Chapter 26 (this is a pretty short one, there were just some loose ends I needed to tie up)
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Alfred didn't know what was going on. First, Iggy sent him out of the room to eat dinner. Then there was screaming. Alfred covered his ears for that part. Mattie left. Where did he go?
Alfred figured it was safe to find Iggy. He was probably still in the kitchen.
"Iggy... are you in here? I don't want you to yell..."
He found him sitting at the kitchen table, his head down.
"Iggy..."
He looked up and wiped his red eyes.
"Alfred, please, let me be. Go to your room, we'll discuss this later."
Alfred had never seen Arthur like this. Sure, he's been upset, but never this... sad.
"Why did Mattie leave?"
"Alfred, please."
"You guys were yelling... did you get into a fight?"
"Yes Alfred, Matthew has been ungrateful about his stay here. Don't follow his poor example. He handled the entire situation inappropriately."
"Oh. What happened?"
"Something silly, Alfred. I promise, everything is fine."
"But, that was mean! He was a... jerk! That wasn't nice!"
"You're right Alfred. But life's not fair. Please... go to bed."
Arthur knew he was damaging their brotherly relationship, but he didn't care. How dare he be disrespected like this, and by a child who he was allowing to live with him.
"Ok Iggy, I'll go to sleep..." Alfred rubbed his eyes and walked away. He was angry that Matthew made Arthur upset. In fact, Arthur rarer got upset before Matthew arrived. Why should everything have to change!? Why did Matthew have to come and ruin everything!? He wished he would jut go away, he didn't want a stupid brother.
Arthur knew the damage had been done. He was sure Matthew would resurface later that night, and the next morning would be tense. Alfred would be rude to Matthew, and Arthur would take Alfred's side as usual. But for now...
He reached for a bottle.
A/N
And that's the chapter! As always, criticisms are greatly appreciated! The next chapter goes up next Friday!
Also, I have another story if anyone is interested. It's basically about Canada, ghosts, and history. It's called:
The 5 Ghosts Canada Met Throughout His Life (And One Bonus)