APH:PruCan 'I Made Mistakes.. And I'm Sorry' CH1

Anime: Hetalia (Human/School AU)
Pairing: PruCan - Prussia/Gilbert and Canada/Matthew
Genre: Angst, Romance, School
Summary: Gilbert has made a grave mistake, and he may pay for it.. dearly.

Here it is, the long awaited chapter 1! Sorry it's taken so long, I hadn't had much muse lately, so it's been a while. Also, this is mainly flashbacks from Gil and Matt's past together in school. Hope you enjoy!

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  "Hallo there. I'm Gilbert! What's your name?"

  "..Are you.. t-talking to me?"

  "Of course! Who else would I be talking to- The Easter Bunny? Kesesese!!"

  "..Oh! I.. um.. I.. ...I'm Matthew."

  "Awesome! We'll be friends, okay?"

  "O-okay..!"

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  A growl followed by a frustrated sigh echoed through the kitchen, a fist slamming down on the open textbook on the table.
  "I don't fucking get it! How the hell does math work?!" the silverette complained in irritation, shoving the book away. A soft chuckle escaped his blond friend, and the other looked over to point at the book.
  "It's easy, Gil. You just take this.. and replace that number for this one.. and then divide these two. And that's your answer." Gilbert stared at the other, a blank expression on his face. He threw his hands up in the air and flopped back against his chair, pouting.
  "It's easy for you, sure. Fuck if I get it, even if you do explain.. ..Matt, can't we take a break? I wanna play the Wii again." He tried to give Matt his puppy eyes, and the blond just smiled, his eyes half open behind his glasses.
  "You know I can't let you do that. Your grades are slipping, Gil, and your papa asked me to help."
  "Fuck you, man."
  "That would be strange, wouldn't it?" There was a silence, and Gil could have sworn he'd seen Matt's cheeks turn red.
  "Matt..-"
  "Hey, I need to use the bathroom, eh? Be right back." The blond set his book down and stood out of the chair, hurrying off out of the kitchen and down the hall. Gilbert stared after him, frowning lightly. He had been noticing more and more how awkward Matt had been acting around him. There were pieces to the puzzle he was missing, but he couldn't quite find those pieces. He couldn't figure it out. A buzzing sounded from his pocket, and the silverette grabbed his cellphone quickly, looking at the ID and answering with a happy greeting.
  "Francis! How's it going!"

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  "Matt! Matt, look! I passed!" came an excited voice. The albino rushed up to the blond boy sitting alone at an outside table, eating his lunch. Violet eyes raised to see the commotion, and he got a copy of the class grades in his face. He choked down his food and coughed, pushing the papers away and laughing as he gave Gil a smile.
  "I know! I saw it earlier.. and it's so great, Gil. We'll actually be going to the next grade together."
  "Yeah! We're gonna be Juniors! Thanks so much, Matt.. your tutoring really paid off.." Gil reached out and wrapped the blond into a hug, burying his face into his shoulder. Matt just stared forward in shock, his heart pounding a million miles a minute. His face was red and he awkwardly patted the other on the back.
  "Haha.. yeah. I-it wasn't all that great.. you just.. needed an incentive t-to study and stuff..!" The silverette pulled away to look down at Matt with a frown, brows furrowed.
  "Matt.. you're too modest. You're a great teacher! And.. and.. huh? Your face is red?" Matt quickly covered his face and turned away, letting out a nervous laugh.
  "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not red!"
  "Kesesese!! You are! Are you that happy about me passing? Haha!" There was another nervous laugh before conversation erupted when Gil's other friends arrived, their two friends in tow. The only group that Matt got noticed in.. Francis, Antonio, and Gil were a notorious group of awesome soccer players known as the Bad Friend Trio.. and then there was the band punk, Arthur, who was usually forced to hang around with Francis.. and Romano, quite a loner but a great artist, that claimed to hate Toni but it was clear that they had a crazy relationship going on. And Matt was accepted with them. They didn't always remember him when first seeing him, as with a lot of the kids, but Gil always made them remember. He was always there for him...

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  "Gil.. I.."
  "So why did you call me out here, Matt? I mean I know it's lunch and all, but it's cold!"
  "Just listen, I have something impor-"
  "Did you catch what the principal was saying about the prom? I missed the theme."
  "Gil, please.. just-"
  "And who are you going with? Did anyone-"
  "Gilbert, shut up!!" There was a long pause, the red eyes wide on the shorter boy. They had a small audience now, but Matt didn't seem to register that.
  "G-gosh, sorry.. I just couldn't get a word in.. u-um.. I.. I have to tell you something." Gil laughed and waved his hand.
  "Yeah, it's fine, sorry. I'm just cold and excited about things. So what is it?"
  "I.. well.. we've known each other for a long time, right? And u-um.. I.." There were murmurs going around, whispers echoing around that made Gil nervous. What were they talking about? Matt confessing? Confessing what? He was really getting nervous now, his usual smirk being a bit forced.
  "Yeah?"
  "Well.. I.." Matt took in a deep breath and let it back out, standing taller and looking up at Gil with the bravest and most vulnerable expression that the albino had ever seen. He knew now.
  "I.. like you. I mean.. like-like. I have for a while now, a-and.. I finally wanted to tell you." More whispers echoed around, and Gil could feel the pressure weighing down on his shoulders. They were starting to wonder about him, and if he was gay. He was, but he'd never told anyone! Not even Francis and Toni knew! He glanced around from the corner of his eyes before looking back down at Matt, and he could feel his anxiety from having no response yet. He couldn't take it. He didn't want to be ridiculed, to be kicked off the soccer team, to be left by his friends.. At long last, he snapped, smirking and letting out a sharp laugh.
  "Seriously? I mean I can get why you'd like someone as awesome as me, but.. I'm not gay. Hell, I don't even like gays. They're disgusting.. I hate them." The pain shot through his chest as he watched the violet eyes water over, those creamy pale cheeks darken to a deep red, and the blond hair fall into the face he had always loved. Matt took a step away from him, partially slouched over now.
  "O-oh.. I.. s-sorry.. I j-just.. I.. I have to.. g-go.." The blond ran. Gil wanted so badly to go after him, to tell him he was sorry, that he didn't mean it. He had broken himself. He had just lost the only person in the world that meant more to him than his own life. He messed up. And he just turned his head away from the crowd, bangs hiding his face and the fact that he was crying. 'What did I just do..?'