don't call me that." The priest replied bitterly.

"We might as well put you to use right now." The albino searched through his bag and pulled out a couple of store bought water bottles. He tossed one at the Italian and he caught it. Lovino looked at it confused.

"You're a priest. Start blessing. We need all the holy water we can get."

Lovino stood from his place and sat the bottle on the alter. Gilbert placed the other bottles next to it on the alter while Lovino pulled out a small bible from his pocket. Ludwig didn't he listen as he blessed the water. He was far too distracted. He was fighting for his Feliciano, but would he still have him afterwards?

The people Ludwig was going to be fighting was Feli's clan; the people he considered his family. Would the little vampire hate him? Also, had any of the other vampire slayers caught wind of this? It was enough to be fighting the entire clan, but adding more slayers would be far too much to handle.

Ludwig looked around the sanctuary. So what was he suppose to do the entire time? They wouldn't come out until nightfall, and the sun had only risen about half an hour ago. Gilbert seemed to have the weapons under control and Lovino was blessing the water. The hunter stood up and walked into the other room.

He looked out the window again and saw that Feliciano had moved out of the sun and was in the middle of the floor again. He was curled up and looked like he was sleeping. The vampire's wings were unfurled and they covered him like blankets.

Ludwig didn't care what his brother had to say. He longed to hold the boy close to him. The hunter headed out the door and already he could hear Gilbert and Lovino calling for him and running after him. The German closed the door and walked into the grass. They were watching him from the window. He knew it.

As he got closer to the gazebo, Ludwig could hear crying. Guilt flooded him as he thought of the emotional pain that Feliciano was probably feeling. It was all his fault. Sure it was Feliciano who had fallen in love with him and delcared Ludwig his mate for life, but the hunter was the reason that any of this happened. If he had killed the vampire when they first met, he would have saved him from any of this emotion. Although, he would have prevented him from feeling love and being loved.

"Feliciano?" He called gently as he came closer to the entrance. The little vampire leaped up and ran over to the side. He leaned out and reached for him. Ludwig chuckled and walked over. He hugged the boy and placed a loving kiss on his forehead. Ludwig let go and walked into the gazebo.

Looking at him now, he could see the Feliciano must have been crying ever since he left him. His pale white cheeks were damp and his amber eyes were reddened. The hunter sat him down on the floor and picked up the black parasol.

"You really shouldn't be in the light, Liebe." He hugged the boy close and held the parasol so they were shaded.

"Ludwig?"

"Ja?"

"What are we going to do?"

"Was do you mean?"

"Once we beat them, we'll be together, but I'm immortal. You'll age and die and I'll just stay like this. I don't want to loose you."

Ludwig had thought about this as well. There was no way for Feliciano to become human again. It was impossible to go back once you became a vampire. Even if it was possible, he'd just die as soon as he became mortal. His internal organs had been shut off for far too long.

The hunter decided to try and get the little vampire off the conversation. He shifted so he could pull his shirt down a bit. His shoulder became exposed to the warm air.

"You must be thirsty-"

"Ve, you said not to."

"I said not to under mein roof. We're not under mein roof." Ludwig brought the boy's lips to his, then pulled away. "We're going to be in a war. I'd rather you feed off me und have your strength than not feed und be weak."

With his permission granted, the little vampire turned and sat in the German's lap facing him. He smiled gently, then lowered himself to his exposed skin. Ludwig felt the pinch that meant he had gotten his fangs in. The little vampire began to suck the blood out of him all while petting the larger's face as if to say, "I mean no harm." Ludwig could hear the bushes near them shaking, but he paid no notice.

After a couple of minutes, Feliciano pulled away. Ludwig's blood dripped from his mouth. He leaned back down again, but instead of drinking more, he placed a kiss on the now bleeding wound. Feliciano licked the blood of his lips and tried to wipe off what was left.

Two sat there together in the shade of the gazebo awaiting the oncoming war. They would make it. They would survive this war together. Ludwig couldn't help but think of the story of Romeo and Juliet. The amount of how close his life was to that story was almost painful. Yet the ending to that story was why Ludwig was worried.

Feliciano yawned and rested against the hunter's chest.

"Sleep Feliciano. It's morning und you should be fast asleep. I'll wake you when night comes."

Lovino handed the bottles back to Gilbert who placed them back in the bag.

"So, Lovino? Was made you join us that easily?" The slayer asked trying to spark up conversation. The priest sat down next to him in the pew and sighed.

"He's still my baby brother. Vampire or not I love him. I was there when it happened. I remember his screams.." The older Italian paused as if trying to repress the memory. Gilbert placed a hand on his back in a comforting way.

"I think it's time you got this off your chest. It's been years since then. Tell me."

"Si. You're right. Well, we decided to play tag in the forest that was connected to our backyard..."

Laughter rang in the air as the two boys ran around in the yard. On the back porch was their grandfather. He laughed with them, then called out to them.

"Don't go far! Dinner will be ready soon." The younger of the two giggled and took off towards the forest. Lovino started after him when hsi grandfather stopped him.

"Lovi! Watch out for our little tomato. He's a bit absentminded at times." Lovino nodded.

