Ludwig felt the cool breeze rustling through his hair. It was early in the morning, yet the sand was warm underneath his feet. A strange, soft fog hung around the beach, shrouding most of the buildings nearby from his sight.

"Mr. German!" He heard the high, airy voice of Feli calling his name. He turned his head, only to feel a pair of thin arms wrapping around him as someone collided against him. He let out a grunt, but didn't stumble. Ludwig felt another hand on his arm, he glanced over to see Kiku; who, upon meeting his eyes, dipped his head, his cheeks flushed a light pink. "Come on," Feli exclaimed with a grin, his hand wrapping around Ludwig's wrist.

"Why? Where are we going?" Ludwig asked, his eyebrows furrowing as he allowed himself to be pulled down the beach towards the water. The German felt Kiku's hand tightening on his shirt, the smaller male standing very close to his side. Without thinking about it, Ludwig put his arm around him.

"It's a surprise!" Feli said, his voice a purr as he winked. Ludwig raised his eyebrows; which caused Feli to let out a soft laugh. When they had reached the waterline, Feli dropped Ludwig's wrist and grabbed Kiku's hand. Feli ran into the water, pulling Kiku with him.

"Feli!" Kiku exclaimed, a blush coloring his cheeks. The Asian stumbled forward slightly, only to have Feli's fingers slip between his. His dark eyes flickered to their joined hands. Suddenly, he leaned forward and pressed his lips against Feli's.

Ludwig parted his lips, wanting to voice some sort of discomfort with the current situation; yet, instead he closed his mouth and said absolutely nothing. Kiku wrapped his arms tightly around Feli's neck as he pressed his body against the other male's. Feli's hands slid down to the small of Kiku's back as he tipped his head, clearly deepening the kiss.

Ludwig let out a cough awkwardly, trying to avert his eyes from the display. Although, he couldn't ignore how strange the situation made him feel. Nor could he ignore how exceptionally warm his whole body felt. When he heard a soft moan, his attention was forced back to Feli and Kiku. The small Asian man's head was pressed against the crook of Feli's neck. Ludwig lifted his hand and coughed loudly.

"Oh!" Feli exclaimed, pulling away slightly from Kiku, "Sorry for leaving you out, Luddy! Come here," he said with a purr as he held out one of his hands.

"Uh, Well, I don't know if I should, Feliciano," Ludwig stated; however, his body betrayed him as he took a step forward.

Kiku moved away from Feli as he walked towards Ludwig, he reached forward, his hand gingerly clutching Ludwig's shirt as he pulled him into the water. "Please don't argue," Kiku murmured softly. He placed his hands on the taller man's chest.

"Are you two sure that-" Ludwig stopped midsentence upon feeling Feli behind him, the smaller male's cheek pressed between his shoulder blades.

"You're funny, Luddy," Feli said with a soft, seductive laugh. His hands slipped under Ludwig's shirt as they slid to his stomach. Kiku leaned forward and pressed his lips against Ludwig's neck.

Ludwig suddenly jolted upright in bed. He ran a hand through his blond hair, his heart beating in his chest, his body feeling far too hot. "Schiβe," he grumbled. He glanced over to his clock, it was past noon.

Even when he had been a teenager, he had never overslept. He was now totally convinced that he was turning into Gilbert.

Ludwig stretched, realizing that he must have fallen asleep in his clothes. He let out a groan, frustrated at not only his inability to stop his mind from tainting his perspective of Kiku and Feli but also at his growing state of arousal.

He heard a tiny 'ping' against his window. He frowned as he out of bed and walked over to the large window and door that led out to the balcony. He pulled the curtain back, he heard another soft sound as a tiny pebble hit the window. He frowned as he opened the door and stepped outside.

"Hey, Mr. German!" Feli called from down below as he jumped up and down waving.

"I apologize, Ludwig-San, I told him not to throw anything," Kiku called. Ludwig admired how the Asian man managed to always keep his voice at the perfect pitch; even when he yelled it was never too loud and always had a soft, melodic quality.

