Shinigami-cat: Yay next chapter... I OWN NOTHING!

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It had been a tough week for the boys; running around trying to catch Matthew, making sure that nothing crazy happened around him and making sure he kept his creepy polar bear in his room. But Matthew wasn't having it any easier; he was running away from Gilbert and friends (because they tried to get him to wear a button up shirt), he thought if he brought Kuma out with him he would keep him safe from the creatures of the light, but they told him to keep Kuma in his room.

At the moment Matthew was in the kitchen making breakfast for everyone and making lunch (he was the only one who woke up early enough to do it and he alternated making dinner and lunch with Feliciano). "I had that dream again..." He mumbled to himself. "The one where everything I love melts in the bright light... Now that my fringe has been cut I'm exposed to the light all the time..."

"Morning Matthew." Yawned Francis. Matthew turned around and got a violent nose bleed. Standing in front of him was Francis, Roderich, Feliciano and Gilbert. Even though they just got up they still looked sexy.

Matthew hit his head against a wall. 'WHEN WILL THAT BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS COME BACK TO ME? I CAN TAKE THIS MUCH LONGER!'

While Matthew was being all depressed the others took the pancakes Matthew had made for their breakfast and began to eat. "By the way Matthew..." Said Roderich. "The upstairs bathroom's broken so we'll be using your one until its fixed okay?"

Francis laughed. "Gilbert didn't know and ended up taking a cold shower."

"SHUT UP FRENCHY!" Snapped Gilbert.

"Ve? Is Matthew even listening?" Asked Feliciano.

"I don't think so..." Said Roderich.

Matthew still had his head planted against the wall. "Darkness... fringe... creatures of the light... melting..."

Francis shrugged and picked up a pair of scissors. "Well it's pretty much time to go to school. Come here Matthew so I can even out your fringe."

Matthew snapped out of his trance. "NO! I'm not going to school until my fringe grows back frog face!"

"Shut up." Snapped Gilbert. He wasn't a morning person. He stood in front of Matthew and glared at him. "You're the one who cut it. Quit complaining."

Matthew's mouth went dry and he felt his stomach do flips. "... I'M GOING TO GET CHANGED!" He ran off into his bedroom and locked the door. Blood was starting to drip out his nose. "I'm going to melt... I have to do something!" He ran into his wardrobe and pulled out a black beanie. "Perfect."

XoXoXo at school oXoXoX

"OMG!" Squealed a violet eyed girl with red dreads. "It's them! See NekoAngel007? Oh smexy Gilbert drool!" The violet eyed girl grabbed the arm of girl with dark brown hair and brown eyes who was ogling Roderich.

"I know Roda Vanille Curtis!" Said NekoAngel007. "They look so hot!" She picked up a radio. "Are you getting pictures of them SilverMoonForever?"

"Yep." Said SilverMoonForever. She had light brown hair and yellowish green eyes and was sitting in a tree getting photos of the four hot guys. "Got lots of Gilbert."

"What about Roderich?"

"I don't care about him." She said as she snapped more pics of Gilbert. "He's nowhere near as sexy as Gilbert or Feliciano!"

"NO WAY!" Said Roda Vanille Curtis. "RODERICH IS WAY SEXIER THAN FELICIANO!"

While the girls were bickering they didn't notice the boys move away to revile Matthew. Everyone screamed and ducked for cover. Even with his fringe cut he still looked scary as hell.

"Are you trying to stand out again?" Gilbert hissed to Matthew. Matthew just snorted and kicked Gilbert in the shins. "OUCH! YOU SON OF A BITCH!" He grabbed Matthew by the front of the shirt. "DO YOU WANT ME TO KILL YOU?"

"I can't believe you're threatening him." Said a female voice. "That's so mean."

"Eep!" Cried a group of girls. "It's Elizaveta! Clear the way she's coming through!"

Elizaveta was a very pretty young girl; long brown hair, a flower in that beautiful hair, sparkling green eyes, flawless skin and she was wearing a pretty summer dress. Matthew had to squint. 'AHHH She's so bright!'

She walked up to Gilbert. "Where's Roderich?"

Gilbert shrugged. "I guess he went off to the bathroom or something. Want me to go find him?"

"What? He's not here? Damn..."

NekoAngel007 sighed. "We should leave..."

"Totally." Said SilverMoonForever. "Any girl would look ugly compared to her... any guy too."

Matthew sighed. 'I wish I could tell them...'

