So... Homecoming was last Saturday. The guy I went with's name is Dylan. I like him, but I had the suspicion he likes our friend Lauren. Well, I was right. Ever time we did something he would say, "I wonder what Lauren is doing." *sigh* I got his to slow dance with me but he seemed really unhappy so I stopped and went to find my friend Brooke. She and Dylan are in the same grade. I told her about him seeming sad and she went to talk to him. He came and found me and apologized for being sad. He said "I asked you to Homecoming so I should be focused on you." Brooke also told me that when she asked who he liked, he said it was complicated. He does like me, but he also likes Lauren. The problem is he doesn't know which he likes more. But... Lauren is lesbian. So, I guess I'll just sit back and watch this all play out... Hopefully, it'll be resolved quickly. Either way, I don't think Dylan likes me as much as I like him. He seemed very unhappy to be with me. So... that's that I guess...
Sorry about this AN. Just ignore it.
"Lovi...?" Antonio asked nervously, not liking the sound of the growls coming from the wolf.
However, all Lovino did was grab part of the German's shirt in his mouth and pull him back into the house.
The rest of the group exchanged glances nervously. Antonio quickly followed the two.
"What the hell was that about...?" Gilbert muttered.
Francis only smiled as he watched. "I think I know…. Someone's showing care for their little brother that's hidden under a tough exterior~. Isn't that adorable~."
Gilbert stared at the French vampire for a moment then turned back towards the building. "You're weird," he said flatly before turning towards Matthew. "Come on Mattie. The Awesome Me is bored. Those guys'll be fine."
"I-If you're sure…." Matthew stuttered.
The albino nodded. "Ja." Gilbert smiled and took the ghost's hand. "Let's go," he said, leading the Canadian away.
Lovino continued to drag Ludwig all the way to Feliciano's room and over to Feliciano's bed. Then he let go and moved a few feet away and sat down.
Feliciano was crying into his pillow and hadn't noticed the others entering his room.
"Um…. Feliciano….?" Ludwig quietly asked.
Feliciano flinched and slowly moved the pillow away from his tear-stained face. "L-Ludwig..."
"Er… Uh… I-I'm sorry… About before…." Ludwig slowly said. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings…."
Lovino watched until he noticed Antonio in the doorway. Walking over, Lovino grabbed part of the Spanish vampire's shirt and dragged him over to the desk with a computer sitting on top of it. Then he let go and looked at the computer then looked back at Antonio.
Antonio smiled then reached over and turned the monitor on. "Here you go, Lovi," he said.
Lovino got up on his hind legs while using the table to hold himself up as he used his nose to move the mouse so the icon landed on Word, then he opened it. Using a pencil that he held in his mouth, he typed, 'why the hell are you in here right now bastard'.
Antonio chuckled softly. "I was worried about Ludwig. I didn't know what you were doing," he explained.
Lovino growled and snorted then flicked his ear back. 'what did you think i was going to do. maul him to pieces then and there.'
"I didn't know what you were going to do," Antonio said.
Lovino snorted again then paused for a moment before typing, 'but just so you know bastard, i'm stuck like this until tomorrow morning. i can't change back until then.'
The vampire nodded.
On the other side of the room, Feliciano sat up but continued to hold the pillow to his chest. He was starring down into the squishy fabric and either couldn't bring himself to, or just didn't want to look at the vampire. "Y-You have... no idea... w-what I said..." he murmured.
"Er…. Well…" Ludwig started to say but trailed off before he could finish.
Feliciano didn't say anything. He hugged the pillow tighter and wiped some of his tears off on the pillow case.
"Francis and Gilbert…. Explained what you said…." Ludwig quietly said.
The Italian didn't look up but scarlet coated his face suddenly. "A-And...? he whispered.
"I… I don't know…." Ludwig answered. "There's times when you can get on my nerves… but… for the most part… you're the best thing that's ever happened to me…. I... I don't want to lose you… Ever…"
Hearing the two talking, Lovino set down the pencil then started quietly stalking over so he could hear them better and be close in case he had to attack Ludwig.
Feliciano flinched slightly, his heart giving a small pang from Ludwig's first few words, his mind whirling so much he missed the rest. "So... So you don't... love me back..." he said softly.
