LABOR DAY, I FUCKING LOVE YOU. Yay for no school~! :D *party*
Parts are still the same as always :)
And so you guys know, at the end, when it does the eye and light thing, the Feli part was written first. Then the Lovi part because we decided it was useful :) We try not to repeat ourselves to much in a single chapter, but sometimes, we really don't have another option :)
"Finally you got your ass down here! Now get these bastards back in…" Lovino started to say with his back turned before he glanced at his brother and paled. "What… the HELL... are you wearing….?" He demanded incredibly as he stalked over and grabbed his brother's arm. "Get your ass back up there and get some damn pants on! Right now, dammit!"
Feliciano giggled and escaped his brother's grasp, plopping himself down on the couch beside his German friend. He was wearing the outfit that he had gotten when the twins had been turned into the children. Only now, more ruffles had been added and a red ribbon was looped through the neck line. The green dress and apron was fluffed around him and he clicked the heels of his shoes together happily, reaching down to pull one of his slipping socks back up to his knee. "Veh~! What do you think Luddy~?" he asked, titling his head cutely and looking up at the vampire curiously.
"E-Er… Well… I-It's…. I-It's…. W-Well…. Uh….." Ludwig stuttered and his mouth uselessly opened and closed as he stared at the Italian. "W-Why a maid outfit….?"
"Hey! Don't ignore me, you little bastard! Go get your ass upstairs and change now!" Lovino growled and started stalking over to his twin.
Before Lovino could reach his brother, however, Alfred laughed. "Dude! Why did you decide to be a maid?" he asked. "Not that that outfit isn't totally baller though! Where did you get it?"
"Veh~! Because it's comfortable and the only way I would be able to not wear pants~!" Feliciano explained, giggling. "I got it a while ago~. I don't remember where~."
Lovino shook off the distraction and grabbed his twin's arm. "Well guess what? It doesn't fucking matter. You're getting some damn pants! Right now!"
"Oh, hai! That reminds me!" Kiku spoke up and turned to the twins. "There's something I wish to tell you both."
Wriggling out of Lovino's hold once more, Feliciano bounced over to his Japanese friend, smiling and doing little twirls to make the dress fan out around him. "What did you need, Kiku~? I'm sorry I couldn't listen sooner~!" he asked, taking the other boy's hand and holding it in both of his own.
"A-Ah… W-Well…. I'm not sure that here is the best place to discuss it…." Kiku stuttered with his face flushed as he stared down at the hand holding his. "B-But... U-Uh... C-Can't you please let go Feliciano-kun…?"
"Oops~! Sorry, Kiku~! I forgot again~!" Feliciano giggled, letting the Asian boy's hand go. "We can go in the kitchen then~!" he suggested, then skipped on to said room.
Lovino, curious about what was going on, slipped after his brother and Kiku when the both of them left the room. No one noticed Alfred following them.
Once in the kitchen, Feliciano sat at the kitchen table and smiled at his friend. "What's the matter, Kiku? Is someone bothering you?" he asked.
Kiku shook his head no while Lovino discreetly slipped into one of the chairs. "Ah, n-no… Nothing like that. It's… ah…. Well… Kind of strange… I'm not sure how you and Lovino-kun will take it…. B-But we ARE friends after all… so it's only fair that you know…"
Feliciano's smile brightened. "You know you can tell me anything, Kiku~!"
Kiku's face started relaxing then. "H-Hai… That is true… Well… The truth is I-"
"Kiku's a kitsune!" Alfred suddenly yelled, jumping out from behind the wall and into the kitchen.
Feliciano was so startled by the America boy's appearance, he fell backwards and off his chair. "Veh!" he squealed.
Lovino did the same as well and landed right on top of Feliciano. "WHAT THE HELL BURGER BASTARD?!"
"A-Ah! A-Alfred-kun! Y-You don't just say it like that!" Kiku exclaimed and jumped a tiny bit.
Feliciano groaned a little from his spot on the floor. When Lovino had landed, the elder boy's arm had slammed into his stomach. He rolled out from under his twin and stood up, holding onto his mid-section. "V-Veh. Mi d-dispiace, Kiku. I don't know what a kitsune is," he pushed out, rubbing the sore spot lightly.
"Isn't it supposed to be some fox or something….?" Lovino asked as he rubbed the sore spot on his arm.
