Chapter 1: The odd symbols.

Alfred, for the fifth time that minute, glanced at the clock. "God damn it is the clock going backwards?" he muttered to himself as he continued to listen halfheartedly to the lecture. What class was this again? Oh yeah literature. Alfred "forgot" to do the reading again and honestly had no idea what the plot of the assigned story was so he saw no point in listening. He never cared much for literature. If he were to pick a class that was worth paying attention in it would be science. To be more specific he loved astronomy. When he was a kid his father use to always take him to the country side to see the stars clearly.

"Alfred". "Alfred"!

"Huh"? Alfred said as he was ripped out of his day dreaming.

"Could you please answer the question?"

"Oh right! Uhhh what was the question again?" snickers from his class mates and Arthur, his childhood friend, rolling his eyes caused his checks to turn slightly pink from embarrassment.

"The question, Mr. Jones, was why was it ironic that Oedipus cursed the person who killed the king?"

"Uhhhh" stuttered Alfred but before he could embarrass himself anymore the bell rang. "Yes! Saved by the bell!" The teacher rolled his eyes

"That doesn't mean you're off the hook", he said "I still expect an answer tomorrow and no one is to help you". His gaze drifted towards Arthur as he said this.

"Fuck" whispered Alfred as he gathered his items and headed out the door.

"Alfred you really need to pay more attention in literature" Arthur said while walk towards the lockers.

"Arthur! How can I possibly pay attention to a class that's so boring?"

"It's not boring! Oedipus is a classic piece of literature dating back to..."

"Hey Arthur, what was the answer to the question the teacher asked?" Arthur huffed in annoyance from being interrupted but didn't comment about it.

"You heard the teacher, I can't help you"

"Come on Arthur! No one will know. Just tell me, please!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Fine! I'll just ask Kiku".

"He hasn't read the play; his class hasn't gotten to it yet."

"Crap!"

"Just read the story!"

"I know! Ill Google it, Google knows everything."

"You're hopeless."

"Hahaha! Oh yeah, you're coming over today to help me with my homework right?"

"Yeah I'm still coming."

"Cool! But before we go home I want to show you something cool."

"I'm not sure your definition of cool is the same as mine."

"Awww come on Arthur, don't be like that. Just hear me out."

"Ok shoot"

"It this haunted house and..."

"Nope!" Arthur stated cutting Alfred off.

"Hey! You said you'd hear me out!"

"Alfred, you and I both know that you're easily frightened".

"Am not! And for your information I already went once, last week with Gilbert" Alfred stated confidently but was shot down with the amused look the Arthur was giving him.

"And you were not scared at all?"

"N-No of course not!"

"You're a terrible liar you know."

"Come on Arthur! You're my best friend and I really want you to see it. Pretty please!" Alfred said while looking straight into Arthur's eyes with a pout on his face that Arthur just couldn't say no to. With a sigh and a slight smile Arthur agreed to go.

"How far is it?" Arthur asked as they headed toward the direction of the haunted house. More like supposedly haunted because the only reason it was considered haunted was because no one has lived there in years. Arthur assumed it was because of the terrible location because according to Alfred it was in the middle of a forest on the outskirts of town. Why there would be a random lone house in the middle of a forest was beyond Arthur's Knowledge. It's even stranger that it hasn't been torn down. He turned to Alfred to clear up why this was.

"Oh. Well according to rumors, the house has been torn down many times but the next day it would come back". Alfred said.

"Pfff that hardly sounds believable".

"It's totally believable!"

"Oh really? Do you have any proof?"

"Uhhh"

"Exactly"

"Oh come on Arthur don't be so uptight it's fun to pretend it's all true". Arthur rolled his eyes and continued walking. He always did agree on almost anything Alfred wanted, ever since they first met back in 3rd grade. Now they were sophomores in high school and Arthur still finds it difficult to say no to Alfred. He just had this charisma and charm that Arthur couldn't help but fall for. Maybe this is why Arthur had a huge crush on Alfred. He liked him for a while but never told anybody. He decided it's best to keep his feelings to himself because he knew that Alfred saw him as a friend but he doubted that Alfred like him the way he like Alfred. He was ok with being friends (even though he wished it could be more) so he isn't going to say anything in fear of ruining their friendship.