"A-Actually….. I… I-I think that maybe…. I do….." Ludwig stuttered.
Feliciano froze.
Lovino growled then jumped up on the bed and sat down in front of Feliciano, blocking his brother from view while he glared and growled at Ludwig.
Slowly, Feliciano dropped his pillow, slid out from behind his twin, and stood up. "Ludwig..."
"….? What is it….?" Ludwig asked while Lovino got up and followed after Feliciano and was preparing to knock his brother back down on the bed.
Before either could react, Feliciano let out a sob and jumped onto Ludwig, wrapping his arms around the German vampire's neck. He hugged him tightly and cried heavily into his shoulder.
"W-Was?!" Ludwig stuttered in surprise.
Lovino on the other hand, growled and grabbed the back of Feliciano's shirt and tugged on it.
Ignoring his brother, Feliciano looked up at Ludwig. He had his eyes open and the honey amber orbs were filled with with desperation. Surprising everyone, himself included, he grabbed the front of Ludwig's shirt tightly, yanked him down to his level, and pressed his lips to the vampire's.
Ludwig rapidly blinked until he slowly closed his eyes and started kissing back.
Lovino, however, growled more and started yanking at Feliciano's shirt harder.
Antonio reached out and tapped Lovino's back.
Feliciano pressed closer to Ludwig and tilted his head, deepening the kiss.
Lovino stopped tugging but still didn't let go as he glanced over at Antonio.
The Spaniard reached over and gently worked the shirt loose then took Lovino from the room, leaving the two... lovers? ... others alone.
Lovino spit out the bit of shirt still left in his mouth then went to run back to the room.
"No, querido. Leave them be. They need to sort this out," Antonio said, shutting the door and pulling the wolf downstairs to the living room.
Lovino growled deeply and started struggling to get free and out of the vampire's hold.
Antonio managed to keep a firm grip on the Italian and set him down on the couch, holding Lovino in his lap. "Besides, I have something I need to talk to you about."
Lovino glared at the vampire while growling and baring his teeth slightly.
"I'm serious, Lovi. I have something that's... important. I really need to tell you..." Antonio said, looking away from Lovino. "I need to tell you as soon as possible."
Hearing that made Lovino sit up and stare right into Antonio's face while looking very confused.
"You see... Lovi... The thing is... I... I kinda..." Antonio glanced away, embarrassed and nervous.
Lovino tilted his head and continued to stare.
"I-I wish you could answer me back... I kinda want to wait until you're human again... I think I would die if I had to wait until morning for your answer," Antonio sighed.
Lovino pressed his nose into Antonio's cheek to push him to continue.
The Spaniard shook his head and gently began to pet Lovino. "No... Not now... When you're in your human form again..." he said softly, more to himself than the Italian wolf.
Lovino growled a little then used his paw to smack Antonio on the head while glaring at the vampire.
With another shake of his head, Antonio stood up. "Are you hungry Lovi? I know the breakfast is cold, but I could make you something else," he said, moving into the kitchen.
Lovino growled then tackled Antonio from behind and stood on the vampire's back while glaring down at him. Then he put his paw on Antonio's head and pressed down.
Antonio's face was pressed into the carpet. "Lovi, can you get off my head?" he asked, his voice muffled. "If you don't want breakfast, I said I could make you something else."
Lovino took his paw off Antonio's head but still didn't get off his back, and only growled more instead.
"Lovi," Antonio whined. "You're crushing me. I don't know what you want."
Lovino slowly got off while still growling and glaring as he stared at the vampire.
Getting to his feet, Antonio went to the counter and scraped the food into the compost bucket to be taken out later. "So what do you want? Some churros or some tomato soup or a tomato sandwich...?" he asked, listing off various foods to find the one most appealing to the wolf.
However, all Lovino did in reply was firmly sit back down on the ground with his ears folded all the way back while he glared and growled at the vampire.
Sighing, Antonio went back to him and sat down on the floor in front of the wolf. "Alright, Lovi. I'll tell you," Antonio said. "Just... please don't run away when I say it, okay?"
Lovino immediately stopped growling and his ears perked up as he stared at Antonio.
Taking a deep breath, the vampire leaned forward and lightly kissed the wolf's head. "Te amo, Lovino. I love you."