"Hai. A magical fox to put it simply," Kiku replied with a nod. Then he turned to Alfred and said, "Perhaps you should tell them about you and your brother too Alfred-kun."
Alfred nodded excitedly. "Yeah! What a great idea! You're smart, Kiku-man!" Turning to the brothers, he declared, "I am a merman, and Mattie is a ghost!"
Silence followed this announcement as the Italian twins slowly processed this information.
Lovino was the first to speak as his eyes scanned the two. "S-So….. W-Why the hell are you bastards telling us this….?"
"Because best friends tell each other everything!" Alfred said, laughing.
Feliciano giggled. "That's true~! And don't worry~! We won't tell anybody, will we fratello?" he said, turning to the other.
Lovino glanced away and shook his head no. "N-No… There's no way in hell we'll tell any other bastards….." He muttered.
"Thank you, Lovino-kun. It really means a lot," Kiku said with a small smile.
Smiling Feliciano glanced back towards the living room. "Could you guys give us a minute? I need to ask fratello something~."
"Sure thing dude! Come on, Keeks! We out!" Alfred said, looping his arm around the Japanese boy-who-was-apparently-a-kitsune's shoulders and leading him back to the living room. When they were out of ear shot, Feliciano again turned to his twin.
"Should we tell them?" he asked softly.
Lovino watched them leave then slowly nodded. "Probably…. Those bastards DID tell us something like that…. As much as I hate to admit it…. It's only fair we tell them too….." Then he headed for the door. "Come on. Let's get this shit over with."
Nodding, Feliciano tugged lightly on his sock to pull it back up and followed his twin into the living room. "Uh, Kiku? Alfred? Matthew? Fratello and I have something to tell you guys..." he said, starring at the ground.
"Uh... Hai...?" Kiku said, confused. "Is something wrong?"
"No, dammit!" Lovino snapped. Then he calmed down and said, "B-But… We're not sure how to say it alright…..?"
"Just say it then, dude," Alfred suggested, smiling encouragingly at them.
"Okay..." Feliciano said. "Guys... Fratello and I... We're... We're..." His voice failed him and he turned to Lovino for help, gripping the top of his left sock tightly.
Lovino gripped his right shoulder with his hand and looked down while saying, "We're….. uh… We-Were…"
Antonio put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay, Lovi. I can say it if you want," he offered gently.
Lovino quickly shook his head no. "N-No dammit…. Proof's a better damn way of saying it…" He mumbled the slowly pulled his shirt back and down enough to show part of what would be a larger old bite scar if the shirt wasn't covering it up. "It happened when we were five…"
Feliciano's finger fiddled with the top of the sock before he slowly pulled it down and showed a similar scar on the back of his left leg. "That was when... when mama died..." he added softly.
Lovino quickly covered up the mark and looked away. "W-Well! S-Say something already! Y-You bastards…."
Feliciano sat down on the ground, effectively covering the old injury with the dress as he stared silently at the floor.
"What is there to say?" Kiku asked with a small smile on his face. "But thank you. For telling us."
"H-Huh…?!" Lovino asked, shocked and confused as he stared at the kitsune. "B-But didn't you just fucking hear us?!"
"Yeah dude! We totally heard you!" Alfred said, smiling broadly. "But we aren't going to judge you guys. That wouldn't be very heroic!" The supposed merman turned to the vampires. "And what are you guys? I'm guessing you aren't normal humans either."
"R-Right. It wouldn't be nice for us to say anything," Matthew quietly spoke up.
"Er…. We're vampires…." Ludwig answered and stared at Alfred.
A few seconds later, Lovino suddenly spoke up and said, "W-Wait just one damn minute! First we meet you vampire bastards!" He pointed at the vampires, then pointed at Alfred and Kiku. "A-And now you two! What?! Now we have some little fucking group or something?! How the hell did this shit even happen?!"
"Veh, fratello? You forgot someone," Feliciano said.
"Yeah! You forgot my brother, Mattie!" Alfred said, pulling his twin close to his side.
"A-Alfred! Let go…." Matthew said as he started trying to pry himself out of his twin's accidentally choke hold.
With a laugh, Alfred obliged and dropped his arm.
"Oh… Sorry dammit…" Lovino said over to the ghost. Then he crossed his arms and said, "But it still doesn't change a damn thing! How the hell did this shit happen?! Don't tell me we'll have MORE bastards here next month during the full moon!"