"What are you to doing?" Ludwig asked, a crease forming between his brows.

"Waiting for you, silly," Feli remarked with a grin that almost seemed saucy.

"Oh, yes," Ludwig muttered, more to himself than either of them.

"I'm sorry, I told him that we should call up or go to the door but he insisted on…. Well, throwing stones," Kiku explained, his lips spreading into an awkward smile that held hints of an empathetic understanding.

Ludwig turned and walked back inside, closing the door. The last thing he heard was Feli's call, "Wait! Are you coming down?"

Ludwig first quickly changed his clothes, slicked his blond hair back, and, then, headed out of his room to the ground floor. He walked out to the back of the resort, and onto the stone patio that rested around the pool.

"Hey!" Feli called, only to run towards Ludwig and tackle him in a hug. Ludwig quickly pried the smaller man off before Feli could even get a proper hold on him.

"If you could just refrain from touching me, I would appreciate it," Ludwig remarked with a scowl.

Feli stuck out his lower lip and pouted, "Aw. Well, you seem moody today," he teased as he gently poked Ludwig's side.

Ludwig shot him a look; one that quickly made Feli back up and grab Kiku's arm, pulling the Asian in front of him. "I have a shield," Feli laughed with a grin, his chin resting on Kiku's shoulder.

"U-um, Feli-san, please release me!" Kiku squeaked out, his face flushed red.

Ludwig sighed as he grabbed Feli's hands and pulled him away from Kiku. "Kid, you have got to learn personal space," Ludwig grumbled as he released Feli.

"I'm hardly a kid!" Feli exclaimed, planting his hands on his hips. The display caused Ludwig's lip to twitch as he fought off a smile. Feli tried to seem angry but his efforts were pointless as he just broke down laughing.

"So, what are we supposed to be doing today, exactly?" Ludwig asked, still fighting off the urge to smile.

"Kiku and I were talking about going to the aquarium," Feli replied.

"Okay, lead the way," Ludwig remarked, extending his arm. Feli let out a laugh as he walked forward, a spring in his step that almost made it look like he was skipping. Ludwig slowed his pace a little, lamost reaching over to touch Kiku's arm or something, luckily he stopped himself. "Sorry about him constantly bothering you," Ludwig remarked with a frown.

"Oh, it's fine," Kiku replied with a smile, "It's not like he's your responsibility; he is his own person after all."

Feli turned around so that he was walking backwards, "I can hear you guys, you know!" he chirped.

"Good, then maybe it'll teach you what space is," Ludwig remarked.

"Whatever you say, Luddy, I know you think my antics are cute," Feli purred with a wink, before turning back around.

"W-what did you just say!?" Ludwig growled out.

"Hm? Nothing," Feli replied with a smile, looking over his shoulder at them.

Ludwig glanced towards Kiku. "He doesn't mean anything by it, he's just, well, flirty," Kiku quietly explained, hoping it was quiet enough that only Ludwig heard.

Ludwig just grimaced as the bubbly Italian led them to the small aquarium. It had a pale, worn blue colored roof, and sun bleached yellowy walls. The aquarium seemed very small and local; not to mention that it seemed to be part of the resort.

Upon entering it, the building had a dry, arid feel. It wasn't at all like any aquarium Kiku had been to before. Archways led outside, letting the warm air and natural light in. The building was largely unpainted and concrete; yet, it still felt very open and relaxed. Kiku recalled when he went to an aquarium when he was little, it had been a dark, heavily air-conditioned place. Nothing like where he was now.

"Oh! Look!" Feli squealed with joy, pointing, "They have touch tanks!" and with that, the over-eager man had ran over to said tanks.

"Can I ask you something sort of blunt?" Ludwig asked, looking at Kiku, the petit Asian nodded so he continued, "Feliciano's gay, isn't he?"

"Well, yes, sort of, I'm not sure, I think he's bisexual," Kiku replied, "Why?" He wondered if Ludwig's interest stemmed from a romantic interest in Feli or if he was simply uncomfortable with Feli's sexuality.

