Why hello there boys and girls! Look at my shiny new chapter I did in a week instead of two! Except, I wouldn't call it shiny. I had a lot of problems writing this particular chapter and no matter how many times I've rewritten and changed it, it continues to piss me off. I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to the poorer than normal quality of this chapter, and request that if you can see whats wrong with it please tell me how to fix this? I really can't see it I just know somethings wrong… Anyway, enough crapping on my own writing! I hope everyone, the small couple of you who stuck around this long (whom by the way I love to death), enjoys this story! This didn't take as long as a thought, which is a good sign, but we haven't really started into work yet. SO BASICALLY, My chapters might be coming approximately weekly or fortnightly. It is yet too be known! Blah-de-Blah right? Does anyone even read this little paragraph up here? If you do read it, you deserve an award. Anyway! I'm going to stop ranting now enjoy:

OH AND PS: This chapter is a little bit longer than normal, (I think) So maybe that makes up for it a little? No? Yes? Maybe? Again, Anyway! :

How many times had he woken up, not knowing where he was or how he got there. Feliciano thought to himself, Probably too many to be safe in that world. He opened his eyes slowly, but was only met with the same darkness. Quiet voices came from somewhere in front of him, at least he thought it was forward. He shifted his head a little but instantly regretted it when the voices stopped and footsteps approached him. A palm touched the top of his head and Feliciano thought he was going to be struck, until the palm curled above him and something was lifted from his head. A bag…He laughed at himself for not realising it sooner, or would have if he wasn't busy being just a little scared. The room around him was dark, but a lot brighter than nothing, and fairly empty except for two chairs beside him that held Gilbert and Lili, who hadn't moved and were apparently still unconscious. Their hands were tied behind them and apparently so were his.

His eyes returned to what he had previously deemed forward and met those of three rather filthy looking men. Dressed in ripped clothes soaked with mud and blood, carrying large fire arms and eyeing him down. The tallest of the men stood forward and smiled a Feliciano, not a friendly inviting smile, or an awkward one, or embarrassed, or lustful and not a cruel one. His smile was…angry, and that chilled Feli too the bone. "Stephan" the man breathed heavily, sending the smell of cheap Vodka and Cigars down his spine. Taking another desperate look at his friends for some bit of help, he replied as confidently as he could "Feliciano..". Stephan closed his eyes and nodded, as though it was the most informative thing he'd ever heard, spinning around and walking back to the other two men. "Now…Feliciano was it?" he spoke calmly, but didn't wait for a reply as he spun around glaring Feli down with fierce eyes "What the fuck are you doing here?"

The Italian squirmed uncomfortably, was that a real question? The man obviously knew why he was here, they had kidnapped Gilbert, Lili and himself. Enough common sense remained in his head too know that this answer would not help the situation and he urgently looked for something else to say. "O..Our friend lives in Berlin" he murmured.

"Bullshit" Stephan stated eerily, his voice never raised very high but it was terrifying.

He cleared his throat "No it's true! Lud-"

"We know why you're here and where you're from"

"Venice?"

"You want our supplies, our safety and you want us dead. Well we aren't going to let you three return to your little friends" the man hissed taking several steps in Feli's direction.

"I really don't know what your talking about! Really! We just came to find our friend."

"Tell us where they are?"

"Who?" Feliciano quaked.

"You're little buddies, you tell us where they are or we'll make you tell us."

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!" Feliciano cried, tears welling in his eyes, surprised a little by his own outburst.

Evidently, Stephan didn't seem to believe him and just turned around "I have a friend who's good at making people tell him stuff. I suppose we'll have to introduce you too", he lit up a cigarette "Nothing personal kid, we just get to much shit from your gang and we have to make sure we are safe, there are kids and stuff here y'know". After that he whispered to the two men and on of them approached Feli, grabbing him chair and all with admirable strength.

"Wait where are you taking me!? What about Gilbert and Lili?!" He cried pointlessly at the man as he was carried into another room that was pitch black.

The man carried them placed him down, "You're new friend will be here in a second" before leaving out the door behind him.

Nothing, not one bit of what had just happened made sense to Feliciano, it was only clear he was in a lot of trouble. Tears began to break past his eyelids and he cursed himself silently as though the way the world was, was his fault. He wasn't even scared when the door creaked open behind him, but that might have been because he was already at his maximum level of fear. The door closed, a light flickered on and he waited for 'his new friend' to face him, so scared it felt like it had been minutes. Wait. No? It had been a while, he wasn't that far away from the door. He stretched his head as far as he could both directions, but the chair obstructed his view of the door.

What the hell? What the hell? What the hell? Feli began to pant as fear took a grip around his chest. A few more seconds passed and suddenly he heard footsteps, curing the breathing but not the fear. Hot hands landed on his and he braced for some impact, eyes widening when the ropes around his wrist fell to the floor. This was a terrible interrogation, and he had been in a lot so he would know. That being thought, Feli admitted he would have told them what they wanted by now, if he actually knew what that was. Slowly he eased himself, realising that the other person was apparently not going to move and turning carefully to see them. His heart pieced itself back together, skipped a beat and stopped simultaneously at the sight in front of him, "L..Lu.."

