Gilbert had gone on a camping trip with his family. He really didn't want to go, but his father had made him. His little brother, Ludwig, honestly wanted to stay behind as well, but didn't want to disobey their parents.
Gilbert decided to leave the campsite, and had wandered down to Lake Empire. He staggered down the sandy path, sandals making sure to wedge stones deep within themselves. The night was calm and cool, much to the albino's displeasure. Cool nights meant campfires and sing-alongs.
His head tipped back, looking at the black blanket of the sky, shimmering silver diamonds strewn across. The only way that he could tell he was still moving, other than the muscle pains, was the cliff off to his right gaining and losing shape. The only sound piercing the night was the steady breathing of the lake off to his left.
'psht… camping. It's just a waste of time.' Gilberts thoughts tossed around in his head. 'no lights, electronics, normally you can't bring a friend along with you, you get swarmed by bugs, covered in dirt, and hell- lake water smells like shit.' Gilbert paused to kick a stone into the cool waters. The reflection of the full moon broke apart as the dense object hit the surface. Gilbert paused, scowling as the reflection recollected. A gasp caught in his throat as he spotted something else in the reflection…
A girl, about the same age- he couldn't really tell, as it was nighttime- sat slightly behind a rock about ten feet off into the water. Her back was turned to Gilbert, her golden hair that reached just above her shoulders shone a pale platinum. She turned slightly side ways, even further away from Gilbert, when he noticed she wasn't wearing a bathing top… or any top, for that matter. He whipped his head away, blushing as much as his pale skin would allow. 'why is a girl bathing out in the open…? There're bathing facilities near the entrance…' Gilbert looked back up. "Hey, you! Girl!" He called.
The girl whipped her head to face Gilbert, pale lavender eyes accented against the darkness that enveloped her. She locked eyes for only seconds with Gilbert's red ones before she dove behind the rock, into the water, disappearing.
The silver mop on Gilbert's head moved as the wind picked up, his eyes flashed with confusion.
That was then, when the albino was thirteen, now it was four years later…
First multi-chapter fanfic, yay! I'm gonna see what I can do with other pairings, using this story… I've never really tried anything outside of PruCan, so let's see where this'll take us.