Feliciano had always been clumsy, so it didn't surprise him when he tripped stepping off the sidewalk to cross the street. What did surprise him was the black jeep swerving into sight as he failed to catch himself. At the edge of his eyes, he could see people turning to watch the jeep make a run for Feliciano's head.
CRACK! Feliciano's head smacked down against the paved road and-much to Feliciano's surprise-started to ooze.
The jeep swerved, making the wheels scream against the concrete. Voices shouted as footsteps neared Feliciano.
"Qualcuno chiami un'ambulanza!" a voice shouted.
Suddenly sirens were wailing. Then Feliciano felt himself being lifted up and put down again on stretcher. Oh no, he thought. I can't afford a hospital bill right now. And all those needles!
Feliciano had developed a fear of hospital the way everyone else had; his nonno had died in one when Feliciano was little. On top of that was the needles and the blood, everywhere you looked. And now he was being taken to one himself.
As the doors shut, he could feel his eyes droop and close, leaving him alone in the darkness.
Ludwig was in still in shock. After all, he had just witnessed someone crack their head open. From tripping, no less. He hadn't thought such clumsiness possible. Yet it wasn't the blood that had bothered the German (he was in the army; he killed people often). For a reason still unknown, he cared about this one.
Ludwig knew he would be blamed for the accident by the townspeople and hated even more. But he could also take advantage of the situation to prove he was not as cold-hearted as he was thought to be.
Ludwig could only assume that was his logic as he followed the ambulance to the hospital.
Authors Note: That would be chapter one for you guys. As you can see, I really like fancy language. And GerIta. And those stories where England does a spell that goes wrong. But that's beside the point.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed. Follow, favorite, review-all of which make me happy. Oh, last thing, I promise: the Italian used (because they're in Italy at the moment) is "Someone call an ambulance!" You're welcome for that time-saver.
-TN