There will be a little more drama in this chap, but it will only be a little, in the next few chapters, new characters, and more drama. Oh, yeah, I am going to remove the "Human AU" from this story due to changes of the plot.

Also! Thank you for the reviews and faves! I forgot to thank you in the last chapter…

Warning(s): Romano's mouth…AGAIN and this time, Francis Bonnefoy's strategies :P

In the living room, Gilbert sat there lifelessly on the couch, with his mind going blank. As he was about to fall into a deep sleep, he heard running in the hallway and he looked over his shoulder. He then saw Feliciano dragging Ludwig, who ran along with him

"Hey, guys, where are you headed?" The albino asked.

"Nowhere—"

"Ve~! We're going to make new friends!" Feliciano cheered with glee. Gilbert raised his white eyebrow and smirked at the two. It was Ludwig's turn to raise an eyebrow at the smirk.

"Kesesese~ do you mind if I come?" Gilbert smirked at the Italian. That's when it hit Ludwig in the head. If they accepted the request of him joining the "friend hunt", then he wouldn't get the wrong idea. However, if Ludwig doesn't allow him to come, Gilbert would tease him about liking Feliciano.

"Stop za trick questions, bruder." Ludwig said as he rubbed his temples. Gilbert pouted and crossed his arms.

"You never let me have any fun, Lutz." He grumbled. Feliciano then waved goodbye at Gilbert and ran out of the house. He looked around the road and Antonio's car was nowhere in sight.

"Ve~ Luddy, can I talk to my fratello first?" Feliciano asked as he looked up at the German, who in turn, looked down at him. Ludwig nodded silently, as Feliciano smiled brightly at him. After a few minutes, they were across the road already and in front of the Vargas' residence's door.

"Do you want to come in, Luddy?" The brunette asked as he opened the door.

"Ah, Danke…" Ludwig replied as he gave a mere nod and stepped inside. As he walked, he felt that he had stepped on something. He looked down and saw a squished tomato. Then he looked around and saw other tomatoes on both the floor and the wall.

Later, Feliciano noticed the as well and walked through the lobby. When they had reached the last door, which was only an arch, Ludwig heard another television and he poked his head inside.

There sat another Feliciano, who seemed grumpier and he held a tomato. He was too focused on the TV to notice the blonde peak inside.

"Lovi~!" Feliciano called from behind Ludwig. Lovino then turned his attention to the two. When his eyes fell on the German, they widened. He stared at Ludwig as if he were a vulture who was waiting for Feliciano to lay down for him to eat.

"Who the fuck is that?" Lovino said as he pointed. The rooms were still illuminated with light. Ludwig shielded his eyes just like when Feliciano, when he woke up.

"Ve~ fratello, this is my new friend, Ludwig! Luddy, this is my fratello, Lovino!" The younger Italian introduced the two. Lovino stood up and approached the duo.

"Fratello, be nic—"

"Eat bullets, potato bastard." Lovino spat. Ludwig raised an eyebrow and Feliciano got in between them before an argument would start. He then pushed away Lovino.

"Fratello, that's not nice!" Feliciano whispered.

"I'm not being nice to some potato macho!"

"Ve~ Fratello! He's very nice, strong and he spared me when he got angry at me!"

Lovino stopped scowling at his younger twin. Another silence filled the atmosphere until they began to hear the birds chirp and some vehicles rev and honk.

"Hey, Feli, can you praise me like that too?" Lovino sighed. Feliciano widened his eyes and backed away slowly. Lovino widened his eyes as well, but after a few minutes of silence, he scowled again.

"Ti Odio!" Lovino yelled as he kicked Feliciano and Ludwig out of the house. The duo walked down the steps and stared at each other.

"Don't mind him…he's been like that ever since our parents died."

Ludwig widened his eyes again as he heard the news about his new friend's parents.

"I'm sorry…" Ludwig sighed. Feliciano just nodded. The thought of his parents' demise caused him to make a melancholic face as they walked on the curb. As they were exiting, Ludwig noticed that the same sad expression was still pasted to his friend's face.

"Feli, do you vant to eat?" Ludwig asked.

"Si…" The boy sighed. Ludwig then clamped a hand on the brunette's shoulder and pushed him forward.

"Where are we going to eat?" Feliciano asked, his mood brightening once again.

"I know a restaurant zat is owned by the father of a friend of Gilbert's…its called za Verre Rose…" Ludwig explained. The restaurant sounded fancy.

"Ve~ do they serve pasta?" Feliciano asked. When he looked ahead, he saw that they were exiting the subdivision. Ludwig just shrugged. However, all he knew that the food they served there was fancy and the place doubled as a bar as well.

After exiting, the city was crowded with people. People walked around, chatting, working or just taking a walk. The Italian looked inside an alley and saw some thugs just sitting there. As he was about to talk to them, Ludwig pulled him back.

"Zhose people can't be trusted, Feli." Ludwig warned him as they walked. As they continued to walk with the crowd, Feliciano felt that someone was watching him. He looked at Ludwig to check if he was the one giving him that feeling, but the blonde was focused on the road.

Feliciano then began to look around until something scared him. A familiar voice called out his name.