Ludwig shrugged, "I'm wondering how serious to take his flirting."

"Oh, don't worry, it isn't exclusive to you," Kiku explained, he gestured to where Feli was now talking to a pretty girl, who appeared to work at the Aquarium. "He seems to do it to everyone," he clarified.

Ludwig grunted slightly, "He's been flirting with you then?"

"O-oh, well," Kiku stammered out, his face flushing red, "I suppose but I-"

Ludwig slightly raised his hand, "Relax, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."

Kiku nodded a little before staring forward with a blank expression. Ludwig realized that Kiku and he hadn't even talked about themselves, just Feliciano; which was weird. He let out a grunt.

"So, why do you use Japanese honorifics in English?" Ludwig asked, trying to dissipate the tense atmosphere.

"Oh, normally I don't," Kiku replied, "I started when I met Alfred-San, he told me that I should. I guess he that they were cool," he admitted with a sheepish grin. "I've only ever used them with him though… Well, until you and Feli. Wait, do you want me to stop? I'm sorry, I will if it's annoying."

"No, it's fine," Ludwig replied, being careful not to admit that he liked it.

"Oh, okay," Kiku replied with a sigh before looking away. It was silent for a few moments. Kiku's thoughts drifted to the conversation Ludwig and he had had about Feli. "What about you, Ludwig-san?" Kiku blurted out suddenly, only to hastily look away, "Oh, excuse me, I'm sorry, never mind. Act like I didn't say that."

Ludwig raised his eyebrow, "What about me?"

"N-nothing!" Kiku squeaked out, clasping his hands together. Ludwig noticed that the other man was rather attractive when he was flustered. He let out a huff, he was not some hormonal teenager on spring break for God's sake. He was a grown man who shouldn't be acting like a child; yet, Kiku and Feli had both seemed to regress him to such a level.

"Hey!" Feli called, waving them over. Kiku hastily used that as an excuse to escape the awkward atmosphere. "Look, they have stingrays that you can touch."

"Cool," Kiku softly noted as he leaned over the side of the shallow pool.

"The lady who works here, her name's Mary, by the way, said that we might be able to feed them! Isn't that awesome?" Feli gushed.

"S-sure?" Kiku offered nervously, Ludwig just grunted a little. Feli rolled his eyes as he walked behind Kiku and put his hand over the smaller male's. Kiku let out a squeak in protest as Feli placed his hand in the water. Within seconds, a large stingray had glided over, its soft skin rubbing along Kiku's palm.

"See? It's not so bad," Feli laughed, releasing Kiku as he resumed his position to the left of him.

Kiku nodded a little, pulling his hand out of the water. Suddenly, a stingray swam over and slammed its fin against the side of the pool, splashing water against Kiku. The small man let out a squeak as he stumbled back, only to be steadied by a large hand on the small of his back. Ludwig pulled his hand away from Kiku without meeting his eye.

"That means they want attention," Feli remarked with a grin as he leaned against the side of the concrete pool, "Come here, Luddy!" He laughed, latching onto Ludwig's arm and pulling him up to the edge of the pool.

"I can see them, do I have to touch them?" Ludwig asked. Feli nodded with a wide smile. Ludwig sighed and placed his hand in the water, a stingray swam over, sliding underneath his hand. "They're surprisingly soft," Ludwig noted, removing his hand.

"Aren't they? I like them," Feli cooed.

Then, all too quickly, Mary was back. She was a young woman, probably in her early twenties, with blonde hair that Kiku doubted was natural. "Hello," She said in a sing-song, sickeningly sweet voice. She placed a pail on the edge of the pool, Kiku discreetly peered inside to see a bunch of little dead fish.

"Hi," Feli replied, equally cheerful.

"So, you guys can feed them if you want," Mary remarked with a smile, revealing her beautiful, perfectly straight, very white teeth.

Kiku hastily shook his head, but Feli piped up, "I want to!"