Lovino froze in surprise and slowly moved his gaze up to Antonio's face.
Antonio locked eyes with him, his face completely serious and honest. "It's the truth, Lovino. I love you. And I will for the rest of my life."
Lovino stared then slowly moved forward and licked Antonio on the tip of his nose before looking away and standing back up.
Antonio's eye had widened in shock. "Lovi... D-Does this mean...?" he said softly.
Lovino gave a quick nod then ran out of the house to where Feliciano and Ludwig were.
In his room, Feliciano suddenly shoved Ludwig away and backed away to his bed, moving back on the mattress until his back hit the wall. He picked his pillow back up and held it in front of him defensively. "M-Mi dispiace," he said, fear and worry in his voice. He was terrified that Ludwig was going to angry with him for forcing the German to kiss him. He trembled and his arms shook. He squeezed his eyes tightly shut and waited to be reprimanded.
Ludwig sat down on the bed next to him and moved back so he was leaning against the wall too. "Feliciano….? What are you sorry for…?"
Feliciano flinched away from the vampire and put his pillow between himself and the other boy. "F-For... For making you k-kiss me like that..." he stuttered. "Y-You probably didn't w-want to... b-but I j-just jumped on you l-like that..."
"Feliciano…. You didn't MAKE me do anything."
The Italian glanced up. "Y-You sure...?" he asked.
Blushing pink, Ludwig leaned over and gave Feliciano a quick kiss on the forehead. "J-Ja… I'm sure."
A large smile grew on Feliciano's face. "Veh~. I love you, Ludwig. Ti amo~. Ti amo, ti amo!" he cried, leaping forward and hugging the German vampire tightly.
Now figuring out what the Italian meant, Ludwig held the werewolf close and said, "Ich liebe dich."
Feliciano leaned up and peppered Ludwig's face with little kisses. "I-I... I fell in love with you the first day I saw you. You were just... I don't know. Something about you was just so kind and inviting, I couldn't help it. I love you, Ludwig. I really do. I... I think I would die if I ever lost you," he admitted, pressing his forehead to the other's.
"… You shouldn't do that, Feliciano," Ludwig sternly said as he continued to hold Feliciano. "You should live… and be happy. You…. You're at your best when you're happy. And you bring out the best in others too."
Feliciano hummed happily. "Okay~. I'll be happy then~. I'll be happy for Luddy~! I promise~!" he chirped, giving the boy a light kiss on the nose before he jumped off the bed and spun to the door. "Veh~! Let's go outside~! We can play a game!"
Ludwig got off the bed and followed Feliciano. "Er… Game…? What game…?"
"I dunno~! We can pick a game or we could make one up~!" Feliciano said, excitement sparking in his eyes.
"Make one… up…?" Ludwig asked while feeling very very confused. "I don't understand what you mean…."
"We can invent our own game~! We could make rules and how it would be played and how many people you need and all that stuff! It'll be so much fun~!" Feliciano said, bouncing with excitement.
"Er…. If you say so….." Ludwig muttered. "Are you going to ask the others to join….?"
Feliciano gasped. "That's a great idea, Luddy! You're so smart!" he cheered.
Ludwig blinked in confusion. "Er… Danke…? I guess….?" Then a thought crossed his mind. "But… I don't know if EVERYONE can do it…. After all, isn't your brother still a wolf at the moment?"
"We can make special rules for our wolf forms so we can still play even on the full moon~! What should it game be? Should it be like hide and seek or a finding things game or a chasing game? Oh oh~! I know! It can be all three! First you have to find something that the one whose hiding likes, then you have to find whose hiding, then you give them five seconds to start running and then you chase them~! Doesn't that sound fun, Luddy?" Feliciano asked, running back to the vampire's side and latching onto his arm.
"Er…. I guess we can do that…" Ludwig said, although starting to feel a little worried about how the others would try to play it.
"Yay~! So what should the rules be, Luddy? You like rules and stuff, right? Can you help me come up with those?" the Italian asked.
"Hmm….." Ludwig said as he started thinking about it. "I'm not really sure on all of them… But I think we DO need a no cheating rule…. Very very badly…"
Feliciano nodded in agreement. "Okay~! Cheating is bad~."
"Ja…. And I already know some people who are probably going to cheat anyway…." Ludwig sighed.
