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Feliciano stood and stretched then went to Ludwig's side and knelt down, taking Gilbert's place and gently rubbing the vampire's back. "Are you alright, Luddy?" he asked gently. "Do you hurt at all? Do you feel sick?"
Ludwig shook his head as he stood up and wrapped the cover around himself better. "I'm fine, Feliciano… Er... How are you….?"
The Italian smiled brightly and stood up as well. "Buono~!" he reported.
"You done making goggily-eyes at each other…?" Lovino snapped as he crossed his arms.
Feliciano wrapped his arms around Ludwig's neck and glanced over at his twin, smiling mischievously. "Nu~." Then the werewolf got up on the tips of his toes and kissed his German boyfriend on the lips.
Lovino growled as his eyes flashed gold. "Why you little…."
The younger Italian pulled back a little and smiled at Lovino sweetly. "I was just kissing Ludwig, Lovi~. What's wrong~?" He gasped at a sudden realization. "Do you want Antonio to kiss you to!?" he asked loudly.
Antonio laughed and looked at Lovino. "I will if you want me to~!" he offered.
"W-What the hell is that shit supposed to mean?!" Lovino sputtered as he jumped back from the both of them. "H-Hell no!"
"To bad~! I'm doing it anyway~!" Antonio said, wrapping his arms around the Italian and pulling him close before connecting their lips in a passionate kiss.
At first, Lovino started trying to struggle and pull away but then he slowly started kissing back.
Antonio smiled into the kiss and gently pulled Lovino closer.
Feliciano also smiled then turned and nuzzled Ludwig's neck. "Hee hee~. Veh~. Let's go back to the house now and get your clothes, Luddy," he said, taking the German's hand and intertwining their fingers. "You'll be wayyyyyy more comfortable~!"
"J-Ja…." Ludwig stuttered as his face flushed a little. "We'll have to stop by our apartment to get some of them…"
The Italian nodded. "Va bene~! Oh! You know what I just realized? I've never seen Luddy's home before!" he said.
Ludwig blinked in surprise at the random comment. "Oh…. Ja... I guess you really haven't…. We've mostly been over at your house…"
Feliciano nodded in excitement. "Si, si! I wanna see Luddy's house! Where do you live? Do you like it there? What does it look like? Do you have your own room like me and Lovi or do you share with Gilbert or someone?" he asked, firing off as many questions as he could possibly think of as fast as he could, he eyes twinkling with happiness.
Ludwig sighed then said, "Well... I have to share a room with Gilbert since the apartment is only a two bedroom. I guess it's fine but usually it is very hard to keep clean. Especially with those three going out and drinking."
Feliciano nodded in understanding. "Can we go now? Can we go now?" he asked.
Ludwig smiled a little at the look on Feliciano's face and nodded. "Ja. Let's go."
The two boys reached the apartment where Ludwig lived quickly. They had snuck away from the others, knowing that if Lovino had heard that Feliciano wanted to go with Ludwig, he would have said no. Feliciano bounced up the stairs after the German vampire happily. "Are we almost there? What floor do you live on again? What number is your room?" he asked.
"It's Apartment 307. That means it's on the third floor room 7," Ludwig answered as he led the Italian to the elevator. "But, ja. We're almost there, we just need to turn the corner once we get off the elevator."
"Yay~!" Feliciano cheered, hugging the vampire.
"But be careful," Ludwig warned sternly. "The elevator's fairly old so don't move around too much on it or it might get stuck."
Feliciano nodded. "Va bene~!" he said, entering the lift. He stood in the corner, shivering with joy and excitement.
Ludwig sighed then calmly pressed the button and stood over next to Feliciano as the lift started to rise.
The Italian was only able to remain still for about five seconds. With a loud cheer, he began to jump all over the elevator, dancing around the vampire happily.
"Feliciano… You need to stop doing that," Ludwig scolded with a sigh.
"But it's fun~!" Feliciano chirped, jumping up and down in the same spot, making the elevator creak and groan.
Ludwig quickly reached out and held the Italian in place. "Feliciano... STOP that…."
The Italian giggled and lept forward, tackle hugging the German and sending them both sprawling on the ground. The elevator shuttered.
Ludwig groaned then rubbed his forehead. "Verdamnt… Now it's stuck…."
Feliciano burst into tears. "Waaaaah! I'm sorry, Ludwig! Waaaaah! I should have listened and now we're stuck here forever and well die and someone in the distant future will find our bones and be confused and wonder what happened but we won't be able to answer because we'll be dead! Waaaaaaaaaah!" The Italian was rambling and, judging from the gibberish spilling from his mouth, he wasn't going to be stopping anytime soon without help.
