"Every day they fight. My family is in bits and pieces," Ludwig looked back in shock at Feliciano who had his head bowed and his shoulders started to pitifully shake from crying.
Ludwig didn't know what to do, he was a more closed off person, but his instincts were to hug the Omega tightly. He wasn't sure if it would help, but at least he could shield away the pain for a small while. After blushing like a madman and complicating life, Ludwig finally felt Feliciano grab his arm and pull him even closer as he sniffled into the Alpha's shirt. Even though Feliciano could hear the sound of his father and cousin's voice ring through the house, having the Alpha so close and the mixture of his comforting scent made everything go dull and relaxing.
"Feliciano, let's get out of here. I'll take you to my cousin's home and we can go on a date. Wouldn't you like that?" he asked in a calming voice and Feliciano's lifted his tear streaked face, his lip trembling as he nodded his head slowly, a smile filling his face and the tears fell over the dimples on his cheeks. "You can get cleaned up, I won't rush you," he added taking his thumb and brushing away a lone tear.
"Thank you," Feliciano smiled fondly letting Ludwig help him from the bed. He felt his cheeks burn in embarrassment as he thought of his displeasing actions, but he remembered how caring his Alpha's was. "Ludwig..." he whispered turning his head and Ludwig looked back at him.
Bare feet lifted to their tip toes and a pair of warm lips planted a kiss on the pale German's cheek. "Thank you for caring," Ludwig heard whispered in his ear and the Omega was fleeing into his closet. His lips went into a fond smile and he touched his cheek, vowing to remember the moment.
Feliciano shut the door and fell to the floor pushing his darken cheeks together as he let out a tiny squeal. He actually did it and Ludwig didn't pull away! Maybe he could even go further.
Amber eyes darted to the side of the wall with disdain, he was a proper Omega, he shouldn't think these childish and perverted thoughts, but he was always told that he thought with his heart rather than his brain. He never understood their hatred of his hyperness. He did remember when people would play trick on Lovino when he was a child. He had a movement disorder called Chorea. Sometimes when he walked his hand would twitch or he'd trip or even make people trick from his jerky leg or hand. The doctors tried really hard by making his walk straight with books stacked atop of his head and injected him with scary needles, but slowly Lovino caught control. Even at his older age he'd have to stop walking, because his bad leg was doing dangerous movements and Mama would bring him to his room and they would make him tasty tomato soup and Mama put ice on his leg hoping deep inside it would numb and stop. Lovino now had Antonio who wouldn't care of his bad leg or jerky arm, but invite them with a smile.
As well as himself, Ludwig listened to his constant rambling, but unlike his parents or old partners, Ludwig actually listened. The only other person who used to do that was his cousin, Francis. When he was younger he was really close with Francis. They would play in the backyard and when Lovino felt up to it they'd make flower crowns and rings. They'd go up to Mama covered in flower jewellery making her laugh and go down on her knees asking who gave them that beautiful jewels.
Those times were years ago when Feliciano still young and Francis was at the blooming age of twelve where he'd romp around town his friends. To Feliciano, though, they were still raw and new in his mind. Thinking of happier times always put a smile on his face, because he knew that the days would certainly get brighter and even if the sun has been gone for thousands of days he could still make his own light!
With numb legs, the Omega stood up and walked to his dress collection, after deciding Ludwig wouldn't take him to a big event so he didn't need to dress up. He wore a green skirt with nothing under it giving it shape and a white button down with a faint chequered pattern. Putting over a green cloak that reached his hips with pretty gold buttons going down the hem to button it up. Slipping on white boots and lacing it up and getting used to the slight heel he walked out.
The room must have dropped a temperature, because Feliciano shivered directly and he turned to the open window. He walked over briskly to shut it, but he came face to face with Ludwig who must have been ducking when he walked out. "Take my hand," he said in a deep voice holding out his hand. Feliciano wondered if Ludwig got his heart stopping lines from fairy-tale books.
He laughed behind his hand and took Ludwig's with the other. He was pulled out the window and brought to the ground with a jump being spun around. The house was naturally short so landing wasn't fatal.
"Come," Ludwig put out his arm and Feliciano took it as they walked away from the house. Feliciano looked back once with a slight frown still hearing the yelling, a deafening crash of a vase caught his attention and he put his nose up and followed his Alpha close.
They sauntered into the city with Feliciano talking up a storm about how romantic Ludwig was, which earned him a darken blush from the buff Alpha and a simple plea for his mouth to take a break. As they continued to walk, Feliciano noticed that the stone buildings turned into trees and plains. He didn't know they were going into the country, but he was glad, because the gentle breeze and the only sound being trees shaking gave him time to think.
Ludwig stopped in front of a white house with tall windows and a beautifully kept garden. Feliciano felt nostalgia fill his brain of the house. His brain connected a few strands as Ludwig walked up to the front and knocked on the door standing straighter.
