Chapter 3.

"She should be here in any seconds…"

Ludwig stood in the middle of the park. He was waiting patiently for the girl he had missed so much during the last two weeks. He fished his phone out of his pocket and checked the time for today's appointment with the girl he loved. It was almost the time for them to meet. Unfortunately, the girl he wanted to see dearly wasn't known for her punctuality.

"Luddy~!" A familiar voice came from Ludwig's back. Ludwig turned around to the voice and felt something— someone, was squeezing him. Ludwig had always wondered how could this slender little girl can squeeze a tall and muscular man like him to choke. Moreover, her strength now was even more unbelievable since Feliciana was holding three dog leashes connected to three humongous and overly excited hounds that went wild since it had been two weeks without their owner compare to her fragile and small figure on the other hand. But on the other hand, Ludwig was glad since he thought this unbelievable strength showed how much Feliciana missed him.

Ludwig placed his arms around Feliciana since he missed he as well. But he didn't put a lt of strength in it despite how much he wanted to since he was afraid he might hurt the girl.

"Ve~ I missed you so much, Luddy!" Feliciana kissed Ludwig before he could say he missed her too. Ludwig felt his face was turning red; he felt his face was turing even redder when he realized that every pedestrians around them were snickering. Mein gott, Feli! There are people all around! Feliciana asked once she released Ludwig from her arm. "So how was your trip?"

It had been a month since their first appointment. Ludwig enjoyed every last seconds he had with his lover since then and thankfully it seemed the same to her as well. However, they were forced to take a break for the last two weeks until today since Ludwig had to go to a very important business meeting in Germany.

Whenever Ludwig went abroad or other states for the business trip, it was Gilbert who always took care of their dogs since they live together. However, Gilbert said he planned out for a vacation during this time; moreover, all the animal hotels were preoccupied, Ludwig had absolutely no one to take of the German brothers' dogs. Until Gilbert suggested that Feliciana might be able to take care of them since now she was living alone when her sister started living with her smiley Spaniard. And when Ludwig had asked Feliciana, she beamed a beautiful smile and said that she was so happy that Ludwig had asked her.

Speaking of Gilbert, when Ludwig got home after the appointment, for the first time in his life, he genuinely thanked his brother and he didn't have to pay the money he owed. Although, Ludwig's appreciation evaporated when his brother gave a disappointing pout about how not awesome and pussy Ludwig was when he didn't use the… source which he gave. However, Ludwig was the one who wanted him to use it on Feliciana between the brothers. Currently, the source is in his wallet.

At their third appointment, Ludwig asked Feliciana to be his lover. Ludwig had to squeeze out every last fiber of his courage. He even felt more nervous than the first time they had met. Thankfully, Feliciana replied with one of the brightest smiles and one of the tightest hugs. Ludwig thought he couldn't be more happier.

Feliciana started to call Ludwig by Luddy. Though Ludwig did call Feliciana Feli since she liked to be called by her nickname, Ludwig was unsure how he had to respond when Feliciana was calling him by the nickname she made, because nobody he ever knew gave him any kind of nickname and he was too stoic for someone to give nicknames to him. Well, maybe except his brother.

Ludwig cleared out his throat, still blushing. "I—it went out rather well. We succeed in making the contract."

Feliciana looked sincerely happy. "Really? I knew you would make everything work! Ve~ I'm so happy for you!" Just by looking at her smile, Ludwig could feel all the tiredness and sleepiness was disappearing like a sun lighting the day. His lover was that lovely.

Woof! Woof!

Aster, Blackie, and Berlitz was wagging their tails. Ludwig patted his dogs when the dogs were begging for the owners attention. "And thank you for taking care of the dogs, Feli. Were they behaving well?"

Feliciana started chatting about the dogs enthusiastically. "They all were so nice to me! They have waited for me patiently whenever I was walking them outside! They even enjoyed the food I made for them and we even took a bath together and slept together! Ve~ they looked so strong enough to protect me! Whenever I got scared of the dark!"

Bathed and slept together…? Never in his life Ludwig wanted be his dogs so much. Ludwig blushed. Just imagining the picture almost gave him a nosebleed.

Feliciana got worried and confused from Ludwig's reaction. "Luddy? Are you okay?"

Ludwig stuttered in guilt while shaking his head trying his best not to picture the scene in his head. "J—ja! Danke, Feli! I'll take them from now." Ludwig hurriedly grabbed the leashes from Feliciana. "So shall we go to the cafe now?"

Feli smiled and nodded happily. "Sì!"

