By the time the car reached the school, Matthew was already set to run back home. But Alfred took his arm and lead him to the front doors. Two figures stood there. The first was Alfred's Japanese friend, Kiku but the other was somebody Matthew couldn't see. Alfred quickly took Kiku by the hand and kissed his cheek. The two went inside without a single glance toward Matthew.
Typical. He had only brought Matthew along because he pitied him. The blond felt a tightness in his chest. He longed to vomit. Shuffling his feet around, Matthew headed away from the school. He just wanted to be alone. Forever.
"Birdie, vait..." The second figure stepped out into the light. It was Gilbert, dressed in a tux, blushing deeply as he scratched his neck.
"Gil?"
"Jou can't just leave jour prom date hanging, can Jou?"
"What are you talking aboot? You said we were-"
"I can't live vizhout Jou, Mattie. Gött. It's jou who should be dumping me. Jou gave me jour gött damn virginity. Obviously zhat isn't somezhing I could take unless Jou actually loved me." Gilbert held out his hand. Matthew was hesitant to take it. Not because he didn't want Gil back. No. He wanted that more than anything. But he couldn't make himself move.
"Mattie?"
The blond managed to regain his footing. But, instead of taking Gilbert's hand, he launched himself at the albino, sobbing into his suit jacket.
"Gilbert, I love you."
"Ich liebe dich auch." Gilbert pressed his mouth over Matthew's, moving it with skill. Matthew pressed closer to him, eventually easing himself into a koala-like position, legs locked around the Prussian's waist.
"So...what made you come here?" He finally asked as Gilbert rocked him back and forth.
"Francis came to talk to me..."
"What?!"
"Hey. Relax. He didn't do anyzhing freaky. He just kind of sensed zhat zhis vas somezhing he could fix."
"GilBear..." Matthew tucked his face into the warmth of Gilbert's neck. "Do you promise to stay with me? No matter how many stupid things I say?"
"Ja. Und one more zhing..."
"Yeah?"
"Francis said Jou made a deal vizh Lovino...somezhing about Jou never speaking to him again if I broke up vizh Jou?"
"Yeah..." Matthew sighed.
"Vell...ve're back togezher again...so maybe just consider saying jou're sorry...or vhatever..."
"But he-"
"Never mind. Let's just get inside und dance zhe night avay."
"Of course!"
And so, the two boys spent the entire night latched together, twirling in circles on the dance floor. When it was all over, they still didn't part. Everything was like a dream.
Except this one didn't end.
And it never would.