The door was opened by a woman wearing a white undershirt with a black button vest on top of it, only letting the large bow on the top of the collar show. The skirt was red reaching her knees where boots took over. To Feliciano that dress was far too short for his liking, it was thought of as vulgar for an Alpha to see anything up from the ankles, the legs were for sex only.
"My baby!" The women who smelled strongly of a caring, motherly Omega cried hugging Ludwig around the neck tightly. "You have grown so big, I haven't seen you since you were just sixteen," she pushed his cheeks together and the Alpha gave her a fond smile. "And who do you have here?" her smile was cat-like until she looked at Feliciano. "Vene!" she pranced over looking him over. "I haven't babysat you since I was just a wee kid, you grown to be such a beaut,"
Feliciano finally remembered her. She was Elisabetta, she babysat him for experience on having kids of her own, but also to get him out of Mama and Papa's hair.
"Eliza! I missed you," he hugged her back, "I haven't heard me call that since I was little."
"What?" Ludwig asked coming into the conversation.
"Little Veneziano, that's his full name. Veneziano Feliciano Vargas, but goes by his middle name. Don't worry Ludwig, the first name is just a mouth full so we called him Vene and Feli," Elisabetta chimed, leading them into the warm home. Feliciano rubbed his hands together and Ludwig looked over at him.
"Why'd you never tell me your real name?" he asked, his face pulled into sadness.
Feliciano smiled slightly and took Ludwig's hand bringing them together for warmth. "Don't worry, you'd probably hear it some other time. It just it's a little odd and really Italian so I just stress for Feliciano."
"Feliciano is really Italian too," Ludwig arched his eyebrow with a smug smile.
"Ludwig is really German," Feliciano countered with a bright smile, but their causal argument was halted by a cough.
They turned their head to see Elisabetta squealing slightly with a well-dressed man standing next to her. He looked to be very noble with a very well-known last name and counting the house he was rich. He wore a velvet purple suit with a white cravat coming from the top with long boots reaching his knees.
"My dear cousin Ludwig. How have you been fairing?" the man asked in a hyped German accent and Ludwig stood up straighter.
"Fine Roderich," he said with a forced smile and Feliciano furrowed his eyebrows. The brown-haired man with the beauty mark on his upper lip was related to the tall blonde German. Even Gilbert looked more like his brother.
"You usually come to my home to do one thing, and one thing only," he put up his finger and Ludwig started blushing, "to ride my horses," he finished and Ludwig gave a guilty look to Feliciano.
"That was what I planned to do. I'm sorry if I caused a convenience to your busy schedule," the Alpha bowed his head to his elder and the Roderich let out a snicker.
"Eliza, take Ludwig and his Omega to the barn. Tack up Alpha Antonio's horse and don't tell his Omega," Roderich walked forward passing Ludwig with a brotherly pat on the back.
"Antonio, as in Lovino's Antonio?" Feliciano asked innocently and Ludwig looked to Elisabetta for the answer.
"Well if the Antonio you want lives in the country down the road with four kids and his long-time Omega then I don't believe it is your brother's Alpha. He's a friend of ours and we stable his horses for the winter. It really doesn't bother us, because it's just Ebony and Ivory," Elisabetta explained and Feliciano nodded understanding.
After leading them through the house they came to the back door and it opened to a big field filled with dried grain. "Usually we have our big harvest in Summer, but the grain had gone and shielded itself for the winter. What a shame," she deadpanned letting her hand brush past the stalk and continued her walk to a large barn with chipping red paint.
Elisabetta had Ludwig pull open the barn's sticky door and they were greeted with the sound of horse's clicking their hooves and a sound of irritation from another horse.
"Sounds like Ivory is awake," Elizabetta laughed as she opened the doors open and horses peeked their heads out. One caught Feliciano attention, it looked to be a he with a pure white muzzle and shinning blue eyes.
He approached with caution and when the horse didn't let out a huff he touched its head. Feliciano gave it a long stroked pet and the horse let out a breath of air and turned its head into the touch. The horse soon was letting out a gentle whinney and Feliciano giggle kissing its head.
"That's Ivory, we'll tack him up for you," Elizabetta offered, opening the door to the stall and let the horse out. Feliciano watched from the sidelines as Ludwig tacked up a large black horse with dark brown eyes. When Ivory stood by the black horse they butted heads in a fond manner and went back to being good horses, which lead to them getting carrots.
Feliciano was just glad he didn't need to wear the full costume like Queen Victoria had when she rode her horse. The hat in big black dress seemed stuffy on her thin British body. "Feliciano!" Ludwig called motioning him over. Feliciano quickly ran over and stood in front of the Alpha who smiled down at him. He got down on his knee and put his hand letting Feliciano put his foot there and he boosted him up on the horse.
When Feliciano was younger he and Lovino would ride horses down at Elizabetta's stable. He still wished he came sooner so he could of meet Ludwig cousin sooner.
Feliciano watched out of his peripheral-vision of Ludwig getting on the large black horse and Elizabetta opened the doors from them both, but before Ludwig could leave they exchanged some box that was strapped to the back of the horse's behind.
