Brighter Than the Sun
Alfred F. Jones Loves Maria de la Cruz
Chapter 2
G8 Summit
"So, guys, let's talk about how we can strengthen the G8" Arthur said as he sat down on his favorite armchair. Arthur was the host, and the rest of the members of the G8, namely: Alfred, Feliciano, Ludwig, Yao, Francis, Kiku, Matthew Williams and Ivan Braginski were in his house, seated comfortably.
"Can we please talk about something else? We talked about that last meeting!" Alfred whined in a bored tone. Feliciano cheered, "Yes! Finally someone understands!" Ludwig was defiant. "I don't think we should goof off during meetings. We are the G8, after all" he said. Francis scoffed. "Oh please, Ludwig; haven't you been to any World Conferences? I don't even know what we accomplish there!"
"Um, I don't think that talking about anything else than strengthening the G8 is a good idea" Matthew said in his very soft, almost inaudible voice, as Ivan asked Yao, "Did you hear something?" and Yao answered "Nope, must be the wind".
"Guys, we should follow the script!" Arthur exclaimed to his fellow members. "Aw, loosen up, Arthur!" Alfred said to him, slapping his back playfully. "Let's do this through voting! Raise your left arm if you want to talk about something else, and raise your right arm if you want to keep on talking about how to strengthen the G8, when we are already the superheroes of this world, especially me! Ok, go!" Alfred explained to them.
Alfred, Feliciano, Francis, Ivan and Yao raised their left arms, and Matthew, Arthur and Ludwig raised their right. "Ok, we win! WOOHOO!" Alfred and Feliciano cheered. Ludwig sighed and took a book out of his satchel. "Whatever; just don't blame me if we get into any trouble" he said simply.
"So, what should we talk about?" Alfred asked excitedly. Francis was in deep thought. "Hmm…oh, I just heard that Roderich is still a virgin?" Francis gossiped. Yao gasped. "Oh, my God! I thought he already did 'it' with Elizabeta…" "Yeah, that was what I thought, but one of my comrades told me that he was still a virgin! But that is really hard to believe, since he is such a beautiful man" Francis sighed dreamily.
"But, wait… besides Francis, aren't we all virgins?" Alfred asked.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Alfred, shocked expressions on their faces.
"Wait, don't tell me that…that you guys came out of World War II no longer virgins?" Alfred asked them, the truth slowly dawning to him. "Even Ivan is no longer a virgin?" he cried out, pointing a finger at Ivan. "Why didn't you guys tell me about this?"
Feliciano squirmed uncomfortably in his seat. "We never told you because we thought that you are no longer a virgin, too" he said in a small voice. "A-And who do you guys think I had sex with?"
They all said in unison, "Maria de la Cruz"
Alfred's cheeks began to burn, and a small smile grew in his face. A part of him wanted him to deny it, but a bigger part of him loved the idea that they thought that he would actually have sex with Maria, which was what he always wanted for a very long time.
"Y-You guys really think so?" he said in a small, breathless voice. "Hell yeah! You have been with Maria longer than any of us, besides Antonio" Arthur answered. Feliciano smiled. "You like her very much, don't you, Alfred?" he asked. Before Alfred could say that he did not, he nodded his head, and a big goofy smile grew in his lips.
"I knew it!" Francis exclaimed proudly. "You never let go of her! It's totally obvious that you loved her since the beginning". Kiku cleared his throat awkwardly. "Well, Francis-kun, Arthur and I also had a…affair…with Maria…" he said slowly. "This is awkward" Arthur said as he blushed in an embarrassed way.
"I admit that I still have feelings for Maria," Arthur began, but Alfred cut him off. "What? After all you have done to her you still love her?" he exclaimed, his eyes wide. "Of course I still do, you dolt! But not as much as I did long ago" he finished.
He turned to look at Alfred. "Even so, I was able to let her go. You have been obsessing over Maria for decades now, and I really think you should let her go" he said in a big-brother manner. Alfred was confused. "But why should I let her go? She needs me, Arthur! She won't be where she is now without me!" he said to Arthur.
"But don't you remember, Alfred? You made a deal with Antonio and you bought her for $100 million. You did not fight for her to be yours, you bought her. And you lied to her, Alfred. She thought she could trust you. But she was bloody wrong. You were bloody wrong"
"W-what are you trying to say here, Arthur?" Alfred asked, his voice getting softer as he tried to absorb whatever Arthur was saying to him.
Alfred smirked. "Give her back to me, Alfred".
Alfred stood up from his chair. "No! I will never give her to you! I love her, and no one else can be with her except me! Now I am leaving!" he half-shouted to Arthur, determined to show him that he was right with choosing Maria.
That was all Alfred could remember before everything went black.
A/N:
Hi guys! I used the same conversation from chapter 1 for this one just to show that the same things were happening even if Alfred and Maria were far apart. Sorry for the cliffhanger, but I guess cliffhangers are awesome so I just put it there.
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