Chapter Four
Matthew yawned opening his eyes. It was late morning and they were both still in bed. Gilbert was still asleep in his arms. The Canadian hummed happily nuzzling into his hair. The albino blinked awake and yawned.
"What time is it?" Prussia asked through another yawn.
"Probably almost lunch." Canada murmured. He didn't feel like moving to grab his phone. "How's your head?"
"Okay." Gilbert shrugged. "Just a small ache. My ass on the other hand."
"Whoops, sorry." The Canadian laughed lightly. He moved his hands lower down the albino's back. He slowly massaged him pressing kisses to his forehead. "Je t'aime."
"Ich liebe dich auch." Gilbert hummed letting out a quiet groan. He leaned into the warm touch. "Magic fingers."
Matthew snorted as the Prussian pressed kisses to his collarbone. "I guess we should get up and shower. You should eat something."
"Ja." The albino groaned.
Canada sat up and picked up Gilbert. He carried him to the bathroom for a shower. He was going to let him go to get clean, but the Prussian pulled him in to shower together. The couple managed to stay mostly on task, mostly.
After, they both got out and dressed in their suits for the day. They went out for breakfast since the hotels had already finished. Gilbert had to quickly scarf down his food for them to get back to the hotel in time for the meetings. They managed to get back with just enough time to visit the coffee machine. Matthew needed it to stay awake and manage his hunger through the boring presentations.
Finally, their break rolled around. Canada was happy to stand and walk around. He grabbed another coffee to dampen his hunger. He went over to where Gilbert was talking with Germany. The albino smiled seeing him and pressed a kiss to his temple in between sentences. He seemed busy and the Canadian didn't want to distract him. He went to look for Russia to talk about hockey, but France waved him over.
"Bonjour papa." Matthew greeted.
"Salute Matthieu." Francis smiled. "I'm guessing you two had a good night seeing how Gil is walking." The Frenchman said lightly jabbing his side.
"Papa." Canada groaned blushing. "Arrêtez."
"I'm just teasing." France smiled. He started to say something, but the Canadian wasn't paying attention. He felt eyes on him again. He looked and immediately spotted Alfred glaring at him. Matthew scowled and tuned back into Francis. "And- oh." He paused seeming to notice the North American nation's exchange. "Why do you hate him so much?"
"I have my reasons." Canada grumbled crossing his arms.
"You're not one to hold grudges. It can't be because of that attack a few years ago." France said thoughtfully. "You two were friends, close as brothers even, way back when. When you were colonies. What happened?"
"Nothing." Matthew said sternly. He didn't want to talk about it at all. The Frenchman was quiet for a moment. He knew he was thinking.
"You were friends after America became independent." France mumbled. "That changed around the eighteen hundreds, didn't it?" He asked looking over to him. The Canadian didn't say anything. "Tu peux me dire, mon fils. Vous pouvez tout me dire, vous le savez."
"Nothing happened." Canada snapped with a growl.
Blackbird huffed and walked away from Francis to find Gilbert. He followed his nose to find him. He easily found him; he was still talking with his brother. Germany seemed to notice the Canadian's mood and quickly went to talk with someone else. Prussia put an arm around his waist as he leaned into his side.
"Birdie?" The albino asked. Matthew just let out a long breath. Gilbert pressed a gentle kiss to his forehead and the blond cracked a small smile. "Okay?"
"Oui." Canada mumbled. "Probably just hangry."
"Eat a snickers." Prussia teased. He rolled his eyes with a groan. "But really, are jou alright."
"Yeah, France was just pestering me." Matthew shrugged.
"He's good at that." Gilbert laughed and he smiled. He pressed another kiss into the Canadian's hair. All of his annoyance was gone with the Prussian's touch. "Better get back, meetings are starting again."
"Oh." Matthew said looking around. He didn't notice that everyone was gone. "Probably a good idea."
—-❄️" A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest."❄️—-
The next day...
Matthew yawned sleepily barely listening to the presentations. He was bored out of his mind. Even tic tac toe with Gilbert had got boring. The Prussian was currently doodling on his hand with a pen. He was playing connect the dots with his freckles, but had taken to drawing leaves. The Canadian was happy feeling the little drawings on his skin.
Canada jumped slightly feeling a buzz in his pocket. He quickly checked it and smiled seeing a text from Blair. He said that he'd tagged one of the problem ghouls he'd been tracking for almost a month. He quickly texted him back saying he'll go after them when he gets back home.
Blackbird yawned turning some of his attention back to the speeches. He only partly listened to them letting his mind wander. He couldn't wait for the day to be over. They were able to go home tomorrow and there wouldn't be anymore meetings until next month.
"Finally." Gilbert groaned standing up from his chair. He stretched and his back cracked. Canada laughed lightly and stood up too. "Coming vith us again?"
"Nah, I think I'll go to bed early." Matthew hummed as Prussia took his hand. They both started to walk back to their hotel room.
"Jou? Go to bed early?" The albino scoffed. Canada just smiled and rolled his eyes. "It was fun last night. Jou really should come."
"Okay." Matthew sighed agreeing.
"Danke Birdie!" Gilbert said leaning over and kissing his cheek. "Ich liebe dich."
"Je t'aime aussi." The Canadian sighed. He knew Prussia could rope him into just about anything. "When are we leaving?"
"I think Toni said eight." Prussia said as he unlocked their hotel room.
"Perfect." Canada hummed flopping down in the bed and curling up. "Just enough time for a nap."
"Of course." Gilbert smiled down at him. He pulled off his suit jacket and threw it on top of him. Matthew laughed and hummed snuggling into the fabric. It smelled just like the Prussian. "I'll pack so ve don't have to tomorrow."
"Want help?" The Canadian asked from under the blankets.
"Nein, have jour nap, Vogel." Gilbert hummed. "I vant jou to have some energy for tonight."
Matthew could hear the smugness in his voice. He smiled and closed his eyes trying to fall asleep. It took him a little bit since the Prussian was moving around the room. He was hyper aware of everything when he was falling asleep, but once he got to sleep, he was hard to wake. The albino started to hum quietly and Canada sighed. He fell asleep easily listening to the quiet tune.
The Canadian was woke a few hours later by Gilbert. He pressed wet kisses all over his face until he woke up. He was still sleepy and reached out to find his fiancé. He pulled him down into the bed with him and cuddled him like a teddy bear. The Prussian didn't complain and let him for a few minutes.
"Time to get up, Vogel." Gilbert hummed pressing more wet kisses to his neck. Matthew groaned holding him tighter. "Jou need to change before Toni and Franny get here. They'll be here soon."
"Fine." Canada sighed exasperatedly. He sat up and stretched throwing his jacket off. It landed on top of Gilbert who was also just sitting up. They both laughed and Matthew leaned over and kissed him gently. The Prussian seemed to want more as he broke away. The Canadian smirked. "I should get changed."