"Come back with my horses!" Elizabetta called waving and Ludwig gave her an open handed wave and turned to Feliciano falling into the same walking speed.
Ludwig loved watching Feliciano, his face was just so beautiful. At night Ludwig would contemplate life, wondering if Feliciano was of royalty, because he certainly passed Queen Victoria in beauty. Ludwig loved his amber eyes, tiny nose, dimpled cheeks, his smile, his body, his hair, everything was beautiful about him, but unlike Monika, Feliciano had a beautiful inside. He was caring, kind, and knew what to say and when to say it, which was a blessing and a curse. He was also sensitive, charitable, loving, funny, everything you could want in an Omega. Ludwig could even sense a mother-like prescience that was perfect for raising children.
"Don't you just love winter," Feliciano whispered as he looked to the sky, "It's so beautiful, I just love snow. Everyone says snow is nasty and causes accidents, but I just love snow, even with its flaws," He went on with a slight smile and Ludwig gave him a caring look.
"Winter is the best to work in my shop. In the summer it is stuffy and I constantly need breaks from the heat of the hearth, but in the winter I can work with no problem. I guess it is okay," Ludwig offered with a smile turning the horse's head so they could go down a different path. Ebony let out a snort of stubbornness, but it called Ivory to follow.
"That's wonderful," Feliciano finished and everything went silent. Ludwig liked the silence, because he knew it wasn't awkward, it was just Feliciano going off finding something that he could talk about next.
Though nothing else could happen, because they reached their destination. Feliciano turned his head to a frozen lake with a huge looming tree over it. Ludwig jumped off Ebony tying the reins to the tree and helped Feliciano down tying Ivory up and they fed them a few carrots of praise of walking so nicely.
"The lake freezes pretty solidly, me and mein Bruder would go out on the lake and skate. Do you know how to skate?" Ludwig asked and Feliciano nodded, he wasn't very good, but that doesn't mean he hadn't done some stuff with Lovino and Mama. "If you don't remember we can go slow. No need to worry," he offered kindly and Feliciano smiled brightly and hugged Ludwig.
"Luddy is so considerate," he looked up with big amber eyes that could manipulate Ludwig in so many ways. Their scents were starting to linger on each other's clothing and body, but they could care less knowing that their love was strong. Papa could never break the sweethearts apart.
Through events Ludwig put on the skates and helped Feliciano with his and they wobbled to the lake. Ludwig pressed on the ice deeming it safe and helped Feliciano on it. At first the Omega wobbled, threatening to fall, but Ludwig caught him taking his hands.
"It's not that bad," he said slyly and Feliciano thumped him on the chest with a pout, but proceeded to fall on his behind with a loud gasp. The forest was silent with the sound of birds flying away and the horses stared at them. Ludwig let out a loud laugh as Feliciano crossed his arms with a frown. Ludwig lost his footing though fumbling to the ice making Feliciano let out a loud laugh and point at the Alpha who was now also sitting on the cold ice.
"It's not that bad," Feliciano mocked with his nose in the air and Ludwig gave him a half-hearted smirk helping him up.
After Feliciano got the hang of the winter activity, they spent the day skating along the ice, spinning each other and holding each other close. The moon was already showing its silver face when Feliciano looked up with cheeks red with the cold.
"It's cold," Feliciano said the obviously, rubbing his hands together and buttoning the cloak to the bottom. Ludwig casually took off his suit jacket putting it over Feliciano's smaller body. He pushed back a strand of auburn hair that fell in the Omega's face and kissed his cheek.
"We can create warmth," he offered with a wink and Feliciano giggled behind his hand giving Ludwig a slight thump on the shoulder scolding him for being so vulgar.
They went through the path with the horses and they went to the barn putting away Ebony and Ivory.
"Did you have fun?" Ludwig asked as they linked arms and Feliciano pursed his lips.
"What do you think, it was more fun than I had in awhile. I even don't have a headache anymore~" He chimed and Ludwig let out his addicting airy laugh holding the door open for Feliciano. They walked through the house, Feliciano noted that he liked the floral wall paper and that Ludwig should put more up in his house, but got a crinkle of the nose from the Alpha.
"Elizabetta! Elizabetta please!" Ludwig stopped walking and Feliciano turned his head. The voice that pleaded with an accent German one and there was fumbling.
"Elizabetta!" Ludwig called out as Feliciano let his arm fall numbly from the Alpha as Elizabetta rounded the corner. Behind her was a large busted-woman with blonde hair pulled back in a thick bun with blonde strands hanging out curled tightly. She wore a tight blue dress with a large crinoline. The royal blue dress had a velvet long sleeve top with a silk skirt with a darker blue trim.
The blonde Omega and Alpha seemed to stare off at each other for the longest time, a tension that Feliciano didn't like one bit making racked through his body as he hugged Ludwig's arm tighter.
"Monika..."
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Disclaimer: This author plans to start another long time story with different pairings, but not one main one since America is the main character. This story will be my priority, but if I update the other and not this one I apologize.
Happy reading and special thanks to my new Beta, Hanatamago2204