Thank you all for the reviews~! I would like to thank Aimless-A-Smiles. I wasn't sure how to go on with the next chapter, and they gave me an idea. Arigato Gozaimasu! And sorry for the late update. The previous statements explain why. Stupid writers block…So this chapter will be an adventure with Mattie, and then I'll do a chapter with Alfred~! And there will be time skips quite a bit, so sorry if they are confusing. So please enjoy~! And because I was late, I made the chapter longer than ever before!

Title

The Ice Cream Mission

Matthew gave out a sigh. He and Alfred have officially been at the school for two weeks. And he had been forgotten by pretty much everyone. This time they would see him, but they always fumbled as to what his name actually was. There was one person who never forgot him though.

Gilbert Beilshmidt. Just the name made Matthew's stomach flop, face getting heated up. At first, Matthew thought he might have been sick. He had never had that happen before. It wasn't until he did some research that he found the problem. And it scared him.

He had a crush on Gilbert.

Now, if he had been a normal teenager, that wouldn't have been a problem. But Matt had a job that could put anyone he was close to in trouble. So for the past few days, Matthew had been trying to avoid him. Normally, this would have been easy since people normally didn't notice him, or since they didn't remember his name didn't look for him. But Gilbert remembered him. Even gave him a nickname!

"Birdie~!" 'Speakith of the Devil and he shall appearith!' Matthew tried not to show how he tensed up, turning around.

"Hey Gil." Matthew brought his books tighter to his chest, fighting off the blush.

"I swear! I have hardly seen any of you! It's like, when I look for you, you are never there." 'Probably because I ninja away…' Matthew kept that thought to himself.

"So, here's the deal! Francis, Toni, and I are going to do something fun this weekend. I wanted to know if you would like to come." Gilbert gave him a pleading look.

"Oh, I don't know Gil…" Matthew said, looking away.

"Please~?" Matthew looked over and had to immediately look away. Gilbert was playing unfair, using his puppy-dog eyes.

"Don't give me that look. Alfred does it enough. And I always cave!"

"Fine." Matthew could hear the pout in his voice. "Can you at least look at me?" Matthew did so, regretting it as soon as he looked. Gilbert had the face.

"Please~?" he said one more time, tiny, obviously fake, tears forming at the corner of his eyes.

Sighing in exasperation, Matthew threw his hands up. "I cave! I can't say no to cute things!"

Gilbert sent Matthew a sly smile. "You think I'm cute~?"

Turning a deep scarlet, Matthew stuttered. "Wh-What!? I-I simply meant th-that you looked like a puppy, which is cute!"

"Don't worry Birdie~! I was just messing with you~! I'll go tell Franny and Toni!" With that last remark, Gilbert took off.

"You know you shouldn't have accepted," Alfred said from around the corner, coming out of the shadows, his face serious.

"I know, but he did the face!"

"We can't let stuff like that happen to us, Mattie."

Matthew narrowed his eyes at his twin. "What about you and Arthur?"

Alfred looked taken aback, but became red nonetheless. "Shut up. I'm trying to deal with that. But I just got an email giving us our next assignment. We do it tonight. It shouldn't be that bad."

Matthew nodded, already pulling out his phone seeing he, too, had an email. "Alright. I'll look it over and we'll see what we need. But how are we going to go about avoiding our roommates?"

"I talked to Mr. Vargas about that. He'll let them know he said." Alfred's ever present smile came back full force. "Let's go to class! I heard we were doing football for PE!"

Matthew was confused as to his personality change, but soon heard why. "Alfred, really. When they said football, they were talking about, how you Americans say, soccer." Matthew turned around to see Arthur. "And hello, uh…Mark?"

"Matthew," said boy corrected.

"Yes, Matthew, sorry. Now hurry before we are all late. We wouldn't want more homework would we?" The three of them then went to class.

Time Skip to After School

"So where do the two of you have to go?" Francis asked, confused.

"We have to go to talk to an associate of ours. They are in town. Come Al, we have to go now. We can't be late!" Matthew was pulling on Alfred's arm.

"Don't mess with my things Artie! I would have to hurt you if you did!" With that parting remark, the two boys left.

"Matthew seemed like he really wanted to go. Maybe he likes this person~!" Antonio said, smiling,

"No way! Birdie and Alfred just have business with the person. And it could be a girl. We don't know."

"Bruder, it's okay to be jealous of a person you have never met." Ludwig then walked away with Feliciano.

"The Awesome Me doesn't get jealous!" Everyone snickered, but left gilbert to his own rantings.

Later That Night

"Got everything Mattie?"

"Yup. Get your mask and jacket on. The bullet proof one."

"Watching anime pays off. Now we look like the guy from Darker Than Black!" Alfred admired himself in the mirror in the apartment they shared for missions.

"Come on, Mr. Contractor, we have a mission to do," Matthew said, smiling fondly behind his mask.