The way to the cafe was joyful. Ludwig

"Ve~ Luddy! I have two things to ask you." Feliciana seemed very wholehearted with her two fingers up. Her doe like eyes sparkled and her eyelashes batted. "Would you do them for me please? Pretty please? Per favore?"

Verdammt… Ludwig muttered in his mind. He was completely aware that there was absolutely no escape every time he had eye contacts with Feliciana's eyes. He wasn't even sure whether she was doing that on purpose. Ludwig sighed within his mind.

"J—ja… what are they, Feli?"

Feliciana smiled and chirped. "I want to introduce you to Lovi!"

Lovi…? Ludwig could vaguely recognize that name. Where did I hear that name… It didn't take long for Ludwig to recognize that name. "Ah, do you mean Lovina? Your sister?"

Feliciana nodded vigorously. "And Lovi said that she wants to meet you too as soon as possible! Would you go to Lovi and big brother Tonio's house with me and meet them next week? Please?"

Although Antonio —of course Francis as well— was one of people who took most part of his childhood and school years, come to think of it Ludwig had never met Lovina. Whenever Gilbert mentioned about her, he seemed very mischievous that almost Ludwig uncomfortable. He just smirked or grinned and closed any description about her other than her relationship to Antonio.

Actually there was one information that Gilbert disclosed. On one random day, Gilbert showed up with the darkest bruises that Ludwig had ever seen all over his face. Ludwig immediately brought the first aid kit and the ice pack and asked him what happened. The story was just incredible.

"Kesesesese! It's really no big deal, West! You see, Franny and the awesome me went to our dear freund Toni's house to see whether he wants to go get some drink with us! However, once we got to his house we ended up finding ourselves putting our ears against the bedroom door! And scheiße! We also found out how muchaba screamer and an animal could that Italian gal could be on bed! Well… but the amusement didn't last long when we got caught and learned how even more of a screamer and an animal she could be! Gott… It didn't help shit when Toni didn't stop her."

It turned out that Ludwig did not need to know the story at all.

On the other hand, Feliciana mentioned about Lovina positively. According to Feliciana, though Lovina could be mean and say bad words sometimes, Lovina is the best sister who Feliciana could ever have. When their parents ran away from them to live on their own, along with their grandpa Lovina comforted Feliciana as best as she could.

After a short contemplation, Ludwig thought he'd agree to go to this appointment. "Alright, Feli. I'll go with you."

Feliciana beamed a smile and thanked Ludwig. He felt that it was a bit early since they've only met for a month, but figured that it'd be fine.

Ja, it won't be that bad. Since I'd have to see Lovina one way or another. Besides their opa, she's the only family Feli has. I want to be with her. So it'd be best if I had their approval.

Sure, Lovina did beat the hell out of his brother and his friend but even Ludwig would be livid if someone snuck into his house and put their ear against the bedroom door.

There's nothing to worry about. They're sisters, ja? So Lovina would be sweet and kind as much as Feli. Ludwig thought to himself.

At this moment, Ludwig had absolutely no idea how wrong he was.

"So what is the second thing, Feli?" Ludwig asked once Feli released him from her arms.

"I got a new assignment from one of my art class! They want me to draw a full body painting!" Feliciana always sounded happy whenever she talked about art or food but she suddenly started to whimper. "Ve~ but I don't have any models. There's no one I can ask! A—and if I don't do this assignment, I'll get a zero! If I get a zero I might fail! I—I don't wanna fail."

"So do you want me to be your model?"

Feliciana nodded with teary eyes. Ludwig sighed. I guess there's another one to add on my appointment list. Ludwig is very busy day and night. Furthermore, the jetlag didn't help him. But he could do this for his lover. Though it was almost finishing painting so it didn't take long, he had been her model once. "Alright, Feli. I'll do it."

Feliciana instantly squeezed Ludwig. But this time he just chuckled. He put his chin on her head and patted her back. For whatever reason, she must have struggled quite a bit trying to find a model. "So when do you need to submit the painting and when do you want to start?"

"Ve~ I have like four weeks! So we have enough time! And I'm free almost any night and completely free during the weekends! How 'bout you, Luddy?"

"My schedule depends… I might be able to meet you at night and I'm mostly free at the weekends. Just text me time and place."

Feliciana clapped her hands like she just reminded something that she forgot. "Oh! Luddy, I forgot something to tell you about the assignment."

"Ja. What is it?"

"Ve~ It's a nude painting."

WAS?!


(A/N)

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