Elizabeta was sitting by his computer, aimlessly spinning around in his chair as he packed quickly.
"Hand me that...that thing over there." Gilbert said distractedly, shoving more of his clothes in the bag. Elizabeta, somehow knowing what he was talking about, handed him the brush. Downstairs, the phone rang a few times, then stopped short as Ludwig answered.
"I can't believe Roderich's been missing for this long." Elizabeta groaned, hands running idly through her hair. "Feli-chan says that he hasn't seen Roderich around his house, either. It's very worrisome."
"Bruder, the phone." Ludwig said, suddenly appearing the Gilbert's doorway and holding the cordless out to him. Gilbert took it without looking up, eyes scanning the room to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. He had managed to postpone leaving for another week and a half, hoping to talk to Roderich before he left, but no one had been able to even see the Austrian pianist for...well, a good two weeks by now.
"Hello?" He said distractedly, still looking around the room. There was silence on the other end, and he frowned. "Hello?"
"Where the hell are you?" Came from the other end. He frowned slightly.
"I'm at home." He said slowly. "Packing for the damn tour thing." On the other end, there was a stream of curses being muttered that made Gilbert's eyebrow raise. Before he could say anything, the voice continued.
"Where are you going first?"
"...who is this, again?" Gilbert asked curiously. Instead of an answer, he heard the dial tone. Holding the phone away from his ear, he gave it a strange look. "...the fuck?"
"Bruder, you ready?" Ludwig yelled.
"Coming!" Gilbert called back. He turned to face Elizabeta. For a few seconds, they merely stated at each other.
"Be careful, moron." She said, hugging him tightly. Gilbert rolled his eyes, but hugged her back.
"Speak for yourself, idiot." He said back, patting her back slightly before pulling away. "Don't forget to lock the window and all that."
Gilbert leaned his head back and sighed slightly. After a few minutes, he sat up and, not glancing outside (there really wasn't much to look at, honestly...), he pulled out a book. Sitting next to him, Ludwig wrinkled his nose at the cover.
"Do you have to read that?" He asked exasperatedly.
"Hey, it's educational." Gilbert responded easily. Ludwig snorted.
"I fail to see how it's educational." Ludwig said dryly. "After all, what can you learn from a comic book?"
"Lots of stuff." Gilbert said easily, eyes scanning the familiar pictures (it was his favorite, after all). "Like, you can learn that people have the amazing ability to be cruel."
"From a comic book?" Ludwig raised his eyebrow. Gilbert laughed.
"Yea!" He showed Ludwig a picture on the page, pointing at it enthusiastically. "Like here, see? She was being a bitch, and told her boyfriend to beat this guy up because she thought he was being rude."
"So that gives him the right to fill her mouth with as many sharp knives as possible?" Gilbert rolled his eyes, pulling the comic away from Ludwig.
"That's besides the point." Gilbert said exasperatedly. "She was being a bitch..." He trailed off, scrutinizing the comic. "Y'know, I could totally pull this off with- - -"
"Don't even think about it, Bruder." Ludwig said, returning to his book.
"Yea, but- - -"
"No, Bruder." Gilbert huffed and returned to his comic with a muttered 'fine, then.' and it was silent for a few minutes. Then Ludwig looked up and frowned at his brother. "...was he pointing at her with someone else's hand?" Gilbert just grinned at him.
Gilbert landed on the tour bus bed, groaning as it gave slightly with his sudden weight. Behind him, Ludwig sighed and took the bed opposite him.
"Any calls?" He asked when Gilbert pulled out his phone. Gilbert scrolled through his messages.
"Arthur and Alfred 'offically' got over their arguement and are together again." He said. "Mattie sent me a message...and Liz says that Michelle left a little after we did...Tonio and Lovino got together...finally..."
"And Roderich?" Ludwig asked. Gilbert tossed the phone at him, burying his face in his pillow. Ludwig took the hint, and didn't ask again.
"Where do you think he is?" Gilbert asked after a few minutes. Ludwig sighed slightly.
"He could be anywhere." Ludwig said, looking out the window. "For all we know, he's already back in his house, or he never left to begin with."
