Yay! second chapter!
Ludwig awoke to his alarm and the smell of something cooking. He looked up at the ceiling, confused as to why it smelled so good, and then he remembered. Feliciano. Why had he let him stay the night again? Oh yeah. Feliciano's begging had pushed him to the point of mercy. Ludwig sighed and headed towards the kitchen.
Feliciano had woken up early because his stomach was empty. That escape pod had nearly no food and water. He also thought that it would be a good way to thank the kind man who let him stay in his house. What was his name again? He forgot to ask. Feliciano was too busy crying last night. Why was he always so weak? He was even teased at home for this. Oh well. He wouldn't let that bother him. He had cooking to do! He had just finished setting the table and cooking when Ludwig walked in on him. "Good morning! I... made you something to eat! Please accept this to show you how thankful I am." Feliciano slowly stepped away from the kitchen and smiled awkwardly.
"Oh. Thank you," Ludwig headed towards the table and sat down. "You know, this wasn't necessary."
"Oh, it was! I'm very grateful! I don't know what I would have done. But I was wondering... Who are you?" Feliciano walked towards the table, not afraid of him.
"How can you be so thankful when I pointed a gun at you last night?" Ludwig looked up at Feliciano. He was a pretty confusing fellow.
"But you didn't and that's what matters! It seems like you saved me from some trouble too. But you still haven't answered me, what is your name?"
"Oh yes. My name is Ludwig. But I have a few more things to say", said Ludwig sternly. He'd been thinking it for a long time and decided to get it off his chest. "I don't know if this is some kind of joke, but you really don't have to be keeping this lost alien act. It isn't funny at all."
"J-Joke? You think I'm a joke?" Feliciano couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Well, I don't see why you're not. I mean seriously, your hair, eye, and skin colors aren't very convincing."
"I'm not a joke! I crash landed here, and I have no idea where I am! And I can assure you that my hair, skin, and eye colors are natural!" Feliciano was offended. How could Ludwig be so rude to his guest?
"Oh really." Ludwig chewed the last chunk of food on his plate and walked to the sink. He grabbed a rag and held it under the faucet. Stepping towards Feliciano, he roughly scrubbed the towel on Feliciano's face.
"H-Hey! Stop that!" Feliciano pushed Ludwig away, his face stinging from the rough scrubbing.
"Huh? That's strange... Why doesn't it come off?"
"Why doesn't what come off?" Feliciano was irritated now.
"The face paint." Ludwig took a closer look at Feliciano, and noticed that he wasn't wearing color contacts, and his eyes were naturally yellow. "What exactly are you again..?"
"I told you already! I'm Feliciano Vargas of the Vargas family! All I want to do is go home."
"Then tell me Feliciano. Where exactly is your home?"
"It's probably very far away from here... It's in an other... what you would call a galaxy. The planet is called Roma, and that is where my grandfather rules. You see, I am not only from there, but I am also royalty!"
Ludwig really wanted to laugh at this guy. Aliens, galaxies, and planets? That was absolutely ridiculous. He did not have time for this nonsense. Instead of laughing, he sighed and replied,"Interesting... Now if you'll excuse me, I must get ready for work." Ludwig walked back into the hallway, leaving Feliciano alone in the kitchen.
He really did not know what to think of Ludwig. He was kind enough to allow Feliciano to stay the night, yet he was terrifying sometimes. He never even smiled at Feliciano too. It also seemed like he was mocking him. He wanted to leave, but he just couldn't. Not without answers. He'd have Ludwig help him find his way home, and hopefully his grandfather would give Ludwig a reward. Then Feliciano could be happy. He was still worried of what happened to his family though. Feliciano assumed their ship was attacked by some enemy that wanted to take over Roma. Grandpa would never allow that though. He was big and strong and could beat anyone! Now he was getting homesick. Maybe his grandfather was already looking for him, and they were very close. Feliciano missed his grumpy older brother and his ever strong grandpa. Tears started streaming down his cheeks. No, no. He shouldn't be crying. Feliciano was just a little homesick, that's all. He wiped his eyes and began to eat the food that he prepared. Everything on this planet was strange. Earlier, he was looking everywhere for something to eat, and he settled on the strange foods found in a large rectangular contraption. He'd have to ask what it was called later. After he finished, Feliciano cleaned up and seated himself on the large brown sofa. He looked around at all the strange items in Ludwig's house. Maybe he could get along with him. This planet didn't seem so bad and he could use a friend. Feliciano stood up when Ludwig came rushing out of his room, all dressed up for work.
"I guess I'll be going now." Ludwig said and stepped towards the door. Before he could open it;however, Feliciano grabbed his sleeve. Ludwig turned around to face Feliciano.
