Matthew sighed, clutching onto his stuffed polar bear for dear life. Well, perhaps not 'life' considering that it was only kindergarten, but it sure felt that way.

Glancing to his left, he watched for a moment as his brother, Alfred, teased a boy with an English accent and huge eyebrows. Matthew sighed once again and stared down at his shoes. Even if it was only their first day, he already knew that Alfred would still be the one getting all the attention just as he always did. Suddenly feeling very alone, the Canadian could feel tears gathering in the corners of his eyes.

A dark shadow fell over the small blond and he looked up with a startled gasp. "Um..." Matthew bit his bottom lip, taking in the shock white hair and crimson eyes of the boy in front of him.

With a grin, the albino boy got down on his knees in front of Matthew and swiped the glasses from his nose. The blond's eyes widened as he shook in his spot, waiting for the taller boy to do something more.

Matthew felt his breath hitch in his throat as the albino reached forward and wiped away the forming tears with a swipe of his thumb. Slipping the wire rimmed glasses back onto the smaller boy's face, he smiled.

"Hey there. I'm Gilbert, but you can call me awesome." He grinned and stuck out his hand for Matthew to take. "And since you seem pretty awesome yourself, you can be my friend! But my friends don't cry when they're with me, 'kay?"

Matthew sniffed and gave a shy smile and nod before taking Gilbert's extended hand. "Matthew..."

Maybe... kindergarten wouldn't be too bad after all...

((A/N: Heheh.. This is what happens when I try to write at 3am... And don't revise anything.. o.o I love PruCan x3 They really are too adorable for their own good... . ))