been looking for him. His guns were missing and he had an idea the sneaky cat had been in them again.

hadn't been into his guns! Not at all... He doesn't have them tucked into his belt. And he didn't pretend to use them, all cool-like like_

how Ludwig uses them, no not at all!

..... stares at him and the guns littered around him. "Feliciano," he says in his stern voice.

eeps, twitching slightly. Frozen in place he murmurs. "Lu-Ludwig...Er.. Hi.."

stares, unblinking. He had more than one staring contests with cats, winning almost every time.

stares back then turns his gaze away, looking at the ground. He was hoping he wouldn't get caught, but he took a nap before putting his the_

guns back... not a smart idea. He blushes finally realizing he was in trouble.

sighs and begins to clean up the guns, shaking his head. "What would you do if I never came back," he mutters.

frowns. "I'd find a way to follow you!"

still shaken about his encounter the other day and falls into a chair, looking worn out.

what happened that Ludwig never told him. He steps to him and kneels at his feet. "Are.. you okay?"

nods and reaches out to his head, rubbing his ears, always finding comfort in those damn twitching ears.

's ears twitch slightly, but then he lowers his head slightly, so he could get a better angle. He closes his eyes, a small purr emitting_

from his chest against his will.

leans down and pulls him onto his lap, holding him close.

a small squeak of surprise but doesn't try to move. He wraps his arms around Ludwig comfortingly.

lets out a shaky sigh and leans back against the seat, petting his hair once more. "I may have found my father's killer," he says quietly.

freezes, his eyes going wide. All traces of contentment disappearing. His tail starts twitching wildly, his ears pointed back. "W-wha? What_

are you going to do?? ...What are we going to do?"

cups his face, before moving his hand away. "I'm going to track him down, find out if it's the truth or not."

nods, "I'm... Can I come with you?"

shakes his head, returning his hand to scratching and petting at his ears. "Not this time.>

frowns and pulls away from Ludwig's hand. It'd just be a distraction. "But.. I'm your assistant. I'm supposed to help! Please?"

shakes his head again, giving him a more stern look. "This one's older than any other vampire we've met before. He's dangerous." He rubs at_

_his shoulder where his fangs had scraped him.

's eyes go wide, and his ears go flat to his head. His eyes follow Ludwig's hand, he slowly trails his hand up to his shoulder. Hepulls the_

material away and gasps, horrified. He looks up at Ludwig, "You shouldn't go alone then! Not if he's that bad! I won't let you go alone!"

winces at the determination and quickly covers his shoulder. "I can't-" his voice cracks. "I won't let you come with me."

frowns, and pulls away from him still determined. "Fine," he murmurs. Though secretly he knew he was going to follow him, whether he wanted_

him to or not.

worried about that.

stands up and turns away. He stares at the floor and asks "When are you leaving?"

sits up in the chair, looking away to the window. "I'm not sure, not yet."

turns back around and drops down in front of Ludwig's feet. "Please! Don't go!.." Trying to avoid saying that he was just goingto be killed_

otherwise, and knowing if that did happen, he'd accept it with open arms..

covers his face, face darkening. "I can't just... let my father's killer run free, Feli!"

unable to help it. "You're just going to get yourself hurt, or worse, killed!" His eyes filled with tears, trying his hardest to not let_

them fall.

stands and pulls Feli close, squeezing him against his chest. "Don... don't cry," he begs.

starts crying quietly, unable to stop himself. "I-I couldn't bear to lose you!" He cries into Ludwig's chest.

squeezes his eyes shut, feeling the cat demon's emotions running on high. He needed to calm him down some how. "I won't die. I won't_

_leave you like my father did. I'll come back to you." Whether he came back injured or not, he wouldn't know.

shaking from so much fear. "Why..?" He asks "Why go after him when you know he could hurt you. Why, why, why!"

pulls back from him, gripping both of his shoulders as he leans down to meet his eyes. "The same reason that my father and I went after_

_the killers who killed your parents and almost killed you. That bastard hurt my family, hurt me, and I won't let him get away."

flinches from Ludwig's tone of voice. "I see.." He knew now there was no way of convincing him otherwise. But he wasn't going to be left_

here while Ludwig went off trying to find the man. He'd follow him. He knew Ludwig's scent. He'd follow him to the end of the earth.

falters a bit and pulls him close, sighing. "Stupid cat," he says, but in a loving tone.

smiles slightly, wiping his eyes. "Meow!" He says childishly.

smiles to him sadly, leaning forward to kiss his forehead. "Meine katzen."

rests his head against Ludwig's chest, still worried for him. Though he wasn't going to mention anything.

can tell that he's worried and wishes he could comfort him in some way.

knows the only thing that'll comfort him is if he just left the horrid excuse for a living creature alone. It might not make Ludwig happy,_

but it wouldn't put him in an early grave.

squeezes him again, brushing his fingers through his hair. "I'll come back, I promise you," he swears.

pouts and hiccups. "I trust you, but I don't trust him.." He says in a whisper, knowing his voice would give him away otherwise.

tugs him towards the window seat, knowing it was Feli's favorite place, and sits him down. "I'm strong."

sits down and pulls Ludwig down beside him. He doesn't respond, just looks out the window.

reaches into his pocket and pulls out a lollipop in the shape of a small mouse. "I finally found the vendor who sells these," he tells him_

_quietly, knowing he loved the suckers.

eyes the sucker but doesn't give in. He keeps staring out the window, though his eyes keep flickering from the window to the sucker.

opens it slowly, holding the sucker to his own lips as if he were to eat it.

utters a small noise of want. His eyes go wide as he realizes the sound he makes. He covers his mouth with his hand and turns his full_

attention to the window.

smiles and holds out the sucker to him. "Take it."

's eyes gaze to the sucker. He moves and takes the sucker in his mouth. "Mmmm..", he sighs, his eyes closing from the taste.

blushes a bit and quickly looks away, taking a deep breath.

didn't notice the blush as he smiles. He opens his eyes and looks up at the German. "You're so good to me. You saved my life, and yet you_

gone out of your way to find things like this!" He waves around the sucker.

leans his shoulder against the window, looking at him with a soft expression. "You gave me a purpose in life."

blinks looking up at him. "M-me?"

nods a bit, looking out of the window, avoiding his eyes. "Ja."

blushes and smiles. "How's that?" He asks, wondering about it.

shakes his head, smiling nervously. "T-Too embarrassing.

shakes his head and laughs. "Alright, alright. I won't bug you about it. For now!"

groans a bit when he hears that. He didn't know if he would ever have the chance to confess... that. Especially with this potential...death.

knows he'd probably forget soon, so Ludwig shouldn't need to worry. Though he would like to know, If he ever remembers.

figures it would be best to tell him sooner than later, and sighs quietly, reaching out to his hand.

looks down at their hands, and wraps his around Ludwig's. "What' the matter?"

looks down and quickly pulls his hand away, standing and going to the doorway. "I'm going out for a bit. Get dinner started."

frowns confused but nods anyway. "Okay. Be careful! See you when you're back." He gets up as well, heading the other way to the kitchen.