Matthew sighed, WW2 had ended a few years ago and things were finally getting back to normal. He could finally relax and not have to worry. He slumped on to the couch and glanced out the window, smiling at how peaceful things were now.
But they he noticed a darkly dressed figure, limping towards his home. He quickly got up and went to the door to see who it was.
"Is that...." he said softly, but then his eyes widened. It was Gilbert. "GILBERT!" he gasped, running up to the albino.
"Hallo Mattie..." Gilbert smiled weakly at the Canadian, "you....you got tall."
"I-I'm not that tall, am I?" he asked worriedly, helping the Prussian walk to the house."a-and are you ok?"
"You're taller than when I saw you last..." he said, 'and ja, I'm fine...no need to worry about me but..."
"But what!?"
"I need somewhere to stay...at least for a while" Gilbert sighed, "my nation was dissolved..."
"I don't mind you staying but...what about your brother...?"
"He's still dealing with problems from the war and I don't want to trouble him..."
"I see, well...you can stay here as long as you want." Matthew said, nodding slightly,
"Danke...." Gilbert said, his eyes wandering the Canadian. He was still adorable...but in a much different way. Then he noticed that the Canadian still wore the iron cross necklace from years ago.
"You still have that old necklace?"
"O-oui..." Matthew blushed lightly and smiled, he hadn't expected Gilbert to notice.
"I would've expected you to get rid of after how I acted during the war..." he sighed,, "then again, I'd also expect you to hate me..."
"What you did wasn't your fault...you were just following your boss' orders."
"Ja...I guess you're right."
"Stop looking so sad!!"
Gilbert laughed, grinning at Matthew. "You're so cute..." he mumbled.
"I...I'm cute?" Matthew felt his cheeks go hot.
"Very." Gilbert's grin widened, "maybe even adorable!"
"What? No...I'm not--"
"Don't bother denying the truth, liebe" Gilbert chuckled, flopping down on the couch, "ja...I think I'll be staying here for quite a while."
"Um...ok..." Matthew said, smiling slightly, "stay as long as you want...I'll go make us something to eat..."
He quickly scurried off to the kitchen, not noticing the albino staring as he left.
"Maybe this was a bad idea..." he muttered to himself as he began to mix together ingredients for pancakes, "I guess a little while couldn't hurt...."
Matthew returned after a while with two plates of pancakes drowning in maple syrup.
"I hope you like maple..." he said, handing the plate to the Prussian.
Gilbert nodded slightly, cutting off a piece of pancake and eating it. His eyes widened and a huge smile crossed his face. Quickly, he began eating the rest. Matthew watched quietly and chuckled to himself. Gilbert was pretty cute...
'I guess this is a good idea...' Matthew thought, watching Gilbert fondly, 'I wonder how long I can get him to stay with me...'
