Weeks passed and the time came for the next world meeting. Arthur strode glumly down the hall to the conference room, a disheartened frown planted on his lips. He was deep in thought until a certain loud, obnoxious individual decided to very rudely interrupt him.
"Yo, Arthur!" An all too familiar voice called from down the hallway. "Wassup, dude? You look pretty down. Something happen?"
Arthur glared daggers at the voice's owner, Alfred Jones was the last person he wanted to see right now.
"That's none of your business!" He snapped in response to the American. "Now leave me alone."
"Awwww, is some one being a Mr. Grumpy Pants today?" Alfred teased, a mock pout playing on his face.
The other made no attempt to reply, simply giving an indignant huff and storming off. Alfred, not being able to take a hint, trailed after him, begging for an answer to his earlier question.
"Come on, Artie, you can tell me!" He pleaded, tugging at the older man's jacket.
"Don't call me Artie, you git!" Arthur snarled angrily. "And I already told you, it's none of your bloody business so piss off!"
Alfred frowned, something was definitely wrong, it wasn't like Arthur to get this upset over simple teasing. Something really terrible must have happened recently.
"Arthur..." He spoke quietly, his tone and expression growing serious. "What's wrong? You can tell me."
"You wouldn't understand..." The Englishman mumbled, turning his gaze to the ground.
Could he really tell Alfred about Madison? Would he be upset that he hadn't been told about the relationship? Did he know about her and Francis?
"Try me."
"Well, it's just..." He began but changed his mind. "Er... Can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
"Does your sister, er-Does she... Is she with Francis?"
"Mads?" Alfred asked, scratching his head. "I dunno. They dated a long time ago but they broke up. Never told me why. I'd be pretty surprised if they got back together. She hates his Frenchie guts."
"Oh... I see. Thank you, Alfred."
And with that he turned and entered the conference room, carefully processing the information he had gathered. Something seemed off, out of place. If Madison disliked Francis as much as her brother said she did, then why was she with him now. It just didn't seem right.
Maddie sat alone in her house, sipping a cup of maple flavored tea quietly. Francis had forbidden her from attending the world meeting, not that she'd be missed anyway. Maybe it was better that she didn't go though, she wasn't sure that she would be able to handle being in Arthur's presence at the moment. She was certain that he hated her and that if he saw her, he would do everything in his power to make her miserable. It hurt knowing that the one person you loved more than anyone else in the world couldn't care less about you. Seeing him would only bring more pain, it wasn't worth it.
The afternoon passed slowly, and eventually it reached the time when the meeting would be over. Francis will be getting back soon, she thought unhappily to herself. Since her recent 'betrayal' the Frenchman had insisted on moving in with her so that a second instance wouldn't occur.
A sharp knock at the door informed her that he was home. With a sigh, she sat her drink down and stood up to open the door. Much to her surprise, it wasn't Francis who she found waiting on her front step, it was Arthur.
A/N - Cliff hanger! Mwahahahahahahaha!
The next few chapters all have cliff hangers too so you better get used to it.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this crappy chappy (Haha, that rhymes~ ^_^), I shall update again soon. XD