Well guys after a long hiatus, I have finally returned to write yet another chapter to this little fanfic. And to tell you the truth, I did have help on this one, because frankly, I was stuck on my plotline. So Ienlisted the help of a friend. I am still not entirely certain where this plot/story thimg is headed, but I know its moving forward now!

And now I present: Chapter 2! (What an original title! Gasp!)(Now edited)(yay!)

And before I knew what was happening, Gilbert grabbed my hand and we took off running down the sidewalk.

We all ran as fast as we could possibly run.

Within a few minutes, we arrived panting at the bus stop, just as the yellow school bus itself was pulling up. I heaved a sigh of relief.

The doors to the bus opened, and I stepped in, Gilbert and Ludwig were right behind me.

All eyes followed us as we walked down the narrow aisle between the two rows of nearly filled seats. A few murmurs passed between friends.

At first I was a bit confused, as no one ever really noticed me at school, let alone as I boarded the bus. They normally just continued on with their normal conversations

However it soon came to my realization that as they whispered things to their friends, they were also blatantly staring at Gilbert.

I walked a little quicker down the aisle to the back row of seats, I'm not really used to people staring, not even in my general direction.

I guess I never really gave much thought to how his ivory hair and ruby eyes might attract negative attention towards him. I thought they suited him quite handsomely.

No Matthew, stop thinking like that. You just met him, and you know he will end up forgetting you.

Normal POV

The bus started to move once again away from the stop, and the other students once again began their loud conversations.

A few of the more popular kids beckoned Gilbert and Ludwig to come sit in the seats behind them.

Ludwig rolled his eyes and walked to take a seat up near the front of the bus, across from two other young boys, seemingly to be twins, as they had the same brownish red haircolor.

There were only two main differences between the two twin boys. One being that they each had a single curled strand of hair, however one was parted to the left, while the other was to the right. The second was that one, with seemed to talk incessantly while the other seemed to just try and tune the other out, as he looked out the window.

Ludwig watched the two brothers from the corner of his eye with a slight smile on his lips.

Suddenly the more talkative of the boys noticed him.

"Ciao!"he greeted cheerfully I've never seen you on the bus before! Are you a new student!?"

Ludwig nodded "Ja, my bruder and I are new to the academy,"

"Ve-! Thats wonderful! Do you have any friends yet? If not, we'll be your friends. Right Lovino?"

The other twin, Lovino, just scoffed at his brother "Feliciano, why would i want to be friends with this bastard too? I already am followed around by the Tomato Bastard all day at school. Don't you already have enough friends?"

"You can never have too many friends Lovi!"

"Don't call me Lovi."

Through this entire conversation between the two brothers, Ludwig sat quietly, laughing a little at their exchange of words and insults. It was clear that they were practically exact opposites.

Meanwhile, Matthew took a seat in the far back of the bus alone.

Gilbert kept a watchful eye on his younger brother with a small smirk on his face as he entertained all the other students who continually bombarded him with questions about his eyes and hair.

"Do you dye it?" "Are those contacts?" "Where are you from?" Were the most frequent questions.

"Ksesese" Gilbert laughed. "Nein, I don't dye my hair, it just grows this awesome color. And my eyes are naturally red. Hell knows why, but it's just another reason why I am so awesome."

The other students, boys and girls alike, found Gilbert to be the most interesting and in his own words 'awesome' teen ever. And being the new student, also helped to draw attention to him.

Matthew continued to sit quietly in his seat 'invisible' to the rest of the kids. He pulled out his headphones and began to listen to some music.

Time passed and the bus pulled up to the front of the high school. The rest of the students filed out of the bus, among them Gilbert and Ludwig.

Matt took a little extra time in putting away his headphones back in his backpack, by the time he walked back down the aisle, no one was left on the bus.

He gave a silent nod of thanks to the bus driver as he exited.

He fully expected Gilbert and Ludwig to have been long gone, most likely surrounded by the other kids. To his surprise, they were waiting for him just outside the bus on the pavement.

Ludwig was distracted with talking to Lovino and Feliciano, however Gilbert was watching for him expectantly.

Surprised, Matthew's cheeks flushed and immediately, internally smacked himself again.

"You, eh, didn't have to wait for me."

"Nah, no big deal. Plus, you are our tour guide."

"Well then, I guess you need to get your class schedule. Want me to, take you up to the office?"

"Sure! Lead the way Mattie!" Gilbert agreed readily.

Matthew's face was once again graced with a slight pink at the nickname, normally used by his brother.

The two began to walk in the direction of the front office, Ludwig following slightly behind them, listening to all that Feliciano had to say with interest. Looking back towards his brother's smiling face, then Gilbert smiled a little.

In no time, Gilbert and Ludwig got their class schedules front the front office.

Not long after that, Ludwig was dragged of by Feliciano so the boy could show him where the Freshman lockers were, and help Ludwig find his locker number. Lovino had disappeared earlier, just before they got to the office, saying something about needing to go find the 'Tomato Bastard'.

This left Matthew to the duty of showing Gilbert to his indoor locker with the rest of the upper classmen. He also compared schedules with him.

It turned out they had practically the same classes, however, they were in different periods. They did share two classes however, one of which was Gym, the other being Chemistry.

Its nice to know I'll get to see him in class, even though it's just two classes. But I guess it's better that way.

"Hey Mattie," Gilbert's voice cut through Matthew's thoughts.

"Eh? Yeah. What's up Gilbert?"

"I vas just wondering.. Vhy vere you sitting on your own on zhe bus?'

"Oh um… I don't know… I guess… Maybe I just… like to be alone."

"No one likes to be alone. But hey, if that's vhat you prefer..." Gilbert began to walk away.

"Wait! I mean, uhh you can do whatever you want but.. eh..."

"You vant to be around zhe awesome me for longer. Sadly, that cannot happen." He said simply, glancing at his wristwatch.

"Wha- Why?"

Just then, the bell for first period rang. Gilbert pointed up to the bell itself. "Because I do believe it is time for you to get to class. That's why."

Matthew sighed in relief inside, chuckling a bit.

"Plus, I don't have a first period, so im going to go find all of mein new classes. See you in Gym." Gilbert turned around with a wink to Matt as he left.

Matt felt his face heat up, all the way to English class.

So guys thats it for now. Feel free to leave review and favorite and follo this story if you would be so kind. I apreciate it a bunch.

Also, I am always looking for and open to ideas from you guys if you want to see like a specific pairing or you want a certain little event to happen on the side feel free to ask/request/inquire/ review and put that in too.

Well, until the next chapter. "Radish" out! Peace y'all!

(And in case you were wondering, radish is apparently the nickname some friends gave me and now i have just decided to embrace the name.) (this probably means my username will change.. Ill warn you in advance but you probably ont notice...)

Ok now im leaving.. BYE!