Here is a longer chapter for you guys...You might hate me by the end...

~Enjoy~

Over the course of the next few days, Ivan worked at his English and building a friendship with Alfred during the day and Matthew at night.

Growing a relationship with Matthew was simple. Ivan found that the blonde with eyes similar to his enjoyed being able to teach Ivan and to help him with his work. Afterwards, Ivan would slowly walk around Matthew's room enjoying the pieces of artwork that littered the walls. He noticed that the first one of him was gone from the wall and instead there was a happier image.

It was of the three of them, smiling and sitting outside surrounded by yellow flowers. Ivan smiled as he remembered how he told Matthew about sunflowers.

"so what kind of flower do you like best?"

"Ah! I do not know what they name are here, but they are bright and yellow like sun! Back home they are called подсолнечник (podsolnechnik/Sunflower)"

"Hmm, bright and yellow?" Matthew said in thought before looking to the side near a bookshelf and pointed towards it.

"Can you bring me the book on the third self, please?"

Nodding, Ivan went to the shelf and grabbed the requested book. He looked at the cover where he saw what looked to be a large garden with multiple flowers of all different colours. He brought it back to Matthew and handed the book over.

"What are you doing?" Ivan asked as he sat on the side of the bed while he watched as Matthew opened the book and went through it.

"I'm looking for that flower for you, that way you know what it's called."

"Ah! Thank you matvey Thank you! That is kind very!" Ivan exclaimed happily.

Matthew flipped a couple of pages before finding the first yellow flower in the book. Turning the book to show Ivan he asked if it was the flower he was talking about.

It was of a yellow rose. Ivan shook his head with a 'nope' and Matthew looked for the next flower. It took a couple of minutes before Matthew showed him the page with 'Helianthus or sunflowers'. Once Ivan saw it, his face lit up and he smiled and pointed at the page and said "pretty flower! Pretty flower!"

Matthew happy to have found it, tilted the book back to read the title and read it so Ivan would know what his favourite flower was called in English.

"Helen thus," Ivan tried the word but couldn't quite get it. Matthew said the word for him slowly and told him that he could use 'sunflower' and that everyone would know it.

Ivan had one of Matthew's drawings on his bedside table. The night after that, when Ivan went in top visit, Matthew smiled and told him that he had a present.

Ivan knocked on the door making sure that Matthew was still awake before stepping in. Hearing his friend's quite voice, Ivan opened the door and stepped in.

The two greeted each other as Ivan sat down. Ivan explained his day to Matthew whose attention made Ivan feel happy. Before it was time to leave, Matthew told Ivan to close his eyes. Listening to Matthew, Ivan's eyes closed automatically and he used his hands to cover his eyes.

"What is it Matvey? Is it surprise?"

Matthew grabbed his drawing book form the side and opened it to his latest work. His small gift to Ivan. He took the paper in his hand and placed it on Ivan's lap face down. He worked on it before Alfred got home to tell him about his visit.

"You can look now."

Happy to open his eyes, Ivan looked at Matthew before looking down to see a piece of paper. Picking it up, he brightens and carefully but quickly hugs Matthew.

"Is beut-e-full! Thank you!"

The picture is simple but wonderful. It is a drawing of a bright and big sunflower held by a small boy with purple eyes and grey-blonde hair in one hand, and the other hand holding onto another little boy with bright yellow hair and purple eyes.

Matthew smiles and returns Ivan's hug and pats his back. "Your welcome, this way you can see the sunflower whenever you want. But it's not done, so I still need it."

Since then, Ivan did his best to visit Matthew whenever he got the chance. Things were going well until a few days later when Matthew's condition took a turn for the worst. It was while Ivan was visiting. The two boys were talking when Matthew coughed. Ignoring it for the first moment, Ivan leaned down to grab a glass of water for Matthew when his coughing grew harsh and blood started to fill his mouth.

"Ivan! Get help!" Matthew began to wail as his chest constricted and he struggled to breath. He did his best to wipe the blood from his lips.

