Monday~! You know, I'm starting to get worried that this story isn't going to live up to some people's standards... Like we're going to drop the ball and disappoint some people...
"Veh~! Fratellone~! Toni~!" Feliciano said happily, bouncing forward and hugging them. "How are you doing on your hunt so far~? Luddy and I just found the second item~!"
Antonio smiled and gently disentangled himself from the younger boy. "We just found our second thing to!"
"Second item…..?" Ludwig asked, confused. "But where's your first one…? I don't see it…."
"Ugh… Dammit…" Lovino grumbled to himself, knowing FULL well what Antonio would say.
However, the Spanish vampire surprised him. "I dropped it by accident. I have no idea where it went. We were trying to find it again when we found the second item actually~!" he lied smoothly.
"Veh~! That's to bad! It's okay though~. Finding it was the important part, not keeping it~!" Feliciano said. He was still hugging his twin who seemed to remember this fact as he was suddenly shoved away.
Lovino stared at Antonio in shock while he pushed Feliciano off. "Dammit Feliciano! Stop fucking hugging me all the damn-! ?! What the hell happened to your damn clothes?!"
"Oh this?" Feliciano asked, tugging at the hem of the dress. "It got all torn up because first I got caught on a branch and had to rip some off and then I fell in that ditch over there and it got stuck on something again but I didn't notice until I pulled myself out and it ripped more~!"
"A likely story…." Lovino growled and glared daggers over at Ludwig. "Don't fucking cover up for this bastard…."
Feliciano looked over at the German boy in confusion. "What would I need to cover up Luddy...? Is he cold...?" A look of horror crossed the Italian face and he rushed to Ludwig's side. "Oh no! Luddy, are you sick!? Why didn't you tell me?!" he wailed.
Ludwig sighed in response (while ignoring Lovino's yells and curses) and said, "That's not what he was implying Feliciano… I'm fine. Vampires don't get sick remember?"
"O-Oh. Right!" Feliciano looked relieved at this reminder. "Well let's finish the hunt~! There are only a few more things left~!"
"Actually….." Lovino said, then reached out and grabbed his brother's arm. "There's something I want to talk to you about first…."
Feliciano nodded. "Okay~! We'll be right back~!" he said, taking Lovino's hand and walking out of ear shot into the forest. "What is it fratello? Is something wrong?"
Lovino shook his head no as he pulled his hand away. "No… Just had an idea is all. Now sure if the damn thing would work or not."
"An idea for what, Lovi?"
"We ask Kiku if he know anything about the whole 'us not attacking those bastards' shit," Lovino answered and glanced at his twin to watch his reaction.
Feliciano clapped his hands excitedly. "That's a great idea, fratello~! Kiku is really smart~! I'm sure he would be able to give us an answer~!"
"Well then let's go find the bastard!" Lovino said and grabbed Feliciano's arm while dragging him off before stopping. "Wait... Uh… What the hell does a kitsune or whatever the hell he is smell like…?"
"What about Luddy and Toni?" Feliciano asked, turning to look over his should back towards the vampires.
"Ugh… Right…." Lovino groaned and glanced back. "Well, we'll just take the bastards with us."
"Veh~! Okay~! I'll go get them~!" Feliciano ran back to the vampires and returned to his twin moments later. "Okay~! Let's go find Kiku~!" he cheered.
"Well hurry up dammit!" Lovino said and stared off.
"Er… What is going on….?" Ludwig asked, following behind the twins.
"We're going to ask Kiku a question~! He's really smart so he might know the answer~!" Feliciano said.
"Hey! Don't just stand there, dammit! Move your ass!" Lovino called back to his twin.
"We're coming~!" Feliciano yelled back. He grabbed the vampires' hands and rushed forward to catch up.
"You better be, dammit!" Lovino said as he grabbed Feliciano's arm when he was close enough and started dragging him off yet again. "Now move it!"
The group went back towards the house and spotted the kitsune walking towards the door. "Kiku~!" Feliciano called, breaking away from his brother and sprinting forward, wrapping his arms around the surprised boy.
"A-Ah! F-Feliciano! P-Please let go!" Kiku exclaimed in a very nervous tone and froze.
"Dumbass! Learn about other cultures before you pull shit like that!" Lovino growled and yanked his twin off the kitsune.
"Oh right! Mi dispiace Kiku! I forgot again!" Feliciano apologized.
"It's… It's fine, Feliciano-kun…." Kiku stuttered and moved back away from the Italian. "Was... Was there something you wanted to say to me….?"
