Germany x Child!Reader x Prussia: Lost

     "Mommy, where are we going?"

 

     Your mom looked down at you and you saw her narrow her eyes slightly at you. You looked at her patiently, waiting for an answer. Your mother then rolled her eyes and smirked. "We're going shopping, [Name]." Your eyes lit up. It's been a while since you have been out shopping with your mother. And your father was barely home, so he couldn't take you.

 

     Eagerness spread throughout you and you started to bounce up and down. The parent then grabbed your wrist, and you felt her grip tighten on you. She then walked out the door, bringing you along with her. Your feet dragged in front of you as she pulled you to the car. She put you in the car and didn't even bother to put your seat belt on so you did it yourself. 

 

     Your mother then stopped in front of the large mall. Your eyes widened at how big it was. "Wow!" you said in awe. Your mother just grabbed you and pulled you across the parking lot, onto the sidewalk and through the sliding glass doors. 

     There were people all around you, walking in and out of the large shops that were lined up on the side. You kept turning your head to look at each of them, mostly to look inside. There was one where there was a lot of purses and another with lots of clothing. You then saw a shop where it had tons of toys. 

 

     You then stopped in your spot and began to tug your mom to the toy shop. "Mommy, let's go there!" you say as you pointed to the toy shop.

     [m/n] yanked you back to her side. "No," she said harshly. Your arm dropped back to your side and you nodded sadly. 

 

     The two of you then stopped in front of a shop in which you saw some of those spray bottles. Your mother sat you on a bench that was in front of that store. "Now, stay here until I come back. Okay?" she said. You nodded happily.

 

     "Okay!" you said. She then smiled at you and then walked off. 

     You looked around as you kicked your legs. There were still people around, carrying bags from stores or pushing strollers with babies in them. You kept a small smile on your face as you looked around. You then looked up at the store and saw that it was labeled 'Bath and Body Works'. 

 

     

     Ludwig Beilschmidt sighed irritably once again as he waited for his older brother, Gilbert, to catch up with him. His albino brother was looking inside stores, mostly the stores that were usually for the opposite gender of theirs. When Gilbert caught up with him, Ludwig could see that he was wearing a smirk. 

 

     "Come on, Vest!" Gilbert said. He then leaned closer to Ludwig, and had to slightly stretch so that he could say something in his ear. "Let's go to Victoria's Secret," he whispered. Ludwig quickly pulled his head away from his brothers. Ludwig's face was slightly painted red. 

     "Nein!" he shouted. Victoria's Secret was a women's store! With all the undergarments and such. He then started to continue to walk, with Gilbert behind him. 

 

     Ludwig stopped in front of the store he 'wanted' to go to. There was mostly women and a few men inside. He looked around and saw that Gilbert was looking at him with one eyebrow raised and wore a smirk. Ludwig sighed and looked away.

 

     He saw a child sitting on a bench, alone. He rose one eyebrow but didn't walk over. The child had [h/c] hair and was wearing a short sleeved [f/c] shirt with shorts that stopped right below the knees. "Oh, bruder. Checking out zhe child?" Gilbert teased.

 

     "Nein. Anyvays, lets go inside." 

     You looked up and saw a tall blonde and a white haired man looking at you. The blonde's hair was slicked back and you could see that he was wearing a long-sleeved dress shirt with a tie and was wearing black dress pants. The shorter white haired one was just wearing a red hoodie with pants. Your eyes widened slightly. The outfit the blonde wore made it seemed like they had lots of money.

     They then walked inside the store you were looking at before. You rose one eyebrow. Did they just. . . walk into Bath and Body Works? Where you saw mostly girls walk into? You then shook your head. 

 

     The sun was setting and your mother still hasn't come back for you yet. Your legs got tired from the kicking so you stopped and brought your legs up on the bench and crossed them. Your bottom was getting sore from sitting. 'Should I get up?' you thought. 'No, mommy said to stay here until she gets back.'

 

     A man then sat down next to you, whom you recognized was the white haired man who walked in BBB with the blonde. You scooted away from him slightly. The man just wrapped his arms around the back of the bench and propped one leg on the other. He sighed.

