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CHAPTER 10

Matthew walked through the door of Alfred's house with a goofy grin on his face. Elizaveta was over the oven stirring something in a pot. She saw the young man and a smug look crawled over her face. "You ok Matthew?" The smirk growing even bigger.

He snapped his face in the other other direction. "Um I'm ok." She has never seen his face that red. The blond walked up beside her and observed what was in the pot. "What are you cooking?"

She took a spoon and dipped in the the substance. "Potato soup, here try it." The brunette lifted the spoon to his mouth. The thin man opened his lips and took a bite. "...So who were you with tonight?" She lifted her eyebrows, already having an idea of who it was.

Matthew choked on the food in his mouth. "N-no one." He quickly rambled.

Elizaveta nudged him. "Oh please, I know that look. You were blushing like a school girl." The blond didn't realize he was grinning. "You were on a date." She accused with a knowing smirk. The young man blushed and wondered if he could get any redder. "Was it Gilbert?"

The thin man snapped his head to her and was speechless. "H-h-how did you know?" He realized he was wrong and that his face could get redder.

She turned back to the food and began to explain. "He called me the other day and told me that he wanted to apologize to you. So I knew that it was just a matter of time before he went all out. Was it fun?"

Matthew figured that it was no use to try to hide it. "...Yeah, I had a great time. He took me to an amusement park." She took two bowls out and poured soup into them. The blond took one and they both sat down at the table. "You should have seen him. He was terrified of the rides. I couldn't stop laughing at him." He giggled and took a bite of the soup.

She chuckled and blew at the steaming spoonful of food. "Yeah he's never been good with heights, but he put up with that for you." The blond became silent and rewatched the events earlier that day. The terror on Gilbert's face and then the soft smile he would give him when he asked if he was ok. "Yeah I'm fine." The albino's face would show how obvious that he was scared out of his mind.

He swallowed and then asked. "Who is Gilbert?"

She looked up taken aback. "What do you mean?"

The young man got up to fix him a drink. "He's a prostitute, yet he is...what's the word?...Awkward."

She laughed. "It's true that Gilbert has a silver tongue. It's part of his job, but as it goes for relationship. He's a beginner." Matthew poured some hot tea for the two and listened intently. "I have known Gilbert since we were kids. He was a troublemaker. Ludwig was always there to pull him out though. When we were in college his parents cut him off because he was charged with possession of drugs. Gilbert decided to get a new life and moved out. His brother couldn't handle letting his brother go so he went with him. It seemed like Gilbert wanted to be independent yet didn't know how. When he realized how easy making money was with selling his body. He opened his own shop. Despite all that I find Gilbert to be a good person. What about you, Matthew?"

The thin man set the glass in front of her face. "...Yeah he's a good person." The blond stared down at his food. "He's a great friend."

The brunette tsked loudly. "Are you sure you're only friends?"

Matthew jumped on the defensive. "Of course, He's only pretending to be my boyfriend."

She sighed. "Watch out Mattie, I think you're beginning to fall."

The young man shook his head. "I doubt it." He finished his soup and got up from the table. "Well it's been a long day. I'm going to bed, goodnight Elizaveta."

"Goodnight." She waved with the spoon in her hand. She shook her head when he was out of sight. "Matthew the closer you get to love the tougher it is to see it. I hope it works out for you."

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Lovino walked into the office tired from the night before. On the weekends he helped Antonio with the cotton candy stand, but during the weekdays he worked with the Spaniard's best friend Francis. The tan man strolled up to his desk to be greeted with the French man. "What do you want?" The Italian grimaced. He wasn't much of a morning person and the last thing he wanted to see was this man.

"The other day Antonio told me that Matthew was with another man. So how close did they seem?" Francis looked rather bothered about the incident that he witnessed.

He pressed against the bridge of his nose and stated obviously annoyed. "Why is this important? You aren't even with Matthew."

The next few minutes were a blur. A tightening pain wrapped around his throat. The French man was choking him. He scratched at the hands surrounding him. "Don't ever say that. Matthew is still MINE!" The tone of his voice dropped to death threatening. The hands loosened and Lovino gasped until his lungs burned as he slumped to the floor. Francis stared at him for awhile. His eyes seemed blank. In a frightening way. Without a word he turned and left the smaller man breathing harshly. He decided to do everything in his power not to let any of his work get messed up today. He doubted he would get away with just a slap on the wrist.

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Matthew was sitting on the bed on his computer when Alfred knocked. "Hey Mattie, watcha doin?"

The blond answered. "Nothing, you can come in."
The built man walked through the door and reached out to give the other something. "Here.

"What's this?" The younger man observed the piece of paper that was placed in his hand.

"It's an invitation to our office party. You don't have to go if you don't want to."

The thin man thought about it for a minute. Alfred would go with Elizaveta, but who would he go with. Francis would probably be there with Arthur, so this would be the perfect time for Gilbert and him to execute their plan. "I'll go." Matthew responded as Alfred was stunned, but he smiled and then left. He reached over to his phone to tell Gilbert the news.

A/N: Hey guys! I plan on doing another story. It's going to be more of a supernatural story. Let me know what pairings you want and if I should do it. Of course the story will start after I am finished with this one so I don't get sidetrack
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