Kinda short this week. Sorry about that... Just seemed like the best place to end.
Last Monday of summer... *cries* I don't want go back... I'm not ready to be Junior...
After quite a bit of struggling, all three finally made it back to the Italians' house and Ludwig opened the door, allowing them to step inside. "Er…. Where should we put Lovino while you go get your shower….?" Ludwig asked as he looked around the living room for a good spot to put the older twin.
Feliciano didn't answer. Instead, he pulled his brother close and went up stairs with him. He went into his room and retrieved clean clothes. He had Lovino sit down in the hallway outside the bathroom and, whispering that he would be out soon, disappeared into the bathroom. The shower started a few minutes later.
Ludwig sighed and went to sit down on the couch while upstairs, Lovino struggled to keep himself up as he started happily singing, "Bimbi e bimbe di ogni età, ecco qualcosa che vi stupirà~! Su, venite è propro qui! E' il paese di Halloween! Questo è Halloween~! Questo è Halloween~~~! Ogni zucca lo griderà~!"
Feliciano couldn't hear his brother over the water. He scrubbed his hair and body viciously, leaving his skin pink and a little tender but clean and free of both the smell and sight of the red previously coating him. After just standing in the water until it began to cool, Feliciano finally shut it off and stepped out, wrapping a towel around his waist. He moved shakily over and sat down on the toilet, dropping his face into his hands and trembling slightly.
Then Lovino's voice starting ringing through the bathroom door, loud and clear. "Questo è Halloween~! Spaventoso Halloween! Dacci un dolce o il terrore ti attanaglierà~! Urla anche tu! Fuggi via da qui! E' il paese di Halloween! Io sono quello che sotto il letto langue Ho mille denti e occhi rossi più del sangue! Sotto le scale io spappolo i cervelli, dita come serpi e ragni fra i capelli~! Questo è Halloween~! Questo è Halloween~! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween~~~!"
Feliciano pressed his shaking hands to his ears, his head pounding. He didn't have the heart to ask his brother to be quiet.
"Ora tu, se lo vuoi, canta la ballata della zucca con noi La città è fantastica, ricca di sorprese si rivelerà! Lì, davanti a te, dentro quel bidone c'è una brutta faccia che ti assalirà~! Wha~~! Questo è Halloween~! Putrido~! E macabro~! Hai paura~? Puoi star sicur~a! Se tu vuoi scappar via qui si rischia la pazzia ed un attacco di licantropia~~! Urla anche tu~! Grida sempre più~! Questo è il nostro Halloween~~~! Io sono il clown dall'incredibile faccia~~! Posso sparire senza lasciar traccia~~! Sono la paura quando gridi "Chi sei?" Sono il vento fra i capelli tuoi~! Io sono l'ombra che di notte va~! Semino il panico in città~~! Questo è Halloween~! Questo è Halloween~! Halloween~! Halloween~! Halloween~! Halloween~!"
"Lovi..." Feliciano whimpered during a pause, no longer able to take it. Just loud enough for Lovino to hear, he said, "Please... stop singing..."
The singing stopped as Lovino whined back. "B-But I likes it~! I-It's fun~! Y-You join too!"
"Later, fratello, I promise," Feliciano said, exhaustion creeping into his voice. "I just want to sleep now..." The younger Italian slid off of the toilet and onto the ground. He curled up on the cold tiles as his brain began to shut down and let him rest. Within moments, Feliciano was asleep on the bathroom floor.
Hearing Feliciano, Lovino slowly was able to stagger to his feet and go in. Then, he somehow managed to drag Feliciano to his room before climbing into the bed with him and curling up under the covers. "Buon… Buonanotte Feli~," Lovino whispered and kissed Feliciano on the forehead then fell asleep too.
A few hours later, Ludwig went looking for the twins, nervous from the lack of noise coming from either. What he found shocked him. Feliciano was curled up tightly with his head on his twin's chest, deeply asleep. Lovino was holding his brother protectively against him and sleeping peacefully.
Ludwig blinked, then, a second later, slowly closed the door again and went back downstairs so he wouldn't disturb the two.
At the click of the latch, Feliciano stirred, lifting his head slightly to look over at the door. Rubbing his eyes, he sat up slowly as to not disturb the other boy. Yawning widely, Feliciano stumbled to his feet and towards the dressor.
Lovino moaned something then rolled until he fell off the bed with a thud.
Feliciano spun around and fell backwards against the wall, having moved a little to fast. He pushed away and went to his brother's side. "Lovi?" he asked softly. "Va tutto bene?"