Ivan dropped the water onto the floor in panic. "Matvei!" He cried as he froze. He didn't know what to do! Matthew's cries deafened him as Ivan covered his eyes and cried. What was he supposed to do?

A moment later, the head maid burst in to see a crying Ivan and Matthew bleeding from the mouth and nose. She rushed to Matthew shouting for assistance. In her hurry she knocked Ivan over who landed with a loud 'oof' on his rear. He looked up and tried to wipe away his tears.

Trying to tell her to help Matthew, Alfred ran in wearing his pajamas who instantly zeroed in on Ivan. Charging, Alfred yelled 'What have you done!' and tackled Ivan down.

The two boys hit the ground and Ivan tried to watch to see what was going on with Matthew., But he could see anything as the maids blocked his view. That and a very angry Alfred was yelling at him. Ivan went to cover his face but was too slow as he felt Aflred knuckle connecting with his chin. Ivan cried out and blocked the others attacks until a maid pulled Alfred off of ivan.

"OUT!" She shouted, trowing Alfred towards the door. Ivan scrambled to his feet and ran out of the room sobbing and holding his hurt chin.

"I am sorry metvei!" He whined as he left the room and ran past Alfred who glared at him. It was his fault! It wasn't his fault.

Was.

Wasn't.

He didn't want to hurt anyone! He just wanted a friend. He didn't want to be in trouble. He didn't want Matvey to be hurt because of him. Oh gosh, what if matvey hated him for making him get sick? Ivan thought to himself as he entered his room and ran to his bed to hide under the blankets. No. He could handle not being liked by Alfred, but Matvey?

Ivan knew Matvey was special. Ivan liked-loved Matvey, they were friends. Ivan wouldn't know what to do if Matvey hated him.

Ivan hoped Matthew would be okay.

Ivan awoke to the banging on his door. He rubbed his eyes and got out from the warm shelter of his bed. Each step his took felt like a mile ran in the desert. He opened the door to see Alfred.

"Please do not hit again." Ivan said cowering behind the door in fear. His chin felt swollen and he did not like being pushed on the ground.

"I won't." Alfred said, his jaw tense and a look of anger in his eyes. "But you must never go near Matthew again. DO you understand."

"How is he?" Ivan asked, not understanding.

"You stay away from my brother. You are not our family!"

"Is he okay?" Ivan tried again, he just needed to know.

"No. His illness is worse because of you. It's Your fault! Ivan, your fault!" Alfred growled.

Ivan's jaw shook as he tried not to cry.

"No, is not. I do nothing to hurt! Не моя вина, Я люблю его, Я бы не причинить ему боль, Он мой друг" (Ne moya vina, YA lyublyu yego, YA by ne prichinit' yemu bol' , On moy drug/ is not my fault,I love him, would not hurt him, He is my friend)) Ivan said, his English slipping into his native language.

"Stay. Away. From. My. Family!" Alfred said for the last time before leaving Ivan to stand by the door as a crying mess.

Apparently the Russian word for friend is drug. IDK let me know if that translations were wrong and how to fix it. I used google translate so that is the first mistake.

Please do NOT hate Alfred, it is more of a misunderstanding, Al cares for Matthew and is overprotective, but i think I would be too if I had a sick sibling and they were coughing up blood and someone was there that i didn't really know...

That's it! I am done!

No, No I'm not. I'm not done. But that was the first part to this. I have decided to do this as like a series. this was the first part of that series and I will take a break to work at my other stories. Once i get some more done on those I will continue so think of this a a hiatus(Is that the word?) Anyways, I have made a face book page for myself as a writer and as a admin (Yes, I do RP as both Canada and an OC -Native America her name is Willow) If you want to keep up with me and hear news such as updates, look me up 'Admin Kitty/creeblackcatgal' I also let you know if there's something going one in my life preventing me from writing. Feel free to chill out with me there and ask questions and stuff.

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