why the heck there's a little kid running around. 8|

completely lost now and doesn't where he is. T_____T;;

find him then! He wonders if Mattie is still in Iggy's house...

... he just got lost in Arthur's house.

searching the rooms now! Iggy's house isn't too big, so he should be able to find him..... *should*.

really doesn't know where he was.

kinda wonders about why Mattie wouldn't remember Iggy's house...Since they both lived here for a while, or at least visited a lot.

didn't live here long... at least when he did he stuck to his room.

understands now, but still kinda thinks it's funny that Mattie doesn't know the house~

doesn't think it's funny. He stops right where he was and sits.

continues looking through the rooms, and looks in the room that Mattie is in, not seeing him, then moves on to the next room.

sitting in the middle of the room, he didn't even see Al look in.

finally decides he should call out to his brother. "Mattie?? Where are you bro?"

looks up and turns around, inching towards the door. "A-Al?"

turns around, a confused look on his face. "Mattie?" Hadn't he just checked that room?

inches out the door. "Y-Yeah."

spots him this time, smiling. "Mattie, hey! I guess I didn't see you when I checked the room!" Laughs as he walks over to his bro.

frowns a bit. "Well I'm the invisible one, your the fattie."

gawks at his brother, offended, and pulls up his shirt, pointing to his flat belly. "Does this look like fat to you?"

stares and shakes his head. "No, but the way you eat it will be fat."

laughs then and lets his shirt drop. "That's why I work out, Mattie!"

raises a brow at that. "Oh? Cause I'm not sure about that."

"Not sure about what? Me working out?"

nods. "About that. "

grins. "Well of course I work out! That way I can be an awesomely strong hero!!"

frowns a bit. "Al you're not much of a hero."

gapes at his brother. "What are you talking about? Of course I'm a hero!"

shakes his head a bit. "No..."

resolve is faultering slightly. "Yes I am!!"

continues to shake his head a bit. "No... cause... cause Francis...

confused now... "Cause Francis what?"

shakes his head quickly. "N-Nothing."

raises an eyebrow at this. "What did he do Mattie?" He'll beat the guy if he hurt his brother or something.

quietly starts down the hall. "Eh... nothing. Honest, we're just fighting."

grabs Mattie's wrist, his expression serious now. "Has he hurt you in any way?"

stops and shakes his head. "N-No, he hasn't hit me or anything Al. He wouldn't do that."

tugs lightly on his arm "Being emotionally hurt counts too!"

keeps his gaze on the ground. Mumbling "no it doesn't."

frowns and shakes his arm slightly. "Yes it does!! Tell me what he did to you!"

winces a bit, Al always forgot how strong he was. "We just had fight, he wouldn't let me into the house for an hour or so."

's eyes widen. "What?! What were you fighting about?"

stares at the ground. "H-He was mad that I had changed into a child."

silent for a moment. ".....He was mad about *that*? What the hell! Shouldn't he have been ecstatic that you were little again?"

trying not to cry, rubbing his eyes a bit with the back of his hand. "It was... the look he gave me."

's expression softens, and he pulls his brother into a hug. "It's alright, Mattie." Oh, he is seriously going to have to kick some French_

pansy ass now.

struggles just a bit. "Al... it's really okay."

grins at his brother. "Oh yeah, it will be! Once I beat some sense into him!"

quickly shakes his head. "N-No it's fine."

continues smiling. "Don't worry, bro! It's no trouble for me!"

rubs at his eyes some more, trying not to show Al he was crying. "He didn't hurt me."

's expression falls again. "Well apparently he did if you're upset about it!"

looks away and shakes his head. "I'm just being really childish about this."

frowns at him. "No you're not, bro! Listen, if he hurt you, he hurt you! End of story! There's no excuse for it, no other explanation,_

nothing! Especially when it's something as trivial as that that he got mad at you for!"