Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia

Summary: Ludwig and Feliciano are best friends. After an incident, Feliciano promised himself to protect Ludwig, no matter what. But what will happen when he takes his protection too far?

Warnings: Insanity, implied deaths, violence, Italy being OOC

I had this idea for a while and decided to write it. It also seems fitting since Halloween is coming up. I must warn you that this story is dark and Italy will be OOC.

This is AU. Ludwig and Feliciano are teenagers in this story (they are both seventeen years old in this).

"What are we doing here, Feliciano?" Ludwig asked his friend, rather irritated. The dump is not a place he wanted to visit. He wondered why his friend thought it was a good idea to go here.

Feliciano turned to him, a smile present on his face. "Sometimes I take a short cut through here when I'm going home. That way, I can get home real quick." he explained to him, then he looked away. "My brother and I have often gone here, so I am really familiar with this place."

The two friends walked, the brunette boy humming to himself. Ludwig listened to the other boy's hums while he looked around. While they are here, he could at least take a look around. There are many kind of objects everywhere and there are big piles of several things. It was no surprise, this was just a normal dump. There is nothing unusual about it.

"Ludwig."

"Yes, Feliciano?" Ludwig glanced at the smaller boy. Feliciano looked up at him. "We are friends, right?" he asked him. Ludwig was confused by this but answered the question.

"Of course we are."

"Are we best friends?"

"Sure. Why do you ask?"

Ludwig was very certain that Feliciano already knew the answers. But perhaps he became unsure about their friendship. After all, they are very different people. It was a surprise that they even became friends in the first place.

The brunette boy smiled. "I just wanted to make sure."

Feliciano stopped abruptly. "What is it?" Ludwig asked him. He noticed that his friend looked afraid. "L-Ludwig..." he stammered, pointing at something. Ludwig looked in the direction his friend was pointing and saw two men, who are in their late thirties. They are close to the exit and they looked very sinister.

"T-they weren't there the other times I went here." Feliciano said nervously. He grabbed Ludwig's sleeve. "Do you think they will try to attack us?" he looked up at his tall friend, fear evident on his face. Although he didn't show it, Ludwig was nervous too. They don't know what those men will do. But he decided to be rational and don't jump into conclusions.

"I don't know. We will have to see. If we just go on without bothering them, I'm sure it will be fine." he tried to assure him. Feliciano nodded, though he was still nervous.

One of the men noticed them and he smirked at them. "Hey look." he shook the other man to get his attention. The other man noticed them too, a sinister grin on his face. "Perhaps they can be our new victims." he whispered to him. Ludwig and Feliciano didn't hear him but they noticed their expressions and got more nervous.

The first man stood up from a box he was sitting on and walked to them. He have messy dark brown hair, a green dirty beanie, stubble and old dirty clothes. He looked like he hadn't had a bath for months. He grinned at them when he got close to them. His grin wasn't friendly looking. It was obvious to see that he have a grim intention.

"Hello. What are you two doing here?" he asked them.

Ludwig stood protectively near Feliciano, who looked nervously at the man. "W-we're going h-home, sir." he tried to explain. Ludwig glared at the man, not saying a word. The man's grin widened. "I see. But before you can do that, you two can do something for us." he said, his tone becoming darker.

"Like what?" Ludwig asked him harshly, his blue eyes narrowed. He can't let his guards down. He know that the two men are up to something.

The man held his hands up, his smile still present on his face. "Easy now, I mean no harm. It's just a little deal and it won't take long. It's simple: give us your wallets and we will leave you alone."

Ludwig continued to glare at him. "Why should we?"

"Because my dear friend and I have no money. And I'm sure that you two would like to help the poor people."

"Maybe but not like this."

Feliciano tugged at his friend's sleeve. "Ludwig, maybe we should. Those men are really scary." he whispered to him. "They might do something to us if we don't give them what they want."

Ludwig looked down at him. "Feliciano, we can't give them our wallets just because they look a little intimidating." he whispered back before he looked at the man. "I'm sorry but we won't give you our wallets."

"Excuse me?" the man's smile disappeared and he raised an eyebrow.

"You heard me right. We refuse to give you and your partner our wallets."

The man scowled at them. "You two have just made a mistake." he said in a threatening tone. He curled his hand into a fist and threw a punch but Ludwig was quick and grabbed the man's fist before the hand even touched his face. He punched the man in the stomach with his free hand, earning a pained groan from the older male, then he pushed him away.

The other man stood up on his feet and ran towards them. "Ludwig, look out!" Feliciano warned him. Ludwig saw the other man and ran to him. They began to fight. Feliciano watched them with worry, hoping his friend will win.

With a quick motion, Ludwig punched the man in the face and managed to knock him out. He panted while he checked on the man. He was laying unconscious on the ground. Ludwig turned to Feliciano. "Looks like we're sa-" before he could say further, the first man played a dirty trick on him. He smacked the young boy in the head with a trashcan lid.

"Ludwig!" Feliciano exclaimed and ran to his friend. "Ludwig, wake up! Please, wake up!" he begged him but it was clear that his friend won't wake up right away. He started to panic as he looked at the man, the one who dared to hurt his friend. He panicked even more when he saw the other man regained his own conscious.

He was terrified. He glanced at his unconscious friend. He didn't want to abandon him but maybe he can lead the two men away from Ludwig. He can only hope.

He turned his heels and ran away. "Get him! Don't let him escape!" the man with the beanie yelled to the other.

"What about the boy?" the other man asked, looking at Ludwig.

"Leave him there. We'll take care of him after we get the other."

Feliciano ran as fast as he could. He stopped and looked around. There must be something in this place that he can use. He was never good at defending himself but now he have to do something to save himself and his friend. He searched frantically after something useful.

He went to the first pile and began digging in it. He will really appreciate it if he can find a weapon. He stopped when he saw something and took it out of the dirt. It was a knife. He stared at the sharp object. He have never tried to use a weapon before but in this situation, he will make an exception.

"Aha! Found you!" Feliciano turned to the two men. They are getting close to him. He looked at them with a serious look on his face.

He was reluctant to do this but he have no other options. He held the knife tightly in his hand and ran towards them, ready to fight them.

Ludwig opened his eyes, groaning a bit. He slowly sat up. "Ow, my head..." he groaned and placed his hand on his head, the place where he was hit. "What happened?" he asked and looked around, seeing he was still in the dump. He recalled that he and Feliciano went in this place and they got attacked by two men. But...where are they? And where is Feliciano?

"Feliciano? Feliciano!" Ludwig called after him. Did the two men take him away while he was unconscious? He hoped that nothing happened to Feliciano. He will never forgive himself if something terrible happened to him. "Feliciano, where are you?" he called after him again, hoping to get some kind of response.

"I'm right here."

The blonde boy looked up to see the other smiling at him. Ludwig's eyes widened when he saw him. While he was relieved to see that his friend is okay and didn't seem to suffer any injuries, there was blood on his clothes. "F-Feliciano...what happened...?"

Feliciano smiled innocently as he got down on his knees in front of Ludwig. "Don't worry, everything is fine. They won't bother us ever again." he told him calmly. The blonde boy stared at him before he gave him one of his rare smiles, relived that they are both safe.

Little did Ludwig know that Feliciano was holding a bloody knife behind his back.