DISCLAIMER: I don't own Hetalia. *sadface*

Chapter 3: Maths and Awkwardness

After the assembly was over, the students, already knowing what their schedules and classes were sent off to class.

Matthew's first class happened to be Maths which was taught by Ms Bunford, a rather old but stern looking lady. Right now after the usual awkwardness of adjusting and getting to know the new teacher, the class was working on a short test in recapping what they had learnt in the previous year (most of the students had obviously, totally let go of themselves during the break and remembered absolutely nothing)

Matthew had never been one that excelled particularly greatly in Maths, nor was he flunking this class. He mostly got As or Bs, enough to keep him on whoever was teaching him's good books. Matthew sighed and blew a strand of his wavy blond hair huffily, stuck on an algebra question.

Time flies. Yet another school year already. Matthew thought.

I'm already in Year 11 now, got to take studying more seriously! Matthew mentally berated himself. Matthew had no idea what he was going to do in college/university. A course in arts? Or maybe he'd just take a year or two off to travel around the world. Yea, that sounded good. The boy with the red eyes flashed upon his mind again. Somehow he just kept popping up in his head, he couldn't forget about him, it was as if his eyes were boring right through him, seeing into his soul.

Matthew was so caught up in his thinking that he didn't hear Ms Bunford speaking. "Mr Williams? Mr Williams? Yes Mr Williams, I'm glad you've joined us again." Matthew snapped out of it and groaned inwardly. Why couldn't she have just forgot him like absolutely everyone else did?

He then directed his attention to the front of the class where Ms Bunford was currently standing, alongside two of the new students they had this year, Francis Bonnefoy and Gilbert Beilschimdt, the boy he was just mulling over about and introducing them both to the class. Matthew subconsciously blushed, blaming himself for even remembering those eyes.

"Ah, there seems to be quite a few empty spots around the classroom, but seeing as you both already know each other, maybe you'll want to sit together?" Ms Bunford said as she scanned the room.

"There, the seat beside Mr Williams and the one in front of it. Now hurry on you two." She then slipped them both copies of the test they were doing.

"Now, we haven't started on anything new yet as I feel it is rather important to actually remember what you were doing before, so here is a short test on topics we've been covering last year. I trust your previous schools syllabuses should not have been much different from this." Francis looked frantically around the room for a while, eyes going right over the spot Matthew was sitting at before Gilbert nudged him in the right direction.

Matthew then ducked his head back down, feeling extremely awkward staring at both of them shuffle to their seats beside him. Please don't let it be him, please don't let it be him. Matthew prayed in his head. He sneaked a look to his side and surely, Gilbert was occupying the seat next to him. Dammit. Matthew groaned inwardly.

Whydidithavetobehim.

At least the French boy didn't look that weird. He could even practice his French on him or something. But he probably would be one of those who regularly forgot who he was. Matthew didn't even know WHY he didn't want to come in contact with that guy. He just gave out some sort of creepy aura.

Matthew heard a soft kesesesese~ on his right, which sounded like somewhat a cross between a sadistic laugh and a cackle. He turned around and noticed the sound was emitting from Gilbert but the sound immediately stopped when he looked at him. Matthew's mind froze for a moment. How'd he known that he was staring? His head was focused on the paper in front of him the whole time.

"Mr Williams, will you please keep your eyes on your own paper?" Ms Bunford said disapprovingly, peering over her glasses. This was already the second time on the first day back at school that she had caught him zoning out in her lesson. Great, Matthew thought.

Meanwhile Gilbert had turned to look at Matthew. Matthew blushed when he caught his eye and couldn't help but be drawn into them and mentally slapped himself for doing so. He gave Matthew a small grin that said "Oooh. Someone's in trouble, eh? Nah, not really, just was kidding." And something else that Matthew couldn't quite put a name to.

Matthew awkwardly gave a slight twitch of his lips back which caused Gilbert to resume chuckling again. Matthew blushed even more and mentally face-palmed himself for being such a derp. Now I've made a fool out of myself. Sigh. Not that anyone cared anyway. Gilbert would probably already have forgotten what his name was. Gilbert was still looking at him so Matthew offered another small smile, hoping to make up for his failure of a smile before.

"Mr Williams, I request that you leave Mr Beilschimdt alone please. One more time and detention for you. And Mr Beilschimdt as well I may add."

Matthew felt guilty for getting Gilbert in trouble as well and was just about to turn around to offer him an apologetic gesture but he caught Ms Bunford's hawk eyed gaze and immediately decided against it. He sneaked a look at Gilbert out of the corner of his eye and caught the albino flicking stapler bullets onto Francis who kept on sending annoyed looks towards Gilbert.

Matthew suppressed a giggle. Just looking at the childish joy in Gilbert's black rimmed eyes stirred up something within him. After you got to know him a bit, he wasn't that bad after all, Matthew thought.

AN: And the third chapters up! Yay! Sigh. I don't think I can keep up this update speed any longer. . During school days I have an excuse to use the laptop but now since it's Summer break my mum's like YOU'RE ADDICTED TO COMPUTER GAMES AND MSN! -_-ll haiz, not true actually. I spend most of my time on FF and other useless crap (such as lurking HURHUR). Anyway when school begins I can always type up fanfiction in classes just like some of my other obsessed classmates do (since cuz our school uses laptops). Heheh.

Anyway this chapter is kinda short compared to the others just under 1000 words. And I've kinda noticed the story is moving on quite slowly sorry bout that! Thou shall start (attempting) to er, write more eh, interesting stories~ So that people don't die from boredom when they read this. XD

Review and Gilbert will or won't seize your vital regions!