Fraternity or Love
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own the characters! Just this story! And sorry for any OOC
Wanna Come Over?
Setting(s): Alfred's House, School
"Hey Al... Today's Friday! Come on... Wake up...?"
Matthieu nearly whispered in his brother's ear. Alfred rolled over in his bed and looked at him as he held onto the railing of his bunk. Alfred moaned into his pillow, swatting at Matt lazily, rolling onto his stomach.
Matthieu smiled at him and jumped off his own bed and went to get ready for school. School had been open for about a month now; it was October. And, as expected, they took their PSAT's yesterday, and all Alfred wanted to do was sleep it off! But, at the same time, he knew he had to get up. If he didn't he would miss school and not be able to take any hooky days at the end of the year. Matthieu and Alfred would do that so they could go to parks and visit their relatives back in D.C. later in the summer for longer amounts of time.
So, aching from the movement, Alfred pushed himself up so he was sitting on his knees. Arching his back, he yawned and climbed down his ladder. Rubbing sleep from his eyes, he took his clothes and went to the bathroom to change.
Ten minutes later, Alfred came downstairs and sat on his long white couch in his extra clean living room. And, five more minutes after that, Matthieu came out of the lower bathroom and sat next to his brother. This being one of the first times either of them had alone together, Alfred looked to him and asked,
"So, how do you think you did on your test?"
Matt looks to him and shrugs,
"I think I'd get my usual grade..."
Alfred chuckles,
"One hundred and one percent?"
Matthieu laughs and mock punches Alfred's arm,
"Yup!"
Alfred smiles back and pushes him, causing Matt to fall off the couch. Alfred tackles him and they begin to wrestle on the floor and roll around. And, then, when Matt was pinned under Alfred he looks at the clock,
"Maple! We have to get to the bus stop!"
Alfred looks to the clock and chuckles, getting off his brother. And, as Matthieu starts to get up, Alfred pushes him down and yells as he grabs his backpack and runs out the door,
"Meet you there!"
Matt gasps, grinning as he slings on his backpack and runs after his brother. Rushing out the door, Alfred is no where in sight and, as he is about to run to the corner, Alfred grabs him from behind and pulls him in a headlock to the sidewalk.
Matthieu gets away from him and walks backwards, smiling eyes closed with pleasure,
"Good luck Alfred!"
But, when Matthieu opens his eyes, Alfred's face is shock and excitement as he whispers,
"Shit..."
Matt turns around and gasps. The two brothers run for their bus as it passes their stop. Alfred, being the faster of the two, runs ahead, grinning all the while at the adrenaline, yells for the driver to stop. And, after a few more attempts, the bus comes to a slow halt. Alfred and Matt, breathing heavily, step on and take some open seats in the very back. But, before Alfred gets there, he pats Arthur on the shoulder, getting his attention because he was listen to his music. Alfred smiles at him and says, "Hi" Arthur smiles back and nods once, resuming his music.
Alfred then takes his seat and waits to get to the school. And, in what feels like no time at all, they get there. Everyone gets up and rushes to get off the bus. Alfred never knew why people would hurry to go into school, but he never questioned it.
When he finally got off and in through the doors, Alfred saw Arthur leaning against a wall, waiting for him. Alfred laughed. He had done this for Arthur whenever he got off the bus after him. Arthur pushes away from the wall and goes over to Alfred, they walk towards their first period class to drop off their backpacks.
After saying 'hi' to Kiku, the two go to the cafe to get breakfast, Arthur insisting on making Alfred eat something even though he won't. Alfred pulls out his ID and money and gets in line behind a few other students. Arthur leans against the railing opposite of the counter and waits for Alfred to choose something. Arthur is quiet today and Alfred notices.
When Alfred hands the lunch lady his money and is given his chocolate milk and graham crackers, he walks out of the small serving area with Arthur and goes to an open table. Arthur rests his chin in his hand and looks about the large room, Alfred watching him curiously. And, after another moment, Alfred asks Arthur, mouth full,
"What's up, Artie?"
Arthur looks to him,
"What?"
Alfred swallows his food, gasping for air,
"Ahhh... What's up? You seem... A little down..."
Arthur shrugs,
"Oh, well, it's just another weekend coming up... And I'm not looking forward to work..."
Alfred cocks his head to the side,
"You work?"
