The house was silent, almost as if it was preparing itself for what would happen in a few moments. Alfred was pacing back and forth with a worried expression on his face. Arthur placed his hand on his shoulder to try and reassure him. It was all in vain though because Alfred could see that Arthur was just as nervous as he was.

Their parents got home around dinner time, but they both agreed to wait until after dinner to tell them. After dinner eventually evolved until Peter was asleep. At the rate Alfred was going it would get postponed till tomorrow.

"Alfred. We know you're there. If you need to talk to us you better do it quick." Both Alfred and Arthur jumped at the sound of their father's voice. Alfred grabbed the door knob, swallowing nervously.

Knowing he had to say something to Alfred, Arthur said, "Don't worry. Aren't you always telling me that heroes always win?" Alfred smiled weakly at Arthur before he turned the door knob and walked into their parent's bedroom.

Arthur knew that it wasn't polite to eavesdrop, but he was concerned about Alfred.

"I have something I would like to talk about." Arthur noticed how Alfred's voice barely wavered. He felt proud of how tough his little brother was.

"What is it," his mother asked in a deceivingly innocent voice.

"It's about my love life."

"What a coincidence. We were planning on talking to you about this as well. We have many eligible suit-." His father was cut off by Alfred.

"I'm already dating somebody else!" For a moment there was silence and Arthur could just imagine his parents stunned reactions at Alfred's words.

"Did you meet somebody on that camping trip or that party you went on? What family does this lady belong to?" Arthur was disgusted at the excitement that he could hear in his parent's voices. Even when they were supposed to be talking about their son, they only thing they could think about were themselves.

"I'm dating Matthew! And in case you forgotten already he is a member of the Bonnefoy family!" More than anything Arthur wished he could be standing in that room right now. He wanted to see how Alfred would have stood tall, proud of himself, and his parents reaction.

"What did you say?" This was going to be the most difficult part for Alfred. Their parents would try and convince him out of being with Matthew to regain 'control' over him.

"I'm gay and dating Matthew Bonnefoy!" The silence in the room was deafening. Arthur was listening so intently that the slap sounded deafening.

"Don't use that tone with me! Now listen to me. You will break up him and choose one of the many female suitors that we've picked out for you," Arthur heard his father say.

"I won't do it!"

"Try and see reason. Dating another male is unnatural and wrong. Anyways, we have many nice girls for you to pick from. I'm sure one of them is better than Matthew," his mother said sweetly.

"Is it that much of a problem that I like guys and not girls? I won't get married to a girl even if I get to choose her or not!"

"If you continue to defy us like this you we will disinherit you!" Or worse was the unspoken threat at the end of his father's threat.

"I don't care what you do to me! I'm not listening to you anymore!" Alfred exited the room and started running.

"Don't every come back here," his father yelled completing his threat by smashing a bottle on a nearby wall.

Arthur started running after Alfred and eventually caught up with him. "We need to get your stuff together." Alfred just nodded as they started walking towards his room. They were gathering his bags when Alfred's phone rang.

"What's the matter Matthew? Hold on! Slow down and speak slowly. They know about them? Don't worry we can handle ourselves." Alfred closed the phone and looked at Arthur with worry on his face.

"What happened," Arthur asked slowly getting really worried.

"When Matthew came out to his parents they weren't too happy about it. So Francis started arguing for him and accidently let it slip that he was dating you. Since this puts a hole in the marriage plan they were going to call our parents and discuss it."

Arthur felt his blood freeze. His parents would figure out that he was dating Francis. He could only think about the terrible things that his dad was going to do to him once he figured out.

"You're going with him." They both turned around to see Richard standing in the doorway. "I've prepared for this possibility and I already have your things in the car."

"What about Peter?" Arthur panicked at the thought of Peter being all alone with his parents and their rage.

"I took Peter down to the car the moment I heard the yelling just in case. We better hurry up before your parents catch on and try to stop us." They both followed Richard silently but that was not necessary as they started to hear their father swear.

