Back then (FrUK)

Chapter six

~Arthur POV~
"Well, let's start. After leaving the jail the next day, Francis and I never said it. But we wanted nothing to do with each other," I laughed nervously. I looked over to Francis who crossed his arms amused. "Just you, my love. Well....more than me," he smirked back at me. Everyone looked at us, amused as Francis sat closer to me. "Okay, I will start again.."

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"So how was it staying a whole night with "cargo shorts" Yao did air quotes. He looked at me, smiling as I shook my head. "It was great; we nearly killed each other," I laughed nervously. Francis and I mostly sat across each other, glaring the whole night through. I looked behind me after hearing some laughter. It was Francis and his friends; they looked cheery as ever. Francis finally looked at me, and he threw a smirk at me. He is so disgusting, I can not believe he is even real. "let's go now," I start to pull Yao and Ivan to the car they arrived in. "hey Artie! wait up!" I heard a cheerful laugh call. "hurry, let's go," I said in a terrified tone.

I turn back, seeing Francis start to walk quickly towards me. What is his problem? Can't he tell that I do not like him a single bit? "Arthur! wait up!" Francis soon starts running toward me. "no!" I yell, running away from him. I turn to look behind me, and all I see is Ivan, Yao, Antonio and Gilbert laughing at the now Francis chasing after me across the parking lot. "leave me alone!!" I yell over to him. "not until you let me talk to you," Francis soon started to run faster. "You had all night to do that."

As we ran in circles, I could see everyone else standing beside each other laughing at us running in a circle across the parking lot of the county jail. " would you just stop already?" Francis finally grabbed my shoulder and pulled me back really hard. I am surprised I did not get whiplash from the force. "why are you doing this?" I ask. I looked at him, and he had a giant smirk on his face. "I just really like messing with you; let's be friends," Francis smiled at me. I look him up and down and pulled away.

"why on earth would I want to be friends with you? Not only have you annoyed the hell out of me, but you even hit me in the face. Just why would you think that? Especially since you were so rude to me in the jail cell," I finally pushed him away from me and start walking toward Ivan and Yao. "I won't give up that easily," He yelled happily. Not too long ago he had tried tripping me in the jail cell. I am sure he only wants to pick on me. It is the only solution that makes sense.

"let's go," I say to Yao and Ivan turning away from Francis. I heard Francis breathe out profoundly as I step into the car. I look at him one more time with an annoyed demeanor before taking out my phone. I was so tired and could not wait till I got home to go to sleep. After some time, Ivan and Yao stepped into the car so they could finally take me home.

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"Why did you want to talk to him after the both of you seemed to be annoyed with each other?" Alfred looked at Francis in a shocking way. "yes!! Why did you want to? I still don't know why!" I also looked to Francis, who laughed nervously. He fixed himself in his seat before turning to us. Wrinkles showed as he smiled so brightly at me. "Well, my dear, it is because, deep down, I... thought you were actually nice," Francis breathed out. I gave him a sarcastic look as he smiled at me some more. "okay, papa, now you tell the story!!" Maddie jumped on his lap and started to play with his hair. "Alright, sweetie," Francis smiled as he hugged her softly.

Francis always thought that Maddie was the spitting image of Matthew when he was a child. I personally do not think so, however, I do believe that Amelia is the splitting of Alfred when he was a child. It can be a little scary sometimes. I smiled at Francis as he handed Maddie a cookie. "alright, where should I start?" Francis sat, trying to think of something. "Oh, I know!! This happened a few days after Arthur, and I got out of jail. We had not spoken to each other since then, and I found out where he worked."

"WHAT?! you worked? Where? what kind of job?" Alfred and Matthew were shocked at the fact that I had a job as a teenager. "oh, calm down, and Francis will tell you right now," I shook my head at their surprised faces. Francis laughed at them before he started to get comfortable. "oh, hurry and get on with it!!" I nudge Francis a bit, causing him to laugh. "You always like to take your sweet ass time." I shook my head. " Alright, fine!! No need to be so mean to me all the time. I love you," Francis laughed. "Okay, now I will start, so this was around mid-October, I believe.."

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~Francis POV~
"When do you plan on getting that screwdriver I keep asking for?" Antonio looked at me unamused. "Hey, calm down; I have just been super busy. I will definitely go today, though," I smiled at him. I closed the magazine in my hands to place my chin on my palm. "No! go now!" Antonio pulled me up from the sofa and pointed to the door. "Fine! You win," I start as I grab my keys. "I will be back soon; try not to lose your mind without me here," I joked before leaving the door.

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Hey!!! So sorry for the late update, but I am trying. Especially with band taking up all of my time. No worries. I will try and update again later today. Hope you liked the update.

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