After a few more seconds of this, Ludwig reached out and gently smacked Feliciano upside the head. "Feliciano! CALM down!"
Feliciano whimpered and sniffed, starring up at Ludwig with his tear drenched face.
Ludwig sighed then said, "I'm sorry for doing that. But you need to keep calm. Panicking won't help."
The werewolf sniffed a little more then nodded.
"Do you have a cell phone on you?" Ludwig calmly asked.
Feliciano started to pat his pockets then stopped. "Oh, wait. I don't have a cell pone," he said.
Ludwig groaned and rubbed his forehead. "And Gilbert stole mine….."
Feliciano's eyes began to tear up again and he whimpered, "What do we do?"
Ludwig thought about it before saying, "We'll wait until our eyes get adjusted to the dark. Then we'll look for a maintenance hatch or something like that to get out."
Feliciano laughed and stood up. "Oh, we were waiting for that? It's right there," he said, pointing to the ceiling, his eyes piercing the darkness. "You should have said something~! Remember? I can see in the dark~."
Ludwig blinked then nodded. "Oh... Right. Ja. I forgot. Can you see how big it is?" He asked as he stood up too.
"Si~! We'll both fit trying to get out," the Italian said. He jumped up and slammed his palm into the hatch, throwing the lid off with a loud clang and allowing them access to the outside. "Veh~! We can get out now~!"
"Ah... Good," Ludwig said as he moved over to the Italian. "Here. I'll hold you up so you can climb through."
"Va bene~!" Feliciano chirped.
Ludwig nodded and crouched down a little. "Come here so I can boost you up."
Feliciano went and stood by Ludwig, looking a little unsure. "What am I suppose to do?" he asked.
"You step into my hands. Then I'll lift you up so you can grab on to the side of the hatch and pull yourself up," Ludwig answered as he put his hands together and demonstrated.
The Italian wolf nodded. "Okay~! Ready!" he said, putting his foot into Ludwig's hands and putting his hand on the German's shoulder to stay balanced.
The vampire lifted Feliciano up steadily and kept the both of them in place. "Be careful."
"I will~!" Feliciano said. He put his palms flat on the top elevator, opposite the hatch lid and began to pull himself up. When he had pulled his legs up far enough, he brought up his knees and crawled onto the top of the lift. He turned and looked back onto the compartment. "Okay~! I'm out~! Do you need help?" he asked.
Ludwig shook his head no and braced himself to jump. "Nein. Just make sure you move out of the way."
Feliciano nodded and scooted away from the opening.
Ludwig paused then jumped up out of the hole and landed on the side of it. "There… I know I could have just opened the doors but... someone might have caught on if I did that."
The Italian sat cross legged on the opposite side of the opening. "So... what do we do now, Luddy? How do we get out?" he asked.
"Hmm… We'll need to look for a large air vent… Or another maintenance hatch…" the German answered as he started looking around them.
"Well, there is another of those hatch things over there," Feliciano said, pointing about one floor up. "And a vent right there~!" he finished, pointing to the grater behind the vampire. "Veh~. Which are we going to use?"
Ludwig thought about it for a minute then said, "The hatch. That should put us right on my floor. Then after we get the clothes, we can take the stairs back down."
Feliciano nodded and carefully stood up, the elevator shaking slightly. "How are we going to get up there though? I can't jump that high and there isn't anything to hold onto..." he said, starring up at the little door.
Ludwig glanced around before turning to look at Feliciano. "I can jump it. Just hold onto my back and I can get us up there."
"Okay. If you're sure," Feliciano agreed, looking uncertain as he moved behind the vampire and climbed onto his back.
"Are you holding on tight enough?" Ludwig asked as he glanced back at the Italian and held him up.
Feliciano nodded. "Si. I'm ready whenever you are," he said.
"Good." Ludwig said then paused for a second before springing up and grabbing the sides of the hatch. Carefully opening it, he moved to the side a little. "There. You can climb in. I'll follow in after you."
Feliciano leaned forward and lightly kissed the tip of Ludwig's nose. "Veh~. Grazie, Luddy~! Now let's get you clothes so you don't have to keep walking around in that blanket~!" he cheered before clambering over the vampire's shoulder and into the opening.
Ludwig went to reply back but froze as he processed Feliciano's words. "! I-I!"
The Italian boy's laugh echoed in the elevator shaft. "Come on, Luddy! You have to put your clothes on~!"