"We wanted to ask you something~!" Feliciano said, looking at Lovino.
"Do we have to ask it with those bastards here….?" Lovino grumbled and gestured to the two vampires.
Feliciano giggled a little. "Could you guys wait for us in the house?" he asked.
Antonio smiled and nodded. "Sure. We'll see you guys in a little while." Then he led the German boy into the house and closed the door.
"There~! Now we can ask~!" the younger twin said brightly.
"No shit, dumbass," Lovino grumbled then turned to Kiku. "But… Well…. It's kind of weird as hell… We're not sure how to ask…"
"You see Kiku," Feliciano began. "When we are in our wolf forms, unless it's the full moon and we drink the potion or the day after, we attack anything but each other. But, a little while ago, stuff happened and we changed but didn't attack Luddy or Toni like we should have!"
"At most all we did was just smell the bastards and only be slightly interested and confused," Lovino finished for his twin. "It's never happened to either one of us before and, before that damn potion, even NONNO had to be careful and wary about us."
Kiku nodded thoughtfully. "I see…." He mumbled. Then he said,"Well… I can't say that I really know too much about it. But…. My older adoptive brother Yao owns a herb shop that probably sells what you use in your potion so he might know. Would you like me to take you to him soon?"
"That would be wonderful, Kiku~! Grazie mille~!" Feliciano agreed. "Can I ask if he's like all of us?"
Kiku nodded in reply. "Hai, of course you can. I don't think he would mind."
"When would be a good time to see the bastard?" Lovino asked.
"Well…." Kiku answered as he thought about it. "He should be in the store tomorrow… So I can take you then if you wish and are able to."
Lovino nodded in reply. "Sì. That'll work. We need to pick up more of the damn ingredients for the potion anyway. We're starting to run low." Then he frowned and went to take the fake fangs out of his mouth. "But... I had enough of these damn things!"
"This is so nice and helpful of you, Kiku~! Thank you so much~!" Feliciano said, clapping excitedly.
"I'm glad I could help," Kiku replied with a small smile.
"Is the damn party over yet?" Lovino asked, annoyed. "I want to go to bed already…"
"Lovi, it's barely nine~! We can be done with the hunt though~. Kiku already obviously found everything~!" Feliciano said then went into the house. He went into the living room to congratulate the winning team and left his brother and friend together.
"Veh~! Good job guys~!" he said, bouncing over to give them all a hug, his now significantly shorter dress going up and down.
Alfred didn't notice and laughed. "Thanks Feli! That was awesome!"
Lovino walked over to Antonio and poked him in the back of the head. "Why did you cover for me before bastard?" he quietly asked.
"Because," Antonio answered softly. "You didn't want them to know. It's not my business to turn you in." He winked at the werewolf. "And I don't think Feli would let you hear the end of it if he found out."
"Sì… He WOULD bitch to no end about it…." Lovino muttered and glanced over at his twin. "But… You still didn't need to do that bastard….. I can handle it."
The Spaniard just smiled.
"…. What's that damn look for you bastard?" Lovino retorted along with a glare and an arm cross.
Antonio shook his head, still smiling. "It's nothing Lovi. Don't worry."
"Whatever bastard…." Lovino muttered then started heading back over to the party. "We need to hurry back. I haven't seen your two bastard friends around for a while and I don't fucking trust either one…"
"I wonder where they are?" Antonio said as the two rounded the corner back into the living room. "Oh~! There they are~!" The last two vampires were over by Feliciano. At least, Francis was. Gilbert appeared to be talking to the air...
"Ugh… Joy… The bastards DIDN'T go home…?" Lovino grumbled.
Francis was the first to look up and noticed the two. "Oh! Toni! You won't believe it! You and Ludwig aren't the ONLY ones pinning for someone's love anymore~."
Antonio tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean, Franny?"
Francis smiled pervertedly and said, "Oh… You know~. In fact... Gilbert? Why don't you tell him?"
Gilbert smiled broadly at his Spanish friend. "My Mattie is the most Awesome Person ever!" he declared.
Just then, Alfred whispered something to Feliciano that made his jump up and down in excitement, the back of his dress flying up and down.
Before anyone could comment, Lovino rushed over and held his twin down. "What the hell are you doing?!" He hissed in Feliciano's ear.
"Veh~! Alfred just had a really really good idea~!" Feliciano exclaimed, not noticing the looks he was getting from everyone but Alfred.
"Does it have anything to do with your new fashion~~?" Francis asked and winked.
