UGH! WHY IS MY TIME GETTING EATEN UP!? I thought summer was supposed to be a VACATION! Sorry, but my days right now are just getting packed. I have Swim and Tennis team on one end and since I'm a rising senior, my parents are dragging me all over creation for college tours! IT ANNOYS ME! :(

Anyway, hopefully this chappie will help me get inspiration to finish. Also, the next chappie for 'Tales of America' will hopefully be up tomorrow, so be patient! Enjoy!

Chapter 7

To say Lovino was getting worse was an understatement. Even the smallest ounce of agitation made him feel light headed; like he did before he lost control. For the next few days, the beast avoided everything and everyone in the castle. Maybe he was getting paranoid, but he couldn't risk hurting Feli or his servants again.

Amelia wandered through the halls of the castle, attempting to find an area that she hadn't explored yet…and maybe to find Lovino too. It's not like she was worried or anything, she was just…curious, yes, curious as to why the beast was staying so out of sight lately. I mean, she knew the beast wasn't very social, but she would at least see him in a corner or something looking out the window or at mealtimes; now it was like he vanished off the face of the Earth.

"Does he usually disappear like this?" she had asked Roderich. To which the clock responded, "He has been known for disappearing on occasions, but never for this long." So Amelia had taken matters into her own hands and decided to look for his herself; he couldn't be that hard to find.

Feli trotted down the hallway, looking around anxiously in case anyone spotted him. When he was sure no one was around, he broke into a run until he reached the doors of the West Wing. With one more backwards glance, Feli pushed the door open with his muzzle and slipped inside. He carefully made his way through the destroyed furniture until he reached the tall mirror.

He wordlessly sat in front of it as the blonde man appeared inside. The man knelt down to Feli's eye level with a slight smile on his face, but the wolf could still see the sadness in his icy blue eyes. Feli slowly lifted his uninjured front paw and placed it on the mirror's surface. The man placed his hand over the wolf's paw causing a familiar sadness to well up inside them both. The man mouthed the wolf's name, and Feli's eyes became glossy, "I miss you…Ludwig." He whispered.

Feli missed him so much; he wished he could just break the thin glass portal of the mirror that kept them apart. Just so he could be in Ludwig's arms again; just so he could touch him again. He would give anything to free his love, even if it meant staying as a wolf forever; as long as Ludwig wouldn't have to spend another minute in that glass prison, he would be happy.

Feli allowed some unshed tears to fall from his eyes when the doors to the West Wing burst open. Feli and Ludwig turned to the door in horror to see Lovino staring at them from the doorway. "L-Lovino," Feli stuttered. "Staring at that damn thing again Feli?" Lovino grumbled as he walked inside the room, "You know that won't bring him back."

Feli looked at the ground, while keeping his peripherals trained on Lovino's form, "I-I know… I-I just thought…h-he'd get lonely," he responded nervously. Lovino growled, "Whatever; just don't expect him to get out anytime soon," Feli's eyes widened at what he was saying, "B-but Amelia…she's going to break the curse right? Then we'll change back to normal and Ludwig will be free and…"

"You think I don't know that?!" Lovino snapped. Feli flinched and took a step back causing Lovino to huff, "Look at you, backing away from me; you're afraid of me," he said, looking away. Feli's eyes widened, "No, I'm not-"

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Lovino roared, "Ever since this damn curse got placed on me you've been avoiding me; and you know what? I don't blame you! This whole thing is my fault; because of me we're all miserable! I can barely control my own actions anymore and almost killed you a few days ago!" Lovino turned away, "Face it Feli…I'm a monster; I'm barely human. No one, let alone Amelia, is ever going to love me like this, so don't you dare say that you aren't afraid of me."

Feli took another step towards his brother, "But Lovino…I'm not afraid of you...really, I'm not scared-" He was cut off as Lovino angrily turned back to him, "STOP LYING TO ME!" he yelled, "JUST ADMIT IT FELI! I'M JUST A MONSTER! I HEARD YOU TALKING TO AMELIA THAT DAY! I KNOW HOW YOU REALLY FEEL!"

Feli's eyes widened in horror as Lovino's golden eyes turned pure black, "No…" Feli whimpered, "Not again…" The wolf began to back away as Lovino began to breathe heavily. Feli slowly tried to back towards the door, "Fratello…" Feli said softly as the beast eyed his movements, "Lovino…are you okay?" he asked.

As he spoke those words, a sharp wind came from the large open window from the back of the West Wing, slamming the doors shut, leaving Feli and Lovino in complete darkness.

