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The small rowboat hit the shore with a light thump that they all heard. Everyone stared at the land before them in awe. It had been beautiful from their boat, but it was even more gorgeous from the shore. They could see fog in the distance, the trees were taller than they had ever seen before, and the ground beneath their feet was untouched by anything. Everyone stared at the beauty that was before them before they began to work to get the boat anchored ad tethered to the land so that it wouldn't drift off.

Gilbert watched them move around and work from his perch high above. Gilbird fluttered to the very edge of the rock that he was leaning on, and seemed just as interested in these people as Gilbert was. They were all so different, everyone wore such strange colored clothing and some wore some shiny metal on their heads. They kept talking, but Gilbert couldn't make out anything that they were saying. He just couldn't take his eyes away, even though most of his brain was telling him that now would be the best time to run away.

Matthew helped them gather ropes and tie them to trees and rocks to keep the boat in place. He just couldn't take his eyes away from the world that was around him. It was unlike anything that he and Alfred had ever seen before when they had gone on their travels. He could see above a rock hanging out, and an easy path that he could climb up. It wasn't like anyone would notice if he went away for a couple of minutes. No one ever saw him anyways.

He climbed it up easily, and sat on the rock that only moments before had been occupied by someone else. Gilbert peered out from behind the bush that he had taken cover in, staring at the blonde that was observing the land. Gilbert couldn't help but look at the young man, noticing how he sat on that rock like he had been there his entire life.

"It's beautiful..." Matthew whispered. Gilbert moved an inch or two closer, making the leaves rustle. The blonde turned in his direction with a guarded look on his face.

"Is anyone there?" Matthew asked, his voice going just a bit higher in tone. Gilbert looked around trying to find a way out but there was none. He didn't want to be seen just yet.

As if his bird knew the trouble going on, Gilbird burst through the bush and went right to Matthew's face, almost making the other fall back in surprise. After a moment of confusion, Matthew smiled, relieved that it had been just a bird. He reached his hand out and the bird settled down on his finger, ruffling his fingers and looking like he was going to fall asleep.

"Hey there little guy. You gave me quite a fright," Matthew said to the small bird and getting a blink of black eyes in return. Matthew reached into his pocket and pulled out a biscuit, breaking it into a small piece and giving it to the small bird who chomped it up easily.

Gilbert couldn't help but smile at the two interacting. In all the time that Gilbert had had Gilbird, the bird had never gotten along with anyone other than him. He had never seen him get along with someone as well as he was getting along with this boy with the blonde hair and pale skin like his own. Gilbert laughed at the sight of his bird being a pig, but he kept his laugh quiet.

"You like that? Well try eating only that for a couple months and you'll be sick of it," Matthew laughed out, purple eyes shining. Gilbert tweeted in his hand, and when the biscuit was done, Gilbird flew right up into his hair and nestled there, making a nest out of the long gold hair.

"Matthew! Get your butt down here and help!" Another man from below called up. "Matthew" turned and looked below him and nodded. Somehow he detangled Gilird from his hair and sat it down on the rock. He then gave the small bird a tiny wave and climbed down to where everyone else was waiting for him.

"Matthew..." Gilbert tried the foreign word out on his tongue, enjoying the feel of it. He moved back to his perch and watched the men work and build a shelter, enjoying the sight but never taking his eyes of the blonde that they called Matthew.

Back at the village, everyone was gathered in Chief Ludwig's tent, whispering and murmuring about the strange new people that had appeared on their shores. Ludwig stood at the head of the tent, Kiku on one side of him and Feliciano on the other.

"Silence! We need to know more about them." All talk stopped at his commanding voice. "Kiku, what do you make of these strangers?"

Kiku nodded and walked forward, throwing some herbs on the hot coals that were in the middle of the room. As soon as the herbs touched the heat, smoke exploded from it, creating a cloud above their heads. Kiku lightly chanted, making the smoke grow thick.

"These people are not like us. Their bodies shine like water reflecting the sun, and their weapons shoot fire, and sound like thunder." Thunder boomed out of nowhere, making people jump and cower in their spots. Ludwig was in the most shock though, what kind of demons were these beings? "They ravage the land that they walk on, taking everything for their own." Wolves appeared in the smoke, replacing what had once been there with the wolves running through and eating everything. "I do not know what to make of these visitors," Kiku finished and the smoke faded. He sat down on his knees next to Ludwig, his job done for the day.

"We need to attack! Drive these things from our shores as soon as we can!" Someone shouted from the back. There were nods of agreement, until Ludwig banged his foot on the ground, making everyone quiet down.

"We do not know how to battle this enemy. We will wait, and hope that they do not choose to stay long," Ludwig announced. Everyone went back to their duties, not wanting to argue with the Chief.

Gilbert watched as everyone cut down trees, dug into the ground as if they owned it. It was disrespectful to the land he thought, but he couldn't voice his opinion right now, and that was probably the thing that killed him the most. He was so used to making people listen to how awesome he was that he wasn't used to not being able to say anything.

Out of the corner of his eye and still high above on his rock, Gilbert saw Matthew sneak around the men who were digging and walk off into the woods. Gilbert smirked a bit, and deciding that following Matthew would be a lot more interesting than watching other people move around and say things that he didn't understand. He climbed down and silently followed Matthew about ten feet behind the other. He could hear the man in front of him make no effort to be quiet and he kept talking to himself as well. Yet unlike his friends who were obnoxiously loud (like himself) Matthew had a quiet voice that Gilbert almost had to strain to hear.

They reached a waterfall, and Gilbert was surprised at how easily Matthew was able to climb down from the top to the bottom. Gilbert went down on the other side so that he wouldn't been seen just yet, but he didn't have to watch every move he made like Matthew did, he knew the land so well. He reached the bottom before Matthew, waiting on the other side, just able to see the through the mist created by the falls. He saw Matthew hop the last couple feet and land gently on the ground.

"I've never seen a place so amazing," Matthew mumbled to himself, going to the edge of the water. He saw a stone there, and jumped onto it, making his way across the water.

Gilbert saw the young man make his way over to him, but made no move to change his position. He wanted to meet this man, his curiosity was just too great to ignore right now.

Matthew wasn't paying attention to what was in front of him, mostly thinking about not getting wet and how his brother would have probably knocked him into it. He was almost across when he jumped to another stone, and something that was already knocked him into the water. Mathew shook the water out of his hair and looked up, only to have his eyes to be met with not something, but someone.

Gilbert stared down at the boy, kneeling down to be at the youngers. Matthew had rammed right into him, not making Gilbert move at all, making himself land into the water. Red eyes met violet ones and neither moved for a long moment, only the roar of the falls accompanying them.

Told you guys that they would meet this chapter. Well, I failed to mention how much Gilbert would be of a stalker as well XD

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