"Fuck off bastardo," Lovino snapped while his eyes flashed for second. Then he turned back to Feliciano and groaned. "What was the fucked up idea burger bastard came up with….?"
"We should start a group for other like us~! If we find more like us, they can have a friend who understands what they're going through~!" Feliciano cheered. "Isn't that a great idea?!"
"…. The hell….?" Lovino said as he stared at his twin. "Why the hell would we start a damn GROUP of all things… AND how the hell would you plan on doing anything about it? Make a fucking club at school….?"
"No no~! We can already kinda tell when someone isn't normal~! If we can talk to them for a while and figure out if they are like us or just weird people then maybe they could join if they wanted to~!" the younger twin explained, bouncing with excitement.
"Weird people who want to join because they want to…" Lovino repeated and facepalmed. "That made a HELL of a lot of sense... Count me out of this damn mess. I'm not fucking doing it."
Feliciano stopped a moment then laughed. "Oh that's not what I meant~! I meant we could figure out if they were really like us, then they could join or we could find out if they were just strange~!" he reworded.
"Still not fucking doing it…" Lovino retorted back stubbornly. "Forget it."
"Oh please Lovi! Please please!" Feliciano begged, draping himself over his twin.
"I think it sounds fun~!" Antonio commented. Gilbert nodded in agreement.
"Dude! We really should! It would be super heroic of us to! Befriending those in need!" Alfred declared. "Right, Kiku?"
Kiku blinked then nodded a little. "H-Hai… I guess so Alfred-kun..."
Lovino shot a glare over at the merman. "If we're doing shit like that, then it really IS a hell no…."
"Per favore fratellone! Per favore per favore per favore!" Feliciano cried, shaking his twin. "Sarà così divertente!" (It'll be so much fun!)
"Stop fucking shaking me! And why the hell do you WANT me to do this shit anyway?!" Lovino screeched and tried to pry himself free.
Feliciano stuck tightly to him, however, refusing to get shoved away. "Because! It'll be so much better if Lovi is a part of it!" he claimed.
"Give me TEN damn good reasons why I should!" Lovino growled and struggled.
"Okay~! One~! It'll be lots of fun~! Two~! We'll find more people like us to help~! Three~! We can make a bunch of new friends~! Four~! We can make other people have a better time with whatever it is that's up with them~! And~! Five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten~!" Feliciano smiled slyly and leaned forward and breathed into Lovino's ear so no one else would hear him. "Antonio will be there~."
"W-Why would I give a damn about that?!" Lovino sputtered and leaned back away from his twin. "A-And what kind of fucked up reasons are those?!"
Feliciano giggled. "Oh you know~."
"Know what?" Antonio asked curiously, moving to stand next to the elder Italian.
"N-Nothing! Absolutely nothing! M-Mind your own damn business!" Lovino squeaked and jumped away from Antonio.
"Oh... I think I know what it is~," Francis said with a chuckle.
"Shut the hell up, perverted bastard…" Lovino growled at the French vampire.
Feliciano giggled and skipped over to Ludwig, his ruined dress still showing off far more than it should. He wrapped his arms around one of the German boy's arms and smiled happily up at him. "What do you think, Luddy? Does it sound like a good idea~?"
Ludwig blinked and looked down at the Italian. "Er… Well… It seems like a good idea… But, there's also a large amount of risks as well. It would be easier for someone to discover about all of us. It could end up being dangerous."
Feliciano decided it was time to use his trump card. He had spent years perfecting it and no one so far had been able to resist it, not even Lovino. He slowly opened his eyes and looked up at the vampires face, his eyes catching the light and seeming to sparkle. Then he puffed out his cheeks and pouted in the most adorable fashion. "Please say yes, Luddy~?" he asked in a small voice.
"I-I….." Ludwig stuttered as he stared down right into the puppy dog face Feliciano was giving him. But then, after a few second, he let out a sigh. "Ja….."
Feliciano smiled brightly and hugged him. "Veh~!" Quickly, he ran over to Lovino and latched onto his twin again, making the same face at him. "Per favore, fratellone~?"
Lovino only glanced for a second before he quickly covered both eyes. "D-Dammit you… I'm not falling for that shit again…"
Feliciano's eyes twinkled with mischife. He began to brush his finger tips lightly over Lovino's sides and stomach. "Aww~! Look at me fratello~! That's so rude!" The others that were gathered were quite surprised the Italian hadn't been slaughtered yet.
Lovino let out a forced laugh as he squirmed and grabbed at Feliciano's hands. "S-Stop that you little bastard!"
