Matthew's face wouldn't stop heating up while he started to pull his shirt back on. Again, I'm really sorry that I've made us so late."

"Don't worry about it!" Yong Soo sighed. "I should have... I dunno, checked the time."

"I will worry about it. I let my god damn hormones get the best of me."

"It'll be fine. I've been late lots of times!" Yong Soo said cheerily, fixing his mussed hair.

The blonde shook his head, unable to believe what had just happened. "I-I have no idea what to say..."

"Then say nothing." The Korean said cooly. He smiled to show he meant it in the nicest of ways.

"Um..." He blushed to the tips of his ears. "Th-That was a lot of... fun..." Matthew turned away, grabbing his bag and making sure Yong Soo couldn't see his face.

"Haha~ You're the one who practically jumped on me! Now you're being all shy!" Yong Soo replied rather loudly while following him.

"Yong Soo, you should really keep your voice down...!" Matthew grumbled, standing at the threshold. "We just... shouldn't say anything on the walk there."

"Fine." Yong Soo grinned once more.

Matthew opened the door and they headed out, walking down the stairs. The blonde grabbed his hand and squeezed it quickly at a small turn.

Yong Soo looked back at him and smiled reassuringly before pulling his hand away to turn the classroom's doorknob.

They were given a few weird looks and then everyone went back to work on their projects. Matthew hid his face when he made eye contact with Arthur.

"Ah~ you two are late..." Feliciano noted from his desk. He said nothing more about it.

What kind of teacher was he again?

"Um..." The older of the two took his seat and brought his notebook out. "We should brainstorm today..."

Arthur looked at the two and Matthew looked up, noticing the dark circles under his eyes. He winced and looked away.

"Right, then... Maybe we can..." Yong Soo frowned when he noticed Felicks grinning widely at the two.

"What is it?"

"Oh dear..." Matthew rolled his eyes. "Hello, Felicks..."

"So, you two were late." Felicks looked up at them with a suspiciously... innocent look in his eyes. "Like, what's up with that?"

The Canadian shook his head and smiled, feeling more and more like he had already been figured out by the second. "We both slept in. Up late at night working on our project..."

"Oh... But Yong Soo has an alarm. Did it like, not work?"

"U-Um... I guess not..." Matthew laughed nervously. " We were sleeping and, um.. BUT, UH... N-Not together!"

"I never said you were..." The confused look faded from Felicks's eyes to be replaced by a "Heh. I see." look.

"Just..." Matthew's blushed darkened and he mumbled, "I could, uh... No, no, no... I couldn't! We just slept in!"

"Okay, you've like, said that a million times. Though that doesn't make it any more believable. And stuff."

"Ah..." The blonde looked at Yong Soo. "Help me...?"

"Um, yeah. We slept in." Yong Soo mumbled. "Most definitely."

"I, Felicks, happen to be an expert at determining lies!" Felicks exclaimed suddenly.

"Really?"

"Heh. No."

Matthew nodded. "I figured." He grabbed his notebook and sketched some figures in a panel. "You got an answer, Felicks. We were up late and accidentally slept in."

"Hmph." Felicks pouted. "I'm tempted to watch next time."

"W-Watch?" Matthew exclaimed. "Why would you want to...?"

Felicks smirked and said no more.

He's so... so weird...! Matthew shuddered and started drawing the next page. Why does he want to watch? "Um, could we work now? By ourselves? Alone? Without you here?"

"Fine..."

"Thank you very much."

The two worked a while longer. However, the occasional stares made it hard to focus.

"Err, Yong Soo..." Matthew shifted in his seat and gave him a concerning look.

"Yeah, Mattie?"

"No, it's nothing..." The blonde leaned forward and whispered with the hint of a smile, "I just enjoy saying your name."

Yong Soo looked down and blushed lightly, smiling.

Matthew pulled away and continued to draw, looking at an outline they had put together on Sunday. "I think this is going very well, in my opinion."

"Yeah. And we still have two weeks."

The older one looked at Yong Soo for a moment, his eyes suddenly sad. He went back to his project. "Yeah."

"Hm? Are you okay?" Yong Soo asked with concern in her voice.

"I-I... wasn't talking about.. the project..."

"O-oh. Then what exactly did you mean?"

Matthew looked to his left... then to his right. He leaned forward to look like he was working and whispered, "Us."

"Well, that's going great too." Yong Soo said cheerfully, though he mindfully kept his voice down.

"You really think so?" the other questioned, hopeful.

The other nodded and smiled kindly. "Yes, yes I do."

"Heh.." Matthew smiled back, his cheeks pink. "I'm glad to hear that."

"Me too." Never mind if it made that much sense! It was adorable!

"I feel sappy."

"Sappy? Like overly romantic and corny?"

Matthew nodded. "It sounds like something from my aunt's Korean dramas."