"Hey Matthew?" Said Elizaveta. Matthew jumped and tried to stem the flow of blood that was starting to leak from his nose. "Damn! Are you okay?"

Matthew stuffed a tissue up his nose and averted his eyes. "I'm fine... I just get like that when I see anyone hot."

"How sweet you called me hot!" Said Elizaveta. "Anyway... I heard you live with Roderich."

"There are three other guys too."

"I don't care about them." She dead panned. "What's Roderich like?"

Matthew shrugged. "I don't know. He's to blindingly bright I can't even look at him."

Elizaveta sighed. "You're so lucky. You get to see Roderich's face every second of every minute of every hour of every day!"

"I thought I said I couldn't even look at him..." Suddenly a light bulb magically appeared above Matthew's head as he formed an idea. "Elizaveta! Change places with me! You would fit in so much better!"

Elizaveta gasped. "Really?"

"No way." Growled Gilbert. "Who knows what would happen if she came to live with us?"

"What?" Hissed Elizaveta. "All I want to do is peek in on Roderich in the shower! Sneak into his bed at night! And do a whole bunch of other stuff with Roderich!"

"THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT!" Yelled Gilbert. "Roddy's room is right next to mine!"

"I'll be quiet!" She promised. "You won't even hear me!"

"STOP TALKING LIKE A SLUTTY SKANK!"

"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?"

Matthew was stunned at the scene in front of him. 'Wow... She's talking to that creature light like it's nothing... They'd make such a good couple...'

Meanwhile back in reality... "Didn't I see you talking to a gangster the other day?" Asked Elizaveta. "PILL PUSHER! GANGSTER! PIMP! STONER!"

"SHUT UP STUPID!" Yelled Gilbert. He turned and grabbed Matthew by the back of the shirt. "Let's go Birdie." As Gilbert dragged Matthew away Elizaveta waved goodbye to him.

XoXoXo later that night oXoXoX

Roderich opened Matthew's door with a bowel of pasta in his hands. Matthew was watching Repo the Genetic opera... the scene where a man is getting his guts ripped out. "Um... Feliciano made dinner..." He said as he put it on the floor. "Why don't you eat with us?"

"My nose bleeds make it impossible to eat." He said without taking his eyes off the TV. "I'll do the dishes when I've finished eating."

Roderich nodded and left Matthew's room. Matthew happily sucked up his pasta strand by strand while humming along to the song. "... It's a thankless job. But somebody's got to do it..."

When he had finished eating he went out of his room and washed the dishes. 'I wonder why I feel sick... It's not like I haven't eaten food while watching horror movies before... I mean I was able to eat hot dogs while watching that movie where that guy got his dick cut off and force fed to him... Maybe I should take a shower...'

So that's what he did. He walked into the bathroom. Well it wasn't the actual bathroom. There was a small room just before the actual bathroom. So Matthew stripped down and opened the door to the bathroom. 'Hu? Why does it sound like the showers on...?'

Matthew's eyes were met with the sight of Gilbert... butt naked getting out of the shower. Thick steam slightly obscured Gilbert's five meters but not really. Gilbert's red eyes locked with Matthew's lavender. There they were... both naked... in a hot steamy bathroom... They both screamed.

Meanwhile in the living room Roderich, Feliciano and Francis were freaking out. "WHO SCREAMED?" Yelled Feliciano.

"Gilbert hit Matthew!" Cried Francis.

"Where the hell did that scream come from?" Asked Roderich. There was a knock at the door. Hesitantly Roderich opened it and in ran a naked Gilbert. "What the hell Gilbert?"

Feliciano grabbed a towel and gave it to Gilbert who gladly took it. "Matthew... bathroom... He saw me... and I saw him..."

Francis smirked. "So you jumped out the window and did a nude run all the way to the front door... Isn't that about 500m?"

"I thought I told him we were going to use his bathroom." Said Roderich.

"Maybe he wasn't listening?" Suggested Feliciano.

Francis put his hand on Gilbert's shoulder. "So... What did you see? Does he have a hot body?"

"You're such a pervert." Said Gilbert.

Meanwhile back in the bathroom Matthew was drowning in a pool of blood that was flowing from his nose. "I saw it..." He said. "I've never seen another guys before... except for Alfred's... but we're brothers... and oh no... HE SAW ME! Him of all people... I bet he's thinking 'I look way better than he does!' Nobody should have to see that... nobody should..." Suddenly the image of Gilbert in all his nakedness flashed in front of his eyes. Suddenly Matthew's nose exploded in another wave of violent nose bleeds and he face planted.

