"There he is!" Matthew shouted, seeing the small blonde out in the ocean. He was standing on a rock jutting out above the waves a few meters from the shore.
"Can jour bruder svim? He's out zhere in zhe deep part."
"He can't. He-"
"Schieße." The albino took off running toward the boy, throwing the seal skin over his body. There was a flash and suddenly he was gone, his form replaced by that of another mammal. Matthew gaped at the sight as the white seal swam Peter's way. The boy clung to the seal's fur tightly while it drug him to shore.
Matthew was on him in an instant, holding him close and crying softly.
"I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. I didn't-"
"Shhhh. It's okay brother." Peter patted his back soothingly. The Canadian could do nothing but sob.
After a few minutes he eventually calmed down and let his brother go.
"Let's get you home." He lifted Peter up, feeling arms wrap around his neck. He took a quick glance around, confirming that the Selkie boy was long gone.
Maybe it was all just a dream.Gilbert's POV:
"Vhere zhe hell did jou go?" Ludwig yawned, stretching out his arms and crossing his ankles. Gilbert chuckled to himself, dropping his skin at his sibling's side.
"Just hanging vizh some humans."
"Humans? Vizhout clozhes? Jou know how zhey are about zhat stuff..."
"Ja. He vas a bit skittish toward it...but he had better zhings to vorry about." Gil shrugged, his mind trailing back to the blonde.
"Oh jeah? Und vhat vas zhat?"
"He vas looking for his bruder." He sat down beside Ludwig on the large rock. This was where the Selkies normally hung out in the daytime.
"So, did he know vhat jou vere?"
"Ja. He figured it out vhen he found mein skin."
"He found jour skin? Vhy do jou still have it?" Ludwig sat up, eyes wide in surprise.
"He just gave it back. I didn't even have to ask."
"Seriously?"
"Ja." Gilbert thought of the strange boy, his face breaking into a grin.
"Vhat's vizh zhat look?"
"Vhat's vizh vhat look?"
"Zhat qvirky little smile of jours."
Gilbert blinked. "Smile? Vhat smile?"
"Jou're not crushing on zhat human are jou?"
"Vhat? Nein!"
"Good. Because vatti already has jou paired up."
"Since vhen?"
"Since zhis morning. He vants jou to marry Elizaveta." Ludwig sat up and looked his older brother in the eye. "It's to keep zhe peace between the Sun clan und ours."
"Liz? But me und her are just friends..." Gilbert objected. "Vhy can't she marry Roderich instead?"
"Because vatti says so. Jou're zhe oldest. Und Roderich is only our step bruder."
Gilbert groaned. "Vhy now? I'm not ready to be married."
"I know. But vhat vatti says is law. Jou have to go along vizh it. If jou know vhat's good for our clan, jou'll stay avay from zhat human boy."
"Like jou're zhe one to talk, alvays vatching zhat little Italian who lives around here." Gil rolled his eyes.
"Zhat's different. He's..."
"Interesting to vatch. I know. Jou say zhis every time but I still don't believe jou."
"He is!"
"Suuuuure." Gilbert poked his brother's side. "Hey, run up to zhe lodge und grab me some pants. I've got an errand to run."
"Vhat kind of errand?"
"Never mind zhat. Just get me somezhing to vear."
Ludwig sighed and stood up. "Be right back."
"See Ja."My drawing skills have improved like crazy over the winter break (because I was secluded in my room with no human contact yet again) so I'm ready to take requests. I also have to draw more character portraits for my novel so don't be surprised if I put those first. Anyway, feel free to request stuff through PM. (You know how comments can get.)
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FanfikceAfter his parents get into a fight, Matthew's father takes him off to Nova Scotia to stay with his uncle Alister. He now has to deal with a new school, being separated from his brother, and a culture vastly different from the one back in Ottawa. But...