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Feliciano was in constant pain. His jaw hurt, he had an extremely high fever, even though his body was hot he felt like he was freezing, most of the time he didn't even know where he was and the only two people he would let near him were his brother and Ludwig. The doctors had told Roma that there was nothing further they could do for his youngest grandson and that the best thing for Feliciano was to just keep him comfortable till the end.

So one of the guest bedrooms in the manor was converted into a home hospital room so Feliciano had several people watching him in case something happened. Ludwig never left his side and even got permission from the school to finish his classes online while he took care of his mate. Rolf had moved in with Roma when the twins moved to the manor and Ludwig felt like they knew something about Feli's condition but weren't going to share what that was anytime soon.

Lovino wanted to cuss the German out every time he saw him but most of the time he lost his anger when he saw the hollow look in the blonde wolf's once bright blue eyes and seeing how happy his dying brother was anytime Ludwig was near him.

It astounded and pissed him off when his brother would recognize Ludwig just from the wolf standing next to him silently while Lovi had to remind Feliciano that he was still in the room but as long as Feli was happy that was all that mattered.

One night Ludwig was sleeping in the chair next to the bed when Feliciano woke up and got the German's attention

"~Ve Ludwig are you sleeping?" he asked barely above a whisper effectively waking the wolf

"Nein I'm not asleep." He answered tiredly "What do you need Feli?" he asked gently kissing his forehead

"Are the stars out?" Feli wondered "Ja they are und the sky is clear of clouds." Ludwig answered

"Then can we watch them with everyone?" the Italian asked cutely before coughing up more blood so harshly his entire body shook

"Ja let me just see who is awake." Ludwig told him as he got up to wake the others. Ludwig went from door to door telling the sleepy occupants Feliciano's request and everyone but Natalia, Ivan, and Iryna who were all sleeping in the same room and never answered the door.

After everyone was up Ludwig went back upstairs and carried Feliciano wrapped in several blankets and took him outside with the others to watch the stars.

"Wow I never noticed how many stars you could see this far out in the woods!" Alfred said happily as he ran around chasing fireflies

"Alfred you and I always come out here to look at the stars." Mathew reminded his twin

"Yeah but I never really paid attention to the sky. I mostly just listened to you talk about random thins." Alfred replied

"Really you two are acting like children." Arthur told them both as he pulled out a jar to put the Fireflies in. Meanwhile Francis, Gilbert, and Antonio were busy setting up a bonfire in the large fire pit while Lovino screamed at them

"You fucking idiots how hard is it to put wood in a hole in the ground?!"

"Lovi it's not that hard really but just try to have some fun ok?" Antonio told the fuming Italian before he kissed him on the mouth

"Hey you two either get a room or start helping so we can get this party started!" Francis yelled as Gilbert held up a plastic cooler

"The awesome me brought the beer! Und there's enough for everybody to get drunk!" the albino yelled.

While everyone else was acting crazy Kiku and Ludwig sat with Feliciano under the large oak tree in the front of the yard

"So Feliciano what do you think of the sky?" Kiku asked

"It's really pretty! But the sky when Ludwig and I watched the meteor shower was better." Feli answered as he snuggled deeper into his wolf's strong chest before seeing a shooting star

"Hey did you know that if you wish on a shooting star it has to come true?" Feliciano asked happily

"Only children believe that myth." Ludwig stated as Feli just smiled a made a wish on the next star he saw

"Make this night last forever. Make this night last forever. Make this night last forever!" he whispered as he fell asleep again and Kiku got up to help the others start the fire.

As he sat there Ludwig caught sight of another star falling from the velvet backdrop of the sky

"Please don't take him from me. Please don't take him from me. Please don't take him from me." The blonde wished with all his might but knowing deep down he and Feliciano were only together on borrowed time and that the small Italian who had stolen his heart was quickly running out of that time.

Ludwig had all but driven himself mad and looked half dead himself since he never left Feliciano's side and even Lovino was worried for the blonde German's health.

"Hey potato bastard I get that you're worried about my fratello but you really need to leave and got eat something. You being dead isn't going to help him you know." Lovi told him before Ivan and Alfred dragged Ludwig from the room without a fight.