'I'm going to bleed to death... If I don't do something soon I'm going to go crazy! I have to get back to the darkness now!'

XoXoXo the next day oXoXoX

Gilbert caught a cold. Roderich took the thermometer out of his mouth and sighed. "You have a really high fever."

Francis chuckled "That's what you get streaking on a chilly night while you're still dripping wet."

Feliciano began to cry. "Gilbert's gonna die! Gilbert's gonna die!"

"He's not going to die." Said Roderich. "Matthew you're gonna have to look after Gilbert today."

"No freaking way." Hissed Matthew. "I want to go to school today."

"What did you say you little..." Gilbert couldn't finish his sentence because he collapsed.

"Well that settles it." Said Francis. "Take good care of him Matthew."

"Make him something yummy." Said Feliciano.

"Don't be a pain in the ass Gilbert." Said Roderich.

They closed the door and left Gilbert and Matthew alone. 'NOOOOOO!' Matthew thought as he hit his head against the wall. 'I'd rather go to school rather than stay here with this creature! I'll melt!'

Matthew sighed and walked to Gilbert's room. He knocked on the door and opened it slowly. "Do... do you need anything?"

Gilbert coughed and rolled onto his side; his face was flushed, his eyes were half lidded, his silver hair stuck to his skin. Hot damn he looked sexy. "Mashed potatoes..." He said.

Matthew had to avert his eyes. 'Why the hell is he brighter that usual?' He quickly went out into the kitchen and came back with mashed potatoes.

"Actually..." Said Gilbert. "I want orange juice." Matthew rolled his eyes and came back you orange juice.

"Is that it?" He asked.

"... I want ice cream."

Matthew came back with a carton of gelato. "We don't have ice cream. We just have gelato, but it has Feliciano's name on it."

"Don't care." Said Gilbert. "I want strawberries."

Matthew came back with box of strawberries. "They have Roderich's name on it."

"Don't care. I want beer." Said Gilbert. "... Clean my room." Matthew rolled his eyes and began to clean Gilbert's room. When he was done Gilbert sighed. "Actually... I want mashed potatoes."

Matthew walked out and came back with a tray of food. "Here are your mashed potatoes, orange juice, gelato, strawberries and beer. Now leave me alone."

"... I want soup."

Something in Matthew's mind snapped. 'I think I might strangle him.'

"Matthew? I'm sorry about yesterday." Said Gilbert. "I couldn't see anything because of the steam so don't worry."

Matthew screamed in frustration and ran out of the room. "I have to get out of here." He said as he ran. "I can't live here with him!" He opened the front door and almost ran into Elizaveta.

"Hi Matthew." She said. "Roderich asked me to bring over some strawberries as a get well present for Gilbert."

Tears poured down Matthew's face. "LIZ! TAKE CARE OF GILBERT FOR ME PLEASE!"

"No way." She said. "If it was Roderich I would. What to talk about something? You seem freaked." Matthew nodded and led Elizaveta out to the garden. They say next to the rose bushes and Matthew told Elizaveta his problem.

"So..." She said. "Gilbert is so blindingly bright that you feel woozy, get nose bleeds and feel like you're going to melt away and die?"

"I can't take it anymore." Sobbed Matthew. "I can't be close to him!"

Elizaveta beamed. "Wow I can't believe that you love Gilbert."

"I don't love him." Matthew deadpanned. "A CREATURE OF THE LIGHT LIKE HIM SHOULDN'T EXIST IN THIS WORLD!" He cried and he pulled at his hair. "The rays of light that surround him make me melt and decay into nothingness!"

Elizaveta thought for a second and ate a strawberry. "Well why don't you become a creature of the light too?" She asked. "Let a little light into your life."

Matthew laughed darkly. "Easy for you to say. You're already a creature of the light. Don't even attempt to put me into the same category as you."

"Shut up Matthew." Growled Elizaveta. "You're the one who's not even trying. If you want to change how you look just try. Stop living in the darkness and come into the light." She stood up and dusted off her skirt. "I have to get back to school now. Lunch's almost over. I'll see you later."

Matthew sighed. 'Damn Elizaveta's cool... But is it really my fault for not trying... or is it their fault for being creatures of the light?' Matthew thought about this for a second. 'I know! It's Gods fault! It's his fault for making people like them and people like me! It's not my fault! I wish that damn creature of the light would just die!'

