Shinigami-cat: Well... um... I OWN NOTHING!

Welcome to shock

The news that Feliciano jumped from the eighth floor of the hospital seemed to rock the Town of Fever Lake... Well not for the adults more for the kids. They didn't even know how to act anymore. Everything just seemed to slow down for everyone. Antonio and Ludwig seemed to be taking to worse than anyone after all Antonio was dating Lovino and saw Feliciano jump and Ludwig was Feliciano's best friend.

At the moment Arthur was sitting in the graveyard. It was oddly calming really. Maybe that's why Matthew went to the graveyard sometimes too? Just to relax and get away from it all... and to feel closer to his friends that have died.

He was sitting next to gravestone and drawing patters in the dirt with a stick. 'I just don't understand it... I don't think I ever could... This town is just... I don't even know anymore...'

Suddenly soft giggling floated through the air and made Arthur turn. He could see soft blond hair poking up behind a tombstone. Matthew was back. Arthur frowned and quickly snuck up behind him. He hid on the opposite side of tombstone and frowned. "And then..." Giggled Matthew. "He slipped and fell to his death! Just like that! But you're right..."

Arthur frowned. 'Who the hell is he talking too?'

"Well you know." Said Matthew. "Same old same old... How are you?"

'Is he talking to himself?'

"Interesting... So how is that working out for you...? Really? Well He seems okay. But I don't know. He doesn't believe that you exist. He thinks that we were making you up. What's going to happen to him? Is he going to disappear as well?"

Arthur's eyes went wide. Was Matthew talking to a night spirit? And were they talking about him? 'What the bloody hell?'

"I guess so... Sorry he upset you. He just doesn't understand the situation. He really is foolish but what can you do... No I don't think that's a good idea... Because that's just mean!"

'That's it this kid needs a therapist.' Thought Arthur.

"What's going to happen next?" Asked Matthew excitedly. After a few moments of silence Matthew spoke. "Oh... I see... That's... unfortunate. I don't want that that to happen..."

Arthur's eyes widened. 'What just happened?' Suddenly Arthur heard something that truly unnerved him. The sound of soft giggling while Matthew was humming to himself. Was someone really there with him? He had to know. He jumped up from his hiding spot. "MATTHEW!"

Matthew jumped and looked up at Arthur. "Arthur? When did you get here?" He was sitting all alone with no one around.

Arthur gulped. "I um... I was napping and you woke me up with your giggling." That sounded plausible right?

Matthew tilted his head in confusion. "Giggling?" He turned to where he was looking before and frowned. "I wasn't giggling it was one of my friends... but they seem to have gone now... You must have scared them away..."

Arthur's eyes went wide. "Them? As in more than one?"

Matthew nodded. "I used to just talk to one or two of them but more of them are running around lately... It's weird really. Don't you think? I would have thought that there would be less but something had set them off... It's weird."

Arthur nodded. "Yeah... Who are your friends exactly?"

Matthew sighed and pulled his legs to his chest. "It's complicated... I mean they are the kids from the town but they are different..."

"How?" Asked Arthur. Shivers were running up and down his spine.

Matthew giggled. "Why so curious Arthur. You never seemed to care at all about me or anyone in the town that much. You just seem to float along unable to see... or feel the way we do in this town."

"I just want to know what you're talking about damn it!" Snapped Arthur.

Matthew jumped up and grinned at Arthur like a mad man. "Yes, yes, yes. You talk about all this now. Well I'm glad you're taking an interest! The thing is they all look like they should and sound like they should but it's all weird. Their eyes are soulless! There is nothing there at all!"

Arthur frowned. "Soulless?"

Matthew nodded and slowly walked around the tombstone that separated them. "That's right... Their eyes just seem so dead... and lifeless... Unlike yours..."

Arthur slowly backed away. "What about my eyes?"

Matthew tilted his head and giggled. "They are so full of life... and hope... and promise... things that have long since died in the eyes of the youth here. It's kind of... a turn on."

Arthur's eyes went wide and his jaw dropped. "Wait what?"

Matthew licked his lips and took a few steps forward. His eyes seemed predatory. "What? You think I'm just some creepy kid that can't get what he wants? You think I'm just a pushover that couldn't really hurt anyone? Just try me Arthur. Make my day."

Arthur gulped and took a few more steps back. "Don't you even dare Matthew or I'll-"

"Do what?" Hissed Matthew. "Run to your mama? Tell Alfred on me? Call the police? What are they going to do? I can always cook up an air tight alibi that anyone would believe." He walked closer to Arthur. A sick and twisted smirk plastered to his face. "So what are you going to do?"

Arthur gulped and ran with Matthew hot on his heels. Five seconds later Matthew had Arthur pinned against the side of a mausoleum. Arthur gulped. "Let me go!" He squeaked.

