Hiii sowwyyy! my computer decided to be mean and deleted everything i had...i managed to salvage this one but everything else is lost! Its lost T.T and sorry this is kinda short...

~enjoy~

Matthew was hurting.

Matthew felt betrayed...his family, sick and tired of having a sick child was adopting another healthy one to replace him. The thought sent rivers of anger coursing through his veins; each drop added more and more anger.

Matthew was scared.

Matthew was weak and sick, it would eventually kill him. Slowly and painfully. Matthew didn't want to die, nor did he want to die alone. He needed his brother beside him. He needed to get better.

His family tried many of the world's best doctors, therapists; everyone...yet no one could help him. No one could figure out what was wrong, nor could they help him.

Only by having Alfred by his side did Matthew feel better.

But now, a Russian boy was replacing him. The new boy didn't even speak English. Matthew with a grimace thought to himself, 'at least I don't have to be nice to him. but what if my family forgets about me?' Matthew then questioned his relationship with his brother, 'what if Alfred leaves me?'

That's when Matthew felt the fit coming. It hurt. He felt his chest constricting painfully, and he whimpered. His heart began to beat faster and faster.

Matthew needed his brother Alfred beside him, the pain quickly became too much for his frail body and Matthew screamed out in pain. His head felt like it was going to explode. His screams echoed throughout the building, becoming louder and louder. it sounded like a ghostly wail.

He needed Alfred.

Ivan paced in his room; something in the house had caused his new family to panic. But he didn't know what it was.

Was the house haunted?

He shook his head, of course the house wasn't haunted. How childish of him to think so.

But he was worried that he wouldn't be happy in his new home...dinner had been a disaster. Alfred had expressed his dislike for the Russian boy. And that ghostly wail, then the creepy maid that escorted him back to his room.

Her eyes, they were dull and lifeless, and the look she gave him, it was as if he were a pest that had landed in the punch bowl.

Ivan just wanted a home where he could be loved. Was that so hard?

Deciding that it was time for bed, Ivan quickly changed and was crawling into bed when he heard a knocking from the door.

"privet?" Ivan said, forgetting that only winter could understand him.

"Hello, Ivan." The master of the house walked in, his 'adopted' father. Then winter strode him behind him, translating the master's greeting.

Ivan hoped that they didn't notice his moist red eyes.

The master sighed, before smiling at Ivan and say things in a foreign language that winter translated for him.

I must apologize for my son's rudeness, I swear he has better manners but, he is very 'protective' of this houses 'secrets' and doesn't take well to strangers. Alfred, is truly a kind and happy boy, he just needs to meet you and get to know you better. I hope the two of you can be good friends.

Ivan nodded and replied back, "da I hope we can be good comrades in future!'

The master smiled happily before wishing the small boy a sweet and pleasant night before leaving winter and Ivan alone.

"We will begin lessons tomorrow, dress your self and meet me on the back porch." Winter said before leaving Ivan to sleep.

Ivan smiled, glad that someone said good night to him. It never happened before; he always said good-night to others. Laying his head on the pillow Ivan turned to look at the lamp beside him and turned it off and greeted the darkness of sleep.

the Italics is just what the master was saying, but translated...im too lazy to copy and paste this into google translate...i will be gone next week too...so updates are iffy, but i will do my best...I might actually take a break from 2-3 of my stories cause i am writing 6 right now and its kinda difficult when i don't actually know my schedule for life right now. i will countinue with dark and light voices, the snowy friendship and finish the one-shot( will make my workload so much nicer) so yeah, updates will be iffy for a while...

until next time meow!