The red strings (FrUK)

Chapter thirty six

Saturday......

"Arthur, please come out, everyone is worried that you have not answered your phone all day" Alfred and Kiku came to my home this morning after I refused to answer anyone. I locked them outside the door of my room so they would not come in. "Do you want to talk about it?" Alfred asked, but I did not answer. I was starting to lose hope. What if the reason he has not said it is because he does not have that kind of love for me? Maybe I am the one being played.

"No, go away," I told them in my slump. "Is He there?" I heard Lovino's voice. "If you do not get your ass up right now, You British jerk, we will knock the door down, "Lovino yelled, but I ignored them. I was too tired to deal with all of them today. "Do it, Kiku" I heard Alfred's voice say making my eyes widen. "What the-?" I started but was cut off when the door busted open, falling to the ground. I am screwed.

"Get the hell up!" Lovino yelled, pulling the blankets off of me. "What happened? You have not answered our calls or texts" Antonio asked worriedly. "I was not able to do it...again" I said sadly, sitting up from the bed. "So you are giving up? You still have half a day left," Gilbert said, and I still slumped over. "I know..." I answered looking at the time. It was already five pm, I had wasted more time being in a slump, hiding in my house.

"Your date is in three hours. Get the hell up and try to look presentable" Alfred pushed me out of bed so hard that I fell to the floor roughly. "Now, then, take a shower" Feli smiled at me nicely. "Have you eaten today? I can make something for you quickly" Feli continued to be nice to me.

"What if I fail again?" I asked, pulling my knees closer to my chest. "Then you tried your best. We can only do so much, especially you," Kiku sat beside me trying to reassure me. "But....if I fail, I will die," I said sadly looking up to him. "Then don't think about that outcome," Antonio said getting my phone to turn on. "Now then, text Francis; you are excited to see him later tonight" Antonio tossed the phone at me as I nodded.

I stared at the screen for a bit, not answering. "What is wrong?" Alfred asked. "I do not want to lose him," I said, feeling a tear fall out of my eyes. "You won't! I promise you" Alfred pulled me in for a hug. "There has to be a reason why he has not said it yet," Lovino said, thinking about it. "I agree, for as much as he does not shut about you, he has not said anything. I wonder if he is waiting for you to say it first, or maybe waiting for a special occasion," Antonio started to think.

Everyone turned to him with wide eyes. "That is it!!" Gilbert shouted shaking Antonio. "He must be waiting for tonight to say it!!" Gilbert added, shaking me. "He is going to confess tonight!" Alfred smiled a bit happy. I looked at everyone become happy. "Wait!" I told everyone to stop. "What if he is not?" I asked, confused. "No, it makes complete sense. He is the romantic type. He probably wants it to be special," Lovino added into the conversation.

"Can we have a backup plan?" I asked, concerned. "The backup plan is that you confess first; if he does not," Kiku looked to me. Everyone was shocked at his response. "If he doesn't, Francis won't know, plus.... it will be the same outcome once the clock is at midnight," Kiku said, looking at me sadly.

"No need to be so gloom! Let's make today the best day. As if living your last," Alfred's voice cracked saying it. "Listen... I know all of you are trying to act like you are not scared. It is fine to be a little scared. I know I am," I told them. I stared at them and saw the anguish in their eyes. I knew they were afraid of the outcome tonight.

"Here, this is for you" Feli came back into the room smiling. Holding up a suit. "We stopped by the tailor to get you something special for tonight," he smiled, showing me. It was a nice gray suit. "You will look handsome tonight," Feli smiled. I nodded at him and started to look at the messages Francis had sent me today. He was just telling me the details about tonight, and how he will pick me up at eight.

"So far, everything is still going as planned for tonight," I told them. I saw them smile, relieved. "Now then! Take a shower!" Gilbert pulled me up and pushed me towards the bathroom door. Something was up with them.

~Third person pov~

As all of them stood in the living room quietly, they all knew there was a high chance that their beloved friend would not survive to see tomorrow. Lovino thought about how much Francis would hurt the most, how he could lose the love of his life without knowing. Antonio tried thinking of the bright side to the situation but could not.

Alfred and Kiku held hands, thinking about their friend, whom they had known for years, being taken away in a single night. It scared both of them nearly to death. Gilbert tried to distract Feli from everything by making jokes, but the morbid air consumed everyone as they watched the clock tick down.

Antonio knew that Francis would find out everything and be pissed off at everyone. He was probably losing it. It was only a matter before tonight's events finally took place. The night Arthur has been dreading to come ever since the Saturday before.

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