The whole day seemed to have went down hill for Gilbert ever since he had woken up this morning. You seemed to pay little to no attention to him. Instead, you gave nearly all of your attention to his little brother, Germany. He couldn't help but feel a slight sting in his chest. Shouldn't he be use to being ignored by now?

"[Name], I need your help." Germany called from the other room. And like a puppy, you obeyed your master and made your way into the room from where Germany called for you. Gilbert scoffed, not understanding what you really saw in his brother. He could clearly see that you were affectionate towards him and he you.

Was it so wrong that he wanted to feel a little of that? Even if it was only a soft look or a small kiss on the cheek? Shoving his hands in his pockets, he ventured into the room where the both of you were. Standing in the doorway, Gilbert watched as you held a stack of books while his brother placed them on the shelves. Your back was to him so you were unable to see him enter the room. But after a while, Germany noticed him.

"Gilbert, is there something you need?" You turned around to face Gilbert, a small smile on your face. He felt his heart race, an unknown feeling to him. Sure, he knew what an adrenaline rush felt like during the heat of battle, but this was nothing like that.

"Gilbert?" Germany asked again, wondering why Gilbert seemed to be looking so intently at [Name]. His eyes didn't even flicker from hers, his red orbs seemed to linger on her, something that Germany couldn't figure out why.

"I thought I could help [Name]." he finally said, his eyes turning to meet confused blue ones. Germany was baffled. Gilbert actually wanted to help around the house? Was this really Gilbert?

"W-Well, I-I don't think-"

"That would be wonderful, Gilbert!" [Name] chirped causing Germany's eyes to widen. He was going to intervene, but it seemed that Gilbert was quickly by [Name]'s side, taking the books from her hands.

"[Name] and I can handle this. Why don't you go and work on something else, bruder." Gilbert said snickering. Germany was at a loss for words when he heard him. Something wasn't right, Germany could tell. But, he wasn't about ready to press the matter in front of [Name].

Instead, he decided that he would confront him later on if he didn't change his behavior back into the overly confident, lazy, and self centered person that Gilbert normally was.