When Gilbert received a text from Matthew stating that he had gone home early and wouldn't need picking up, Gil was instantly worried about the cute Canadian. He felt a twinge of pain in his chest as he wondered what could possibly have happened to him to make the confident blond leave so early.
He cast his thoughts to Matthews mysterious friend Kiku who apparently had the boy's attention and trust more than he did. Gilbert understood, he really did. Still the twinge of jealously that rose in his heart whenever he thought about the cosy teen pair made him want to cry.
His sweet new friend was too much for him to handle, how the cutie had so quickly wormed his way into Gilberts life he didn't know but there he was.
The albino had been shopping for a cute new bed cover for Mattie since he didn't have one now on the thing. The first one that caught his eye was one riddled with little polar bear cubs on it and he was shocked by how perfect it seemed for Matthew. He smiled triumphantly, his awesome self-felt relieved that he had found something for the kid so easily. Gilbert pictured the Canadians expression as he showed his what he had bought.
The kid would have the prettiest smile and his eyes would gleam and widen slightly. Gilbert couldn't wait to see it considering he was practically falling for the kid already. Since, he knew Mattie was already home he wondered if he should go and keep him company and find out the reason to which he was home so damn early. The white-haired man felt his resolve to stay outside cave as soon as his brain reminded him that his precious sweetheart might be at home crying.
The albino felt his body rush towards the cashier, his eyes meeting two little plushies by the seller. He admired them for a moment before reaching out to add them to the list of things he wanted to buy.
"That will be £16.78" the lady blushed as he spoke making the man inwardly groan. He handed over the cash feeling slightly conscious that the woman hadn't taken her eyes off him since he had put the bedding on the conveyor belt. She slowly handed him his change and a piece of paper. Gilbert curiously looked at the little note, his eyes widening at the phone number wrote in pink ink.
The man wasn't sure if he wanted to get rid of the note or not. It was true that the woman was quite cute but he really liked Mattie. Though, it was true that he wasn't even sure if the little Canadian even thought of his as a friend…
Gilbert silently noted that his life had somehow turned into a romantic comedy with a side of yaoi. He wasn't sure when he had even started driving but the man had his eyes on the road when he finally came to his senses.
Matthew was so adorable and sweet; how could anyone even think of hurting him?
Gilbert slowly had begun to realise that while everyone else did sometimes forget that the kid existed, he himself, never had his thoughts away from him. A few days was literally all it took for the Canadian to turn the Prussian male into a pile of mush. He turned the wheel of his car into the drive way as he thought about the kid sitting in the house alone
Feliciano would be at his job working at the little Italian restaurant across from Ludwig's workplace. He worked in a small police box beside the place and that's how the two had met. Gilbert couldn't help but remember his brother happily dressed as a police officer for the first time ready to start work in a police box.
The very first day on the job, his brother had come home in an angry mood that had put Gilbert into a frenzy of trying to cheer the man up. When he finally convinced Ludwig to tell him what was wrong, the German had blushed as he recounted the story of a curious Italian annoying him at his work and distracting him from the job. Gil had teased his brother about whether he liked the person who worked at the Italian restaurant or not and all he got was an adorable flustered squeak. It was also the day when his brother finally came out to him as gay.
Two weeks later and the blond German was a frustrated cat trying to catch a bird. Whenever he tried to speak to the Italian he would apparently run away or hide from him until he left. Ludwig had placed a pillow in front of his face and quietly ranted into it about how 'adorable' the little idiot was.
Gilbert had simply chuckled and went to the place to order dinner. When he saw the person that his brother liked, he was honestly taken aback. Feliciano was small and delicate and cheesy and energetic and honestly everything that his brother simply wasn't. He watched as the tiny cute boy ushered people into the room and sat them down with a joyous smile.
The kid had come to his table with the most adorable squeak of 'vee' and gave him his food with a laugh.
Gilbert had automatically pulled the Italian into the booth to sit with him. He recounted how the small boy looked momentarily terrified before giving the Prussian a wry smile.
"This is going to sound completely crazy but will you speak to my brother" he had asked the Italian with a coy smile. Feliciano's face morphed into one of curious anticipation as Gilbert spoke.
"He works in the police box across the road and apparently, this little Italian waiter keeps avoiding him despite him wanting to talk to them, you wouldn't happen to know anything about that?" Gilbert continued as he eyed the blushing mess sat beside him with a cheeky grin.
"Ludwig, is your brother?" Feliciano cried out, pulling away from the albino for a moment with flushed cheeks. Gilbert had nodded for a moment before the small boy had smiled and looked down at his feet.
"He's really tall and intimidating and when I first tried to speak to him he seemed a little scary, sorry for being impolite" the kid had cried with a stutter in his words. It was official in that moment that he loved the Italian and really wanted his brother and the kid to just get married already!
Luck seemed to be on his side too, since the next day a certain blond haired and blue eyed German came home with a blush on his cheeks and a smile on his lips. Gilbert had automatically praised himself as the one who managed to get them to finally start talking.