"Veh... I wouldn't mind that..." Feliciano said softly. "Having friends who know besides Ludwig and them... Not having to hide it all the time..."
Lovino blinked then nodded. "S-Sì…. I guess that's true…." Then, to cheer his twin up, he poked Feliciano in the forehead while saying. "But what the hell are you doing, dumbass? You have a damn Halloween party going on with guests here. Don't just stand around looking stupido!"
That got a small smile out of the younger Italian. Jumping to his feet, Feliciano pulled the sock back into place then turned and smiled widely at his friends. "Veh~! Right~! Let's have fun~!" he chirped.
"Ugh… Can't we just kick the bastards out now and go to bed….?" Lovino grumbled, but was secretly happy that he made his twin feel better. "I hate standing here and looking like this dammit. You try wearing fake fangs sometime and see how it feels."
Feliciano giggled. "I didn't think you would really wear it~! I'm glad you did though~." The Italian skipped into the dinning room then came back, carrying a bunch of flashlights and checklists.
"What are what are those for, Feli-kins?" Gilbert asked curiously, going over and taking one of the lights.
"Nonno helped me put together a scavenger hunt~! I thought of a bunch of items and Nonno hid them in the woods for us~!" Feliciano explained. "That's what we're going to do~! A night scavenger hunt in the woods~!"
"A… scavenger hunt…?" Ludwig asked tentatively.
"Ugh... Great… What the hell did the bastard hide? And who the hell am I paired with? I already know you made this be some damn partner thing," Lovino grumbled, while secretly planning on just smelling the items out instead of searching for them.
"Veh~! It's you and Toni, Luddy and me, Gil and Mattie, and Al, Kiku, and Fran~!" He gave his twin a sly look. "And you won't be able to smell them out either~. I already tested it a couple days ago~," he said.
Lovino shot Feliciano a glare and growled, "You little bastard…. A-And why the hell did you have to pair me with that bastard anyway?!" He demanded and pointed at the vampire. "And hell no! There's no way in hell you're going with that damn macho potato!"
"Yes I am," Feliciano said firmly. "And I put you with Toni because he's the only one you can stand and I wanted to go with Luddy. Come on, Lovi. It'll be fun~! You'll see~!"
Lovino only continued to glare back. "Shame we don't have a damn pool or something near us…. I could dunk you right now….."
"U-Uh…. Not to interrupt… But... Shouldn't we get started…?" Matthew quietly asked, but sadly was ignored.
Feliciano stuck his tongue out at his brother. "You would be mean like that~! Let's just start now. I promise it'll be worth it and fun~!"
"Fine!" Lovino spat as he snatched up two flashlights and a checklist sheet before grabbing Antonio's arm. "Let's just get this shit over with already! Come on bastard!"
After the two left, Feliciano took another two flashlights and a list then bounced to Ludwig, his dress flying up and down with his movement. "Andiamo, Luddy~!" he said, giving the vampire a light and dragging him outside.
Gilbert looked up at Matthew and smiled, his fangs glinting. He took off the guitar and grabbed the flashlights and a paper. "Shall we, Mattie?" he asked, leading the other from the room.
"Hey! If you try anything, I'll kill you!" Alfred yelled after the two.
"So what's the first damn thing on here…?" Lovino asked when he stopped and started to look at the paper. "But dammit, Feliciano…. Keeping me from just smelling the shit and not having to put in all that damn work…. I'll smack that dumbass later…." He grumbled.
Antonio chuckled. "It says, 'one red ball'," he read. "Where should we look first?"
"How the hell should I know that…?" Lovino grumbled while glaring at the paper. "I wasn't planning on having to actually look for the damn thing…."
Smiling, Antonio turned on his flash light and took Lovino's hand. "Well, we might as well start. Now, if I were a little red ball, where would I be~?" he asked himself, wandering into the forest and bring Lovino with him.
Lovino blinked and blushed at the contact as he stared down at the hand holding his. Quickly yanking his own hand away, he said, "You're making the damn thing sound like it's a dog or cat that's going to come to you when you call it…."
"You never know Lovi~!" Antonio pointed out. "Stranger things have happened~!"
"What the hell is that supposed to-?!" Lovino started to say as he spun around and accidentally pointed the flashlight at Antonio's face, right in his eyes. He stared for a second before blinking then smirking and moving the light away. "Well, found the damn red ball now, two of them. What's next on the list?"
