Ludwig let his tears hit the ground, Feliciana just sat in front of him with her mouth open and stared at him.
"Ludwig…?" she said her voice barely audible.
"You can't be my Ludwig…" she gasped beginning to cry "he's dead…his father told me he died!"
Ludwig gasped and looked at her "My…father…" he murmured.
"Gilbert lied….he didn't die…" he breathed pressing his hand to his forehead.
Feliciana reached for him "How are you alive? Your house was attacked…and you and your mother were killed…." She was crying at this point.
Ludwig felt his heart shatter
"No…" he was barely able to talk at this point "O-only my mother died…"
He clutched his head at the painful memory. "S-she died…" he sobbed "I-it was my…fault…"
Feliciana quickly held him tight in her arms and too her surprise he didn't reject her embrace.
He cried and held her as well.
Her face was flustered "This…is my Ludwig…how…am I suppose to react…" she thought holding him so hard as if she were to let him go he`d vanish from her life once more. She tried to think of something to say to him.
"L-ludwig…" she said quietly to him when she felt him relax.
"Ja…?" he said still holding her.
"I…I never stopped loving you…" she said shyly. It was true, even though she was beginning to feel a bit of attraction to "West" she always held Ludwig in a special place in her heart, and she was shocked that they had turned out to be the same person.
Her words were just an ember of happiness in his dark life, if his situation wasn't so tragic he would return her love. He did love her but his grief was far greater.
How would he approach his brother? He was so angry that he had lied to him!
Now he knew that his father lived and he knew that he was so brutally rejected by him…he couldn't blame him though after what he caused.
Then there was Feliciana, the light of his life. He missed her so much while he was in Germany, he didn't want to go and he disagreed with the awful war but his goodbye to his love was made.
How could he face her?
How could he face anything…?
Everything just hurt too much.
Despite the security he was feeling from Feliciana's embrace he made her let him go, not wanting to drag her along with his current situation (meaning he had too much baggage).
"Ludwig…" she murmured looking straight into his eyes.
Ludwig gulped acknowledging it was going to be a lot harder to say goodbye to her this time.
He caressed her face unable to contain his urge to do so; she closed her eyes and smiled fresh tears streaming her face.
"I'm s-sorry" she croaked "I just can't believe your back…that you`re right in front of me…I'm dreading that I am going to wake up from this dream"
Ludwig dropped his hand from her face and Feliciana looked up at him with surprise as he stood up to finish getting dressed his back turned to her "This is a nightmare."
Feliciana gasped, he was leaving again!
She quickly got to her feet and hugged him from behind "D-don't l-leave m-me ag-again!" she sobbed and sniffled on his bare back.
Ludwig glanced at her with a worried expression but then decided that it was for her own good, being with him was going to bring her nothing but misery.
Trying not to be rough he shook her off of him but she still fell with a thud. "I'm sorry." He said sternly, putting on his shirt. "I don't need you…" he murmured while thinking the opposite, since she relaxed him so much he frightened that he might take advantage of it. Feliciana wouldn't have minded though unfortunately Ludwig didn't know that.
"…please…" she said, her pleading tone nearly convincing him to just hug and kiss her. The thing that stopped him was the thought of his brother. He couldn't bring himself to forgive him for lying and keeping him away.
"You need to grow up" he told her and left her sobbing in her room.
"WHY DO YOU HATE ME!? I WAITED FOR YOU!" She screamed as loud as she could, Ludwig heard her and his heart felt like a brick in his chest.
Outside the mansion he sighed "I love you…this is why I'm doing this…I'm so sorry"
Forgetting about school he ran straight home to wait for his brother to return, annoyed that he had never bothered to ask where he went every week, he just assumed he was working or something. His adrenaline ran out as he reached his doorstep.
And he was shocked to find out that his brother Gilbert was asleep on his bed.
Once again it had begun to rain.
Feliciana
Feliciana sat on her bed and hugged her legs "I…lost him again" she sobbed rubbing her eyes, forgetting about school as well.
She lied back on her bed and just thought about her past with Ludwig until she fell asleep.
She had met Ludwig a week before they had even started school together. His father and her grandfather had been business partners and close friends, so it was only natural for them to have met.
Even back then she was bullied by everyone even her brother but Ludwig tried protecting her which resulted in her getting hurt much more. At first Feliciana was frightened by him but a part of her sensed that he just wanted to be near her.
Memory…
"Ludwig!" called an older gentleman with long blonde hair. He groaned "I hope Gilbert isn't being a bad influence on him. Where is he?"