It took one week of awkward encounters and stuttering for the two to finally stop messing around and ask each other out. It didn't surprise Gilbert that Ludwig had been the one to finally break the habit and go for it. He'd gotten the cutie a bunch of flowers and ordered them a pasta dinner.
Gilbert had watched their first date go by with a tear in his eyes as he gushed down the phone to Antonio about how grown up his baby brother was. Two years later and the two were married and living in the family home with Gilbert, Toni and surprisingly Lovino who was both upset and joyful about the arrangement.
Gilbert loved his family very much and he saw all of them as just that, well it was obvious considering his brother married Feliciano.
Who was the brother of Lovino who married Antonio.
He really loved how the world worked out.
Gilbert took a moment to realise that if he actually ended up with Mattie then the 'Bad touch trio' would all be related…
Even though Francis had turned a little bit strange on them, they would still regard him as a friend. They were all different ages and nationalities but the trio had been through a lot together and proven that they would always be friends. It was surprising how much older Francis was compared to the other two members of the club. Toni and Gil had met Francis at a friend's stag do where they ended up playing tricks on the assembled party until three in the morning.
Gilbert and Antonio were friends from college who were in different years. Gil was one year older than them whereas Francis was the 'old man' of the group. When they found out that he was old enough to have kids they almost had a heart attack.
Of course, back then Gilbert would never have considered the possibility that he would fall for one of his friend's kids, no matter how close to his age they were.
'The world works in mysterious ways' the albino mused to himself as he got out of the car and headed towards the front door of the house. He felt a bubble of excitement rise in his chest as he clicked the door open and let himself in. He headed towards the living room, where he believed that Mattie would be.
As soon as he got there he let out a soft noise of confusion mixed with sadness.
On the couch lay a small Japanese boy, he was curled into the Canadian and letting out tiny sobs. The boy's arms were clinging around Mattie's waist as the boy slowly fluttered his fingers though the dark strands of silky raven hair.
"Mattie, what?" The Prussian asked quietly, his exasperation getting the best of him.
"This is Kiku, I feel so bad for him" Mattie quickly introduced Gilbert to the motionless figure in his arms. Gilbert cast his eyes down to the small kid only to feel pain build up inside of his chest at the sight.
"Is he okay?" The albino mused aloud as he ruffled his fingers through the kid's hair just as Mattie had done moments before.
The Canadian gave Gilbert a warm smile as he shifted to allow Gil to sit next to him on the couch, allowing Kiku's head to rest on the white-haired man's knee. Matthew sighed gently before resting his head on the Prussian's shoulder.
"This is Alfred's fault, he told Kiku that I was dead and he's been believing that this whole time, that was the cruellest thing he could possibly do…" the calm voice of his beloved rang out. From this angle, he looked like an angel, as did Kiku.
His little birdie snuggled up next to him for comfort as the Asian boy on his lap shifted to lay comfortably.
"I'm guessing that's why he looks as if he's been crying his eyes out then?" Gilbert teased slightly, trying to ease the tension in the room. It was all imaginary and he knew that but it still needed to be lifted from his own chest.
"No, that's because he's in love with my brother and can't stop himself from loving and hating him" Birdie cried, his eyes becoming wet with tears. The Prussian felt his breath hitch as he looked at the figure who was sleeping peacefully.
"He's got such a big heart Gilbert, and all he ever wanted was for Alfred to feel, accept and give back just a tiny piece of that adoration that he feels but once again, he's been hurt" Mattie cried out, wanting his friend to be loved and cherished the way he truly deserved.
The Canadian moved towards his new-found crush and kissed his cheek. Gilbert gave out a startled gasp because of the courageous action of the blond.
"What was that for?" Gil asked, his voice strained as he it left his lips. Mattie looked down muttering his response in s way that it was illegible.
"Birdie, please look at me" the older of the pair instructed as the boy's coy face moved to meet the instruction.
"Because you listen to me, and you seem like you care and no matter what you are always there when I need you and I'm just so happy" Mattie answered the previous question while looking straight into the ruby eyes of the older man. The latter blushed and moved down to plant a single kiss on the others cheek just like Mattie had just done to him.
"You are just so damn adorable" Gilbert whispered as he pulled the others face onto his shoulder again. Kiku looked sweet and innocent while he continued to lay between them. Antonio came home three hours later to find them all cuddled together asleep on the couch with small smiles on their faces.
He took a picture and sent it to Feliciano whom he knew would appreciate the cute picture of the bunch. He pondered sending the image to his own husband before agreeing that it was a bad idea. The last thing the three boys needed was a furious Italian hell bent on making the two males get away from his beloved nephew on their tails. He saved the image and walked into the kitchen to await the return of his lover and family.
'They are so going to fall in love with one another' Feliciano replied to the image, his eyes wide and joyous as he glanced at his sexy German boyfriend who was working across the road.
'I know' Antonio replied.
Feliciano grinned.
