A/N: I was deciding whether to post this next week or just post it now… And I ended up doing it now! Personally I can not wait for this story to start progressing soon, I have quite a lot of things planned out for it! See you guys next chapter!
Ludwig stared at clock in his classroom, waiting for the red hand to go around one more time. He luckily was able to finish all of his homework he had during his free class. Once the bell finally rang, he rushed out of his class in an attempt to beat the incoming crowd of students.
Since they had met, Feliciano wanted to hang out with Ludwig every day. Usually they would just talk for a bit, but this time Feliciano wanted to do something else. They both decided that they would meet up at the park nearby his school.
Once he was there, Ludwig sat on a picnic table. He waited for Feliciano for quite some time. He watched children come and go, and just when he was about to leave, Feliciano came sprinting.
"Ludwig, I'm so sorry!" Feliciano panted. "First I lost track of time, and then my brother got really mad at me, like scary mad and then—"
Ludwig chuckled. "You're fine."
Feliciano gave out a long sigh of relief. He then sat next to Ludwig and faced towards him. It appeared to Ludwig that Feliciano was trying to think up a conversation, until something popped in his mind.
"So, I was wondering, Ludwig," Feliciano began, "How come your family let's you come home late each night? Don't they ever worry about what you're doing?"
"I could ask you the same," Ludwig answered. "But usually my parents think I'm at the library or studying with a friend. As long as I'm home by eight, they're fine with what I do."
Feliciano nodded as he listened. "I only live with my brother. He gets mad at me a lot when I leave or ask him if I can. I like to go on walks to get my mind off of certain things. How come you were reading in the rain anyways?"
"It wasn't raining the whole time, which you probably realized too!" Feliciano tended to tease Ludwig about the matter.
"I watched the weather forecast though."
"Not everyone has time to watch it." Feliciano responded with a giggle. Something that differentiated the two was how cheerful Feliciano was. Ludwig could never understand how he was able to constantly smile.
When two children got off of the swings, Feliciano immediately sprang up. He quickly ran over to them and motioned for Ludwig to follow him.
Ludwig blinked a few times, and slowly made his way towards Feliciano. He was already sitting in one of the swings, kicking at the gravel below him.
When he sat in the swing next to Feliciano, he heard it make a loud croak. He wouldn't of been surprised if he ended up breaking it.
"Some schools have playgrounds like these," Feliciano said with a sigh.
Another thing Ludwig learned about Feliciano was how invested he was with school. He never told Ludwig if they went to the same place, but always talked about wanting to take an art class. Feliciano always seemed interested in what Ludwig did each day in school, oddly. What confused him the most were the stories that Feliciano told of him slacking off in something, and yet complained about not having any homework.
Soon Feliciano began to swing, and Ludwig joined him. The two stayed silent for some time until Feliciano jumped off. He explained that he wanted to do some other things before they would leave.
Ludwig wished he could get into this as much as Feliciano could. He watched his new friend go down the slides and play on the monkey bars. Feliciano offered Ludwig multiple times to join him, but he declined each time.
It seemed like Feliciano became bored with what he was doing. He strolled over to Ludwig, and they decided it was about time for them to go home before it started to become dark.
They had a few different conversations on the way. He learned that Feliciano had another friend that Ludwig had to meet at some point. Ludwig decided to tell Feliciano about his older brother who was a NEET, but he was planning on helping him get a job at some point.
Feliciano began talking about his brother again, and he sounded like quite the character to Ludwig. The conversation eventually led to the topic of school once more.
"What is it about school that you like so much, Feliciano?"
Feliciano paused. "School is where you get to meet and make a whole bunch of different friends. I wish I were going to school…" he said, his voice trailing off.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, it's nothing!" Eventually Feliciano began to hum a little melody. Ludwig assumed that Feliciano meant that he was homeschooled.
Soon they reached the apartment complex and they chatted about what they would do next time they met up. Feliciano suggested the park again or seeing a new movie that came out as long if his parents were fine with it. Ludwig had no reason not to oblige to the ideas, so he decided that he would ask. Before they would depart, Feliciano asked if Ludwig would give him a hug. He wasn't used to being asked for hugs, but he let Feliciano do so.
Feliciano hugged Ludwig lightly, but it was for a few moments. "Thank you for hanging out with me today!" Feliciano smiled after letting go of him. Feliciano said that every time, but Ludwig could never not smile when he did.
After saying goodnight Ludwig went to his room. He sat on his bed for some time, contemplating his afternoon. He was surprised to know someone as kind as Feliciano. His golden eyes reminded him of sunshine, his body figure was the opposite of Ludwig's brawny one—slim, and he was always beaming.
Ludwig then realized that Feliciano was cute.