He felt two arms circle around his torso, he turned to see his loving wife "Now, now" she cooed kissing his cheek "Lets not blame Gilbert for everything-he's going through a rebellious stage right now"
"He is probably off chasing after that Hedervary child again" he sighed.
"Is that why he isn't coming?" asked the woman.
The man shrugged"I don't know, but he's been chasing after the Hedervary girl ever since she started wearing a dress" he sighed. "Not for the reason I would think though"
The woman laughed "He wants her to go hunting with him and ditch the dress"
Groaning the father said "Definitely not what I had in mind when I think of asking a woman to `ditch the dress`"
His wife kissed him "Maybe you should be more like Gilbert and smile more-you're always so grouchy looking" she squished his cheek "Ludwig is starting to pick up on that" she kissed him once more.
"You always stress yourself out so much honey-oh look there's Ludwig"
Her husband turned to see his youngest son approaching his parents hiding something behind his back unable to hide the blush on his face.
"Sorry Vati" he said.
"What do you have behind your back there?" asked the Silvery haired woman
His red faced deepened "N-nothing" he stammered.
"Now Ludwig that better not be some sort of bug that you found to scare poor Feliciana" she said her brown eyes scanning him. "She already has a broken arm from our last visit, I'm shocked that he is letting us take you"
"It wasn't me! It was Francis!" he yelled defensively.
"Don't raise your voice at your Mutter" said his Father sternly and proceeded to turn him around to see what was behind him.
He held a bunch of small flowers that he had picked from the garden.
"Ludwig why do you have flowers?" asked the mother.
"I-I wanted to apologize to Feliciana…and ask her to marry me…" he mumbled.
The woman smiled at how adorable he was.
The man on the other hand was shocked "Proposing at such a young age, you're only nine years old!" he then laughed
Ludwig was as red a tomato at this point.
"Alright let's get going" she giggled putting a coat.
At that moment Gilbert walked in with a defeated look on his face and threw himself on the couch.
"So rude" sighed his father.
"What happened Gilbert? I thought you were going hunting with Eliza?" asked his mother.
"She said no again mutti…." He sighed "She has a job as a maid now to pay for school"
"Good for her! Earning her way!" exclaimed the older German.
Gilbert sat up "Ja? Well she's running around wearing around a tight little outfit! Not to mention she works for that Damn Roderich now!" he let himself fall once more.
"Be more respectful towards the Edelstein family" he grumbled at his oldest son "We don't want to get on their bad side. It was kind of them to let Eliza work for them when they could have an experienced maid instead."
Gilbert groaned and hugged a pillow "She's changed so much…" he mumbled
His father spoke "Maybe you should change as well, you need to grow up already"
"Ignatius!" his wife hissed at him
"What?" he said defensively "He is sixteen years old now and needs to be more responsible, he needs to stop goofing off!"
The words stung Gilbert, his father always made him feel useless. Gilbert sighed and walked up to his room. Not speaking another word to his father.
"Ignatius, don't you think that was a little harsh?" said his wife.
"He needs to man up…lets get going we are late."
The woman looked up in the direction of the stairway and yelled "GILBERT! YOU ARE AWESOME AND ELIZA KNOWS IT!"
Gilbert lied on his bed and smiled "Thank you mutti, I love you too…" he murmured after a minute he sat up "Yup! I am awesome!" he laughed "I'll make Eliza accept it."
He turned to his chirping bird next to him "The awesome me never gives up!" he got up and ran out the back door planning on sneaking over to Roderich's mansion.
Both Ludwig and his father stared at her with their mouth hanging but she simply smiled happily and went through the door.
"I love that woman…" sighed Ignatius unable to contain his laugh.
"What was that honey?" she said peeking in through the mansion door with a grin on her face.
Ignatius ran up to her, picked her up and kissed her as they spun "I said `I love you`" he told her.
Ludwig stared quietly; his mother was the only person in the world that could make his father act like that.
After they had made the travel distance they had arrived to their destination, as they were walking towards the mansion turned to Ludwig "Alright you behave" she said kindly while kissing his forehead "your father has a little business meeting with Mr. Vargas so it may take a while."
"Are they going to talk about the war?" asked Ludwig.
The woman simply smiled "Ja, we are going to go to Germany in a few days but don't worry we'll be safe we'll be far from the battlefield."
The boy sighed, he would miss Feliciana.
"Don't worry" said the woman aware of what was bothering her son "You'll be back for her in no time"
Ludwig nodded and hugged his mother "I love you mutti" he whispered.
