I quickly looked around triple checking there was no one around, it was clear. I took in a deep breath and pushed myself off of the window seal. I landed with my feet flat on the ground but slipped a bit as the grass was cold and wet in the chilly night air. I took one more look up at the window before began to run off the grass and onto the dirt streets. It was a quiet night and I shook beneath my thin cloth dress. Nevertheless I ran and ran until I reached my destination, gathering dirt on the bottom of my feet. I stood in front of a big wooden door and banged on it as hard as I could, and it was still very quiet.

"Qui?(who)" A gruff voice called from beyond the thick wood.

"C'est moi(It's me)" I called out in a tiny voice, leaning forward.

"Beweg Dich Vati, Ich bins Matt(Move dad, it's just Matt)" a familiar voice yelled from behind the door, I stepped back.

"Was macht er hier um diese Zeit?(What's he doing here at this time?)" A rougher voice asked, I didn't know what they were saying but that didn't matter because a few seconds later the door burst open and my favourite person in the world yelled out.

"Mattie!"

"Gil" He hugged me and picked me up; I threw my arms around his neck. Sure I would be beaten later but it was worth it. He put me on his shoulders and I leaned into his white hair. He sat down on the floor next to a warm, crackling fireplace and I crawled down and sat opposite him enjoying the heat of the fire.

"Est-ce que tu veux manger quelquechose?(Do you want something to eat?)" He asked me and I nodded vigorously, jumping up and down but not getting up off the floor. Gilbert left the room and a few minutes later returned with a plate of what was left over from his dinner, potatoes and fish. He handed me the plate and a fork and I quickly began to shovel the food in my mouth, I looked up to Gilbert and he looked slightly worried. I finished then asked him:

"Pourras -tu me lire quelquechose?(Will you read me something?)" I handed him back my plate, sure I'll get a tummy ache from eating so fast but I was starving.

"Oui, Va cueillir quelquechose.(Okay, go pick something)" He pointed me to the bookshelf on the other side of the room. I loved reading but I couldn't because I couldn't see the words. Gilbert says it's because I need glasses but they're too expensive, so he reads to me. I picked something quickly as I missed the heat of the fire, I ran back with a book nearly as heavy as me in my arms and jumped into his lap.

"Celui-ci(This one)" he grabbed it from me and I leaned back into his arms. He opened it up, cleared his thought and began reading;

"Il était une fois…(Once upon a time)"


See! I told you I'd have a new story! :D though this one is AmCan, but here it shows that there is a very family like love between Mattie and Gilbert :) I might get a beta reader but I don't know how that works xDD Oh and tell me how do you prefer the translations... Like this or I tell you what they mean down here. Cause I find it takes me out of the story if I don't know what it means. Now let it be known all the dialogue won't be in French/German. It's just cause they're in France right now. And in case you haven't guessed it isn't set in now times. Ahh I can't say much without spoiling... I'm going to reply to reviews in the AN at the end of the chapters now~ Or you can PM me. I tend to forget... 3 xDDD Umm I think there was something else I was gonna say but I forget... OH! I have an idea for another fic and it's proper prucan. But I wanna finish this one first considering I had this idea back in the beginning of the year and I had that idea last night because I stayed up till 5am watching the entire 3rd series of united states of tara and I was thinking about chicken and bryce. Oneday when I become a director I have this strange feeling I'll be making a lot of porn and musicals... Musical porn? xDD Sounds like fun.

Anyway I'll be putting this on my dA too, so if you don't know what that is I'm sailorgemstone :D

Bye!