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The cafeteria was loud enough to give him a headache. Trays clattering against tables, classmates laughing too hard, and the pandemonium of Franics and Arthur arguing once again over something small and unreasonable. Feliciano didn't mind, the noise made it easier for him to disappear into the background.. or at least he pretended to. Gilbert carried the entire conversation by himself while Feliciano blankly stared at him.
He was halfway through ranting about Rodrich. “God, Rodrich is so damn irritating! Always all up in my business. Like, not my fault he can't even beat me in like anything!” Gilbert laughed, almost spilling his drink. Feliciano nodded, lifting his shitty school pizza and taking a bite, not being able to relate to Gilbert's bickering having been practically raised with Roderich and Elizaveta. No matter what the time of day is, whether it's 7 am in the morning or just passing time between classes, Gilbert's haphazard stories always fill in the empty spaces around him.
It's odd how Feliciano and his best friend are actually friends considering their lack of similarity. Feliciano, usually a loud and joyous person when around the right people, isn't very talkative when it comes to socialization at his school. Gilbert on the other hand, he's known for his loud and bold personality, constantly calling others ‘Brohaus’ and horsing around.
Days are usually like this with the two boys. Gilbert venting and ranting to Feli about god knows what and Feliciano occasionally commenting on what he has to say. Feliciano was a well-known person but not popular unlike Gilbert and his brother Ludwig whom Feliciano only knows about through Gilbert and him being very well liked by others.
Feliciano was about to make another small comment to Gilbert but he got cut off by the bell and the students started packing up their belongings and heading out of the cafeteria into the crowded corridors. Feliciano stood up to throw out the remainder of his half-eaten pizza.
”Gilbert? Did you do the homework in math? It's confusing me and I have it next period!” Feliciano's eyebrows slanted, begging his companion for help.
Gilbert laughed once more slightly offended, “You really think I, the awesome person I am, would do some silly math work?”
Felicano sighed, why did he even bother? he should know this by now to never ask Gilbert for help on work. He just groaned and shoved the now crumpled up math worksheet into his pants pocket, nudging his head to the right hinting to Gilbert saying to follow him to their classes.
Gilbert obeys and he immediately grins and ditches him when he sees someone he knows very well. “Hey West! come here!” Feliciano snapped out of his thoughts and looked up to find Gilbert talking to the infamous Ludwig. Eh.. nothing really of his interest so he just silently stands around by him till he's finished chatting with his beloved brother.
Feliciano gained more and more impatient while Gilbert was too busy talking his mouth off with Ludwig who looked to care just as much as he did.. not at all.
Feliciano finally gained enough courage to speak directly to Gilbert to end his endless commotion.”Gil, hurry before I'm late to class again because of you!” He winced slightly at the raised volume of his voice and his rare rudeness that he wasn't trying to make but Gilbert listened to him and shooed Ludwig off, laughing out something that probably isn't even all that funny.
Gilbert’s laugh slowly died down as he once more began walking in step with Feliciano. “What were you two talking about?” Feliciano said, smiling sweetly while talking in his Italian accent.
”Oh just me telling awesome jokes and his stupid band concert thing that I don't want to go to.” Gilbert rolled his eyes at the mention of his brother's band. Feliciano thought a second before speaking.
“He's in a band? really?” Feliciano was genuinely surprised. He would never even think for a second that Ludwig was in a band. “Who’s in it?”
Gilbert shrugged. “I think Alfred and someone else but don't ask me cause I have no clue.” He hesitated and took out his phone and started frantically opening and closing apps muttering ‘what app was it again?’. He finally found what he was looking for and held up the phone in Feliciano's face, plugging in his dismembered earphones into his phone's port and handed an earbud to Feliciano.
”Here! This is their band. West makes me come to every single concert he has and it's sooo boring.” he sighed dramatically while Feliciano inserted the earbud in his ear and listened and stared intently at the decent quality video of the so called band he had.
The emotion, the soul, everything made Feliciano really question everything about him. He pondered what it's like to actually hang out with Ludwig one on one. examining his every detail just out of curiosity, it made Feliciano mesmerized by the band's stage presence. The loud music and additional fry screaming actually made Feliciano open his mouth slightly in awe.
”H-..How does he yell like that?!” Feliciano's confusion made Gilbert chuckle, yank the earbuds out of Feliciano's ear and shove his cracked screened phone into the pocket of his jeans that definitely does not go with their uniform but he never really cared.
“Actually,” Gilbert thought for a second, “Wanna come with me tonight? It's usually boring all by myself cause I've already heard him perform like a billion times.” Feliciano blinked a few times before responding hesitantly. “Tonight? And with that type of music I don't think I would like it.”
”It’s just one concert, Gilbert said.
”You said that about that stupid talent show. And that halloween party last year. And literally every single one of your football games.”
”Yeah, and you had fun at all of them.”
“Sure Gil, whatever you say.”
Gilbert groaned. “Well you coming or not?”
Feliciano pretended to think for a second but in reality, he would do anything for his best friend and reluctantly accepted, following along with a sigh and a smile. “Fine, I'll come with you Gil.”
Gilbert grinned and laughed loudly. “HAHAHA I knew you couldn’t turn down the awesome me! They’re playing at Heta park tonight at 8 pm, you better be there brohaus!”
Feliciano grinned along with him as the warning bell to get to class rang. “Alright Feli I guess we should get going then, I don't want another detention.. They must love me or something cause I swear I'm always in there. But, who doesn't love me!” Feliciano chuckled softly at Gilbert's massive ego and nodded.
”Youre right I guess I'll see you after next period, bye Gil!” He grinned before heading towards his next period class, gripping his notebooks and folders while the sound of students echoed throughout the halls.
The video of Ludwig's band and the park's name echoed faintly in his. He told himself he was just going for Gilbert's sake, he knew he hated going alone to those types of events. Replaying the scratchy audio of Ludwig's vocals and the guitar from Gilbert's phone, he wondered what it would sound like live, and couldn’t bear waiting for tonight.