Chapter 14 (The trip):
So we made the trip after all but we had to deal now with the stupid old Vargas and Vater, don't get me wrong I love the man, I may not say it out loud very often, actually I never say it, and I may not behave as a good grandson most of the time, ok all the time, but hey we're still family so he most like my whole awesome persona and I, sometimes find him a bit awesome as well.
So back in track people, Vatter, Lud and I had to pick up the Italians at their place, before we left I asked bruder what he was going to do with the situation of Vati don't liking us to establish any type of relation with the Vargas family, he still look troubled when I asked, but he said he had talked with Feli.
"Ludwig don't worry you were here supporting me when we had to tell Grandpa so I'll do whatever you ask me"
"Thanks Feli I don't like the idea of keeping it hidden but with Vater, well he… needs some time to get used to it, do you understand?, I promise we'll tell him but we have to wait for the correct moment"
"vee~ and what about grandpa?"
"oh I forgot about that"
"I'll ask him to be discreet about it as well, he'll understand"
"You think he could do that?"
"Sure he will don't worry" Feliciano thought to himself, If he's able to have more than one partner at the same time I think he can handle this.
I found amazing how Lud managed to get out of the trouble so easily, that couldn't end well, I feel pity for him he lost the chance to spend some fun days with his "sweat heart" pfft I have to say that out loud and in front of Feli, Ludwig would be so embarrassed kesesese.
We were now in front of a fancy residence, Ludwig knocked at the door, and Romano appeared a few moments later.
"It is you bast…" the words died in his throat when he saw me and Vati standing behind Ludwig, we've been told many times that look kind of scary together you know because of our height and complexion, we´re big guys after all –but I think is mostly because of Lud and Vati unexpressive faces-. Poor Romano after the fright he just could invite us inside without any other word. We entered to what look like the living room, damn this kids were rich, the place was amazing, I caught Vati giving the house a look as well but not as impressed as I was. Romano said he would call his grandpa, I thought it was an excuse so he didn't have to talk to us, but he came back a moment later this time with Feliciano.
"vee~ Ludwig, Gilbert ciao", Feliciano approached and greeted us –avoiding to be too affectionate with my brother- then he turned to Vati to introduce himself, but was taken aback by the way my old man was looking at him, even I would be scared, he was practically studying the boy, Lud was hardly breathing at the moment, Vati then looked at Romano and back to Feli again, it was like he wanted to find the ten differences or stuff, then he finally talked.
"You both really took after Arsenius" when he pointed at them, they jumped, "But is as if his personality was divided in two half's" I had to hold my laughter; maybe taking Vati to the trip wasn't such a bad idea.
After some more minutes, that felt like ages for the Italians that tried to make some chat but failed –well mostly Feliciano, Romano was just sitting there frowning at us- , Arsenius finally came downstairs, I must say I was impressed when I saw him, it was as if the time hadn't passed for him since I last saw him, I watched Vati from the corner of my eye and noticed a grimace, that in his case –absolutely no facial expressions- indicated he was happy, meanwhile Lud was going through and internal hell, the poor thing.
Vatti stood up and extended his hand but when Arsenius was in front of him he just pulled Vati towards him and embraced him, what I'm about to tell next is an scene I thought I would never witness in my life, while Arsenius was hugging –too dearly- Vati was frozen, he tried awkwardly to answer the gesture but his face was getting red in the process, the twins and my brother whit mouths and eyes wide open, why didn't I got my fucking camera, when Arsenius let go his face as well was a little flushed –I can imagine Feli and Ludi like this in some years all fluffy despite the years, kesesese -.
"I missed you so much my friend it's been a while since we last met" if he hadn't said the phrase with such a serious tone I would be laughing at them, man it looked like a soap opera he was still holding my Vater arms, when he noticed after recovering from the shock, he gave a step back.
"It is good to see you too Arsenius", the elder Italian changed his serious self and said in a more relaxed tone "Oh you're still so grave about everything", well know I get why Vati said the twins were Arsenius splitted personality.
"Now I guess you've already met my grandsons, aren't they cute?"
"How can you call your boys that?" there was an exasperated look on my grandpa´s face
"Oh not everybody has to be manly and stoic like you or your boys" then Vati showed his characteristic authority by hitting the man in the head just as if he were a little boy, and not the grown up he was supposed to be.
"You remain from talking about my family Arsenius"
"Ouch you're still a masochist, is this your way of saying that you missed me?" Vati hit him again
"I won't ever get tired of this"
"Fine fine I'll shut my mouth"
"Tell me now, how was it you got in contact with my grandsons?"
"Grandsons?" Romano was surprised.
"Of course they are their grandsons kid what did you expect?, the age difference stands out" Arsenius received one more of my Vati's punch this time on the arm, I am so happy that the punishments will be reduced by bringing this idiot to the trip, it seemed he could piss Vatter off even more than I.
"ve~ actually we are impressed because he looks so young just like you grandpa" I agreed with Feli here, were the hell did this men found the eternal youth elixir, I better look that damn good when I'm their age or there's no God. The old Vargas indeed look good but Vati as well, besides his inexistent expression, he could be described as an elder version of Ludwig except he has longer and lighter blond hair, and it's just a little taller, but just as uptight, strict and all that boring stuff, man I must have inherited my awesome from uncle Fritz cause there's no freaking way I'm like those two.
"Oh and we know your grandsons from school , Ludwig is my math teacher, and Gilbert is fratello´s soccer coach" well Feli could have also said and I'm your youngest grandson boyfriend –just joking of course-, but really until now anybody has mentioned a thing about the topic.
"Didn't they tell you about it?" Arsenius raised an eyebrow at my grandpa at gave a quick glance to my brother and I.