"Haha! Those things!" Yong Soo laughed.

"Yeah. I stopped watching them when I got through twenty minutes of 'Stairway to Heaven'." The blonde rolled his eyes. "The drama in that thing is ridiculous!"

"I know, right?"

Matthew's smile widened. "Then I tried to watch the movie 'Smile Mom' and got frustrated when my aunt turned it off because they were in the middle of this super intense argument!"

"I've seen that one too!"

"Really?" Matthew laughed. "And that one part, right?"

"Heh, yeah..." The two continued talking for a while more.

Matthew's laughter was drowned out by the bell when it notified students that class was over. "Huh... Funny, that was quick."

"Yeah, well... Time flies when you're having fun." Yong Soo smiled at Matthew.

The blush on his cheeks darkened and he managed a nod, packing his notebooks and materials away. Mattew waited by the doorway, waiting for his lover. "Hmm..."

He suddenly noticed Arthur staring directly at him. He also happened to be approaching him...

"A-Arthur?"

The Brit looke him straight in the eyes and Matthew had to refrain from gasping. The purple circle under his eyes were worse than he thought. "Where... is Al?"

"He's back in DC... Why?"

"He.." Arthur folded his arms over his chest. "He left without saying any goodbyes to me."

"Oh, um... I'm sorry, but he was in a rush because something urgent came up..."

Arthur nodded, not very convinced. "I see... Thanks..." he trudged away to his dorm.

That was...

"...weird."

"Didn't he already know he was gone?" Yong Soo said suddenly, standing next to Matthew.

The Canadian shrugged. "I have no idea. I thought he did, too."

"Weird..." Yong Soo mumbled. "Is he in denial?"

"Al says Arthur really loves him. He was really crushed when they split." They both turned to go to their dorm, passing by those who took the afternoon classes.

"Um, so..." Yong Soo started once they reached their dorm.

"Hmm?" Mattew unlocked their door and looked back at the Korean when he set his bag down. "What's up?"

"What should we do now?"

Matthew shrugged (again). "I don't know. Got any ideas?"

"None. Zip. Zero. Nada."

"That helps. A lot."

"I know, right?"

The blonde smiled and came up from behind him, hugging him from the waist.

"H-huh?" Yong Soo turned to look back at him

"I feel... touchy..." Matthew mumbled into his back, blushing.

"You always feel touchy." Yong Soo chuckled.

"But I feel even more touchier after... Well, you know..."

"Hmm?"

"What do you really wanna do?"

"Stay with you..." The blonde admitted, eyes drooping while he moved over to face Yong Soo in the middle of his hug instead.

"Well, I'm right here. Yayyy."

"Haha. Yeah, you are."

Yong Soo's smile grew more gentle, and he leaned forward to kiss Matthew's forehead.

"Nn.." Matthew blushed. He's suddenly being really cute...

"Um..." Yong Soo drew away, looking back down.

"Ah, well... Maybe we should..." Matthew thought for a moment. "Uh..."

"Whaaat?" Yong Soo pressed.

The blonde shook his head. "I don't know."

"Alright then. I don't know is fun."

"My favorite game."

Enough sarcasm.

"Um, I think we should... work more?" But that sounded boring. Work should only be done in class. Matthew looked at their beds. "I have no idea. You should think of something. Hey.." He frowned. "What are we doing for dinner?"

"...Takeout? Again?"

"Sure." Matthew grabbed his phone and dialed the number to Pizza Hut. "Yay for pizza..."

Pizza was messy.

Matthew could clearly see this as Yong Soo took a bite of pepperoni pizza and licked the grease off his fingers.

"Um, Yong Soo, I suggest you not be so messy..." Matthew tried and he hoped that he wasn't doing this just because he wanted to see him in a frilly apron while he cleaned. This caused him to shudder in the excitement that he felt at the thought.

"I don't mean to be mess..."

"I hope not..." The older sighed and cut into his pizza. (Yes, he eats his pizza with a fork. He's Matthew. What do you expect? Be thankful he isn't using maple syrup as a dipping sauce.)

"I haven't had pizza in forever!"

"Same... I guess..."

Yong Soo nodded and continued to eagerly eat.

They exchanged a few glances and Matthew finished his piece of pizza. "I'm finished."

"Seriously?" Yong Soo started his fourth, yes, his fourth piece.

"I'm not hungry," was uttered and he cleaned his plate in the sink, tying on his apron and getting ready to clean up, waiting patiently by the dining table.

"Hm. Alright, then."

"Are you going to..." The blonde hesitated. "...eat that whole box?"

"Hmm." Yong Soo stopped mid-bite. "I guess not..." He finally sighed.

"I hope not... I'd like to have at least a few pieces tomorrow. When I have a bigger appetite."

"Yeah. Okay then!" Yong Soo closed the box.