Feliciano giggled and kept tickling his twin. "Nope~! You gotta look at me~!"
"N-Never dammit!" Lovino said, now starting to pant a little for breath from all the laughing he was doing.
"Then I'm not gonna stop~!" Feliciano declared, moving his hands faster across his brother's skin.
The boys were starring at each other in shock, having never heard the elder Italian laugh before. Antonio was struck by how absolutely beautiful it sounded.
"Y-Y-You fucking cheater! H-How'd you like it if I did it y-you?!" Lovino panted and continued to laugh as he tried to get free.
"Say you'll be in the group and I'll stop~!" Feliciano laughed, continuing his attack on his twin's sides and stomach.
"F-Fine!" Lovino exclaimed and squeezed his eyes shut against the assault. "I-I'll join! J-Just s-s-stop!"
Feliciano threw his fists into the air in victory. "Yes! This will be great!" he cried, spinning around happily.
Lovino panted for air and shot Feliciano a glare, at least until it changed to an evil smirk and he grabbed his twin from behind. "Hey you little bastard… You really think I'd let you get away with that…?"
Feliciano froze then slowly looked over his shoulder at his brother's expression. "DON'T KILL MEEEEEE!" He cried, instantly trying to pull himself out of Lovino's grip. "I'M JUST AN INNOCENT LITTLE VIRGIN! SERIOUSLY WE'RE PATHETIC ENOUGH AS IT IS!"
"Shut up and deal with it dammit!" Lovino said as he held on. "This is payback!" Then he started tickling Feliciano.
The younger Italian shrieked with laughter, kicking his legs and trying to breath. "S-Stop! Stop!" he begged between laughs.
"Hell no!" Lovino retorted with a cackle as he continued with the attack. "You deserve this!"
"Nooooooooo!" Feliciano cried before breaking into laughter again.
"Oh~. They are just SO cute aren't they~?" Francis purred as he watched and Kiku discreetly recorded the two brothers with his cell phone.
"… I don't think I'll ever understand them…." Ludwig sighed.
Antonio laughed. "Who needs to understand? You like them just the way they are~." He smiled fondly at the elder twin. "And so do I."
Alfred smiled at his own twin. "This is fun, isn't it Mattie?"
"U-Uh… Shouldn't we stop them….?" Matthew asked as he glanced between the two brothers.
"Oh non~. This is the best thing I've seen in a long time~," Francis purred then leaned over and put his arm around Antonio's shoulder. "But someone seems to be very captivated by a certain older wolf's laugh~~."
Not understanding what his friend was implying, Antonio smiled at the Frenchman. "Si~! Lovi has a very nice laugh."
Francis chuckled and rubbed his head against Antonio. "Oh... You're as just SO oblivious that it's adorable~~."
"Hey! What the hell are you doing?!" Lovino demanded as he dropped Feliciano and started stalking over with his eyes blazing gold. "Well?! Answer me dammit!" he snarled.
"Why~~, I'm not doing ANYTHING~," Francis replied with a wink. "Yet~."
Antonio looked between the two in confusion. "What's wrong...?" he asked.
Feliciano quickly picked himself up and hide behind Ludwig, holding tightly onto the back of his shirt and peeking out from behind him.
"Why don't you ask Lovi~?" Francis asked with a smile.
"And why don't YOU shut the fuck up and get the hell out of here?!" Lovino growled, still with his eyes glowing brightly.
Deciding that he should probably help his friend, Feliciano launched himself at his brother, tackling the elder onto the couch. He wrapped his arms tightly around the other, immobilizing Lovino's arms with his vice-like grip. "Hug therapy time!" he called loudly.
"AGH! Get the hell off me dammit!" Lovino exclaimed and started fighting to get his arms free. "Stop it with your stupido hug therapy shit!"
"Never!"
"Er… It's late… We should start heading out..." Ludwig said as he glanced at the clock on the wall.
Seeing as how the brothers didn't look like they would be wrapping it up anytime soon, the others began to leave. Alfred dragged his brother and Kiku out to go back to the twins' home, and Gilbert started off with Francis, leaving Antonio and Ludwig to say goodbye.
Finally, Lovino managed to shove his twin off him. "Well? You bastards just going to stand there like dumbasses? Or leave?" He asked as he turned to the vampires.
Antonio smiled then stepped forward and hugged the werewolf. "We'll leave now. We'll see you guys tomorrow at Yao's store though~!" the Spanish vampire said. Then he grabbed Ludwig's arm and pulled him out the door.