Let me tell you this. This story is going to be 13-14 chapters long, and hopefully people will find it long after it goes under. So please review before I end it, so if there are any mistakes, I can fix them before long.
Alfred was hot. It was the weekend, and it was a hot weekend. The blistering heat left him slung over the couch, hand flung over his sticky forehead. Arthur and Francis had long before left for their job. Despite what Arthur probably thought, Alfred wasn't stupid. He knew something was going on with those two, and he was going to find out.
With a large, heaving sigh, Alfred sat up and walked over to his bag. Pulling out his phone, he called up Matthias. "Hey, dude, want to go to the bowling alley? I bet I could beat you!" His friend's enthused voice sounded over the phone, much better than since Alfred had last called him, which had been after Gilbert had died. With grief for his friend, Alfred quieted down as Matthias began a long-winded talk.
"So the bowling alley on 19th street, right?" Alfred finally spoke, after what seemed to be—Alfred checked the clock—3 minutes of straight talking. Pulling his shoes on and pushing his headphones, phone and house key into his pocket, Alfred laid his hand on the soft and silky fur of Hero. "I'll be back soon, buddy."
Soon after pushing open the door and stepping out, Alfred was already sweating. "Dang." He whispered, wiping sweat off his forehead for what seemed to be the 5th time on his walk. He observed the cars passing, and was soon playing the game he had used to lay with Arthur when he was younger. "5 red cars, 7 blue cars, and 12 silver or white cars." Alfred chuckled to himself. "Silver or white seems to be a very popular color." He started to laugh loudly, then continued his trek to 19th street. Soon enough, he was walking across the street from the bowling alley.
Spotting his friend's mother's car, he waved to Angela, Matthias's mother, as she drove away. He snorted, talking to Matthias. "Betcha I'll majorly beat your butt!" He minded his language, watching the mother with three small children walk by. Suddenly, Alfred's foot caught on the concrete step of the entrance, and he found himself face to face with the ground. He heard Matthias's loud, booming laugh and scowled.
"Walk much?" He reached out and grabbed the offered hand.
"No, I make a living out of tripping over stuff." He smiled cheekily at Matthias, before skipping ahead of his friend. Watching his step now, Alfred opened the door and held it open as an elderly lady walked out.
"Thank you, dearie." She croaked out, before hobbling away. Alfred cocked an eyebrow at Matthias before following his blond friend inside. With an unspoken word, Alfred stepped up to the counter.
"1 game, please." Alfred spoke, holding out the money he had brought. The pretty clerk took the money, smiling, dimples plainly showing. As Alfred wondered off to the bowling balls, Matthias told the clerk their shoe sizes. They had done this enough that they knew what to do. Of course, they had one more person with them at that time…
Alfred bit his tongue. 'Quiet.' He scolded himself, before hefting the bowling balls into his arms. Walking over to their lane, he pushed each ball into it's own spot, before lifting up his and rolling it down the lane. He faintly heard Matthias scuffing his shoes against the flooring behind him. Throwing his arms up, he cheered when he hit 8 of the bowling balls. "Best yet!" Alfred had never been really good at bowling.
He watched Matthias walk past him, blond hair swaying in the light breeze of the fans. Quickly, before he could forget, Alfred pulled out his phone and shot a quick text to Arthur.
Went bowling w/Matthias. Will be back by 2pm – Alfred
Looking up, Alfred's mouth swung open in disbelief as he looked at the screen. "How did you do that?" He shrieked, jumping up and down. The large X showing on the screen just made Matthias smirk harder as he sauntered back to where Alfred scowled at him.
With a playful glare, Alfred grabbed his bowling ball and launched it, as fast as he could, down the lane, and watched it slam into the middle of the pins. With a large whoop, Alfred jumped up and down! "Ha! Strike!" He pointed at Matthias.
Soon enough, they were halfway through their game. Currently, Alfred was in the lead, but Matthias was certainly catching up. With pursed lips, Alfred watched Matthias swing the ball down the lane. When the ball got all of the pins, he bit down on his lip and winced. "Dang it." He high-fived Matthias. "Good job!" Then he walked up to the strip.
Alfred sat in his and chewed his fingernails anxiously and watched Matthias launch the ball down the lane. With furrowed brows, he watched it travel down and down, until… It hit the gutter! Alfred jumped up in happiness, smirking at Matthias, who just scowled before slapping Alfred on the back.
"Great job, dude!" Matthias said, pulling off his bowling shoes. "We should play again. Alfred nodded slowly.
"Sure. I've got to go to school tomorrow since my injury healed, but Sunday?" He offered, handing the clerk his shoes. Matthias nodded in conformation. "Alright," Alfred said, heading off as Matthias pulled out his phone. "See you in school!" Continuing on his way, Alfred soon came across the apartment complex. He sighed. "I wish we were in our own complex."
Pulling the door open, Alfred spotted Arthur and Francis sitting at the table, Francis looking a bit sad. With an aching suspicion, Alfred had an idea of what they were talking about. He ignored it. "Hey guys! How are you doing?" He watched Arthur snatch his hand back from Francis, and smirked inside. 'I knew it~' He singsonged inside his head.
He raised an eyebrow. "So, I'm just going to ignore that." He walked past Arthur and headed towards his temporary bedroom. He ignored the whispering of Francis and Arthur too, and curled up onto of his bed, tiredness taking him away.
So, we find out next chapter what the heck Francis and Arthur were chatting about, and this chapter was basically just friendship development between Alfred and Matthias. Thanks for reading!
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