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It was 3:58 PM according to Matthew's watch and everyone on campus was swarming the grounds. Matthew and his brother had arrived an hour ago and only now did they have their dorm room keys. Matthew's room was number 7 in building 3. Alfred, Matthew's brother was also in building 3 but in room 5. Alfred glared back at Matthew and stopped ahead without a word.

Matthew felt bad for his brother. They were only here because Matthew had pushed Alfred to tell their parents about being gay. Now their father is all riled up and sent them off to this weird place. Matthew didn't think that he himself was gay, but he never did like girls. Maybe this will be good for him… but he doubted that this place or any other place could make anyone stop being who they are.

When Matthew arrived at his room for the next, well, day, he found that there was already a boy there. He dropped his bags on the remaining bed. The other boy didn't look up from his book. Matthew cleared his throat but he knew it wouldn't be loud enough.

"H-hello I'm Matthew. It's nice to meet you."

Arthur looked up from his book, "I'm Arthur." Then there was silence, very awkward silence. Matthew started to unpack a few things but gave up after he made his bed. He wouldn't be here long enough to need to unpack more that a set of clothes for tomorrow and a toothbrush anyway.

Matthew looked down to his schedule and read over today's events. To his surprise there was an all campus orientation at 4:30. He looked at his watch again, it was 4:26.

"Oh! Arthur, we have to go to orientation!" he said and jumped to his feet.

Arthur asked from behind his book, "When is it?"

"Now!" Matthew squeaked. Arthur dropped his book.

The two boys rushed out of from three and made their way to the lecture hall in the main building. They took some seats in the back but luckily the orientation was just starting. Matthew couldn't see who was speaking in the front of the room because there was a tall blonde guy sitting in front of him but he could hear what he was saying from the speakers.

This is what he said, "Hello and welcome to Hetalia private school for confused boys. I know many of you might not wish to change your ways but after these two years you will be ready to enter the adult world with confidence and heterosexuality. As you all know this school has recently implemented a rotating dorm schedule for you to get better aquatinted with your class mates. You will learn their story and share your own. You will eventually become more bonded with them as friends. These two years are about improvement of your mental awareness and your scholastic education. This school will put you back on the right track to a bright future. Thank you." and then there was a light pitter patter of applause, that arose mainly from the staff.

Matthew tried to clap but found it hard to feel at all happy about this school. Then another person began to speak, "Now if you will all return to the first floor common rooms of your dorms, thank you." The explosion of people wanting to leave spouted from the doors and Matthew was swept along. He was one of the first into his dorm and he took the seat farthest from the door in the back corner of the room. Arthur spotted Matthew when he entered and immediately took the seat to his left in order to interact with as few people as possible.

Then to the right of Matthew sat a teen with brilliant white hair. He would have starred longer in he could but a teacher in the from of the class room began to speak.

"Hello boys, I'm Romulus. That's my first name, and I want you to use it, no mister this or that, alright?" we all nodded at the peculiar teacher who spoke with an accent that sounded like Italian.

"I'm Mr. Gerhart. You may call me Mr. Gerhart." said a tall man with long blonde hair. Then he looked to his left and nudged a sleeping man.

"Oh?" said the man as he stood up, "I'm Heracles, nice to meet you all... I'm a bit tiered right now…" and then he sat back down and nodded off again.

"We are your teachers. Follow your maps to the classes tomorrow at 7:45. You are dismissed." said Mr. Gerhart.

"Oh, and one more thing, try your best to get acquainted with your roommate so here is a sheet of activities and things to talk about with your roommate for this afternoon. Don't loose it because you will need it for all of your other roommates too." Romulus said and started handing out papers.

Matthew took a paper and headed up the stairs to his room followed by Arthur. Matthew sat down on his bed and started to read the paper as Arthur sat down next to him. The first was "make up a nick name for your roommate."

"What nick name do you think i should have?" Matthew asked aloud.

"Mattie, obviously." Arthur replied.

"What about a name for me?" Arthur asked.

"Well, Art would maybe work, or Artie would make it cuter." Matthew suggested.

"Well, Mattie works for you because you're cute, but i'm not cute so I'll pick Art." Matthew blushed, he'd never been called cute before.

"But I think you are kinda cute." Matthew mumbled and looked away to hide his reddening face.

"Wait, really?" Arthur asked with surprise evident in his voice.

Matthew just nodded and was quiet for a second before asking, "Should we get to the next question?"

"Ah.. yes, yes, we should." Arthur said and cleared his throat to read off the next activity, "Talk about your past and why you've come to this school. Why were you sent to this school, Mattie?"

"Well I have a twin brother, named Alfred, he's actually in this dorm so you can meet him eventually, but he's gay. He told me a few months ago and I pushed him to tell our parents but he didn't want them to know. I thought that they would accept him, but when he finally told them, they were so against it that they sent us here."

"But why are you here?"

"Eh? Well, I guess because we're twins they think that I must be gay too."

"Are you?" Arthur asked as he put down the paper.

"I'm not sure. I haven't had any experience with girls or boys yet. What about you? Do you have any… uh, experience?"

Arthur blushed and cleared his throat, "Well, uh, I've had a little experience, but just kissing… no other stuff. But kissing was all that it took for me to know that I— that I am gay." he sighed. Arthur still hasn't gotten used to saying that fact aloud.

"Oh." Matthew said and stared at the floor for a second of thought, "So, all it took was a kiss?" he asked then he turned his body to face Arthur.

"Yeah, just a kiss…" Arthur said in a hushed voice and leaned closer to the other boy, "Do you think you, ah, might need some experience?"

Matthew blushed yet he still inched closer to Arthur and whispered, "I think some experience would be good, you know, just a bit…"

Then, in the faintest voice Arthur has ever used, he said, "Alright, then kiss me."