The locket dangled gracefully moving with the motion of the vehicle, every so often turn just enough to catch the morning sun and shine like a small spark of life, the silver chain was wound around and in-between the fingers.

"Alfred I am talking to you" The voice sounded irritated and was from the driver of the vehicle. Alfred responded by roughly landing his foot into the back of the seat.

"Just shuddup!" he grumbled hooking the locket in the palm of his hand and shoving it into the pocket of the blazer he was wearing, and he hated it. He hated the fact every part of his uniform was new even though come three short weeks prior he was admiring how it made him look amazing. But that was just a memory of a happier time which led to the bitter taste on his tongue.

"Don't get angry at me… your father wanted this as much as I did" his mother's tone was threatening yet soft trying to establish authority while expressing sympathy was never easy, especially with an early teen.

"Those sound like words!" Alfred yelled. He straightened up in his chair tugging at the seat belt and stared through the windscreen at the large stone building. "The sooner you're gone the better…"

"Alfred don't be like this…I won't see you until Christmas" was spoken as the chair pulled up to the curb, how much of this was heard by the messy blond was yet to be seen as he leapt from the car. "Your stuff was sent ahead son…so… please take care… I love you"

Alfred snorted at the statement. She gripped his arm and placed a kiss on his forehead to which he pulled away.

"Get lost!" he yelled. Unknown to him this little outburst was enough to capture the attention of the students who got here earlier. His mother tried to hug him but he slaps her arm and turned away "did you not hear me!"

She sighed and shuffled around the car, getting in and waited a few moments. Alfred sighed and turned back to the car; he walked over and lightly rasped his knuckle on the window. She smiled and rolled it down.

"I love you…" He let the words fall out "I will see you at Christmas…but you better keep your promise"

She nodded and drove away. Alfred sighed, he was furious at her, he never wanted to love her but… he had already had 12 years of her love… and she knew by waiting he would break the shell he kept putting up. He wished he wasn't so predictable. It was then he realised there were eyes on his back. Turning slightly red he turned on point and hurried inside the building not looking up once.

Alfred eyed a small key with a plastic fob, a number clearly displayed on it. He reached his hand out of his jacket pocket and grasped it. He mumbled thanks to the woman behind the desk and hurried off down the hallway. "Please be here" he prayed

Thrusting the key into the lock and turned it. Click. It had been locked, that wasn't a good sign Alfred pouted, as he retracted the key into his palm and pressed it against the door allowing it to swing open.

His new room…

The room was wooden floors and panelled walls, there was a bed and each wall with a single desk in the middle, and several shelves were embedded into the wall with a large wardrobe at the side. The pout became a sulk.

So he isn't here… wait… on the shelves his books were already there and alphabetised, the bed had his sleepwear on and the walls had pictures and posters on. He walked over to the wardrobe and opened the doors seeing all the clothes away and the case piled neatly. He was here.

The sulk became a sigh and then a smile. He had let him come. He closed his eyes and placed his hands into his empty pockets. Wait…Empty? Where was his locket?

Alfred panicked. How could he lose it? His most treasured item?

Bolting from the room he ran down the hallway, but a hand seemingly came out from nowhere and roughly grasped the back of Alfred's blazer, feeling his feet rush ahead, his body backwards, the room seem to slip away and a face came into view with the ceiling.

"May I help you?"

"Well well well, it's the guy who spits at his mum" the lad beamed in a sarcastic way, he let go of Alfred's jacket allowing him to sit up and face the guy.

He had sun kissed skin and deep green eyes that seemed full of spark and intrigued. A permanent smile was on his face.

"Why do you care" Alfred asked straightening his blazer

"My name is Antonio" he winked. Alfred blinked, it almost seemed flirtatious. " I came to let you know my boss likes your attitude and will be coming to see you sometime next week, so be in ok?" the boy spin and ran off in the opposite direction.

"How the hell am I suppose to be in when I don't know when he is coming?" Alfred called

"That isn't my problem!" he sang back. Literally.

In a huff Alfred got up and turned only to run into someone else

"Not Again!" Alfred growled. He looked down to see a mop of blond hair. The person looked up at him, he was baby faced and also support a set a deep emerald eyes, the eyebrows that sat neatly on top were thick and a little out of place.

