"Bruder... I..." Ten-year-old Ludwig stepped inside his brother's room and saw a person that he didn't expect.
"Ah, Ludwig, come in. Elizabeta wanted to see you."
"Elizabeta?!" Ludwig looked at them with a disgusted look on his face. They were so, so close.
"Ludwig, what's the matter?" asked Gilbert. He was confused.
Ludwig didn't say anything, just turned around and ran to his room.
"I'm sorry, Liz, I don't know what's wrong with him..."
"No problem, Gil. I have to go anyways. You should go and take care of your brother."
"Ludwig, tell me, what's wrong?"
...
"Ludwig, please. You're worrying me."
...
"Ludwig!"
"Leave me alone!" His voice trembled as he shouted at Gilbert.
"No. I'm not going anywhere before I could understand what's wrong."
"I... I just... You and she..."
"Elizabeta?"
"I just... Don't know. You won't abandon me for her, right?"
"Of course no! I love you. I won't abandon you, never."
"I love you too, so much."
Gilbert smiled. "How much?"
Ludwig didn't move for a second, then he reached to his older brother's face and gave him an innocent kiss on the lips.
"That much."
Gilbert blushed madly and started to tremble.
"Oh, um, I think we should sleep, ah, I have to go, see you tomorrow, gute nacht."
"Gute nacht."
Before Gilbert could sleep, his lips were still tingling from the sudden touch.
"Oh, Scheiße..."
After countless days, Toris came to Gilbert and said he can help Gilbert to call Ludwig on the phone. Being able to hear his brother's voice excited Gilbert.
"But be careful." said Toris. "Ivan will be mad if he ever finds out."
Gilbert wasn't concerned a little bit. "He can do anything he wants, I want to talk to my brother."
"Alright."
When he picked the phone up, Ludwig's concerned voice greeted him.
"Hello?"
"Ludwig..." Gilbert almost whispered.
"Oh my god, Gilbert! Gilbert! I missed you so much! Are you okay?"
"I... I'm fine..." Gilbert struggled to reply. His eyes were filled with tears.
"Bruder... Are you okay?"
"It's nice here. I just wish you were here, too."
Their conversation was interrupted with Toris' scream.
"Gilbert..."
Gilbert's eyes grew wide. "Ivan, no..."
When Ivan hit him, the handset in his hand fell to the ground. Ludwig must be freaked out on the other side.
"I'll teach you a lesson, for disobeying me. You're new here."
He took Gilbert to a dark room without windows.
"Also..." While wearing his gloves, he continued to talk. "You're not allowed to say Ludwig's name anymore."
Gilbert was terrified, but he laughed. "Huh? I don't think so. Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludw-"
"Shut up!
Gilbert nearly fainted when he felt a sharp pain across his face, but he didn't give up.
"Ludwig! I love you, Ludwig! Ludwig!"
Repeating his brother's name over and over gave Gilbert courage. He was also disregarding his torturer.
"Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludwig, Lud-"
But he knocked unconcious soon after.
"Bruder..."
"Lud-wig..." Gilbert lifted his head to see his brother. Just like the dream he had before.
"Gilbert..."
"Ludwig, save me..." Gilbert tried to reach him.
But he only received a kick on the stomach.
Gilbert begged his brother to not to hit him. Ludwig, however, quitted hitting. But soon he leaned over his brother and stabbed him in the chest with a knife.