"Thank you," Matthew mumbled, taking his plate and cleaning it in the sink. "Would you like to go out to go do something? Or is staying inside alright?"

"I'd rather stay inside." Yong Soo finally said after thinking for a minute.

"That's fine." The blonde smiled and handed him a glass of milk. "Here. It's good for you."

"I'm tall enough already!" Yong Soo frowned, taking the glass.

"It's so your bones don't turn to jell-o."

"Nn." Yong Soo pouted. "Yes, mother." He took a sip from the glass. "I've never liked milk."

"Milk is good for you. I like milk. You sound like a book character," the other teased, winking at Yong Soo.

"Huh? What book character?" Yong Soo frowned.

"From that book I was reading."

"Oh. Really?" He took another sip.

Matthew nodded. "Yeah..." He stepped over and draped his arms over Yong Soo's shoulders. "Hmm..."

Yong Soo met his gaze. "What?"

"Suddenly wanting to hug you."

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"Hehe, okay~" Yong Soo smiled and wrapped his arms around Matthew's waist.

The blonde leaned closer and kissed Yong Soo on the forehead. "You're fun to hug. I want to keep you all to myself..."

"Really?" Yong Soo blushed. "What if I left?"

"Oh." The older nuzzled his cheek with his own and admitted, "I would be very sad... I feel like we've met before, that's why I've tried to be so close to you, but I didn't say a word." Matthew pulled back and smiled gently. "Have we... met before?"

"Huh...?" Yong Soo frowned thoughtfully. "No, never... not until you moved here."

Matthew thought for a moment. "Huh..." He looked at the table to distract him. "But you had long hair that you loved to put in a braid with this... this red hair-tie..."

"...What?" Yong Soo looked confused. "My hair's always been short."

"Um... Oh, I'm sorry... Wrong person." Matthew sighed. "I must have mistaken you for the wrong person."

"Yeah, I guess so. Kinda weird..."

"Do you know anyone who looks like that? Like you, with the whole curl, but with longer hair and gets embarassed easily?"

"Um, no. No, I don't." Yong Soo chuckled nervously. "Sorry I can't be any more help."

Matthew gave up. "Never mind... He was a friend of Leon's and all..." He blushed at the mention of his old boyfriend. "We met and got along and... fooled around and..." His blush darkened. "That's how I learned how to..."

"Oh.. really?" Yong Soo smirked. "Your backstory gets more and more perverted."

"Aye!" Mattew snapped, his blush deepening ten-fold. "No, it's because I slowly get older! Didn't you ever get curious when you were younger?"

"Hmm... nope. I was a gentleman." He said.

He was lying. After all, when he was younger, he went through a groping stage... he got over it.

"I'm not able to believe you on that one."

"Hmph. Fine then."

Matthew ruffled his hair and kissed his cheek, hugging him closely with affection. "Hmm."

Yong Soo smiled warmly and hugged him back once more.

The blonde looked to the side and hid his face in his shoulder. "C-Can we... sleep in the same bed? Just for the hell of it...?"

"Huh? S-sure... w-why the hell not?"

The other laughed and gave Yong Soo a quick peck on the cheek before wiping the table down with a clean towel. "This week has been quite... interesting."

"Ya think?" Yong Soo chuckled.

"Meh. Well, lessee..." Matthew checked the time. 7:00pm. "What to do now..."

"Uh... I have no idea, as usual." Yong Soo sighed, pulling away.

"As usual..." The blonde sighed and untied his apron, throwing it to the side. "I'm sorry. I'm out of ideas as well."

"Well, maybe we should..."

Knock knock.

"I'll get it!" Yong Soo said suddenly, rushing to the door and opening it.

"Yong Soo..."

Matthew looked up at the voice that sounded exactly like his Korean boyfriend's, minus the cheerfulness that wasn't included in the stranger's tone. "Eh?"

"Eh...?" Yong Soo stared at his likeness standing at the doorway.

Haneul, his twin brother, stood right in front of him, hair tied in a braid that was held by a red ribbon and draped down his back. "I didn't know you were interested in the fine arts," he stated flatly, his hazel eyes boring into his counterpart's.

"Um..." Yong Soo chuckled nervously. "And, uh, who are you again?"

"Are you serious...?" Haneul scowled and pointed to himself. "Haneul. Your brother. Your twin brother. The one who was separated from you at birth."

"Separated at birth...?" Yong Soo looked down. "That sounds kind of outlandish,"

"They never told you? Not Kiku? Not Yao?" His counterpart rolled his eyes and said, "I'll be blunt here. Why didn't you ever come looking for me? There's no way you couldn't have known who I was."

The blonde caught a glimpse of Haneul and his eyes widened. What is he doing here?

Yong Soo stared at him, eyes blank. "I never... knew..."

Haneul started straight ahead. "Of course you didn't. You're just as naïve as they all say."

