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Katie: The lazy bum finally accomplished something!

Blue: Nobody asked you! ANYWAY, yes! Another chapter! You would not believe ho evil school has been lately. Second semester started and there was this whole fiasco with getting my schedule changed, and now I'm in a writing class meant for upperclassmen. The assignments I've been getting from there are scary O^O So I haven't had much time to write lately. But here it is! Enjoy the next installment of Matchmaker!

Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.

"I'm leaving." Matthew said in a barely audible whisper. He pushed himself up off the couch slinging his bag over his shoulder and made for the front door when a hand gripped his shoulder and kept him from escaping.

"Wait, Mattie! Just stick around for a little while. You'll have fun, I know it!" Alfred said, spinning his brother around. Matthew knew that Alfred was trying to be nice, but couldn't he do it a different way? He would have been perfectly fine if Alfred had asked him to hang out or play a video game or something like that. Anything but this…

"Please, Mattie? Don't leave just yet. Alfred's right, you'll definitely have fun!" Katie said, gently taking a hold of his arm. She was giving him the biggest puppy dog eyes she could muster. Now that's playing dirty. She knows he can't possibly say no to that face.

"Uh…" Matthew glanced up at Jack. He gave him a desperate look that screamed PLEASE make her stop. Jack just tilted his head to the side questioningly.

"Yeah, Matt. Why don't you stay for a little while? I promise I won't bite." Arthur said with a smirk. Matthew felt his face heat up. Well, that does it. There's no way he can leave now.

"A-Alright. I'll stay." Matthew sighed in defeat.

"Yay!" cheered Katie and Alfred, both tackling him into a hug. Seriously, what was he going to do with these guys…

No one could decide what they wanted to do, so they settled on watching a movie. Alfred and Katie had gotten into the collection of DVDs stacked under and beside the TV. They went through practically each one, not sure what to watch. Soon, the movies were strewn haphazardly all over the living room floor.

"Ugh, there's so many! What one do you want to watch?" Katie sighed.

"Something funny? Ahh, I don't know. What do you think, Mattie?" Alfred asked.

"I don't care. I'm good with whatever." He answered passively. Matthew still did really not want to be here. He really didn't care what they watched either way.

"How about you, Arthur?" Katie asked.

"It's your house. You can pick whatever you'd like."

"I'm asking for the opinion of my guest."

"Something with pictures and sound."

"That didn't occur to me. Thank you for the clarification, smartass." Arthur cracked a smile and gave a little laugh. Katie looked through a few more of the DVDs before tossing them aside with a frustrated sigh.

"That one." said Jack, nudging one of the cases with his foot toward his sister. Katie picked up the disc, and a grin spread across her face.

"Ooh, Night of the Ax Murderer of the Twin Lakes! Nice choice, bro. I forgot we still had this!" Katie squealed excitedly, standing up to pop the disc into the DVD player. Alfred and Matthew both visibly tensed. Neither really liked to watch horror movies, especially slasher flicks. Alfred tended to watch them anyway, saying that "a hero isn't scared of a silly little movie." Yeah, screaming like a fan girl at a Justin Bieber concert every time the villain showed up on screen was ever so manly.

Jack flicked of the living room lights and plopped down into a recliner by the entrance to the kitchen. Katie and Alfred stayed on the floor, leaning up against the couch. That left Matthew on the couch with Arthur. Matthew was mentally swearing at the others. He knew they were doing this on purpose. Stop meddling in other people's love lives!

He scooted as far away from Arthur as he possibly could on the small couch, leaning awkwardly on the armrest. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Arthur glance at him. That expression, was it disappointment? Hurt, maybe? No, that couldn't be it. The low lighting must be playing tricks on his eyes.

The movie started to play, and not even five minutes in, the body count was already three. One had lost his head, another a few internal organs, and the last, the entire lower half of his body. Matthew cringed and covered his face with one of the pillows on the couch every time the crazed lunatic brought his ax down. Yes, the special effects were cheap and there as no way blood could splatter like that, that didn't make it any less gruesome.

About halfway through the movie, and several more macabre deaths later, the TV flicked off all of a sudden. Everyone gave a little yelp of surprise.

"What the heck?"

"Was that the power?"

THUD. "OW! Get off me, Alfred!"

"…"

Matthew stayed rooted to his spot on the couch, clutching the pillow to his chest. It had gotten dark outside a short time ago, leaving the living room in an inky-black darkness now that they had no electricity. Really, what kind of set up was this? It was like being in some bad horror movie, kind of like the one they had just been watching.

A bright light suddenly appeared by the kitchen doorway; Jack with a flashlight.

"Must have blown a fuse. Let's go fix it, Katie." he said, jerking his head toward the hallway. She nodded and pushed herself up off the floor.

"H-hey, wait for me guys! I'll help!" Alfred stammered, stumbling quickly after the siblings.

Matthew huffed. Those jerks. This had to be another part of their plan. Or at least, a convenient addition to the original plan. That didn't make it any better.

He heard Arthur sigh softly to his left, and then some shifting of the couch cushions. Matthew was suddenly aware that Arthur was much closer than he had been before. He was thankful that the room was dark so he couldn't see his face flush in embarrassment.

"So, uh, Matt…" said Arthur.

"How long do you think we should give them?" Katie asked the other two.

"At least a half hour." Alfred said.

"It doesn't take that long to change a fuse." Jack added.

"Then we'll just tell them we couldn't find a new one."

"…Alright. Let's just go hide in the guest room for now."

"Agreed."

You jerks, look what you're doing to poor Mattie!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Night of the Ax Murderer of the Twin Lakes doesn't actually exist, but I have a feeling you would be laughing at all the completely cheesy special effects more than you would be scared by them anyway. XP

I will try to update more frequently, but no promises :( As always, reviewers are allowed to slap me. Keep me on task, guys! ;)

Until then, Auf Wiedersehen!

~Blue