(a/n: Globness, guys I'm such a bad person. I'm sorry theres no updates any sooner xP thought i really can't tell if anyone is actually reading this and, if they are, whether its any good or not :P please c&v! then i can work on it with your feedback and make it better for you guys! please and thanks :D also, I worked on this and chpt 4 on the way to and back from a church camp i went to and had amazing ideas there so, yea, this will have religious ideas and such. IF YOU DON'T LIKE CHRISTIANITY OR THE IDEA OF ITALY BEING A CHRISTIAN, YOU WON'T LIKE THIS STORY.)

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There was a soft knock at the door. Feli turned to see that it was Elizaveta again, here to take blood once more and to check up on him.

"Morning Feli! How are you feeling today?" She asked, smiling widely.

"Ciao! I feel good, better than before!" He replied, beaming just as broadly as her.

"You look a little better, a little less pale. Think you might be fighting it?"

"I don't know!"

He laughed, happily ignorant of his rekindling health. He hummed while Elizaveta drew blood, taking the now-half full vial and putting it on her tray for testing later.

She gently took his chin, pulling him to face her so she could check his pupils, shining a light in his eyes to test how they dilated. After also checking his breathing, heart rate, and for symptoms of some common illnesses she left him to his quiet room.

A while ago Lovino had set up a divider in Feliciano's room, claiming to need to stay there to check up on him and putting it up for 'his privacy'. Feliciano could hear the boy behind his divider, up and moving about by this time of day.

" ... ah shi-NONONONONONO! DAMMIT! ... Ah! Fuck! ... "

'What in the world is he doing?' Feliciano thought, chuckling quietly. 'Well, either way ... Hmm ... It'd be fun to surprise him, and I'm curious as to his reaction ... Hmm ... '

"Lovi?" He called tentatively.

"What do you want?" He replied, sticking his head out from behind the divider to see Feliciano.

The bedridden boy just grinned, motioning his nurse over.

"What?Do you have to piss again or something?" He asked gruffly, walking over to stand next to the hospital bed in which Feli was laying.

"No, no, not that ... I just ... a little ... ah ... peckish, I think is the word ... "

Feliciano beamed, suppressing his joyful laughter.

As it slowly dawned on Lovino he grinned just as hugely as Feliciano, letting out a whoop and calling for Elizaveta.

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Over the past few days Feliciano had been growing stonger and stronger, eating some, though not much, and even standing up, something he hadn't done since he was hospitalized.

Thanks to these developments even Lovino had abandoned his uniform of scowls and frowns, though he pretended he didn't care all the same. The two had grown surprisingly close over Feliciano's stay and Elizaveta had noticed, even commenting on how they may as well be brothers with the way they treated each other.

Today was no different, with Feli shuffling around his room with his IV, Lovino scolding him for making so much noise and for almost tripping himself, and Elizaveta watching, concerned but overjoyed just the same.

"Guys! Guys! I've never been able to stand this long before!" Feliciano called, excited and giggling.

"Yea, yea, big deal." Lovino said, secretly glowing with pride at his cousins recovery.

"Are you tired at all, Feli? You ought to rest ... " Eliza fretted, her brow creased in worry.

"No, look, I'm fine! Just wait til Luddy see's me! He'll be so happy!"

With a big grin Feli turned to walk to Elizaveta, shuffling his feet awkwardly.

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~Having been bedridden for over 4 months hadn't done Feliciano any favors, but he'd been learning rather quickly. And, of course, Elizaveta was more than happy to baby him while he was re-learning to walk; Feliciano played the role of a child well with his random bouts of giggling and the fact that he still needed assistance in getting to the bathroom, with his shuffling footsteps and clumsiness.~

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Suddenly Feliciano stopped in his tracks, the grin falling from his face with a groan. He slumped against the wall, his breath hitching in his throat and becoming a shallow wheezing.

The blood drained from his face, leaving him even more pale and sickly than before.

Lovino shot up from his chair, rushing to Feliciano's side, his eyes wide with fear.

"Feli? Feli! What the hell is going on?" He shouted, panicky.

Feli put his back to the wall, sliding to the floor as his breathing worsened. His IV had ripped out of his arm, the cord having been long enough for him to walked around or to lie in bed but not to lie on the floor, but he didn't even notice. His chest was falling and rising rapidly, his wheezing grating upon his throat, making him grimace as he fought for breath.

"Feli! Stay with me!" Eliza cried, having fled to his side soon after Lovino.

He sat with black crowding at the edges of his vision, drowning in the air. Silent tears ran down his face at the thought of it ending here and now.

"L-Ludwig ... He ... Where ... is ... Lud ... Wig ... " Feliciano gasped, flinching at his own words as they tore from his throat.

And, suddenly, with a last fear filled glance at Lovino, everything went black.

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(a/n- I feel like I'm really hating on Feli D: I promise, it's just part of the story! XD and, next chapter involves Luddy (Of course) so ... yaaayyyy :DDD hope you guys like it! C&V please!)