It didn't take them very long to reach the home of Alfred's brother, which was a simple cabin nestled in the middle of the forest. Arthur thought it looked like a cozy little home, but he wondered if it would have enough room to shelter two extra demons, if Alfred's brother agreed to shelter them that was. Once they reached the cabin Alfred walked up to the door and knocked, rather pounded, on it to get his brother to open up. After a few moments, the door creaked open and a blond head poked out from inside of the house. "Hello?" A soft voice said.

"Mattie!" Alfred exclaimed with a bright smile. The blond's violet eyes widened slightly when he saw Alfred. "Alfred? What are you doing here?" He asked as he opened the door further.

Once he opened the door, Arthur got a better look at Alfred's brother. He was indeed a demon, but not one like Arthur had seen before. He had no horns on his head and the wings and tail that sprouted out from behind him were white. Arthur didn't know many demons besides Alfred, but for the short time he was in Hell, he had seen many, and all the ones he had seen had horns sticking out of their heads and dark colored wings, usually black or a dark red. All of them looked frightening and Arthur would admit that before they had decided to form a relationship, even Alfred had been rather frightening at times. Yet, Arthur was sure that Matthew could be mistaken for an angel from afar.

"We have a bit of a problem." Alfred's voice broke Arthur out from his thoughts and he glanced over at the dark haired demon, his bright smile now nervous, possibly unsure of how his brother would react to their problem. "Problem?" The lighter colored demon asked. Alfred nodded. "Yeah. Now let us in." He said and pushed past his brother, almost knocking him over. "Us?" Alfred's brother said once he had regained his balance. "Oh, yeah. I brought someone along with me. Come on in, Artie!" Alfred called from inside of the cabin.

Alfred's brother looked in Alfred's direction, head tilted in confusion before he turned to look back outside. He finally spotted Arthur as he walked up to the door to greet the unfamiliar demon. "Sorry about him." Arthur said apologetically as he tried to muster up as much of a friendly smile as he can manage. "I'm Arthur, by the way." He said. The demon stared at Arthur silently for a moment and Arthur quickly became uncomfortable under his gaze, but he soon spoke and returned the friendly smile. "It's all right. My name is Matthew. I'm Alfred's brother." He said and gestured for Arthur to come in.

Arthur walked inside of the cabin once he was allowed in and looked around, examining the inside of the small home. It was simple, little home. Arthur was in the living room once he stepped inside the cabin, which had a red couch where Kuma, who had already came in and fallen asleep, was resting on and a red rug to match lying in front of it. There was a large lamp on one side of the couch that lit the room and a small side table on the other side. There were a few other things in the living room, such as a bookshelf and a large, rather old looking clock, but other than that, it was pretty empty. Looking further into the cabin, Arthur saw the kitchen that was separated from the living room by a counter top. At the edge of the kitchen, there was a hallway that Arthur guessed lead to Matthew's bedroom and maybe a closet for storage.

The cabin seemed almost human, despite the fact it was a demon and his pet bear who was residing in it. It had a warm and welcoming feeling to it though. One Arthur didn't expect to feel when he had been told they were going to visit yet another demon.

"So, what is the problem that you have?" Arthur turned his head when he heard Matthew's voice. He saw the demon walking over to his brother, who was in the kitchen, sitting cross-legged on top of the table. Arthur rolled his eyes at Alfred's choice of a seat, but said nothing as he walked over to join them in the kitchen.

"Oh, right." Alfred began as he turned his eyes to Matthew. "We need a place to stay for a bit." Alfred said, tilting his head to Arthur to elaborate on who "we" was. Matthew took a glance at Arthur who was standing just outside of the kitchen before looking back to Alfred. "Here? In the mortal world? Why? I thought the High Demons don't like the lower demons coming here in the first place." Alfred dropped his gaze at the mention of the High Demons and Arthur found himself looking to the floor as well. "Well, you see…" Alfred said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Artie's not really a demon… At least, he hasn't always been one…" Matthew's expression became confused, and slightly worried, as he turned to glance at Arthur again. "What do you mean? He looks like any other demon." He muttered and neither Arthur nor Alfred looked up to meet Matthew's gaze.

"Artie, you see… He…" Alfred sighed and decided just to blurt out all his words as quickly he as could. "Artie use to be an angel from Heaven!"
Arthur took the chance and slowly looked up at Matthew once Alfred had blurted out his explanation. He saw Matthew's eyes widen as wide as an owl's as he stared at Arthur in utter shock. "You're an angel!?" He exclaimed. Arthur frowned slightly. "Use to be." He corrected him.

"But… You look like any other demon though." Matthew said, returning to its usual quiet tone as he calmed down from his initial shock. "That may be my fault…" Arthur heard Alfred mumble. Matthew turned back to his brother, no longer looking surprised, but still looking confused and bewildered. "Your fault?" He asked.
Arthur looked at Alfred as well and saw how nervous and uncomfortable he was as he tried to explain their whole story to Matthew, so he decided to help him out with the explanation and spoke up to get Matthew's attention. "You see, when I was still an angel, I fell from Heaven and broke one of my wings in the mortal world." Arthur said. "Alfred had found me and nursed my wing back to help, but even after it healed we still decided to meet in secret."