Mary returned his grin with a smile, "Okay, so take a fish in your hand," She instructed, picking up one of the little dead fish.

"That's disgusting," Ludwig grumbled softly, causing Kiku to smile.

"Hold it in your fist so that most of it is out of your hand," She remarked, "oh, like this," she murmured, carefully fixing Feli's hand, "and tuck your thumb under your fingers or one of the stingrays might nibble on it," She let out a soft giggle, "There! Perfect~"

"She's like a cradle robber, Feliciano is way too young for her," Ludwig muttered, finding himself becoming more annoyed with the situation.

Kiku nodded, "I agree."

Feli placed his hand, with the dead fish in it, in the water. Only to laugh when a stingray ate the food right out of his hand. At this point, almost everyone in the aquarium had meandered over to see what was going on. "Thanks for letting me feed them," Feli remarked with a smile.

"Oh, sure, any time! Anyone else want to try?" she asked sweetly, looking at the crowd.

Feli rejoined Ludwig and Kiku, who had moved awkwardly to the furthest edge of the crowd. "Hey," he called with a grin, "you guys should have tried."

Kiku and Ludwig exchanged a look before Kiku remarked, "I'm quite fine not doing that, Feli-san."

Feli rolled his eyes, "Whatever you say."

The trio then went to look at the rest of the aquarium. From venomous lionfish to the beautiful and elegant queen angelfish, the aquarium held all sorts of creatures. Feli kept up his ever cheerful chatter as they walked from tank to tank.

Since the building was quite small, within thirty minutes they had walked through the entire thing. "I'm hungry," Feli muttered.

"Oh, do you want to go get something to eat?" Kiku asked.

"Yeah," Feli remarked with a sheepish grin.

"There's a restaurant close to here, near the resort," Ludwig noted.

"That'll work," Kiku said with a small laugh.

"I hope they have pasta," Feli mumbled, smiling to himself in a cute, innocent way as the three left the aquarium.

"Hm?" Kiku murmured.

"Oh, well I really like pasta," Feli remarked, "My grandfather always makes it in the restaurant so I eat a lot of it but… now that I'm so far from home it's the one thing that makes me think of it. Is that weird?"

"No, I understand," Kiku replied with a smile.

"I like being away from home too though," Feli added, his smile widening, "It's refreshing and adventurous."

Ludwig grunted slightly, "I hate adventure."

"Aw, Luddy, quit being a stick in the mud!" Feli teased, lightly punching Ludwig's arm. The gesture earned him a scowl from the larger man.

Kiku couldn't help but grin upon watching the exchange; although, just as quickly, he managed to bring his expression back to one of neutrality. "Kiku, you have a pretty smile," Feli noted.

"W-what?" Kiku stammered.

"It's true, doesn't he have a pretty smile, Luddy?" Feli remarked, his orange colored eyes flickering toward the tall German.

"Do I have to answer?" Ludwig asked, slightly raising his eyebrow.

"Yes!" Feli exclaimed, quite exasperated.

Ludwig glanced towards Kiku expectantly. "W-what? I can't smile on command," He sputtered.

"Aw, please Kiku," Feli murmured sweetly, sticking his lip out in a very dramatic pout.

Kiku couldn't help but smile at his ridiculousness. "You do have a nice smile," Ludwig noted, a comment that caused a deep red blush to color Kiku's cheeks.

Kiku, who was now quite flustered, managed out a barely audible "T-thanks."

Feli went back to his mindless chatter about all sort of things; ranging from how cool the lizards that inhabited the island were to how hungry he was. Within a few moments they had reached a small stand that appeared to be selling sandwiches. Although Feli was disappointed at the lack of pasta, he was starving. So, all in all, the stand was a blessing indeed.

Soon the three of them were sitting in cheap multicolored plastic chairs around an equally tacky table.

"Thanks again," Feli murmured with a smile before taking a bite out of his sandwich; he paused to swallow and then continued, "Really, it means a lot that you were willing to come with me. It's really lonely all by yourself."