"Sorry…I saw you Talking to Antonio so I was waiting but then you turned into me a bit quick…" he started to babble a bit, he seemed embarrassed averting his gaze.

"No it's ok…" Alfred offered a hand and the boy took it "I'm Alfred and you are?"

"Not important" the boy replied smiling which took Alfred by surprise. He held the hand for a few moments before drawing his hand from Alfred fist "Most likely won't see each other again" and left leaving an enigmatic cloud over Alfred head.

Alfred puzzled for a moment over the student. He was either rude or wasn't sticking around, then he realised there was something in his hand. He turned his hand towards him and slowly uncoiled his finger. The silver gleamed in the light.

"My locket…" Alfred let out a sigh and smiled. At least he had it, deciding his blazer pocket was too small to house his treasure, he unhooked the clasped and gently wrapped it round his neck. It may cause a bit of bully but he didn't care. He let it rest against his chest and after a few moments began to play with it thoughtfully stroking the engravings on it with his index finger. He looked up and a smile broke across his face.

Ahead he saw a boy about his age walking towards him down the corridor. The boy's hair was blond and brushed presentably on his head apart from a few rouge stands that curled in front of his face, his blue eyes seemed distant and cold looking down at the floor ahead through lenses. He held a bear to his chest.

"Oh MY God I finally found you Mattie!" Alfred called waving furiously. The boy seemed to snap back into reality and the voice made the cold distance of his eyes melt away to reveal sparkly deep ones.

"Alfred? Is it really you?" The smile that instantly appear on the boy's face "I thought mum would send you somewhere else"

"I thought the same of Dad!" Alfred cried. The two boys hugged each other laughing. "So what's with the bear?"

"I am taking it to our room to make it seem cosier" Mathew laughed. Alfred blinked then burst out laughing.

"Then allow me to escort you there" He chuckled forcing a bow. Mathew blushed embarrassed at the looks of the other students then shrugged it off laughing along with his brother.

"If you insist"

Neither one of the boys thought three weeks apart would be so painful for them.

Three weeks earlier, the boys came downstairs to see their father stood there, a pile of suitcases. They don't remember much about the day. They were taken into the living room, sat down on the sofa. Alfred remembers Mattie grabbing his hand as he saw the looks his mother was giving his father, he remembered how it trembled. There was a lot of talking, a lot of force explanation to disguise what was happening. Dad was taking Mathew. Mathew screamed and cried a lot, he was very protestant to the idea. Alfred forced a smile and dragged his brother upstairs to calm him down. They spent 2 hours sat in the corner of their bedroom. They didn't move, they stayed silent, Mathew had his head on Alfred's shoulder, he wasn't crying anymore but they didn't let go of each other's hand.

"I have an idea…" Alfred looked at Mathew then got up and walked over to a small box. Mattie blinked and followed. Inside the box were two small silver lockets, they were given to the boys as a birth gift; they used to put pictures in them but nothing more. Alfred picked up the locket with his name on and put it onto a surprised Mathew who looked at it. He then watched his brother put on the other with his name on

"Are you getting confused?" he asked hiccupping a little. Alfred was still wearing the forced smile

"So you don't forget what I look like silly" he laughed a little "I'll always keep…so you better too ok?"

After blinking his vision clear Mattie smiled "ok I promise"

Alfred remembered the pain he felt seeing Mathews face as the car pulled away. When his brother was no longer in sight the forced smiled vanished and was replaced with anger. He didn't know what Mathew was hiding behind his smile though.

Back in school Canada pulled the locket out from under his shirt "I never thought you would actually wear it" He smiled warmly and hooked Alfred's arm.

"Hey I make anything look cool" Alfred snorted in his usually way

There was a long pause of silence

"I missed you…" Mattie spoke as they approached their dorm. Alfred unlocked the door and turned look sincere.

"sorry I wasn't there…But I am now" he pushed open the door and the Brothers entered"

As the door closed another blond Haired student walked past, everything about him was upper class, he stopped and side placing his hands in his pockets "sorry mon ami… orders are orders…" His eyes fell to the floor as he strolled away.