 

     "Damn, Vest. Vhy go into zhis store vhen you could see panties?" he said. Your eyes slightly widened and you quickly looked away. The man then turned to you. "Vait, aren't you zhe vone from earlier?"

 

     You looked back at him and saw that the man had darkish red eyes. His silver hair was messed up a little. "Uhm," you started nervously. "My friend said not to talk to strangers..."

 

     The man smirked. "Vell, your talking to me now, so I'm not a stranger now!"

 

     You looked at him confusingly until you understood what he meant. "Oh, I guess your right."

 

     "So, vhy are you still here?" he asked. 

 

     "W-wait, you're still a stranger!" you exclaim. "What's your name?"

 

     The red eyed man rolled his eyes but then smirked right after. "I am zhe awesome Gilbert!" he exclaimed proudly. He puffed out his chest for a second. You giggled

 

     "Well, zhe awesome Gilbert," you say, mimicking his accent. "I am [Name]!" 

     "Kesese! You mimic vell [Name]! So, vhy are you still here?" Gilbert asked. You looked down at the ground.

 

     "My mommy said that I have to wait here until she comes back to get me," you responded while kicking your legs again. You then looked up at Gilbert and saw that he had a sad face. You then smiled at him. "Don't worry! I know she'll come back!" you reassure him. He just nodded, his locks bouncing slightly.

     "Kleine, how long have you been here?" Gilbert asked seriously and worriedly. You gave him a look of confusion. He then put his hand in his pocket and brought out his smartphone, the newest IPhone. He turned it on and saw the time. "It's about seven. Vhen did you leave zhe house?"

 

     Your eyes widened. Was it really that long? "Well, I remember it was around four in the afternoon when we left," you responded. You then looked at the ground again, feeling a little sad. "That's. . . three hours right?" 

 

     "Ja, drei. [Name], you know that people don't take that long to shop, right?"

     You looked at him confusingly. "They don't?"

 

     "Nein, zhey don't. I don't sink-"

 

     "Bruder!" 

     The both of you look up and you saw that the blonde that was walking with Gilbert earlier was walking towards you, coming out from BBW. Gilbert was smirking slightly. The blonde then stopped in front of him. "I zhought I told you to vait for me inside!" the man exclaimed loudly in a deep voice. You flinched slightly and scooted closer to Gilbert. 

 

     He wrapped his arm around you and brought you closer to his chest. "I know, Vest. But I saw [Name] still sitting on zhe bench."

 

     "Und vhat about it?" the blonde said, not really understanding the situation. "Und who is zhis [Name]?"

 

     Gilbert pointed to your [h/c] hair. "Zhis is [Name], who said zhat s/he has been sitting here since four." He then tapped you and pointed at the blonde. You looked and saw that the blonde was looking at you with icy blue eyes. "Zhat is mein kleinen bruder, Ludvig." You nodded. 

     "Hello, L-Ludwig," you greeted nervously. He smiled a little at you and nodded. You smiled back. Ludwig then bent down on one knee so that he was eye level with you. 

     "Are zhe sings zhat my bruder said true, [Name]?" he asked you. You nodded.

 

     "Yeah, my mommy said that she'll come get me and I can't move from this spot," you say. Ludwig then looked at the ground and then stood back up. He then nodded at his brother, who nodded back.

 

     Gilbert then set you down beside him and looked at you sadly, along with Ludwig. "[Name], I don't sink your mutti is coming back."

 

     "Mutti?"

     "Vhat Gilbert is saying is zhat your mozher probably von't be coming back," Ludwig explained. Your eyes widened.

 

     "She's not coming. . . back?" you repeated. They both nodded. You then glared at them and jumped off the bench. "No, she is! She told me!" you exclaimed. 

 

     "[Name]-"

     "No!" you shouted, earning a few glances from passing people. "She told me she'll come get me! I know what you're trying to do! You're trying to kidnap me!" You slowly backed away from them. The brothers had the look of shock. Gilbert then took one step towards you and you took another step back. 

 

     "[Name], people vouldn't leave a child out in public for three hours," Ludwig said. You shook your head. 

 

     "No, stay away," you growled. They stopped in their spots. You then turned around so that your back was to them. You took a step, then another. 

 

     You were now running into the endless crowd, in a large mall.

