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Feliciano huffed. He gasped when he realized it was the cat talking though. “what?” he asked. “you talked” he muttered. “this?” he asked, pulling out the little device. “why?”
“You're going to need it. Just be careful and watch your back.” He says softly and purrs again. “Get your brother out as soon as you can.”
Feliciano tilted his head. “alright” he muttered. He put it back in his bag and stood up, looking through the house. “papa? Fratello?” he called softly.
The cat jumps down and goes back through the portal. Lovino runs over to him, hugging him tightly. He smiles brightly. “Fratello! I love you!” He says happily.
Feliciano smiled softly and nuzzled into him. “ah I love you too!” he said excitedly, kissed his head gently.
Lovino smiles brightly at him and blushes gently. “Daddy and papa have a question for you. Come here!” He takes Feliciano to the table.
Feliciano tilted his head and nodded. He stood up and smiled softly. The Italian sat at the table and tilted his head. “fratello said you had a question?” he asked softly.
The albino smiles at him and nods. He pulls out a little sewing kit with only a needle and thread and buttons. “We want you to join our family completely.” He says gently.
Feliciano looked at the kit then up at them. “the buttons?” he whispered softly. It was almost terrifying. “i mean..I want to stay...but won't it hurt?” he asked softly.
“It only hurts for a moment, dear.” Gilbert smiles gently. “I'll give you time to think about it. The ladies downstairs want to meet you.” He says gently.
Feliciano nodded and looked at the buttons. He sighed softly. “okay papa. I’ll think about it while I go see them.” he whispered. “thank you”
Lovino grabs his hand and pulls him toward the front door. Alfred is standing there, looking at him. He smiles and heads downstairs.
Feliciano stumbled after him. He smiled brightly and followed him down the stairs.
Lovino goes to the theatre and sits down to enjoy the show. Alfred sits with him, offering him a piece of taffy.
Feliciano smiled softly and took the taffy, chewing on it and looking up at the stage with a big smile.
Lovino is enjoying watching this. A cat walks in and jumps into Feliciano’s lap. He nuzzles against his ear. “Your parents disappeared in the real world. He took them. You need to get out. Take your brother and get out.”
Feliciano tilted his head. “what?” he started to panic. He stood up. “fratello” he called as he started to run. He opened the little door again, starting to crawl through it, thinking his brother was behind him. He called out for his parents in the other world.
Lovino is behind him, not knowing what the sudden sense of urgency is, nor where they’re going. He gets stuck at the barrier, turning around and trying to go through feet first. The Italian winces in pain. “I can’t get through!” He yelps.
Feliciano turned to his brother. He was a bit confused but he shook his head and grabbed hold of him gently. He wasn't going to lose his brother again. He started to tug on Lovino gently.
Lovino screams in pain when the buttons rip out of his eyes. The door snaps shut and seals again. Their neighbours hear the screaming and calls Roderich, wanting to get home to check on his kid. Lovino puts his hands over his eye sockets, which are gushing blood.
Feliciano held Lovino close, crying softly. He apologized over and over again, worried for his brother and not sure what to do. He didn't think when pulling him through. He knew the buttons couldn't come through. He held him close and cried softly.
He was terrified. His parents were missing and his brother was bleeding. He didn't know what to do.
Lovino is letting out quiet whimpers of pain as he tries not to let the blood out. Roderich and Gilbert come bursting through the door and call for Feliciano. When they find them they gasp.
“Lovino…” Gilbert whispers, picking up the older boy. “Let's go.” He says and carries him out to the car quickly. Roderich grabs Feliciano and pulls him out as well. Neither of them are ready to question what happened.
Feliciano stumbled after him and followed Roderich. He sat down, trembling slightly. He was so worried about his brother and he was surprised that his parents were here.
Lovino is curled up tightly in Gilbert’s arms. Blood is pouring off his cheeks in place of tears. Gilbert puts him in the backseat with Roderich and Feliciano. He drives to the hospital as quickly as possible, skidding and swerving. He parks quickly and takes his son inside.
Feliciano stumbled after him, running slightly but staying close to his family. He was terrified. He wanted his brother to be okay.
Lovino is rushed to the back to ICU. He whimpers softly and is scared to let the doctors touch him. They give him morphine before cleaning out the sockets and cauterizing the wounds.
Feliciano stayed in the room with Gilbert and Roderich, holding them tightly. “i-i t-told y-you” he whimpered. “i told you I found him” he whimpered, nuzzling into him. “but I hurt him because of it” he whimpered. “this is all my fault”
Gilbert hugs him. “Stop. No it's not.” He whispers and holds him close. “You found him. We'll take care of him. He's going to be okay.” He says gently and strokes his hair, trying to keep Feliciano calm.
A doctor comes out several hours later to let them know that Lovino is going to be okay, they're just going to have to keep him for a while.
Feliciano nuzzled into Gilbert, whimpering softly. He held him close, crying into his shirt. He sniffled and looked up when the doctor came out, listening to him. He nuzzled into Gilbert again and sniffled shakily.
Gilbert looks up. “How long is a while?” He asks weakly. The doctor smiles a bit. “Just a couple days. Do you want to go see him? He's not awake yet but he's stable. He should be waking up soon.”
Feliciano nodded slightly and nuzzled into Gilbert again. He wanted to see his brother. He wanted his brother to be okay. He felt awful.
Gilbert picks him up and carries him to where the doctor leads. Lovino’s face is bandaged around his eyes but he is okay. He's attached to a machine that is beeping.
Feliciano held onto Gilbert. He looked at his brother and sniffled softly, hiding his face again. He hoped seeing him would help him feel better. But he felt worse seeing him bandaged.
Gilbert hugs Feliciano close and sits beside the bed. Roderich takes Lovino’s hand softly and sighs weakly. Lovino’s head tips to the side. “Who’s there?” He asks softly, gripping Roderich’s hand desperately.
Feliciano looked at his brother. “i-its us fratello. All of us. The real ones.” he whispered shakily. “the real family.’
Lovino visibly relaxes at Feliciano’s voice. He holds out a hand, trying to find his brother. “Fratello…” He whimpers. “Can we cuddle?”
Feliciano nodded gently, taking his hand and climbing out of Gilbert’s arms. He nuzzled gently into Lovino and held him close.
Lovino holds onto him tightly, curling against him. He doesn't trust Gilbert and Roderich still, since they treated him poorly when he lived with them before.
Feliciano held onto him gently. He knew it would be hard for Lovino to adjust but he didn't care. He had his family and he didn't need a second one. He didn't need someone to take everything away from him.