Lovino didn't answer back due to still being fast asleep despite the fall.
Smiling a little, Feliciano managed to get Lovino back into the bed and covered him up. "Sleep well," he whispered before going across the room, getting dressed, and leaving, closing the door silently behind him. Letting out another yawn, Feliciano moved through the hall to the stairs and started down them.
"….? Feliciano? Is that you?" Ludwig asked as he heard Feliciano walk down the stairs, causing the vampire to glance up at him.
"Si," Feliciano answered, entering the living room. "Morning, Ludwig."
"Er… It's in the afternoon, Feliciano…" Ludwig answered. Then he tentatively said, "Um… How do you feel….?"
"Better. Much better. That shower helped," he said, sitting on the couch beside the vampire.
"Ah… Good," Ludwig answered back. "E-Er… So…. Do you want to look at the art supplies now….?"
"Veh... Oh yeah. I forgot about those... Sure," Feliciano said, smiling at him and rubbing his eye.
"Oh… A-Alright… Here…." Ludwig muttered as he picked up the bag from the side of the couch and held it up.
"Grazie." Feliciano took the bag from him. He began to look through it, growing more surprised as he pulled things out. These were really good supplies! And they weren't cheap either! "Ludwig... Where did they get these...?" he asked.
"Well as I said before, the store selling them was having a very big sale, not to mention that they had some promotions and discounts too. Und I also found some coupons for the brand-" Ludwig started to say then cut himself off as his face started turning pink. "E-Er… What I mean is… I'm not sure since it was Gilbert and Francis who picked them up…."
Feliciano had missed the German boy's slip up. "Wow... These were probably still really expensive... It was nice of them... But... They really shouldn't have..." he said, turning over the sketch book in his hands. "I'll have to think of a way to pay them back..."
Ludwig quickly shook his head no. "N-Nein. You don't need to do that. They won't mind if you don't."
"I will though... I'll feel bad... What could I do though...? Do they like pasta? I could make them some delicious pasta maybe..." Feliciano thought out loud and his gaze traveled over the rest of the art things. "And I could make them something..."
"Er…. I think just the pasta is enough. You don't want to give the two of them even bigger heads," Ludwig quickly said in reply.
Feliciano hesitated then nodded. "Va bene... If you're sure... You can come to if you want. Toni to."
"U-Uh…. Nein…. That's alright," Ludwig said, not meeting Feliciano's eyes. "Tell you what; you just cook the pasta for them and I'll deliver it."
"Veh? You sure? Isn't that just inconvenient? You guys are here all the time... Wouldn't it just be easier for you to eat here...?" Feliciano asked.
"E-Er…. Nein… It would be good for them to stay away a little bit. They might annoy your grandfather too much."
"Oh... Okay~!" Feliciano agreed, smiling at the vampire.
Then there were the small sounds of footsteps on the upper floor. Grateful for the distraction, Ludwig pointed up and said, "Er…. Is that Lovino up now…?
Feliciano turned towards the staircase. "It sounds like it."
"Ugh….. Why the hell does my head hurt so fucking much…?" Lovino grumbled as he staggered down the stairs while holding his head in his hand.
"Fratello! You're up!" Feliciano chirped, jumping up and going over to him.
"No shit….." Lovino snapped back and used his free hand to hold himself up. "Now answer my damn question already will you."
"Veh, I don't know completely what happened. I remember waking up and coming downstairs and you were gone. I went into the garden to look for you. After that, I don't know what happened until I sudden woke up in a weird place on the other side of the forest! You were giggling and smiling and being strange!" Feliciano reported.
Lovino stared at his twin confused. "The fuck…..?" He asked then he groaned and said, "Ugh… I must've been fucking drugged or something… There's no other explanation…."
"It was really strange. When we got home, you started singing Questo è Halloween really loudly," Feliciano added.
"Why the HELL did I do that?!" Lovino grumbled. "And why the fucking song too…..? I hate that damn movie!"
Feliciano shrugged. "Maybe because it's almost Halloween?" he suggested.
"What the hell ever," Lovino said then started staggering past Feliciano. "I'm getting some tomato juice. I have a bad taste in my mouth. But just what we need now, a whole fucking night of screaming brats and ringing doorbells… Joy…"
"I don't think we need to worry about that, fratello. We're so far out of town, I don't think anyone will come," Feliciano said, a hint of regret in his voice.
Lovino paused then glanced at his twin. "Don't tell me you actually miss that shit….."
