[warning, there is gonna be some time skips in the next few chapters, thank you~~]
Chapter 7
-Time Skip 6 months-
The months came and went as Feliciano and Ludwig gotten more acquainted with each other and Lovino kept his eyes on Ludwig, making sure that Ludwig doesn't hurt his brother. That night when Feliciano broke down in tears, he vow to make his brother happy and that he doesn't fall asleep ever again. Lovino taught Feliciano how to get Ludwig to fall for him and to treat him like a boyfriend does. But Feliciano failed every time that he tries to get Ludwig to go on a date or make him dinner. Even one time, Feliciano tried to take Ludwig on a moonlight walk in the flower garden and was gonna give him a kiss when Ludwig turned to see a bat in trouble, making Feliciano fall down into the fountain. Ludwig was too busy helping a bat that he didn't notice Feliciano in the fountain when he saw Feli all wet. Lovino thought to himself, "Either his Kraut is an idiot or he does't know how to fall in love with someone." He thought.
As it came to the half year point of the deal, Ludwig has notice that Feliciano was very down a lot and doesn't seem to be his cheerful self. Ludwig hasn't notice that Feliciano was trying his best to have Ludwig fall in love with him, trying to make him stay, with his brother's help. SO one day, Ludwig came up to Lovino and talked with him. "Lovino, what is wrong with Feliciano? He's hasn't been himself these last few months. We are the half year's point and he's been down. I want to make him happy, but I don't know how. You see I am not that good with relationships. My mother died when I was young and my father didn't teach us about this type of relationship when we were growing up, so I need some help." Ludwig said. Lovino faceplam and groans, "You just noticing that now! You are an idiota! Feliciano has been trying to love you and you to love him back, but all you do is not noticing it!" Lovino shouted at Ludwig. "You should know this, that night when you were sleeping from that trip, Feliciano broke down in tears as he didn't want to loose you. He feared that you will never love him and return back to your home. He also didn't want to take your human life away and it is eating him. I told him this, 'If you love that bastard so much, then take him, do not care about his human life, take him and do not loose him!' You are hurting Feliciano by not seeing his efforts and love for you. Now stop being a bastard and go to him. Show him that you love him with all of your heart." Lovino said to Ludwig. Ludwig took it in as it hit him, he hasn't see the efforts that Feliciano was doing to make him fall in love with Feli. Ludwig sat down and sighs, "Lovino, you have no idea what is going on with my life, it has been written out by my father and I am next in line to take over his company. I love Feli, but I cannot disappoint my father-" "Then don't! You can kill yourself and have Feli change you that night, make it look like you had an accident." Lovino said.
Ludwig looked at Lovino and sighs, "I was thinking that, for months, but every time that I thought about it.. I keep getting the image of my father's sadness and knowing that I am dead, but still alive, living in a world that he cannot be in. I love my father, he brought me up and he taught me many things. But now you told me about Feli's feelings for me and his fear of loosing me, then I should do it, but let us wait on that. I want to return what all Feliciano has done for me to get me to love him." Ludwig said getting up, holding his hand out to Lovino. Lovino frowns and sighs, "Si, I can work with that, but you have 3 months to this. I know it is half the year, but you have three months, till I come and help you take your life." Lovino said. Ludwig nodded as he agrees with Lovino.
After the talk with Lovino, Ludwig went to find Feli in his room, painting. Ludwig enter the room and smiles, "Feliciano, what are you painting?" He asks as he walked up to the vampire. Feliciano gasps as he turn to see Ludwig there smiling at him. Feliciano sighs, "It is nothing, just something to pass the time." He said looking at a half painted night sky with nothing to put upfront of it. Ludwig sighs, "Well would you like to take a walk, it is a nice night and this maybe the last time since winter is coming and well, we won't be doing anything this winter outside." He said smiling at Feliciano, offering his hand. Feliciano looked at Ludwig, thinking he was joking, but wasn't. Feliciano took Ludwig's hand and walked to the garden. The night was still young and was beautiful. The walked among the flowers and the mini labyrinth that was there. When they reached the fountain, they sat down. Ludwig sighs as he looked at Feli and saw the beauty in the vampire's face. His face blushed as he was feeling something in his heart. Feli turn to look at Ludwig and was gonna say something when Ludwig put his hand on Feli's face and drew in for a tender kiss. Feli's eyes widen as he felt Ludwig's warm lips hit his cold lips. His heart flutter with emotions as he accept the kiss. Ludwig's face was blushing as they kiss, then broke it off, looking at Feli. "Feli.. I am so sorry, I didn't know that you were trying to get me to notice you. I.. am a fool but I saw what I didn't see and felt something in me saying, 'never let go of him' So I want to say.. Feliciano.. I love you." Ludwig said. Feliciano's eyes were filled with tears as he nodded, "I love you too.. Ludwig. I don't want to let you go either."
Lovino stood nearby as he watch them, "Well that didn't take long for that kraut to admit his love, but..." Lovino turn to the night sky as he felt something. "But.. there is something stirring in the North and it felt something familiar, something from the past. I hope it will not effect this love..." Lovino said as he jumped off, changed into a bat, and flew into the night sky to hunt.
-2 months later-
Winter came and it blanket the forest and the town nearby. The townsfolk learn that Ludwig was spending his winter months in the castle, which made them worry about him. But Ludwig told them that it is alright and that he made a deal with the mayor to buy the castle and have it restored to it's originality. The was right away agree with the deal and let Ludwig live in the castle and do what ever he wants with it, since no one will dare go near the castle. This made Ludwig happy, he did tell his father about this, who yelled at him for doing something stupid. But when Ludwig send him pictures of the place, making sure that Lovino and Feliciano were not in them. Ludwig's father agree with the castle and told him to use it as a get-a-way when he is on brakes from college. "Ja and Father you will love this place." Ludwig said over his cell as he spoke with hsi father, "Ja and I will since me and Gilbert will be coming down in a few days, we haven't seen you in a long time and since I am taking my winter vacation this month we should have Christmas at the castle." He said. Ludwig's heart dropped at he heard what his father said and he looked at Feli and Lovino. "Uh.. Ja.. I will see you then.. bye..." He hung up and groans.
Feliciano and Lovino looked at each other and then at Ludwig. "Um.. I have some bad news, my family is coming over and they are spending Christmas here... which means that they will be spending the last months with us." "What the HELL! I am not gonna spend time with a bunch of krauts! No way, they are not sleeping there! They don't even know about us! How are you gonna keep us a secret from them?!" "I won't.. i am gonna tell him that I found a boyfriend here, who's family were the caretakers of the castle till the town clam ownership over it. You two lived in the castle and I took pity over you guys and bought the castle for you two." Ludwig said. Lovino looked at Ludwig and sighs, "That might work for them, but we cannot go out in daylight.. how are we gonna explain that to them?" "Oh~~ We can say that we have that skin disease that the sun harm us even with sun lotion. I looked it up, it is a real thing~~ " Feliciano said as he was happy to meet Ludwig's father and brother. Ludwig smiled at Feli, "Ja then it will work, but we have lots of work ourselves. We got to get this place clean up and um.. I need to get the road cleared for my father's jeep to get to the castle." Ludwig said. Feliciano smiles, "Me and Lovino will do the castle with the bats, you take care of the road." He said smiling.