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Hidden Qualities
(Prussia x Reader)

"Kesesese~" That annoying snake-like laughter could be heard from the other side of the school, however you had the pleasure of only being down the hall. The red eyed albino folded his arms behind his head as he laughed along with his two best friends Francis and Antonio. A group of girls surrounded them with love-struck expressions sloppily printed across their makeup caked faces.

With a soft sigh, you shut your locker and readjusted the books in your arms before attempting to slip by the Bad Touch Trio unnoticed. Unfortunately, that did not go as planned.

"Hola chica!" Antonio swiftly found himself at your side. Another's arm wrapped itself around your shoulders.

"Bonjour, belle fille." The Frenchman kissed your cheek much to your dismay. You noticed Gilbert was missing amongst the group causing your brow to furrow. It wasn't that you wanted to see him, it was just strange he was not near the two others. In all honesty, you hated that stupid German speaking devil with a fiery passion. He enjoyed to pick on you much too often. Not bully, but just tease you which often lead you to be an enemy in the eyes if the trio's fan base.

Before you could pull away from the Spaniard and Frenchman, two strong, pale arms, comfortably found themselves around your waist while a head rested in your hair. Dread coursed through your body before that German accent spoke up at the loud volume it was acquainted with.

"Hallo frau," he laughed before whispering into your ear. "Did you miss me?" He blew a bit of air into your ear causing an unpleasant shiver to rack through your body. You roughly placed your hand onto the side of his face and pushed him away with all the strength you could muster causing him to fall into the arms of his friends. A large smirk crawled across his face as another obnoxious laugh escaped his mouth. You could feel the numerous glares burning into you for dissing their idol, but that didn't matter.

"She's feisty! I like zhat." Gilbert grinned standing on his own.

"Why can't you ever leave me alone, Gilbert? I'm sure anyone else would love to be bothered by you." You groaned attempting to slip away. Gilbert only seized your wrist and pulled you into his chest with another loud laugh. If the scowl on your face could deepen, it would have.

"It's because zhe awesome me likes you, frau!" He pulled you tighter before abruptly squeezing a butt cheek. With a brief gasp, you wrenched yourself from his arms and slapped him across the face.

"You are nothing but a filthy pervert, Gilbert Beilschmidt! I thought Francis was bad, but you may have just topped the chart," You screamed ignoring the heartbroken expression from Francis while Antonio only stared in shock. "All you care about is yourself and how 'awesome' you are, but let me shed some light on your situation. You are the most unawesome asshole to ever walk the Earth."

Gilbert watched as you marched away while angrily tightening the grip on the books. He gingerly stroked the harmed area on his cheek with a deep sigh.

"There are others out there amigo. How about we all go out tonight and find you another chica bonita?" He grinned playfully nudging Gilbert.

"I'm actually busy tonight," Gilbert muttered feeling slightly ashamed. "Maybe next time."

"You say zhat every time, mon ami. Are you 'iding somezhing?” Francis inquired in a deprecating tone while inspecting Gilbert at a rather close proximity. Gilbert just pushed Francis into Antonio as he unleashed his boisterous laughter once more. The two only glanced towards each other, shrugged and departed on their own separate ways.

"Stupid Gilbert-" You mumbled as you shuffled from the school and towards your home. Although you wouldn't admit to it, guilt had begun to consume you. Not only had you physically harmed him, but you berated him verbally and it didn't feel right, but if you apologized, his ego would inflate to ridiculous proportions.

It wasn't long before you arrived to the front of your home where your mother was rushing out of the door until she caught sight of you and grinned.

"Oh good! I need you to do something for me." She sounded relieved. You only hummed slightly in acknowledgement.

"I was supposed to pick up and watch the Vargas twins, but I have an appointment in a few minutes so do you mind picking them up for me?" Your mother had a sheepish smile as well as an apologetic expression.

"Can't Antonio just pick them up?" You knew he was probably busy with Francis and Gilbert, but those two little boys were quite a handful. She just rolled her eyes and pecked your forehead before waving goodbye and leaving.

It only took about ten minutes to reach the Preschool where the children were impatiently awaiting their parents and guardians. You immediately noticed the two Italian brothers in the crowd. Lovino was repeatedly smacking Feliciano with an angry scowl.

"Fratello stupido!" He exclaimed while hitting the cowering boy.

"Mi dispiace, Lovi! Mi dispiace!" Feliciano cried.

"Don't-a call me that-a!" Lovino began hitting him harder and more rapidly before you picked up the sobbing Italian and tugged on Lovino's curl to discipline him. His face flushed red and he released a high pitched squeal.

”Chigi!”

