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Antonio left quickly after Francis, telling Gilbert that he had to stalk, erm, check up on Lovino. Gilbert nodded, still a bit red in the face and completely miserable.

With his hand on the door, the Spaniard turned around and looked over at his friend with concern. "Mi amigo, I think you should take Francis's advice, I'm sure Matthew's just been waiting for you to make a move." Gilbert only grunted. Antonio shrugged, opening the door. "Stay awesome, Gil!"

Soon, Gilbert was alone. He used to hate being alone, only pretending to like it, but now it was good to get some time to think. Sighing, he went over to his treasure chest, a dark blue box that had "Awesome" spray-painted over it. He opened it, smiling slightly at the small polar bear with a heart on its stomach, a gift from Birdie. Underneath it was a red diary, different from the rest of his dark blue diaries that were categorized in a box underneath his "Birdie collection". Taking it out, Gilbert gently laid it on his bed, skimming through each entry with a smile on his face.

Volume 20, Entry I; September 4th

Dear Diary,

I am awesome! Today Francis introduced me to someone new… He is really quiet, but he has these awesome purple-ish eyes and a really cute nice awesome smile. He looked a bit terrified of me, but my awesomeness can be hard to handle, so it's understandable. His name is Matthew, and he told me his favorite color his red… And he said he liked my eyes! I've never had anyone agree that my eyes are awesome! So, anyways, I told him he was awesome kind of on a whim and he got all red and then the bell rang. I wonder if I'll see him tomorrow…

P.S. I had to get a new diary today (obviously) and they were out of dark blue so I got one in red because it reminded me of that Matthew kid.

Volume 20, Entry15; October 5th

Dear Diary,

I am awesome! I'm moving the daily entries to my new dark blue diary, and I decided that this diary will be Birdie's special diary. Today I got him to tell me more about living in Canada. I've never heard him talk that much! I think Canada sounds awesome. If he ever goes back, I'll go with him, I think.

Still smiling, Prussia opened to a fresh new page, frowning when he saw words scrawled into the middle. He didn't remember writing this…

Dear Diary,

If I write in this every other day, I should be close to knowing Matthew for a full year when I read this again! So, I think I'll promise myself that when I reach the end of this I will (awesomely) kiss Birdie.

Gilbert gasped. He really didn't remember this promise. Cursing, he frantically flipped to the next page, checking for more words. All he found was a small Gilbert Williams scrawled at the bottom. He rolled his eyes, who was he, Felieks?

That wasn't the biggest problem at the moment, though. The biggest problem was that he never broke a promise to himself and he had now known Matthew for a year and two months, so he was two months behind.

This was so un-awesome. He had to kiss Birdie soon... And it was going to be even harder because the Bad Touch had somehow upset their boyfriends. True, Matthew hadn't been acting any differently, still being his cuddly, beautiful, happy self. However, if Gilbert tried to kiss him... would he push him away?

"Well," Gilbert mused, "I could at least try..." First, to gather his thoughts, he decided to consult his most trusted advisor. Walking over to his bedroom, he flung the door open (awesomely), calling out, "Gilbird!"

The said bird chirped back a reply, fluttering around his cage happily.

"We have a problem... It's about mein other Birdie..." Gilbird settled down on his perch, knowing that the other Birdie was a very serious matter. "I need to kiss him soon... but he's so shy and I don't want to scare him.." Gilbird cocked his head, thinking. The bird then suddenly flew over to his cage door, chirping. Gilbert opened the door, wondering what his bird was up too. Said bird flew to Gilbert's nightstand, where a picture of him and Matthew sat. Chirping, he hopped around near the picture. Gilbert picked the picture up, absent-mindedly petting the yellow bird while he thought.

The picture was his definite favorite of him and Matthew, and it was taken about two months ago, on one of the last weeks of summer. They were at a hockey rink that was an hour away, and the only rink that remained open during the summer. It was a blissful contrast to the heat outside, and he and Matthew had simply sat on the bleachers for awhile, awesomely cuddling.

It was at that moment that Francis had walked in (he had asked to hang out with them because the heat was killing him as well) and saw the two in their own little world. Taking out his camera, he had silently took a picture, and gave it to Gilbert a week or so later.

In the picture, Matthew had his eyes closed and a peaceful smile on his face, while Gilbert was looking down at him with the biggest grin on his face.

Snapping out of his reverie, Gilbert looked down at Gilbird with a smile. "You're right, Gilbird. Matthew is awesome, and he thinks I'm awesome, and he will let me awesomely kiss him. I just need to stop being an un-awesome wimp." With that settled, Gilbert put Gilbird back in his cage and fed him. Then, he took out his phone, calling his Birdie.

Matthew picked up on the third ring. "Gil?" he said softly.

"Hi Birdie! I was wondering if you were busy right now..."

"N-no… Well, I'm making pancakes, but you can come and help if you want."

"I should have known… Well, I can never turn down your pancakes… I'll be there soon."

Matthew giggled. "Okay. I'll be in the kitchen, just let yourself in."

"Don't I always?" Gilbert laughed, and then tentatively, he said, "I liebe dich, Birdie."

Matthew smiled, responding with a quiet, "I love you too, Gil."

After Gilbert hung up, Matthew threw his hands in the air, jumping around the kitchen. "YES!" Gilbert had finally said I love you over the phone! Not quietly when he though Matthew was sleeping! They were making progress! During his happy dance, something started sizzling.

The Canadian turned back to the stove. "Crap! My pancakes!"