Once out of the room and down stairs at the table Ludwig ate anything placed in front of him, which worried everyone because it was a plate of Arthur's rock solid scones, before showering and returning to his silent post by Feli's bed till Gilbert pulled him back out and threw his brother into his own bedroom

"Sleep on my bed so that you're still near him but you really need to sleep West." He told him as Ludwig just stared at the bed

"But what if Feliciano needs me?" the blonde asked

"Your mate is in good hands. Everyone in the house save for Ivan and his younger sister are all worried about him so we'll take care of him while you rest." The albino wolf told his distraught brother as the other all but collapsed onto the messy bed and fell asleep without complaining that the room wasn't clean.

Over the next few weeks Feliciano would flitter in-between a restless sleep and being awake. When he was awake the only people he wanted to talk to were his brother and Ludwig. Mostly he wanted to talk to his brother but he wanted Ludwig there so he could lean against the wolf's strong chest or have his mate change forms so that he could relax while petting Ludwig's soft golden fur.

If he was trapped in his fitful sleep Lovino and Ludwig took turns staying with him so that if he woke up he wouldn't wake up alone. On one of the rare days that Lovino and Ludwig got along and watched him together Feliciano woke up and watched them silently as they played a game of cards.

When Feli finally decided to speak up his request confused them both

"Ludwig would you read to me?" he asked in a soft voice which only the wolf picked up

"Of course liebe but the only book I have with me is a book of German poems." Ludwig answered as Lovino put down his hand

"That's fine I just want to hear your voice as you read." Feli whispered when the blonde walked over with the book and sat down in the space Feli had made for him.

"Fratello close the door and open the window then come sit on my other side please?" Feli asked as Lovi did as he was told.

Once Lovino was settled Ludwig opened the book and read

"Wie kann ich meine Seele in mir, so dass

nicht berührt deine Seele? Wie kann ich zu erhöhen

es hoch genug, an Ihnen vorbei, um andere Dinge?

Ich möchte beherbergen sie unter Remote

verlorene Gegenstände, in einem dunklen und stillen Ort

das bedeutet nicht mitschwingen, wenn deine Tiefen erklingen.

Doch alles, was uns anrührt, dich und mich,

nimmt uns zusammen wie einer Geige Bogen,

das zieht * ein * Stimme aus zwei getrennten Strings.

Auf welches Instrument sind wir gespannt?

Und was Musiker hält uns in der Hand?

Oh süße Lied."

After he was done both Lovino and Feliciano begged him to read another on even though neither knew what he was saying.

Ludwig only smiled and flipped through the book till he found one he felt fit his and Feli's situation perfectly before beginning to read

"Eines Tages, wenn ich jemals verlieren Sie,

können Sie dann schlafen gehen

ohne mich sanft flüsternd über dir

wie Nachtluft Rühren in der Linde?

Ohne meine Wachen hier und beobachten

und sagen Worte zart wie Augenlider

die kommen, um schwerelos ruhen auf der Brust,

auf Ihren Schlaf Gliedmaßen, auf den Lippen?

Ohne meine berühren Sie und verlassen Sie

Allein mit dem, was dein ist, wie ein Sommergarten

Das ist mit Massen überlaufen

von Melisse und Sternanis?"

When Ludwig was finished he closed the book and noticed that both Italians were asleep and for once Feli's sleep was peaceful so Ludwig smiled, closed his eyes and joined them. But neither he nor Lovino had noticed that Feliciano had stopped breathing.

Ok Don't kill me! I said this wasn't a charater death fic and it's not! It's just not done. All answers will come in the Sequel. The two poems I used were "Love Song" and "Slumber Song" both written by Rainer Maria Rilke. Please review!

Love song

How can I keep my soul in me, so that
it doesn't touch your soul? How can I raise
it high enough, past you, to other things?
I would like to shelter it, among remote
lost objects, in some dark and silent place
that doesn't resonate when your depths resound.
Yet everything that touches us, me and you,
takes us together like a violin's bow,
which draws *one* voice out of two separate strings.
Upon what instrument are we two spanned?
And what musician holds us in his hand?
Oh sweetest song.

And Slumber song

Some day, if I should ever lose you,
will you be able then to go to sleep
without me softly whispering above you
like night air stirring in the linden tree?

Without my waking here and watching
and saying words as tender as eyelids
that come to rest weightlessly upon your breast,
upon your sleeping limbs, upon your lips?

Without my touching you and leaving you
alone with what is yours, like a summer garden
that is overflowing with masses
of melissa and star-anise?