Argh! I almost forgot it was Monday until a friend just reminded me! Thank you friend!

Just so you guys knows, most of what we say about concussions in this chapter were from three second scannings about them. Don't even remember what the site we got it from was. It wasn't Wiki though.

And I checked to see how long this story will go. Guess what? We have written enough chapters already to reach the last Monday in December! And we're still writing. When it gets to that Monday, it'll be the 34th chapter. Yes, we really have written that far already :)

The moment the car stopped, Lovino and Romulus had Feliciano out of the car and into the lobby. Romulus went to the desk and talked to the receptionist for a minute. He came back shortly after with some papers. He led the brother's down the hall to an office and helped Feliciano get onto the table and sit before settling into one of the chairs and beginning to fill out the files.

Feliciano was beginning to sway back and forth and looked ready to fall off the bed.

Lovino continued to hold his brother up as he glanced over at Romulus. "He can't fucking stay awake so why the hell are they forcing us to fill out a bunch of damn paperwork first, bastard? What's the fucking point?"

"They can't examine him until I give them the permission to by filling these out. It's a law, I believe, here," Romulus said. He was rather good at getting through paper work and was almost finished. "As soon as I get these back to the woman at the desk, they'll send someone to see him."

Lovino scoffed and nodded until an thought popped into his head. "H-Hey… Nonno….? W-What do we do if someone asked about the… y-you-know-what on Feli's leg…..?" Lovino nervously asked. "W-We never had to go to the hospital like this before….."

"Don't worry, Lovi," Romulus said comfortingly, setting down the pen and catching his grandson's eyes. "If they see it, I can make something up. They shouldn't though since they only need to check his head." He shuffled the papers and stood. "I'll be right back." And he opened the door and was gone.

Lovino nodded then went back to watching Feliciano and making sure he didn't fall asleep or fall off the table. "Just hurry up bastard…."

A short while later, Romulus returned with a doctor. The man was young but very good at his job. Feliciano was quickly diagnosed with a severe concussion. "It looks to me like even though it's bad, he should okay in a few days. Take him home and let him sleep. Wake him every quarter hour for two hours. If he still wants to sleep, wake him every hour. Good day, gentlemen," the doctor said. Then he left the family alone.

"Thirsty..." Feliciano said into the silence before anyone else could speak.

Lovino blinked then glanced over at his twin. "What? You want some damn water or something?"

"Per favore..."

Lovino rubbed the back of his head and groaned. "Ugh… Fine dammit. I'll be right back." Then he turned and headed out the door.

After waiting a moment to be sure Lovino was out of hearing range, Feliciano spoke again. "Nonno...? Can I ask something...?"

Romulus looked over at his grandson and nodded. "Of course you can, Feli. Why? Is something wrong? Do you want me to bring the doctor back?"

"No... I was wondering..." Feliciano said, laying back and closing his eyes. "I think it happened... but I'm not sure anymore... When we were at the shop... Lovi changed... but he didn't... he didn't attack Toni... Do you know why...?"

"Well… I'm not really sure… Nothing like this has ever happened before and-" Romulus started to say then fully processed his grandson's words. "C-Che cosa?! He DIDN'T attack him?! How?! What actually happened?!"

However, unknown to the two of them, Lovino still hadn't left due to a water station being right near Feliciano's room, and was currently hiding next to the wall as he listened in.

"I... don't really know... I think Toni was in the doorway and fratello just kinda sniffed him... then he ignored him..." Feliciano murmured, beginning to fall asleep again. "Maybe... fratello still recognized him somehow...?"

Romulus reached over and gently shook Feliciano. "I see….. My… I never heard about that happening….. It's a shame there's not someone to talk to about it. Your vampire friends don't know?"

"Haven't asked yet..." Feliciano said, reopening his eyes slightly.

Romulus smiled a little. "Well, how about when you're feeling better you can have them over then ask them."

"Having a nice conversation, you bastards?"

Feliciano smiled sleepily when he heard Lovino's voice. His eyes, which had sunk closed once more, opened and he turned to his twin. "Ciao, Lovi~. When did you get here?" he asked. "I was asking Nonno about the store."

