Things starting going strangely well as the days melted into weeks, the others still had no clue where Alfred was, but after a while, the topic died down, we all missed him, but maybe where ever he was, he was getting help... Maybe he could come back, and be okay, and everything could go back to being normal again. Another difference, was that Matthew didn't hang around with us as much, he still ate lunch with us, but that was it. This was only at school, at home, things had changed too, Gilbert actually continued to stay sober, every now and then Ivan would come by, and I was startled to find out that the only way he was allowed to come over, was if he promised not to try and get the other drunk. I couldn't believe he agreed to it. Only three weeks after moving back in with Gilbert, Antonio gave me the all clear, saying I no longer needed to come back, but that if I ever needed any help, to get ahold of him. Nothing seemed like it could ever be better, yet, something didn't seem right to me, I felt like this was all a dream, I was becoming afraid to sleep at night. As if when I woke in the morning, everything good would be gone.
Sitting at lunch, I had my elbow on the table, my head resting in my palm, halfway asleep, barely glancing over as someone put their hand on my shoulder, Arthur gave me a puzzled look, I smiled a bit, then shifted, sitting up.
"Sorry, I slept bad last night..." He sighed, letting my shoulders drop as he moved his hand to the table, I placed my hand over his, looking over, his cheeks were pink as he glanced at me. "I'm serious, that's all it is, Gilbert's still sober." He smiled, if I had a hard time believing all of this was real, I think Arthur was having a harder time with it. I often caught him just staring at me, and when I asked what he was doing, he would just smile and shake his head. Looking up at Feliciano and Kiku, I noticed they weren't really paying attention, but more searching over notes for the newspaper, I had returned to that, but, it wasn't the same anymore for some reason. "Hey Arthur..." He looked at me again curiously.
"Hm~? What is it, love?" I smirked a bit and his cheeks instantly turned red, chuckling, he turned his head away embarrassed, making him look a me again, I smiled and shook my head.
"Sorry, you're just really adorable when you blush..." His whole face turned a bright red now, and he stammered something, but I wasn't able to catch it. "That's not what I was going to say though... Gilbert's going to be gone for the weekend, and well... He said you could come over, as long as we don't trash the house..." He stared at me for a second, as if waiting for me to say I was joking, but after a while he smiled.
"Okay. I'll run home after school and ask..." Glancing around to make sure there weren't any teachers near us, I leaned forward, lightly pressing my lips to his, pulling away, Feliciano spoke quickly.
"Ve! Lud! Watch-" I closed my eyes as a bowl of something slimy was dumped on my head, then sighed. "...Out..." Wiping whatever it was out of my eyes, I looked over at the Italian, who was slunk back in his seat.
"Thanks anyway Feli..." Wiping as much of the stuff out of my hair as I could, I looked at my hand, then rolled my eyes, applesauce? Really? Setting the bowl down, I climbed up out of my seat, glaring over at the table of boys who were laughing. I guess sooner or later they would start messing with us again... "I'll be back guys..." Walking out of the lunch room, I made my way down to the bathroom, still trying to get the applesauce out of my hair before it dried.
Walking out of the school with Arthur, he slipped his hand into mine, leaning against my arm as we made our way, we only had three blocks to walk together, now that I needed to shower from the lunch incident. Stopping at the corner, he sighed and let go of my hand, looking up at me with a smile.
"I'll probably see you soon~ If I can't come over for some odd reason, I'll give you a call, okay?" I nodded, he stood up on his toes, making it easier for him, I leaned down capturing his lips with mine. Starting to pull away, he stood up on his toes more, not letting me break the kiss, smirking a bit, I grabbed his hips and pulled him down, he pouted, his emerald eyes glaring up at me from under his bangs.
"Hey, we have all weekend..." He smiled again, a blush settling on his cheeks as he nodded, he shifted his bag, then glanced back, only to look back at me grinning.
"I guess you're right... I'll see you soon." Watching him hurry off toward his house, I continued to the last block home, walking inside, Gilbert was already gone, with a few twenties laying on the table, along with a note saying I could order take out if I wanted. Dropping my bag and coat in my room, I moved into the bathroom quickly, knowing it wouldn't take long for Arthur to come over, though he would probably take his time to help me out, it would end up being less than twenty minutes. The heat was a huge improvement from the cold outside, I never did like winter all that much, even as a child, I always found the cold snow unappealing, though, I really enjoyed when school was closed.
As the smell of applesauce finally disappeared, I climbed out of the shower, drying off quickly, changing back into my boxers and jeans, I put the towel around my neck then headed out of the bathroom. Moving quickly toward my room to get a longer sleeved shirt, there was a knock at the door, glancing at the clock, I brushed my bangs out of my eyes, shit, that had taken longer than I thought! Another knock, hurrying to the door, I pulled it open, shivering instantly then crossing my arms trying to stay warm, Arthur looked at me shocked then turned his gaze away quickly. Moving out of the way, he came in and I closed the door quickly, shivering again.
"Sorry, I just got out of the shower..." Rubbing my arms, he laughed a bit, then hung his coat up on the rack by the door, he brushed snow out of his hair, and I glanced out the window, I didn't even notice it was snowing... Moving toward my room again, I didn't pay attention enough to see Arthur silently following, jumping when he grabbed my sides, I yelped, moving away as fast as I could with a shiver. "Dammit! You're hands are cold! Didn't you wear gloves?!" Turning around, I smirked when seeing he was trying to cover his laugh, leaning up against my doorframe, he hesitantly stepped closer. Grabbing his wrists, I pushed him up against the wall, and held his wrists above his head, he looked up at me, his cheeks red and emerald eyes wide.
"That's not fair! You're stronger!" Rolling my eyes, I let go of his wrists, startled when he instantly wrapped his arms around my neck, pulling my head down to his.
"Mng!" He smiled against my lips, relaxing, I put my hands on his hips starting to kiss back. Feeling him press his body even closer to mine, I slid my arms around his waist and put my hands in the back pockets of his jeans, thinking of something, my heart raced, and I pulled away a bit, resting my forehead against his. "Arthur..." He looked up at me confused, worry in his eyes, but it faded when I felt my cheeks heat up. "W-well... I... I love you..." Wide emerald eyes stared up at me for a moment, shocked, feeling nervous about saying it, I shifted a bit, looking off to the side.
"Ludwig?" Turning my attention back to him, he smiled, then stood up on his toes, lightly pressing his lips to mine before pulling away, grinning. "I love you too..." Watching his cheeks go a dark red as he looked up at me again, I smiled and pulled him closer.
Author's Note: Okay, this probably wasn't the ending you were expecting, and well, neither was I, but, I kinda like this ending better, and I'm sure you would too. XD If I get bored or something, after finishing other stories, I might do an alternate ending. Thanks for reading! :3