Back to what Gilbert was up too he had successfully entered the mansion without detection.
"Nothing can stop the awesome me!" he thought arrogantly.
He spotted Eliza sweeping up some leaves in the garden she was really close to the outskirts of the forest, all the Edelstein family had to border it was a wall with an opening.
This was his second attempt that day too see Eliza, the first time he asked her to go hunting with him but this time he had something else in mind.
He quietly approached her from behind, disappointed that she hadn't sensed him approaching her.
"Ah how disappointing" he thought.
"Well it looks like I'm done here" said Eliza happy to see her hard work.
She felt two arms wrap around her torso one hand landing on her breast, (although that one was an accident) being pulled towards another body. Despite being out of practice on fighting she was still able to reposition her self and the person behind her and force them to the ground.
"Owww…." Groaned Gilbert, although he was slightly happy that she still had some fight in her.
"Gil?" she said grabbing his wrist to help him stand up although he just retaliated and with the help of his foot he was able to through her on the ground next to him.
He sat up and grinned at her "What're you going to do about that Eliza?" he mocked.
Eliza growled and was about to beat him to a pulp but then took a breath and composed herself.
She sighed and stood up shaking the flakes of dirt off of her dress.
"Sorry" she said picking up her broom and leaning it against the wall of the house. Then she picked up the bag of leaves and headed towards the trail of the forest where the dumpster was.
Gilbert was too busy watching her breasts, not because he liked them (okay well maybe a little) but because he had accidently left a hand print on her apron. He snickered and stood up to follow her, he caught up with her while they were on the trail.
"So have you noticed?" he asked while smiling.
"Noticed what?" she sighed.
"That hand print" he chuckled "on your blouse"
Eliza threw the garbage in the dumpster and looked down at her chest. She blushed and this time she punched in the chest.
He wasn't expecting that.
"You PERV!" she screamed.
"Hey-that was an accident" coughed Gilbert steadying himself.
Still Eliza continued to throw her fists at him "I've tolerated you long enough!" she yelled "Now that I'm away from the mansion I don't have to be a lady!" her foot hit his stomach.
"oof!" he said he really wasn't expecting her to fight back so brutally but he couldn't help but feel a tad bit happy and even though she tried to hide it Eliza was actually having fun no matter how much she wanted to deny it.
Gilbert began dodging her punches and kicks "I said I touched it on accident!"
"Now it's all dirty! What am I going to tell Roderich!?" she threw one more kick but this time Gilbert caught her ankle, Eliza gasped and he smirked, raising her leg up higher so he could see her underwear.
"Even wearing women's underwear now, you really shouldn't wear a dress while throwing such high kicks" he told her.
Eliza blushed "L-let g-go…" she stammered.
He raised her leg higher, it was beginning to hurt "Gilbert!" she snapped "What are you doing!?
Gilbert laughed and pushed her leg forward causing her hit the ground she glared at him ready to hit him once more.
"Just having fun" he told her "take off your apron and throw it on the dirt, it'll hide my hand print tell him you fell"
Eliza frowned at his good idea and did exactly that "So…" she said dirtying her apron "Why did you come back? I told you this morning that I didn't want to go hunting anymore"
Gilbert sighed "I thought it'd be a fun good bye for us"
Eliza turned to look at him "What?" she asked.
"Germany needs the awesome me!" he exclaimed.
"I can't believe I'm saying this Gil…but I'll miss you…when will you be back?" she sighed putting her apron back on.
Gilbert shrugged "I don't know, maybe a few months or year, honestly we are not doing anything just a battle that we wont even be close too"
"Oh…I guess your father just wants his family close…" she mumbled fighting back tears, unsure why she felt like crying at all it was Gilbert after all and he'd be back, right?
"Yeah but I don't know why he wants me along. I'm a nobody in his eyes" he chuckled "I can't even get you to go hunting with me!" he exclaimed.
"I'm still Eliza…" she said but then mumbled "minus the hunting….and the fighting…"
Gilbert let out a laugh and looked at her "Ja same old Eliza…"
"It was time for a change" she said her face reddening
"You sound like my father…anyways I just came to say good bye" he said turning on his heel.
"Liar" said Eliza sternly. Gilbert stopped on his tracks but didn't turn around.
"If I hadn't flipped you…what would you have continued doing?" she asked his back.
Gilbert gulped and took a breath.
"Gil?" insisted Eliza approaching him.