"Oh, it really is no problem," Kiku hastily replied, "Alfred-san is fine on his own. He actually had some plan to stalk out the dock in search of Captain Kirkland so…"

"Don't worry about it, Feliciano," Ludwig remarked, "As I mentioned previously, I am traveling alone too."

"You mentioned before, Ludwig-san, that your brother made you travel," Kiku paused for a moment before continuing, "Why didn't he come with you?"

"I don't know," Ludwig replied, leaning back in his chair, "I'm sure he made some harebrained plan about why I had to be here alone."

"Let's call him and ask!" Feli exclaimed happily.

Ludwig furrowed his eyebrows, "Are you being serious?"

"Yes! Totally!" Feli replied eagerly.

"No. There is no way in hell I'm going to let you call my brother," Ludwig remarked gruffly.

"Whhhhy?" Feli drawled throwing himself down over the table dramatically. "What if I start crying?"

"Then I'll get up and walk away," Ludwig stated bluntly.

"Pleeeaaaase, Luddy?" Feli begged.

"Fine," Ludwig grunted, pulling out his phone and dialing his brother's number.

"Hey, West! What's going on?" Gilbert's loud, obnoxious voice coming from the tiny speaker.

Feli and Kiku exchanged a look, from the little they had overheard, Ludwig's brother was speaking German.

"Can you act normal for five minutes?" Ludwig asked in German.

"Sure, why?"

"I'm with two people who apparently want to talk to you," Ludwig murmured hesitantly, "And I really need you to not say anything weird."

"West, I'm never weird," Gilbert replied with an obnoxious laugh, "What do these two people want? Wait! Oh, shit, is it the hot American kids! Fuck yes, pass the phone over!"

Ludwig grimaced, Feli staring at him expectantly, "Don't say anything bad. Anything. Oh, and you have to speak in English."

"Why?" Gilbert whined dramatically.

"Because, they don't speak German," Ludwig grumbled. "Okay, you're on speaker," he remarked, switching over to English.

"Hello, I'm Feliciano, but call me Feli," Feli exclaimed, "I'm sure you don't know who I am, but I'm trying to figure out how Luddy ended up here all alone. Why didn't you come with him?"

"Hey, I'm Gilbert. And, uh… Because he needs to live a little, and if I were there he'd just bitch at me the whole time," Gil explained with a heavy German accent, "Plus I want him to get involved in a hot threesome," he muttered in German. Ludwig glared at the phone; clueing Kiku in that whatever Gilbert said in German made Ludwig become uncomfortable.

"That isn't really a real reason," Kiku murmured softly with a frown, "Oh, sorry," he added weakly.

"It's no problem, kiddo, I have tons of other reasons," Gilbert remarked, "Like West would've hated having me there. And because I'm too lazy to leave Germany. So, I know Feli, which one are you?"

"My name is Kiku Honda if that's what you're asking," Kiku replied.

"Yup, okay, well is that all?" Gilbert asked.

"Yup," Feli replied.

"'Kay, be nice to West," Gilbert said, only then to switch back to German, "West, you should kidnap them and bring them to Germany! Wouldn't that be fun?" He asked with a sickeningly sweet tone.

"No," Ludwig remarked gruffly as he hung up. He turned towards Kiku and Feli, "And that's my brother."

"I think he seems interesting," Feli replied with a grin, "Not as interesting as you, of course, Luddy!"

"Yes, perfectly pleasant, I'm sure," Kiku agreed only to look at Ludwig with a quizzical expression. Ludwig sighed, hoping that Kiku hadn't managed to figure out what his brother had been saying based solely on his facial expressions. Ludwig normally had a great poker face. Normally, he had a stable uneventful life. Normally, he didn't have weird dreams about two men. But, Gilbert seemed to be able to screw up his whole life without even being there.

Look! I updated when I said I would :D The next update will probably be in two or three weeks though, so you'll have to wait awhile ^^;

I hope that you've enjoyed reading thus far! (If so, review and let me know; feedback makes me a better author XD)