Nothing much happened at our new job. We got our uniforms, which were basically blue aprons and light blue shirts. I made some pancakes for Tino to try, and he... well, he did the same thing Gil did when he first had them. Which was to take one bite, stop for a second, then inhale them. After that Gil and I were taught how to do both jobs in case the other was sick or something. As it was Friday, Tino gave us the weekend off. He said he had a guy coming to look at the place anyways. Gil and I just left our uniforms there, grabbed our stuff and left. As soon as we were out of there Gil made a small noise. I looked at him and he was frowning.

"W-what's wrong?"

"The awesome me thinks our job is kinda lame compared to dog breeding"

"...O-oui, it is, but... m-maybe once we've been there for a while o-or if you really hate it we can go somewhere else?"

"Maybe..."

We headed in the direction of home. The snow had started to pick up again, and the wind was icy cold. It took us roughly an hour to walk home. By then we were frozen. The sweater I had put on was pretty thin, and pj pants didn't exactly cut it. We got in the door, thankful that the house was warm. Gil hung up his coat and looked at me, surprised the cold had affected me. To be honest, I was surprised too. I guess I wasn't used to being subjected to Mother Nature's torment anymore. That would have been good, if I had a coat to keep the cold out. Gil hugged me close, trying to share what little body heat he had. We stayed like that until we heard footsteps coming close. I opened one eye and saw Ludwig standing there with two steaming mugs of hot chocolate. The albino's arms tightened around me. I gave him a watered down version of the puppy eyes. He stared for a few seconds before sighing and relaxing his hold slightly. We took the hot beverages from Ludwig and sipped them.

"M-merci beaucoup, Ludwig"

"You're welcome. Bruder, may I speak with you in private?"

"About?"

"...Our argument"

Gil nodded and let go of me. He gave me a kiss on the cheek as a goodbye and followed his brother into the kitchen. I took off my shoes and sat on the couch, sipping my hot chocolate. The two were speaking in German, so I couldn't understand them. The extent of my knowledge was 'Ja' and 'Nein'. I looked around, wondering where Feli was. Maybe he was taking a nap... or had gone to bed, considering it was late. Maybe he was out grocery shopping or something like that. I listened as the Germanic voices in the kitchen rose for a few sentences, before dropping back to the hushed tone they were speaking at before. I guess an argument was about to break out again, but one of them had been civil enough to stop it. Having finished my drink now, I decided that playing quiet music would be good. I took the violin off my back and went downstairs. I was pretty sure Gil wouldn't mind.

Once I got down there and seated on the bed, I started fiddling around (haha) with some notes. I did that until I found one I recognized in a song. I ended up playing the Legend of Zelda theme song, the Mario theme song and the Skyrim theme song. I had never actually played Skyrim, but someone showed the main theme to me once. It was really pretty. I was glad I was able to transfer that to my instrument. I must have zoned out while I was playing, because when I came back to earth Gil was sitting on the bed beside me. I blushed and set down the violin.

"B-bonjour... I-I hope I didn't keep you waiting t-to long..."

"Nein, you didn't. Bruder wants to come talk to us together"

My eyes widened in fear. Gil must have seen this because he immediately pulled me in his lap. I hugged him tight, my fright clouding my senses. Last time someone had wanted to talk to me and a person I held dear... ish... I had gotten kicked out. I really hoped there wasn't going to be a repeat performance of that act. Gil rubbed my back, trying to calm me down.

"Birdie, it's okay. Luddy isn't kicking either of us out... he just wants to appologise"

I lifted my head from off the albino's chest and gave him a questioning look.

"A-appologise? For what?"

"Being an unawesome dick"

"Ja, something like that"

Our head whipped in the direction of the stairs. Ludwig was leaning against the wall, his arms folded across his chest. Gil's hold on me tightened, but this time I didn't care. My heart was hammering in my chest. I wanted to believe mon amour, that everything would be fine. But I was still going to expect being asked to leave. Ludwig sat on the bed beside us. As discreetly as I could, I rested my head on the Prussian's collarbone so I wouldn't have to meet his brother's eyes. I heard a sigh from the tall German.

"Matthew... I apologise"

"For w-what?"

"For scaring you this morning and for... well, being a dick to Bruder"

"And exactly how were you a dick to your totally awesome and forgiving Bruder?"

"...Kicked him out of the business he started and made him leave for the whole day..."

I sighed and shook my head. Fighting was stupid. Families shouldn't fight. They should support one another and encourage one another, not get angry and do things they'll regret later. I snuggled closer to Gil and chanced a look at Ludwig.

"Y-you're forgiven"

The blue eyed man nodded and... smiled a little.

"Danke... now I must go fine Feli"

"Do y-you know where he could have gone?"

"Nein... he ran out after you two left"

"And you didn't go get hi- Bruder. You're an idiot. You know better than I do how accident-prone that kid is!"