Arthur's sarcastic smile comes across his lips,
"Of course... How else will I provide for myself?"
Alfred chuckles nervously,
"Oh yeah... Sorry, I forgot..."
Arthur smiles at him,
"Don't worry about it... Now, eat! If you actually like school food and don't eat breakfast at your house, I'm making you eat breakfast here."
Alfred laughs and puts another cracker in his mouth, slurping on his milk. Arthur shakes his head at him, smirking. Then, he sighs and puts his Ipod into his backpack again. The bell for first period rings five minutes later and Alfred and Arthur head to class. And, like usual, nothing important happens.
The day goes about like any other, and, just like any other day, school ends with someone, or everyone, sighing at some sort of work. And, unluckily for Alfred and Arthur, they actually have homework! So, getting on the bus, Alfred always got there first, he takes his seat and waits for Arthur.
Lethargically walking on, Arthur comes over to Alfred, sitting down and immediately pulling out his music player. Alfred watches him cautiously, not sure if he should say something. He had been in a weird mood all day, he didn't even seem happy during science or English(His favourite class because he liked to ridicule the fact it is American more so than English).
Alfred watches him for a few minutes before he asks him,
"Arthur...? Are you gonna be okay?"
He nods right after he asked, his face stoic. Alfred frowns,
"I'm not that good at sensing the situation, but I know you are sad... Or mad... Or... Uh, something that isn't happy,"
He ends with a laugh, earning a confused look from Arthur. Alfred frowns at him and asks,
"When do you have work?"
Arthur looks at his Ipod for the time,
"Eh... Three... So I have about two hours..."
Alfred smiles and shoves Arthur a bit,
"Wanna come over my house then?"
Arthur looks at him, eyes traveling to the backpack on his lap,
"Would it be alright for me to?"
Alfred outbursts with,
"Hell yeah! My mom would love you!"
Arthur squints his eyes closed and yells back,
"Bloody hell! Don't scream!"
Alfred laughs and pats Arthur's head, whispering quietly,
"Okay."
Arthur smirks, leaning back into the seat to get comfy and listens to his music. Ten minutes later, they reach Alfred's stop and. reminding Arthur to get up here, they leave the bus with Matthieu and walk to Alfred's house. It's only five from the corner, so they reach it quickly.
Matt and Arthur are talking about England, the two of them never talked before this in much detail. Alfred is at the door and smiles at Arthur,
"I welcome you to my home!"
He swings open the door and let's his brother and Arthur step in. Arthur looks around calmly, observing the living room. The walls and carpet are white and, to the right is a white couch and large TV, many movies and games in it's cabinets. To the left, the carpet disappears to a shiny wood, a dining room set on it, giving it a fancier look. In front of him is a hall way that leads to a door for the backyard. I middle on the right side of that hall is a stairwell leading up and a door for the bathroom. On the left side of the hallway is an archway leading to the kitchen.
Arthur nods and says, still looking around,
"It's nice."
Alfred beams and runs over to Arthur, pulling his hand and dragging him upstairs. This hall has white floors and brown panelings. on the left side are three doors, the right side having two doors.
The Briton is pulled into the middle door and thus into Alfred's room. He looks around at everything, his eyes catching mostly on the bunk bed that probably takes up half of the room. Alfred goes up the ladder of said bed and sits on the top, Arthur watches him as Alfred's arms pan around,
"This is my room! Well, mine and Matt's,"
He leans over the railing of his bed and points to the lower bunk,
"That's his bed!"
Arthur chuckles walking over to the lower bunk,
"I could guess. So..."
Alfred leans over, his hair hanging down and his glasses closer to falling off,
"Sooooo?"
Arthur looks up at the metal rods under Alfred's bed,
"I don't know... Your room is nice..."
He pokes the bedded part and hears Alfred make a noise of surprise. Arthur looks back in time to see Alfred's glasses fall to the ground. Arthur crawls to the edge of the bed and picks them up, angling his head to see Alfred. He is out of sight.
Arthur kicks off his boots and stands on the bed to see Alfred in fetal position, laughing to himself. Arthur smiles,
"What did I do?"
Alfred pokes his forehead, Arthur jumps backwards off the bed and tries to gain balance as he now stands on the floor. Alfred climbs down the ladder,
"Are you ticklish?"
