Safe

Sterne tightened his grip on Gilbert when the lights went out and began heading backwards to make sure nothing would happen to his best prize. He was listening to the sounds around him hearing chains faintly. What is that? Gilbert flailed trying to get free and was about to yell before feeling his ears being tugged. He bit his lip feeling it hurt more than anything else. It also didn't help that even though it hurt, it had the same effect of making him relax. "Good, now be quiet." he ordered hearing a thump just off to the side.

Ivan instantly began moving happy that he had Gilbert's scent that seemed to be very special and only came from his ears. He moved onto the stage and sensed the man that was about to take his krolik from him. The bear walked up presumably behind him and punched him in the head. There was a curse but he ignored it next stepping on what he could find first ending up being the man's stomach. The man lost the air in his lungs and coughed as Ivan smelled Gilbert getting farther from him. Nyet! Ivan ran over to where he could smell Gilbert.

Gilbert heard quick footsteps and looked up in time to see dark outline coming toward them. He tried to get free only getting a tighter grip again. "Let go." he growled as a rush of air went by him.

Sterne thought he was going to be able to get away but just as he got the door open to escape he was hit in the side. He let go of Gilbert holding his side cursing. Since he couldn't see where the enemy was attacking he tried kicking out at darkness missing the unknown source. "Dammit, show yourself." he snapped.

"Nyet." growled Ivan slamming his fist into the back of his neck. He could hear a snap from the force of causing Sterne's head to snap forward. Ivan heard the body fall and kicked him in the side for good measure. After the body didn't move for a few seconds he looked around sniffing the air. "Krolik?" he asked softly.

Gilbert had moved away not sure of who it was but when he heard Ivan's voice he instantly went toward it. "Ivan?" he asked sounding happy and still slightly scared.

Ivan turned around pulling Gilbert into a tight hug squeezing him. "Da, I am so happy you are fine krolik."

"I have a name!" he snapped but didn't care moving to hug him back. Gilbert was just too happy to now be in arms that he actually trusted. He snuggled a little into him not caring as everyone was still trying to figure out what was going on in the crowd. A lot of the people however left the building when the lights went out because this wasn't exactly legal so they didn't want the cops to catch them. "Danke."

"You smell so sweet and so you will come with me now da." he smiled grabbing Gilbert's arm and pulling him to get off the stage. That is when the lights finally did come on and they blinked wondering what was going on. "Da?" he asked looking around seeing as mostly everyone was gone except a chosen few. Ivan began seeing some the guards were coming toward them and picked up Gilbert to throw over his shoulder.

"Hey!" Gilbert exclaimed before he felt Ivan running. He tried to look around and saw that he was hitting people with his free hand's chain. He's seriously doing all of this for me…

Ivan finally got to the door and began running away from the building. He was going to put as much space as he could between that place and his krolik. No matter what was going to happen he was going to tell the police and wondered if his sisters and Gilbert's brother were missing him. Of course Natalia was definitely missing him and he was pretty sure Ludwig would be missing Gilbert even though he could be annoying at times. "They didn't do anything to you da?" he asked concerned.

"No they didn't." he said still trying to figure out why he was caring so much about him to do this. Gilbert moved trying to show him that he wanted down and was soon put down in front of Ivan. "Why did you do that?" he asked looking straight at him.

"Because you are my krolik." Ivan smiled widely tilting his head.

Gilbert blushed a little and turned around to begin walking back home. "Well... you didn't have too!"

Ivan laughed a little and wrapped his arms around him from behind to bring him close to his chest. "Я всегда помогу моему маленькомуКролику в необходимости, потому что ялюблю его~." he stated kissing his neck lightly.

"What did you just say?" he asked shivering a little and looked back at him before he was kissed softly on the lips. Gilbert blinked but closed his eyes just going to enjoy this for now and kissed him back. Okay, maybe I like him a lot more than at first. He moved to face him wrapping his arms around him.

He is getting more responsive~! Ivan smiled wider nibbling on his bottom lip lightly. He rubbed his back so happy to know that he was back and safe in his arms. The two continued to kiss before there was a yell from across the street.

"Where the fuck have you been?" snapped a very familiar voice. Reluctantly the two pulled apart and looked over seeing Ludwig nearly running over to them. Gilbert was ready to get punched by him really but was hugged, tightly, not as tight as Ivan, but pretty damn close. "Where?" he asked again softer this time.

Gilbert smiled happy to see his bruder did decide to be nice to him now and hugged him back. "Just with Ivan." he stated.

Ludwig looked over at Ivan and saw the shackles that were still on his wrists. "Then why does he have shackles on his wrist and…" he pulled away to get a better look at his bruder and blushed a little again. It has to be the rabbit traits. "Why are you in those clothes?" Ludwig asked.

Ivan looked at him now just realizing it as well. The clothes were a perfect fit for Gilbert and they even showed off his body more only making him want him more as well. "Da, you look good Gil~."

