I groaned at the sound of my phone's alarm going off. I reached out a limp arm and pressed the button on the side to shut it off before dropping it back on the nightstand. It was time to wake up, but to me, it felt like it was time to sleep again. I didn't like the thought of having to stay up the whole day and into the night, but I needed to fix my sleeping schedule before it got any worse. I have to make coffee before school or there is no way I'm going to stay awake. Absolutely no way.

I briefly considered staying in my dorm the whole day just to sleep. It sounded like such a pleasant idea. I could just call in sick, and-

"Alfred! Get out of bed!" A voice shouted (Or at least attempted to) from the hallway.

God damn it…Mattie knows I'm still in bed…How the hell can he know? How does he just know these things?

"I don't think I should, Mattie. I feel sick." I croaked in a miserable voice. God, I was such an amazing actor. He would so believe me.

"Bullshit, Alfred. You're not sick, you're lying. Now get out of bed."

What the fuck? How did he know I was lying? It's always worked on everyone else… I decided to continue the act. Maybe if I was persistent enough, it'd work.

"No, for real. I'm sick as hell. I suggest you stay away from me."

"Alfred, I know you better than that. Stop being lazy and come open this door."

I sighed in defeat and stumbled out of bed. "Alright, one sec." I told him as I quickly pulled some boxers on. I headed over to the door and unlocked it, letting him in. I noticed he was dressed and showered already. Pshhh, well then…

"How long have you been up?" I asked, stepping aside and letting him walk in.

"Two hours earlier than your lazy ass." He replied with humor in his voice.

I couldn't help but laugh. He could be such a smart ass at times, but I loved him. He's been my best friend for several years now after I met him in Middle school. It was his parents who decided to send him to this private school first, and where my parents got the idea from. That's one other benefit to this school… Mattie is in it.

He'd always been a really understanding sort of person, and he's one of the only people who is able to deal with my bullshit. It's a wonder how two people who are so different can connect like we do. Many often mistake us for brothers even, mostly because at first glance we're similar looking.

I headed over to the coffee pot and added the coffee ground and water. I proceeded to turn it on and listen to the familiar sound it made. Oh, how crappy and old it was. I really needed a new one. Maybe I could save up for it or something.

I turned to look towards Mattie. He had a skeptical face.

"Alfred, you're seriously making yourself coffee? You only have like 6 minutes. Go get dressed."

I scoffed at him. "It'll only take a couple minutes to make. Besides, I really need it today."

"Now, Alfred." He said, with his serious face. Mattie was pretty scary when he had his serious face, so I decided to comply.

"Okay, okay, jeez." I huffed, heading over to my dresser. I reached in and pulled out a T-shirt, jeans and socks from the disorganized drawer and basically threw them on myself in a matter of seconds. I imagine that I looked pretty disheveled. I headed back to the small counter with the coffee pot and continued to wait. Things got sort of quiet and awkward, so I decided to start a conversation.

"Sooo…how's your room mate so far?" I asked him.

"Oh, Kiku? He's alright. He doesn't really talk much, so I don't know him that well…"

"Isn't he from Japan or something?"

Mattie nodded. "I'm pretty sure a lot of his family goes here too. So…do you know when your room mate will come back?"

"I hope he never does. I like having this whole place to myself."

Mattie laughed. "Alfred, you do know that even if he never comes back, you'll still get a new room mate, right?"

I gave him a baffled look. "…Wait what?"

"There are a lot of people who want into this school. If a spot is open, it'll get taken."

I simply replied with "Oh…okay." Well that sucks. What if I get a new room mate and he's a huge asshole? I guess that's just part of life, but it didn't mean I had to look forward to it. Aside from that, I couldn't imagine why anyone would actually want into this school.

I was startled out of my thoughts when the small light on the coffee pot signaled. I took it out, got myself a mug from the cabinet and poured some in it. I added some sugar, but that was about it.

Mattie made a slightly repulsed face. "How can you drink it almost black like that? Isn't it bitter?"

"Because I'm cool." I replied, and took more sips from the mug, careful not to burn my lips on it. In all honesty, it was very bitter. But it was my fuel, so I didn't necessarily mind it.

Mattie rolled his eyes, but kept a smile. "Whatever. We have like 2 minutes left, so I suggest you finish that up or I'm leaving without you."

"Aw, you're so mean." I mumbled. "Fine then, just give me a minute."

I sipped down about half of the cup, and then went to get my jacket and shoes on.

The rest of my day after that was how it always was. Boring as hell. I went to my classes, half assed all of my work, and dozed off a few times. As I headed back to my dorm at the end of the day, I was convinced I could sleep an eternity.

I took out my keys, unlocked the door and fell onto my bed just like yesterday, the day before that and so on. Except for this time I couldn't fall asleep, or rather; I knew I shouldn't.

I unzipped my backpack and took out my homework to keep me occupied and awake. It didn't work so well. It never does…but I was still able to last until 7:00 PM.

I took a shower and went to bed, falling asleep in a matter of minutes.


I noticed how cold it was first. It feels so real, and looks so real. Ice and snow is all around me. Where does it end and where does it begin? I walk for a while, listening to the peaceful crunching noise of it beneath my feet. Each step created a small little imprint in the snow that faded away only seconds after it was made. It was as if I'd never even been there to mess it up.

I was startled to hear a whining sort of noise. It was like a long, drawn out bellow. It scared me, and made me feel upset for some unexplainable reason. I turned around to see where it may have come from, and felt the snow began to melt underneath my feet, creating an endless black hole. It was even colder down there. I started to slip beneath the surface, but an icy and bony hand caught mine tightly.

"I told you not to go out here, didn't I?" the owner of the hand muttered. It was so quiet that I almost didn't hear it. The person smiled. It was so small I almost didn't see it. One thing was certain though…Green eyes. Green eyes…I saw those.


I woke up slowly, reaching a loose hand over to rub my eyes. My eyes…why did..?

'Never mind.' I thought, yawning. I still felt tired, but definitely not as tired as last night. Was it morning? I glanced out to window to see it was still dark, but there was some light rising up.

It was probably very early. I picked up my phone to check the time. 4:47…I still had about 4 to 5 more hours of sleep and I was damn well going to use those hours.

I grabbed a pillow from the other side of my bed, stuffing my face into it.


Lol this is hella short. Atleast it's longer than the last one. My goal is to make them a little longer each time.
I would be ALL over this story if school wasn't such a cunt, but bleh D; That's life.
I totally forgot to add author's comments at the end of the first chapter. And holy hell are my author's comments always long. If anyone actually decides to read this crappy fic, prepare for VERY long and pointless author's comments.

Lol so about this chapter...I thought about adding real Arthur in it but I didn't want to make it seem like I was rushing. I'm pretty much just making up this story as I go along so I'm trying to be careful with it. It's my first multiple chapter fic...

Anyway...I added Mattie :I He's Alfred's friend and not brother because...um
Because I didn't mention him sooner and...I sort of forgot about him in the first chapter.
I am so sorry, Canada :U Please forgive me. I won't ever forget you again. Ima add you in like every chapter atleast once. Don't worry!

Pshhh. Okay, I'm done. I need sleep now :) Please tell me if there are any mistakes in this. I've gone over it a few times, but I have a bad habit of missing them. So yeah.

Thanks for reading! The next chapter will be up soon.