Gilbert quickly spun on his heel and ran towards Elizabeta taking her to the ground, the soft grass breaking her fall and his soft lips silencing any protests she would have given them.
They were in a very private area of the forest that was near the road where the dumpster was, but Eliza liked taking the secret trail that only she and Gilbert knew about. Safe to say they would not be disturbed.
Part of the reason why Gilbert kept Eliza on the ground with his lips forced on hers for so long was because he was scared to death over when she was going to do to him once their lips parted so he may as well enjoy it while it lasted. He did feel her struggle against his grip but he ignored it, there was no way she could throw him off of her, being out of practice. Despite the force he was using to hold her wrists on the ground his kisses were gentle and slow. It was nice; Eliza stopped struggling under Gilbert and just let him kiss her. Once he felt her relax released her wrists and wrapped his arms around her still body, one hand holding her head.
Gilbert became worried over how none responsive Eliza was being and decided to open his eyes.
"Hey…" he whispered to her.
Their torsos' were pressed against each other; Gilbert could feel Eliza's heart beating.
Eliza batted her eyes and looked at him, unable to hide her blush. "Yeah?" she asked.
Gilbert sat up bringing Eliza up with him, sitting her on his lap.
"You kissed me back at one point…" he told her nervously.
Eliza wrapped her arms around his neck and nodded "I did my best since I've never done it before"
"I didn't think you would" he said stroking his hair.
"Well…it's just that…I really like you Gilbert…" she told him "and…I wanted you to start seeing me as a woman instead of a little kid who thought herself a male."
Gilbert gulped and blushed unaware of what to say. "Is that why you changed? So I'd see you like a woman?"
"Part of the reason yes." She pressed her forehead against his "I want to be with you" she said gently "You're my knight"
Gilbert was at a loss for words, which was weird for him. He admitted to himself that despite liking Eliza far longer than before she was wearing a dress, he caught himself thinking more erotic thoughts when she dressed in more fitting clothes.
"Wow I never thought I'd be able to shut you up" she giggled.
Gilbert groaned "Don't get used to it."
Eliza caressed his face and their lips found each other once more.
"Why does this have to happen…when you're moving to Germany…" she said sadly.
"I will visit; Ludwig is absolutely head over heels over the Grand daughter of Mr. Vargas, so I'm sure he will insist on coming."
"She's moving in with Roderich…" mumbled Eliza "Her grandfather is going to Germany too, so for the time being she'll be here. Poor girl though she doesn't want to get separated from her brother."
Gilbert grinned "All I heard was that she'll be here and that I don't have to sneak off to go see you" he kissed her once more and more passionately. "I won't see you for a while though." He told her sadly while looking at her.
Eliza nodded, she could tell that Gilbert was feeling awkward about something, and she grinned when she figured it out.
Gilbert gasped but before he could say anything Eliza had pulled him on top if him and kissed him once more while unbuttoning his shirt with her hands.
"W-what?" said Gilbert nervously.
"I'm just making sure you don't forget me" smiled Eliza removing her apron. She looked over at Gilbert who just sat there with his mouth open and his shirt unbuttoned.
"Hmm…aren't you going to touch me?" asked Eliza.
Gilbert looked up at her and grinned "Are you sure you want me to do that? I wont be gentle." He told her.
Eliza smirked and placed his hands on her breasts "Good, I like things rough" and so Gilbert pounced on her and unbuttoned her shirt in record time.
Through out that year, Gilbert was allowed to take care of Ludwig when they visited Roderichs mansion, Gilbert was given the responsibility to look after the business during his visits and Roderich agreed to babysit his little brother, who was happier that way being able to follow Feliciana around and paint.
After Gilbert was done with his responsibilities he always went straight to find Eliza, who was always conveniently sweeping the back garden, and he always caught her when she was taking out the trash.
As they lied naked on the grass catching their breaths after finishing, Gilbert turned to her with a smile.
"I have some good news" he told her. "It looks like the war is finally ending and we'll be moving back here in a week."
Eliza smiled and kissed him happily "I look forward to it!" she exclaimed.
Gilbert chuckled but then stopped "Hey Roderich has been respecting you right?" he asked.
Eliza nodded "Yes, he invites me to listen to him play once in a while. I don't mind though listening to him play is a big perk."
"Hmm…" said Gilbert
"There's no need to be jealous" she assured him.
"Ja, I trust you. It's him I don't trust."
Eliza giggled "I like you all jealous" and pulled him into a kiss. "Come back to me soon okay?"
Gilbert nodded forgetting that Eliza only had eyes for him and had nothing to worry about.
