Himayura Hidekaz owns Hetalia.

Warning- May contain some racial slurs or "speaking the lord(s) name in vain." I don't mean to offend ANYONE!

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Ludwig woke up to an empty side of the bed he was sleeping on. The bathroom door was opened, and the room itself was dark. He flipped his body around. Alfred was sitting by the window, looking outside.

"Do-" Alfred yelped, and turned around, to look at Ludwig, who smiled down at him. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. I was just about to ask you if you want to go outside?"

Alfred shook his head. "No, but could you open the window, please?"

Ludwig sat up on the edge of the bed. "Are you sure? I'm going to be making breakfast. Do you want to be alone?"

Alfred noticed that Ludwig only had boxers on. He blushed, and looked away. "Yes, if that's okay."

"Alright..." He sighed, walked towards the dresser that he keeps all of his "toys" in. He unlocked the dresser, to get the key to the window. Alfred watched him do this, but looked away, when Ludwig started walking towards him.

"You used a key, to get a key? Where was the first key, anyway?"

"I kept it on the dresser. I think I can trust you, since you've left it alone all this time. I only hide it, whenever I'm hired to break someone." He unlocked the window, and opened it. "And I think I can trust that you won't jump out, this time."

Alfred nodded, and lied his head down on the window sill. "Thank you." Ludwig put some clothes on, and left him alone. Alfred closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. 'I wanted to be alone, so why do I feel so... Lonely? Should I go into the kitchen? I just said that I wanted to be alone.'

He sighed, and took another deep breath. He stood up, closed the window, and left the room. He walked to the kitchen, and sat down at the table, without saying anything to Ludwig.

"Food won't be done for a while. You may go outside, if you want."

"Thank you, but I think I'll stay here, if that's okay."

Ludwig smiled to himself. "Of course, it is."

"Thanks. I do really appreciate the daily meals. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Alfred watched Ludwig cook. He didn't want to talk. He was honestly satisfied with this exact moment. He didn't need to talk, as long as someone familiar was with him. It's been weird, talking to Ludwig, lately.

"Do you want something to drink?"

Alfred sighed. "Sure."

"What do you want to drink?"

Alfred shrugged, as though Ludwig could see him. "'Whatever you're having, I guess. Thank you."

"You're welcome." Ludwig set a plate, and a glass of water in front of Alfred.

"Thank you, again." Alfred started eating right away. He was hungry, but he was still trying to eat slowly, so Ludwig wouldn't scold him.

"I'm going to go somewhere after the dishes are cleaned, alone. That means that I'm going to have to chain you to something, but I'll let you choose the room you'll stay in while I'm away."

Alfred didn't have to think about where he would want to stay while he was alone. "I would like to stay in the bedroom, then."

"Alright." Ludwig pushed his empty plate towards Alfred, for him to clean.

"Thank you."

Ludwig smiled at him. "You've been saying those two words a lot, lately. It's not like I mind, or anything."

Alfred looked down. "I would thank my parents for food, so this is just instinctive, for me."

"You've been thanking me for more than just food."

Alfred stacked Ludwig's plate on top of his, and stood up. "I'll get done quickly, so you can leave to go... Wherever you're going to go." He turned the water on full-blast, to drown out Ludwig's voice...

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Alfred had his head on the window sill, again. He watched the leaves blow in the strong wind. He sighed, and hugged himself. He was feeling lonely, again, but this time, he couldn't leave.

He was bored. He's been in alone, in the bedroom, for almost an hour. At least, that's what it felt like, to him. 'Why couldn't I go with him?' He sighed. He fell back, and stared at the ceiling.

He heard dogs barking outside. 'Puppies?' He sat up, and looked back outside. He tried looking through the fence, but he couldn't see anything. 'Oh...' He pouted. The barking got louder, and was soon coming from the other side of the bedroom door. 'Wait a second..' He looked at the door.

The door opened, and three, medium sized dogs ran inside. The German shepard tackled Alfred, and started licking his face. Alfred started laughing, and petting the dog. "You got dogs?"

Ludwig looked away. "Yeah. I was planning on only getting one, but, well..."

"You couldn't resist?" Alfred guessed. He stood up. All three dogs were trying to jump up to his face.

Ludwig pulled the dogs off of Alfred. "Down! Don't jump on people!"

"Why did you get a... Or... Three, dogs?"

"You were lonely, and I remember that you said that you like dogs. Though I also wanted to get my own search, and guard dogs, anyway. Plus, we can walk them together every day, if you want."

"Yeah! I'd love to take care of these dogs, with you! Do they have names?"

"Well, I have a couple of names thought up, but I was thinking that you could name one of them."

"Really?" He looked down at them. The German shepard jumped up on the bed. "This one's a bit strange, for a German shepard, but I like him, and I like the giant pattern on his back. Blackie?"

"Blackie... For the name? That's a good name, for a dog."

Alfred smiled, and looked at the dog. "Are you Blackie? Um... What about the other two? What names were you thinking for them?"

"Well, I was thinking that the doberman will be "Berlitz," and the golden retriever will be "Aster."

"Berlitz and Aster." Alfred repeated. "Is this house big enough for two men, and three dogs who are going to grow up to be pretty big?"

"I think so. The back yard's pretty large, if the dogs gets too hyper inside."

"Ludwig..." Alfred smiled, when the other two dogs joined Blackie. "I know that I've been saying this a lot, but, thank you, for this."

Ludwig smiled. "I'm glad that you're happy. Again, I was planning on getting a dog eventually, anyway."

"Why are you being so damn nice to me?"

"You deserve it. I don't want you to be depressed all the time. That's why I sent you to that "hospital," but..." He balled his hands into fists. "Anyway..."

"Have they been outside, yet?"

"Yeah, but we can take a walk, if you want."

Alfred looked up at Ludwig, while keeping his smile. "I would really like that."

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I was going to bring in the canon puppies earlier, but then I forgot... Before remembering, again, and decided that bringing in the puppies when Alfred's depressed, would work out!

Speaking of... One more episode left... AAAAH! T-T I am going to cry, next Thursday...