"Well... Si. I always felt better... I felt normal then... Doing something everyone did..." Feliciano admitted.
Lovino sighed and said, "You know Halloween's supposed to mock us right….? How the hell do you find that fun….?"
"I don't think it is, fratello. It was suppose to celebrate people like us." After a moment of silence, Feliciano's face lite up. "Fratello! We should have a Halloween party!" he declared excitedly.
"Oh... fuck no….." Lovino groaned. "There is NO way I'm going along with that shit…."
"Si si si! It'll be so much fun!" Feliciano chirped, jumping around his twin. "We can decorate and have people from school over and we can make it scary and there'll be candy and so much fun stuff going on!"
"Hell no…. Like I want any of those bastards here. What if they find out about us?! You ever think about that?!" Lovino retorted as he grabbed Feliciano's arm to make him stop bouncing. "It's too fucking dangerous not to mention stupid so forget it. Not even NONNO will tell you sì."
"But it's not a full moon! Or the day after the full moon! Or the day before! It's a week after!" Feliciano reasoned, stopping his movement. "No one would catch us! We could invite Luddy and Toni and Gil and Franny and Al and Al's brother! I can't remember his name, but I know he's nice!"
Lovino stared then shrugged. "Fine then. If you REALLY want to have the damn party this much, have fun. I'll come back home after the damn thing's over with. All of you bastards can make fools out of yourselves without me."
"Oh don't be like that Lovi! Please stay! It'll be so fun! You'll like it! Really! At least give it a chance before you decide you hate it!" Feliciano begged.
"I already said I'm NOT fucking going!" Lovino snapped then went to walk past his brother. "Now move so I can go get my damn juice."
"Loviiiiii," Feliciano whined, wrapping his arms tightly around the elder boy's neck and allowing his legs to go limp so all his weight was being held up by Lovino. "Pleeeeeeeease?"
"FUCK NO! NOW GET THE HELL OFF ME!" Lovino exclaimed and started trying to squirm out of his twin's hold.
Feliciano tightened his grip, refusing to be shoved away. "Please? Please please please please please please please please please~!" he repeated.
After a few more minutes of this, Lovino finally shoved Feliciano away as he shouted, "FINE DAMMIT! FINE! I'LL GO TO THE FUCKING PARTY!"
Feliciano let out a cheer and jumped away from his brother, dancing around the kitchen with joy. "Yay~! Grazie, grazie, grazie~! Grazie mille fratellone~!" he thanked him.
Lovino groaned and grabbed him in mid jump. "But I'll say this right now. I am NOT fucking dressing up at ALL. Got that dumbass?"
Instantly, Feliciano switched back to whining. "Oh, come on fratello! Please? I already know what you should be!" he complained.
"Hell no! There's no way I'm dressing up in some stupido costume!" Lovino snapped. "And what the hell do you mean you already know?!"
"Veh! It wouldn't even have to be super elaborate!" Feliciano whined. "All you would need is some fangs! You should be a vampire~!"
"What kind of fucked up idea is that….?" Lovino deadpanned as he continued to stare at his twin.
"It isn't! It would be fun! Antonio would probably think it was funny and ironic~!" Feliciano chirped.
"W-Why do I give a damn about that that bastardo thinks…?" Lovino stuttered with a slight blush covering his face. "A-And he's so fucking stupid he'll probably think I AM a damn vampire…."
"That would be the fun part~!" Feliciano said, giggling a little. "He would be so surprised~!"
Lovino stared then groaned. "Ugh... Fine dammit… I'll do it. But only to get your stupido ass to shut up about it."
"Yay~! I'm so happy~!" Feliciano cried. He hugged Lovino tightly, crushing the elder boy slightly.
"Agh! Dammit Feliciano! Get the hell off me!" Lovino choked and tried to pry his twin off. "And don't be so damn happy dammit! I'm only doing this shit because I'm FORCED to!"
"It's still buono~!" Feliciano said, letting the other go. "I already know what I'm going to be to~! This will be so much fun~!"
"Fun is NOT the damn word I'd use for this fucking mess," Lovino snapped and took a step away. "NOW will you move your ass so I can go get my fucking juice already?"
Feliciano laughed and skipped back into the living room and sat on the couch. He pulled the sketch book onto his lap and grabbed one of the charcoal pencils. "Veh~! I'll design an outfit for fratello~! He won't have to worry about what to wear then~!" he murmured to himself before beginning to draw.
Lovino groaned and rubbed his forehead as he headed into the kitchen. "Why do I have a BAD feeling about this….?"