"What should we call it~?" Feliciano asked.
Ludwig went to answer, but before he could, Lovino came up from behind Feliciano and started tugging on his shirt with his mouth to get his attention.
Feliciano turned around and smiled. "Ciao, fratello~! What's up?" he asked.
Lovino let go then growled something and jerked his head back at the house before looking back at Feliciano. Antonio... confessed to me...
The younger boy's eyes widened. "He did?! Fratello that's wonderful!" he cried, dropping onto his knees and putting his arms around his brother's neck and hugging him. "What did you do? What did you think?"
Lovino softly growled something and looked down.
"Er… What's going on…?" Ludwig asked confused.
Remembering that Ludwig was there, Feliciano switched to Italian. Tu non sai perché lo leccato? Non è ovvio, Lovi?" he asked gently. "Tu lo ami. E 'come quello che ha detto Yao. È avere sentimenti per Toni, anche se non lo ammetti. Sai cosa penso che si dovrebbe fare? Penso che dovresti dirgli come ti senti. Egli ti ama, e tu lo ami. Sarebbe bene. Non hai bisogno di preoccuparsi." (You don't know why you licked him? Isn't it obvious, Lovi? You love him to. It's like what Yao said. You having feelings for Toni even though you won't admit it. You know what I think you should do? I think you should tell him how you feel. He loves you, and you love him. It would be okay. You don't need to worry.) Feliciano gave his twin another hug. "I promise."
Lovino stared at his twin then growled and gently smacked Feliciano's head with his paw.
Grinning, Feliciano petted Lovino's head. "I know you can't talk right now. I meant as soon as you could."
Lovino glanced away and softly growled.
"What do you mean you don't know if you should? Of course you should! Fratello, why wouldn't you? You know how you feel and you know how he feels. What's stopping you?" Feliciano asked softly.
Lovino didn't answer back, only folded his ears against his head and keep looking away.
Feliciano hugged him for a third time. "It'll be okay, fratello. Just do what you feel is right."
At that, Lovino glared over at the German vampire.
Feliciano tapped his brother's nose. "Veh, I meant about Antonio. Leave Luddy out of it," he said, giggling softly.
Lovino let out a sneeze then snorted as he shifted his glare to Feliciano.
"Anyway, Luddy and I are making up a game~! Do you wanna play, fratello? It'll be really fun~!" Feliciano said, switching subjects suddenly.
Lovino blinked then tilted his head to the side and growled questioningly.
"It's a mix of hide and seek, tag, and that game where you have to find stuff~! It'll be super fun! Please play? Please please?" he begged, leaning towards his twin and starring at him with wide, shinny eyes.
Lovino moved back away from him and snorted while glaring at his twin.
Feliciano giggled. "Okay okay~. If you don't want, to then you don't have to~."
Lovino blinked then tilted his head and growled confused.
The younger boy patted the wolf's head. "Veh, I'm going to play with Luddy~. You should go back to Toni. He might think that you don't like him since you ran away earlier. You should go comfort him!" he said.
Lovino growled and moved forward and head-butted his twin in the stomach.
The air whooshed out of Feliciano's lungs and he fell backwards onto the ground. "F-Fratello! What was that for?!" he demanded. "Now my butt hurts! What did I do?"
Lovino walked over and sat down on Feliciano while letting out a snort and growling.
"Loviiiiii," Feliciano whined. "Get offffffff. I didn't do anything." He reached up and pushed gently at his twin.
Just to add insult to injury, instead of getting off, Lovino laid down on Feliciano and stared down at his face.
"Veeeeeeeeeeeeeh! Fratelloooooo! I'm trying to play with Luddyyyyyyy! If you wanna play to just tell me!" he complained. "Luddyyyy. I can't get him off. What do I doooooo?"
Lovino growled and readjusted himself so Feliciano couldn't move.
"Er…. I'm not sure…." Ludwig muttered as he watched the brothers.
"Help meeeeeeeee! Fratello doesn't want us to play!" Feliciano cried, trying to push Lovino off him and slide out from beneath him.
However, if the German vampire would take a step closer to the two, Lovino would puff up his fur while growling and baring his teeth.
"Luddyyyyyy! Go get Toniiiii!" Feliciano said, continuing his efforts to get his brother off.