"He thinks he can fucking date some boy when he is engaged to Michelle!" They heard their father footsteps and him announcing to the world, "When I get my hands on him he won't be able to disobey us any longer!"

Arthur felt his heart skip a beat, grateful that Richard suggested that he leave with Alfred. Deciding that secrecy was no longer an issue, they started running towards the car parked outside.

Alfred went in the back while Arthur got in the passenger's seat. Richard followed quickly after, getting in the driver's seat. Once in the car Richard started pulling out of the driveway and headed away from the Kirkland estate.

"Are we finally leaving?"

Arthur turned around to look at Peter. He had expected to see Peter a little confused about why they were leaving. Instead, it seemed that he knew why they were leaving and was glad about it. Arthur nodded a little stunned at how mature Peter had gotten.

Peter smiled then settled down in his seat and closed his eyes. "Wake me up when we get there."

Arthur started thinking about Francis, and that they should let him and Matthew know they were okay and check up on them.

"Can we drop by the Bonnefoy estate? Just to let them know we're okay," said Alfred voicing Arthur's thoughts.

Richard smiled and said, "I thought you would ask that. I'm already heading there and we should be there in a few moments." True to his word it wasn't long until they arrived at the Bonnefoy estate.

Francis and Matthew were already running towards the car before Alfred and Arthur even got out. "Êtes-vous ça va," Francis and Matthew both asked at the same time.

Alfred and Arthur's responses were cut off by the crushing hugs that they both received. "Don't I get a hug or something," said Peter while pouting.

"Of course," said Francis before he let go of Arthur to scoop Peter in a big hug.

"Could I get a hug from someone other than the pervert that kisses my brother," whined Peter while playfully punching Francis. Arthur smiled at this scene temporally forgetting about their situation.

"How is it on your end," asked Alfred, mainly directing his question to Matthew.

"Our parents are fine with it as long as we keep it a secret. They said something about not wanting other families to think we're improper," said Matthew looking like he was on the verge of tears.

Arthur looked at Francis for answers. "Our family is worried that other families will look down on us if we have another family member that has 'wild' dating habits. That's why they agreed to the marriage between you and Michelle, to contradict my reputation."

"Our parents are strict just like yours. Instead of using us to further their gain, instead they use us to improve their image in society," said Michelle as she finally arrived on the scene.

"It seems like all of us have crappy circumstances with our parents," said Arthur.

"Why don't you guys come with us? We could all live together like some big family that has tendencies to date each other," said Peter with the hugest grin on his face.

Arthur was about to tell him how ridiculous that plan was when he was interrupted by Richard. "I did make preparations if this was the case." He handed Francis a slip of paper and continued his instructions. "This is the address of the place I set up for everyone to live in. Pack what's necessary and inform your parents of your decision and then come there. Of course, that is only if you want to."

Francis, Matthew, and Michelle needed no convincing to agree to this plan. They always wanted to escape their parent's clutches. Of course being able to live with their boyfriends was an added bonus. They all eventually departed with promises to see each other soon.

Getting to the place that would be their new home, they saw it was larger than most normal homes, but smaller than their last. None of them cared because to them it was perfect. It had a certain charm to it, and seemed to radiate warmth which was different from their cold mansion.

It wasn't long before Francis, Matthew and Michelle showed up. When their parents first learned about the plan, they tried to persuade them against it. However, they stayed firm with their decision, despite their parent's arguments.

Their parent's final attempt in swaying them to leave was the threat of disowning them. This didn't sway them, and they left after saying goodbyes.

After the first hectic day of their new freedom, Francis and Arthur were sitting outside on the porch.

"So I guess you could call this our happy ending," Arthur said while sipping on his tea.

"Non, mon cher. It's only the beginning."

A/N: Êtes-vous ça va means are you okay referring to a group. This story is nearing the end with only the epilogue left. Please review!