Innocents Ch. 7
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For the next few weeks, Feli didn't see Lovina, and she had to visit Elizabeta in order to change her bandages. The guy who stabbed her was found, and was put into isolation for two days. Ludwig had became a little nicer, to her surprise, and he didn't have to explain on why he helped her. In public, he still had 'reputation', but he was still kind to the younger 'man' and wouldn't allow anyone near him.
Feliciana was curious about Ludwig, however. How did he get here? Where did he come from? At lunch, she wanted to find out.
Come around lunch time, Feliciana sat in her usual spot next to Ludwig. He was looking at his pudding with slight disinterest.
"Hey, Ludwig!" She greeted. The German nodded in her direction with a slight smile.
As she sat down next to him, she began thinking on how was she going to ask. Will he get mad? Upset?
"You are unusually quiet, Feliciano. Vhat's wrong?" His deep German voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Ve, it's a little personal, ve..." She looked down at her shoes, muscles tense.
"Feli, if you have ze balls to get into a fight, und if I save your sorry ass, you can ask me anything." Ludwig patted his friend's shoulder reassuringly.
Oddly, she calmed down.
"W-what did you do to get in here?" There, she said it. She was glad that the question was out, but she worried how Ludwig might react. He was usually violent. However, he was very calm.
"Vell, I'll tell you what, I'll tell you about it, und you can tell me your story through and through." He looked at the younger man, wanting his answer.
"Ve, okay!"
Ludwig, despite himself, chuckled at the Italian's mood changes. He was like a damn woman, sometimes (Oh, if only he knew).
"After me and bruder graduated high school, I went to Medical College. Vattie was sick und ail, so Gilbert stayed on ze farm while I worked. I wanted to make Vattie feel better again. All of us students worked in a lab, to know vhat each medicines do. Something horrible occurred zat day."
"A verdammt mistveih decided to pin drugs on me, und ze teacher found out. Ve were both given a trial later on, und zat judge bastard sentenced me two years in prison. Ze mini-bastard got away vith it." Ludwig finished.
"Nobody did anything to the judge?" Feliciana felt anger towards the judge and the jerk who put Ludwig in here.
"Nein. Do you know who the judge is, Feliciano?"
Feliciana shook her head. She had seen him before, but she hardly paid attention to his name.
"He's zay rich guy from verdammt Holland. Also, vay too young to be a judge. Bentalia Town doesn't care. His name is Morgens Piest."
"Oh. Ve...I guess it's my turn. I was walking home early from a bad date, ve. When I got home, I found a dead body in my house. Shortly after the police came and found me with the deceased Jones Kirkland, ve. They found my fingerprints on a wooden bat, and the blame was pinned on me. Tell me Ludwig, why aren't you nice around others?" She asked suddenly.
"Vattie always hated weaklings, und he raised us to hate zem, too. A bad date? Who vas the girl?"
"Ve, it was a guy." At this, Ludwig looked shocked.
"You-you're gay?" He sounded a little shocked, too.
"N-no. I-I..." How was she supposed to tell him? There were prisoners everywhere. Besides, what would he do if he knew that she was indeed a woman(that wasn't a perverted question, get your minds out of le gutter!)?
"It's okay, Feli. I respect your morals." Ludwig said to his friend reassuringly. "To be honest, I don't know if I'm homosexual or straight, I've been raised on a farm vith no one to visit und befriend me. Where vere (I mix the W's and V's on purpose) you raised at?"
"Ve, for a while me and sorella lived in an apartment in Italy with our parents. After...after they died, Grandfather wanted us to live here so we'll be safe. I live next door to our cafe, ve."
"So, you've never raised cows nor horses, never slept in a barn?" He felt a tad bit of sorrow for his friend, losing his own mother was harsh.
"No."
"Vell, I was raised on a farm in Germany along with mein bruder, Gilbert. When mutti died, father moved us here on another farm. Beilschmidt Farm, it's called."
"That's funny, ve. We got our eggs, meat, and milk from that farm! Our cafe is called 'Cielo Italiano'!"
"Ja, I heard of ze place. Mr. Romulus is your grandfather?"
"Si!"
"Him und Vattie are gut friends. Funny, I never heard zat he had grandchildren until you came."
"Ve, I'm worried. It's been almost two months and I haven't heard of Nonno or the rest."
"Don't worry, Feli. Bruder visits time to time, but not always. They're probably busy."
"Ve, thanks, Ludwig!" She beamed at him.
Ludwig's face reddened a little, but he smiled also.
"No problem...friend."
…...
This wasn't good. She pulled her gun out at the intruders, who just bust the door down!
"Who the hell are you?!" She shouted.
"Dear, that's no way to speak to me." The voice chuckled. her eyes narrowed. There were three men, all in trench coats, like those people who flash other people...
"You." She hissed.
"Yes, me, I'm back! How's Romulus?" The man asked in a bored tone.
"He went to Italy to kill your ass."
"Well, we've been here for a while, dear. One by one the Vargas's will fall. I already gotten rid of your younger brother. The middle child."
"What the hell did you do to my fratello?!" Lovina glared at him.
"Easy. We killed somebody, and pinned it on him. You're on our target, next, Lovina. Then your younger brat brother."
The not-so-stranger pulled out a gun and fired before Lovina knew what was happening.
…...
Antonio's eyes widened as he heard a bang. Since he had moved from Spain to here, the Vargas's allowed him to stay if he worked. He rushed into the living room with his knife. Who the hell was shot? The door was open, showing that it was storming outside. He felt liquid at his feet and looked down.
"L-Lovina?" He whispered. Said girl was breathing, but unconscious. Quick as hell fire, Antonio (still in his tomato boxers) slipped some shoes on, picked up Lovina, got in the car, and drove to the hospital.
…...
"Sir, she's alive, but the bullet had hit side of her head, somehow damaged the brain, so it'll be a while when she recovers."
"Thank you! Is she awake? Who shot her?" Of course he was worried, that was his Lovina! And he was in the hospital with no pants on.
"She's...we don't know when she'll wake."
"Oh, mi poor Lovina..." Antonio's eyes were widened, and he looked like he was going to cry.
"Sir, she has a younger brother, yes?"
"Si. I have to take care of him. I don't know Mr. Vargas's number is, but I hope he comes home, soon."
Whoever shot Lovina... A dark side emerged. Is going to get their asses skinned alive...
…...
They told her. After supper, they told her what had happened to her sister, and right now Lovina was still unconscious.
Ludwig, knowing his friend's pain, didn't leave him alone at all. He had willingly let the younger man cry in his shirt, despite the odd looks from different prisoners.
"Calm down, Feli...shhhhhhhh...you need some rest, Ja?" He patted the young man's back.
"S-si." Tears stained parts of her face, but she was glad that Ludwig was here for her, and her sister was alive.
"Gut."
"Lu-Ludwig?"
"Ja?"
"May...may I sleep beside you?"
His face heated up a little. He never really slept beside anybody before, and the question was a little weird. However, perhaps the young man needed comfort? He probably slept with teddy bears (knowing Feliciano), and right now he needed a...Feliciano Vargas needed Ludwig Beilschmidt to be his friend, the only comfort right now, even if it meant by sleeping next to him.
"Ja, Feli. You may sleep next to me." Ludwig smiled a bit as he held the younger man in a hug. His hair smelt nice. Wait, why was he smelling his friend's hair?!
…...
Yeah Ludwig, why are you smelling 'his' hair? WHY? Wow, he wasn't reluctant to sleep next to Feli, maybe there's more to this friendship and he doesn't know about it?
…...Na!