"Ciao Bella!" Feliciano nuzzled into your shoulder with his usual happy grin returning to his features. Lovino stood with another scowl placed on his face. He curled his small hands into fists and began to pound them against your leg. You chuckled before lifting him up as well and kissed his cheek causing his face to blossom into another scarlet shade.

"What-a did you do-a that for?" He screeched struggling in your grip. You chose your words carefully knowing that using words such as 'cute' or 'adorable' could set him off again.

"You just looked so handsome. I couldn't resist your charms." You feigned a dreamy tone. Lovino ceased his struggling as his eyes widened. It only took a few moments before his face twisted into a victorious expression and a loud laugh escaped him.

"Ha! Take-a that, fratello! The bella ragazza likes me-a more than you!" Lovino roared. Feliciano grinned.

"Ve~ Good-a job, Lovi!"

"Idiota! You're supposed to be-a jealous of-a me! And don't-a call me that-a!" Lovino angrily flailed his arms and tried to harm his brother again. Feliciano let out a screech and snuggled against you, hiding his face in your hair. You placed both brothers on the ground again and simultaneously yanked on their curls earning matching squeals and red faces. You seized one of each of their tiny hands and began to lead them away from the now empty school until Feliciano pulled back on your hand.

"Ve~ Wait, bella. Ludwig is all by himself!" You turned to glance at a young boy with slicked back blonde hair and bright blue eyes which were now watering at the brim was sitting, almost hidden, by a bush. Your heart broke at the sight of the lonely boy.

"Who-a cares? He's-a just a stupido potato eater." Lovino rolled his eyes before screeching from another tug on his curl. With your hands still entwined with the twins', you approached the boy and crouched in front of him.

"Hello." You greeted softly as to not startle him. He dragged his gaze from the ground to your face when his cheeks grew a faint pink and he rubbed his red, puffy eyes.

"H-hallo." He quietly replied with a sniffle.

"I'm _________. What's your name?" You smiled trying to calm him down.

"Ludwig." He murmured dropping his gaze back to the ground.

"Why-a were you-a crying, Luddy?" Feliciano inquired sitting beside the small German child. His eyes immediately began to water again.

"B-big brother for-forgot m-me." He sobbed draping an arm across his eyes so you wouldn't see him, or so he thought. Just seeing the tears on his face made you want to cry yourself, but that would probably only make the situation worse.

"I'm sure he didn't forget you. He's probably just running late," You flashed a wide smile and rubbed his back soothingly before standing up and holding out a hand. "Come on. You'll get dirty down there."

Ludwig glanced towards Feliciano who only grinned as he stood as well. He hesitantly took your hand and followed the three to a wooden bench. You sat between the two brothers and pulled the sniffling German onto your lap where he rested his head on your chest and gripped the end of your shirt. Lovino angrily smacked his hand from gripping your shirt earning a slight pout. You shot Lovino a glare which caused him to cross his arms and pout himself.

Feliciano carelessly babbled on about his day with a spirit lifting happy expression the entire time. Lovino eventually rested his head against your arm and fell asleep. Ludwig quietly lay against your torso and just intently gazed at Feliciano as he kept speaking.

Only a few minutes had passed when a black car abruptly pulled up to the front of the school and a man hastily raced from the driver side. He seemed to be desperately searching for something. You could only guess this was Ludwig's older brother.

You lifted Lovino into one arm and held Ludwig's hand with the other. Feliciano simply skipped by your side. The man's back was towards you as you approached him. His skin was pale and his hair was white. It looked exactly liked Gilbert's, but he didn't have a brother - did he?

"Excuse me, but is he what you're looking for?" You spoke gazing down towards the now smiling German boy. The man spun around with an expression of panic until he caught sight of Ludwig. Your jaw almost hit the ground. It was Gilbert.

He snatched Ludwig up and spun him around with a relieved expression. He was rapidly speaking in German before taking a deep breath and hugging the child to his chest and squeezing his eyes shut.

"I am so sorry, Ludwig. I promise zhis vill never happen again," His voice was softer than usual and had a hint if kindness in it which you had never heard before. You could feel yourself twitch several times before catching yourself and recomposing.

"Oh, und zhank you so much-" Gilbert's voice halted swiftly upon realizing who you were. "__-_______?"

"Uh - Hey," You awkwardly waved. "I'll just be - er - going..."

"Wait!" Ludwig cried before his face flushed from his outburst. He shyly turned to whisper into Gilbert's ear as his face turned red as well.

"Do you und your brother vant to come over to our house, Feli," Gilbert inquired before meeting your suspicious expression. "A-and you can c-come too, _______. B-but only if you vant to!"