"It's because I didn't ask them"
"Or they were too scared to tell you, come on Gerhart give me a smile" Arsenius was about to reach the other man's face, when he received a glare
"Don't even think it"
It was a looong trip, and boring as hell, I was sitting in the back of the car with Antonio and Francis both sleeping, how much I hate them for that, I'm not able to take naps like them, and just to make things worse Ludwig and Vati in the front of the car talking just the indispensable.
When we picked my friends they behaved as they hadn't in years, all polite and quiet, you may be wondering why the hell would they do that?, well it's because "Sir" as they call Vati is the only authority we've ever acknowledge, I'll tell you why, Francis, Antonio and I have been friends since kinder garden but in all our adventures since those times –cough every time we got in trouble- in the case of Francis, their parents were never home due to work, with Antonio I've never met most loving parents in the world, they would always say "they're just kids" and forgive us all with a minimum punishment, but when it was mein Vater who caught us, he made sure we regretted our bad choices, seriously he never failed at it, to our misfortune this was what happened most of the time, but it never stopped us from doing stupid things over and over again.
The Vargas family was following us in their car, Arsenius asked if one of us wanted to join them because they had enough space, Antonio was about to gladly accept the proposal when he saw our threatening faces if he dared to leave us with the fun duo, Romano teased our friend for this but when he got into his car I could see him pouting –adorable-.
We finally arrived and when we saw the house well it was really splendid, bigger than I imagined and just a few steps from the beach, perfect just perfect, the guys and I started wandering through the place, it was a two floor residence, downstairs was the kitchen and dining room, a bathroom, a living, a guestroom and a huge terrace, upstairs five more bedrooms some of them with their own bathroom, for an estrange reason there was kid's room on the house with a bunk bed and some toys, I couldn't imagine this because Arthur is not a family type of guy, what did he wanted a room like this for?, Francis explained that perhaps this property belonged to his family –the bastard is some kind of a noble from England or I don't know something like that, the point is that big eyebrows has a lot of money-. Of course that none of us wanted this bedroom so we assigned it to the twins, Feli didn't really mind, but Romano questioned the decision.
"Why the hell do we have to sleep in the kid's room?"
"Have you seen yourself in a mirror?"
"So I have to be an old man like you coach?"
"See that's exactly why you're staying there brat, now go play with your brother" I was used to Romano's character but this were my vacation and I wasn't gonna be patient with the stubborn kid. He was about to yell at me again when I saw Antonio approaching us.
"What are you doing Roma?"
I used my chance "well we were talking about the distribution of the rooms, and it seems that your Romanito isn't happy with his room so we'll switch, I'll sleep with Feli and you can sleep with him" my friend's face lighted up at the instant, Antonio was so innocent at times.
"Really Roma?" as if the moment couldn't be more perfect, the brat was all flushed and nervous in a matter of seconds.
"That's not what I said damn it, this bastard made it all up, I'm leaving you idiots" and with that he ran back to his room leaving me as the unquestionable winner.
"Oh I thought he really wanted to be with me" the disappointment in his face almost made me hugged him, almost, it was Francis who did that stuff.
"He clearly wanted to, he is just shy Toni"
"Yes you're right but it's just a matter of time right?" what was with that sudden optimistic attitude?
"Yeah sure" fortunately for Antonio he rarely got sarcasm, well he rarely got anything, he isn't stupid, or that I hope.
I was the last one to take a shower when I came out of the bathroom I noticed my bags in the hall.
"What the fuck?" I tried to open the door of my room but it had lock, "Ludwig what the hell open the door!"
"Mon ami it seems we'll be sharing bed again tonight" Francis materialized from nowhere and was murmuring in my ear, of course I punched him.
The reasons for me being left out of my room was, first Ludwig always complained that I made too much noise until late hours of the night, and that I also snored –Of course I don't, my breathing is heavy while asleep that's all- so if he could avoid sharing room with me he would take any chance, and second, we all know –and by "we" I meant Ludwig, Antonio and I- that Francis a little, well very "cariñoso" as Antonio says during the nights, my Spanish friend really doesn't care about this, but since his Italian boyfriend is sleeping in the next room, he doesn't want to give him motives to get more tsundere.
Antonio left his room not without locking the door behind him -he knew me too well- and apologized to me, agh he didn't have to, whit that stupid smile he always had on his face I could hardly get mad at him.
"Just the old men got alone rooms, that's unfair they weren't even originally invited"
"I can hear you Gilbert" Vati's severe voice came out of one of the rooms at the end of the hall
The door of the room next to it opened a second later "Gerhart you're still awake, so you just faked with me" there was no response.
"Ah don't ignore me Beilschmidt, and open the door" still silence we started to laugh
Arsenius was resting in the door frame of Gerhart's room, and even he was just wearing his boxers and a shirt –from there came the habit in the younger italians- he didn't seem troubled by the three of us looking at him, he blinked an eye to us and made a sign whit his hand asking us to be silent.
"Please Gerhart you don't have to be afraid I promise I'll be gentle" loud steps could be heard from inside the room and Arsenius rushed to his own room and locked the door in an instant, Vati emerged from his room in rage and ready to kill the other man, my friends and looked at each other trying not to laugh, Vater was trying to throw the door down.
"Open the damn door coward, I swear I'll kill you" oh my god did Vati just said damn, Arsenius was my hero now.
"I thought we were going slowly with this Gerhart and also there are kids in the house" Arsenius was still teasing; Vati went back to his room and searched for a pocket knife, once he was outside Arseniu's room again it took him just a few seconds to open the door. The last clear thing I heard was the "Oh shit" Arsenius expired.
"Perhaps we should go for a walk, it's gonna take some time before it's quiet enough for us to sleep" Antonio suggested, and Francis and I agreed with him.