Arthur had been running all this time. He was done with this. His mother was dead, his brothers had left him and his father had beaten him from day one. He ran into the dark, rainy night. He heard the splashing of the puddles as his feet hit the wet ground, before he lost his balance and his feet slipped. He hit the muddy ground and coughed as the air was pushed out of his lungs. He felt tears coming to his eyes as he pulled himself off the ground and pulled himself to a nearby light post. He pulled his knees up to his chest. Sixteen years of his life were spent uselessly. Well so said his father and so he had been convinced.

Arthur heard someone else's feet splashing before him. He lifted his head enough to see someone holding an umbrella. The teenage boy was looking down at Arthur with piercing red eyes that seemed to be filled with concern.

"Hey are you all right?" The teen had a deep accent

Arthur nodded his head, he recognized that voice. But the other didn't seem to be convinced. Instead he kneeled down in front of Arthur and placed a hand on his forehead. Then Arthur knew who it was.

"Why don't you let me bring you to my place where you can sleep" He said

Arthur just looked at him like he wasn't sure what to think. And then he felt a dark feeling coming over him and he lost his sight.

Gilbert became overly concerned when the blonde started to collapse. He dropped the umbrella and caught hold of the teen. Without a second thought Gilbert jumped to his feet, the teen in his arms and ran back towards his home.

Needless to say Ludwig was very surprised when Gilbert kicked open the front door and ran in carrying an unconscious blonde in his arms. He would have started asking questions but Gilbert was in his room and shut the door before Ludwig could leave the living room.

Gilbert gently set the blonde down and started to check and make sure the teen was still alive. When he was sure he was still breathing he let out a sigh and let his tensed shoulders drop in relief. He then decided that he needed to take care of the wet clothes so he wouldn't get sick.

Arthur rolled over and looked at the dark room, there was someone sleeping on a couch. He rubbed his head before looking at Gilbert who rolled over, falling off the couch in the process. He fell with a thud and then groaned before standing upright.

"Sorry did I wake you?" he asked

"No" Arthur replied softly

Gilbert walked over to him and noticed the bruises and partially healed cuts. Gilbert sat down on the bed and let out a somewhat shaky sigh.

"What happened?" Gilbert asked

Arthur didn't reply, instead he rolled over and pretended to go to sleep, however from the groan that came from Arthur not a couple minutes later Gilbert knew he wasn't asleep.

"Can't sleep?"

"A b-bad dream is all" Arthur managed to say in more than a whisper

"I think I have something for that" Gilbert said

Arthur turned back over, curious about what he meant.

"Blume, leuchtend schön" Gilbert started singing "kannst so mächtig sein"
Arthur listened intently, he wasn't sure what it meant but it sounded so comforting.

"dreh die zeit zurück, gib mir was einst war mein"

Arthur pulled his head over and into Gilbert's lap. When Gilbert noticed it he started to pet Arthur's head.
"blume leuchtend schön, lass mich nicht allein, halt das schicksal auf"

Arthur was slowly starting to fall asleep and for once he felt like he was going to get a good sleep.
"gib mir was einst war mein, was einst war mein"

Gilbert looked down to see that Arthur had fallen asleep. He had been friends with Arthur since they were kids and he kind of always knew something was wrong. But as of late it has gotten really bad. Arthur had started to act differently, almost like he was losing who he once was.

Arthur slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He felt warm and there was something else, he felt safe. He soon realized that he wasn't at home. He slowly sat up and noticed he was no longer wearing his clothes. He still had his boxers on and he noticed that he was sleeping in Gilbert's lap. He lifted his head up and looked at the albino, who was still fast asleep. With a sigh he got himself up and took a closer look at Gilbert. He reached out to touch the pale skin, only to jump back when Gilbert stirred.

Gilbert cracked an eye open to see Arthur was sitting beside him before he smiled.

"Hey, how are you today?" Gilbert asked "You sleep well?"

"Better than I have in years" Arthur answered

"Are you okay?" Gilbert asked, very concerned

"Can you, can you hold me?" Arthur asked in almost a whimper

Gilbert smiled a little before he held his arms out and Arthur climbed into his lap.

"You know you can stay here if you like" Gilbert said as he rested his chin on the top of Arthur's head. The Brit simply cuddled closer to Gilbert, not speaking but Gilbert could tell that Arthur wanted nothing more than to stay.