"Feliciano…"

It wasn't Ludwig's voice. He had heard that voice before…during the night of his parent's attack. He began to tremble and when the German beside him put a hand on his back, Ludwig felt the trembling sensation. He looked and saw that Feliciano kept on staring behind him.

"Is there something wrong?" Ludwig asked him, startling Feliciano.

"V-ve~ nothing! Nothing at all!" he replied, with a fake smile. The blonde stared at the smile for a long time. It was obviously a fake.

"You're lying…"

"N-no, I'm not! Please believe me!"

"I hate liars, Feli…if you vant to be mein friend, you have to be honest with me…" Ludwig's voice grew colder, scaring the Italian slightly. The German held Feliciano's wrist and he still felt the trembles.

"I suppose we could talk about this later…" The blonde sighed and let go of the hand. Feliciano was still trembling from fear. He didn't want to tell Ludwig about the voice, and he doesn't want to lose his new friend so soon.

Soon, they were in front of the Verre Rose. The place was full of people. There were pots of roses around the place. There were very little waiters, however there were many waitresses. They were all very pretty and

"Welcome to the Verre Rose" A waiter greeted. Ludwig nodded and the waiter escorted them to their seat. When they found their table, Feliciano brightened up. Alfred and Arthur were there too, however Arthur looked pretty tense and a familiar blonde with flowing long hair was chatting with them.

"Let us leave already, you French frog!" Arthur continuously yelled.

"Honhonhon~ Angleterre, you know you want some of moi…" Before long, the Brit was strangling the French man.

"Ciao, Alfred!" Feliciano greeted as he dragged Ludwig towards the other blondes.

"Yo, Feliciano And…Hey, Ludwig, it's nice to see you here!" Alfred greeted.

"Ve~? You know each other?"

"He's a senior at our school. Anyway, what's up?" Alfred replied shortly.

"Ve~ why is Arthur strangling that guy?" Feliciano pointed at the two blondes bickering. Alfred laughed at the two and started to explain.

"Dunno, Artie said that they've known each other since childhood and they just keep fighting." The ash blonde shrugged.

"Ugh…tosser. Oh, hello again, Feliciano and…Ludwig?" Arthur greeted. He raised a thick eyebrow at the sight of the German with Feliciano. When he was about to say something, the French man butted in.

"Leaving so soon, Angleterre? Oh, why Bonjour, Ludwig! Who is this cute Italian with you?" he said as he approached the Italian.

"Hey, Francis, if you harass him, I swear that I vill shoot you." Ludwig said. Francis just nodded, but he continued to approach Feliciano.

"What's your name, petit?" He asked.

"I'm Feliciano Vargas! But, you can call me Feli!" Feliciano greeted. Francis then put a hand on the boy's hair and began to stroke it.

"Ludwig, you're lucky to have found a cute little boy…" Francis smirked evilly as he continued to stroke Feliciano's hair. Alfred, Arthur and Ludwig knew that if they didn't stop the French man, things could get out of hand. Francis was known as the best cook AND the most perverted person in town.

Ludwig pushed Francis away from Feliciano and pulled the Italian closer to him. Francis stared at Ludwig and pouted. Alfred then yawned and ran towards the door.

"Hey, Artie! Race you to McDonalds!" Alfred said as he ran out of the restaurant, possibly because he got bored. Arthur then turned his attention to the American and realized Alfred was already running out.

"You git, wait!" Arthur called out and ran after his companion once again. Francis, Feliciano and Ludwig stared at the blonde duo running outside the restaurants in the busy streets.

"Do they always race?" Feliciano asked.

"Oui, by the way, I am Francis Bonnefoy." Francis said seductively, sending a chill down both the German's and the Italian's spine. Francis can become rather odd or creepy when he is flirting, whether it was a girl or a guy.

Ludwig sat down and Feliciano did so as well and picked up the menu book. After ordering, they began their conversation.

"Feli, vhy vere you scared a few minutes ago?" Ludwig asked. The other boy remained silent for a few seconds. He seemed uncomfortable.

"Ve~ nothing, I was just imagining things…" Feliciano whimpered as he squirmed in his seat. Ludwig could see it in those amber eyes that he was lying.

"Feliciano, I told you, I hate liars. I thought you vanted to be my friend." Ludwig sighed. Feliciano began to sweat. That was the last thing he wanted to happen. He already liked the German in such a short amount of time. He didn't want to see Ludwig shake off his presence.

"…I do want to be your friend, Luddy! I just don't want to tell you…" Feliciano sighed. Ludwig raised an eyebrow and hissed.

"I told you the past I never vanted to talk about, and now it is your turn to tell me." Ludwig objected. Feliciano knew he had lost in their conversation battle. Ludwig was right. He had pestered the German to tell him about his past, and now, the tables have turned.

"Si…well..." Feliciano whimpered under his breath. He could feel the icy blue irises stare at him as he was about to make his statement.

"I heard his voice…" Feliciano said softly. The German widened his eyes and furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

"Whose?"

"That man's voice…the one who attacked me that night…" Feliciano began to stiffen as his eyes began to grow lifeless at the memory.