Yong Soo winced. "I'm sorry, but I really didn't."

"I guess it's not your fault. If you never met your twin, you wouldn't want to believe it either that you even had one in the first place." Haneul held out a piece of paper. "I came from where Yao and Kiku are staying. They use me like I'm you. You should read this."

Yong Soo took the paper and read what was written on it in neat, careful, handwriting.

"Apparently," Haneul began, just to summarize it for him. "I got sent here on purpose so we could 'meet up' and 'unite'."

"I see. And they've waited all this time for us to 'meet up' and 'unite'?"

"They figured we weren't old enough up until now."

"Not old enough... We're sixteen!"

Haneul nodded, agreeing with him. "I know. I didn't find it fair either." He peered behind Yong Soo, spotting Matthew, who was glued to the spot by the table. "Who's that?"

"Oh, that's Matthew..." Yong Soo said, smiling. "Hey, Mattie! Now I think I know what you were talking about!"

Matthew tried to hide behind the lamp shade, but it was no luck. He came out and nodded, shyly. "Y-Yeah... Th-This is Haneul, my childhood friend..."

"Mattie?" The nickname had slipped without Haneul even noticing and he looked... surprised. Something not many people knew he could express with the blank look he usually held. "I didn't know you went here either.."

"H-Hi, Haneul," the blonde stuttered. "N-Nice to see you again..." Unconsciously, he grabbed at Yong Soo's sleeve for support, possibly comfort.

"Are you two...?"

"Um... Y-yeah." Yong Soo mumbled, looking down.

Haneul's eyebrows scrunched up and he took a minute to think. "Cool."

The only American in the room hesitated before he said, "I-I'm sorry..."

"Um..."

An awkward silence ensued.

The Korean with the longer hair took the note back and stepped away slowly. "I'll come and visit later... I'll leave you two so you can have some..." He frowned. "...alone time."

"O-okay." Yong Soo said, and instinctively reached for his hand. "Cone back soon, okay?"

Haneul gave him a look. "Sure." And he left.

Matthew looked a little freaked. "Wow."

"No kidding." Yong Soo said quietly, turning back to him.

"I didn't know you had a... And that he was your..."

"I didn't either..."

Matthew clung to his arm and sighed, suddenly extremely tired. "I'm ready to get to sleep," he mumbled, looking up at him cutely.

"Yeah..." He said, cheeks turning a light pink. "Sure."

"Mm..." The blonde turned to go get his pajamas.

Yong Soo headed to his side of the room and pulled his shirt off to wear his oversized t-shirt and boxers.

Matthew came back in long pajama pants and a spare black shirt. He sat on his bed, looking a bit awkward while he toyed with the comforter's label.

Yong Soo leaned back against the headboard.

"So, um..."

"Yeah?"

"I'm just gonna... lay down now...?"

"You do that."

The blonde hesitated. "Yeah..." He lifted up the sheets and rolled into the warmth that was Yong Soo's bedsheets.

Yong Soo smiled down at him.

Matthew looked up from his spot and smiled back, kindly. "Are you gonna sleep?"

"Yeah."

"Okay." Matthew sat up to kiss him goodnight. "Will you help me fall asleep? I have difficulty falling asleep." He smiled, innocently.

"How do I help you go to sleep...?"

"I don't know. Come here." Matthew grabbed his hand and guided him so he would lay down.

"Um..."

The blonde wrapped his arms around Yong Soo's waist and held him so they were front to front. He hid his face in the Korean's shoulder. "With your warmth."

Yong Soo blushed once more, but wrapped his arms around Matthew.

"Heh, you're blushing."

"A-am I...?"

The other nodded, smiling against his tan skin. "Yes, you are."

Yong Soo sighed, but ended up smiling again. "I guess I am."

"Yaay..." Matthew chuckled at himself and nuzzled Yong Soo's collarbone, tickling him the slightest with his blonde locks. For once he forgot all about his worries and fell asleep without a problem, whispering, "Goodnight, Yong Soo..."

"'Night, Matthew..." Yong Soo murmured before falling asleep as well.

Nani: And Haneul appears. DUN DUN DUN.

So... hullo, peoples. Remember us? We're back. Well, at least, this story is back. I guess it was kinda on hiatus... *short* but we're back! Anyways, we thank everyone who actually cared and waited patiently for being so... well, patient. It means a lot!

As usual, please review. :3

Kristen: I'm sorry for Haneul (North Korea) being so OOC. This was back when I first started role-playing him, so… But I think I've improved since then! (This was written back in late-May.) And Mattie, why are you so corny? (Because I'm a hopeless romantic. *shot*)

ALERT! There will no longer be a lemon, as planned. Sorry, I haven't been able to write lemons for some time now, I guess I'm losing confidence in my solo skills. So there will probably only be foreplay in the expected lemon's spot! I'm sorry for the disappointment!