The two got onto their motorcycles, heading to their next place. They arrived silently, stowing their bikes in an easily accessible place for the escape.

"So the object we are going after today is a cat statue. Well, it would be more appropriate to call it a gem cat statue. Or benefactor wants it. It's called the Glittering Cat. We get in, we take it. We should also make some noise. The boss wants that. Are we clear, Alpha A?" Matthew looked over at his brother, waiting for his confirmation.

"Got it, Alpha M. And the thing we're looking for is in the vault, right?"

"Right." The two boys then crept up to the building, looking for a useable entrance. Once they found it, they went in.

They easily avoided the trip lasers, cameras, and other security devices, finding the store's protection to be a joke. They easily found the vault, cracking the code easily. Thank goodness it wasn't like the one in Fast Five.

The two boys entered cautiously, looking for any traps to make them have a false sense of security. Finding none, they went about looking for the object in question.

"Alpha A. I found it. Bring the backpack." Alfred did as he was told. Right as the two boys were about to leave, a voice was heard in their communicators.

"I want you boys to leave a note," a male computerized voice said, making the two of them look at one another.

"Um, sir? No disrespect, but are you sure that's a good idea?" Alfred asked.

"Yes. Have it say, 'The dog is next.' Since this is your last string of robberies, I have decided to make this a connected one. I want you boys in the papers, to go down in history as the Twin Thieves. Got it?"

The two boys looked at one another, sighing. "Yes sir," Matthew finally answered. The noise then went out, leaving the two in silence.

Alfred reached into his bag, bringing out a notepad and a pencil. "It's from school," he elaborated when his brother only stared at the supplies. Shrugging, Matthew wrote the note, signing the name as the Twin Thieves, leaving it in place of the cat.

Now all they had to do was make noise. They looked around, finding heavy objects, before throwing said objects at the windows, awakening the alarm. "Let's scram!" The two boys quickly left, heading for their bikes. They avoided any sirens, heading for their drop off place. After that, they dropped the bikes off and went back to the school.

The Next Day

"It's Friday~!" Gilbert said happily to the people now eating breakfast in the cafeteria. "And that means Antonio and Francis and Matthew and I will be planning for our adventure tomorrow~!"

"Oui~! Remember the last time?" Francis looked away dreamily.

"Sí~! We almost got caught~! Gilbert lost his pants!" Antonio and Francis laughed at Gilbert's scowl.

"Well, now we have Birdie with us! It should be different now. Right Mattie?" Gilbert looked enthusiastically at Matthew, who looked like he was having a hard time staying awake.

"Huh? Yeah. Differently." His head was about to hit his pancakes before Arthur came up with Alfred.

"Did anyone see the headline to the newspaper today?" Arthur asked.

"Only you read the newspaper," Francis said, giving Arthur a condescending look.

"Actually, I don't usually. It was actually Alfred who was looking at it." He tossed it on the table. "Someone read it."

"You mean the Hamburger Bastard can actual read?" Lovino asked, a small smirk making its way on his face. Alfred only glared, but quickly became his happy self again.

Ludwig picked it up, fixing his glasses on his face. "It says, "This morning, around one AM, the Glittering Cat was stolen from an art boutique on 3rd and Potter. The windows were smashed and a note was in place of the gem cat statue."" This got Matthew's attention. He sent a look at Alfred, who only gave a miniscule shrug. Ludwig read on. ""The note left on the scene said, 'The dog is next. ~Twin Thieves.' It has not been confirmed as of yet who has done this, but precautions to protect the next item stated have already been taken. If anyone has any information…"" Ludwig trailed off, not needing to read the rest.

"Ve~ Wow! Who would have thought that thieves would have come to this town?" Feliciano took another bite of his morning pasta.

"Right? So make sure you all lock up your things properly. Or inform your loved ones that if they own any of the animals made from gems to hide them. The warning about the god means the Glittering Dog. The one at the museum?" With that, Arthur went to get breakfast.

"There's no need to worry!" Alfred said. "I'm sure these people are just trying to rile things up. No need to worry!" Only Matthew was able to catch his slight nervousness on the subject. The bell then rang, telling the students to go to class.

After School in Matthew and Gilbert's Room

"So, Operation: Steal the Ice Cream is a go!" Gilbert said excitedly from his spot next to Matthew.

"Wait…This is what your adventure is? Stealing ice cream? From where?" Matthew asked.

"The cafeteria of course~!" was Antonio's answer.

"Tomorrow night is when we will do it. So, where do we start?" Francis asked.

It was silent until Matthew spoke up. "Do you have a floor plan?" The three of him shook their heads. "An escape route?" More shakes. "Tools? A way to carry the ice cream away?" He was greeted with more rattling of brains. "Why am I not surprised?" he asked quietly to himself.

