Miles away, hours later- closer to noon.

Feliciano always woke up at the slightest sound. But put him in a car and Feliciano could sleep through almost anything. When he finally woke up, many hours later, he was laying on the girl's lap. She was gently brushing his hair back with her fingers. Some people might have considered this romantic, but it was closer to petting a dog on your lap. Feliciano didn't mind the kind touch. He did mind however that Felicia was talking.

"So that's why," She said softly. At least they were trying to be considerate of Feliciano.

"He was more than a friend and I will never forgive myself for what happened," the man up front said.

"I don't think he remembers anything." There was a silence up front. What were they talking about? He understood that he had missed something but he wasn't sure what.

"I know," the man up front said finally. "Maybe that's for the best."

"Can you really do that? Live next to him, remembering everything. But unable to talk to him?"

"What are you talking about?" Feliciano interjected. He opened his eyes when he felt the car suddenly swerve.

"Nothing," the voice up front snapped.

Feliciano decided to drop the subject. He didn't want to talk to the man anyways.

Felicia on the other hand did want to keep talking. "We were talking about our new home Feliciano."

"Not a home," Feliciano interrupted. He had no place of settling in here or there. Feliciano was tired, and wasn't sure how long he was going to last in this life. Hybrids weren't meant to live long.

Felicia ignored the man and continued talking. "We're going to be doing exactly as Lu- he told us. Employees mostly. Probably gardeners or maids or something."

The man up front sighed and said, "Most likely you'll be put on kitchen staff or something like that."

"I can't cook," Feliciano said. "I used to, but I doubt I can do that anymore."

"Cooking is like riding a bike," the man said. "You never forget."

"I doubt it," Feliciano said shaking his head. He sat up with a sigh and looked out the window. "How far away are we?"

"Not far now," the man said. "Just a few minutes or so."

Feliciano nodded.

Felicia groaned and looked at the two. She was frustrated about something that Feliciano had no idea about. "Mister," she finally said. "You never told us your name. Or are we gonna call you Master or something like that. I don't like calling you mister though. It's not as fun."

The man looked out the window and sighed. "Henry," he said. It wasn't a lie but it also wasn't the truth. His full name was Ludwig Henry Beilschmidt. Most people called him Henry these days, he hated his old name. Only Gilbert was allowed to call him Ludwig. "Just Henry."

"Henry," Feliciano whispered to himself. It sounded so familiar, yet at the same time it didn't. "Hey. You never told me where you heard my name?"

"It was in the notes I was given about your report," Ludwig said.

"So you know I only have a few years to live," Feliciano said coldly. "So does she. But no doubt you're going to live longer. You're younger. So maybe you have ten years on you. I have maybe three if I'm lucky." Feliciano laughed humorlessly.

Ludwig didn't look at Feliciano. He wasn't given any notes about what Feliciano went through. He was hoping that Feliciano would live longer than that though. Longer than just a few years. But then again Feliciano had been missing for a few years so it would make sense.

Felicia didn't say anything, she knew that Feliciano was right. She was lucky, she would probably live a healthy life. Feliciano was going to die painfully and sickeningly. She had seen rejection happen enough in her short time with those horrid people.

"We're here," Ludwig said pulling up to a large house. It looked like one of those houses that Bill Gates belonged in. Felicia half expected to be greeted by the full staff as Henry got out.

Ludwig sighed and opened the door for the two to get out. "My house has two stories above ground. Three stories below ground. You can have any room you want that is open. Kitchen is on the ground floor. Most of my staff lives below ground. And since it's three in the morning we should get some sleep. The housekeeper can give you jobs in the morning."

The two hybrids followed Henry through the house. They were brought down a long hallway. Bedrooms and bathrooms were pointed out. Henry sighed and gave them a warning about sensors in the collars yada yada yada. He said goodnight and left them to their own business.

Feliciano stopped at one door and sighed. "I'll sleep here."

Felicia was about to follow Feliciano into his room when she was stopped by a hand.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Well I thought we were going to share a room."

"Why?" Feliciano asked shaking his head.

"Well I thought that... I thought that we were friends."

"We- I," Feliciano sighed. He rubbed his forehead. "This is my first bed in years. Get your own Felicia. You can have the room next to mine if you want. Or maybe the one across the hall. Or maybe closer to the bathroom. Isn't that what most girls like? Being closer to the bathroom."

Felicia's eyes watered. "Oh," she said. "I guess that's a good reason to want your own room. I just... I just thought that since we went through the same thing... we could keep the nightmares away."

Feliciano sighed as he saw her. She looked like she was about to break down and cry. He hated when people cried. It was annoying and wouldn't do anything. "I want my own bed," Feliciano said. "But if you want you can take the blankets off the bed and sleep on the floor."

"Thank you," Felicia cried running past Feliciano and going straight to the bed. She took the blankets off the bed and curled up in them. "I'm a brown caterpillar," she murmured as she rolled herself in the blankets on the floor.

Feliciano almost smiled for a moment. That was actually kind-of cute. How was she so innocent after everything she went through?

Feliciano took off his shirt and stretched his wings out. He laid down on the bed so that his wings were outstretched. He had always dreamt of sleeping like this. He always imagined it would be so comfortable.

The moment Feliciano hit the sheets he fell asleep. Feliciano wasn't even on the bed properly. His head was where his hands would be. He wasn't even touching the beautifully fluffy pillows. His care feet were hanging off the feet. Most people would say that Feliciano was just tired, or he wanted to be silly with how he was positioned. But the truth was Feliciano forgot how to properly sleep in a bed. He just wanted to sleep there.

Guess how long it's been since I las uploaded? About two months. Well that is all going to change this summer. I have this goal to upload one chapter every two weeks. Did you guys hear that? Instead of posting a chapter once every month or so I'm gonna try and post every 2 weeks! I WILL TRY MY BEST TO KEEP TO THIS SCHEDULE! I SWEAR IT!

On my Google Doc this chapter was only 2 pages. But so far this is 13 pages long. Not my longest story. But I will finish this. I will finish this. *Intense monk chant*

So yeah, hope you guys enjoy. This is where the romantic fun junk is gonna start.