Chapter 11

Whose arms are this? is the first thought that runs through Feliciano's head when he slowly opens his eyes to a bright room as he remembers as the cottage. Carefully he relishes himself from the strong arms that held him so gently without realizing that there was someone in the bed. Suddenly he sees how the empty cottage isn't empty anymore and there are jackets and bags all over the room. In a circle in front of the fire he saw the backs of his friends.

-"What are you doing here?" he asks shocked when he stands up from the bed. For just a moment ago he was freezing under a tree when he couldn't find the way back after looking for something to eat and now his friends is sitting right in front of him.

-"Saving your ass" Arthur says and turns around with a smile.

-"I thought you would ask first what he's doing there" Francis continues and laughs when he points behind Feliciano, on the bed. Confused Feliciano turns around and looks at the bed. In the bed, just where he was laying, he sees a familiar face. His face turns red when he sees the bare chest and realizing that the arms he felt was Ludwig's. In a pile on the side of the bed he sees Ludwig's usual T-shirt and gently picks it up. Still blushing he takes the T-shirt and carefully puts it on the sleeping German who miraculously didn't wake up.

-"He doesn't like sleeping without a shirt" he explains when he turns around and sees everyone's surprised faces but then his face turned sad as the feelings inside him started to come up , "what are you, what is he doing here?"

-"He wanted to save you and we tagged along" Roderich says and smiles.

-"Why did he do that?" Feliciano says in a sad voice and sits down next to Francis and Kiku. He found a T-shirt in the mess of clothes and sleeping bags and putts it on. It was big for him and the arms reached to his elbows.

-"You should have seen him" Arthur says and shakes his head, "I've never seen anyone that worried before"

-"Yeah and do you remember when Romano strangled him, he didn't even protect himself!" Francis says shocked.

-"What?" Feliciano asks shocked. I begged him not to hurt him!

-"Yeah, he came running in the meeting and strangled Ludwig screaming it was his fault" Francis continues in the same shocked voice.

-"And he didn't protect himself at all, he just let him" Roderich says in a confused voice.

Feliciano couldn't believe what he heard. The always stoic, strong Ludwig letting his older brother strangles him?! It was his fault, he should have given Ludwig directly and not trough his brother.

-"So he came all this way… why?" Feliciano whispers with tears burning in his eyes of the guilt that built up in his heart.

-"I don't think that it's okay for us to say it" Francis says and looks at Feliciano with sad eyes.

-"Right!" Kiku suddenly says, "I was told that Ludwig brought you some pasta"

-"He brought me pasta?" Feliciano says happy and smiles. Laughing and talking with new energy they started to cook the pasta, waiting for Ludwig to wake up.

I can smell pasta… Feliciano… It's almost like home when I can find Feliciano in my bed. I have no clue how he gets there but he's there every morning… And I love it… I understand now how much I've always loved him being in my bed… I think I already understood when he wasn't there anymore… Slowly he opens his eyes to see that he's in the cottage but there's something that have changed since he fell asleep. Suddenly he remembers that there's no cold Feliciano in his arms and that he was alone in the bed.

-"Ah!" he shouts when he sees the back of Feliciano standing by the table.

Feliciano turns around and smiles. He's wearing one of the T-shirts Francis brought to him and looked much healthier than he did when he found him. Ludwig couldn't control himself anymore when he saw him standing there, just like usual, smiling. All the hidden feelings he have had through whole of their friendship had built up, exploded as he looked into those warm brown eyes. Without any thought in his head he runs forward and hugs him, hiding his face in Feliciano's shoulder. Slowly Feliciano raises his hands and hugs Ludwig back. They both shivered of the feelings they felt, this is what they both have been dreaming of so long.

-"Mein God Feliciano never do that again" he started to whisper against his shoulder, "you stupid person, don't, ever, nein" what he said couldn't be heard anymore and that was just fine because most of it was in German. Suddenly he started to cry, he couldn't help it anymore. He finally had Feliciano in his arms after so long time. But then he suddenly relished him and fell back on the bed.

-"I'm sorry" was the only thing he could say before he put his face into his hands with his elbows on his knees and started to cry even more while sitting on the bedside. Feliciano stood shocked left with tears in his eyes too. Ludwig was crying in front of him, the one all of his dreams had been about. Since came to Russia, to this cottage, Ludwig was the only thing he could think of, and now he's here, crying.

Everyone in the room was shocked. No-one of them had never seen Ludwig cry before. Roderich started to pull in Francis jacket and right after there where only Feliciano and Ludwig left in the room but neither noticed. Feliciano slowly walked up to Ludwig and fell on his knees in front of him so his face was in the same length as Ludwig's. The T-shirt he had on him reached the floor when he knelt. Carefully he took Ludwig's hands from his face and looks up and into Ludwig's sky blue eyes full of tears.

-"Why are you crying?" Feliciano said carefully lifting his hand and wipes Ludwig's tears from his cheeks.

-"Because" his voice cracked but then he took a deep breath and looked into Feliciano's brown beautiful eyes, "Ti amo"

Feliciano didn't know how Ludwig knew how to say that in his own native language. A wonderful warmth spread in his stomach and Ludwig's eyes told him that it was the truth he spoke. Slowly he leans forward and puts his lips on Ludwig's. Ludwig kissed him back carefully and Feliciano throws his arms around Ludwig's neck in an embrace of true love. All the feelings they've hidden for so long finally showed in a first kiss. Tears fell down from both of their eyes and their cheeks got wet. Never in life they thought that this would happen, that the other part would feel the same.

-"Ich liebe dich" Feliciano whispers when their lips unseals, leaning his forehead on Ludwig's.

-"Am I dreaming?" Ludwig says and laughs with tears shining in his eyes.

-"If I would dream I would have waked up before this" Feliciano says and kisses Ludwig sweet on the lips once again.

-"You're right" Ludwig says and sighs of relief. Once again he kisses him, dragging his hand though Feliciano's hair and for the first time he's feeling truly happy.

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