     "Verdammt! Bruder, go after her! I'll go look from zhe second floor!" Ludwig said in urgency, quickly reacting to the child's actions. He looked at his older brother as he started to walk away, only to find him just standing there. Ludwig's eye twitched and he quickly ran back to Gilbert. "Vas zhe hell are you doing?! Get running!"

 

     "Vait, but vh-"

 

     "BECAUSE SHE COULD GET LOST, DUMMKOPH!" Ludwig shouted. Gilbert jumped slightly and his eyes widened in realization.

     "Scheisse!" Gilbert shouted and then ran off the direction where you were last seen while Ludwig began to run up the stairs, skipping at least 1-2 steps per step.

     As Gilbert ran against the crowd, he bumped into people's shoulders and got some shouting in return. He just murmured an apology and continued to run. He turned his head back and forth, left and right, looking for the child who's mother abandoned them. The albino felt sorry for [Name], it wasn't usual to see a child alone out in public, especially if they have been sitting out on a bench for more than three hours.

     "[Name]!" he called out, hoping it was loud enough so that it would be over the chit chat of the walking traffic.

     Your small figure easily slipped between people, making it easier to run. You knew your mother would get mad at you, for not staying in the spot you were assigned to. Those people were trying to kidnap you, so of course you had to run! You ran the direction your mother left. You looked inside each store you passed, hoping to see the familiar figure at the doorways of the glassy stores.

 

     You then saw the person. 

     "Verdammt!" Ludwig cursed under his breath. He ran around the second floor, already completing his second round. There weren't as much stores as on the first floor, so that made it slightly easier. But, however, he did not see [Name]. He then began to near the rails on the second floor, and began to look over them. 

     There were many [h/c] people, and from the top, it looked like everyone was the same height. 'Look for a small running figure.' the German told himself. He then saw a quick sight of silver hair that moved quickly against the crowd. "Gilbert," he murmured. 

 

     His phone then rang in his pocket and Ludwig quickly shoved his hand inside the pocket and pulled out his phone. "Vas?!" he answered. 

     "Veh~ Where ar-"

     "No time, Feliciano! I haff to find a child!"

 

     "Maybe I can-a help!" Feliciano Vargas chirped on the other end. Ludwig could already imagine his friend's face on the other end. The Italian was always a carefree one. 

 

     "Ugh, fein."

     "Okay! I'll-a bring Kiku too!" Ludwig quickly hung up after. He stuffed his phone back into his pocket and growled quietly and continued to move along the rail.

     It's zhe awesome me, kleine bruder! Pick up, verdammt!

     Ludwig immediately facepalmed. Gilbert changed his ringtone, AGAIN! While pinching his nose in frustration, he took out his phone again and picked it up. "Vhy?!"

 

     "Kesesese~ Like mein ringtone?!" he heard Gilbert exclaimed mockingly at the other end. The sounds of other people talking also made it's way through the line, but Ludwig tried his best to ignore them and told himself to concentrate on his brothers. "Anyvays, I sink I see [Name]! I'm on zhe end on zhe first floor, vhere Victoria's Secret is at!" 

     "Mother?" you called excitedly. Without even waiting for your mom's response, you tackled her legs and hugged them. "I'm so glad to see you again mo-" you started to say as you looked up at your mother. 

     Only to find a different face.

     "I'm sorry, but I don't think I know you," the woman said apologetically. You immediately leg go of the woman's legs and backed away slightly. 

     "I-I'm sorry!" you exclaim. You then quickly started to run around her...

     Out onto the parking lot. 

     As the bottom of your shoes hit the black ground, you could hear music coming from running cars. You ignored them and looked around for the familiar car your mother drove. You were pretty sure that it was this part of the lot where your mother parked. You then saw a familiar number on the ground, the number your mother parked in.

     You rushed forward.

     The space was empty. "M-mommy?!"

     BEEP, BEEP!

     The sound of the horn honking from a car sounded nearby but you ignored it, thinking it was some driver who didn't know how to drive. There then was the sounds of swerving tires, then the smell of rubber and the sound of tires skidding. Fast footsteps weren't heard.

     "[NAME]!!!"

 

     Glass breaking and tires screeching. The smell of burning rubber. The sounds of a fire coming up. 

 

     A heavy weight over you.