lost ~completed~

chapter 8

After the visit to Feliciano's house, everyone reported back to the meeting room. Nothing had been found at Antonio's house other then signs of an entry and what Antonio hadn't cleaned up from Feliciano's 'kidnapping'. Everyone had been shocked with the discovery at Feliciano's house. No one could believe it had been Feliciano all along. Romano, Hungary and Roderick took the news the hardest.

Mei was worried about his younger brother, Kiku. She knew he had been close to Feliciano so he probably went to go see the Italian after the meeting. Mei winced to imagine Kiku being chained to a dark dungeon with skeletons and rats in the corners. Her poor little brother had endured much but he always had the support of someone else. Now that he was stuck in a dark place because of a person who had most of the time done the comforting in the past he must feel so betrayed. That is, if he was even still alive.

"What should we do now ? We know Feliciano did it and we have an address but should we really go rushing into a building with no plan?" Roderick asked.

"Of course we should! Mein bruder's in there!" Gilbert exclaimed. Mei glanced at Romano and saw him sitting blankly in a chair. The poor guy, this must have been such a shock. It was obvious that he wasn't aware of his surroundings or didn't care because Bella sat extremely close beside him and was holding his hand. Romano just allowed her to do it, staring off into space.

"Excuse me, aru! This could be a life or death situation! If we have an address we should go, aru! Any time we waste could be their lives!" Yao pointed out.

The others seemed to consider it.

"I agree! Feliciano has obviously changed so we can't predict what he's going to do. It's best to get Ludwig and Kiku out of that building before anything horrible happens!" Alfred said. After learning of how serious the situation had been, the American had been surprisingly serious. He hadn't said 'hero' or 'hamburger' since going to Feliciano's house and he had been supportive and kind to Romano.

"What if we see Feliciano though ?" Arthur spoke forward. A long silence lapsed over them. Nobody wanted to hurt the sweet Italian but nobody wanted him to hurt anyone. Romano stood up and looked over at the group, surprisingly calm.

"If anyone sees Feliciano, try to catch him without harming him. Hurt him only if it's absolutely necessary ." Romano said glaring at everyone in a silent threat. He sat back down. Bells resumed to hugging him. Romano shooed her off but she didn't listen and Romano left her go, not having the energy to fight.

"Romano," Arthur said gently. The Brit had been surprisingly kind and gentle to the elder Italian. "Aren't you going to come too?"

Romano shook his head, "No. I'm going to go see Antonio." He said his golden eyes saddening. He enjoyed his visits with the Spaniard but every time he left he felt as if he was leaving part of his heart behind.

Alfred stood up. "Ok. So now that everything's settled, everyone remember to stay on your toes and watch each others backs. Try to catch Feli without causing him any harm and rescue Ludwig and Kiku." Alfred said. No one objected and they all headed out to go to the address. Little did they know that Feliciano had purposely left the address out for them to find.

-meanwhile .....-

Silence. There is nothing but silence. Ludwig and Kiku are both too exhausted and in pain to talk. The first few days of Kiku's arrival were filled with both of their labored breathing. Then their wheezes died down to silent gasps.

Feliciano had came in once for their weekly beatings. Now, he had two people to beat so he was there twice as long. Kiku watched first as Feliciano beat Ludwig; kicking his ribs, punching his face, spitting insults at him. All the while, Kiku watched helplessly as Ludwig was beaten almost to unconsciousness by his lover. Kiku knew Feliciano beat Ludwig first so Kiku could watch and see what was going to happen to him.