"Wait! Where are you going?"
"I'm heading to work. I'll be back later. For now just... just don't leave the house. I'll deal with you later." Ludwig rubbed his forehead with his hand and turned to face the door again.
"Work..." Feliciano wondered what work he did. He wondered for a few seconds until the turning of the doorknob interrupted his thoughts. "Wait!" he cried again.
"What is–" Suddenly, Feliciano placed two kisses on Ludwig's cheeks. Ludwig pushed Feliciano away and stumbled back. He could feel himself begin to blush. "W-What was that for?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Those, those kisses!" Ludwig almost squeaked. Feliciano was confused but he wanted to laugh at Ludwig's reaction.
"Ooh! I know what you mean! That's what I do to say goodbye! Is that not normal for you..? What do you do instead?"
"It's absolutely not normal for me... I would prefer a normal goodbye over that." Ludwig's blush began to fade and he never looked back as he walked outside to his car. "Goodbye, Feliciano."
"Goodbye, uh... Ludwig!" And with that, Ludwig left and Feliciano was alone in his house.
Feliciano decided to help Ludwig out. Maybe he could clean up the place! But what if he accidentally broke something? There were so many strange objects in his house that he did not recognize, and Ludwig wouldn't be too happy if he broke something. Instead of cleaning, he headed towards the room he slept in. He grabbed the metallic box that he was able to save before the loud noises and lights reached them. He wondered what they were. Why would Ludwig run away from them? Feliciano sat down on the floor and tossed it up and down. After pressing a few buttons on the box, it opened, revealing a hologram of all the items in the box. There was a mini laser stick he could use as a mini weapon. Feliciano even saw some things he didn't recognize. Out of curiosity, he touched the hologram picture of a spherical object. It popped out of the box and rolled to his lap.
"I wonder what this could be..." Several lines ran across the sphere, and then there was a button at the end of the lines. Feliciano pressed the button, and the sphere opened. Three holographic screens popped up, revealing maps and other unknown images. A large holographic keyboard spread across the bottom of the screens.
"Could this be a map?" Feliciano typed into the keyboard, seeing if he could locate himself. He accidentally pressed the wrong button, and a loud robotic voice began to speak.
"Welcome to spacemaps. What is your destination?"
"It talks! This must be one of those locators that Grandpa talks about! Can you help me get home?"
"Searching for home. Location unknown. Please try again."
"Aghh! How do you work this thing!" He slammed the keyboard until he pressed another unknown button.
"You have pressed the life form identifier. Please stand still"
"What? What! What did I press?" Feliciano began to panic until blue layers scanned him. He stood frozen as his whole body was surrounded by lasers. After a few seconds, they just stopped.
"Feliciano Vargas. From the planet of Roma. Grandson of the great Roma. How may I help you?"
"Huh? You know who I am know? Oh this is great! Help me find home! But wait. First tell me, where am I?"
"You have landed on planet Earth. That is what the natives call it. To be more specific, you are in the country of Germany in the continent of Europe. It is in another solar system and galaxy. Earth contains thriving life forms that are less advanced compared to your planet. The most advanced life forms are the humans, who have named the place and given it the strange terminology it has." A holographic globe appeared on the screen and a red dot showed where Feliciano was located.
"Germany. That's what Ludwig told me. I wonder if he is human? Hey computer, what do humans look like?"
On another screen, pictures of female and male bodies revealing the bones, muscle, and other organ systems until it showed skin on top.
"These are humans. They are considered to be the most advanced life forms on Earth and in their solar system."
"Hey, I think Ludwig is one of them! They're not too different from our kind too. They just have... funny colors. And it looks like they don't have an antennae like us!" Feliciano was excited to know exactly where he was. Now he was just wondering how far he was from home and how he could get there. "Wait! How can I get home from here to Roma?"
"Unfortunately, the humans are less advanced, and do not have the technology to get you back to your planet."
"So that's what you meant when you said less advanced. Are you sure about this? Maybe Ludwig could help me! He seems smart! Oh, I don't know what I'll do." The sphere quietly buzzed. "I need to find a way to contact home! I'll find something out, I know I will! For now, I'll just... I'll wait for him to come back!" Feliciano pressed the button to turn off the map.
"Thank you for using spacemaps" announced the machine as the buzzing stopped.
Walking away from the machines, Feliciano signed sadly and allowed himself to fall on the guest bed. Would he be stuck here forever? Thinking about it made him sad, and he drifted into sleep once again.
Oh my. It is kind of hard to describe these images in my head. I hope I explained things well... I'll maybe draw pictures too! I'll try to update often.