XoXoXo back in Gilbert's room oXoXoX

Matthew opened the door and sighed. "Here's you soup you... AHHHHHH!" Gilbert was on his stomach with the top half of his body falling off the bed. "My... My wish came true! He's dead!" Gilbert groaned and slowly sat up. "Damn... maybe not..."

"I have to change my shirt..." Mumbled Gilbert. "This one's all sweaty."

Matthew laughed. "Good luck with that." Gilbert stuck his tongue out and tried to unbutton his pyjama shirt but he kept fumbling with the buttons and falling over. "Just let me do it." Growled Matthew. He sat next to Gilbert and grabbed the front of his shirt.

'Oh lord...' Prayed Matthew. 'Protect me from this creature of the light.' Matthew undid Gilbert shirt and took it off. He gulped a he looked down Gilbert toned body. He quickly put another pyjama shirt on Gilbert and buttoned it up. 'There... I survived this creature of the-'

Gilbert fell forward onto Matthew then fell back onto his bed asleep. Matthew blinked a few times got a violent nose bleed and fell to the floor unconscious.

XoXoXo at dinner oXoXoX

"What the hell is this?" Asked Roderich. "Why is there a garlic clove in my salad?"

"Why is there chocolate sauce on my stake?" Asked Francis.

"Ve? Why did you deep fry my plate?" Asked Feliciano. Matthew didn't answer. He just sat at the table mumbling something while looking off into space.

"Is something wrong with Matthew?" Asked Francis.

Roderich shrugged. "Maybe Gilbert just pissed him off. By the way Matthew did Elizaveta come by today?"

"Yeah..." Said Matthew. "And thanks to her I found true enlightenment."

"You're so lucky Roderich." Said Francis. "Elizaveta would do anything for you... Now only if she would do something for me... Oh honhonhonhon..."

Feliciano smiled. "Ve you should start going out with her. Don't be shy."

Matthew sighed. "Lucky...? You guys are right. People who are born beautiful have it so easy..."

Roderich and Feliciano gasped. "What did he say?"

"But that's just not true!" Said Francis. He dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out a photo. "Elizaveta didn't always look hot. She had to work at it. Just take a look at this photo." He gave the photo to Matthew. It was a picture of a girl with messy cropped brown hair, puffy fat cheeks, chubby figure in a purple shirt making her look like a plumb and pimples dotted her face.

"NO FREAKING WAY!" Screamed Matthew. There was no way in hell that could have been Elizaveta.

Francis smirked. "That's right. Elizaveta went from flab to fab without any plastic surgery."

'She defied Gods will!' Thought Matthew in shock.

"You can look hot too if you want." Said Feliciano enthusiastically. "Well help you do it!"

"She... she defied Gods will..." Mumbled Matthew as he walked off down the hall. "Gods will... She... Gods will... defied... Gods will..."

"What the heck is he talking about?" Asked Francis.

Roderich picked up the photo and frowned. "Liz looks like a totally different person."

Francis chuckled. "That's because she is a different person."

"Say what?" Asked Feliciano.

"That picture is just a photo of some junior high girl that sent me a love letter ages ago." Said Francis happily. "I knew it would come in handy one day."

"Putting that aside..." Said Roderich. "Don't you think that Matthew's been acting strangely?"

"You're right." Said Feliciano.

Francis picked up the photo and gulped. "You don't think he's going to do something to Gilbert do you?"

XoXoXo in the hall oXoXoX

Matthew walked down the hall mumbling to himself. "She... she defied Gods will... he defied Gods will... I can either become a creature of the light or melt into nothingness... are those my only options?"

He opened the door to Gilbert's room with a wet hand towel. He walked over to Gilbert. He put it on Gilbert's forehead. Gilbert opened his eyes slightly and grinned his best Hollywood smile before falling asleep again. That smile made Matthew snap.

He grabbed a pair of scissors and was about to stab Gilbert to death. 'DIE YOU CREATURE OF THE LIGHT!'

Suddenly Francis, Feliciano and Roderich ran in and tackled Matthew. "Calm down!" Yelled Roderich.

"You can do that." Said Francis.

"Don't kill Gilbert!" Sobbed Feliciano.

"Give me back my darkness!" Growled Matthew. "I want it back!"

Now while all this was going on Gilbert was fast asleep. He couldn't hear what was going on. Instead Gilbert just mumbled in his sleep. "Pass the potatoes West."

To be continued maybe

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