The Secrets Hidden Within The Dairies Of The Nations

F.A.C.E. Family Photos Part 1

I am so sorry for the long wait, I've been incredibly sick lately and haven't had the energy to do any writing. But I'm feeling much better now and I have a lot more energy (kinda), so now I can get back to a normal schedule. 

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"Are you sure Mattie doesn't mind sleeping somewhere else tonight?" Gilbert asked as he and Alfred walked into the American's room. Said American just gave Gilbert a reassuring look. 

"Yup! Besides how could he pass up the opportunity to spend the night with his boyfriend" Alfred teasingly causing Gilbert to laugh with Alfred quickly following suit. After laughing for a few moments they slowly began to calm down with only the occasional giggle escaping them. 

"Well you get settled I'm going to go take a shower" Alfred said as he grabbed some night clothes before slipping into the bathroom. Gilbert just hummed in acknowledgment as his eyes zoomed in on something, do to the bed being moved last night everything underneath them was now visible and for the first time Gilbert noticed a plain looking folder that had been pushed to the side. From where it was it must have been under Matthew's bed. 

With curiosity getting the better of him, Gilbert couldn't help but see what was in the folder. He picked up the folder and flipped it open only to see dozens of photos of Alfred, Matthew, Francis and Arthur. Gilbert gasped in surprise as he looked trough them, most of them had clearly been taken when the brothers were still colonies but some of them were slightly more recent. And he could tell which ones were the most recent by how dull Alfred's eyes looked compared to the rest of the photos. 

He frowned softly at this but before he could examine them further he heard the bathroom door open. He looked and stared at Alfred who was using a towel to dry his hair, Alfred placed the towel on one of the chairs and raised an eyebrow when he saw that Gilbert was starring at him. That's when he noticed the folder in the Prussian's hands and his confusion only grew. 

"Gil? What's wrong?" He asked as he approached the Prussian, Gilbert just shook his head and showed him the photos. Alfred's eyes widen in surprise as he stared at all of the old photos. 

"Where did you find this?" He asked in shock as he picked up one of the pictures. It's was one of just him and Matthew, the Canadian was dressed all fancy and Alfred was dressed up like a cowboy. This must have been taken during what Francis affectionately called his cowboy phase. 

"It was on the floor, it looked like it had been under Matthew's bed" Gilbert explained only for his eyebrows to furrow when he noticed something on the back of the photo that Alfred was holding. 

"It looks like there's writing on the back f them" He said prompting Alfred to turn the photo around. On the back was indeed some writing and it was all in his brothers elegant handwriting. 

"What does it say?" Gilbert asked as he leaned in closer so that he could read over Alfred's. Alfred stared at the writing for a moment before reading it aloud. 

Alfred can be such a dork sometimes, we were suppose to be going out to eat at a fancy restaurant with dad and papa but he refused to wear a suit. We got a lot of strange looks and dad was really angry but papa thought it was adorable, and to be honest it really was. I just wish dinner had been a more enjoyable affair. Dad ended up arguing with Alfred for a majority of the meal and papa had to be the mediator so I ended up being forgotten about, but at least I had Kumajiro so the evening wasn't a complete disaster. 

Alfred frowned softly at this, he always felt horrible when Matthew was ignored. He looked when he felt a hand on his shoulder and saw that Gilbert was giving him a soft look.

"Come on let's go sit down" He said as he lead Alfred towards the beds that were still pushed together. They sat down and spread the photos out so that they could look at them. Gilbert reached out and picked one up with a teasing grin on his face. 

"Awe! Look how cute you to are!" He gushed causing Alfred to blush and yank the photo out of his hand, he glanced down at the photo only to blush even more at what it was. It was himself and Matthew when they were little standing next to the bathtub wrapped up in large fluffy towels with Francis arms wrapped around their shoulders. He flipped the photo over and saw that it was Francis' handwriting on the back of it. 

Mon petit lapin and et mon ours are so precious! They my cute little boys and I will cherish them forever! I just want them to stay small and cute forever and I cannot fathom why Arthur want's them to grow up so fast.  

Alfred couldn't help but to smile at this, Francis was such a sap. Gilbert leaned over his shoulder so that he could read it and he couldn't help but to laugh at what he saw. 

"My little rabbit and bear? How cute!" He gushed causing Alfred's blush to return with a vengeance. 

"Shut up" He said playfully as he pushed Gilbert shoulder which only made the Prussian laugh some more. Alfred rolled his eyes before he continued to look at the photos, his eyes widened in surprise when a specific one caught his attention. It was of himself and Arthur, the Brit was teaching Alfred how to play the violin. The lessons had ended up being a disaster and had lead to the two of them having many many arguments. He flipped the photo over and saw Arthur's hand writing. 

I think it was a mistake to try and teach Alfred how to play the violin, the boy is an awful student! He never sits still, always gets the notes wrongs and he constantly complains about my teaching habit. The little devil just can't get anything right, maybe I would have better luck teaching Matthew. 

Alfred sighed sadly as he placed the photo down, Gilbert raised an eyebrow before skimming over the writing. He frowned at what he saw before he gave Alfred a soft look. 

"Did you ever learn how to play?" He asked and Alfred sighed before shaking his head. 

"No Arthur eventually gave up on teaching me, but Francis ended up teaching me how to play the harp and I even learned how to play guitar from Antonio" Alfred said semi-cheerfully causing a smile to appear on the Prussian's face. 

"Maybe one day we ca play together" He said causing a wide grin to appear on the American's face. 

"That sounds like a great idea Gil" He said causing an equally wide grin to appear on the Prussian's face. After that they went back to looking at the photos. 

"Oh Alfie look at this one! It's so cute!" Gilbert said excitedly as he shoved the photo into Alfred's face, the American laughed in amusement before glancing down at the photo only for his eyes to widen in surprise at what he saw. He had assumed all of these pictures were only of himself, Matthew, Francis and Arthur but this one included- 

~To Be Continued~