Ludwig nodded and ran back into the house.
Seconds later, both vampires appeared. Antonio approached the wolf. "Lovi, you really shouldn't lay on people like that," he said, smiling and chucking a little.
Lovino turned his head to look over at Antonio then snorted and growled.
The Spaniard smiled then reached out and managed to put his arms around the Italian and pick him up. "Let's go inside, Lovi. You haven't eaten since the day before yesterday. I bet you're starving," Antonio said, ignoring the fact that Lovino had eaten tomatoes and deer the night before.
The moment Lovino's weight was gone, Feliciano lept up and ran to Ludwig, throwing his arms around the German and smiling up at him. "Let's play~!" he said, as though the last few minutes hadn't happened.
"Er…. Alright…." Ludwig said while blinking.
As he was being carried, Lovino growled and tried to jump out of Antonio's grasp, even trying to smack the vampire with his paws as he tried to get free.
The Spaniard carried the wolf all the way into the house. "Why are you so against Feli and Ludwig being together?" Antonio asked curiously.
Lovino didn't answer back and instead only smacked at Antonio and lightly nipped his arm in warning to put him down.
Of course, being the air head that he was, Antonio didn't realize that was what Lovino wanted. "Oh~! So you are hungry? I can make you something!" he said happily, going into the kitchen and setting the wolf down.
Lovino let out an annoyed growl and smacked himself in the head with his paw then got up and followed Antonio into the kitchen.
"Want do you want me to make, Lovi? Something with tomatoes. There are still some in the bowl on the counter and they're fresh," Antonio said, looking around for ideas.
Instead of answering, Lovino padded over to the counter and grabbed the bowl. Then started to head towards the back door.
Curious, Antonio followed him.
Lovino stopped just before the back door and scarfed down the tomatoes, then tossed the bowl back at the vampire and ran for the door.
Figuring out what the wolf was up to, Antonio jumped forward and picked the Italian up, then turned and set him back down in the house. "Oh come on, Lovi. Stay inside with me. I can be fun! Really!" he pleaded.
Outside, Feliciano was bouncing all over the place in excitement.
"Er… So… What should we do….?" Ludwig asked. "Or do you want to find everyone to start that game….?"
"The game! The game!" Feliciano cheered.
"Er… Alright... I'll go find the others…" Ludwig said. "But… I think you'll have to be the one to talk to Antonio and your brother…."
"Veh! Fratello and Toni are eating now~. I can ask them later," Feliciano said.
Ludwig nodded. "Ja… That would be for the best….. I still can't quite understand why your brother hates me so much," He said with a sigh.
"I don't know either! I've asked but he won't tell me," Feliciano said, looking a little sad.
"Ah…. I'm sorry for asking then…" Ludwig muttered, not sure how to make the werewolf feel better.
However, the Italian shook his head and smiled. "It's okay~! Let's go get everyone now, va bene?" he suggested, grabbing Ludwig's hand and pulling him towards the forest.
Lovino growled and folded his ears back as he was set down then ran to the couch and took up every available space on it while glaring daggers at the vampire and baring his teeth.
The Spanish vampire just smiled at him. "So~! Lunch~!" he said.
Lovino just growled more and snapped at the vampire, then curled up on the couch and pointedly turned away.
Antonio made a quick lunch in the kitchen then brought the food out to Lovino, setting the plate on the table in front of him. "Here you go, Lovi~!" he said.
Smelling the food, Lovino turned back around and started smelling the plate then glanced up at Antonio questioningly.
"It's yours. I made it for you," Antonio said, smiling.
Lovino tentatively picked up a small bite of it and started chewing.
Antonio watched him, silent and nervous, hoping with all him might that Lovino would enjoy what he had made.
However, the wolf only ignored him as he continued eating.
Figuring the food must be good or else he wouldn't eat it, the Spanish vampire smiled happily.
Lovino quickly finished off the plate then stared up at Antonio, confused.
"I guess you liked it, right? I hope you did! I think you did because you did eat it all, and I know you wouldn't eat it if you didn't like it! That means you did like it! Yay~! I'm so happy~!" Antonio cheered.
Lovino snorted then smacked Antonio's head with his paw in a way to tell the vampire to shut up.