"What was that?" Gilbert asked, having heard him mumble something.

"Nothing. Okay. I take it the ice cream is in the freezer in the kitchen? So that means that there might be a back door where they get supplies. We could go through there, but there might be security systems keeping people out. If we can't go through there, then we could try the main doors students use. We would have to pick a lock, though, so we need to have a paper clip…" Matthew trailed off as he received looks. "What?"

"How do you know so much?" Francis asked.

Matthew blinked, surprised. He almost forgot he wasn't doing a job. "I watched a lot of crime shows growing up," he lied. The others nodded, as if that made sense.

"So what else?" Antonio asked.

"We will need things to disguise who we are, in case they have cameras. So we will need to sneak out of the dorms, too. So they can't track us by rooms…And maybe some rope, in case we need to make an emergency escape through the windows. We could go down the halls if we get caught, finding a door and going out. At that point, it's okay to set off the alarms if they know you are there. You just have to get out of there. And make sure you are quiet."

"Wow Birdie~! You act so different when planning a heist! I like this Birdie too. We'll call it Confident Mattie!" Matthew only blushed, mentally cursing himself. He became quiet and shy as the discussion wore on. By the time they were done planning, it was time for dinner. The four of them walked to dinner, sitting with everyone.

Gilbert started talking as soon as they sat down. "You guys! I know what type of conversation makes Birdie all confident!" Matthew tried, and failed to get Gilbert to be quiet. Alfred sent Gilbert an unreadable look.

"And what would that be?" he asked, shifting his look to Matthew, who shrank under the scrutiny.

"When it's about committing a crime! He knows what he's doing, this one!" Francis patted Matthew on the back, who tried to avoid Alfred's glare.

"Is that what the little fucking adventure of your guys' is about?" Lovino asked, raising an eyebrow at the four.

"Well, it's just a small heist! There will be some for you all on Sunday~!" was Francis' answer.

"We'll be careful," Matthew said, directing that statement to Alfred.

It was Ludwig who answered. "You all better. If you all get caught, you will have no help from the rest of us." That statement ended that conversation. All through dinner, though, Matthew felt Alfred's gaze upon his being.

Saturday Night

Sneaking out of the dorms was easier than they had originally thought. No one was around, and the moon was covered by clouds. The four boys met up at the main fountain.

"We ready?" Gilbert asked. He received three nods. Accepting that, they all advanced to the back door. Somehow, Matthew had 'found' a key they could use to get in, so the alarms didn't go off. Of course when asked where he found it, he said it was in the cafeteria. And he wasn't completely lying. He just didn't mention how he actually too it without asking from the lunch lady he 'accidently' knocked over.

Pulling out the key and looking around, Matthew opened the door, allowing the other boys to go in first before he followed. He quietly shut the door behind him. He noticed how the other three boys were quickly heading to the freezer without a thought to any other security. 'Amateurs,' he thought. But he had to admit, he liked seeing Gilbert in his tight black skinny jeans and form fitting black tee to match.

'No! Bad thoughts Matthew. Get the ice cream, and go. No distracting thoughts!' That's about the time Matthew noticed the boys having trouble at the freezer. "What's wrong?" he asked from behind them.

All three of them jumped, not having heard him approach. When their heart beats regulated, Francis pointed to the lock. "We can't open it."

Matthew gave it a once over before pulling out a paper clip. "Childs play," he whispered as he attacked the lock. Within seconds, the lock was on the ground, the door opened. "Don't speak of my skills to anyone but Alfred. I don't need people asking me how to do these things." The others only nodded in awe.

Four backpacks were packed with ice cream. They left the freezer, locking it behind them. Everything was going as planned until they heard footsteps. The four of them froze, not anticipating another person in the cafeteria.

"Who forgot to mention that they have security guards who patrol!?" Matthew hissed, glaring at the three noobs behind him. He only got three sheepish grins that went along with their shrugs. "Whatever. Now, we will silently walk to the door, and slip out. Okay?" Three nods later, they were walking to the door.

Until Antonio ran into a counter, knocking a big metal pot onto the floor.

"Who's there?" a male voice called. They then heard him talking on a walkie talkie, telling his co-worker to come through the back door.

"Damnit! Down the hall like we planned!" Matthew pushed the three boys in front of him, making them burst through the doors leading to where they ate. Matthew ignored the yelling man and the flashlight, pushing the boys down the hall. "Run!" he commanded in a voice that didn't sound like his. The other boys listened.

Knowing the school rather well, Francis led them, trying to lose the guards. When they thought they had done so, they slowed down to a jog. "Where now, Francis?" Antonio asked, laughter lining his voice.

"Just around this corner~!" As they were about to round it, they heard a voice at the end of the hall.

"Found them!" The boys ran again, finding they had actually found a dead end.

"Francis!" three boys hissed at the same time.

"Désolé~!" He coward down away from them.

