Epilogue 1 (6/9)
anonymous
August 11 2010, 05:03:20 UTC
"I don't know about that," she mumbled. After a few seconds in silence, she got up and strolled over to the shelf with the medals on it and looked at them. "Did you really get all these in the military?" Ludwig got up as well and went over to stand next to her.
"I most certainly did. It's years ago now, though."
"Hmm." She picked out one from a running competition and looked at it. Ludwig couldn't help but feel kind of proud. He puffed up his chest and looked at all the stuff he had saved from his time in the army.
"It was the best time of my life," he informed and nodded a bit. She looked at him. "I felt very useful. I used my body every day, I always helped out, I learned and I taught others. Discipline! Very important. We learned discipline! So many don't know about that today." As he looked at her, she had her brows raised and a teasing smile on her lips. She put the medal back and put her arms akimbo.
"Discipline, hmm?" she said, and he nodded.
"Discipline."
"Does that make you a manly man?" she continued, and Ludwig blinked confused.
"Uh?"
"If I am a girly girl, does all this make you a manly man?" she asked again and gestured towards his stuff. The German couldn't help but to laugh.
"I guess it does."
"I like that." She looked back at the medals. Ludwig raised his brows.
"You do?"
"Yes, manly men. Do manly men take girly girls out for dinner as a thank you for their help?"
"Not all manly men, but I do know one who does," Ludwig said excited. Ann smiled at him.
"Really? When will he be available?"
"I think tomorrow. Around seven."
"Does he pick up his girl?"
"Yes, outside the apartment at seven he picks her up."
"Hmm, tell him to do that," she said and poked his chest as she turned around. "I think I will head to bed now, working day tomorrow." Ludwig looked at the clock. It was almost eleven, they had been working pretty hard all evening. He followed Ann as she went to the door.
"I will tell him that," he said. Ann nodded and got out.
"Goodnight, then."
"Night - thanks for helping," he said and watched her disappear down the stairs. He sighed peacefully and slowly closed the door behind.
A change of scenery would do well, he was sure, and now he just felt he had to thank his lucky star for picking such a lousy apartment. "A manly man," he mumbled and shook his head, but the smile wouldn't vanish from his lips. He went into the living room and opened a box. "Well, better start cleaning up."
*
"He was so snobby!" Ann swung her purse around, and Ludwig ended up snatching it from her hand, afraid that she would smack it into him at some point. She had gotten more than a bottle of wine, and it had started to show. She was swaying when walking, but he really couldn't say anything. After all, so was he.
"I guess it's because I told him I am from Germany."
"Still! Such a.. snob!" She started to chuckle. Ludwig slipped his arm around her waist and tugged her in closer. She leaned up against him as they walked in between the complexes towards his apartment. "I really, really enjoyed this evening, Ludwig," she said, and he nodded, looking up at the dim stars.
"Me too."
"How come you moved to here, anyway?" she asked and snatched her purse back as she went through it for a piece of gum. "You seem so brilliant. Didn't you do well where you were at?" Ludwig bit his lower lip and kicked a stone.
"I did, but it got messed up."
"Messed up?" Ludwig didn't answer. Ann whistled. "Guess I shouldn't ask, hah? Awkward."
"It's fine, it's just such a long story," Ludwig sighed and stretched his arm up into the night. "I'd rather enjoy the night."
"Mhmm.." A naughty smile fell over Ann's lips, and she hugged his arm close and pressed her lips to his ear. "Then let's enjoy the night together, mhmm?" Ludwig felt his heartbeat speed up at that suggestion, but still he managed to free his arm and shook his head.
"I think I should get you home." Ann wrinkled her brows and pouted.
"I most certainly did. It's years ago now, though."
"Hmm." She picked out one from a running competition and looked at it. Ludwig couldn't help but feel kind of proud. He puffed up his chest and looked at all the stuff he had saved from his time in the army.
"It was the best time of my life," he informed and nodded a bit. She looked at him. "I felt very useful. I used my body every day, I always helped out, I learned and I taught others. Discipline! Very important. We learned discipline! So many don't know about that today." As he looked at her, she had her brows raised and a teasing smile on her lips. She put the medal back and put her arms akimbo.
"Discipline, hmm?" she said, and he nodded.
"Discipline."
"Does that make you a manly man?" she continued, and Ludwig blinked confused.
"Uh?"
"If I am a girly girl, does all this make you a manly man?" she asked again and gestured towards his stuff. The German couldn't help but to laugh.
"I guess it does."
"I like that." She looked back at the medals. Ludwig raised his brows.
"You do?"
"Yes, manly men. Do manly men take girly girls out for dinner as a thank you for their help?"
"Not all manly men, but I do know one who does," Ludwig said excited. Ann smiled at him.
"Really? When will he be available?"
"I think tomorrow. Around seven."
"Does he pick up his girl?"
"Yes, outside the apartment at seven he picks her up."
"Hmm, tell him to do that," she said and poked his chest as she turned around. "I think I will head to bed now, working day tomorrow." Ludwig looked at the clock. It was almost eleven, they had been working pretty hard all evening. He followed Ann as she went to the door.
"I will tell him that," he said. Ann nodded and got out.
"Goodnight, then."
"Night - thanks for helping," he said and watched her disappear down the stairs. He sighed peacefully and slowly closed the door behind.
A change of scenery would do well, he was sure, and now he just felt he had to thank his lucky star for picking such a lousy apartment. "A manly man," he mumbled and shook his head, but the smile wouldn't vanish from his lips. He went into the living room and opened a box. "Well, better start cleaning up."
*
"He was so snobby!" Ann swung her purse around, and Ludwig ended up snatching it from her hand, afraid that she would smack it into him at some point. She had gotten more than a bottle of wine, and it had started to show. She was swaying when walking, but he really couldn't say anything. After all, so was he.
"I guess it's because I told him I am from Germany."
"Still! Such a.. snob!" She started to chuckle. Ludwig slipped his arm around her waist and tugged her in closer. She leaned up against him as they walked in between the complexes towards his apartment. "I really, really enjoyed this evening, Ludwig," she said, and he nodded, looking up at the dim stars.
"Me too."
"How come you moved to here, anyway?" she asked and snatched her purse back as she went through it for a piece of gum. "You seem so brilliant. Didn't you do well where you were at?" Ludwig bit his lower lip and kicked a stone.
"I did, but it got messed up."
"Messed up?" Ludwig didn't answer. Ann whistled. "Guess I shouldn't ask, hah? Awkward."
"It's fine, it's just such a long story," Ludwig sighed and stretched his arm up into the night. "I'd rather enjoy the night."
"Mhmm.." A naughty smile fell over Ann's lips, and she hugged his arm close and pressed her lips to his ear. "Then let's enjoy the night together, mhmm?" Ludwig felt his heartbeat speed up at that suggestion, but still he managed to free his arm and shook his head.
"I think I should get you home." Ann wrinkled her brows and pouted.
"Why?"
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