Warning: This first chapter might not be as exciting as the rest because it is an introduction, but I promise it'll get better as the story goes on. This story also contains boy/boy love..so don't like it? Well get out. I will only be using the countries' human names.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the storyline.

Pairing: GilbertxMatthew (PrussiaxCanada)

Well enjoy ^^

Remember...Why could nobody ever remember? What was it about him that made him so easy to forget?

His name was not "Alfred." No. He looked almost nothing like his annoying, video-game-obsessed older brother. His name was Matthew. Matthew Williams.

He had no idea why he was mistaken for his older brother so often. Matthew has deep, violet eyes while Alfred has light, blue ones. Matthew has light, wavy blond hair that reached his shoulders while his brother has straight, darker blond hair that reached to about the end of his chin. Not to mention they also have exact opposite personalities. Matthew is shy, quiet, and polite, where as Alfred is outgoing, loud, and obnoxious.

It was quite easy to tell the two brothers apart, or it would be if the other students at their high school would just take the time to get to know the younger brother.

Matthew spent his first two years of *Calgary High school with no friends. He was often mistaken for Alfred by his older brother's enemies, and, unfortunately for Matthew, Alfred had a lot of enemies, which means Matthew was often picked on. He had spent most of tenth grade being picked on by a Cuban exchange student all because Alfred had decided to pick a fight with him. Lucky for Matthew, the exchange student returned to Cuba at the end of tenth grade, still being convinced that Matthew was Alfred.

Today had been Matthew's first day of eleventh grade. He now sat in his eighth period science class. This day had been the same as any other day of school for him aside from there being two new students. Calgary high rarely got new students so this was sort of a surprise to Matthew. The new students were brothers who had just moved there from further down south. The younger brother had light blond hair that he wore slicked back and had bright blue eyes. He was rather tall and strongly built. The younger brother was often seen scolding his older brother, who seemed to be more laid-back than the other. The older brother (who just so happened to be sitting next to Matthew in Science) had pure, white hair, pale skin, and red eyes.

Matthew wondered if he should introduce himself. He sighed. What's the use? They'll probably be like all the rest and forget who I am the very next day.

About fifteen minutes into class, Matthew got the strange feeling that somebody was watching him. He turned his head to find the older of the two new brothers looking at him. The albino man smiled at him. He had in fact been watching Matthew. Matthew didn't know whether to find this creepy or to take it as a sign of friendliness.

It's probably just nothing, he thought to himself. But he does have a nice smile. Matthew smiled back.

Soon enough, the dismissal bell rang, and the students rushed out of the class to go to their lockers. Alfred was supposed to drive Matthew home from school today, but he had probably forgotten (just like he does every other day that he's supposed to drive Matthew home).

Matthew frowned as he walked outside. It was pouring down rain, and he forgot his umbrella. And sure enough, Alfred was nowhere to be found. Just my luck, thought Matthew as he began running home. He could not wait until that sweet day when he finally turned 16 and got his driver's license.

Alfred is usually grounded by one of his fathers, Arthur or Francis, whenever something like this happens. He's normally grounded from his video games, or from going to parties, or something else of the sort, but Alfred never learns, and always ends up forgetting Matthew again, so he is grounded often.

After about a minute of running, Matthew was already soaked and freezing. Drops of rain clung to his glasses which made it very hard for him to see. A sudden beep of a car horn startled Matthew, causing him to stumble, and nearly slip in a puddle.

The car beeped again.

Matthew looked behind him to see a car stopped by the side of the road. The driver rolled his window down and poked his head out.

"Hey! You need a ride?" he yelled at Matthew, his voice barely heard over the torrential rain.

Matthew could make out the stranger's white hair through the rain. That's that new kid, he thought to himself. Matthew Contemplated about whether or not he should accept the new kid's offer to drive him home. For all Matthew knew, he could be some sort of rapist, or a murderer, or a-

"Well are you coming?"

Matthew sighed and nodded. He has had to walk home in the rain plenty of times and nobody has ever even offered to give him a ride home, so he was grateful.

He ran to the car and sat down in the back seat since the passenger's seat was occupied by the new kid's younger brother. Matthew looked at the new kids. "Thank you very much," he said. "My brother was supposed to drive me home, but I suppose he forgot."

The albino man nodded. "Hey, it's no problem! I'm the awesome Gilbert and this-" he said motioning towards his younger brother. "-is my brother, Ludwig."

Ludwig nodded in Matthew's direction. Matthew nodded back. "Nice to meet the both of you. My name is Matthew."

"Nice to meet you as well, Matthew," Ludwig said. Gilbert nodded in agreement.

Gilbert looked back at Matthew from the rear-view mirror. "Hey you're shivering! Here take my jacket," Gilbert said as he removed his red hoodie and handed it to Matthew.

Matthew looked at the hoodie. "What? Are you sure?"

"Yeah, go ahead. It would be really un-awesome of me if I let you freeze to death! Take it. You need it more than I do."

So, with that being said, Matthew took the jacket and put it on. "Thank you, Gilbert…again."

"No problem. Now where do you live?"

The rest of the ride was pretty quiet aside from Matthew giving directions and some small take here and there.

Gilbert pulled up in front of Matthew's house. He and Ludwig were both stunned.

"That is one biiiiiig house," Gilbert said.

It was true. Matthew's family's house (which was actually more like a small mansion than a house) was in a good neighborhood and just a couple of minute's walking-distance from a beautiful lake where Matthew and Alfred would often go to swim. Francis owned a popular French restaurant and worked as the head chef, which helped to pay for a fair amount of the house's funds. Arthur was a popular director that had directed a lot of hit British films. The money that Arthur makes help to pay for the rest of the house's funds.

Matthew nodded. He was always slightly embarrassed that he was usually wealthier than most of the other students at his school. "Yeah, my parents are very fortunate to have such good jobs," he said.

"I would kill to have a house like that! Luddie and I are stuck in a stupid little apartment on Oak Street with our drunk-of-a-father."

Ludwig glared at Gilbert as if to say that he's said too much.

"Err…so thank you again for the ride. Here's your jacket ba-"

"-Nah, you're still shivering!" Gilbert interrupted. "Just return it to me some other time, m'kay?"

"But-"

"I insist."

Matthew nodded and got out of the car. "Well, see you later." He closed to the door and dashed through the rain to his front porch.

"See you in science!" Gilbert called after him, and then drove off.

Matthew watched Gilbert drive away. "I think this year is going to be a bit different."

*Calgary: A city in the providence of Alberta, Canada.

Welllll, that is all. And once again, this is only an introduction. It'll only get better.