Matthew looked around frantically, finding an open window at the end; however, it was at the top of the wall, making impossible to just jump and reach it. The other boys noticed it too.

"You would have to be a ninja to reach that~!" Gilbert whined. Matthew got an idea from that comment as he heard the footsteps approaching.

He took the rope out of his bag, draping it on his shoulder. He handed his bag to Gilbert. "Stand back. And don't tell anyone of what you see. It never happened!" The other three boys only watched as they saw him back up.

'Thank god this is a small hallway!' Matthew thought before he ran.

He jumped to the wall on his right, kicking off to the left wall, and back again, before he jumped one more time, reaching the window and grabbing on. He ignored the gasps of surprise from below him as he pulled himself up and tied the rope to a hole that was in the metal of the window frame. He dropped the rope down, motioning for the others to climb.

Just as the security guards rounded the corner, Matthew jumped out the window, leaving the rope. He dropped down next to the other boys, pushing them along. They were cackling madly. "We aren't clear yet! Get to the dorms! They might be checking rooms," Matthew scolded. "Hide as much ice cream in the mini freezers as possible. What you can't fit, keep in your bags until the morning, when you can just dump them down the drain."

Once they approached the fountain again, they four of them went three different directions. Matthew took his bag from Gilbert, slinging it on his back. As they neared their dorm, they slowed down. They listened for any motion coming from the other side of the entrance. Hearing none, they crept inside and up to their room. As they were done stowing the ice cream in the mini fridge, they heard someone open the door next to theirs.

They quickly hid the packs before jumping under the covers, pretending to be asleep. Just in time, too, as someone opened their door. They made their breathing seem deep and steady, as if asleep. The person seemed satisfied, as they soon closed the door after peaking in.

When they heard the footsteps recede and doors stop opening, they jumped out of bed. "We did it!" Gilbert exclaimed lowly.

"Yup! It was getting close, but we did it. But we caused a scene…"

Gilbert smirked at Matthew, causing him to blush. Gilbert looked sexy when he smirked. Gilbert continued on, not seeing the blush in the dark. "But getting caught like that is what makes it thrilling~!" He laughed again before enveloping Matthew in a hug. "And it's all thanks to you that we actually didn't get completely caught. You're awesome Birdie! And that is high praise from me. I NEVER call anyone but me awesome!" Matthew could only laugh quietly, trying to make it sound like he wasn't nervous from the contact.

At Breakfast Sunday Morning

The normal morning group was eating breakfast together, acting as if they didn't know what had happened the previous night. They then heard the intercom come on.

"Due to an unforeseen accident, we will not be serving ice cream today. We are sorry for this, but please rest assured we will have some by the middle of next week." The intercom cut off then.

Matthew looked confused. "They know it was stolen. Why didn't they say that?"

Feliciano was the one who answered. "Grandpapa Romulus wants to keep the students he has. So if he tells students that there was a break in, they will tell their parents, who will want to remove their kids~! Right Lovino?"

Lovino nodded. "Also, he might want to confirm if it was an outside person or the students. If it was a student, that guy would be exuberantly telling us all. It just means he doesn't know."

"That guy?" Alfred asked.

"You didn't know? The headmaster here is Lovino and Feliciano's grandpa," Antonio said, taking a bite of his eggs.

Matthew and Alfred looked at each other. "WHAT!?" they said in unison.

Just then, a shadow came up behind them. "Yes~! I am~! And I'll make sure I find out who did this~!" He gave Matthew and Alfred a look, knowing one of them had a part in it. The look wasn't upset though. Just amused. "There were four of them. The perps seemed to know exactly what they were doing. Well, have a good day~!" With that, Mr. Vargas walked away.

"Well, looks like he might already know," Gilbert said before he started to snicker.

"What?" Matthew asked.

"He knows we are the resident trouble makers on campus. But looking at him, I think he was glad for the excitement. That's why I love him~! He doesn't even really care!" Francis let out some peals of laughter.

Arthur sighed. "And since there were four of you, he probably thinks Alfred or Martin-"

"Matthew," Gilbert corrected, glaring at Arthur. Matthew only sighed, used to it.

"Yes, Matthew. He probably thinks one of you boys did it since you hang out with them. He knows the rest of us wouldn't help." Alfred only glared at Matthew, who shrugged.

"What no one knows won't hurt them." If only he knew how wrong that simple statement truly was…

The ending sucks…I had everything else, but the end. It does have some foreshadowing though, so it is slightly cliffy~! I hope Ninja!Mattie was awesome enough~! No real fluff yet, though I did want to establish the crush. Fluff will come later…maybe around the time its Valentine's Day for them~! We'll have to see. I plan on making the next chapter the beginning of February~! And the next chapter is mostly about Alfred! So if you got any ideas, Review or PM~! Love you all~!

X~Doitsu No Joso~X