In Germany…
The week when the Beilschmidt family was supposed to return, their house was attacked.
The attackers knew that General Beilschmidt was on his way to his family after they had won the deciding battle.
The enemy decided to make one final attack and hopefully kill the General in the process.
It happened all in the blink of an eye.
The Beilschmidt family was packing and the mother waited in the living room for her sons to come with their suitcases. When the windows blew in and fire burned all around her, the woman heard the enemy approaching, without screaming she ran up the stairs to go get her sons and hopefully evacuate them to safety.
"Mutti! What's going on!?" asked Ludwig.
"Shh….Come with me Ludwig…Where's your brother?" she whispered to him.
"MUTTI! THERES A MAN!" cried Ludwig pointing behind her. The woman gasped and turned to look at the man pointing the gun at her son. She quickly stood in front of her son to take the impact.
The man was about to shoot when he raised his eye brows "Aren't there three-"then he hit the ground revealing an angry Gilbert behind him.
"Yes, there is" he growled at the fallen soldier picking up his gun. "Let's go" he told his mother and brother. Ludwig was so frightened he could barely move, and he had never seem his so serious and scary looking.
"COME ON LUDWIG!" yelled Gilbert loudly throwing him on his back and running out the room while being followed by their mother.
They stopped on the hallway and listened to the soldiers going up the stairs.
"Damn it…" whispered Gilbert, him being the one leading. "Where's Vatti when you need him?" he growled telling his family to walk backwards cautiously.
"Mutter!" said Gilbert quickly taking Ludwig off of his shoulders and making him walk towards their mother. "Take him to my room and climb out the window!" he told them while readying the gun…but then he sighed.
"I love you Mutti." He said and handed her his weapon,
"Gilbert…" cried his mother shaking her head.
"Stay safe" he said hugging them "Don't worry the awesome me has another plan-NOW GO!" he said.
Ludwig and his mother did as Gilbert suggested.
Gilbert hid in the corner of the hall way with a smirk, his experience of hunting with Eliza coming to his aid.
He smirked as the enemy approached and perfectly timed when he jumped on them, knocking one out with his hand and taking his gun.
"You can't be the son of a general and not know how to hold your own in battle!" he yelled when he noticed their shocked faces.
He ran incredibly fast down the stairs but stopped when he noticed the fire "Damn!" he said angrily as he noticed there was now way to go out.
He turned to look at his pursuers and readied the gun in his hand, coughing a bit.
"I love you Eliza…" he coughed as he ran back up the stairs to meet the two soldiers that were tailing him.
He chuckled "I'm really being underestimated here!" he yelled at the two soldiers. It wasn't long before two bodies toppled down the stairs and on to the fire.
"Now…where did the rest of you go?" he coughed as he realized the fire was rising.
He decided to go to his room and exit out his window, but right as he turned another soldier appeared grabbing Gilbert, stopping him from going any further.
Gilbert grabbed his gun and hit him in the head with it, which would normally knock somebody down, but not this soldier.
"Ah, so you're actually putting up a fight *cough* this should be fun" and he darted towards him.
Ludwig and his mother were managed to escape through Gilbert's window, but naturally they were pursued. The woman proved herself worthy of the weapon she held, although she didn't shoot to kill.
She aimed at their wrists whenever the angles were convenient. Most of the soldiers were chasing after the mother and Ludwig, assuming that Gilbert would burn with the rest of the house, only leaving three soldiers behind to make sure the deed was done.
The worst mistake the soldiers made was to under estimate the Beilschmidt family.
Ignatius was on his way to the house that held his family, he was happy to finally be going home but heart broken over losing his dear friend and business partner to this war.
"Romulus…" he sighed unable to believe that his friend was gone forever "…I told you were getting old…why did you join me in battle?"
He brushed away a tear. "I'll remember you old friend, how will I tell Ludwig, he admired you so much"
He looked up and saw smoke coming from the direction of his house.
He gasped and darted in the direction of his house.
"How did they know where my family was?" he breathed "They were so well hidden!"
Finally, Ludwig and his mother seemed to have reached a safe point.
"Gilbert" sobbed Ludwig feeling useless.
His mother hugged him and kissed his head.
"There weren't that many" she thought "They must be a small group assigned to wipe us out"
Her thoughts where correct, after Ignatius had won the deciding battle for victory, the enemy general had chosen a few soldiers to attack Ignatius family, just to hurt him. Although how did he know where their house was?
