A/N at bottom
Chapter 32
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"Guys, I have news!"
Matthew bounced with excitement as he entered Romanos kitchen, where he and Ludwig sat at the table.
"Yeah?" Romano didn't seem as excited, but it good enough for Matthew.
"Guess what I got!?"
"What?"
"Independence!"
Ludwig half-smiled.
"Wow, Matthew! That's fantastic!"
"I know, right!? Well, kind of. I mean, I'm not a British colony now, I'm technically a dominion, but who cares? Let's celebrate!"
"By celebrate, do you mean drink?" This piqued Ludwigs interest.
"Of course it does."
"Nice."
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"Guys, this is great." Matthew smiled while the trio sat on Romanos porch.
"What'd ya mean?" Romano asked.
"All of us here. Together. Not fighting. You know what I'm saying?"
Ludwig grunted.
"And we never hang out anymore!"
Moments like these were hard to come by nowadays, so everyone tried to enjoy it while they could.
"Matthew," Ludwig questioned, "when are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow. I have to go back home and celebrate with Alfred."
"...ah. Well, I'm sure that'll be nice."
"Yep."
They sat in silence for a moment. While Ludwig and Romano had limited contact with Alfred, they still tried to avoid the subject.
"Well, I'm going inside." Matthew stood up and opened the front door, leaving the other two outside.
"We're not gonna see him for a while, are we?" Romano sighed.
"Hmm," Ludwig sipped his beer. It was a thought for another night.
Romano was right though. The next time the trio met, it would be under very different circumstances.
A/N
And that's the chapter! I made it short to finish off this awkward section before the World Wars where I don't have anything of historical significance that would involve these three. As always, criticism is greatly appreciated. I'm putting this on the back burner for a few weeks due to finals and the start of summer, but I'll be back. I still haven't decided if I should do WW1 because I don't have a lot of source material to work with and I don't have many ideas that would fit with WW1 without messing up the story, but let me know!