"Si, Nonno!" He then ran off into the forest after his younger brother. Their house disappeared behind them as they ran deeper and deeper into the trees. They had run on this path so many times that the Italian knew every branch and root. A head of him he could hear his younger brother laughing happily.

"Feli! Slow down!" He called. Lovino could see him, but the undergrowth was getting thicker and it was becoming harder and harder to keep up. Feliciano looked over his shoulder with a large smile plastered to his face.

"You gotta catch me fratello! You're it!" He laughed and ran faster. Feliciano dove to the side and went through a bush. Lovino headed down a side path that he knew would circle around and opened right where his younger brother would be. He chuckled to himself as his barefeet ran over the dirt. How surprised Feliciano would be! The look on his face when Lovino reached out and tagged him!

There was the sound of a thud and Feliciano crying out. Lovino skidded to a halt.

"Feli! Are you alright?" He began to bush through the plants to get to his brother. The thought of cutting him off was completely gone.

"Si. I just tripped on a root. I'm fine."

Lovino stopped walking when his pant leg got caught in a thorn bush. He leaned down and carefully tried to untangle it. Just as he got one of the many thorns out, he heard a loud ear piercing scream. The older felt ice cold fear pulse through him.

"FELICIANO!" He yanked himself away from the thorn bush which tore his pant leg. Lovino didn't care. He took off running towards the scream shouting his brother's name over and over. His only reply were more and more screams. Lovino pushed through the last bush and stopped dead in his tracks at the sight he saw.

They had reached the clearing where the two brothers usually went when they wanted to be together but alone from the rest of the world. There was a group of what looked like teenagers. They were dressed in pants and long sleeved hoodies with the hoods up. None of them stood in the direct light so he couldn't see who they were.

He spied a girl with long brown hair who was holding Feliciano's wrist. The boy was slapping at her and trying to break free, but he was far too weak.

"LET GO OF MY FRATELLO!" He screamed, running at them. The girl with brown hair gave Feli to one of the others and ran at him with incredible speed. She had Lovino pinned to th ground before he could say anything. She laughed and looked to the one that Lovi assumed was the leader.

"What should we do with him, Roderich?"

"We'll let him watch his sister's turning."

Sister? Didn't they know that Feliciano was a guy? Lovino squirmed under her. He screamed every swear that he had ever heard in his life.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH FELICIANO! I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU!"

The one known as Roderich pulled out a knife and Lovino screamed even louder with more hatred. Instead of harming the small boy, he brought the knife across the palm of his hand. Blood oozed out and down his hand. With the other hand, he took Feliciano.

"It's time for you to take your place." He pressed his hand to Feliciano's mouth and forced him to drink it. When Roderich removed his hand, Feliciano was coughing from having to suddenly swallow the large amount of blood that was being forced into his mouth.

Roderich then leaned down and bit into Feliciano's neck. The boy screamed and Lovino's eyes widened. He knew who these people were. Well, he knew at least what they were. They were vampires and they were turning Feliciano into one.

"FELICIANO! NO! NO! OH DIO NO! FELI THEY'RE VAMPIRES! OH DIO LET HIM GO!" Tears ran down his cheeks as he watched the horror unfold before him. Roderich stood up and wiped his mouth. Feliciano now stood there swaying slightly. He fell over and passed out on the ground.

One of the other vampires picked him up and held him in their arms like he was the most important thing in the world.

"There now. Was that so hard?" The girl with brown hair asked, letting him go and standing up.

"You bastards! Why would you do this?" He screamed. Lovino could barely see them through the haze of his tears. The girl chuckled.

"She'll be our queen of course! I don't qualify since king "we need younger people" over there won't let me be his queen.."

"Elizaveta!" Roderich snapped. "I've explained this to you before. Also, don't go telling our plans to humans! Now let's go before their grandfather comes looking for them."

"...and then they left with Feliciano."

Lovino looked down at the carpetted ground. He wanted Gilbert to say something before the memories caught up with him. Even while telling it, Lovino repressed it just enough so that he wouldn't cry again. He couldn't show weakness right now. There was too much expected of him.

"What happened next?" The slayet asked.

"I ran back home. Nonno asked me why I looked like shit and I told him that vampires took Feliciano. He only half believed me. Nonno believed that Feliciano was taken, but not by vampires. He said it must have been some hate act against us. Since then he's always hated Americans. If only he knew the truth.."

Gilbert leaned over and actually hugged him. Lovino had no idea whether to push him off or hug back. For now, he just let the vampire slayer hug him. All these years of wondering, of hoping, had gotten him here. He couldn't help but find himself chuckling. If he hadn't gotten a job as a priest, he would have never found his brother.

Lovino actually hated his job. He only became a priest so he could destory those damned vampires that took his brother. The Italian had a sudden thought and he turned to Gilbert.

"What ever happened to Roderich? They said he was the vampire king."Gilbert laughed.

"Roderich? Ah hell, he was the first vampire I killed!"

He continued to laugh and Lovino foudn himself laughing as well. It felt good to laugh. He hadn't laughed in a long time.

"Gilbert?"

"Ja?"

"Grazie."

"Nein problem."