It had been years since Matthieu had seen the cheerful albino who had been kicked out of his papas house, and many things had changed. He was now staying with a man by the name of Arthur and had a brother named Alfred. He was now known as Matthew istead of Matthieu and got in trouble if he spoke French. Luckily, Matthew was rarely noticed so he got out of trouble quite a bit.
At the moment, Matthew sat up in his bedroom, gazing out the window at the puddle filled streets below. Arthur and Alfred had went shopping and left if behind...but, he didn't really want to go anyways. He sighed softly, fiddling with the iron cross which hung on a chain around his neck.
"I wonder if he remembers me..." he mumbled. As soon as the words had left his mouth, he noticed a darkly dressed figure approach the house and heard a loud knock. So he got up and crept down the stares, peeking through the window.
His eyes widened at the sight...it was Gilbert and he was soaked.
Matthew ran to the door and opened it, pulling the albino inside and closing the door again.
"Matthew!" Gilbert said, grinning when he saw the blonde.
"G-Gilbert..." Matthew whispered, amazed that the albino had found him. "How'd you...?"
"I was talking to Francis and he told me what happened..."
"You were talking to him?? How is he?"
"He's doing alright...but he misses you a lot."
"I wish I could go back..." Matthew sighed
"I can't say I blame you..Arthur's a grouch..."
They stood in silence for a few minutes.
"So uh...how've you been?" Gilbert asked, trying to break the awkward silence.
"I've been well..I guess..." Matthew sighed slightly, 'what about you?"
"Awesome...but I'm always awesome." he said, grinning slightly.
"T-that's good to hear..."
"So...you want to run away and live with me?"
"WHAT!?"
"You heard me..."
"I-I can't...Arthur would kill us!"
"You sure?"
"Yes I'm sure!!"
"Oh...well uh...do you think I could sta--"
"You know what Arthur's like..."
"Ja..."
"Trust me...I'd run away with you if I could..."
"Really?"
"Oui..." Matthew grinned a bit, he really liked Gilbert. Sure, he was very full of himself, but he was different from anyone else Matthew had met...and well, he wasn't hard on the eyes either.
Gilbert grinned, "Of course you would! I'm awesome!"
Matthew giggled softly, 'Yes, you're very awesome~"
Gilbert's grin widened, not once had someone actually agreed with him about his awesomeness. This just made him love Matthew even more...but, Matthew was still too young so he would have to wait a while. Luckily, his body didn't age, so he really could wait if needed.
Suddenly, Matthew's eyes widened. "Y-you need to go!"
"What? Why?"
"Arthur's probably going to be back soon and he'll get mad if he sees you!!"
"Oh...ja...Arthur..." Gilbert sighed, his shoulders drooping a bit. "In that case I'll leave..."
Before he could leave, Matthew hugged him tightly, not caring about the fact that the albino was soaked. With a small smile, Gilbert hugged him back.
"I'll miss you..."
"I'll miss you too, Birdie."
Matthew sighed softly, pulling away from the hug.
A determined look came to Gilbert's face. "I'll come back again...and when that day comes I'll take you with me and we can be together without ANYONE bothering us."
Matthew smiled weakly, "I'll be waiting..."
And with that, Gilbert left again. Matthew returned to his room and went back to his thoughts. When Arthur returned home, Matthew couldn't help but be annoyed...he wanted to be with Gilbert, wherever it was he went...but he knew the Brit would never allow it.
