OKAY! second time fixing this chapter... first i uploaded from the wrong story.. then i got code lines. my goodness!

A howl pierced the night air chilling his blood. The leaves crunched close by as Lovino attempted to muffle the sound of his own breathing. Tears stung his eyes as they watched for some signal of it leaving. He couldn't see it, but he heard the sniffling like it was right next to him, the growl as if it was in his ear.

It could smell him.

When Lovino Dashed from his bush, not wanting to be a sitting duck, he heard a snarl and then the thudding of paws hitting the ground too quickly behind him, a look over his shoulder had him reeling as the werewolf chased him down, the sick way it's body twisted as it ran making him more fearful.

His lack of attention was his doom as his foot caught, the Italian falling to the ground with a scream, flipping on his back in time to see it taking a few long bounds before leaping for his throat,

"Daddy!"

He sat up in bed, shaking and sweating as he whimpered in fear. It had been a dream… It was just a dream... he was okay everything was okay right? He was inside in his bed, safe and warm... but he wanted daddy… just in case. He could just get out of bed, go into daddy's room and- His eyes opened wide in realization of his surroundings...

His room was so dark! Daddy had forgotten the nightlight!

Lovino sat in bed, shaking and scared. He felt like if he moved, something would attack. He couldn't put his feet off the side of the bed, what if something grabbed him?! If he got to close to that closet he was a goner… then there was the hall way… Lovino did the only thing he could think of…

"Daddy?! Daaaaddy!" He called. Ludwig would hear him. It was only the next room… except.. There was no answer. Fuck.

Lovino took a deep breath and a whimper. He couldn't go back to sleep alone! What if the nightmare started again?! what if there really was something in his room? a billion possibilities playing in his head..

The little grabbed orsacchiotto and sat him on his lap, discussing with him "Daddy isn't in bed probably." He said with a nod. "He woulda come. So it leaves the bathroom, the living room or…" He frowned more and gulped "The basement"

After building the play centre for Lovino, Ludwig had moved his office into the basement so Lovino could play while he worked. It took shifting some things around to fit it, but it has worked. He still had a desk in his room for when he needed quiet, but it would be quiet down there now that Lovino was suppose to be asleep…

"Okay!" Lovino said shaking "We can do this, right orsacchiotto? We aren't wimps!" He said, knowing deep down he was in fact a wimp. Still he hugged the teddy close to himself and, with shaking hands, pulled the covers away, scrambling to his feet on the bed just in case. He looked towards his shelve near the door and nodded in determination, eyes focused on his prize.

Carefully we walked over to the corner of the bed, jumping off as far from the bed skirts as he could, out of reach of monsters. Sadly he fell to his knees with a painful thud, but scrambled up quickly, grabbing the plastic sword and spinning around brandishing the weapon as he breathed heavily. Nothing was there. He let out a triumphant, yet shaking, "Hah!"

holding Orsacchiotto close, he moved to the partly open door, looking out into the dark hallway. Why had Daddy turned out the light?! He took another deep breath, steeling himself and dashed straight for Ludwig's room "Daddy?!" He called into the dark, turning on the light. The bed was unmade, no shower sounds… the bathroom was dark in fact. Lovino shook further. That meant he wasn't in here.. Then it hit him like a tonne of lego's

What if something got daddy? He always made his bed in the morning, so why else would it be unmade?!

Lovino shook more, tears in his eyes as he turned back towards the hall, He would have turned on the light… but what if someone or something was in the house and saw him? Instead he padded softly through, dashing past the basement door to the living room. He looked all around, pointing his sword as he looked at the empty living room, the empty dining room and the empty kitchen. He whimpered a few times worried about dark corners and shadows.

It only left one option. The basement. The basement with backless stairs… He whined hugging orsacchiotto tight enough he surely wouldn't have survived if he was anything more than stuffing.

He moved hesitantly towards the basement door. He took a deep breath and considered going back to bed and hiding until the morning light… but no. He had to be brave! What if Daddy needed him!? He clutched his sword and pulled the door open with his foot, realizing it was odd it was sitting ajar.

He whimpered again and held back sobs as tears ran down his cheeks as he looked at the backless stairs leading to the somewhat lit basement "D-D-" He cut himself off. If it was bad people? ... or things. He braced himself, and barreled down the stairs, sword held high, feet moving too fast to be grabbed. He tripped on the last step, stumbling and recovering with a twirl towards the desk, sword in front of him, held with both hands as he bear was tucked under his arm.

The basement was mostly dark, everything bigger and more menacing looking without even light of the moon to help. The only light in fact was desk lamp, and Lovino's eyes widened as it light up the blond man slumped over on his desk .

"Daddy!" Lovino shouted in panic, starting to cry. Oh god! He was dead, it was monsters or kidnappers or- and Lovino was next and-

"Lovino?" Came the sleepy voice, Ludwig moving to sit up. Staring at the shaking, sword wielding man in a dress hugging a teddy, barely holding himself together. "What… what's going on?" He asked standing with a stretch "Did you have a bad dream or something, kitten?"

Lovino was still staring mouth agape. He dropped the sword and teddy before dashing to Ludwig, ploughing right into him, clinging and hitting him in the chest as he sobbed, "I thought the monsters got you cause I couldn't find you, and all the lights were out, and your bed wasn't made, and you didn't answer when i called!"

Ludwig blinked as he tried to put things together quickly, then held him "Hey hey, shhh come here" He brought the other to the couch, sitting and pulling Lovino into his arms, petting his hair "I just came down because I remembered a proposal I needed to finish for tomorrow" He soothed "I'm sorry i fell asleep, I didn't mean to scare you"

Lovino sniffled and curled in closer, extra exhausted now, and safe enough to let himself feel sleepy. "You can sleep in my room to make up for it" He said pouting and clinging as he rubbed an eye and yawned.

Ludwig chuckled and shook his head, "Alright kitten. Let's go to bed then"