For His Happiness

Chapter 3: Dynamic

Alfred squeezed his hair gel bottle and applied it to his hair. It was eight-twenty in the morning and he was expecting someone to come by later in his place. But what's the hurry though? His visitor won't be there until like one in the afternoon and he woke up around eight-fifteen a.m. just to prepare himself in which he could do that in no time. Right now, he was in the bathroom. Alfred proceeded to comb his hair, trying to push it back on his head smoothly except for the single strand that always sticks out from his hairline. It's really a bother to him, and he forbids anyone (with the exception of certain people) to touch it because it makes him feel "weird". The bathroom door opened. Alfred looked at the reflection in the mirror and saw his twin brother coming in while rubbing the sleepiness off of his eyes.

"Hey," Matthew said, followed by a yawn. "You're early. You know it's Saturday, right?" Obviously, he knows his brother's habits more than anyone you name, he knows that in every weekday, Alfred usually gets up at six. But on the weekends, he sleeps like a rock and nobody bothers waking him up until he feels like it, which is technically around ten in the morning or almost lunch.

"I know. I just need more time to fix myself and my room." Alfred replied as he put a short trail of paste on his toothbrush. "I don't want anyone to think that I'm sleeping in a place piled with garbage and other tons of sh*t."

"Yeah, Dad will be proud to hear that." The other twin said before he started gargling. Alfred made an annoyed grunt at his brother's blunt statement. It may sound dull, but he hated the way that he said it just to trigger him because of his terrible hygiene.

"And I have to say, it is all thanks to Kiku," Matthew added as he spat out the liquid. Alfred remembered that time when Kiku bumped into his brother in the library during free period, Matthew met the boy whom he mistook as a girl, but soon cleared out the misunderstanding once Alfred introduced Kiku to him. Matthew liked Kiku at the moment when he saw his diligence and calm demeanor in every situation, his shy and rational qualities reflected Matthew's, in which he was glad that there's another person who understands him and even sees him. But he was gladder that the more Kiku spent his time with Alfred, the more his twin brother began to progress. "Ever since you begin to hang out with him, your persona began to change in a good way. Well, yeah, there are times that you act like your usual self but you know what I mean."

"What does that suppose to mean?"

Matthew gave out a small chuckle. "You'll see, Al."

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Ding-dong!!!

"I got it, guys!" Alfred yelled as he flew downstairs, beating Arthur in the hallway to answer the door.

"Al, wait! Slow down!" Matthew followed his hectic twin brother but stopped his tracks beside Arthur once Alfred twisted the knob.

As he pulled the door open, Alfred was greeted by a shy, warm smile. Kiku stood there calmly and modestly, carrying a messenger bag hanging on his shoulder and hands folded in front of him. "Konnichiwa, Alfred-san." He greeted with a small bow.

The blond rubbed the back of his neck and blushed. "Jeez, Keeks you don't have to be so formal all the time."