Hallo everyone~! I am back with chapter twenty six~! SafetyScissors- I know, a whole year. Sad right? Alfred may be taller…I don't know. Yes, he does use bloody more when he gets mad. You're welcome my dear, they are starting to become friends now, which is always good. Gut questions…who is? It is fine; I check it all the time too! Thank you my dear~! KitakLaw-Yes. Thank you! It is good, now for the bloody part. I understand what you are saying, 'bloody' is one of the most useful 'swear' words in English it says. Obviously it is not technically a swear word but yeah. They use it to emphasize almost anything. Sometimes they put it in the middle of words like- 'Abso-bloody-lutely!' I see what you are saying though. Thank you my dear! –Everyone enjoy this chapter. Enjoy my dears~!

Alfred's POV

Chapter 26:

I sighed as a cool gust of autumn air came blowing in. It had been…an entire year and some months since I had seen Iggy and I missed him like you could not believe. True, I had seen Iggy in the battles I saw before my very eyes but that was it. Holly kept saying he would come soon but everyday…was just like the past one, no Iggy. I looked down at my bunny and horse.

"Hungry Alfred?" Holly asked me when she came in to the kitchen. I looked up at her from my current position on top of the table. I shrugged which made her frown. "Come on Alfred, you have to eat something."

I shook my head, picking up my bunny and holding it close to my small chest. Holly sighed. "Please Alfred? Will you eat anything for me?" she asked.

"I don't want to eat Holly," I whispered, still holding my bunny close to my chest. She walked up to me and bent over so she could look in to my blue eyes.

"What is bothering you sweetie?" she asked me, pushing my hair off my forehead. I shook my head, not wanting to answer her. "Is it Iggy?' I felt tears form in my eyes at the mere mention of his name.

"George said two weeks last year," I whispered. "It has been more than two weeks." Holly smiled slightly and gave me a nod.

"I know honey," she said. "You know what George said when he came to visit sweetie, he said that Iggy should be coming soon." I glared up at Holly.

"That was months ago Holly!" I exclaimed. Holly bit her lip.

"I know," she whispered. "Iggy is probably doing his best to get over here. How about I make you some fruit to eat?" I shrugged as I hoped off the table and on to my chair as Holly went to get me some fruit to eat.

I sat in the chair, thinking about Iggy as Holly placed the food in front of me. I saw her out of the corner of my eye watch me with sadness. I reached out and grabbed a strawberry. I brought it up to my mouth and nibbled on it quietly. I watched Holly as she sat across from me, watching my every move.

"Alfred, my dear, Iggy would want you to eat," Holly stated. "Not mope around about him not being here for a whole year and a few months."

"I-," I started but stopped. I felt tears form in my blue eyes as I looked down at my lap. I knew exactly Iggy wouldn't want me to do that and here I was, doing exactly what he would not want me to do. True I was only around the age of three or two Iggy would say and I missed him but I shouldn't mope around.

"I know it is the beginning of December and you have not seen Iggy since last year in late May. I know that that is very hard, but I want you to think about what you have in front of you. Iggy will be in your mind, I know that but think about what he would want you to do instead of mope around that he is still not here," Holly told me. I felt a single tear fall down from my eye.

I missed Iggy so much, Holly knew that. I looked up at her before I jumped down from my chair. I held my bunny close as I shuffled over to Holly. Once I was right in front of her, I held up my little arms for her to pick me up. Holly smiled at me before picking me up. I threw my arms around her neck, resting my right check on her left shoulder. She rocked me back and forth.

"It is December Holly," I whispered.

"I know," she said.

"After this month it will be January," I mumbled, fresh tears rolling down my cheeks. Holly patted my back.

"I know Alfred," Holly whispered. I took in a deep shaky breath.

"What if I never see Iggy again?" I asked. Holly pulled me back so I could look her right in the eye. I saw she had tears in her eyes just as I did.

"Don't think like that," she said.

"In May it will be two years though Holly, two years," I said, holding up two fingers. Holly smirked at me.

"Someone knows how to count," Holly mumbled to herself. "I want you to look on the bright side of things Alfred, not the dark side. I want you to think that Iggy loves you will all his heart and is doing everything he can to get here and see you." Holly poked my chest. I giggled slightly.

"Just focus your mind on something else for a while," Holly said. I sighed, that would be extra hard. If I could barely eat without thinking about Iggy…how could I play without thinking about him? I rested my cheek on Holly's shoulder once more. She went back to rocking me back and forth, rubbing my back.

Everything I did though, reminded me of Iggy in some way. When I would stare outside, I always saw Iggy do that, especially in the summer. When I would look at the pictures in the many books we had, Iggy would always read at night and sometimes, on that rare occasion when I really wanted to be cuddled up in Iggy's lap, he would read to me. When I played with my stuffed animals, Iggy would sometimes play with me. One time I had showed Holly a cloud that looked like a bunny and that reminded me of Iggy because we would always watch clouds in the spring and summer. I sighed, everything I did…Iggy had something to do with.

I knew Holly wanted me to focus on something else but it was so hard with Iggy gone. I hadn't seen him in over a year, going on two. It was hard considering I knew he was in a war. What if Iggy is seriously injured? I shrugged that thought off; Iggy was so strong he wouldn't get that hurt…

Then one thought entered my mind, and it scared me. When I asked Holly she stopped rocking me, sitting still.

"What if Iggy forgot about me?"

Did you guys like it? I am going to try and update again today but I shall be cooking all day…for tomorrow (Thanksgiving). Alright, type me up a review and I shall see you all with chapter twenty seven! Danke my dears~!

~Lovely Kacey Faith