As he was running to the trail towards his house, he saw retreating soldiers it made him feel better that they were wounded.
He saw smoke coming out of his house. Where was his family!? Right as he was thinking about them Gilbert crashed through a weakened wall in the house while wrestling with a soldier. With his fist covered in soot he gave the soldier one good punch in the face the soldier stopped moving.
Gilbert coughed up all the smoke he had breathed in, but relaxed.
Ignatius ran up to his son too worried to be proud of him "Gilbert! What happened! Where's everyone else!?"
He coughed a bit more but still managed to grin and pointed behind him.
"Looks like we did it." He said getting up with a struggle.
His mother and brother were emerging from the forest.
Ignatius spared no time in running towards his family.
Gilbert just frowned at his father "Good job Gilbert" he said "Oh ja no problem Vati" walking with a struggle.
As he was making his way towards his family, he heard the people from the town approach their land. Finally they were safe.
Ludwig left his mothers side and went to approach his brother.
Gilbert yelled back "Stay back it's dangerous!"
"But you're hurt!" answered Ludwig running.
Only the mother watched the supposedly unconscious soldier that Gilbert had defeated stretch his arm towards a near by gun.
It all seemed so slow in her mind. Unaware of what she was doing she escaped from the arms of her loving husband and sprinted towards Ludwig.
Ignatius soon realized what was going on and yelled "BOYS GET DOWN NOW!" Gilbert soon hit the ground doing as he was told but Ludwig just stayed there frozen as he stared at the man that was soon to shoot a bullet through his skull, mostly because he recognized him.
He heard the gun shoot and saw the bullet approach him he couldn't close his eyes!
Blood splattered his face as he watched the bullet go though his mother. She had shielded him.
"M-mutti…" sobbed Ludwig shacking his mothers unmoving body.
Gilbert was quick to stand and disarm the man possibly breaking his arm in the process.
Ignatius ran up to Ludwig and his wife, he shoved Ludwig to the floor "WHY DIDN"T YOU THROW YOURSELF ON THE GROUND LIKE YOUR BROTHER!? HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING!?" he yelled fiercely at his youngest son tears streaming his face. He knelt down and hugged his wife's corpse and cried.
"How did they know…" he sobbed "Where my family was…you were safe?"
Ludwig's eyes were wide with shock not sure of how much more he could take.
"I-it w-was m-me…" he said frightened.
Ignatius stopped sobbing and looked at his youngest son in disbelief. "What?" he said venom dripping from his voice.
"Tha-That man…he was at the market…and I accidently told him my real name…"
Ignatius slapped him across the face as hard as he could landing Ludwig in the ground.
"It's your FAULT!" he yelled.
It was all too much for Ludwig`s brain to handle, so it shut down on him thus when he awoke again his memory of everything and everyone had vanished. The trauma of witnessing his mother die for him, having her blood splatter his face, and the blame his father had given him was all too much.
"Vatter!" shouted Gilbert making sure that the fallen soldier was unarmed and he ran towards his father fighting back tears.
"Don't say that to him!" he yelled rolling his brother on his back and whipped the blood from his face of his unconscious brother.
Gilbert coughed some more, by this time the towns people had all huddled around the house.
Ignatius turned back to the body of his wife.
"This war has cost me a friend, my wife, and now my son. I promise you I will never call that boy my son again."
Ludwig`s experience at the market.
A few days earlier when Ludwig and his mother were at a local market picking up some fruit, he wandered off for a bit to look at some weaponry on display.
"Such a young lad interested in weapons?"
"Ja" he said simply.
"Where's your mutter?" he asked.
The boy pointed at the silvery haired woman who was picking some fruits.
"Ah I see…you guys are that new family that moved in about a year ago. It's nice to see you guys out an about. Where's your father?"
"He's fighting in the war." Answered Ludwig.
"Really now? That's interesting, what's your name little boy?" asked the man.
Speaking without thinking he said "Ludwig Beilschmidt" then he placed his hand over his mouth, he wasn't supposed to reveal his real name.
"I-I mean…Simon Weber…" he stammered.
It was to no avail, the man already knew who he was and smiled maliciously. How he would adore telling his comrades this new piece of information.
He was the man that shot the bullet that hit Ludwig's mother.
A/N: Oh thank gosh I'm done! I really didn't like writing this chapter and I worked really hard on it, I'll cry if I get no reviews! Especially since some mysterious thing happened to the chapter that caused it to disappear resulting in having to start over. Sorry it's so long by the way….I'm scared to post this I really hope you guys like it.