A Complete Circle
Chapter 3
Gilbert gulped, and made a slow movement for the keys. Wait, the door was locked...Right? "Hey Gil, I know you're in there. Something wrong? We can talk about it if ya want!" The girl offered and leaned against the door, evidenced by the soft creak the cheap old thing made in protest. What choice did Gilbert have. She probably wouldn't go away until he spoke to her...Maybe she could even help him. With a small defeated sigh he made his way over to the door and unlocked it, giving the girl a few seconds to move out of the way. He opened the door just a crack but he could already see that unkept curly-poofy red mess of hair and curious blue eyes. She practically forced her way inside and grinned brightly at him. She made herself comfortable like she lived there and strolled over to the fridge and took out a can of beer. "Why do you keep looking at me like that? So serious!" She said with a faked gasp when she turned around. Gilbert crossed his arms across his chest and gave her an unamused look. She chuckled awkwardly to herself, looking away now. Her smile disappeared when a cheerful ringtone chimed loudly from her hoodie's pocket. The redhead sighed and took her phone out, and answered. "Hallo? Yeah, Alex here...No, not yet...Ah. Okay...Really? Alright, you know where I'll be." She spoke in a different tone, as if the call had spoiled her previous happy mood.
The odd call ended unceremoniously when she hung up. Alex then stared at Gilbert, her gaze practically ate him up. "Were you about to head out again?" She asked, tilting her head, then noticing the messily packed bag. The clothes were not even folded properly. GIlbert looked away sheepishly. "Want to talk about it? We have time." She offered softly with a small friendly smile and patted the space on the bed. The Prussian suddenly felt guilty, the girl obviously wanted to help him out. A groan escaped his throat and he sat on the bed. "Get me a beer, will ya?" He asked lowly, feeling as if it would help him explain himself. Alex nodded in understanding and went over to the small fridge to fetch him one. She even opened it for him before handing it over to him then sitting besides him. She took a sip of her beer, looking away. She stared at the paint chipped wall with then noticeably tired eyes. Those clear pools of blue looked like steel grey. They almost reminded Gilbert of his brother's own eyes.
"You were gone for three weeks, Gilbert, you know? Three weeks...Where were you?" Alex held the can of beer low, with what sounded like hurt in her voice. "You wouldn't answer my calls...Didn't even leave me a note or something." Her voice shaky as she spoke. The Prussian blinked. Three weeks? That long? "I..-" He began but stopped himself. He raised the beer can to his lips and took a long drink from it, letting the crisp liquid burn at his throat, finding some sudden comfort in it. "I'm sorry." He said finally. Alex turned to him, her cheeks rosy and tears streaked down her smooth skin. A mixture of anger and confusion on her face.
"Don't you give me that! That-" She stood up, her grip on her beer can tightening, her steel blue eyes focused on Gilbert's amber. "That..Half-assed apology! Just tell me what happened! Do you have any idea how freaked out I was, how worried..? I thought you were dead, Gilbert." For once Gilbert found himself at a lack of words. He had no clue what to tell her. A part of him wanted to comfort her, but the more reasonable side of him simply wanted him to make her leave so he could figure this mess out for himself. How was he supposed to explain anything to her if he didn't know what was going on himself. He didn't even know who this girl is and what kind of relationship she had with him.
Gilbert took a deep breath and a small sip from his beer, then set it down on the floor near his feet. "Alex, sit down. We can talk this over right?" He spoke in a more gentle tone, as if talking to a shaken child. The redhead nodded, seemingly calmed down now, she obeyed without protest and sniffled. She gulped before speaking again. "Alright. I'm sorry. I was scared, okay? Warn me next time, yeah?" She joked half-heartedly. "Look, I'm not sure what happened myself. And I understand how you must have felt, I've been there before.-" He began but was quickly interrupted again. "What do you mean you don't know?" Alex asked with a more calm tone. "How do you go missing for three weeks and come back like nothing happened?" She finished off her beer and tossed the empty can into the trash can from where she was on the bed.
"Look, I'm being honest here. I really don't know. One second I'm at Roderich's, the next I'm being kicked out of brother's home." Gilbert explained, dragging his hand stressfully through his silver locks. "Tch. You really aren't being honest, how hard is it for you to just tell me the truth? And who the hell is Roderich..?" Alex asked then paused. "You have a brother?" Gilbert groaned softly and fell back onto the bed, crossing his arms behind his head. "Roderich, is just some prissy Austrian guy I know. And yeah, I have a brother. My awesome little brother, Ludwig. He's hella lot taller, not sure how that happened, he has golden hair and these sapphire blue eyes. Never seen him? Can't miss 'em, he has this quality to him. Handsomeness runs in the family, ya see." He said with a half-hearted grin. "Now that we got that out of the way..."
"Is this another joke? Was you going missing a joke too?" Alex questioned, turning to him, clearly not taking him seriously. "Can you just listen please? It would be so much more easier.." The Prussian groaned even louder. "I'm telling you the truth, no jokes, no pranks. I was over at Spec's place then I wake up on Ludwig's couch and he kicks me out, that's all that happened. Nothing more, nothing less..." Alex got up from the bed, crossed her arms across her chest and stared down at him. "You don't believe me, do you?" He asked quietly. "Nope." She shook her head and pulled out her phone to check the time. "He'll be here soon. We can settle this later, I'm not doing this with you today. It's been a shitty day at work today and I don't need you messing with me. Call me when you really want to talk about what happened, until then don't bother with me. I thought you were better than this Gil, I really did. It's like talking to a kid." Alex grumbled and shoved her hands into her pockets, then walked to the door. "Thanks for the beer anyway. Good talk." She said the last sentence with as much sarcasm and spite as she could muster before closing the door behind herself.
Gilbert closed his eyes and brought his hand up to his face to rub his temple in an irritated fashion. "Women." He grumbled with a smirk. The Prussian opened his amber eyes and stared at the ceiling. His smirk grew into a grin. Then that turned into a small chuckle then to uncontrollable laughter. His laughter echoed throughout the bedroom. The albino wiped away tears of mirth with a finger. He finally collected himself. " What am I going to do?" He asked to himself outloud, a smile still on his face.
Alright, I'm finally working on a schedule! I will begin working on either a chapter or a fic on Mondays so I can then submit on anyday, be it Friday, Saturday or Sunday. That new schedule will be in effect the moment this is uploaded. But I will be working on either OMDWY(One More Day With You) or any other fic which on the top of my priority list. By the time this is up, chapter 1 for OMDWY should be already be uploaded or follow shortly after. The new uploading schedule will be combined with my usual schedule and we'll see how bad that goes. XD If all goes well...That means I'll be uploading content once a week at a minimum. I've been having finals and internet troubles, that and graduation/advancement and a bunch of stuff planned for summer, so that'll keep me busy. Coffee, don't fail me now! I know it was a short chapter compared to the other ones but I felt like I needed to post /something/. Alright, that's enough out of me, how you all enjoy reading ACC! Reviews are appreciated as always.