Matthew chuckled darkly and tilted Arthurs chin up so their eyes met. A clash of vibrant green and dull violet. Matthew leaned forward and whispered into Arthur's ear. "Just relax Arthur... Who knows you might like it." He moved his face down and started to lightly suck on Arthur's neck.

Arthur's eyes went wide and he began to thrash around. "LET ME GO DAMN IT YOU FUCKING WANKER!"

Matthew chuckled and began to tug at the hem f Arthur's shirt. "Jut calm down Iggy... It isn't that bad is it?" In one swift motion he pulled off Arthur's shirt and began to nibble on his collar bone while one of his hands began to rub his nipple. One of his legs forced its way between Arthur's legs and began to grind against his crotch.

Arthur shuddered and gulped. "Get off me."

Matthew smiled against his skin and looked up at him. "That didn't sound to convincing Arthur. Are you sure you want me to stop?" Arthur nodded and tried to push him away. Matthew sighed disappointedly and moved away. "Fine have it your way. Just as long as you know not to underestimate again I'm off."

Arthur fell to the ground and looked up at Matthew as he walked away like nothing had happened. Once Matthew was gone Arthur grabbed his shirt and pulled it back on. He curled into a ball and whimpered. "Oh God... what the hell? What the hell just happened? Why did he? Oh God..."

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The next day everything was back to normal... well as normal as it got in the town. And Arthur had learnt his lesson. He was never going to approach Matthew again after all if Matthew really wanted to he would rape him.

It was the end of the school day so they were having another club meeting. It seemed quieter than usual but that was to be expected after everything that happened who would be? The entire Vargas family was wiped out well there was still a chance that Lovino was still alive. The police never found his body. But no one talked about him anymore. They just didn't seem to care. It was like a huge cloud of depression had settled over everyone and refuses to move.

Alfred did try his best to make everyone feel a little better though. He had brought along an old monopoly set with him and everyone was playing that. As the game progressed Arthur was surprised to notice how everyone's mood was slowly changing from miserable to relatively normal. It just seemed so artificial to Arthur.

'I wish someone would say something about what happened... Antonio won't say anything about what happened when Romano captured him... damn I'm thinking about this too much... I wish this week would just end already...'

"Yo Arthur are you going to roll the dice or what?" Asked Alfred. Arthur blinked and picked up the dice. He rolled a six and got sent to jail. He didn't care. He just sighed and watched as everyone seemed to perk up. It was so frustraiting.

'Why does no one care?' He fumed. 'This is insane! I can't take it anymore!' He stood up and stormed out of the room and out of the school. 'This is so freaking ridiculous! Why can't they grieve for more than a fucking day? Is everyone here stupid? '

"Hey Arthur wait up!" Called Alfred.

Reluctantly Arthur slowed down and waited for Alfred to catch up. "What do you want Alfred?" He hissed.

"I want to know what's wrong." Said Alfred. "You seem really stressed out."

"Stressed out!" Cried Arthur. "Of course I'm bloody stressed! There was another murder here Alfred and a suicide! But oh no it doesn't matter the people here just grieve for five bloody seconds then BAM! Business as usual!"

Alfred was taken aback by the outburst but laughed it off. "What do you expect us to do Arthur? Wallow in misery? You're weird."

Arthur growled and kicked Alfred in the shins. "FUCKING HELL!"

"OUCH!" Cried Alfred. "What you do that for?"

Arthur pulled his hair and grinded his teeth. "This whole town is fucked up. The adults are fucked up. The kids are fucked up. You're fucking fucked up. Everything about this place is fucked up." He could fell his heart racing in his chest. "DAMN IT I FUCKING HATE IT HERE! I WANT TO GO BACK TO ENGLAND! AT LEAST THERE THINGS ARE NORMAL!"

Alfred frowned and tilted his head in confusion. "I don't understand Arthur... Things have always been like that here."

"Huh?"

Alfred shrugged and looked away from Arthur. "We've never grieved long here... It's just how things are. So what if some of us die or commit suicide. It's not like they want us to suffer or grieve for them for too long right? That's just how it is here... That's how it's always been... Nothing seems to change here much except the head count."

Arthur sighed. Of course he was going to get an answer like that. It unnerved him slightly but compared to what Matthew almost did to him the other day this was nothing. "Fine... I'm just going to go home..."

Suddenly Alfred wrapped his arms around Arthur pulling him into a hung. Arthur swore his heart stopped for a second. Alfred moved away and grinned. "Before you ask you looked like you needed a hug."

Arthur nodded and turned. "Right... I'm going home now..."

"No without thee you aren't!" Said Alfred as he held up Arthur's house keys.

Arthur's jaw dropped. "YOU BASTARD! GIVE THOSE BACK!"

Alfred laughed and ran away. "You have to catch me first! Iggy!"

"BLOOD FUCKING WANKER!" Roared Arthur as he ran after Alfred.

TBC

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