It was a Sunday. We, the nations, were gathered around a rather large table at the World Summit Hall. Today, I was feeling down, not really in the 'hero' mood. I felt like I was in a comic book, I could feel myself walking down the streets of Gotham, rain pouring on me, in my old style coat.
"Are you okay?"
I looked up slowly, small bags under my eyes. Turning around to the source of the soft voice.
"Hey, Mattie…" I said, sleep dripping from each dreadfully painful word I spoke.
"Y-You noticed me…?" He said with a rather surprised, yet joyful expression etched across his features. He took the empty seat next to me. "You never notice me."
"Yeah… sorry, Matthew… I'm not really myself, today…" A short flash of memories flooded back, and I felt the tears sting my eyes as I drowned in sorrow and grief. Matthew, the current representative of Canada, and I, were brothers even in our After Life. Some times I choose not to see him. That's only because it's too painful to remember…
~flash back~
"Alfred!" My twin, Matthew called after me, running down the street.
I turned and laughed playfully. "Come on, slow poke!" I called back
He slowed and smiled for a moment, before snapping out of it, and continued after me. "Alfred! I can't believe you! To leave me with that huge bill! You owe me…" He said, finally catching up to me.
We had just gone to dinner to talk, brother to brother. We had both been very busy, and hadn't had much time to catch up, lately. Of course, I didn't waste any time stuffing my face, and ordering what ever the hell I wanted to.
"Oh it's all in good fun!" I said, slinging an arm around him.
"Not when you're the one who has to pay for it all…" He muttered under his breath.
"Oh, you know I love you, bro!" I said, sneaking a kiss on his soft cheek.
"Ew!" He half-shrieked, jutting from my side. "Don't kiss me!" He said disgusted, frantically rubbing his cheek with his hand.
"Aw~ I love you too~" I said, throwing my hands behind my head.
I stared up at the sky. It was so beautiful. It was partly cloudy, but the clouds were light, and thin. It was pretty cold, not cold enough for me to over exaggerate and call it 'freezing' though.
"See you later, brother!" Mattie said with a smile, waving goodbye. I flashed a smile, and gave a wave back as he ran to his car across the street. "Don't forget about Wednesday!"
"K! I won't!" I called back.
'What's Wednesday?' I though to myself. 'Shit! Amanda and I! Our anniversary!' Amanda was my girlfriend. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Her personality made you stop in awe, and tune out everything she said, because of her wonderful voice. That voice like mint… Wednesday was our three year anniversary, and it was also the day I was going to ask her to marry me.
~flash back end~
I buried my face back in my arms, and sighed. Those memories were so painful…
"Wow, Alfred. I'm surprised you're not up there, blabbering on about your dumb 'hero' crap." Arthur said, sipping his damn English tea, with a rather 'proud' smirk.
A sudden burst of energy coursed through my veins, but it was a different energy. Not my usual animated and enthusiastic energy, though. It was more of a pissed off, irritated energy. I jumped up and started cussing him out. Then the entire meeting room went dead silent.
That's when all hell broke loose. Punches flew, there was cussing, and yelling. For a little while, any left over or current hatred towards another nation, was released. Finally some guards came in and had to separate us. We were returned to our bosses and scolded for our bad behavior like children. In a way, it was kind of sick, and I still wasn't in a very pleasant mood.
