His Eyes, They Shone Like Diamonds

Matthew runs into a boy in the corridor. He learns his name, but certainly doesn't expect to see him again. However, the boy with the odd silver hair and captivating red eyes is not easy for this little Canadian to forget...

I certainly did not expect to be noticed by anyone.
Because, really, I'm Matthew Williams.
...Of course you don't know me. I'm forgotten by everyone. Even my damn brother.
Well, I should get onto the story instead of boring you here, right...? Y-yeah, sure.

A small blond head bobbed up and down between variations of others in the crowd. It weaved left and right, until it reached the end of the stampede, where it's owner leaned back against a locker. He was a small boy. In his arms, he held a white bear tightly in one hand, the other raked through his hair as he looked over the crowd.
His name was Matthew. Not that anyone knew, however. To everyone, he ceased to exist. Atop his head was wavy, sandy blond hair, a lone curl stranded from the rest curling down over his slightly pale face. It reached about the tip of his button nose, which was bordered by two blue, almost violet eyes. They were behind two round-rimmed glasses. His lips were lithe and barely noticeable, not that it made the slight bit of difference.
The boy opened his mouth to exhale the breath he'd been holding in, before someone knocked into him. It's not like he didn't expect it, obviously, but it still shocked him a little.
"Ah, I'm sorry, eh..." the Canadian mumbled, letting the suffix slip out. His gaze was met with two burning red eyes, which startled him.
"Oh, no worries, dude!" grinned the other, who Matthew was yet to know the name of. "The awesome me doesn't hold grudges against people!'
Matthew blinked before answering. "O-okay, well can I at least assist you in picking up your books?" he asked, to be polite. He was still captured by the boy's eyes, which hung under a few strands of silver-white hair.
"Nah, bro." answered the boy. There was a brief pause before he continued. "Name's Gilbert, yours?"
Taken aback by the boy's sudden interest, Matthew stuttered before half-whispering, half-saying "Matthew..."
Gilbert grinned. "'Kay. See yah 'round... Birdie."
"B-Birdie?" Matthew stammered. "But I said m-my name was-"
"You suit Birdie~" Gilbert chuckled, his laugh sounding as if he was hissing, not at all laughing. With a final wink and a pat on the other's shoulder, the most-likely-albino kid said goodbye and walked off.
Matthew really didn't expect to see Gilbert again. This kind of thing had happened before - someone had talked to him once and never talked to him afterwards. It had made him feel like nothing, but he'd got over it.
All through the day, Matthew couldn't shake the image of Gilbert's ruby-red eyes out of his mind. They were a deep crimson that made something in his chest flutter. Thinking back to the guy, Matthew thought about his accent. It had sort of sounded German, but he could easily have been wrong. And his clothes - he'd only got a glance, but ne remembered seeing the boy in blue ripped jeans and a red top. Uniform wasn't too important at his school, so he could see why the guy had gotten away with it.
When he got home, no one greeted him as usual. He went straight to his room and tried to focus on his homework. To be honest, he almost did before a thought came into his head.
Gilbert.
Why couldn't he shake the thought of the guy away? It wasn't as if he was actually going to talk to him again. He wasn't anything special, either, so what was up with him?
Alfred, his half-brother, called him for dinner. It had probably almost started to go cold, seeing as they were unlikely to remember him straight away.
Matthew really didn't expect to have Gilbert wave him over in the morning. Once he'd looked both ways to make sure the guy meant him, he nervously walked over. Why was he so nervous? I-it was only Gilbert, right? No one special...
But as soon as their gazes interlocked, he soon changed his mind about that. With eyes like his, Gilbert had to be something special.
Beside the silver-haired boy was a tanned boy with olive eyes. His hair was messy and a dark brunette, but it suited him fine like that. The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up high, probably as it was summer.
"Hey, Birdie." Gilbert greeted with a wink. He turned to the tanned boy, "Antonio, this is Birdie. Birdie, this is Antonio!"
"M-Matthew. My name's Matthew." corrected the shy blond, a little confused at why he was being called Birdie. "Nice to meet you..." He held out his hand and Antonio shook it.
"Well, sorry amigos, but I have to go." Antonio said. Oh, so he was Spanish? Yes, that explained his appearance. He skipped off after saying 'Adios' to Gilbert and giving a farewell smile to Matthew.
"I don't see you much." Gilbert brought Matthew's attention back to him.
"No one does." the Canadian replied, frowning. The other gave him a questioning look, urging him to explain why. "I'm practically invisible to everyone."
At this, the red-eyed boy's smile faltered. "Why?"
Matthew looked away. "I don't know... But if they do ever notice me, it's because they mistake me for Alfred. M-my half-brother."
"Al's your half-brother? Oh, I see the resemblance now. To me, you don't look that much like him..." Gilbert replied. That, somehow, made Matthew smile a bit. So this boy actually noticed him not as Alfred's shadow, but as himself? That was... New.
"Ah, th-thanks..." Matthew mumbled, blushing.
"No worries, bro! Hey, wanna come to my place sometime?"
That was also rather new. Maybe he was actually going to make a friend for once?
Matthew smiled, closing his eyes. "Sure thing." He opened his eyes in time to see Gilbert smile open-mouthed, teeth showing.
...And my, what oddly-sharp teeth he had.
"Well I've got suspension today, but I'll see you tomorrow, right?" asked the other, eyes bright. Nodding, Matthew said yes.
"See you later, Birdie. Be safe." Gilbert said before walking off. Be safe...? What did he mean by that? Matthew shook the thought away.

A/N: The font's a bit weird. Sorry. But not all chapters will be as long as this, guys. Remember that. Please, review and tell me how I'm doing, or any side-pairings you'd like! You're lucky this is here, haha, I'm meant to be doing homework!