My Secrets ~ GerPan

Chapter 1

Ludwig turned off the shower and grabbed his towel. Letting the soft fabric run down his body, he stepped out and stood in front of the mirror above the sink. He rubbed his back with the towel and immediately winced. It felt like something was crawling out of his back. Ludwig threw off the towel and reached around to touch his itching back. He began to panic. 'What's happening? I'm only eight years old and I already have a disease' he thought.

His hands were wandering down his shoulders when he felt two bumps. Turning his back towards the mirror he let out a very high pitched scream. There were two small wings that sprouted right next to his shoulder blades.

"Ludwig? What's wrong?" his mother called from behind the door.

"Nothing!" he lied, wrapping himself up in the towel as if she could see through the door.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"OK then..." he listened for his mother's footsteps to disappear completely before turning towards the mirror.

"I...I have...w-wings?"

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Ludwig had his school uniform laying on his bed for when he came out of the shower. He walked in, and closed the door behind him. As he stood in front of the mirror in his room he wrapped a conforming bandage around his back, pulling his wings close. They had gotten much bigger over nine years. Ludwig was seventeen now, and it was getting more difficult to keep this secret from everyone. He longed to tell his best friend Kiku, but he was afraid of how he would react. 'Who wouldn't be afraid of someone with such a mutation' he thought.

Half of him was sure they would still be friends. Although, for a while now, he had wanted to be more than friends with him. Kiku Honda was a handsome, smart, introverted boy from Japan. Ever since seventh grade he new he felt something more for him. They shared every class together, played online games together, texted, and pretty much told each other everything. They only had each other as friends. There was another Italian boy named Feliciano that used hang out with them from time to time, but they would unintentionally exclude him so he started hanging out with others.

Ludwig was scared to tell him that he was gay and actually in love with him. Ludwig was scared to tell Kiku that he actually had wings. Ludwig was scared to tell him his biggest secrets. 'He's my best friend. My only friend. I should tell him.'

He was so very afraid, but he just had too. He needed to get something off his back other than his wings.

But, it wasn't like he hated his wings. They came in handy a bunch. When no one was looking, at least. Several times a week he would go out at midnight just to fly. It's just that they were a big pain when trying it to hide it from the public.

Ludwig was a little relieved when he promised himself that he'd tell Kiku. At least someone would know.

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It was after school at the Honda residence.

The duo had finished their homework and were watching a favorite anime of Kiku's. Ludwig grabbed the remote and paused the T.V.

"Oi! It was getting to the good part," the raven haired boy complained.

"I know, I know. I've seen this anime too you know. Anyway I have something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

Ludwig's heart beat quickened.

"Well... more like show you something," he replied, shaking hands starting to undo the buttons on his uniform.

"Ludwig I know you're super muscular already. You don-"

"That's not it!" he snapped, a blush rising to his cheeks.

"Then what?"

"Be patient. Let me show you."

Finally he shrugged his shirt off revealing his bandaged chest and back.

"Um, I don't feel like seeing your scar Lud..."

"You see... It's not a scar, Kiku." He furrowed his brows at that. There was one thing that the Japanese man hated. Liars.

"What?"

Instead of replying he started undoing the bandages and turned around. His eyes focused on the anime character on the screen that was now in front of him. He stopped midway, rethinking everything. Maybe he shouldn't. Kiku would hate him.

"You know never mind I sh-"

"No. Keep going." he gave that unreadable stare he used when he was deadly serious.

He turned around to face him, and finished taking off the bandages. It was a relieving feeling, but at the same time horrifying. There was no going back now.

Ludwig found turning around the hardest thing to do at the moment. He was shaking, nearly sweating. Ever so slowly, he turned his muscular figure back towards the T.V. and stretched out his wings for Kiku to see.