Ludwig quickly followed after him. "J-Ja... L-Let's go…"
After a little while of crawling and a little bit of climbing, the boys exited the walls and ended up right outside the vampires' apartment. "Veh~! It even smells like you, Luddy~! Do you stay here the most? It smells mostly like you," Feliciano commented as he waited for the German to open the door.
"Well…. I am the one who cleans the most…" Ludwig answered as he got the door open and moved to the side to let Feliciano through. "Maybe my scent was left behind because of that?"
"Veh~! Probably~! Luddy's scent is everywhere~!" the Italian chirped, skipping past the German into the room. "Ooooo~. This is Luddy's house," he said to himself, gazing around the apartment. "It's way bigger than I thought it would be~!"
"Well… It does have to house four people, Feliciano…" Ludwig said in slight confusion as he watched the Italian bounce around. "It's really not that big of a deal. And your own house is much bigger."
"Our old house in Italy was waaaaaaaaaaay smaller than this~! That was before Nonno got his career as an architect~! It's nice~!" he said, looking around the living room. There was a small hallway leading further into the complex. There was a door at the end of the hall, two doors on one side of the wall, and one door on the other. The kitchen was in the corner, though it looked unused. The rest of the space was living room.
"Where do those go?" Feliciano asked, pointing at the doors.
"The two doors that are side by side are the bedrooms. The one opposite that is the bathroom while the one on the end of the hallway is the laundry room." Ludwig explained as he made his way to the first bedroom door. "But surprisingly enough, it's Francis who does the most laundry. He even does ours for us."
"Aww~. That's so nice of him~!" Feliciano said. "So Francis and Toni share a room, and you share with Gil?"
Ludwig nodded. "Well... He only does it because he doesn't like how we treat our own clothes. Apparently, we don't give them enough 'love'. But, ja. I share with Gilbert. He… er… can be very loud at times… We've gotten complaints from other residents before."
Feliciano giggled. "I can imagine~. But he's so much fun to be around~!" Suddenly, he gasped. "Luddy! I just remembered! I never thanked Gil and Francis for the art stuff they gave me!" he cried, slapping his hands to his face in horror.
Ludwig paled a little at the comment. "A-Ah… N-Nein! You shouldn't do that! I-I doubt the two of them even remember it now!"
"B-But... It was so expensive... I need to thank them some way..." Feliciano said, starting to tear up. "It was so nice! I can't just not ever repay them in some way!"
"I-It really is fine!" Ludwig stuttered. Then he added, "They're…. They're just happy that you're happy with them…."
"Even if they forgot, I'm still going to do something!" Feliciano said determinedly.
"N-Nein! You REALLY shouldn't do that…!" Ludwig stuttered again. Then, to distract the Italian, he said, "Would it be alright if you waited here while I got dressed?"
"Veh~! Sure~!" Feliciano said, smiling.
"Dammit! Where the hell is he?! That little bastard should have been back ages ago!" Lovino growled, now back in clothes since they decided to wait at the Italians' house for them after leaving a note. "That potato bastard had BETTER not have don't ANYTHING to him!"
"I'm sure he's alright, Lovi," Antonio said.
"Yeah. Mein little bruder won't hurt him or let him get hurt," Gilbert added.
Lovino shot the both of them a glare and said, "Oh, really…. Now why the hell don't I believe that shit…?"
The two boys glanced at each other then back at the Italian and together said, "I have no idea."
Lovino glared between the two then jumped to his feet. "Fuck this shit! I'll fucking DRAG that dumbass back here if I have to!" Then he turned and headed for the front door. "Where's your damn building?!"
"Lovi, relax," Antonio cooed, standing up and going over to the werewolf. "They'll be back soon. I know it." Then he darted forward and stole a quick kiss. "Please stay here with me, querido?"
Lovino blushed at the kiss then started trying to wipe it away. "W-What the hell was that for, bastard?!"
Antonio grabbed Lovino's hand and kissed the back of it then smiled. "I wanted to see that adorable bush~. You look just like a tomato~! Tan lindo~!" he said, hugging the red-faced boy close. "You are just so cute, mi tomate~!"
Lovino started squirming and shoving against Antonio's chest. "S-Stop that, bastard! O-Or I swear I WILL fucking change and bite you!"
"Even when you're threatening violence you are still adorable~! How are you doing that! Te amo, Lovi~! Te amo~!" Antonio squealed, pressing kisses all over the trapped boy's face.
"W-What?!" Lovino sputtered in surprise and continued to squirm around. "What the hell is WRONG with you?! Most damn people would be scared out of their fucking mind!"
