Chibi Adventures! Meet My German Friend(Germany)

Today was a day like any other. Your parents left you to vacation in some warm, island country while you were stuck with your cousin. There was nothing wrong with your babysitter. She was a gentle, popular, teenage girl who tends to get distracted sometimes. All the time. Today was just one of those days.

It was a quiet evening, your cousin sat on one of the comfy chairs, reading those teenage magazines that your parents have banned you from reading after you had "accidentally" flooded the bathroom because you were trying become a mermaid, as suggested in the magazine.

You played with the dollhouse set that you got from your parents on your last birthday. The living room suddenly filled with an obnoxious pop song playing, and you jumped. It was your cousin's ringtone.

"Hello? Oh, Elizabeta?" You recognized it as one of your cousin's friends from school. "Big sale at the mall right now? Really?" You glanced at your cousin from your peripheral. She seemed very excited.

"Oh, but I can't go today." Her face fell. "I have to babysit my uncle's daughter." She looked at you while talking on the phone and you felt very self conscious, staring at the doll in your hand.
"Huh? Really? Good idea! I'll drive her over right away! Meet you in 15 minutes, okay? Bye." Your cousin sprung off the chair, pranced over to the coat closet, and wrapped you up in a warm jacket.

"(Name), I'm going to take you somewhere fun, okay?"
"Fun?"
"Yes, somewhere fun. Now let's go!" She picked you up as if you were a small child and took you outside to her car.
"Lock the door!" You reminded her.
"Oh! Right, right. The door! I almost forgot. Such a smart little kid you are, (Name)." She cooed and pinched your cheek. You rubbed the sore spot where it hurt.

You found yourself being picked up once again and rushed off to the foreign house. Your cousin pounded on the front door, which opened to reveal a tall albino with slightly creepy red eyes.

"Gilbert! Where's your little brother? Get him over here, ASAP!" This albino, Gilbert, looked taken aback by your Cousin's sudden visit, but awkwardly walked back into his house to retrieve his younger brother.

Minutes later, your sister's friend returned, with his little brother in tow. He looked around your age and was nothing like his older brother. Appearance wise, he had blonde hair and blue eyes, nothing compared to Gilbert's silver hair and striking red eyes.

"Okay (Name)," Your cousin pushed you towards the younger boy. "This is Ludwig. Ludwig, (Name). Now bond. And you!" She pointed at Gilbert. "are coming with me to the mall. You kids take care of yourselves!" With that, your cousin dragged Gilbert out of his house and sped off in her car. They just left you two alone. Even your small little brain could tell that this was illegal.

"Um.." Ludwig shuffled his foot around and blushed. You found that really cute. "is there anything you want to do, (Name)?" You shrugged.
"I like to watch TV." Ludwig nodded and shut the front door, then led you to the living room where the two of you watched various kid shows for hours.

On the third hour of TV watching, your eyes felt like heavy weights and you slowly drifted into a deep sleep. Your head dropped and used Ludwig's shoulder as a pillow. The blushing German boy could only stutter and make incomprehensible sounds.

By the time you were awake once more, you had your arms around Ludwig, squeezing him like a teddy bear, your throat felt like sandpaper, and the sky was dark. Gently, you shook your brand new friend awake.
"Hey, Ludwig, wake up!" The blonde blinked several times and stared at you like a deer caught in headlights.

"Who're you?" he asked, looking a bit frightened at the supposedly "stranger" in his bed.
"(Name), remember? I came with that crazy teenage girl who was screaming like a banshee?"
"Oh. Sorry."
"I'm kind of thirsty. Is there something to drink?"
"Ja. Come with me, I'll take you to the kitchen." You nodded and waited for him to move. You two stayed still in the same position for quite a while. He cleared his throat.

"Huh?"
"Um..(Name), your...arms."
"Oh." You noticed that your arms were still woven around his waist. "Sorry."
"Hm." He hopped off the couch and started walking to the kitchen without even bothering to wait for you. You quickly scurried over to make sure that you wouldn't get lost.

"What's wrong, Ludwig?" You asked the boy who was glaring at the cabinet in front of it as if it would magically explode under his intense stare.
"I can't reach my sippy cup." Your eyes widened in horror. Oh no! That could possibly be one of the worst things in the whole wide world to happen to a four year old!

"Is there anything we can do?" You wailed.
"I'm afraid there isn't. There are no stools in sight or anything that can possibly lift us up to retrieve the cup."
"Oh what should we do, captain!?" He grabbed your shoulders.
"Never fear! I have thought of a solution." He pointed to the mini fridge. "There." Curiously, you followed him over.

"There should be some juice boxes in here...or not." There was not a juice box in sight, nor milk. Or anything for that matter. Except...
"That. We'll drink that." Hidden behind some broccoli, and leftover mashed potatoes, were six bottles of some golden brown liquid that you had never seen before.

"What is that?"
"I don't know, I see my brother drink it all the time. He says it's the awesomest thing ever to hit mankind."
"Okay..." You helped him bring all six bottles to the floor. He tried to open the cap.
"Ugh. I can't open it."
"What does your brother do to open them?"
"He uses a weird tool thing."
"Like...scissors?" Ludwig shrugged and got up to get a pair of scissors.

After much more struggling, you and Ludwig somehow managed to open the bottle caps on all six beers.
"Wow, Ludwig! You're really strong!"
"Danke.." You took a tiny sip out of the bottle and made a face.
"Ew! This is so bitter!"
"You'll get used to it." said Ludwig, who was already on his second bottle.

---Extended Ending---
The front door unlocked with a click.
"(Name)! I'm back!" Gilbert walked in and flicked the light switch on to brighten the room. The two of them gasped simultaneously.

"(Name)!" Your cousin dropped her two handful of shopping bags and ran around like a crazy woman searching for for you. Gilbert on the other hand, gaped at the sight before him. The house, his house, was a mess. The couch flipped over, vases knocked down, books thrown everywhere. It was quite literally a mess.

Upstairs wasn't any better, your cousin found out. There were clothes strung everywhere, and she was pretty sure that that was a mattress hanging halfway out the window there. What if the two of you were kidnapped, she worried. That is, until she heard the loud Sesame Street music blaring through a speaker.

"Ludwig! *hic* You're the Cookie Monster! *hic* hahahaha!"
"Ja, Ja! I am the Coooookie Mooonster! (Name), you *hic* are Big Bird! Ja!" A loud burp erupted from Gilbert's room. She walked over to investigate. They you were, on top of Gilbert's bed, jumping up and down with Ludwig. Toilet paper littered the ground. Your cousin sniffed.

"That's weird. Why does it smell like..."
"Scheiße! Who drank all my beer!?"
Your cousin had a feeling that she wouldn't be babysitting you again anytime soon...