Gilbert took a long drag of the cigarette wrapped gently in his fingers. Looking down at the cancer stick in contemplation, he threw it upon the ground, stomped on it and rounded the corner so he could go home. Bag sitting loosely around his shoulders, he walked the pathway towards the porch of his house, the smell of girl hitting his nose hard. Huh. Emma must be here, he thought, wondering if he should turn around just to avoid seeing the girl who'd manage to take his stubborn heart.

Why should I leave? He thought bitterly, this is my house anyway. Stomping his way through the door once he managed to get it open, he sat his school bag upon the floor before removing his shoes from his feet. Looking around, he noticed your shoes and bag sitting snuggly next to his brothers. Scoffing softly, he rounded his feet and stalked off towards the kitchen for some much needed water. Not even water, he thought, just something to drink.

"I love you." He could hear you whisper as he barely tapped the swinging door. Thankfully, you hadn't noticed and neither did his brother. Crouching down, as if he had a lesser chance of being seen down near the ground, he looked up at his brother as he replied to your affection with a small, "Ich liebe dich auch.[1]"

Gilbert honestly found it hard to watch as his brother dug his face into the crook of your neck. But… something flashed in his brothers blue eyes. Something he hadn't seen in years.

Regret? Gilbert thought and narrowed his eyes. What could he be regretting when he has my whole world in his hands? Almost in disbelief, the young male let his mouth part slightly. Full lips pulled into a slight smirk as he stood up and barged through the door with the ridiculous sentence of, "BE PREPARED! Awesomeness just walked into the room."

All hands were off your body as Ludwig glared daggers into his brothers smirking face. It seemed whenever he tried getting close to you… someone HAD to interrupt.

Seemingly innocent, Gilbert picked a clean glass of the counter and said, "Oh... Was I interrupting something~?"

Ludwig was about to rudely answer to his stupid question, but you cut him off quickly by saying, "No… We were just eating. Care to join us?"

Gilbert smiled slyly at his brother before answering with a simple, "I'd love too!"

Before the blonde could protest, he was sitting down at the table, smiling a secretly dirty smile. "So Emma…." Gilbert looked at you, as the younger of the brothers simply sat down and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"Sooo Gilbert." You whispered and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Have you ever heard of a German Sparkle party?"

You laughed, throwing your head back with the action. "I've seen the video floating around on Youtube about it… but that's about it!"

He clicked his tongue and looked at his brother again. Reading the expression on his face, which was one along the lines of "You better not…" Gilbert continued, "There's one this weekend."

"Is that so?" you asked, actually amused.

He nodded and smiled sweetly, "Ludwig and I were going and we were wondering if you would come with us."

You looked at Ludwig before asking, "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I so want to go!"

"Then it's a date." Gilbert laughed.

"As in a date with Ludwig." You retorted and pushed a piece of hair behind your ear, "Nice try this time Gilbert. But, you need to try harder than that."

He simply stared at you, before cursing lightly in his head. You knew him all too well…. He needed to devise a much more devious way to get you to be his…

Pressing his hands against his lips, he smiled evilly, thinking of the perfect way to make it happen. Now, all he needed was to wait for the weekend to come tumbling around.

1-I love you too.