The Christmas Pantomime Ch2

The sun hung directly above the school and the light chattering of school mates in the school yard flavoured the air with a hint of life. Yet it was tranquil as the aroma of cooked food wafted in from the direction of the cafeteria. It was days like this that made life worth living, however considering they had their whole lives ahead of them, the teenagers gave it but a moment's thought before moving on.

Gilbert stretched his legs, yawning and smirking up at the open skies of England as he settled on the roof. The roof was definitely not the first place one would think of as a hang out but this place was the bad touch trio's favourite area of residence, somewhere they weren't allowed to be, which obviously automatically meant it was an awesome place to hang.

"My awesomeness is falling asleep here. Someone entertain me!" As usual it seemed nobody was taking any notice of him Gilbert thought, Antonio had started complaining to Francis about that damned Italian child, the brat somehow managed to cause trouble even when it wasn't there. When was Tonio going to realise that he just had to get on with it? "Antonio!" He yelled "Sleep with him yet?"

That got his friend's attention. "Q-que?" Antonio blurted looking over wide eyed in surprise "Gilbert mi amigo I d-don't have a single clue to who you are on about!" Laughing nervously he shuffled round to face the albino.

Francis sighed "Do you have to be so blunt, mon ami? Poor Toni is clearly confused as to his feelings for that bad tempered Italian!"

"Well...kesesesese~" The red eyes flashed and his smirk widened as he eyed up Antonio, looking at him in delight, the Spaniard swallowed and laughed a little from nerves trying to shake off the gaze "Why don't you just do him? Get of this three year crush already?"

"What do you mean get out of it?" the Spaniard pouted go very red "Not every relationship involves fucking their brains out one time and moving on you know..."

Francis sighed leaning back against the wall "As much as I agree Toni, Gil does make a point. You have to make your move sometime, mon cher"

"Are you two ganging up on me?" Antonio yelled a little annoyed.

The albino lay back on the roof, spreading his arms over his head "Tonio, you could sleep with him more than once! I bet he's good on top~"

Antonio hearing this went bright red "C-come on you guys, this isn't fair! Si, I do have feeling for Lovi...but he isn't exactly the type of person you can walk up to and say Te amo to…" he rubbed his stomach "He's more a physical person...not good when it comes to emotions"

"So?" The Prussian pouted, sitting up and looking across "Have you tried just telling him you 'te amo' him Tonio?"

"You I love you him?" Antonio whispered to himself.

Francis nodded in understanding with the albino, then laughed as a memory came forth "Gilbert, zat was what broke his jaw, remember? Ahh, the Italian is such a hothead"

"Kesesesesesese~" Gilbert laughed, falling back on the rooftop as he held his sides in mirth "I remember that! Tonio and his bandages! Oh, why don't you just give up then?"

"What! No!" Antonio yelled, still a little miffed at his Prussian friend's mix of English and Spanish "Would you give up on... erm...being awesome?"

"G-give up on being awesome?" The other was on his feet in seconds, horrified as he stormed across the roof top, grabbing his Spanish friend by the collar "You accusing me of not being awesome?"

Francis sighed "Nothing's threatening your awesome, mon ami" as a young faced blonde head popped up over the edge of the roof unnoticed by the three.

"Si, si, I am just saying it's something I can't give up on...like a quest I guess jaja" he laughed heartily at the sudden though of Lovino in a princess dress while he swooped in as his knight in shiny armour.

"Mission: Get the tomato? Ja?" Gilbert let go of the teen and bounced on his heels, grinning at him happily "You really are obsessed with them!"

"You say that like it's a bad thing" Antonio smiled

Francis laughed with them lightly "Well, I'm sure there's plenty of fun you can have with one of those, honhonhon"

"Umm..." Matthew said quietly "Can I..."

"Hmm...well, I bet y'know how!" He sat beside the other, grin still plastered on his face "Come on Tonio~ What interesting stuff could ya do with a sex tomato~"

"A sex tomato?" Toni blushed at the thought of god knows what "Well..." and with that began to explain what could be considered as a mess up and in need of help "...but that would only happen if I could get him in the dress first..." he smiled brightly.

Matthew blushed red as he overheard this, wanting to run and hide from such detailed…ramblings but managed to hold his ground and spoke "Umm...excuse me..."

Gilbert paused, looking around "Anyone hear something?"

"It's the wind, mon ami" Francis replied, putting his hands behind his head and closing his eyes.

"I am getting kind of hungry guys...did anyone bring food?" Antonio asked hopefully, looking to the two males with him.

"Food? Gah, Antonio, are you a dustbin or something?" The German complained, folding his arms and looking over. He kicked at the Spanish teen as he began to look like an injured puppy.

Francis sighed as he watched his closest friend bicker over nonexistent food "We should have got lunch before climbing up here..."

Matthew walked nervously closer to the boys, hoping they would see him "E-excuse me..."

"What was on the menu today anyway?" Antonio asked, pouting his lip and beginning to look and sound more and more like a spoilt child.

"Hmm...Something unawesome and not German." The albino stood up again, going to wander across the rooftops but stopped when he saw the other teen "Alfred!" he called catching everyone off guard. Francis and Antonio shuffled to get a better look at the meeting as the albino rushed to the blonde's side.

"Matthew" the Canadian corrected with a sigh. "Gil, can I ask you something?"

"Matthew?" He stood for a moment, thinking over where he had heard the name before, you could practically hear the gears grinding "Oh! You're the dude from earlier!"