Did he just stutter?

Did Gilbert Beilschmidt just stutter?

"Ve~ Of course!" Feliciano replied turning towards you. There was absolutely no way you would ever want to go to Gilbert's house, but you didn't really trust him alone with three children. You swallowed all the pride you had as dread coursed through you at rapid speeds before mustering out a small word.

"Sure."

The car ride was silent excluding Feliciano's humming and Lovino's soft snoring. Gilbert often stole quite a few glances at you causing you to immediately turn the other way and avoid any awkward eye contact.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Gilbert pulled up to his house. It was nothing special, but held a certain warmth to it. All of you, excluding Lovino who was carried, walked into the home. Something seemed so wrong. Why was Gilbert so silent now? It seemed so out of character for him.

The house was absolutely spotless, much to your surprise. Gilbert led you to his living room and sat down on his couch as you followed suit with Lovino in your arms. Feliciano and Ludwig were sprawled out on the floor coloring. It was quiet for a bit until your gut was basically screaming at you to apologize.

"H-hey Gil," You spoke up catching Gilbert's immediate attention. "I'm sorry about - uh- earlier. I may have overreacted and-"

"Nein. I vas being inappropriate. I shouldn't treat a frau like zhat," Your jaw almost hit the ground for what felt like the hundredth time that day. "M-mein awesomeness got zhe best of me..." There it was, but wait. It sounded so - insincere.

"I didn't know you had a brother." You changed the subject and eyed him as you spoke. He chuckled a bit.

"No v-one does. I don't really tell anyvone." Gilbert threw out a half-hearted grin with a soft sigh. This was not someone you had met before.

"But - why? You seem like you care about him a lot."

"All zhose people don't care about mein personal life. I don't even hang out vith zhem outside of school since I spend all mein extra time vith Ludwig. He's all I've ever truly had und I guess I'm all he has, but he seemed to varm up to you pretty quickly. He's not v-one to do zhat," There was a growing soft spot for Gilbert and Ludwig in your heart the more he spoke. "E-eh - But I guess since we are bruders, I must've rubbed off on him. Zhat's vhy he's good vith zhe ladies." Another nervous laugh.

"Why do you do that?" You shook your head as you absentmindedly fiddled with Lovino's hair.

"Hm? Do vhat?" Gilbert's brow furrowed.

"You open up about yourself for a moment, but then close back up and just brag about yourself." Gilbert's face flushed. His cheeks almost matched the color of his eyes.

"A-ah - well," He stuttered before a large intake of air.

"No lying either." You warned. Gilbert shot you a wary expression before he emitted a deep sigh.

"Growing up, no v-one accepted me for, vell, me - und I vas - lonely. Vhen I started bragging und pretending to be zhis confident guy, it made everyvone around me zhink zhat I vas absolutely perfect, but I vas just still zhis lonely, self-conscious person. I guess in a vay, I-I still am, but I still act zhis vay for Ludwig. He needs a strong role-model."

That was it. No follow up remark. No loud, obnoxious laugh. Just - Gilbert, and he seemed to be growing a bit embarrassed under your scrutiny.

"Well I like this side of you better." You whispered loud enough for only him to hear. He laughed his usual laugh, but rather than annoying, it seemed sort of nice. It wasn't an incredulous volume or forced; it was natural and still held a bit of the Gilbert you knew.

"Kesesese~ You'd be zhe first, _______." There was a pleasant pang that echoed through your chest as your name smoothly fell from his mouth. Did you - like - Gilbert? Your cheeks flushed at the realization and you averted your gaze.

Gilbert noticed and felt his cheeks heat up as well. You looked so beautiful to him, and now that you had accepted that sappy side of him, he couldn't stop himself from falling further in love with you.

'It's now or never...' He thought.

"_______," He lifted your face back up towards him before gently placing his lips onto your own. His lips felt soft and warm, but you were too shocked to move at all. When he realized how tense you had grown, he pulled away as his face fell and chest began to ache. "I-I'm sorry."

You pulled him back towards you and wrapped your arms around his neck, greedily stealing his mouth for your own. He happily kissed back until the need for air so rudely interrupted.

"Ich liebe dich," he rested his forehead against your own. "I've loved you for a long time."

"I love you, too, Gil." You smiled before kissing him again.

"Hey!" A loud voice interrupted the couple and caused them to pull apart from their lip lock. "What-a do you-a think you're doing with-a la mia ragazza?"

Lovino again curled his hands into fists and began to bang them against Gilbert's chest. He chuckled and kissed you again before whispering seductively into your ear.

"Vould you like to see mein awesome five meters?"

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