"Oh really?" Lovino asked and pretended like he hadn't been just outside the door listening, although a quick look over at Romulus proved otherwise. "But why the hell were you telling the old bastard about that anyway?" He asked as he walked over and held out the cup of water.

The youngest Italian sat up and took the cup. "Grazie. I was wondering if he knew why you didn't attack Toni," he said, taking a sip.

"What do you think happened, Lovi?" Romulus asked.

"How the hell should I know that?" Lovino said back with a frown as he crossed his arms and shrugged. "All I know was that my damn brain was fuzzy as always but I still didn't attack the bastard. Instead, something was telling me NOT to attack him making me confused as hell and so I started smelling him and shit to try to figure it out, but even then I still didn't recognize the bastard like that."

Romulus thought for a moment. "Hmm... I'm not sure. I'd have to think about it to come up with an ans- Lovi, can you wake Feli?" Romulus said, motioning to the younger.

Feliciano had dropped the cup onto the ground and was asleep, still sitting up.

Lovino nodded then started shaking Feliciano again. "When the hell can we go home bastard?" He asked, abruptly changing the subject.

"Soon. I'll go talk to the lady at the desk to sign out," Romulus said, standing. He promised to return in a moment and left.

Feliciano jerked awake. "Veh!"

"Fine dammit…" Then Lovino turned back to his twin and poked him in the shoulder. "Get your ass up. Nonno's signing you out so we can get home."

Feliciano slid from the bed and looked around. "What happened to that cup I had...?" he asked, confused.

Lovino down at the ground near them. "You dropped the damn thing. Why? You need more water or something?"

"No... But I thought I was holding it... When did I drop it?" Feliciano said, spotting the cup on the floor.

"Uh… A couple of minutes ago. When I was talking to nonno," Lovino answered as he thought about it. Holding Feliciano up yet again, he started moving him over to the door. "Come on, dammit. Nonno's probably waiting for us and this damn place smells disgusting."

"Oh... Yeah. I didn't notice until now..." Feliciano said, allowing his brother to lead him.

"Ugh… Remind me NOT to come to a damn place like this again…" Lovino grumbled as he led Feliciano out the door and down the hallway while still covering his nose with his free hand. "Sometimes I fucking hate the fact my nose is this good…."

Feliciano hummed in response.

"Oh! There's nonno," Lovino pointed out and dragged Feliciano over to Romulus. "You done yet, you old bastard? We want to get out of this damn place already!" Lovino asked, still with his nose covered, and ignoring the scandalized looks he received from how he was speaking to his grandfather.

Romulus just smiled and patted his head. "Almost, Lovi. Just have to wait a few more minutes."

Feliciano's weight suddenly fell completely against Lovino. The younger twin had fallen asleep on his feet and had fallen against his brother.

"AGH! Dammit Feliciano!" Lovino grumbled as he started shaking Feliciano again. Then he glared back at Romulus and said, "Well hurry up dammit! Feliciano keeps falling asleep ON me!"

Feliciano straightened. "Sorry..." he mumbled sleepily.

"It's fine dammit…." Lovino mumbled and watched his twin for any signs of him falling over again. "But… just wait until we get back to the damn house… Alright?"

"Va bene..."

Finally, Romulus had finished all of the paperwork and driven both boys home. However, after Lovino helped Feliciano out of the car, Romulus gave them an apologetic smile and said, "Sorry boys, but they need me to oversee something at the construction site. Will you both be okay?"

Lovino shrugged him off as he led Feliciano into the house. "We're not a couple of bambini you bastard. We can handle ourselves dammit."

When they reached Feliciano's room, Lovino gently helped him lay down and covered him up with his blanket. "There. You just sleep this shit off, got it? I'll be out back working on the garden if you need me," He said then turned and walked out while quietly shutting the door behind him.

Feliciano was asleep before the door closed.

A few hours later, there was a knock on the front door followed by the doorbell ringing loudly through the entire house.

Feliciano didn't even stir. He remained deeply asleep.

Outside the house, Ludwig sighed and readjusted the large bag in his arms. Reaching over, he pulled the extra house key that Romulus had told him and Antonio about, (he still didn't trust the other two vampires with that knowledge just yet), out of the flower pot and unlocked the door. "Feliciano? I'm coming in," Ludwig called out in a loud voice as he walked in and shut the door behind him, then made his way over to the couch and set the bag on it.

