Chapter 4: Family

When Gilbert awoke again, he was in a hospital. All his family, Ludwig, Elizaveta, Roderich, Vash, and Lili, were by his bed, looking at him with concerned eyes. Confused, he at his body, which was covered in bandages. He was hooked up to an IV and a heart monitor. A doctor entered, checked on his wounds, and left the room, leaving him alone with his family once again. Ludwig was the first to cry.

"Damn you, Gilbert!," Ludwig sobbed. "We thought you were dead!" He hugged Gilbert lightly, careful enough to avoid hurting him, with tears streaming down his face. "Gilbert East Beilschmidt, if you ever scare us like that again, I swear I'll..." Elizaveta put her hand on his shoulder gently. Vash just watched and Lili hid her face in her hands. Roderich left the room, unable to stand seeing Gilbert wounded. Even if they had a bitter rivalry, they were still family and cared for each other.

Alfred and his crew (the Allies) walked into the hospital. Or at least they hoped it was the hospital. The entrance had "Krankenhaus" written on the front of it, which Francis had interpreted as "hospital." Judging by the looks of it, it was, in fact, the hospital. Alfred checked into the administrative desk. There was a lady with black hair busily working, so he spoke. "I'm looking for a patient under the name of Gilbert Beilschmidt. May I ask what room he is in?" He stopped when the lady, no, more like a girl, looked at him when he said "Gilbert Beilschmidt."

"What do you want with him?" The girl had a frown on her face.

"My boss wants me to interview him."

"Why?"

"Why are you so concerned?!"

The girl glared at Alfred. And for the first time, he noticed the white streaks in her black hair. And the red eyes. This chick definitely had some family connection to Gilbert... "You're related to him!" Alfred blurted out. She looked shocked, but quickly recovered herself.

"Ja, er ist mein Vater." She smirked when she saw the American's confused look.

"Ummmm...that's cool, I guess." Alfred was still confused.

She sighed. "He's in Room 205, Section C. I swear to the God above if you touch a bone on his body, I swear I'll-" She got cut off by her boss yelling at her. "Cata, how many times do I have to tell you to stop threatening people?!"

Once again, Cata made her way into my story... Anyways, we had some emotional moments, some funny moments, and some confusing moments. The confusion will most likely be because I used a different language in this chapter, ja? Well, I have supplied a translation! I used Google Translate so I'm not sure how reliable that is... Anyways, hope you enjoyed the chapter~ Reviews, favs, and follows are all welcome and appreciated.

Ja, er ist mein Vater: Yeah, he's my father