"Well... he has been texting me so I'm assuming he's not dead. And he is rather calm, which is worrying me slightly, but-"

"Go check Lovino's house. If he's not there then check the restaurant"

Ludwig was probably about to argue, but he stopped himself. He simply nodded and got up, going up the stairs and out the door to go find his husband. I finally relaxed and felt Gil chuckle.

"Didn't I tell you it would be okay?"

"...Oui... b-but that doesn't mean I-I'm not going to be cautious"

"Aww, does Birdie not trust me?"

"Gil. I-I trust you more than anyone on this planet. I-I'm just going off of past experiences h-here"

"Ah"

That was all he said as he picked me up bridal style. My arms went around his shoulders. I made a small, questioning noise and got a kiss on the forehead.

"The awesome me wants to cuddle and watch scary movies with you"

"O-on the couch?"

"Ja! It's the most awesome place for holding my human teddy bear"

"Gil.. i-if these movies scare you so much why d-do you watch them?"

"They don't scare me that much, Mattie. Just enough to get the adrenaline flowing and scheisse like that"

I rolled my eyes playfully and kissed his neck. I was all for the cuddling. We hadn't gotten to do that much in the last few days, except for at bedtime. But I didn't count that, because I was asleep for more than half of it. Once we were up the stairs, Gil set me on my feet. He took off his shirt, then gently took off mine. He walked over to the shelves of movies they had tucked away in a corner. He picked one and put it in the DVD player, then laid on the couch. I settled on top of him, smiling when Gil pulled down the blanket from the top of the couch. He spread it on top of us and hit play on the movie. I simply used the Prussian's chest as a pillow and waited for the gore.

Gil had picked out a zombie movie. It was pretty good; I almost jumped once. The old-school makeup and gore effects were kind of refreshing after seeing all the new ways the makeup and costuming was done. I actually laughed when one of the survivors died, but only because I didn't like him. Gil still looked at me like I was insane. I just kissed his chest and snuggled closer. He chuckled at me and rested his cheek on the top of my head. I think we cuddled more than we watched the movie. Something happened that was obviously linked to a plot development somewhere else, but I had been to busy focusing on Gil to notice that. Both of us clapped when the movie was over... but neither of us wanted to get up to pick a different movie. We just snuggled on the couch, kissing occasionally. The looks Gil gave me turned me to jelly. His scarlet eyes told me exactly how much he loved me. I was actually surprised at the ammount. I just hoped my eyes were telling Gil the same message. We were about to kiss, but Ludwig and Feli coming through the door interrupted us.

"Feliciano! What did I tell you about that old woman down the street?!"

"Ve, but Luddy! She was really nice and she offered me some wine!"

"Dummkopf! You don't accept wine from a person unless you know them! Otherwise it could be poisoned or something like that"

"But she's a good person! She adopted a bunch of cats and took them out of the cold!"

Gilbert chuckled and kissed my hairline.

"Feli. Owning thirty cats doesn't make you a good person, it makes you crazy and really lonely"

"So then I can keep her company and she can say bye to some of the cats!"

"Nein! Feliciano, don't go over there again unless I am with you"

There was silence in the room for a few moments, before Feli spoke in a quieter tone.

"Why do you care so much now when you didn't in the morning?"

There was sadness in his voice. Gil quickly explained to me that after the last fight he and his brother had, Feli made him promise to not fight again. Ludwig sighed and hugged Feli.

"Liebling, I... I still cared in the morning"

"You didn't! You broke your promise..."

"Ja, I know. And I won't do it again"

Feli didn't look convinced.

"I'll let you make pasta tonight, with extra garlic and tomatoes"

"V-ve! Really? Does Luddy mean it?"

"Ja, of course I do. Now let's boil some hot water"

The two went into the kitchen and I chuckled. Gil flipped us so we were laying on our sides, with me pressed between the couch and his chest. I sighed in contentment and moved closer to him. He was so warm, and his arms were so comforting. I gave him a loving smile, which was returned to me even brighter than I'd sent it. Gil tilted my chin up and gently pressed his lips to mine. I don't know how we did it, but by the time we pulled back from the kiss our bodies were intertwined. I didn't want to move for fear of breaking something, so I just relaxed. Gil started leaving butterfly kisses on my neck. I smiled and ruffled his hair a little. The smell of garlic and tomatoes wafted from the kitchen, along with giggling from Feli. It seemed that we were a family one more... though I wondered exactly how long that would last.

((I am so sorry this is late, guys... history is killing me right now. I have to write an essay, a letter, a newspaper article and have it due Friday... so updates may be a little slow. Oh, and to the guest who suggested I use defenestration, I looked up the definition and it said: 'The act of throwing someone or something out a window'... correct me if I'm wrong. But even if I am, I was amused by the definition I found XD))