Forgettable

Chapter Six

Chapter Six

In the morning, Gilbert's alarm woke him up as normal. He groaned looking around and sitting up. He ran his hands through his hair. He needed to have a shower. He stood up and started towards the bathroom. He stopped in his tracks suddenly remembering who he had sleeping in his guest room.

The Prussian sighed and continued with his morning routine. It was hard for him to keep his mind on task. He missed having Matthew around. Having him back had been a bit awkward. He wasn't exactly sure where they stood. He knew he still loved him, but wasn't sure how the blond felt. He had gotten good at hiding his emotions, especially around him. The albino hated it.

Gilbert finished showering and went to make coffee. While it was brewing, he went to wake Matthew. He paused at the door. He wasn't sure what the best way to go about it was. He would just knock, but the Canadian was a very heavy sleeper. He knew from experience that the easiest way to wake him was touch. He opened the door and Kuma immediately looked up at him. He was curled up on top of Matthew's chest. Gilbird was still on the dogs' head. He wondered how the blond could breathe with the dog on him.

The Prussian stepped forward to shake Matthew's shoulder. Kuma growled and stretched his neck to snap at him. He yelped in surprise jumping back. The dog was glaring at him and growling.

"Come on doggo." Gilbert grumbled. Kuma just kept growling at him. "I'm not gonna hurt him. Just want to wake him up."

Kuma just growled and tried to bite him again. The Prussian sighed throwing his hands in the air. He walked back out of the bedroom closing the door partly behind him. He found his phone that he'd left in the kitchen to call his boss. He sat at the kitchen table.

"What?" Elizabeta asked as soon as she answered.

"I'm probably going to be late today." Gilbert's said with a yawn. He was still tired.

"Are you okay? What's going on! You're never late." The woman said. He could hear genuine worry in her voice.

"Vell, I tried vaking Birdie up, but Kuma von't let me. I don't feel like getting bitten." The albino explained.

"You took him home with you!" Elizabeta practically yelled into the phone. "You already made a move?"

"Elizabeta!" Gilbert hissed quietly. He sighed wiping a hand down his face.

"What? It's pretty obvious you like him." She said.

"Is it really?" The Prussian groaned.

"Yes." Elizabeta hummed. There was quiet for a moment. "What went on between you two? It seems to much to be a crush you never got over."

"Vell," Gilbert started. "We dated for jears. We never exactly broke up, he just retired and disappeared." He sighed. "I mean, we talked about it, but I wouldn't leave police work. My job was too important to me, but I never realized how much of it was because of Matthew until he left." He bit his lip. "I really messed up, I intended on marrying him."

"Well now's your chance to get him back!" Elizabeta said encouragingly.

"I don't know Eliza." The Prussian mumbled.

"I'd try if I were you." She said. He could hear the smile in her voice. "Anyways, take you time getting in. You've worked here for like three years and I can't remember a time when you were sick, let alone late or anything."

"Danke Elizabeta." Gilbert smiled tiredly.

—-❄️"Why have average when you can have extraordinary?"❄️—-

Few hours later...

Matthew yawned and stretched looking around the room. Kuma immediately noticed he was awake and started to lick his face. He groaned and pushed the dogs muzzle away. Gilbird chirped his good morning before flying off. Kumajirou went to follow him. He sat up before standing up. He got dressed and quietly went towards the kitchen.

The Canadian couldn't help the small smile that crept into his face seeing Gilbert asleep at the kitchen table. He wondered if he even actually went to bed last night. He quickly fed both their pets before starting to make breakfast. He knew the Prussian probably hadn't ate, he wasn't one for breakfast normally. He kept quiet knowing the other was a pretty light sleeper.

Once he was done, Matthew set the plate of pancakes down in front of Gilbert. He blinked awake slowly with a yawn. He saw the food and smiled.

"Danke liebling." He hummed looking up at the blond. Matthew gave him a small smile and raised an eyebrow. He immediately realized what he said and blushed. "Sorry."

"Don't worry," The Canadian smirked. "I'll forget about it."

Gilbert groaned and stuffed his face with pancakes. The blond laughed lightly going back to the stove to finish cooking his own. When he was done, he sat across from the albino to eat. Kumajirou trotted over and rested his head on his lap. He played with the dogs' ears with one hand and ate with the other.

"So, when do you start work?" Matthew asked.

"Few hours ago." Gilbert shrugged.

"What?" The blond asked confused.

"Jou vere sleeping and Kuma vouldn't let me wake jou." The albino explained.

"Oh, sorry." He apologized.

"It's okay! Elizabeta said to take our time." Gilbert shrugged. "I vish Kuma vould varm up to me. I vant to pet him so bad, but I think he'll just bite me."

"You'll get there." Matthew hummed giving his dog a bit of pancake. "Soyez gentil Kuma, c'est un homme bien."

Once the pair finished eating, they both got ready to go to the station. The Canadian decided to let Kumajirou stay with Gilbird for the day. The drive to the albino's work was nice. Both seemed to be getting less awkward around each other again. Matthew didn't realize it at first, but when he did, he was nervous. He missed being around the Prussian, but wanted nothing to do with police work.

When the pair got to the station, they went straight for the morgue. Lovino was inside looking over slides of different x-rays.

"Was just about to call you." The Italian grumbled. "The victim was definitely a fighter. I found blood under her fingernails and a few strands of hair that match it. Kiku is working on a rough profile."

"Really? Awesome!" Gilbert bounced excitedly. Just as he finished speaking there was a knock on the door.

"May I come in?" Kiku asked peaking inside. Lovino waved for him to come in. He walked over to the computer and brought up an image. "This is what the person you are looking for could look like. I've looked through the mugshots from the list of names. None of them match."

Matthew's eyes narrowed looking at the photo. He'd seen that person before. He started to scan his memories. "I've seen him before." He mumbled. The three others in the room turned to him. "He was at the latest crime scene. I saw him, or at least someone that looked a lot like him, in the crowd of onlookers."

"Awesome!" The Prussian smiled. "Kiku, were there any security cameras pointing that way, body cam footage or maybe news coverage?"

"Give me a moment." The Japanese man said starting to type away on his laptop.