In his room, Feliciano shifted. Slowly, he sat up, but didn't stand just yet.

Deciding to check on Feliciano first, Ludwig made his way up the steps and knocked on the Italian's bedroom door. "Feliciano? Are you in there? Is everything alright?"

"Luddy...?" Feliciano called tiredly. "Is that you...?"

"Ja. It's me," Ludwig answered with a nod as he slowly opened the door and walked over to the bed. "How are you feeling? Anything you need?" Then he glanced around. "Er…. Where's your brother….? Usually he would be yelling at me to leave right now…."

"I think he said he was in the garden...?" Feliciano offered, rubbing his temple with the heel of his hand.

"Ah… I see," Ludwig muttered, then he pointed back at the door and said, "Er… Well, if you feel up to it, Gilbert and Francis found some art supplies for you. They're supposed to be a very good brand but they got them cheap because of a sale the store was having. They… uh... 'asked' me to bring them over to you."

Feliciano smiled. "Veh~. That was really nice of them. They didn't have to do that. How did they know I like art?" he asked, slowly swinging his legs to the ground and standing.

Ludwig reached over and helped him stand up and held onto him. "I think they overheard you one day in school. So they decided to try to surprise you. Would you like to go see them now?"

Grateful for the support, Feliciano smiled. "I wanna go check on Lovi first," he said.

"Alright," Ludwig replied with a nod and started leading Feliciano to the door. "But I'll come with you in case you fall. Where is this garden again…?"

"Back yard~!" Feliciano reminded him.

With Ludwig's help, the two made it downstairs and into the living room, which had a door into the backyard, without incident. However, when they were halfway to the door, Feliciano froze. "Fratello...?" he called softly.

Ludwig paused and blinked. "Feliciano….? Is something wrong…..?"

A sudden rush of adrenaline propelled the Italian away from the vampire. Feliciano threw open the door, his eyes wide as he searched frantically around the yard. "Fratello?!" he yelled, his eyes beginning to shine gold.

Ludwig went up to him and grabbed his shoulder. "Feliciano, calm down. We'll find him, I'm sure he's around here somewhere," He said as he took a step forward only to step on something squishy. Glancing down, he saw it to be a squashed tomato. Biting his lip he asked, "Feliciano….? What does Lovino think of this garden….? And the tomatoes he grows here….?"

"He loves his garden more than his own life. The tomatoes have been his since we were little. He grew the plants from tiny seeds. Why?" Feliciano asked, seconds before the smell of the fruit hit him. His eyes flashed bright and he began to scream for his brother, running through the yard, desperately hoping his twin was only sleeping somewhere. "Lovino! Where are you!? Lovino! This isn't funny!" All he found were more smashed tomatoes... and footprints in the pulp that were very much not Lovino's, his grandfather's, or his. He began to tremble uncontrollably as his nails and teeth sharpened.

"Verdammt…" Ludwig muttered then grabbed both of Feliciano's shoulder. "Feliciano! You need to stay calm! You can't lose control like this!"

Breathing deeply, Feliciano grabbed Ludwig's arms tightly, his eyes glowing. "F-Fratello! He's gone! S-Someone took him!" Fur began to form on his arms and his face to change shape. "L-Ludwig!" His words were lost to whines and growls.

"Feliciano… You NEED to calm down…. Just keep breathing…." Ludwig gently and calmly said as he continued to hold on to the Italian as he changed. "Just try to keep yourself calm. Losing control is the last thing we need right now… The last thing your brother needs."

Feliciano squeezed his eyes shut and took deep, shuddering breaths. His grip on Ludwig's arms tightened and his clawed fingers cut into the vampire's skin.

Ludwig, uncaring about the claws, still continued to hold Feliciano and whisper comfortingly to him.

Just as Feliciano was beginning to calm himself, the wind changed and carried with it two things. One was the scent of his terrified brother. The other... chloroform. Feliciano lost it. In an instant, he collapsed onto his knees before changing completely, his clothes tearing to shreds that hung limply from his fur.