He nodded and smiled blushing slightly "Y-you remember me?"

"Yup! Course i do. I almost walked into ya, didn't I?"

Matthew smiled softly, happy knowing that someone had remembered him "Well, I was wondering if you would help me with something?"

Gilbert laughed, plonking himself back down onto the rooftop and indicated for the other to join him "Okay, what is it?"

"Umm..." Mattie inwardly cursed and forced his vocal chords to work, unused to being the centre of attention, slowly he shuffled himself to sit by the red eyed male "Y-you know that pantomime thing that Mr Vargas mentioned this morning?"

"...Huh" He pouted, looking sideways at him "No idea what you're on about!"

"I-in assembly..." Matthew murmured, wishing for the roof to swallow him

"Ooh well. The only thing the awesome me remembers from that is Kirkland's ass~" he suddenly started laughing again.

Matthew sighed and shook his head, a small giggle escaping him "The council wants the school to do a pantomime for the kids but we have to organise it ourselves..."

"Okay…?" Gilbert just looked at him rather incredulously, frowning "So?"

"W-well" Matthew cleared his throat "I-I was going to do it but...no-one pays much attention to me, which a director needs!"

"Kesesesese~" He nodded, grinning happily at the other "You need someone to notice ya right? Or are ya suggesting you need a director?" He asked, a childish joy reflected in the teen's eyes at the idea of being in charge.

"I need someone who people listen to, who will listen to me..."

Gilbert sighed, turning to face the other boy "And? I might be awesome Birdie, but you're talking nonsense. Be." He poked the other in the chest "Blunt. Okay?"

"I need someone to talk for me ok!" Matthew exploded, before blushing and hiding his face in embarrassment.

"Talk for you?" He smirked, bouncing slightly "You're enlisting my awesomeness?"

"Y...you don't mind?"

"What? Nah, it's awesome! I get to be loud, kesesesese~ Your name's Mattie Williams right?"

Matthew nodded "And you're Gilbert Beilschmidt..."

"Everyone knows of my awesomeness!" he held out a hand, offering it to him "Makes us a team I guess? My awesomeness and your adorableness!"

"A-adorableness?"?

"Yeah, you're cu-Gilbird!" He yelled, grabbing for the little yellow chick which had perched on Matthew's head without either of them realising "How'd you get there!"

"Gilbird?"

"Piyo piyo"

He smiled, stroking the little thing in his hands "Yeah, this is my little pet...awesome huh?" he asked placing the bird so the blonde could see him clearly.

"Piyo piyo!" The little bird nuzzled his master's finger

"I-I never thought you were the pet sort, I mean..."

"Kesesesese, I do know how to care about stuff!" Gilbert smirked "and I found this little guy in an alley on the way home from school last year looking lonely, so I took him in and made him awesome!"

"Can I...touch him?" Mattie asked, readjusting his glasses on his face as the bird looked up at him and blinked curiously.

"Piyo?"

"Course!" Gilbert held out his hands, offering the little thing to the other "He doesn't bite!" Matthew brushed the top of its head with his fingertip "So soft..."

The other couldn't help but smile at the Canadian, the tiny bird squeaking in approval of his touch and nuzzling into his finger. "He likes you..." Gilbert smiled, reaching into his bag and pulling out his maths book to scrawl on the back of it. "Here." He dropped the bird into the other's hand "Hold him a second, just gonna give ya my awesome phone number." And ignore those idiotic friends behind me, he told himself, the other two members of the BTT were enjoying watching. The small yellow fluff ball seemed to walk around the Canadian's hands, inspecting the new perch and pecking slightly at the palm and spreading his wings until his owner was done and reclaimed the bird placing him among the silvery white hair and placed the paper with number in the blonde's hand.

Matthew nodded, folding it into his pocket "I'll...leave you with your friends...can you meet me tomorrow lunch to ask Mr Vargas?"

Ignoring the wolf whistles and laughter from behind him Gilbert nodded, smiling slightly "Yup, can you get down off here?"

"I got up didn't I? Just use the ladder and jump onto the bins..."

"Well figured! See ya later Birdie~" And with that Gilbert was on his feet, turning and legging it after the other two, yelling something obviously insulting in German whilst the other two faked fear and laughingly blocked the teen's wild hits.

Matthew waved after and turned to climb down with a small smile on his face. Landing without major injury he turned and started "Why are you here?"

"Did you get his number?" Feliks smirked, getting up from the blanket he was sat on waiting for his friend, he pulled off his sunglasses and gazing at the Canadian and his rosy cheeks "Someone looks cute~"

Matthew just seemed to go redder and pushed past him "Yes, I have his number, but it's just so he knows what's happening..."

The effeminate male laughed, running after his friend and yanking on his arm to turn him around to face him dead on eye to eye "You got a GUY'S number? Mattie! Like a guy you totally fancy the pants off!"

"Feliks, you're getting excited over nothing! It's just easier for us to swap numbers if we're going to co-direct..."

The Polish boy just smiled, hugging Mattie close before bounding away "Like, not long till you'll be using in for sexting and 'private conversation'~" he laughed, giving his friend a lustful look as he mention the last four words

Matthew blushed and pulled away "Feliks! No! It's for working with him and that's it!"

"That's what they all say! See you like, tomorrow!" He yelled back, running off as the toll of the bell called to the teenagers that they had to re-gather again for the second half of the day.

"Feliks!" Matthew yelled, before sighing...why did he feel this way around Gilbert? It couldn't be what Feliks said...right?