He couldn't finish his sentence, something that seemed to be affecting the both of them. The tears piled up heavier, heat flushed over his face and a deep feeling of need panged in his stomach as he flung his entire body towards the other man. Neither said a thing, Neither understood a thing either. Feliciano just closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around the German, in a somewhat childish attempt to make sure he was real. "H..How? Why? I thought I'd never find you" happiness ran threw his blood, radiating from his heart, he felt safe, not the fake type of safety and not just a little bit, he felt completely and totally safe.

Ludwig took a step back from him and looked down in a worried and caring way, which was what Feliciano usually saw around him, "What are you doing here Feli?"

What are YOU doing here? Are you the one who's meant to be interrogating me? The thought dug into the back of his mind, but he was in such a bliss he could just ignore it instead opting to say "Looking for you Ludwig! Me and Gilbert and Lili came to get you?"

"Gilbert and Lili are here too?…God" he mumbled in response.

"Yeah, well we all found each other in Berne and we came up here to make sure you were safe! Now we are gonna go get Lovi and Anto-"

Strong arms wrapped themselves around him, stopping his train of thought, "I'm-.. Y..Your'e- . Alive, I'm so happy you're alive" drawing out of the embrace the German stiffened his shoulders again "But we have to get you and the other two out of here".

"Why? Can't you say y-"

"No No it wont work like that here. The people around here are not very good people."

"But you'll come with us right?"

Ludwig looked away for a moment, musing over this before nodding to himself in reassurance "Of course Feli. There's no point for me to stay here anymore and I don't want to have to wonder if you are okay".

Beaming he straightened up as much as he could before turning and saluting Germany, the three had come so far to get Ludwig and by some miracle had succeeded but he had to push just a little more until they could relax "What are you orders Captain?". He noticed the corners of the other mans lips twitch upwards which made him smile more.

"They don't know I have anything to do with you guys, so they wouldn't be expecting you'd be able to get out of here. I know the layout of this place well and can get us out quickly and as quietly as possible, hopefully not running into trouble. If they haven't moved Gilbert and Lili this should be fairly easy, but on the odd chance they did we'll have to search a few rooms before we can leave" Ludwig stated as though reading from a plan he'd worked on for hours before leading Feliciano out of the room into the hall "be as quiet as possible".

"That's the room" he breathed softly against the silence and their footsteps, pointing to a door beside them.

Ludwig nodded "If they're in there, someone's probably watching them and things will get a bit sticky, so-"

"I'll be fine Luddy" he chimed, trying to remember when he had called Ludwig Luddy before, this was the first time he could think of. Ludwig slowly turned the doorhandle and peered in. It was hard to see in the dark but Feliciano could make out Gilbert and Lili sitting on their chairs along with two armed men, one of whom seemed to be in a very heated argument with Lili. There was a slap, they slapped her and that struck a deep nerve with him. Anger, which was rare for the little italian flooded his head, He had found Ludwig! Wasn't that it? Wasn't everything supposed to be good now? Weren't they meant to be sitting around a fire eating pasta! Why were people slapping them. The anger pushed the plan and common sense out of his mind, he reached for the gun and pushed the door open "Let them go"

Quite a few things happened quite quickly after that. Ludwig called out for him, and upon realising it was too late retrieved his gun as well. The two men in the room turned and trained there guns on him, only stopped by the gun shifting between them. Gilbert and Lili's heads shot up looking from him to Ludwig, expressions changing from horrified to happy and back again. Lastly, Feliciano's anger remained but he began to shake violently.

One of the men looked over to Ludwig "What the hell Ludwig? Shoot Him!". But Ludwig shook his head, gun still firmly trained on the man.

"Fine if that's how it's going to be" the man replied moving his gun from Feliciano to Ludwig and baring his teeth in a rather disturbing smile.

He didn't hear it, not this time. It was more like the sound had been sucked out of the world for just a moment and then a body fell to the floor. He stared at the neat hole in the side of it's head, eyes not straying as Ludwig shot down the other man. "Feliciano help untie them" Ludwig exclaimed and Feliciano whispered apologies running over behind Lili and only prying his eyes away when he had to undo the knot.

Eventually they got the knots of and the four of them ran down the halls quickly, avoiding guards and spotlights, heading towards the back door exit. Feliciano could practically smell the pasta they'd all share when they got out. "Looks like we did it!"

Ludwig shook his head, which was not exactly reassuring, "This plan was to be getting be getting out before they notice we were getting out, not to get out before they notice. They probably still want to talk to you three and they'll chase us, so we aren't out of the woods yet."

They reached the door, which was really more of a small flap, and Ludwig opened it with his key. As Feliciano waited for his turn to crawl through, he heard a gruff shout from nearby followed by some more yelling. Couldn't it just be this? They got out to the door, surely the people wouldn't chase them after that. But Ludwig said they were not good people, and people who aren't good don't usually stop when a good person should.