School began again, and many students looked at Gilbert with confusion. They were used to seeing him walking with the crutches, not sitting in a wheelchair. At lunch they were were getting many stares causing Matthew to get nervous.
"Maybe we should go..."
"Come on, Birdie, it's no big deal. Besides I'll be out of this thing before you know it.'
"Yeah, I guess. I'm just not used to the attention."
"Not used to the attention? Don't you remember what happened when the school found out we are dating?"
"Yeah," Matthew giggled.
"It'll be fine." Gilbert kissed Matthew on the forehead and turned back to his meal.
"Where is that tomato bastard?" Feliciano's older twin was furious as he came stomping towards the table that Matt and Gil were at. Looking at the people sitting there, he spotted the one he was looking for. "Antonio! Why the hell did you kiss me?"
"Lovi~. What's wrong with a kiss?" The Spaniard was confused. Standing he pulled Lovino into a hug.
The Italian blushed and pushed him away. "Shut up, dammit!"
Matthew chuckled at the two. Everyone knew that Tony and Lovi were going out, but the Italian still refused to believe it.
"Lovi, please watch your language. The teacher will put you in detention again," said Tony, concerned for his boyfriend.
Lovino turned red, as if struggling to hold himself back, and walked away.
The rest of the two months passed almost too slowly for everyone, but was even more slow for Gilbert, who wanted so desperately to get out of the chair. He felt that the closer they got, the slower the days were. When the day finally arrived, everyone was excited. Matthew could hardly contain himself. They went to the hospital and sat in the waiting room until Gil's name was called.
"Are you ready, Gil?" Matthew asked.
"No."
"What do you mean, no?"
"I guess I'm just nervous."
Matthew hugged his lover. "There's nothing to be nervous about."
"I know."
"Gilbert." A nurse called.
The two broke apart as Gilbert rolled himself over to the lady waiting for him. She took ahold of the handles and wheeled him through a set of double doors. They entered a small room, and the nurse told him the doctor would be in, in a few minutes. She left and the German looked around the room, seeing different sets of medical tools. The door opened and Gilbert looked towards it.
"Hello, Gilbert. Are you ready to get the casts off?"
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Matthew sat in the waiting room, anxiously awaiting the moment to see his boyfriend without the wheelchair. Thirty minutes passed since he was taken from the room to see the doctor, when the door opened and out came Gilbert with the assistance of the doctor and a cane. They came over to Matthew who jumped up and hugged the albino with all his might.
"Hey, Birdie."
The doctor came up behind Gil and spoke. "The cane is to help assist his walking until he can do it on his own. His legs need to get used to being used again."
"Let's go home." Matthew said as he grasped Gilbert's hand.
"Yeah," Gilbert said with a smile. Holding hands, they walked out of the hospital and went home.
Going back back to school the next day, their fellow students were, again, shocked by the change they saw in Gilbert. He was walking again, but without crutches. Few dared to ask what had happened, but soon the whole school knew. Many girls saw this and began to flirt with him left and right. The German felt like he was being attacked.
Whenever Matthew saw him with the girls, he would always fall back and leave his boyfriend with them. He was beginning to feel left out. His lover, however, felt as though the blonde was abandoning him because he was no longer a cripple. He began to think that the only reason that Matthew had hung out with him was because he felt bed for him, but now there was no reason to feel that way. So one day, he pulled him aside.
"Birdie, why do you keep avoiding me?" Gilbert asked.
"I... just... thought you might want to talk with the girls."
"You're not trying to break up with me?"
"No, why would you ever think that? I thought you were trying to break up with me so you could get a girlfriend."
Gilbert sighed. "Birdie, I wouldn't trade you for all the girls in the world."
Matthew smiled and hugged his boyfriend tightly. "I love you Gil."
"I love you too, Birdie."
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I know that was kind of a crappy way to end it, so thats why I decided to make a short epilogue as the last chapter. Don't forget to review~!