"He was banished from Heaven when the other angels found out and they turned him into a demon like us as punishment." Alfred muttered, helping with the explanation as well. "I tried to sneak him into Hell, but the High Demons found out he use to be an angel and decided to banish both of us when they learned exactly why he was no longer angel."

Arthur's tail twitched as Alfred finished explaining their story. Banished? We weren't banished. We fled from Hell before the High Demons could sentence us to death! Arthur wondered why Alfred had lied about how and why they had come to the mortal world, but decided to hold his tongue for now and wait till Matthew was gone before asking.

By the time they were done explaining most of the truth, Matthew had returned back to his shocked state. Arthur could tell Matthew was trying to sort all this new information inside of his head. "So, you're an angel…" Matthew said, more to himself as he tried to process everything, and pointed to Arthur. "And the angels turned you into a demon from forming a relationship with Alfred. Then you both were banished from Hell when the High Demons found out as well…" Alfred sighed as he looked down at the floor, refusing to meet his brother's gaze. "Bullseye…"

Matthew took a few more moments to process everything before letting out a sigh of his own. "You are in real trouble this time, Alfred…" He said with a shake of his head. He then stood silent for a while, but eventually turned took look at his brother again. "But, I guess I can't turn you two away…"

Alfred perked up, lifting his head and staring at Matthew. "You won't?" Alfred's bright smile returned as he pushed himself off the table with one flap of his wings and flew over to his brother to hug him tightly. "Thanks Mattie! I owe you won!" Arthur watched as Matthew awkwardly put his arms around Alfred to hug him back, a slight chuckle escaping from him. "Yeah, you do…"

Arthur was relieved when they weren't turned away. He was happy to finally have someone on their side.

"You two can stay here for now." Matthew said once he had pulled away from Alfred. "I'm afraid I only have one room though."

"We'll make due." Alfred said.

Matthew nodded and then took a glance out of the window in the kitchen. "It's nearly dawn. I'm use to the sun, being up here for so long, but I don't know how you two feel about it. You must be tired after everything as well. You two should rest."

Alfred looked like he wanted to reject the offer, but Arthur could tell he was resisting droopy eyes. At the mention of everything that had happened in the past few days, Arthur suddenly found himself feeling exhausted as well. "Sure. I guess we can go ahead and rest for now." Alfred said. "Okay. I can give you both some covers and pillows. One of you can sleep on the couch, but the other will have to sleep on the floor." Matthew said with an apologetic look, but Alfred waved him off. "It's fine. Don't worry about it."

Matthew disappeared into the hallway, coming back a few moments later with two sets of covers and pillows in his hands. "I'll be heading off to the human town in a few hours. I'll try not to wake you two when I leave." He said as he handed the covers to Alfred. Alfred nodded. "All right, bro."

Matthew walked over to the couch where Kuma was sleeping and picked up the small bear, being careful not to wake him from his quiet slumber. "I'll let you two be now." He said and began to walk off back towards the hallway. Arthur's gaze followed him and he called out softly to him. "Thank you again, Matthew." Matthew glanced back at the red headed demon and smiled kindly. "It's nothing. Sleep well."

Once Matthew had gone, Alfred and Arthur went to the living room. They both stared at the couch and the floor beside it, both trying to figure out who would sleep where. After a couple of quiet minutes, Alfred walked over to the couch and placed the covers and pillows down before setting up both of their sleeping places. "I'll take the floor." He said.

Arthur blinked, surprised by the offer. "You don't have to, you know…" He muttered. Alfred shrugged as he continued to set up their beds. "Whatever. The floor is much more comfy than that stiff, old couch anyway." He said in a monotone. Arthur lashed his tail at that and crossed his arms. "Fine then." He said coolly, yet Arthur couldn't help but notice the pink tint in Alfred's cheeks as he finished putting the covers on the couch for him.

Once their beds were made, Alfred took his place on the floor, as he said he would, and Arthur reluctantly lied down on the couch, pulling the covers over himself. He lied with his back facing Alfred, but turned his head to glance over his shoulder back at him. "Good night…" He said quietly as Alfred reached over to the side table to place his glasses down. "Night." He replied as he lied down on the floor, quickly falling asleep as soft snores were breathed through his nose.
Arthur lied on the couch quietly once Alfred was asleep. He thought that his thoughts and fears about everything that was happening were going to come back to haunt him and keep him from sleeping, but he was so tired that it wasn't long before he too was sleeping quietly in the small cabin that resided in the world of the mortals.

Here's chapter two. I hope you enjoy. :) Follows, favorites, and reviews are appreciated.