Chapter One

Feliciano and Ludwig took the bus to Germany. It was a rather long bus ride. They had walked for hours on end before reaching a suitable transportation vehicle. Feliciano was still confused as to what had been going on, but he trusted Ludwig. He didn't think anything bad would happen. Of course though, it was just like a child to trust any adult easily. A child would never think as to predict what might happen in the future. There are only so many adults in this world to trust.

"Um, sir?" Feliciano asked with a shake in his tone. He was nervous to even look at the man, talking to him just made the little boy feel like he was making a death wish.

Ludwig looked at Feliciano with a curious look. His face was serious, but there was something in those blue eyes of his that made Feliciano feel free to ask him anything in the world. "Yes?" Ludwig asked, "What is on your mind?"

"I-I was wondering... Where are we going...?" He looked at Ludwig with worry. That question has been bothering him since he and Ludwig at left together. The Italian boy was scared, no, he was terrified. He didn't know what he was allowed to ask, he didn't know if we was allowed to speak, he didn't even know if it was okay to so much as look at him. He was terrified of this stranger. All he knew was his name. He had hoped that he would speak mre as to where they were going and why. Maybe they could even discuss more about who he is and where he came from.

"We are going to Germany. That is where you will meet my friend, Roderich. He is to take care of you from now on. Don't worry though, I will be there to check on you everyday. You will like Roderich. He may be a bit of a snob, but he does mean well. He will take good care of you, do not worry."

"Does Mr. Roderich live with anybody else?" The brunette was getting a bit more comfortable around him. He liked it when the German talked. He felt at ease. He wanted nothing more at the moment than to talk with Ludwig.

"He does live with a woman, Elizabeta. She is sweet, but she can be rather tough. She is smart and supportive of almost everything. I think it's fair to say that when she will meet you, she will absolutely adore you. She has a soft spot for little kids. She will not let anyone or anything harm you, or anyone that she loves for that matter. You will like her."

"Who do you live with?"

Ludwig sighed at this question. He didn't mind the questions at all. He actually like it when the boy talked, it eased the awkward atmosphere. It was just this specific question that somewhat bugged him. He didn't like to talk about his family. It's not that he didn't love them, he did, he was just... ashamed. He would rather like to leave them out of conversations as much as possible. He couldn't do that with Feliciano though. He needed to be honest with him. He needed to answer all his questions, no matter how embarrassing. It was important that Feliciano didn't feel like he wasn't welcomed.

"I do... have one brother. His name is Gilbert." The German man tried to leave it at that. If he was lucky, maybe Feliciano wouldn't ask anything else about him.

"What's he like?"

There it was. Ludwig gave another sigh. Here it goes.

"He is annoying. He is completely arrogant." Feliciano was confused with the big words and gave Ludiwg a confused look.

"It means he loves to talk about himself. It's always about him. He never bothers to even consider other people!" Feliciano looked at him and raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"It means that he doesn't think about others." Feliciano nodded his head in realization. "He is clueless about the world. He is just a complete mess." Ludwig felt somewhat good to get that all out. He looked back at Feliciano. He noticed that the Italian was somewhat confused with what all he just said, but it also looked as if he could really care less right now.

The rest of the trip was quiet. Feliciano had no more questions. He didn't wonder about anything else. He was sure that there would be more questions to come up, but for now, he needed to relax. He didn't want to make Ludwig aggravated from so many questions.

Minutes passed, and Feliciano's eyes were starting to droop slowly. He was growing tired from the long trip. He didn't know how long it would take to reach Germany, he didn't even know where it was. He was growing sleepy every second. Eventually, Feliciano had completely fallen asleep. His small, fragile body had fallen over on one side. That side happened to be on Ludwig's lap.

Ludwig jumped a little at the surprise he found on his lap. Feliciano had went to sleep and swooped his body on Ludwig. The German didn't do anything to stop him. He let Feliciano snuggle up closer to his stomach. Ludwig even smiled at the boy's actions. He stroked his cheek with his thumb. Feliciano was adorable, he had to admit it. Soon, he would have to give the adorable boy to one of his closest friends. He had figured that he may as well enjoy this peace with him as much as possible until they reach their destination.

'You will be happy,' he thought, 'You deserve only the best. From me, from your family, from everyone.'

Author's Note:

Hey, guys! Sorry for updating so slowly. I've just been really lazy. My friend came over for a couple of days, and I just got distracted. Also, I may not be posting for awhile. I'm going over to a friend's house for the week,and after that, I'm going to go see family up in Minnestota! Fun! I will bring my computer with me at my friend's so I can maybe work on another chapter. I don't know. I head there will be a lot of people over there, so I don't know how distracted I'll get. ANOTHER sad news is that my family up in Minnesota has dial-up, so I can't post anything while I'm there. I'll probably be there for a week. BUT I will try to work on the chapters, so I can post them when I get back! But I wouldn't count on much. I have summer homework! YAY! -_- No...

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