Chapter Seventeen
AN: Almost done, just a few chapters left guys!
"Focus on dissolving it." Blackbird explained dissolving his own. "Just be calm and it should disappear."
Gilbert nodded and took a breath closing his eyes. Matthew stayed next to him knowing that his scent might help. It took the Prussian a while, but he eventually managed to dissolve his kagune. He leaned into the blond's side yawning. He was exhausted from his first use.
"I'm ready for a nap." Prussia slurred sleepily.
Canada smiled standing and picked the albino up. He gasped seeing his eyes. "Your eye is back to normal!" He hummed pressing a kiss to his forehead.
"Awesome." Gilbert smiled brightly up at him. The Canadian smiled back carrying him inside to the couch. The pair cuddled together under a blanket. "Birdie? Can I ask jou more about ghouls?"
"Sure." Matthew hummed slightly nervous. The albino seemed more awake and eager.
"I know there're different types of kagune, but what are they?" Prussia asked.
The Canadian ran through the types and each strengths and weaknesses. He was fascinated by it and kept asking more and more questions. Blackbird got more comfortable as they talked. He didn't really mind telling him what he knew. Gilbert started to ask more questions about social and territorial norms.
"Do ghouls get married? Is that a thing?" Prussia asked curiously looking up at him.
"Yeah, of course." Matthew smiled. "It's a bit different here than the rest of the world. There's normally a traditional ceremony like humans would have, but that doesn't exactly count. Ghouls mark each other with a bite scar. It something that lasts forever, even after death." He explained. "It depends on the couple. Some do both, but others do one."
"Awesome." Gilbert smiled brightly. He burst into a yawn.
The Canadian laughed quietly thinking about how cute he was. He leaned down a kissed his forehead. The albino reached up and intertwined his fingers behind his neck. He stretched up to kiss him properly. He hummed tucking his head under Matthew's chin. He pressed more light kisses to his neck as the blond pulled him flush to his body. They both sighed contently.
"Temps de la sieste." Canada murmured and Gilbert nodded.
—-❄️" The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."❄️—-
A few months later...
Matthew hummed quietly stepping out of the shower. It was mid afternoon when he decided to finally get up. He got dressed and went to find Prussia. The albino was sitting outside in the shade with a coffee. He smiled seeing the Canadian.
"Jou finally got up!" Gilbert laughed. "How do jou sleep so much?"
"I like sleeping. It's nice." Blackbird shrugged sitting down. The Prussian leaned into him and he kissed him. "Ready to go home?"
"Ja." Prussia hummed resting his head on his shoulder.
The pair had decided to finally go back to their Ontario house. The albino felt like he was ready to get back to normal nation life. He was mostly in control of his eye. He was able to change it to normal at will now, but it would sometimes change without him noticing. Matthew would tell him and he'd change it back. He normally kept it covered with his hair. Gilbert had decided not to actually hunt for himself. They had talked about it and he wasn't really comfortable with actually killing his meals.
"Can't wait to not have to drive like three hours to get somewhere." The albino hummed and Canada laughed. "Vhen are we going?"
"Doesn't matter. We're all packed so any time." The Canadian said.
Gilbert immediately stood up and pulled Matthew up with him. "Let's go then!" He smiled excitedly. "Gilbird and Kuma vill be excited to see us!"
Canada laughed and they went inside. He grabbed the keys as Prussia went around the house closing all the windows. They didn't have anything to take with them. The pair left the house and started the long drive home.
"I can't vait to be in a city again." Gilbert hummed looking over at him.
"You'll have to be careful with your eye out in public." Matthew said ruffling his hair.
"Ja, I know." The Prussian smiled leaning into the touch.
Prussia was a bit nervous to go out, but Canada had reassured him he'd be okay. He wasn't planning on telling any of the nations. He thought about telling just Germany, Spain and France, but decided against it. He knew he'd have to learn how to eat to keep up appearances. He was not looking forward to it.
After a few hours of driving through the prairies, Gilbert had fallen asleep. Matthew hummed quietly to himself. He wasn't worried about going through big cities. He'd checked and there still weren't any alerts. He knew it would be a huge embarrassment for the American CCG to admit he'd escaped. He was nervous about having to go to the USA, but he'd deal with that when the time came.
—-❄️" Some people care too much. I think it's called love."❄️—-
It took almost two days of driving before they finally got home. Prussia had been sleeping when they arrived. Canada gently pressed a kiss to his temple and he blinked awake. He looked around a stretched with a yawn.
"Home." Gilbert hummed through another yawn.
The pair got out of the car and went to the door. Matthew grabbed the spare key and opened it. They immediately heard the pitter patter of paws running towards them. Kumajirou jumped into the Canadian's arms as Gilbird flew around them and chirped excitedly.
"Where have you been?!" Kumajirou demanded nuzzling his neck. Matthew smiled petting the bear and cooing to calm him. "I missed you!"
"Sorry. We're here now." The blond hummed. Gilbert was busy trying to stop Gilbird from pecking him. He clearly wasn't happy with the albino. Matthew laughed lightly and offered the bird his finger to perch on. The little canary landed on his finger. "Hello Birdie." He said brushing his chest feathers.
"How?" Prussia asked watching Canada easily calm the bird. He just smiled innocently with both animals in his arms. "I swear jou're a Disney princess."
"I've been meaning to tell you..." Blackbird trailed off with a smile.
Gilbert just rolled his eyes and laughed. He started towards the kitchen and the Canadian followed. Kumajirou hopped out of his arms on to the counter. Gilbird nestled into his fur. The albino started to brew coffee while Matthew cleaned out their fridge. He barely kept anything. They didn't really have a need for human food anymore. He did leave the alcohol though.
"Awww." Prussia whined noticing. "I'm going to miss beer!" He said dramatically. "Vhat am I supposed to drink vhen I go out vith Toni and Franny?"
"Coffee? Water?" Matthew suggested raising an eyebrow. The albino pouted. "You could try blood wine."
"Vhat that?" Gilbert asked curiously. He hopped up and sat on the counter next to the fridge. Kumajirou and Gilbird came over and settled into his arms.
"It's wine for ghouls." The Canadian shrugged.
"Ghouls can have grapes?" The albino asked raising an eyebrow.
"No." Blackbird said. "It's fermented blood."
"Oh." Gilbert said surprised. "That makes a lot more sense. Should have guess from the 'blood' part."
Matthew snorted holding in a laugh. He finished throwing out the last things and closed the fridge. He leaned on the counter next to Prussia looking out through the kitchen to the living room. It looked like nothing had changed. He smiled letting out a breath.
AN: Please stay safe guys! Follow what your local medical professionals are saying and stay home.