Blackout

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

AN: I lied, last 'lil bit of flashback

Matthew had never been one to think of love. For a nation that had been raised by the country of love, he had often forgotten love even existed. That was until Prussia walked into his life.

Canada had been just leaving the meeting to go back to his hotel room when he heard someone call his name. He paused to see who it was and saw the Prussian waving at him as he walked over.

"Hallo, Canada." He greeted. Blackbird just raised an eyebrow. "Vant to go get some coffee? West is busy vith Italy."

"Okay." Canada agreed. He didn't have much to do in China that day and was getting a bit hungry; coffee would help that. Prussia had got him to talk quite a bit and was surprised at how sharp a tongue he had.

"Oh, it's Gilbert by the vay." The albino said pausing as they got to the end of the street. They were about to split off to go to their separate hotels.

"Matthew." Canada said with a small smile. Gilbert nodded and waved as they parted ways. This begun a pattern with the pair; Prussia would hunt him down at the meetings and ask him if he wanted to go for coffee or lunch. Matthew would accept either way, he liked the albino's company. Prussia would shamelessly flirt with the Canadian, but Canada didn't catch on right away.

Once he did, Matthew was a little nervous. He didn't want Gilbert to get to close and find out about him being the Red-Winged Blackbird. The Prussian didn't seem to notice Canada's hesitation and asked him out to a movie. Matthew agreed to go and after Gilbert asked if he wanted to go steady. The nation couldn't quite bring himself to say no, he really wanted something with Prussia, even against his better judgement.

A couple of months went by and Prussia started to visit Canada often. It was hard for Canada to get to Gilbert with work, so he went to Matthew. They became very close, almost attached at the hip. Matthew waited almost twenty years to tell Prussia about being a ghoul and being the Blackbird.

Gilbert had taken it well, all things considered. He was angry and scared, but didn't run away. Canada answered any questions he had and explained everything. Prussia had calmed down after hours of talking and Matthew apologized for keeping it from him. The albino said he understood why Canada had kept it from him and was glad that he trusted him enough to tell him now.

Things were a bit awkward for the first few weeks as Prussia got used to living with a person he knew as a ghoul. He adjusted quickly and everything went back to 'normal.'

-❄"This bitch empty."❄-

AN: back to the future!

The next morning Canada woke up to the sound of the TV. He opened his eyes and peaked out from under the blankets. Gilbert was sitting cross-legged at the end on the bed folding clothes and packing them back into their backpack. He must have just got out of the shower judging by the flat hair.

Matthew groaned and sat up running a hand through his hair. "Morning." He said through a yawn. "It's still morning, eh?"

"Ja, it's eleven am." Prussia said turning around with a smile. Matthew got out from under the blankets and crawled over to the albino. Gilbert gave him a kiss as Canada settled down next to him and helped fold the last few things. "Check out is twelve. Ve better get going."

"Yeah." Matthew agreed standing to get dressed. Prussia did a sweep of the room to see if he forgot anything before they left. "Oh, I need to call Blair and Ash when we get back."

"About the vaiters?" Prussia asked as the stepped out of the elevator into the parking garage.

"They had collars on. I haven't seen that before." Canada explained. "Ash or Blair will be able to dig up something on them."

"What do jou think it could do?" The Prussian asked as they got closer to the bike.

"I'm not sure. The ghouls didn't seem to be controlled by them, but the collar could have RC suppressants in them. They could be used as a threat to get a ghoul to do what someone wants." Matthew said thinking out loud. "Have to see what the team can find."

Gilbert nodded as Canada got on and started the motorcycle. Prussia climbed on behind him and wrapped his arms around the blond's waist as they rode off. The ride seemed longer on the way back even though traffic was lighter and they took the same route. Matthew couldn't wait to get back home.

It had started to snow as they pulled back into their driveway. Prussia hopped off as Canada turned off the bike rubbing his hands together. They brought their helmets into the house and the albino immediately went to turn up the heat as Matthew went to unpack. He had a quick shower before going back down stairs.

Prussia was huddled under a blanket watching the news. It was a report on Canada's contract from two days ago. He sat down next to the Prussian and he let him into his blanket cocoon.

"Hmmm. Jou're warm." Gilbert hummed snuggling closer. "Have you talked to Blair and Ash yet?"

"Not yet." Matthew said reaching out of the blanket to grab his phone. He texted them both asking for them to see if they could find information on a ghoul collar. "Thanks for reminding me."

Gilbert just hummed nodding with a smirk. He looked like he was up to something.

Blair Volkov was a koukaku ghoul born and raised in Canada. One day he had just walked up to Matthew on the street asking him why he smelled different from other ghouls. The man had an amazing nose and a knack for tracking. Ash Milson was a bikaku ghoul born in the US and moved to Canada with their parents. Despite being young, they are one of the best hackers in the world. Both worked close together to find information on anything.

Matthew hadn't noticed the albino snake his hands slowly around his waist until he was suddenly pinned to the couch underneath him.

"Ve never finished vhat ve started, Liebling." Prussia purred kissing Canada's jawbone. He trailed kisses down the blond's neck to his collarbone intending to leave marks.

"We should probably do that. It's not good to leave things unfinished." Matthew gasped intertwining his hands in Gilbert's hair.