The next day, Alfred waited for Arthur before the meeting. He didn't show up, and as the meeting was starting, he had to go in and join them.
Alfred couldn't concentrate on the others (nothing unusual there), and all he could think about was Arthur. The meeting was in London, Arthur should be here already. What reason other than what happened yesterday was there to stop him from showing up? Alfred stared down at the table playing with his pencil in one hand and leaning on the other, but he snapped out of his thoughts and realized just who it was that was talking. It was Spain. Alfred watched him for a moment, not really listening to what he was saying. He couldn't help but remember that picture. "Maybe I could ask him about it...? But what if that made Arthur hate me even more?" Alfred let his gaze drop down back onto the table.
He felt someone's hand suddenly grab his shoulder and he quickly looked around. "Arth-!" he sighed, disappointed. It was France. France grinned at him "Non, it's just moi. So where is little Angleterre anyway?"
"I don't know..." Alfred's voice was rough. He really didn't feel like talking to the frenchman. "Mais je pensais que vous restiez à la maison?" Alfred glared up at him, annoyed when he spoke French. "I'm not my brother, I don't know what you're saying. In English?" France smiled at him. He just seemed to love it when e wound people up. "I said, 'I thought you were staying at his home?'" France said.
Alfred groaned and faced away from him. "Well you were wrong, I'm staying in a hotel…"
"Oh? So you and Arthur had an argument then?" Alfred jerked his head up to look at him. "No!" Alfred's face reddened slightly and he mentally kicked himself.
"And that didn't sound suspicious at all!", he thought. France grinned at him again, "Well your attitude tells me different~" Alfred was really starting to get annoyed. He just wanted him to go away. "Look, we didn't have an argument, I haven't spoken to Arthur since the last meeting, I'm staying in a hotel, and I don't know where the fuck he is, okay!? So just fuck off!"
France just kept grinning as he walked away and sat down with Prussia and now Spain, who had just finished talking. He didn't look directly at them, but he could see them chatting and giggling and occasionally looking at him in the corner of his eye.
After the meeting, Alfred was in no hurry to get out. He stayed around for a bit, and once he was sure everyone was gone, he pulled the picture out and looked at it. Why did this god dam picture anger him so much?
"Now that is un dinosaurio!" Alfred turned around in surprise to see Spain leaning over him. Alfred sighed "What happened?.." Spain leaned back and looked at him "¿Qué?" Alfred's face looked like he was just about to tell him that his puppy died. "What happened? Why were you in chains?.." Spain's joyful grin turned into a sad smile as he looked down at his feet.
"América.." he looked back up at him, The sorrow in his eyes made Alfred's heart melt. "Make sure you watch Britain… he may have never showed it in front of you, but... there is a whole other side to him that, trust me... you do not want to see…" Alfred turned back around to face the desk and Spain patted him on the back. Antonio told him to cheer up before walking out of the room.
Alfred trudged along the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets and his head down. It was a long walk, but he didn't feel like taking a taxi. "What did Spain mean? What did Arthur do...? I need to find out, but- wait!" A smile spread across his face as he remembered that he left his stuff at Arthur's house. "I have an excuse to go around!" Alfred started rushing to Arthur's. His house was closer than his hotel, but it was still far, so he began running.
Alfred stopped at his door to get his breath back before he rang the doorbell. As it opened, Alfred opened his mouth to speak, but when he made eye contact with Arthur, his words got stuck in his throat. So they just stood in Arthur's doorway, staring at each other in silence.
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Hope you enjoyed. It's a bit short but I got writers block. beta: Casey Hence
Sorry if I got any of the other languages wrong, I'm English not a French, Spanish penguin :p