Blinking to clear his vision, the Spaniard turned his head to look around in confusion. "We did...? Were was it?" he asked.
Lovino smirked more and pointed at his own eyes as an example. "What do you think VAMPIRE bastard? Almost forgot your damn eyes turn red."
Antonio blinked then smiled brightly, his pure white fangs flashing. "Wow~! Who would have thought Romulus had thought of that?" he asked, impressed.
Lovino blinked then facepalmed at the vampire's stupidity. "Sì… The bastard REALLY plans ahead… Who the hell thought he could come up with this…."
"I didn't think he would!"
Unwilling to admit that it was only because he was trying to cheat, Lovino groaned and asked, "What's the next damn thing on the list?"
"Uh... a triple A battery~!"
"How the HELL are we going to find something like that out here….?" Lovino deadpanned, then smacked his forehead grumbling. "Dammit! That thing smells a lot... Maybe I CAN just smell it out…"
Antonio just smiled. "Maybe!"
Lovino glanced sideways at the vampire. "What…? You think I should try….?" He asked, wanting to see what Antonio's response would be.
"You might as well. It might work!" Antonio said cheerfully.
Lovino snorted a little in amusement. "Fine then bastard. I will," He said then closed his eyes and started smelling the air.
Antonio smiled and looked around, wondering if he would find anything else in this area.
Lovino, still with his eyes closed, started to wonder around the area, smelling.
Antonio watched, moving only when Lovino went to far away.
Lovino, however, didn't notice due to still having his eyes closed and smelling the air around them and concentrating too much on it to pay attention too him.
The vampire followed the Italian through the woods cheerfully, looking around for items as they went.
Lovino could tell Antonio was following him. However, he couldn't see the tree that he was about to walk right into.
Antonio spotted the obstetrical and jumped forward. He gently grabbed Lovino's shoulders and steered him away from the tree.
Lovino flinched and snapped his eyes open in surprise. "W-What the hell was that for, bastard?!"
"You almost ran into a tree, Lovi. I was just moving you out of the way," Antonio explained.
"O-Oh…" Lovino mumbled, grateful for the darkness to hide the slight blush covering his face. "I-I would've stopped myself dammit. I didn't need it…."
The Spaniard smiled. "Okay~. Lo siento then."
"Whatever bastard…." Lovino muttered and pulled himself away. "Can we just go back to searching? It's already hard as hell trying to cheat instead of looking," He said, not really noticing his slip up.
"We shouldn't cheat, Lovi," Antonio said. "It'll be more fun to play right!"
"…. Little too fucking late for that….." Lovino muttered under his breath and looked away, now slightly cursing himself for slipping up like that.
Antonio stepped forward and something pinged off his shoe. He bent down and picked it up, cheering happily. "I found the battery~!" he called.
Lovino blinked in surprise. "Huh… That was quick…." He said, then glanced at the list and scanned it for the next item before facepalming. "A fucking rubber duck… Not only that, it's a rubber duck dressed like a fucking PRINCESS of all things….. What the hell….."
The Spanish boy chuckled. "Well, let's go find it~!"
"… Do we have to…?" Lovino asked, groaning at the very idea of being seen with the item.
Before Antonio could reply, something caught his attention a little ways off. "Hey~! It's your brother and Ludwig~! Let's go say hi~!" he said before grabbing Lovino's hand and pulling him towards the others.
"Come on, Luddy~! Let's go, let's go~! We gotta find a yellow ball~!" Feliciano chirped, pulling the German towards the woods.
"J-Ja... I know…." Ludwig said. "But… Er… Can you let me go…? It's hard for me to look if you keep dragging me."
Giggling, Feliciano switched his grip to the vampire's hand. "Yellow, yellow~!" he sang.
Ludwig glanced around and used his flashlight to scan the area. "It shouldn't be that hard to find… I'd image that it will reflect the light from the flashlight…."
Feliciano looked around the the trees, his sharp eyes still able to make out everything perfectly. Suddenly, Ludwig moved to far to the right and shone the light right into Feliciano's face. The Italian's eyes flashed and seemed to glow. "Eek!" he squealed, covering his eyes.
"Oh! Sorry about that, Feliciano!" Ludwig quickly said and took the light off him. "Are you alright?"
