Chapter Sixteen

"Really? awesome!" Gilbert bounced excitedly. "How do I use it?"

"Well," Canada started. He attempted to explain it, but the albino just seemed confused. He was using a lot of terms he didn't know.

"Can jou show me how?" Prussia asked looking up at him. The Canadian hesitated. "Liebe. Really, jour ghoul side doesn't scare me or make me uncomfortable. It hasn't in decades! Almost a century at this point."

"I know. It's something I'm used to hiding from everyone." Matthew sighed. Gilbert smiled gently and the Canadian blushed. "Thank you."

"Jou don't have to hide anything from me." The Prussian said wrapping his arms around the blond's neck pulling him down for a kiss. "I love everything about jou. I love jou completely." The Canadian smiled as Gilbert kissed him again. He rested his head in the crook of his neck. "Jou smell so good."

Matthew laughed lightly. He bent down and scooped the albino up. He yelped in surprise as he was carried to bed. The blond set him down and immediately laid down next to him. He wrapped his arms around his waist and pulled him close.

"Veren't jou going to show me how to use kagune?" Gilbert asked hiding a yawn.

"Tomorrow." Blackbird hummed tiredly. He buried his nose in the albino's hair. "I'm gonna sleep now."

"Fine, I guess I vill too." The Prussian sighed. "Good night."

Matthew just grunted in response. He was too tired now that he laid down. He heard the Prussian laugh quietly before he was out.

—-❄️" Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."❄️—-

"Birdie." Canada woke to kisses. He groaned sleepily. He heard the albino laugh quietly as he pressed kisses to his neck and collarbone. The blond huffed and stretched his neck to get away and fall back asleep. Gilbert just took advantage of the exposed skin. "It's morning, liebling."

"Non." Matthew murmured still mostly asleep.

The Canadian reached out and pulled the albino to his chest. He purred sleepily snuggling into his hair. He huffed taking in his scent. Gilbert let him use him as a teddy bear for a few hours before he woke him again. Prussia's hands slipped under his shirt and tickled his sides. The Canadian yelped and squirmed away.

"Gil!" Matthew whined opening his eyes. The Prussian just smiled innocently. He smiled softly seeing how adorable he looked. "What?" He sighed.

"It's morning!" Gilbert said stretching up to kiss him. The Canadian groaned and rolled into his back. He crawled forward and laid on his chest. "I vanna learn how to use kaganey."

"Kagune." Blackbird corrected. He yawned loudly. "Coffee first."

"I can have coffee too?" Prussia asked and he nodded.

"You just can't put milk or sugar in it." Matthew said. The Prussian looked a bit annoyed. He always put stuff in his coffee. "It's not that bad. You'll get used to it."

Gilbert sighed and sat up. He pulled the Canadian up with him. He laughed seeing how curly the blond's hair had dried. Matthew yawned loudly and this time the albino caught it too. They both laughed quietly. Prussia stood up and offered a hand to him. He took it and pulled him up. The Canadian stretched and groaned while Gilbert got dressed. He didn't bother and just grabbed a hoodie to throw on.

The pair went downstairs and Matthew started to brew coffee. Prussia grabbed mugs as they waited. He caught a glimpse of his reflection on one of the windows. He wasn't used to his eye, but he thought it looked awesome.

Canada hummed quietly pouring them each a cup. The albino was about to grabbed the sugar container, but remembered. He shrugged and picked up his mug taking a small sip.

"This doesn't taste like black coffee!" Gilbert said in relief. "It's not bitter. This is vhat coffee is like for jou?"

"Yeah?" The Canadian asked slightly confused. He didn't really know what coffee was supposed to taste like for a person. "It's just normal coffee."

"I don't like black coffee, but this tastes different." Gilbert hummed to himself. Matthew just sighed in relief leaning against the counter. The Prussian leaned into his side resting his head on his shoulder. "Can jou show me now?"

"Oui." Canada sighed finishing the last of his coffee. He was still a bit hesitant, but Prussia had told him over and over again that he wasn't uncomfortable with his ghoul side. The Prussian took his hand pulling him outside to the backyard. The house was in the middle of nowhere and they didn't need to worry about people seeing them.

"Can jou show me jours?" Gilbert asked curiously.

Matthew nodded slowly and pulled his shirt over his head. He noticed the albino smile with a slight blush as he did. The blond took a breath and released his kagune. It hurt a bit to do, but not nearly as bad as it did when he was on the suppressants. He was happy they were out of his system.

"They're beautiful." Gilbert said mesmerized by the crystal wings. The Canadian smiled slightly. "Can I touch them?"

"Yeah, just be careful. They're sharp." Blackbird nodded bringing one wing closer to him. He was still a bit nervous that Prussia would hurt himself.

The Prussian reached out and carefully felt the crystals. He tapped on one seeing that they were actually hard. He was curious about them. "Are they alvays solid? Isn't there a different, like, gas form?"

"Kinda, yeah." Matthew said. "I don't really use that form often. It's pretty useless for my fighting style."

"Oh." Gilbert was preoccupied by inspecting one of the bigger crystals of his wing. He'd never had the chance to actually get up close and touch the blond's kagune before. "How do I get mine out?"

"Just focus on it." Canada said folding his wings carefully behind his back. "Maybe imagine you're in a situation where you'd have to defend yourself."

"Okay." Prussia said furrowing his eyebrow. He copied the Canadian and took his shirt off.

Matthew took a few steps back just encase. The albino closed his eyes and focused. The blond wondered what he was thinking. He watched his face and saw his eyebrows furrow. In the blink of an eye, there was a new mass on Gilbert's left arm. He yelped in surprise toppling to the side from the new weight.

"It's heavy." The Prussian said trying to lift his kagune.

"Koukaku tends to pretty heavy." Blackbird laughed lightly crouching down next to him. Gilbert's kagune was pretty simple. It resembled an arm of armour and a long broad sword. "You'll probably have to build up some strength if you actually want to use it."

"It so cool!" Prussia said excitedly managing to stand up and inspecting his kagune. He swung it around a few times. It looked like he was just throwing the weight and being dragged along with it. He wasn't very graceful. "Vov, this is tiring."

"It'll take time to build up stamina." Matthew explained. He couldn't help, but be proud of him. "You probably won't really need to ever use it."

"Ja." Gilbert hummed. He huffed and sat down to catch his breath. The Canadian sat next to him. "How to I stop having it?"

"Focus on dissolving it." Blackbird explained doing his own. "Just be calm and it should disappear."

AN: Please stay safe guys! Follow what your local medical professionals are saying and stay home. Once this fic is done, I've got one more to post then idk if I'll be posting anymore.