~~~Prologue~~~
It was a sad and cruel fate for Arthur Kirkland. Well, it wasn't always sad and cruel. When he was a teen he got to travel around the world, do his favorite thing in the world: play music, and even fall in love.
Arthur attended high school in America, even though he refused to go to that horrid country. He didn't have any friends, his social status was: outcast, and no matter who approached him they all seemed to tick him off, especially a certain Alfred F. Jones. He was obnoxious, egotistical, bottomless pit. Yet for some reason he was one of the most popular kids at school. Kids would crowd the boy talking and having a good time with him. Boys would come to party, and girls would come to flirt.
Arthur openly despised him.
It wasn't the fact that Alfred was popular and he wasn't or he was a better athlete than he, but his face was the one thing that ticked him off. He wasn't ugly; he was the exact opposite of it. He was incredibly handsome, and he got shivers anytime he saw his face. His stunning blue eyes hidden behind his square half rimless glasses, and his perfect golden locks that fell into his face, and even that silly little cowlick that stuck on top of his head was cute.
It ticked Arthur off how much this one person got him so worked up, so he decided to avoid him at all cost. Anytime they did cross paths, however, Arthur always made it a point to start an argument with him. It would give the appearance of "I-hate-you-and-I-hope-you-hate-me" when he really felt "I-act-like-I-hate-you-but-I-actually-really-like- you".
Then there came the time in high school when they had to do this huge project at the end of the year. This project had to be completed by every student, and was a huge chunk of their overall grade. The project combined almost all subjects, so to allow the students to get a good grade on this project the teachers gave the students a whole month to complete it. The project was to be completed in pairs, and guess who Arthur was partnered up with. Mr. Perfect himself; Alfred F. Jones.
At first the two got nothing done, for the constant arguing, but they eventually pushed down their pride and worked together. The more they talked and interacted with each other, the more Arthur fell in love with Alfred. But what Arthur didn't know was that Alfred returned his feelings. At the end of the project the two confessed to each other, then became a couple.
Then one fateful evening, Arthur was accepted to a University back in Britain. The University recognized Arthur's talent and was practically begging him to attend. This being his dream, Arthur accepted with no hesitation. But no lover would want to be separated, and asked if Alfred wanted to come with. Outraged, Alfred declined.
The two went their separate ways from then on, acted as they did before.