Rubbing his eyes, Feliciano nodded."Si! I'm alright! I just wasn't expecting that." He managed to open his eyes once more then let out a triumphant cry as he jumped forward and swung himself up into the tree behind Ludwig. "Look what I found~!" he called. A bright yellow ball fell from the branches into the vampire's hands a second later.
Ludwig blinked in surprised but then nodded. "Ja. Seems like you found it. I guess we can mark that off the list now."
Feliciano went to get down from the tree then realized a problem. "Uh... Luddy...? My dress is caught," he said.
"Oh... I see…" Ludwig said then moved closer to Feliciano and started trying to untangle the dress from the branches. "Just hold still. I'll be done soon."
After a couple more minutes of unhelpful struggling, Feliciano batted his hands away and proceeded to tear the section that had been caught off. Finally free, Feliciano spin around happily. The piece he had torn off now hung limply from the branch. The part torn off had left a hole that exposed Feliciano's leg up to the center of his thigh.
"Er… Are you sure you should be walking around like that….?" Ludwig asked.
Feliciano looked down at the dress. "Veh? What's wrong with it?"
"Er… Well… Uh….."
The Italian giggled. "Hee hee~! You know, if this had torn any higher, you would have seen my underwear~!" he reported.
"Er…. That is what I was worried about…." Ludwig muttered and turned his glance away.
Feliciano smiled and took Ludwig's hand again. "Come on~. We gotta find a hair clip shaped like a butterfly now~."
"Er…. Why that….?" Ludwig asked confused.
"Because it's pretty and I found it in Nonno's room a long time ago~! He said a lady friend of his left it there and wanted him to keep it," Feliciano explained, smiling and pulling the vampire deeper into the forest.
"Oh… I see…." Ludwig muttered, still not sure of what else to say.
"Nonno sure has a lot of lady friends though~! They used to come over all the time~! They would spend the night to. I remember because Lovi would always come to my room to sleep and he would sing for me. I don't know why he did, but I really liked it," Feliciano said, his voice growing a bit distant as he thought back to when he was smaller, a hint of fondness in his voice. "I miss that."
"Ah… Well… Er… That does sound nice I guess….. He sang for you…?" Ludwig asked.
"Si~. Fratello is a very good singer~."
Ludwig blinked then slowly nodded. "I see…. Er… That's interesting…" Then, to change the subject, he quickly said, "W-Well, we better go back to looking. If I know Gilbert, he's probably trying to cheat right now. Und I'm not too sure about Francis playing by the rules either."
"Okie dokie~!" Feliciano agreed, bouncing ahead into the dark.
"Feliciano! Be careful! You might trip over something!" Ludwig sternly called after him and followed.
"Veh~! Don't worry~! I can still see perfectly fi-!" Feliciano's voice suddenly cute off as he disappeared.
Ludwig's eyes widen and he ran over. "F-Feliciano?!"
At the bottom of the ditch, Feliciano giggled and sat up. "I'm alright~!" he called up. "I just mis-stepped~!"
"Ah… I see…." Ludwig replied while breathing a sigh of relief. "Do you want me to help you back up?"
"No~! I've got it~!" The werewolf climbed up the side of the ditch to the vampire. Right before he got out completely, there was a ripping sound. Feliciano stood up and looked behind himself, discovering the back of his dress had gotten caught and ripped again. Ludwig couldn't help but notice how... short the back of the dress was now. In fact, if Feliciano bent over at all... even the slightest bit...
Ludwig quickly slapped himself to rid his mind of those thoughts. "Verdamnt, Gilbert and Francis… This is all their fault…" He muttered barely audible under his breath.
"What's whose fault?" Feliciano asked curiously, his sharp ears having caught the last part of the sentence. He was fiddling with something in his hands.
"Er… Nothing…" Ludwig quickly said. Then, to distract the Italian, he said, "Shouldn't we continue looking for that hair clip?"
"Don't need to~!" Feliciano chirped.
Ludwig blinked at the chirp. "Er… Why not….?"
Feliciano held up what he had been playing with. Although dirty, it was still clearly the butterfly clip. "I found it when I fell~! It was at the bottom~!" Suddenly, he swiveled his head towards the trees. "Someone's coming...". Moments later, Antonio and Lovino exited the trees.
"Hola~!" Antonio chirped.
Lovino, however, crossed his arm and glared. "Oh look... It's the little bastard who started this whole damn mess. I hope you're proud of yourself," He grumbled loudly enough for all of them to hear him.