Summary: For street urchin Feliciano Vargas, it seems Christmas for him will be the same as usual. By some stroke of fate, Feliciano stumbles upon a kind stranger, Ludwig Beilschmidt, who delivers a miracle to the Italian's life- and strange feelings he's never felt before...

Pairing: Ludwig x Feliciano (Germany x N. Italy, AU)

Once in the car, Gilbert turned on the car and cranked the heater and pulled off his coat to help. "Come on, Feliciano.." Ludwig whispered. He helped him against his chest to share his warmth.

Feliciano still wasn't moving. The warmth, though great, was still not enough for him to regain consciousness. It seemed as though nothing would wake him up. Hopefully, there was still a way for Feliciano to open his eyes again. The atmosphere was apprehensive, giving everyone a sense of dread, as if there was a time limit to find the means of waking up Feliciano.

Ludwig closed his eyes and whispered a small prayer and held Feliciano's hand before performing mouth to mouth recesitation as best as he could in the car.
Please wake up, Feliciano! he thought.

Gilbert continued to drive as best as he could through the heavy white out conditions.

The blizzard grew more intense as time passed. There weren't many cars on the road, no one would dare to drive through a blizzard. Feliciano still remained unmoved and frozen, his body limp and frail. Though the blizzard howled, the sound of church bells ringing could be heard. They appeared to be ringing in unison, the sound growing louder with every second passing. It was starting to overcome the blizzard's howling. The wind was at its strongest, it was beginning to slow down the car, as if to a stop. Snow was covering the window, and the windshield wipers couldn't push it off fast enough. Visibility was at near zero. Yet, there was still the hopeful ringing of church bells in the background.

The clock read, 11:59. It was almost Christmas Day, and Feliciano was still lying unconscious.

Gilbert cursed under his breath and pulled the car over to stop, unable to even notice the lights.

Wake up, bitte, Feliciano, Ludwig prayed once again and passionately kissed Feliciano.

Ich liebe dich... he said inside his head and held Feliciano's limp body close, holding back tears and cursing himself for his past coming back to harm his lover.

It wasn't that noticeable, but Feliciano's eyes began to flutter slightly. His blood pressure was still low, but his heart rate was slowly returning to normal. He wasn't fully awake yet, but he felt the warmth of Ludwig's body all around him, sending sparks through his body. Feliciano slowly eased into the kiss, his arms still frozen in place but warming up as the kiss continued. As the kiss grew more passionate, Feliciano's eyes opened more, and his bodily state returned to what it once was. At that very moment, he deepened the kiss, hugging Ludwig as tightly as possible, a waterfall of tears falling down his face.

Ludwig blushed and kept the kiss going until he needed to breathe.
"F-Feliciano.." Ludwig smiled and embraced the Italian again, a rebellious tear tolling down his cheek.
"Don't ever scare me like that again.." he whispered in his ear.

Gilbert looked back in the mirror and smiled. "Hmm?" he noticed the snow started lightening up and started off again.

Feliciano smiled his brightest smile, the last of his tears drying up. He looked into Ludwig's bright blue eyes warmly and gratefully. "Buon Natale, amore mio!" he said excitedly, giving Ludwig an even more passionate kiss and putting all of his energy and love into it. It was truly the perfect Christmas kiss.

Ludwig kissed back, trying not to be overwhelmed by Feliciano's energy, and smiled when the kiss broke.
"Frohe Weihnachten, mein liebe," he said before continuing the kiss.
"Hey! Save it for the bedroom you two!" Gilbert stated, glaring into the rearview mirror.

The church bells rang loudly and joyfully as the blizzard died down. Even though there was almost 3 feet of snow, Feliciano still managed to make light out of the situation, clearly oblivious to Gilbert's comment. "Looks like we're having a white Christmas this year, Ludwig~!" he shouted cheerfully, cuddling up close to Ludwig to absorb more warmth. He then felt a small tingling sensation on his cheek. As he went over to feel it, his fingers rubbed over the swastika cut in his skin. He was immediately reminded of the terrifying experience.

"B-but Ludwig... who were those strange people? W-why did they go after me?" he asked. He wanted to talk about something more cheerful but he had to know exactly what went on.

Ludwig's eyes darkened as he gently ran his fingers over the scratch. I really hope that doesn't scar, he thought before replying.

"The blond man, Jaeger, was my wing man when I still lived in Germany. We were killing immigrants and others we considered 'undesireable'." He looked past Feliciano, ashamed by his past, "I left, not wanting to be a part of it anymore.." he paused a moment.
"He must have supposed that either you were the cause since he saw you with me or just to let out some anger."

"W-why didn't you tell me this...?" Feliciano asked, worried. "A-are they going to hurt me again?" He hugged Ludwig tighter, burying his face into the German's warm, muscular chest.

"I didn't think they would find me," Ludwig sighed. "But I won't let them lay another hand on you." He gently rubbed Feliciano's back to comfort him.

"A-and I really wished I could have eaten at the restaurant with you. But I got to enjoy something better..." Feliciano said affectionately. "Baciami ancora, per favore~?"

Ludwig smiled and lifted Feliciano's chin gently, pulling him into a deep, passionate kiss.

Feliciano returned the kiss, even more passionate than the last. Even though he thought it was a bit awkward to be kissing in the car, he went along with it anyway, knowing no one was on the road.

"Hey! What did I say earlier?" Gilbert yelled. Ludwig blushed and looked away from his brother.

Of course, there was always Gilbert.

END

Author's Notes: Yaaaay happy ending! There's a fluffy epilogue, so keep watch!

Translations:

Bitte= "please" (GERMAN)

Ich liebe dich= "I love you" (GERMAN)

Buon Natale, amore mio= "Merry Christmas, my love" (ITALIAN)

Frohe Weihnachten, mein liebe= "Merry Christmas, my love" (GERMAN)

Baciami ancora, per favore= "Kiss me again, please" (ITALIAN)