Hey guys, long time no see! Or, er, read, heh... So sorry I haven't been updating. It occurred to me last night as I lay in bed that 'Crap I haven't updated this in a heck of a long time' SO HERE YOU GO! Sorry for the really long wait, again. Hope you guys enjoy!
As always, I don't own Hetalia, nor any of the characters affiliated with it.
"FRAANCIS!"
Gilbert tore out of the locker room after a moment of shock, slowing down and walking as a teacher glared at him for running. He almost ran into Matthew and his brother as he pushed through the cafeteria doors, and his cheeks flushed a deep red as he looked away.
He could see Francis and Antonio sitting in the far corner, and as quickly as he could without looking panicked he walked over, sitting beside Antonio and leaning in. "Guys, I have a problem." He hissed, looking around to make sure no one was trying to hear in on the conversation.
"Your chest is glowing, Gilbert. I did not think that would be a problem?" Francis asked, raising an eyebrow at Gilbert as he looked at the Prussian, and to his still faintly glowing chest.
"No no no, that's not- Well, it is kinda, but-" Gilbert groaned, clutching his head and resting his elbows on the table. "You know that kid I pick on, Matthew?" He mumbled, looking up at his friends. They nodded, and Gilbert sighed. "It's him."
A look of realization came onto Francis' face, and Antonio just looked between the two of them confusedly. "It's him what?"
Rolling his eyes, Gilbert gestured to his chest. "The glowy thing! It's him, he's my soulmate or whatever, and I just- I kind of feel like a real douche for picking on him now."
"You should talk to him sometime, and figure it out between you two. It's not going to do any good for either of you if you just ignore this." Francis, ever the love expect, said. Antonio nodded, taking a sip of his drink and putting his tomato down. "Si. It hopefully shouldn't be as hard as it was with me and Lovi!"
All three of them paused and remembered when Antonio and Lovino, Antonio's now-boyfriend, had been sitting at the same table when their chests had started to glow. Both had flushed a deep red, and Lovino began spluttering and finally ran off, leaving Antonio to chase after him. It had been a long time before Lovino spoke to Antonio again, and now they were one of the most adorable couples at the school.
"Hopefully." Gilbert mumbled dejectedly, and Francis patted him on the back. "There's still about seven minutes left for lunch, go look for him!"
Matthew was dragging his feet as he went down the hall, hands twisting together nervously as he wet his dry lips. His heart was thudding nervously inside his chest, and he let out a gasp as he accidentally ran into someone. "S-sorry!" He apologized quickly, clutching his head and rubbing at it.
"Ja, ja, sorry- Matthew!?"
With wide eyes Matthew looked up, Gilbert staring at him with an equally surprised expression.
"Listen, I'd kind of rather not talk about this but-"
"I-I think we need to talk about-"
They both closed their mouths as soon as they had started speaking, still watching each other. "You first." Gilbert said, and Matthew let out a shaky breath. "Okay. Um, M-my brother Alfred said that it wouldn't be okay if we just ignored this, and that we needed to talk about it..." He ducked his head nervously, glasses slipping down his nose slightly.
"Ja, I was talking with 'Toni and Francis and they said the same thing." Gilbert muttered, and Matthew looked up slightly.
"Do you want to talk about it after school?"
A nervous grin crossed Gilbert's face, and he nodded. "Sure. Uh, see you then?"
"Okay." Matthew smiled back, and they both jumped as the bell rang. "I-I have to get to class!" Matthew exclaimed, turning on his heel ad rushing down the hall. "See you later!"
A huge blush was growing on his cheeks as he ran towards his locker, hands trembling slightly as he struggled to enter the combination properly. He was nervous about meeting Gil, and yet some part of him couldn't help but be excited.