Dark Waters

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Nineteen

One year later...

Matthew and Gilbert had settled in well with the Storm Hawks. It was almost like the Canadian had never left and the Prussian had always been with him. They were a happy little family. The war had been getting better too. Cyclonia was still slowly falling apart.

Today was like any other. Canada was finishing up a few cosmetic repairs on his skimmer while Gilbert watched and helped him. The blond had noticed he had been staring at him all day. He didn't really mind, but it seemed different today. The day had been quiet and they were just getting ready for bed.

"Matthew?" Gilbert asked reaching out and carefully cupping his jaw. He tilted his head looking intently at the Canadian. He looked back at him curiously.

"Gil?" He asked confused seeing his eyebrows furrowing. He tilted his head at a different angle still looking at him. Matthew just let him wondering what he was doing. "What's going on?"

"Look." The Prussian said pulling him over to the small mirror they had. He looked at himself in the mirror for a second before looking at Gilbert again. He raised an eyebrow still not knowing what Prussia was getting at. "Jou're ageing."

"What?" Matthew asked confused stepping closer to the mirror. He quickly looked over himself again noticing a few small changes. He turned back to the albino with tears in his eyes and he immediately pulled him into a hug. "When did you notice?"

"A few months ago." The Prussian said pressing a kiss into his hair. "I didn't vant to say anything just encase I vas imagining it."

"Maybe I'm just getting a bit older and will stop?" The blond suggested hiding his face in the crook of the albino's neck. He didn't want to age and leave Gilbert behind.

"I don't know." He said quietly. He scooped Matthew up carrying him to bed. They laid down and he pulled him to his chest. "Ve'll have to vatch."

-❄️"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."❄️-

The ageing didn't stop. A few months later and Matthew noticed the albino looked slightly different too. The couple realized that they really weren't nations anymore. It had become very apparent when the Canadian had been injured by a talon during a fight. The burn on his neck didn't heal for almost a month. The Storm Hawks had noticed too and asked. The pair just shrugged it off saying it would happen eventually.

Both of them were terrified of loosing each other. Matthew had started to be very careful when they were flying or in battle. They never left each others side realizing they only had a limited amount of time left. Even Kumajirou started growing. He wasn't a little cub anymore.

Another full year later the couple finally got married. Junko was the one to officiate. They didn't have a huge wedding, just a small ceremony with the other Storm Hawks. Both of them wondered why they waited so long, but were happy they finally did it. Aerrow had finally worked up the courage to ask Piper out too. She had asked him what had taken so long. The pair had been dating for a couple of months.

The Sky Knights were finally starting to push back against the Cyclonians. They were taking back terras that had been under their rule for generations. Some people were happy to be freed, but others were loyal to Cyclonis.

The Storm Hawks were always there to help and assist any squadron that needed it. A lot of the time there were injuries. Healing crystals were still very scares and almost nonexistent. Matthew was the one to help them since almost no one else in the Atmos had any sort of medical training. He had what McCrae had taught him as well as courses he took during his time with the scouts. He slowly became the Atmos's Doctor and Gilbert was a little too happy to be his nurse.

-❄️"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever."❄️-

Few years later...

"Hallo there Birdie." The albino hummed arms snaking around his waist as he cooked pancakes. It was late morning, almost lunch. They had been woken up early in the morning to help another squadron. "How are jou?"

"Hungry." The Canadian grumbled putting a hand over his husbands. He hummed happily leaning back into his touch. Both of them looked like they were about twenty five or twenty six now. "Want some?"

"Ja." Gilbert smiled kissing his cheek before resting his chin on his shoulder. He pressed another kiss to the burn scar on his neck. Matthew finished cooking a huge stack of pancakes and the pair sat on the counter to eat.

"How's that cut?" The blond asked as they ate.

"Not bad. Still healing, Dr. Beilschmidt." The Prussian smiled lifting up his shirt to show him the partially healed wound. He had accidentally cut himself on a scrap piece of metal a week ago. They had finally come to terms that they were aging. It didn't really bug them anymore.

Their world was almost at peace, only a few terras were still under cyclonias rule. The Storm Hawks were still living on the Condor, but we're thinking about finding a terra to settle on. Matthew still loved flying and being out helping people, but he was getting older. He was ready to settle down with his husband and have a relatively quiet life.

Once the couple finished eating they washed their dishes. Gilbert hummed and pushed him against the counter kissing his neck. The blond gasped and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. He leaned down and kissed him carefully cupping his jaw.

"Maybe we should take this to our room." Matthew said as they broke apart.

"Ja, könnte eine gute idee sein." The albino purred in his ear. The Canadian smiled and bit his lip. He reached down and carefully picked him up bridal style carrying him to their room.

-❄️"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it."❄️-

Ten years later...

"Mattie! Mattie! Mattie!" The Canadian turned hearing the small voice. He smiled and crouched down seeing a little girl with red hair burst through the front door. She jumped into his arms and hugged him as he straightened up.

"Good morning Quin." Matthew said and she smiled up at him. Her father burst through the door seconds later out of breath. "I guess you got your run in for the day, eh?"

"I'm getting out of shape." Aerrow groaned stretching and cracking his back. Radarr chirped hopping off his shoulder onto the counter. "Sorry for popping in on you. Just one little monster is awake luckily." The blond rolled his eyes and smiled setting the little girl down on the counter. He found a sweet and gave it to her. "How's Gil?"

"Still got a cold." Matthew sighed shaking his head. "Juma's taking care of him." He said with a small laugh. The bear was just sleeping with him. "It's mostly gone. He just wants an excuse to sleep in."

"I wish I could sleep in." The Sky Knight grumbled. He and Piper had had three kids. Two eight year old twin boys and one four year old girl. They were quite a bit of a handful, they really took after their dad. Piper was away at a crystal conference for a few days. The red head stayed home with the kids.

The Storm Hawks had finally settled on terra Neverlandis. They all had their own little houses and it was quiet for the most part, but Piper and Aerrow's children were always getting into something. A lot of the time Finn was helping them. Stork still lived in the Condor which was parked next to the terra. Junko wasn't around to often. He had become a wrestler.

There were people in and out to see the Storm Hawks sometimes. There were people there to see Matthew as well. He was still one of the few people that knew how to heal. He didn't feel really qualified, but he was the best they had. He had taught a couple people over the years, but he was still the one most people came to. He still loved helping people.