Arthur's eyes widen,
"Why?"
He backs away nervously, Alfred closes in on him. Arthur shakes his head,
"No... Not really... I mean, in some places, but I'm not telling you... And you'll never find them..."
Arthur side glances at him and takes his opportunity to run for the door, not wanting to be 'tickled' by the American. But, when he gets there, he runs into Alfred's brother, who looks at the two of them curiously. Matthieu directs his gaze to Arthur, who looks back at him. Matt glances at Alfred and shakes his head,
"You truly are weird, Al..."
Alfred bursts out into laughter and comes over to Arthur, putting his arm across his shoulders,
"So, he's still my friend despite that! And you still love me too!"
Alfred put a slight, unintentional stress on the word 'love' to say how whenever Matt is mad at him, he always forgives him. Matt shakes his head, thinking Alfred meant something else. Matt blushes and says quietly, not wanting Arthur to hear, even though he knows he will,
"Will you not make jokes about my sexuality?"
Alfred's and Arthur's eyes pop open. Alfred lets go of Arthur and puts his hands on Matthieu's shoulders,
"Matt, I didn't mean it like that... I meant that you always forgive me... I wasn't trying to 'make a joke'..."
Arthur stands still and watches Matthieu, suddenly wondering if he was bi or gay. And, not wanting to sound pushy or intrusive, he leaves it at that. But, despite that, Matt looks to him,
"Don't worry, Arthur, I don't like you like that! I already have a boyfriend..."
Arthur cocks his head to the side,
"Really? Who is he? Might i know him?"
Matt walks away from Alfred and in front of Arthur, a shy smile on his face,
"Do you know Gilbert? The albino German? He has silver hair and red eyes..."
Arthur grins at him,
"Yeah, I have him in my Geometry class."
Matthieu gives Arthur a warm smile, happy that he accepts him. And, when he looks at Arthur, he tilts his head to the side, wondering. But then Alfred pounces on Matt's back and nearly yells,
"Yeah! Matt finally isn't single! Yeah!"
Matthieu blushes and shakes Alfred off, walking over to his bed and sitting down, taking out various items from his backpack such as work. Alfred and Arthur decide to leave him alone and leave the room, going back downstairs.
And, all the while, Alfred and Arthur have a snack, watch some TV and both agree on doing this again sometime, preferably when Arthur can find a weekend off from work. So, Alfred escorts Arthur out of his house and lets him walk to his job.
Alfred goes back inside just as Matt is coming down the stairs. Alfred waves at him and Matt frowns,
"Oh, he left already? I wanted to say good-bye..."
Alfred smiles and pats his brother on the back,
"Don't worry, we'll see him on Monday!"
Matt chuckles and walks over to the couch, Alfred follows. And, when Matt turns on the TV to a commercial, Matt asks Alfred,
"Do you know which he is?"
Al looks at him, arching an eye brow, not sure of what he means. So, Matt continues,
"I mean, is he straight?"
Alfred bursts out into laughter,
"Of course he is!"
Matt looks to him,
"Are you sure? I mean... Just the way he was around me when he heard... And, since almost all of your friends aren't straight, you haven't been that good at telling sexualities apart... I mean, it took you about a year to figure out I was gay..."
Alfred feels a curious sensation overcome him,
"You know... It's possible... I'll ask him about it sometime I guess... But, that would be weird... Maybe I shouldn't... 'Cause, if he isn't, that would be awkward! He'd feel so bad thinking that others think he's gay!"
Matt chuckles,
"Okay... But, maybe you should... You two are friends after all..."
Alfred looks to Matt then the TV, not seeing what was on it, he was lost in his own thoughts.
'Maybe I should... Maybe it'll help with my overall plan... But... I wouldn't want to hurt him, anyone that way... I'd hurt everyone I know by doing that... I shouldn't... I won't! If he tells me, then okay... But, no...Otherwise... I'll try to avoid it... Until I need to know... But, no matter what, I will not hurthim that way... Never!'
Okay! I hope that this chapter got to show a good side of Alfred and his take on homosexuality... I hope you see too that he is fine with it and will NEVER bully someone because of that! But, yeah... This is the first part of Alfred possibly regretting this. And, next chapter, you get to find out what sexuality Arthur is!(If you can't guess by the jist of the story...) And remember; Reviews help the author continue to write!