As quickly and quietly as he could, Ludwig let go of the wolf and took a step back while holding up his hands. "It's alright Feliciano….. I'm your friend….."

Feliciano growled at him for a moment before falling silent and starring at Ludwig in confusion. Slowly, he moved towards the vampire, circling him suspiciously. When he was in front of him again, Feliciano got onto his hind legs and balanced himself with his massive paws on Ludwig's shoulders. His golden eyes searched Ludwig's face carefully. He leaned forward and sniffed at the vampire's hair.

Ludwig continued to remain still and quiet as the wolf smelled him all over. After a few moments of this, Ludwig calmly and gently said, "My name is Ludwig, Feliciano. I'm your friend. I'm not going to do anything to you or your brother."

Feliciano eyes narrowed but slowly the wolf lowered himself back onto all fours. He growled softly, tail swishing. Finally, the Italian turned away and began to sniff the ground.

"Er…. Do you… smell something…?" Ludwig asked as he watched the wolf. "Is it your brother's scent….?"

Feliciano ignored him and growled as he caught his brother's scent. He burst forward, thundering into the forest, determined to find his twin.

Figuring Feliciano knew where his brother was, Ludwig went running after him, making sure to keep a few feet of distance behind the wolf so he wouldn't distract him.

After running for a good distance, the duo stopped just short of a large clearing on the opposite side of the forest. A large greenhouse like structure stood in the center. It was slightly run-down looking, although still usable. Feliciano took a sniff in the direction on the building and his fur instantly rose as his eyes glowed bright gold.

Ludwig blinked in surprise and started making his way over to it. "You smell Lovino here….?" He asked before a small giggle caught both of their ears. "What the….?" Ludwig muttered then slowly started opening the door.

Feliciano sprinted forward, slamming Ludwig out of the way with his shoulder and streaking into the greenhouse. After searching a few of the rooms, Feliciano nosed open one that made him yelp. His brother was there. But... something was wrong. The elder Italian was sitting on the floor, not tied to anything or restrained in anyway. Lovino was smiling airily and his eyes were glazed and unfocused.

Feliciano whined softly and crept to his twin, nuzzling the other boy's side.

Lovino turned his head to Feliciano, although his eyes didn't focus on him, and giggled again. "C-Ciao Feli~. Hee hee~. Y-you're all furry~," Lovino slurred then flopped forward, leaning on the wolf's side. "Wow… You're really soft… Hee hee~! Soft and furry Feli~!"

Feliciano whimpered and leaned over, licking his brother's face gently.

Lovino giggled more and tried to pull himself up, only to fall over onto Feliciano again and giggle even more at his mishap.

Ludwig slowly walked over and check Lovino all over. "He's been drugged… with something… I'm not sure what but it seems to have really messed with his brain….. made him unable to focus."

Feliciano's eyes flashed. Gently, he tugged Lovino over to Ludwig then headed for the doorway.

Ludwig blinked and gently picked up the still giggling Lovino and followed after Feliciano. "Feliciano….? What is it….?"

The wolf stopped instantly and growled at him, baring his fangs at Ludwig. He turned and moved the vampire back into the room by swiping at him with his claws to force the other boy to back away before then using his teeth to pull the door shut. That done, Feliciano ran off deeper into the building.

Feliciano crept stealthily along a dark hallway towards a light issuing from the doorway at the end of the hall. Sneaking up to it, he slowly poked his head around the corner and discovered himself to be at the back of a large room filled to the breaking point with people. But these didn't appear to be common people, oh no. They were all expensively dressed and each had an elaborate mask to hid their identity. The room was also silent except for a man at the podium and few soft whispers.

"Alright! We have a real treat for you this time folks!" The man said then gestured to a large photo board next to him. "A wolf hybrid! Has a human form and a wolf form and is currently in one of the back rooms now! But no worries! He's already been sedated so he's not harming anyone or going anywhere any time soon. Use him as a pet, a sex toy, you can even wait until he transforms and use the fur in a brand new coat! Now who will start the bidding? Can I have $10,000 to start off with? He's very rare find!"