"I do not! I'm going to go home and take these damn things off!" he exclaimed blushing a little at the way that Ivan seemed to stare more intensely at him. Gilbert really didn't need that either because his clothes were already tight enough, he didn't need anything else going through his mind to make them tighter.

"Not until you tell me what happened." Ludwig stated crossing his arms glaring at him.

Gilbert really didn't want too but sighed looking away giving a quick small explanation of all what happened. "We got away though so it doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter?" exclaimed the younger brother. "It does too matter! You could've been raped or never seen again!" he yelled at him seeing his bruder flinch. Ludwig sighed trying to calm himself because right now yelling is not really what Gilbert needed, he needed comforting but by what he saw when he found him he looked comforted enough with Ivan. "Look, I will go call the police and you two can…" he started trying to think of something the two could do without being destructive. "Get the shackles off Ivan." Ludwig finished before walking away to the nearest payphone.

"Da, I'm just happy I got my krolik back." stated Ivan pulling Gilbert close to his chest again and nibbled on his ear.

Gilbert shivered and tried to push to get some space between them. "Did they hurt you?" he asked now remembering about the shackles because if he was tied up a lot of things could've happened to him.

Ivan shook his head looking down at the shackles trying to think of a way he could get them off. "Nyet, they did not but these are quite annoying da…" he said looking back up at him smiling innocently.

"Well, we need to get them off somehow." he said still worried though because he didn't like the idea that Ivan was captured and made to stay still like he was.

Just as he was about to grab the shackles and look at them Ivan caught one hand with his before grasping his chin with the other. "Da, it's fine, I have you again!" Ivan smiled widely.

Gilbert blushed and looked at everything but Ivan. He would try and not worry about him but for some reason he already had a feeling he never would be able to not worry about him anymore. "Because I like him…" he said softly not realizing that this time it didn't stay in his thoughts.

Ivan blinked not sure if he had just heard what he think he had heard leave Gilbert's lips. "Da?" he asked looking at him leaning closer to him. He could see that the German was blushing but it was such an adorable blush that he barely restrained himself from kissing him deeply again. Instead he decided to just run his thumb lightly over his lips. "Did you mean me da?"

"Eh… what?" he asked caught a little off guard by what Ivan was doing still believing that he actually thought the very important secret thought.

"'Because I like him.' da?" he asked quoting his sentence from just a few seconds ago.

Gilbert couldn't help but freeze up seeing as he did accidentally say it out loud. "N… nein." Gilbert explained shaking his head not yet sure of those feelings yet.

Ivan frowned a little wanting to know and figured the only way he could do so was to kiss him again lightly on the lips. I want to hear him say it again. In all Ivan's life he never really had a relationship other than with his sisters because no one could seem to talk to him. They were all too scared either because of him or his sister. So when he saw Gilbert willingly wanting to argue, which now rarely happened, he took up on the first chance of actually communicating with someone that wasn't scared of him or his sister. He's still not exactly sure as to when he started liking Gilbert a lot more than a friend but it happened and he wanted to know if he felt the same way.

I… I like him as a friend… but as a boyfriend? Gilbert kissed him back to take his mind off the thoughts that were swarming his head because it did seem like that out of all the times they got somewhat intimate Ivan was the one initiating it. So, even if he did admit that he may actually like the Russian a lot, he knew he wouldn't be turned down… or so he assumed. That was part of the reason why Gilbert never took up any relationship from before was because he was always afraid of being rejected so that's why he just kept to flirting and never committing but after tonight… He pulled away from the kiss with a dark flush across his cheeks because he finally answered the question that had been circling his head since their first kiss.

"Da?" asked Ivan looking at him searching his eyes hoping that he would say it, even if it wasn't toward him because he could at least hope it was.

"I…" started Gilbert before being pulled away from Ivan.

"We're going home now, I also called our parents and they are coming to visit tomorrow to make sure you're okay." stated Ludwig continuing to drag Gilbert away from Ivan.

"Hey wait, West!" he whined trying to get free because he actually had what the courage needed to say it and now it was just gone.

Ivan blinked confused as to what had just happened and also felt his heart get heavy because what if he was going to say that he liked someone else? What would he be able to do once learning that information? Maybe… he didn't want to hear it.

Aw...good chapter turns to somewhat sad chapter. I'm sorry but I really love it when the readers' have a bumpy ride with the story and never knowing what is going to happen. Hell, I haven't even told my friend all I have decided to do with this story. I stopped telling her after the sixth chapter so it's kinda killing her. Hope you guys enjoyed my update, sorry it was a day late, was sick, had con, and traveled back to college. Thanks for the reviews and everything~! P.S. I also just came up with the ending as I was typing it so…8D

Translations:

Я всегда помогу моему маленькомуКролику в необходимости, потому что ялюблю его.-I will always help my krolik in need because I love him.