And here's your GerIta fluff. Hope you're happy. Cause I can do this.
/= [DAY 66] =/
He had no idea how in the world he walked back to his dorm room without a single tear leaving his eyes. But he had done so without anyone being suspicious, which was good, concerning that one of the people that he passed was Roderich and he didn't want to talk to him especially. He slammed the door behind him and sulked on the couch, rubbing his face with his hands.
The hands that just a few minutes ago held the love of his life.
There was no manual out there in the world that could possibly tell him how to get through with something like this. Sure there was one to get over stress and guilt, but do they talk about how to get over someone you love when you learn that they loved you back the minute they died? Do they talk about how to wake up in the morning every day without crying and clinging onto the bed?
He had no idea just how he kept all these conflicting emotions inside. Now he was going to live with them for the rest of his waking life until he found Feliciano again. Screw what Li Xiao said: he was coming back. After so much waiting, he would not just leave him like this.
Mein gott…when did I start thinking like this…?
After a few minutes of moping he heard a small knock on the door. He held back the emotions yet again and headed to the door, hesitant on opening it again until he heard another small knock that almost sounded nonexistent. Ludwig fell silent as he lightly touched the door handle before he threw it open. Instantly, a body fell pass the door and collapsed into his arms. Ludwig froze as he noticed that it was Feliciano's body. He cursed openly.
"The murdering bastard…he had the guts to throw his body on me like this…" He spat, his hands holding the body. "I will find him and he will discover the fears of Nazi Germany…"
"…no…please…don't, Doitsu…"
He froze at the voice. Before he could turn his head, he felt the fingers of the body before him twitch a little before he noticed that it was clinging lightly on his shirt. His head started to move until he leaned on Ludwig's shoulder, too tired to move all the way to see him. Ludwig's voice quivered.
"…F-Feli…?"
The grip on his shirt tightened as he felt a light nod on his chest, again losing momentum as he lost energy. Ludwig quickly closed the door as he lifted up the Italian to the bedroom, lying him down and took his shoes off so as not to stain the bed. As he was slowly taking off the uniform for him to sleep, he would always look back at his face and see Feliciano's unwavering gaze on him, not looking away. Instantly his memory flashed, transforming back into the bloody room, with the terrified look on his face as the last of his life was draining away…
His fingers twitched and a look of pain was on his face. Feliciano leaned toward him and lightly held his hand, bringing it to his face. The warmth was the only thing that brought him back into reality.
"I'm sorry for not saving you…" He whispered in his ear. "You must've been so scared…"
"I was…but I knew that you were going to rescue me." The Italian replied, cuddling around his arm. "Even if I wasn't alive…"
"Don't. Say that…" Ludwig leaned closer until they touched foreheads. "I'm sorry. I was…I was forced to be a distraction by the murderer…"
"A-a distraction?" Feliciano looked up, terrified. "You were…"
"I was attacked too…" Ludwig closed his eyes. "I didn't survive either."
He heard a small gasp coming from the boy, and opened to see that Feliciano had a terrified look on his face. He looked like he was going to cry. Silently, he lifted his hand and caressed his cheeks, hearing him whimper in his breath.
"You were…killed?"
"…yes…"
"…how?"
"Feli?"
"I don't want to be left in the dark anymore…I wondered how you died before, and never got the answer…" He looked down. "I can take it…"
"…" Ludwig took a deep breath. "I was suffocated…and sliced in four pieces…with my throat slit…"
After a few minutes, he wondered why he actually spilled out all that information. For after his voice drifted away, he felt arms lightly wrap around his neck and a quiet whimper echoed into his ear. He looked up and saw that Feliciano's eyes were now completely covered with tears.
"Ludwig…did…did all that happen?"
"Yes…all that happened." He answered. "Everything happened."
"So…I-I tried to kill you…"
"Your emotions had been kept away for so long…I was not surprised at all."
"But…I-I tried to kill you…after you told me hat you were Holy Rome…"
"I wasn't expecting you to believe me at first…"
"…but you were Holy Rome…"
"You believed me…?"
"When you told me everything back there…those were things that I knew only he would know…" Feliciano shivered. "I'm…I'm so sorry that I hurt you…"
"It's OK, I'm fine…I'm fine…" Ludwig smiled. "What about you…?"
"I'm…I'm so glad that you came back to me…after all this time…"
"…but the fact that you waited for this long…and it made you suffer so much…" He held him close to his body. "If I came faster, you wouldn't have sealed your heart away like this…"
"Doitsu…please don't worry about this…everything's over. You're back, we're both safe…" Feliciano rubbed against Ludwig's arm, holding across his waist to emphasize that. "But…do you still love me?"
"Feli?"
"Do you love me…despite the fact that I'm a man?"
Ludwig could only smile and lightly kissed his lips, hearing a small coo escape his lips before returning the favor. The work that he was supposed to do for tomorrow was quickly forgotten, as he was too busy trying to make up for lost time with the man of his dreams. None of them were able to sleep that night, and by the sound of it none of them wanted to.
/= [DAY 67] =/
Charice stretched her arms as she walked in front of the dormitory to her Friday classes. As she stepped forward, she looked and saw Antonio stretching his arms and seeing her walk. His face immediately turned to that of concern as he headed toward her in a rush that freaked her out.
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine…" She tilted her head. "Why?"
"Well, after what happened yesterday …"
"Yeah, it's fine. It was just a Shadow, not actually him."
"Charice, really. You don't have to hide anything…"
He looked up, tempting her to look up as well. Instantly, she saw a sunrise and two figures walking toward her. They were Ludwig and Feliciano, serious looks on their faces, but with the Italian holding his arm close to his body. They both stopped a good distance from the both of them, and the seriousness on both of them freaked her out.
"There's a murderer on the loose." Ludwig stated.
"Yeah." She answered.
"You have no idea who the murderer might be."
"Yes. And we're trying to find out who he is."
"…he won't ever be forgiven for what he had done to us." The German growled. "If you will allow it, we will offer our services to you."
"The more the merrier…" Charice stated with a smile. "Especially someone with a Persona as powerful as yours."
"Thank you…that means a lot to us." Ludwig grinned (a strange grin that actually made his eyes sparkle…a strange color). "Cause there are a lot of things that I want to…well…discuss with this man…"
"You'll have to get in line, Ludwig." Antonio grinned as well (is that a shadow over his eyes?). "Cause I already got first dibs."
"Please leave some for us, fratello Antonio." Feliciano smiled, his fingertip touching his lip (and…his eyes are glowing…). "There are a lot of things we like to tell him…"
WHY THE HELL DO THESE THREE HAVE PSYCHO GRINS ON THEIR FACES?
Charice turned away and walked…very…very…quickly. And then screamed the other half.
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Hey, guess what? MORE FILLER TO COME!