"So you're going on your date today?" Alfred asked as Ludwig finished packing his backpack.

"I don't think this counts as a date," Ludwig said as he zipped up his bag. He walked over to the closet and grabbed his jacket. "Feliciano and I are just hanging out together."

"Whatever you say," Alfred leaned back in his chair as he booted up his PC. Ludwig put on his coat and grabbed his hat from its hook. After putting it on he walked over and grabbed his bag. As he walked out of the dorm and towards his car he felt his excitement grow. Letting his car warm up he sent a text to Feliciano.

"How does this look?" Feliciano asked turning towards Mei. He was wearing a dark red long-sleeved shirt with black stripes.

"Like I've been saying it looks fine," Mei sighed.

"Maybe I should try on something else," Feliciano said nervously before walking back to his closet.

"What the big deal anyway?"

"I honestly don't know," Felciano replied as he dug through clothes. He pulled out a short sleeve light blue shirt and put it on. Before he could check it in the mirror, he heard his phone ring. "Ludwig's on his way. This will have to do."

"Uh Feli," Mei said a little cautiously.

"Oh, right I need a jacket." Feliciano grabbed one quickly and put it on. He also grabbed his stuff.

"That's not what I meant," Mei said as Feliciano ran out of the room.

"This is going to be the best day ever!" Feliciano said as he ran to the window. He heard some whispers and giggles behind him. Quickly he turned around and everyone stopped. He smirked a little and shook his head.

"Hey Feliciano we're gonna head out," Tezera said as Mei walked downstairs. "We'll meet you there."

"Sounds like a plan," Feliciano said, waving to them as they. Looking back out the window, he saw many cars passing by. Not sure what Ludwig's looks like, he kept his eyes peeled for any car that looked like it was parking. Roughly eight minutes after he started sitting there, a black car pulled up a few feet away from his house. Feliciano jumped up, almost falling back while doing so. Running outside he saw Ludwig getting out of the car.

"Ludwig!" Feliciano called. He waved as Ludwig looked up.

"Hi Feliciano," Ludwig said. He walked over to the passenger side door. "You haven't been waiting outside the entire time have you?"

"Of course not," Feliciano said. He couldn't help but laugh. Ludwig opened the passenger side door and pulled out a backpack. After locking his car, Ludwig gently placed the keys in one of his backpack pockets.

"So what does this Winterfest involve?" Ludwig asked as the two started walking towards the center of town.

"What doesn't it involve," Feliciano said. He beamed as he spoke. "There's a snow sculpture contest, live music, some games, lots of good food, and so much more."

"Well, it does sound fun," Ludwig said. He looked up and saw a few banners for the festival. "Looks like a big thing in these parts."

"My RA Berwald said that it's a big tourist attraction," Feliciano explained as he also admired the banners. "At least for the town."

Looking around Ludwig saw a lot of people walking towards the center of town. It appeared that mostly families were going but there was also a lot of college student. Once they got close enough to the center of town, Feliciano lit up. He grabbed Ludwig's hand and started running. After a bit of shock, Ludwig couldn't help but smile with him. The center of town was bustling with people. Ludwig saw countless of stands, games, almost anything people think of when a fair came to mind.

"What do you want to do first?" Feliciano said after a while.

"Huh?" Ludwig said looking back at Feliciano. He was staring at him. With a cute little smile. "Uh, whatever you want to do."

"Oh come one," Feliciano frowned. "This is your first time here. You should decide what we do."

"Don't you want to meet up with your housemates?" Ludwig looked around slightly from them. He quickly let go of Feliciano's hand.

"I don't know where they are," Feliciano said quietly. He looked away. Ludwig looked down for a few moments before turning back towards him.

"How about we grab some hot chocolate, then see if they're by the ice sculptures," Ludwig suggested. He pointed towards an area where a lot of people were gathered. He could see some different shapes, though not very clearly. What exactly they were he couldn't tell. As he said that Feliciano looked up towards where the sculptures were.

The two walked over to the nearest hot chocolate stand. Ludwig held his hot chocolate in the hand next to Feliciano. Next, the walked towards the ice sculptures. This area of the event was currently the most crowded. The front of the crowd was almost entirely young children. Their family right behind them acting almost as excited as they were. Feliciano and Ludwig stood near the front. Careful not to block any children. As they looked at the sculptures, Feliciano started explaining the basics of the sculpting. Mentioning stuff like form, shape, texture. As he spoke Ludwig could see Feliciano beam with excitement as he spoke.

"I thought you were an Illustration major," Ludwig said once Feliciano was finished.

"I'm a double major in Painting and Illustration," Feliciano took a sip of his hot chocolate. "What I was describing was the basics of art. They can easily be applied to sculptures. I've taken so many art classes at this point it's been drilled into my head."

"Well, I don't mean to disappoint you," Ludwig paused for a moment. "But I haven't taken an art class since middle school."

"Not even in high school?" Feliciano asked confused.

"It was optional at my school." Ludwig was still looking away and spoke quietly. "I was never really good at it and figured it was best to stop when I had the chance."

Feliciano stepped closer and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You know if you ever want to try it again, I could give you some tips."

"I appreciate it, Feliciano but that's never going to happen."

Feliciano smiled and stepped back a little. He pulled out his phone and checked it.

"My friends are grabbing lunch inside," Feliciano pointed to one of the nearby buildings. "If you want to meet them inside. It's sort of buffet style."

"Sure," Ludwig said.

The two walked towards the building. It was an older looking one and a few people were entering and leaving. There seemed to be more people getting food at the many food carts. There was also a decent crowd at a family restaurant. The two walked inside the building. This place had a decent crowd but there were a decent amount of empty seats. Felicano looked around for his friends but couldn't find them. The two found a bench inside and sat down.

"It's really hot in here," Feliciano said as he took off his jacket. He placed on his lap and leaned back a bit.

"I agree it is," Ludwig looked over to Feliciano. "Though maybe it would have better if you weren't wearing a tank top."

"A tank top?" Feliciano asked confused. He looked down at his shirt and noticed that there was grey standing out from the blue shirt. "Oh, that's just my binder."

"Oh." Ludwig away for a moment. "Wait why are you wearing a binder?"

As Ludwig spoke, Feliciano froze. As the seconds pass his face went from confusion to realization to fear. Ludwig just sat there looking at him concerned. Wordlessly Feliciano stood up and started walking away. As he passed Ludwig he stopped in place and looked at him. Ludwig took it as a cue and started to follow him. Feliciano was quiet the entire time. Keeping up the pace and only looking ahead. A few times Ludwig tried to say something but stopped himself each time. After what seemed like forever, they were back at the house. Feliciano quickly opened the door and walked inside. When Ludwig made it inside Feliciano walked upstairs. Not sure of what to do Ludwig followed him. He looked around for a moment before seeing a solitary open door. Feliciano was sitting on a bed looking down.

"Feliciano are you okay?" Ludwig said as he walked inside. Feliciano looked up and it was clear he was holding back tears. Ludwig walked closer. He could see Feliciano was holding something and fuddling with it a bit. Quietly he handed it to him. Not even facing him. Looking at it Ludwig saw it was a picture of a teenage girl. she looked very similar to Feliciano, same hair and eye color.

"I didn't know you had a sister," Ludwig said confused.

"That's not my sister," Feliciano said quietly. Slowly he turned to Ludwig and looked up at him. Tears starting to fill his eyes. "That's me from three years ago. I'm transgender."