Dark Waters

Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

A week later...

Matthew smiled seeing the Storm Hawks moving through the trees. They were a little clumsy and awkward, but they were getting a hang of it. They had been learning pretty quickly after they figured out how to balance. At first, they had been terrible, but with Shadis's instructions and the Scouts demonstrations they improved. Even Stork had taken well to the 3dmg. He saw it as a great way to escape awkward situations. Radarr on the other hand didn't really like constantly clinging to Aerrow. They didn't have gear small enough to fit him otherwise he would be on his own. They weren't ready to have blades yet or to practice on the dummie titans. They were getting there though.

Canada hummed letting his legs hang over the edge of the branch he was sitting on. He spotted a flash of white coming towards him and smiled. Gilbert landed next to him on the branch in a crouch. He smiled and leaned over kissing his cheek.

"Hallo, Birdie." Prussia said sitting next to him. He put an arm around his waist as the blond leaned into his side. "Jou look beautiful."

"Merci." Matthew said with a small blush. The albino always said things that would make him flustered. "Your hairs a mess."

"I'll take that as a compliment." Gilbert hummed as the Canadian reached up to help straighten it out. He hummed happily at his touch. The Prussian whined when he pulled back. He sighed and looked into the forest. "They're doing pretty good."

"Yeah. Hopefully they'll be able to use blades soon." Matthew said with a smile. He took a breath and cleared his throat. He hadn't asked Prussia yet and thought now would be a good time. "Gil, what would you think of going with them?" He bit his lip nervously. "To their world?"

"I've been vaiting for jou to ask that." Gilbert smiled and kissed his cheek. "As long as jou're there I'll be happy."

"But seriously." Matthew said shaking his head. "Do you really? It's a big decision. Don't say yes just because I want to."

"I'm sure. There's nothing really keeping me here, but jou. Jou're my home, vhere ever jou are I'll follow." Prussia said resting his head on top of the Canadian's. "I vould love to go there vith them."

"Okay." Matthew said with a bright smile. The albino leaned down and kissed him. He smiled into it wrapping his arms around his neck bringing him closer. They rested their foreheads together after they broke apart. "I love you, Gilly."

"I love jou too, Birdie." Prussia said holding him close. "How are jou going to tell jour family?"

"I didn't think about that." Matthew admitted. "We better go visit them and tell them."

"Ja, we could just send them a letter, but that vould be a dick move." Gilbert sighed.

"Yeah, that wouldn't go over well. We'll go like a week before." Canada said biting his lip. "Hopefully they won't be too mad."

"They won't be." The albino said reassuringly. He nodded.

"I guess we could always comeback after they..." Matthew trailed off looking down. The Prussian shook his head.

"We can deal vith that later." Gilbert said sadly and the blond nodded. He sighed resting his head on top of his fiancé's. They sat quietly for a while just watching the Storm Hawks. "Hey Birdie, play tag vith me!"

"Are we five?" Matthew asked with a smirk raising his eyebrow. Prussia just smiled innocently. He poked his shoulder. "You're it."

"Hey! No fair!" Gilbert called as the Canadian hopped out of the tree swinging away. He laughed and jumped out of the tree chasing after him.

-❄️"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."❄️-

AN: Sorry for the time jumps, but I don't want to spend to much time on training :)

A month later...

"Ready?" Prussia asked raising an eyebrow. Matthew nodded with a nervous smile. Today was the day they were going to go visit his family.

The pair walked out to the stables where the Storm Hawks were just finished tacking up their horses. They smiled seeing them. The teens were finally using blades and practicing on the titan dummies. Luckily, they hadn't cut them selves or each other, yet. They were pretty good at it so far, but now they were combining their horses and 3dmg.

"Be good for Shadis!" Matthew called after them. They smiled and waved while Shadis yelled he'd be fine. The pair pulled their horses out of the stall and took their time tacking them up. The couple finished and mounted their horses riding out of the camp.

Canada hummed happily at the sun on his skin. Gilbert had pulled up his hood to not get sun burnt. The couple talked as they rode, about anything and everything. The ride was shorter from the training area then from the Scout headquarters. They made it to the bakery after lunch when France was just closing.

"Bonjour Matthieu!" Francis said hugging him. He smiled and hugged Prussia as well. "Salut Gilbert."

"Bonne après-midi, Papa." Canada smiled. The Frenchman gestured for them to follow. He grabbed a plate of leftovers as he lead them upstairs to the kitchen. The trio sat around the table as France pushed the left overs towards the Scouts with a sly smile. "Where's Dad and Alfred?"

"Arthur is at the market, but your brother is still in bed." Francis sighed. Prussia laughed.

"He sleeps longer that jou do." The albino commented. Matthew rolled his eyes with a smile.

"You can go wake him up if you want." The Frenchman shrugged.

"You got any ice?" Canada smiled and stood up.

"In the icebox downstairs." Francis said matching his smile knowing what his plan was.

The blond went to the basement finding the ice before climbing all the way back to the top floor. He quietly pushed into America's bedroom hearing him snoring. He knew were most of the stuff in the house was now. Gilbert and him had stayed over a few times when they got drinking.

Canada hovered over his brother setting the ice on his cheek. He sat back watching him. The American huffed moving slightly and the cold water went into his eye. He groaned and rolled over.

"Don't put ice on my face, Mattie." America grumbled. He immediately sat up and threw himself at his brother hugging him. "Mattie!"

"Hi Al." The Canadian smiled hugging him back. Alfred quickly got 'dressed' before they went downstairs. The blonds sat down at the table. France smiled seeing the red mark from the ice on the American's cheek. Matthew noticed Francis had pulled out some wine and they were drinking. "Don't drink to much. We've got to ride back tonight."

"I know." Prussia hummed kissing his cheek. America groaned while France elbowed him in the side. Matthew blushed lightly while Gilbert laughed. "Vant some?" He offered and the Canadian nodded taking a sip.

"I can get you your own glass, Matthieu." France offered watching them with a smile.

"It's alright. Sharing one glass will probably get us to drink less." Canada shrugged setting the glass back down.

They sat around and talked for a while until Arthur was back from the market. The Englishman was surprised to see them and greeted them with a smile. France was still feeding them more sweets left over from the day.

"So," Matthew started. "Remember when you accidentally sent me to a different dimension?"

"Yes." England said with a small smile. America nodded too, but France looked confused. Arthur quickly explained what happened and the Frenchman didn't look too happy. They looked like they were going to start arguing, but Canada interrupted them.

"Well anyways, on the last expedition we found the Storm Hawks in the forest." The Canadian said. His family looked surprised. "They ended up here and we have to get them back."