"Arthur, were here" Arthur shook his head to clear his thoughts and looked up at the house they arrived at. It wasn't a mansion by any means nor was it a shack. It was a decent sized house that looked fairly normal for the most part. It had a slight eerie feel to it but Arthur assumed it was because it hadn't been cared for in years.

"Alright, let's go inside" Alfred said while tugging Arthurs arm. Arthur followed and they both entered the house. It was dark and dusty in the house and it clearly looked better on the outside than it did on the inside. There was broken glass and bit and pieces of furniture everywhere. To top it all off it had those wooden floor boards, the ones that squeak when you walk. There was absolutely nothing special about this house and Arthur cursed himself for agreeing to do something that was not only stupid but a complete waste of time.

"Alfred what exactly is "cool" about this house?" Instead of answering him Alfred nearly knocked Arthur over with a hug. Arthur's eyes widened and his heart's speed increased at how close Alfred was to him.

"Get off me!" Arthur yelled while trying to pry Alfred off him "I thought you said you weren't scared!"

"I'm not! I'm just protecting you!" Alfred said with his eyes glued shut and shaking slightly.

"Yeah right! From wha..." Than out of the corner of his eye Arthur saw a flash of yellow light. He turned towards the light and saw that some symbols on the wall. Odd were those there before? "Alfred what's that?" Alfred, momentarily forgetting his fear, looked towards where Arthur was pointing. "Were those symbols on the wall before?"

"No! Dude that's too creepy, let's get out of here!"

"No wait. Let's go look" Arthur said while walking towards the wall.

"No way! Weird symbols suddenly appearing out of nowhere? This place is totally haunted!"

"You were the one who showed me this house in the first place. Besides, I thought you said you weren't afraid."

"I'm not!"

"Well than come on." After a moment of hesitation Alfred followed Arthur to the symbols on the wall.

"Strange" Arthur said "I've never seen anything resembling these symbols in history before." Since Arthur loved literature he loved studying history as well. For a long time he has been looking into many different civilizations and cultures but these symbols reminded him of nothing.

"Alright we saw the symbols. Now can we please leave?" Alfred looked toward Arthur but it didn't seem like he was listening. He was staring at the symbols intensively with his green eyes glossy and out of focus. "Arthur?" No response. "Arthur!" Alfred yelled while shaking his arm.

Arthur broke out of his trance, shook his head, and simply stated. "It says: The entrance".

"What? The entrance? I thought you said you didn't recognize the symbols. How did you read it?"

"I-I'm not sure. I just stared at the line of symbols at the top and it suddenly became clear to me."

"Ok. This place is officially creepy but I wonder what it's an entrance to."

"Well I only read the top and it looks like more is written down here. Maybe it will tell us."

"Well than read it."

"I'm not sure if I can do it again."

"Well last time you just stared at the symbols and they made sense right? Just do that again." Arthur nodded his head, stared at the symbols, and once again had a glossy look in his eye.

About a minute later he shook his head and stated with a slight blush, "It says in order to open, the two people that made these symbols appear must hold hands and put the opposite had on the wall"

"Ok, it tells the how. Does it say anything else?"

"No"

"Hmmm so what do you think Arthur? What to see if it really works? Do you want to see what's on the other side?"

"I am curious since I could somehow read these symbols, that counts for something right?"

"Hahaha well you know what they say, curiosity often leads to trouble. But hey trouble is my middle name!" Alfred said while giving Arthur a cheeky grin. Arthur smiled and took a deep breath, this was probably not a good idea but the interests in those symbols are forcing him to go.

"Aright ready?" Alfred said while holding out his hand. Arthur nodded and took ahold of Alfred's hand. They both put there opposite hand on the wall and then the wall started to glow. The light go brighter and brighter until it disappeared altogether and so did Alfred and Arthur.

TBC...

Authors note:

Hey guys so I just finished the first chapter of me first fanfic! Oh i do hope you like it! Please review for mistakes or suggestions or if you just want to tell me something about the story. Review are always welcome so don't hesitate.

A quick note: In case you didn't know Oedipus the king is a wonderful play with a big plot twist. If you never read it I encourage you to.

Oh and sorry about how short this chapter is. The next one will be longer I promise!

I'll update soon! Thank you so much for reading.