"I'm sorry, but vhat happened?" Ludwig continued to ask the boy. Feliciano gave off a small sigh and told him the story.

~FLASH BACK~

"Ve~! It's nice to swim in the lake at night!" Feliciano smiled as he stood by the lake in only his boxers. The only lights there were the small light beside the lagoon and the full moon.

He then rushed to the water and dove in, but as he entered something gave him a chill. It seemed that someone was staring at him.

"Ciao?"

He asked as he looked around the trees. He heard the sounds of rustling leaves and he turned to the large willow tree. Under those dark eerie branches stood a large figure.

"Vargas"

"S-si?" Feliciano questioned. He stared at the figure with fear and shock mixed in his eyes. Somehow, that voice was familiar…he must have heard it from a dream or somewhere when he was still a child.

"You have something I want…become one with me, da?"

"Become one?" Feliciano could hear his bones create a few cracks as he stood there in the middle of the pool. He could not see the figure's face. All he could see were those dark indigo eyes that seemed friendly at first glance but actually hid something deeper. He also didn't know what the man was talking about. What did he have? He was just a village teen

"Please don't hurt me!" Feliciano began to beg for his life as he started to swim back to the edge of the pond. The light suddenly went out and he could see nothing but darkness.

He looked back at the figure and it seemed to be holding something this time, it was a pipe.

"I'm sorry."

"Someone HELP!" Feliciano said as he dodged the pipe, but he was hit in the arm. Luckily, it was only sprained, as the man was about to hit him again, someone called out the Italian's name.

"Feliciano!"

"Feli!"

It was his parents. His father had a gun while his mother held a knife and attacked the large man. Feliciano witnessed his parents fighting for his life, and he couldn't stand the sight of hit. Feliciano ran away from the lake and into the village and called for help.

"SOMEBODY HELP! PLEASE HELP ME!" He continued to call out. The lights in the houses began to flicker on and the villagers ran out. As he was calling for help, he ran into Lovino.

"Feliciano, what is going on? Where's mama and papa?" Lovino yelled.

"They're in the lake! They are being attacked by someone! Please help!" Feliciano cried as he groped his brother's shirt. Lovino's eyes widened in both shock and worry.

"What the hell are you waiting for? Help our parents!" Lovino yelled at the villagers. The others did as the boy said and asked Feliciano where, but before he could answer he heard a scream coming from the lake. It was his father's voice.

"PAPA!"

"Men! They're in the lake! Let's go!" One villager yelled as he held a torch. The other people had weapons with them and the twins were caught up in the crowd.

When they arrived, some technicians fixed the light in a flash. As Feliciano walked around the lake, calling out for his parents, he felt that he had kicked something.

As the light went on, he viewed the object and widened his eyes. His eyed began to overflow with tears. It was his mother's head, smothered in blood. Her brown eyes were shot open, lifeless.

"Feliciano, where are…?" Lovino asked but at the sight of his mother's body he fell on his knees.

"Mama…" Feliciano cried. The Villagers ran to the twins and gasped at the sight of Mrs. Vargas lying there. Feliciano hugged his brother as they stared at the blood-coated body lay in front of them.

"F-Feliciano…"

Feliciano was still petrified, he looked beyond the body and saw the villagers surrounding another body; their Father's.

"Lovino…I…I…"

"It's okay, Feli…"

"…No…it's not okay..."

END OF FLASH BACK~

Ludwig stared at the Italian. The story touched Ludwig's heart just as much as his story had touched Feliciano. He felt guilt in bringing it up as well. He then heard slight sniffles. He placed his hand on the Italian's chin and pushed up his head.

Small tears were falling from his eyes. Luckily, no one noticed the soft sniffles. Ludwig then looked around and found a tissue. He grabbed it and wiped the Italian's face, erasing the streaks of tears. He didn't like to see his new friend crying.

"Luddy?" Feliciano asked cutely.

"Vhat happened to mein happened to my happy friend?" Ludwig sighed as he continued to wipe away the tears. As he pulled back the tissue, they gazed at each other's eyes for a while. Feliciano's eyes were still teary, but beautiful, Ludwig thought, then he mentally head-desked.

"Vhat the hell am I thinking? I just met him and he's a guy!" Ludwig thought as he hid the blush. As they were just staring at each other's eyes, it seemed like the time had stopped running and the Earth had stopped turning.

"Ve~ Luddy?"

"Ja?"

"I'm so happy you're my friend! I like you!"

"Just as a friend…Just as a friend…" Ludwig mumbled under his breath, as he continued to hide the blush spreading across his face.

:S: ~ \(^o^)/ ~ :S:

Yeah…he-he, I know it seems a little too rushed and I KNOW that I said "More characters in the next chapter" which was true, but I should have added Poland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Sealand here…but I guess I should try to put them in the next chapter…

I hope this was a nice chapter! Please review! :)

Translations:

Danke- Thank you

Ti Odio – I hate you (O_o)

Verre Rose – Glass Rose (but in google translator, it means pink glass)

Angleterre-England

Moi-Me

Bonjour- Hello

Petit - Small/Child

Oui- Yes

Da – Right

Lots of translations today, da?

Hasta la Pasta~!