Feliciano's eyes flashed a pure, bright gold and he threw back his head and howled at the top of his lungs. The people closest to him screamed and jumped away. The Italian bounded into the room and ran up onto the stage. Clamping the picture of his brother firmly in his mouth, he tore it to pieces then turned his furious gaze on the gather spectators. Claws extended, he pounced on the one closest to him, the man running the auction, and ripped him to shreds. The screams became louder as people made a mad dash for the doors. Armed guards appeared at either end of the stage but in his frenzied state of mind, Feliciano felt no fear, only blind anger.

However, before the guards could do anything, each dropped to the ground one by one until Ludwig suddenly appeared behind the last two and smashed their heads together, causing them to fall to the ground unconscious.

Over by the side of the room, Lovino was sitting down, slumped against the wall and waving (or at least trying to) at the wolf. "C-Ciao again, F-Feli~! Oh! You're all red! Y-you need a bath! W-With bubbles! Lots and lots of pretty bubbles! A-All sizes and colors too!" Lovino slurred with a giggle in his voice.

Ignoring his twin, Feliciano jumped on Ludwig, bringing the vampire to the ground. He was prepared to attack when he just suddenly stopped. His eyes still narrowed with fury, the wolf stood over the German, starring intently down at him as something in the back of his mind told him not to attack this being. The smell of blood covering him and filling the room was not helping him make any sense of the situation and was only serving to anger him further.

Ludwig stared back with a calm expression and made no move to get up. "Feliciano. It's over now. You don't need to fight. Please… Come back. Get control back."

"FEELLLIII~~~~!" Lovino whined and he fell over on his side. "Y-You're ignoring me, you meanie! D-Don't make a growly face! B-Be happy dammit!"

The wolf went to turn his head back and froze. He shoved away from Ludwig, skittering across the stage and crashing into a display. The fragile piece pottery fell and shattered on the ground around him and Feliciano curled up tightly and convulsed, whimpers escaping him.

"Feliciano…" Ludwig muttered as he got up and grabbed a fallen robe then started walking over to the wolf. "Here. Use this to cover up. You're changing back… Aren't you?"

"Y-You need clothes Feli~~! Running around naked is bad~~! Nonno's going to yell at you!" Lovino called over then laughed and fell on his side again.

Feliciano began to change back, his fur disappearing and his nails and teeth sinking back to normal. He groaned in pain.

Ludwig waited a few seconds then gently draped the robe over Feliciano's shoulders. "It's alright... It'll be over with soon…. Then we'll take you and Lovino back home," He gently said while ignoring Lovino's one-sided conversation with… something.

Holding onto the fabric tightly, Feliciano trembled as he once again became human. He looked around himself in confusion. "What...? Where am I...?" he murmured, not seeing his twin or friend. He felt something drip down the side of his face. Reaching up, he brushed it with his hand and looked down. A scream ripped from his throat as he discovered his entire hand and arm covered in blood. Quickly looking over the rest of himself, he began to tremble violently when he found himself colored completely by the stuff, the crimson color staining the ground he was currently kneeling on.

He held his head and squeezed his eyes shut as his breaths became ragged and panicked. "No no no no no. Not again. No no no no!" he cried.

Ludwig quickly wrapped him in a hug. "It's alright Feliciano. It's alright. Just calm down. I'll take you home."

Meanwhile, Lovino had picked up on Feliciano's cry and made his way over before flopping against his twin. "D-Don't cry Feli! B-Be happy happy happy~!"

Feliciano latched onto his brother and Ludwig, holding them both tightly. "I don't like it here," he whispered, hiding his face in Lovino's shirt.

"Ja... I understand," Ludwig gently said to him. "I'll take you both back now. Can you stand up? I'll help you," He said then held out his hand only for Lovino to slap it like a high five and giggle.

Feliciano began to cry, scared. He couldn't remember how he had gotten here, why he was covered with blood, or why his twin was acting so strange.

"A-Ah! D-Don't cry!" Ludwig quickly stuttered, deciding to try to distract Feliciano he gently helped him back up to his feet. "Come on…. But… You'll have to help me with Lovino… Hopefully those drugs will wear off soon…."

Still sniffling, Feliciano slipped his arm around his twin and helped him up. "I w-wanna go home," he murmured.

Ludwig nodded and held both Italians up (although Lovino kept slouching and giggling). "Ja. Then let's go."