Again, Ludwig's alarm went off. His eyes snapped open. He looked outside and saw the sun entering his room. He wondered what could have happened to Feliciano's spaceship. Perhaps it was confiscated, and maybe they were searching for Feliciano without actually knowing what he looked like. He was actually surprised that the police didn't come to his house to interrogate him. Maybe they thought he didn't know and they didn't want him to find out. Looking around, he saw Feliciano. Startled, he rolled off his bed.

"Fel-Feliciano? What are you doing my bed?" What had happened last night again? They just chatted, so there was no reason that Feliciano should be in his bed. And he was naked too. Why was he naked?

"Just a little longer... I'm trying to sleep." Feliciano buried himself under the blankets and pillows even more.

"No! Why are you in my bed? And why are you naked?" He pulled the pillow off of Feliciano.

"Ludwig! Why'd you do that? I was having a good dream!" whined Feliciano.

"You're not answering my question..."

"Sleeping in your bed? I thought it would be appropriate! Isn't that what humans do? And everyone at my place sleeps naked. I was surprised that you don't!" Feliciano was now sitting up in bed. Ludwig saw that his chest had strange and glowing circular patterns. He wanted to yell at Feliciano, but he decided not to.

"I can understand that you have different customs from me, but please realize that I don't have those customs..." Ludwig sighed and rubbed his forehead, slicking his hair back in the process.

"I'm sorry Ludwig... I didn't know you'd get mad at me."

"I'm not mad at you. I'm just surprised." He pulled out clean clothes out of his drawer and left the room to shower.

"Ah jeez, I can never make Ludwig happy. Just when I think I can make him happy, I mess up, and he's all grumpy!" Feliciano sighed and hugged the pillow Ludwig pulled off of him. Why was he so hard to please? He wanted to have a good friendship with the man who would help him get home, but it was difficult. He stood up and walked towards the mirror in Ludwig's room. He stared at his chest. Ludwig had briefly looked at his chest. Well to be more specific, it was the markings on his chest. Did Ludwig not have those markings? He wondered. Humans were strange creatures with strange customs. Feliciano looked closer and decided that he would need to clean himself. He wondered how Ludwig managed to look so clean everyday. Perhaps he should ask him. Or maybe it was just a human thing. Feliciano didn't know. He changed into some more of the clothes that Ludwig gave him. Humans sure did wear strange clothes. He began to wonder if all humans were strong, muscular, and serious like Ludwig.

Feliciano decided to make something to eat again. He entered the kitchen and searched for food. After guessing what the ingredients were, he made this strange mixture of eggs, potatoes, and sausages. It tasted good. Maybe Ludwig would like it. Ludwig came walking to the kitchen smelling clean.

"You know you don't have to cook for me." Ludwig smiled.

"Of course I do!" Was that a smile? Did Feliciano actually make him happy? Maybe Ludwig wasn't that difficult to understand.

"What's this? It smells pretty good."

"I'm not entirely sure. I just hoped for the best and I guess it did happen." Feliciano grinned back at Ludwig. He served himself and Ludwig and sat at the table.

"I'll have to go back to work again today. You'll have to stay here again. You can go outside if you want, but just stay away from other people."

"Why is that?"

"Well, several people will be confused by your appearance. Or maybe even scared. Whenever people get scared, or when they don't understand things, they tend to act brashly and can hurt you."

"Ludwig, I'm not understanding–" Suddenly the doorbell rang.

"Shh! Go into the guest room and stay away from the window." whispered Ludwig. Why was Ludwig acting so strange again? Feliciano reluctantly decided it would be better to obey his orders, in fear of making Ludwig angry. He entered the guest room and hid beside the window. He looked outside and saw two men who looked similar to Ludwig, but different as well. They were in dark blue suits with a hat and had some type of transportation machine with lights on top.

Ludwig opened the door. "Hello? How may I help you officers?" The police! Of course. Ludwig was right to think that they'd attempt to interrogate him about the crash landing.

"Are you Ludwig Beilschmidt?"

"Yes. What is wrong?"

"There is nothing wrong. We just came to ask you about the crash in the cornfield from the other night."

"Crash? I think I know what you're talking about. I remember that I was in bed and then there was a flash and then a loud crashing noise. I lied down in shock for a few moments, fearing that it was a car accident, but then I heard the sirens. I assumed that whoever was there would be put into safe hands. That is all I know about the car crash from the other night." Ludwig would have to lie about this. If anyone found out that he was letting an alien stay in his house, things would get complicated.

"Well sir, you're absolutely correct. It was a car accident. Lucky for us, the ambulance arrived on time, and we were able to rescue some people. Thank you for your time." The police officers left, and Ludwig breathed a sigh of relief. So they were going to lie about it. Well, at least they'd leave him alone for now. Feliciano ran back to the kitchen.

"Why did you lie?"

"You heard? I just saved your life."

"S-Saved my life? What would they do if you told the truth?"

"You and I would most likely be imprisoned, but scientists would most likely perform cruel experiments on you."

"Why would they do that?"

"I told you, people do strange things when they are scared or when they don't understand."

"What do they have to fear of me? I'm just a little lost guy looking for my home!"

"You said it yourself. Humans are less advanced. We tend to cause problems when stuff like this happens."

"But you're human too! Why aren't you doing that to me?"

"Not all of us are like that."

"Humans are very confusing..."

"I agree." Ludwig made a halfhearted smile at Feliciano as an attempt to calm him. This only made Feliciano appear more worried.

"What should I do?"

"For now, you should probably stay inside. I don't want people capturing you in the name of justice or science." Feliciano glared at him.

"That's not funny!"

"I'm sorry. I couldn't resist." This time, Ludwig's smile was more genuine. Feliciano found himself staring too long and his heartbeat speeding up a little. What was that? He was being strange.

After taking a deep breath Feliciano asked,"If I'm going to be stuck here for the day, can you please explain something to me?" Ludwig looked slightly concerned.

"Go ahead, ask me."

"You see, I was stuck in a pod for quite some time, and I was wondering if you had something that could clean me." Feliciano sounded nervous, and he inwardly cursed himself for wording his speech so awkwardly.

"You mean like a shower."

"Shower..." he processed the word and blinked. "Yes! A shower! So that's what they're called here! Do you have one of those?"

"Yeah. Follow me." Ludwig led Feliciano to the bathroom. "Here is the bathroom. In here, you'll find the shower. Pull the knob to turn it on. Twist it left for hot, and right for cold." Ludwig looked at his watch. "I better get going. I'll be back soon Feliciano!" He ran out of the bathroom and entered his car. Feliciano ran to his room and listened as Ludwig drove away.

"He said goodbye." Feliciano looked down and chuckled. Ludwig was actually pretty kind. After a long search for a towel, Feliciano finally started his shower. He tried to remember what Ludwig told him about the knob, and after a few splashes of scalding hot and icy cold water, he settled on a comfortable temperature. He read the labels of the several bottles in the shower, and figured out what each was. When he finished his shower, Feliciano felt very refreshed. He cleaned around the house and made himself lunch. Later in the afternoon, he took a nap.

Well, I don't have much to say yet.