"Sorry to break it to you, Lovino, but in case you didn't notice, Toni here isn't exactly the brightest or most normal person," Gilbert said, laughing. "I'm going to look for Birdie. See you two later." With that, the albino turned and went to find his Canadian.
Taking advantage of the distraction, Lovino squirmed out of Antonio's hold then made his way to the door. "Now to find Feliciano…."
"But Loviiiiiiiii!" Antonio cried, going after him. "They'll be back real soon! I know it!"
"NO! I don't trust that bastard so I'm taking this shit into my OWN damn hands!" Lovino shot back as he quickened his pace.
"Why don't you trust Ludwig, Lovi? What did he do?" Antonio asked curiously, also quickening his pace as he wouldn't be left behind.
Lovino only ignored him as he crouched down then broke into a run.
"Loviiiiiiii! Wait for meeeeeeeee!" the Spaniard called, rushing off after him.
Lovino slowed down just enough for Antonio to catch up but still continued moving. "Where's your damn building?"
Antonio sighed but took the lead. "I'll show you," he said, starting down the street.
Lovino watched the Spaniard with a glare on his face. "What's that damn sigh for, bastard…?"
"Because I wanted to hang out a little with Lovi~. But it's fine. You've never seen our apartment~! Maybe this will be fun!" Antonio said, instantly brightening again.
"… Oh…." Lovino mumbled as he turned away a bit with a guilty expression on his face.
Not noticing how Lovino was feeling, the vampire took his hand and continued down the road happily.
But still along the way, Lovino was refusing to speak or even look at Antonio. At least, until he mumbled, "…. We're… immortal now right…? Both me and Feli along with you bastards…?"
Antonio nodded and smiled. "Si~!" he said, giving the werewolf's hand a gentle squeeze.
"… Then… Then what about nonno….?"
The Spaniard was silent for a moment. "... I don't know, Lovi," he said softly.
Lovino grit his teeth and clenched his fists as he muttered, "Shit…."
"... I'm sorry, querido," Antonio said quietly.
Lovino shook his head no. "No…. It's my own fault dammit… Not yours…" Then he looked up and asked. "Are we almost there yet?"
"Si. The building is right there," Antonio said, pointing to the apartment complex.
"Good." Then he broke off into a run all the way into the building.
A few minutes later, Ludwig came out of his and Gilbert's shared room completely dressed. "Sorry for taking so long."
"It's okay~!" Feliciano said, jumping up and bouncing to his side. "Veh~. Now what should we do~?"
"Well… I guess we go meet up with the others now…" Ludwig answered. "Unless there's something else you want to do."
The werewolf shrugged and smiled. "I don't care~. As long as I'm with Luddy~!"
Ludwig blinked then blushed a little. "O-Oh... I-I see…."
Feliciano giggled and latched onto the German vampire's arm.
Ludwig blushed more but didn't push the werewolf away. "W-We…. should go meet back up with everyone… Th-They're... er... probably worried…"
"Veh~." The Italian nodded a little and nuzzled Ludwig happily, not really listening to what he was saying.
Ludwig went to say something else but before he could, they were interrupted by a loud pounding on the front door.
"I'll get it~!" Feliciano chirped, bouncing to the door and opening it.
As soon as the door was opened, Lovino lept in and started dragging Feliciano out. "Here you are, dammit! Get your ass back home!"
"Eek! F-Fratello! What are you doing!?" Feliciano cried, trying to pull away. "I was hanging out with Luddy!"
"What does it fucking look like?! I'm dragging your ass back home! Who gives a damn if you were 'hanging out' with the bastard or not?!"
"Me! I was having fun! First, I broke the elevator and we had to climb out the maintenance hatch thing, then I held onto Luddy as he jumped us up to the next floor's hatch, then we got here and he changed and we were talking!"
"There! You had a WHOLE fucking adventure today! Now you get to get your ass back home!" Lovino growled as he continued dragging his twin, at least until he bumped into someone.
Antonio blinked down at the twins. "Are you guys okay? You look so angry, Lovi... And Feli, you're face is getting really red..." he said.
Feliciano's face was gaining it's red color from his crying as he tried to get back to his lover.
"We're FINE, dammit. Now move, bastard," Lovino growled then started pushing past Antonio while still dragging Feliciano with him.
"Oh my~. What on earth is going on here?" Francis asked as he rounded the corner and stopped in front of them a few feet away.
"Francis!" Feliciano cried. "I wanna see Luddy but fratello isn't letting me!"
Francis chuckled a little in reply. "Oh... He's NOT is he…? Interesting~."