"Wouldn't they at least tell us if Roddy came back?" Gilbert asked, turning so that his back was facing his brother. Ludwig bit his lip slightly, unable to answer the question.
Elizabeta sat back with a sigh, turning the TV on. Beside her was Feliciano, talking animatedly with his brother and Antonio, who were sharing the armchair by the sofa. Behind the sofa, Francis was sitting on a chair from her dining room table, holding Matthew firmly in his lap. Alfred had gone to pick up Arthur, stating that the two would be back before the show started.
"They better hurry up." Matthew said softly. "They'll miss it." As soon as he said it, the door flew open and banged into the wall.
"THE HERO HAS ARRIVED!" Lovino rolled his eyes.
"I think the hamburger bastard made it just fine." He said sarcastically as they came into the living room, Alfred pulling Arthur to sit by Feliciano's legs on the floor.
"Has it started yet?" Alfred asked, ignoring Lovino's comment.
"No, mi amigo, but it will in a few minutes." Antonio called, his hand over Lovino's mouth. Alfred nodded in response and sighed, leaning his head against Arthur's shoulder.
"Here it is, here it is!" Elizabeta cried happily, turning up the TV as the normal view of an audience filled the screen. It zoomed onto three people, the show's host, Michelle (Alfred and Matthew made a face at the TV, and Lovino glared at her), and the familiar slouched figure of Gilbert.
"Joining us here today is Michelle and Gilbert." The host smiled as the named person nodded in response. On TV, Gilbert seemed to shift awkwardly. "So, you guys performed a song together a few months past, correct?" Michelle nodded happily while Gilbert shrugged.
"I guess." He said. The unnamed host looked at him.
"And I guess you got lucky at the end of it?" He grinned at Gilbert's raised eyebrow. "A kiss from our ever-popular, lovely Miss Michelle in front of the whole town? In front of millions on national TV?"
"What an asshole!" Elizabeta and Lovino yelled at the same time, while the other's made 'boo'ing noises.
"I can't believe he asked that!" Elizabeta continued. Checking the time (the interview was live a few hours earlier), she pulled out her cell phone as Michelle started saying something. After a few minutes, she spoke. "Hey, Gilbert. Yea, we just started it...say hi to Gilbert, everyone!" She held the phone out.
"HI!" Was chorus, among with various other greetings. Smiling, Elizabeta placed the phone at her ear again.
"Yea, that was...no, Roderich isn't here..." She nodded. "Will do. Anyway, how much longer did the interview last? Really? Ok, well...yea, I know...ok. Yes, Gilbert. Got it." Hanging up the phone, Elizabeta turned to the group. "So, we got ten more minutes before Gilbert gets really pissed off at this guy. So, shall we watch those ten minutes or just start watching something else?"
"Let's go to the movies." Matthew suggested, leaning back against Francis.
"Yea, we can watch that new movie!" Alfred said excitedly.
"They're all new, idiot." Arthur said dryly. "That's why they're in the theater." Alfred flushed, but continued talking.
"It's called Sam Pilgrim, it's really good."
"All right, who's for Sam Pilgrim?" Elizabeta asked. When everyone agreed, she nodded. "To the movie theater!"
that was...a strange place to end it. ah, but it's getting close to the end! XD kinda of...maybe two or three-ish more chapters? haha
Points to anyone who got the JtHM reference, haha. XD again, he strikes me as the kind of person to enjoy it.
This was the last review i got, and since there is no sign-in or name, they get their own little section up here: it is hard to like mean people sometimes, and i think that everyone is hoping that, haha.
FortunesRevolver: distractions at work=not good! XD haha. Yes, Michelle needs to shape up. That would be a plus, though I'm not sure how to force her to do that...at the moment. As for Roderich, well...I know something no one else does! XD
SarcasticProcrastinator-AMLF: feel better? haha XD
ChevalierAustriaBird: don't worry, don't worry! Roderich will come back...eventually, i'm sure...haha...
xRynnX: Thanks. XD evidently, a lot is wrong with her, haha XD. Roderich will come soon.
Raklortin: haha, it's ok. XD that's...a lot of hate for one character...hehe...
Cherry Maiden: your lucky charms are accepted! and Roderich...is currently MIA...just for a bit...