Chapter 18 Part 2: Feliciano and Ludwig
"Ludwig… Is that ok? If you're the Lovino to my Toni?" Feliciano asked softly, looking embarrassed as he almost whispered to his date. Ludwig stumbled as the song continued; he looked like a deer caught in headlights at the sudden question.
"W-what?" The blonde finally squeaked out in a much high pitch then his voice normally was. Feli's cheeks blushed slightly but he just shook his head and smiled quickly, "Er, never mind ve! Just forget I said anything ok?"
The two just watched each other awkwardly and shuffled back and forth before Feliciano's smile cracked and he let go of Ludwig's shoulders, taking a few small steps back, "I-I'm sorry…" He mumbled and quickly left his date and the dance floor.
The Italian's eyes burned so he rubbed them as he walked but forced himself to keep smiling so that people wouldn't try to stop him as he sought the shelter of outside through the heavy gym doors. The early October night air instantly chilled him through the thin black suit he was wearing but instead of turning to go back into the over-heated gym he sat on the curb to rub his eyes some more.
He sat there for a few minutes hugging his knees to his chest and sniffling, letting the breeze seep through his jacket and chill his bones. After a while the doors opened behind him, but the sophomore didn't turn around and hoped that whoever had just walked out just ignored him.
"F-Feliciano?"
The Italian turned around slowly to see a very worried Ludwig standing just outside of the door. "There you are! I-I'm sorry… Er… You had me worried." He stammered and took a few hesitant steps toward Feli.
The brunette stood up quickly and broke into a big but fake smile, "Oh sorry Luddy~ I- um… I just needed to get some fresh air! It's hot in there ve." He spoke with a forced cheerfulness behind his voice.
Ludwig's eyebrows furrowed together as he watched his friend, he wasn't the best at being sensitive but even he could see that Feliciano was upset. However even after coming to that conclusion he didn't know what to say to make it better.
For once in his life, Ludwig didn't think before he acted. He simply walked over and hugged the other boy, pulling him tightly against his wider chest. "I-I'm sorry..."
Feli was caught off guard by the rare display of affection from the other, but decided to embrace him back and burry his face into Ludwig's dark black suit. Usually it was him hugging the taller boy, it felt nice to be the one receiving the affection.
After a little while the shorter boy pulled away from his friend, "Thank you… C-Can we go home now?" He asked shyly, looking up at Ludwig. The German felt awkward now, he nodded stiffly and started to walk back to his car.
Feliciano grabbed the other's hand with a rare blush on his cheeks. Usually it was his brother who blushed, not him. But his red cheeks were hard to notice while Ludwig's were so bright from his embarrassment.
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They drove back to the Vargas house in silence, both too shy to look at each other. It was strange to feel so unnatural around Ludwig for Feli, but maybe it was just because of how happy he was that they were on a real date.
When the car finally stopped the Italian turned to his date with a small smile. "Thank you so much~ W-we should do this again ve?" He asked quickly, tripping his tongue on the words.
Ludwig nodded silently, his blush still raging on just as bright. Feli opened his door but turned back to look at his friend. He leaned over and gave Ludwig a quick peck on the cheek before running inside as fast as his thin legs would carry him.
The blonde watched after his date for a moment before forcing himself to change the gears of his car, slowly backing it out of the driveway as he stared back up at the huge door Feli had just disappeared behind.
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SUPER SHORT CHAPTER! Sorry guys! I'm just really eager to get back to Toni and Lovino but I didn't want to leave the other pair at such a bad part. So this is the little baby filler for it. I know it's been a while since my last update and I'm sorry for that but I had my own homecoming last week and everything was super crazy plus I was getting a failing grade in Latin and ugh! So I didn't have any time to write lol. I should be able to get the main story updated before next Monday so it won't be nearly as long as a wait :) Thanks so much for reading and reviewing and just putting up with my sporadic updates!