A loud crash caused Amelia's head to whip around; she could hear the smashing of furniture. Amelia followed the faint noise until she came to a hallway she recognized; the one that led to the West Wing. Amelia sighed, knowing she couldn't go in there (especially after what happened last time) and turned away, leaving Lovino to have his tantrum that he was most likely having, when she heard a familiar yelp.

Amelia turned back to the door instantly as she heard loud and pained yelps and shouts coming from inside the room. Her blue eyes widened as realization hit her like a ton of bricks, and without another word, she ran towards the West Wing. She arrived at the door in no time and burst through the doors.

The first thing she noticed was a newly smashed furniture pieces all over the floor; Lovino was going to run out of things to smash at this rate. But the second thing she noticed was the shivering form of Feli, who was curled up against that mirror with Lovino hovering over him. It didn't take Amelia long to realize the situation as Lovino lifted his left paw to deliver a final strike.

Without thinking, Amelia ran into the room towards them, "Lovino! STOP!" she yelled and threw herself between them. She let out a small cry of pain as Lovino's clawed paw pierced her right shoulder. Feli stared up in horror as the beast kept his firm grip on her, sinking his claws deeper and deeper into her skin. He began to see blood appear on her clothes as Amelia snapped out of her pained daze.

Mustering up all her courage, she looked Lovino right in the eye as she placed her hands on either side of his head, "Calm down Lovino…it's just me," she said gently, wincing slightly from the claws embedded in her shoulder. After a few moments, Amelia felt Lovino's grip gradually loosen from her, but not because of her words.

Despite the situation and obvious pain she was in, she gave a small smile with her words. That smile is what finally brought Lovino back down to Earth; those deep blue eyes, that smile; that smile! Lovino's eyes became golden again as those two factors gave off their calming aura that guided him back to humanity. Amelia let out a sigh of relief as she slightly stroked the fur on his head, "It's okay, it's okay now." she whispered, still smiling and ignoring her now blood stained shoulder.

Lovino's eyes widened in absolute horror as he took in what he had done; what had almost destroyed. He saw Feli covered in small cuts and scratches and Amelia's shoulder. Lovino wordlessly turned away from them and Amelia got the hint, "C'mon Feli," she said leading the trembling wolf out of the West Wing and leaving Lovino alone to collect his thoughts.

A few hours later, both Feli and Amelia were all patched up. Amelia changed out of her bloodstained clothes and sat on her bed in her room. She lay on her bed staring at the ceiling until Feli pushed open the door to her room, "Hey Feli, how are you feeling?" Amelia greeted, sitting up. Feli walked over and sat near her bed, "I'm fine now…and I wanted to say…thank you for saving me," he said.

Amelia smiled, "It's no problem Feli." She said, moving so that she was sitting on the edge of her bed, "Do you mind telling me what that was all about though?" she asked. Feli looked at the ground as she continued, "'Cause something bad must've happened for Lovino to lose control that badly." Feli said nothing and slowly walked out of the room, "I don't want to talk about it," he muttered. Amelia frowned slightly; Feli was too traumatized to tell her anything now, so the next best bet would be to get Lovino's side of the story.

Amelia took a deep breath before knocking and pushing open the door to the West Wing. She peeked inside and spotted Lovino staring at the pink floating rose, "Hey," she called softly, "Mind if I come in?" She took his silence as a yes and slipped inside, slowly walking towards him, "I uh…just checked with Feli; his injuries weren't too bad so he should be fine," she said.

Lovino muttered something that Amelia couldn't hear, "What did you say?"

"I said what about you?" he repeated.

Amelia gaped slightly at the unexpected question before answering, "I'm fine," she said. After another silent moment, Amelia walked beside Lovino, "What happened?" she asked.

Lovino sighed, "My own brother's afraid of me," he said softly, "He says he isn't, but I know better. Everyone's afraid of me…I'm just a monster." He said. "That's probably true…"

"It is true!" Lovino snapped. Amelia put her hand on his arm, "Calm down," she said calmly, "Just tell what's going between you two," she said.

Damn...this is getting harsh...Thank God for Amie's hero complex or Feli and Ludwig would be history! I think I may be over-emphasizing how Amelia calms Lovino down, but whatever! And uh-oh, Lovi's starting to doubt himself! Don't worry Lovi, Amie won't give up on you cause she's just that awesome!

Poor Feli and Ludwig...separated by glass because of a stupid curse...T.T

Yeah, I ended the chapter here to mostly get out of writing more dialogue; Hurt!Lovino is actually pretty hard to write... but up next we'll get the family back together and then we can finally get to the library scene and it will aaaaalllll be smooth sailing from there!

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