When Matthew and Alfred found their Room for the voyage, immediately Matthew looked around the room to try and find a way off the boat but his brother just pulled him out of the room and back up to the deck to wave people off. Claiming it was on his bucket lists, so the poor frightened Canadian was dragged further on to the boat.
"Isn't this great Mattie! We're on the Titanic!! Iggy is going to be so jealous!" Alfred chripped.
"N-no Al... This is bad!!" Matthew hissed.
But his brother and the other passengers were too focused on waving to those on land to pay attention to the blond. Matthew looked at the people on land and envied them for not being on a ship that is known to be the world's largest ship and unsinkable at that!
The ship lurched causing some people to yelp in surprise before laughing and cheering. Alfred was laughing away while Matthew held his arm for the life of him paling in fear. After when the sight of land vanished from the people's sight, they all went off to explore and enjoy themselves.
Alfred wanted to look around while Matthew followed in fear of the boat sinking suddenly. They saw the swimming pool, the dining room the grand staircase, and many other places that were on the ship.
"This is amazing Mattie!"
"Y-yeah... Amazing.." Matthew stuttered.
"I'm glad that you two men are enjoying this ship's beauty." a voice said behind the two nations.
The twins turned to see a man with black hair slicked back, wearing a black suit and polished shoes. Another man standing next to him had a white beard and a captain's uniform.
"Yes sir we are!" Alfred chriped.
"Yes... l-love the beautiful.. ship." Matthew stuttered.
"Thomas Andrews, I was the one to design this ship." Thomas said.
"I am Captain Smith, you and every passenger on board this ship are in good hands." Captain Smith said.
"I'm Alfred Jones!" Alfred chirped.
"M-Matthew W-Williams... Alfred's twin brother."
The twins got a strange look from the too men and Matthew explained before Alfred could.
"Our parents are divorced, Alfred lived with Dad in America and I lived with Mom in France where she remarried a Frenchman and changed her name to Williams. But Alfred and I want to surprise our father, so I am going to visit him in America. Alfred, being a good brother, had decided to come all the way to Europe and get me so we can travel together... like old times."
Matthew was more focused on coming up with a lie than to focus on the fact that he was on a ship that is destined to sink on the night of April 14th and 15th. The two man looked at the twins with sad eyes.
"How long? If you don't mind me asking." Thomas asked.
"I think about... ten years almost eleven in about four months." Alfred said, catching on to what his brother was doing.
The men looked at the boys with pity and respect for sticking together throughout the years. Captain looked at his watched and excused himself before leaving, Thomas doing the same as well. Leaving the twins to themselves, Alfred turned to look at Matthew with a smile but frowned when his saw his twin looking at the deck.
"Mattie?"
Matthew looked up and looked at Alfred and forced a smile on his face before muttering about 'getting dizzy being in the sun for too long' before walking away from his brother and heading to their shared room. Leaving the American to himself.
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Matthew curled up on his bed and hugged his pillow as flashs of a the Empress of Ireland raced in his mind, Arthur coming over to his place for a trade meeting but was in tears crying about losing wonderful men and his citizens and a wonderful ship. That was when Matthew leard that the Titanic sunk close to his land, The Canadian was plagued by nightmares of a sinking ship and screams of its victims.
Then the Sinking of the Empress of Ireland With more deaths than the Titanic. Unlike Arthur, Matthew happened to be on that ship when it sank scaring him for life.
A sound of the door opening and closing brought him out of the painful memories. Matthew looked up to see his twin walking over to the bed and sat next to him. Pulling him into a hug, Matthew clung to his brothers chest as he let the tears fall. Showing his weak side to his brother, who rocked him gently side to side, running a hand through Matthew's hair.
"What's up?"
"I-I.... can't be... here!" Matthew whimpered.
Alfred hushed him was Matthew cried. If someone were to see the twins like this they would assume that one of them had a family problem or that it was a sweet brotherly moment. Matthew cried for a good hour before passing out from exhaustion, Alfred sighed before tucking his brother into bed and kissed his forehead before leaving the room to see if there was anything cool to look at in their room.
Time skip
Matthew woke up alone, the feeling of fear washed over the Canadian as he sat up. Something tapped his chest snapping Matthew out of his temporary fear. Looking down at his chest there was a slight bulge under his shirt, there was a silver chain wrapped around his neck. Pulling at the chain to reveal the maple leaf crystal that I had found.
Matthew groaned and dropped the crystal allowing it to rest on his chest again. Getting out of bed and walked out of the room and in to the living room that had a lot of deep reds and golds in it. The Canadian found Alfred in a much more fancier outfit, his hair was even gelled back except for his cowlick.
Matthew looked down to see the same thing has happened to him as well! He had a black dress coat with black pressed pants and polished black dress shoes. A white dress shirt with a black bow tie to finish the outfit off. Matthew glanced at the mirror and froze, he had his hair pulled back by a red ribbon and a few strands of hair frame his face.
"Al?" the blond mumbled, looking at his twin brother.
Alfred looked over his shoulder and burst out laughing. Matthew blushed before pointing at the other, the American nearly screamed. It was like he had a fear of looking nice.
What did Arthur do to make you hate wearing suits?
"What the heck! I didn't mind the other outfit but this! No I want my clothes back!" Alfred cried.
Matthew chuckled at hi twin before his stomach growled, Matthew blinked then Alfred's stomach growled as well. The two nations burst into laughter at the realization that they were hungry.
"Time to eat I guess, eh" Matthew chuckled.
"Yep!"
And with that the twins left the room together in good cheer, Matthew forgetting his fear for the moment of food.
Time skip
Alfred woke up to a dip in the bed, looking up to see a pale Matthew crawling into bed with him.
"Mattie? What's wrong?" Alfred asked as Matthew clung to him.
"I... I'm scared Al... The Titanic is going to sink.... they never made it to New York! We aren't going to make it Al!!" Matthew whimpered.
"I don't want to be on another ship that is going to sink! Not again! Please Al.... Don't leave me alone!"
Alfred sighed and pulled his twin to his chest and rubbed his back soothingly, humming slightly.
"I promise that we'll make it home. That you aren't going to go down with the ship. Okay? I'll be your hero." Alfred said softly before placing a brotherly kiss on the frightened Canadians head.
The two fell asleep in each others arms, Alfred curling around his brother while Matthew curled up to Alfred, his head tucked slightly under Alfreds chin.
Arthur if you can hear us,.... Please save us before titanic sinks!
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Yay! Brotherly moment!!!
Aren't they cute?~ Any way I hoped that you all enjoy this Chapter, it took me sometime to get my Titanic nerd brain going again since it has been while since I read about the Titanic and all that wonderful historical stuff.
Well anywho~ I'll see ya all in the next chapter!
Farewell my little chibi readers!