Fifteen minutes later, an albino snuck into Matthew's house, tip-toeing quietly to the kitchen. Seeing the blonde trying to reach the very top shelf of his cupboard, Gilbert put his hand over his mouth, trying to hide his laugh. Wrapping his arms around his boyfriend from behind, he quietly said, "Need help with that, Birdie?"

Matthew jumped. "Maple! Don't do that, Gil! It's terrifying!" Blushing furiously, Matthew quietly added, "And yes, that would be nice."

Gilbert snickered. "What did you need?"

"The powdered sugar."

Gently steering his boyfriend to the side, Gilbert stood on his tip-toes, stretching his fingers in order to grasp the handle of the container. Bringing it back down, he handed it to Matthew proudly. "Got it!"

Matthew rolled his eyes. "I can see that. And thank-you."

"You're welcome."

Matthew smiled, turning to get his pancakes out of the oven, where he had been keeping them warm. "So, did you want to talk to me about anything?"

Gilbert looked at him with confusion, so Matthew elaborated. "You sounded nervous on the phone, so I was just wondering…"

Gilbert scratched the back of his head, his boyfriend knew him too well. "Keseses.. No, not really. Just, um, wanted to see you."

Matthew looked at skeptically. "Okay… You can talk to me about anything, y'know."

Gilbert smiled. "I know, Mattie…"

This tipped Matthew off immediately. Setting his pancakes on the counter, he dragged Gilbert to the couch. "Alright, what's wrong? You never ever call me Mattie. Are you sick?"

Gilbert cringed, when did he become this easy to read? "Nein. I, um, well… Francis and Antonio are having problems with Arthur and Lovino."

Matthew's eyes widened, starting to realize what this might be about. "Oh, um, is it that they haven't been kissed in a while?"

Gilbert looked at his boyfriend curiously. "Ja. Do you know what that's about?"

"I, uh, oh maple… Promise not to tell Antonio and Francis?"

"I swear on my awesomeness."

"Well, then… It's a bet to see who can go longer without kissing their boyfriend."

Gilbert stared at Matthew for awhile, before bursting out laughing. Rolling on the couch, he managed to gasp out. "Seriously? That's so awesome!"

Matthew laughed at his boyfriend's reaction. Gilbert finally sat back on the couch. "Whew. So, are you betting on? Both of them are pretty stubborn so-"

"Uh, well, actually… I'm in the bet too." Matthew shifted nervously.

Gilbert stopped laughing. Matthew played with his hands, explaining, "Well, see, since we haven't kissed yet… I figured it'd be easy for me to win."

Gilbert shook his head, a small smile returning to his face. "Mein little birdie is cheating! I think I'm finally rubbing off on you."

Matthew crossed his arms. "It's not cheating! I just… let them jump to their own conclusions."

Gilbert chuckled. "Sure, Birdie. However… this does kind of ruin my plans."

Matthew raised an eyebrow. "What plans?"

Gilbert got nervous again. Then he remembered Gilbird and the photo, as well as the red notebook lying on his bed and he took a deep breath. "Well, apparently, I promised myself that I would kiss you after knowing you for a year… And I'm two months late. I, um, decided I would fix that today, but…"

Matthew slapped his forehead. "Maple! I completely forgot about writing that!"

Gilbert looked up at Matthew, shocked. "Wait, what?"

Matthew's violet eyes got very large. "I, well, um, about a month ago I was really frustrated because you hadn't kissed me yet, and then I found the red diary… And I, well, I figured you wouldn't want to break a promise to yourself, so I… wrote the promise in your handwriting near the last page."

"You've SEEN the Birdie diary?!" Gilbert felt his heart speeding up out of shock and nervousness.

"Please don't be upset! It wasn't dark blue like your other ones so I thought it was different. I, well, it was really sweet and my heart just kind of melted and it only made me think of how much I wanted to kiss you so then I… I wrote that."

"Mein Gott…" Gilbert said weakly. "You weren't… creeped out or anything?"

Matthew shook his head, smiling. "Nope! I thought it was really cute. No one has paid that much attention to me before… Besides, I, erm, I wrote poems about you for a really long time, so It's not that bad."

Gilbert couldn't help the huge grin that spread across his face. "You wrote poems about me? As in, love poems?"

Matthew blushed. "Shut up."

Gilbert pulled Matthew into a hug, holding him as close as possible. "I really, really, love you."

Matthew returned the hug, breathing in the smell of his Gilbert. "I liebe dich auch."

Gilbert felt an overwhelming need to kiss his boyfriend senseless after hearing him speak German, but refrained, remembering the bet.

"Erm, Birdie?"

"Yes?"

"How desperately do you want to win that bet?"

"Not as desperately as I want to kiss you."

"Awesome." Gilbert pulled away from Matthew, tipping his chin up. Quickly, before he lost his nerve, Gilbert pressed their lips together, marveling at the sensation. Matthew wrapped his arms around the other, responding with enthusiasm.

After finally breaking away, Gilbert stroked Matthew's hair, smiling. "Y'know… you can still win the bet. We just won't tell them."

"We could… but then I wouldn't be able to kiss you during school. And I am kissing you at every available moment I have."

Gilbert smirked. "Fine with me."

Then he proceeded to kiss Matthew again, holding his Canadian close.

*AWWWWW... I love my PruCan. :) Anywho, I hope you found this at least a little bit cute... And I'm going to end the Kissing bet story here, if you would like more scenes from this please tell me! Also, I have Francis's and Arthur's first kiss written... Would you be interested in reading it? ;) If so, or to request certain scenes (They REALLY get my juices flowing, I LOVE it when you guys request things!) ... Please review! All of my awesome love!*