"Shut up, you damn perverted bastard…." Lovino growled.
Feliciano sniffed then turned and used his puppy dog eyes on his win. "P-Please, fratello...? Please let me go...?" he whimpered.
However, before he could see it, Lovino quickly turned his head away before he met Feliciano's eyes.
Building on his last resort, Feliciano added in the voice. Sniffing softly, he began to speak like a small child, knowing that his brother would either look at him and get caught with the eyes, be caught by the voice itself, or let go of him to cover his ears, thus freeing him. There was no way from him to lose. "P-Pwease fwatewo?" he sniffled. "Pwease wet me go? I wanna see Wuddy... Pwease?"
"Aw, dammit. S-Stop that right now!" Lovino groaned as he started trying to use his shoulders to cover his ears while still not letting Feliciano go.
Feliciano gave a soft sob, just enough to get his eyes to water and sparkle. "P-Pwease...?"
"No!" Lovino snapped then accidentally turned and faced his twin so they were face to face.
Feliciano starred deeply into Lovino's eyes, his honey amber colored irises sparkling from tears and filled with emotion. He sniffed. "P-Pwese... fwatewone...?"
Antonio and Francis stood by and watched all of this taking place in a stunned silence, completely amazed.
Lovino paled a little then let go of Feliciano's arm. "D-Dammit you, little bastard…. Not fucking fair…."
Feliciano smiled and kissed his brother's cheek. "Veh~! Grazie, fratello~!" he chirped before rushing off back to his German.
"What... just happened...?" Antonio asked in shock.
"Something… AMAZING…" Francis breathed. Then he calmed down and looked around. "Hmm… I wonder where Gilbert is… He told me to meet him back here…."
"I don't know. But, what did you mean by 'something amazing'?" Antonio asked.
"Oh… nothing~," Francis purred. "But... I think you better go talk to YOUR Italian before he goes and stomps over there again~."
Still looking confused, Antonio wandered over to Lovino to talk to him just as Gilbert arrived in his now vacant spot. "'Sup, Fran?" he asked.
"Ah… THERE you are..." Francis said with a smile. "What did you want us back here for~?"
The albino shrugged. "It's more awesome in the back than the front. Only posers go to the front. And the Awesome ME is not a poser," Gilbert said with a smirk before cackling. "Kesesesese!"
"What the hell do you want, bastard?" Lovino snapped when the Spanish vampire reached him.
"Fran told me to come over and talk to you. I don't really know why. He also said that we just saw something amazing, but all I saw was you talking to Feli so..." Antonio rambled.
"What, you didn't see the whole 'that little bastard using his fucking powers for evil' shit?" Lovino asked then fully processed what he just said causing him to facepalm and groan. "Fuck…. I've been around burger bastard for too damn long…."
Antonio smiled and chuckled. "Fusosososo~."
"Now now, Gilbert~," Francis tutted with a laugh. "That wasn't my question and you know it. Why did you want to meet all of us here? Did you finally 'do it' with your cute little Canadian~?"
The vampire turned crimson, his face matching his eyes. "N-No! Shut up! M-Mattie had standards! N-No one asked you! And it wouldn't be any of your business anyways!" he yelped.
"Oh… He has standards does he….? Interesting~," Francis chuckled in an amused tone. "But you still need to answer my question~."
"I don't have to do anything! F-Fuck you, Francis!"
"Oh, REALLY~? You will~?"
"S-Stop that, dammit! What the hell does that shit even mean anyway?!" Lovino demanded along with a glare.
"What does what mean, Lovi?" Antonio asked.
Before either conversation could continue, Feliciano reappeared, dragging Ludwig behind him. His eyes lite up when he saw the two vampires and, with a squeal, he rushed over and hugged them both tightly. Gilbert gave the werewolf a confused look while Francis had a less-than-child-friendly smile on his face.
Lovino, however, noticed Francis expression first, which made him start stalking over to the French vampire with his eyes blazing bright gold.
"Veh~! What is something you want really bad?" Feliciano suddenly asked, smiling up at the vampires.
"Fuck this. We're going home. Come on, Feliciano," Lovino spat as he grabbed his twin's arm again and started dragging him to the stairs.
"No! Really!" Feliciano cried, snatching Gilbert's arm. "I wanna know!"
Gilbert blinked then shrugged. "I don't know. A pet, I guess. An Awesome Pet for the Awesome Me," he decided.
Feliciano smiled brightly. "Okay then~! We're going to the pet shop tomorrow~!" he said, letting go of the vampire and allowing his brother to drag him away and back to their home.
