Forever alone..Or not. [Gilbert]

[dayy]

What day was it today? Monday? Mondays were okay, and contradicting a popular belief, were not that terrible, it's the mindset people had. Matthew tried to remind himself of that.

But Matthew really didn't like lunch periods. He never had a spot to sit in, and loneliness was never something he enjoyed. Not only that, but he had to keep a careful eye on his power. Invisibility. He had to make sure the lunch lady saw him, or at least noticed his fading figure. Today wasn't his day though, he went absolutely invisible without noticing, and had a few people scream at a moving tray of food. He managed to turn back before someone poured chocolate milk on him to make sure he was there.

He payed for his lunch, and shuffled away in embarrassment. He wanted to disappear from all those giggling students. Disappear..Disappear- Oh no. There it went again. With a sigh, Matthew decided that it didn't matter now. He'd just watch out for people, try not to bump into anyone, and go on his merry way to eat in the corner of the cafeteria, or in any other spot no one sat in.

He did feel a bit jealous though, of all those people who were sitting in groups of pairs, chatting away and laughing. Matthew wasn't a depressed person. Far from it. But when it came to these moments, he really felt like a failure at life. And out of all the possible useless powers, he had this one.

Non the less, he began to walk, trying to spot an empty area. When he though he had it, he noticed an albino sitting there, facing him. Oh, well of course, no one could see him. Shrugging it off, he turned to find another spot..

[starryneko]

It was another day, Monday, Friday, he really didn't care as long as he was going to get done with this schooling. He wanted to go back to Germany, his home, and make sure that his house was always safe and protected from the people who even dared to enter it. However he was told he was overprotective. Resisting the urge to stick out his tongue, he sat down at the table, stirring the food with his spoon.

Threading his bony fingers through his silver hair, he stared at the other people in the cafeteria. Even in a school of super children, not one of them was albino like him. That just made him feel spectacular. Sarcastically of course. The shadows sprang up from underneath him, barely a few inches off the ground and grabbed onto his ankles. If he wasn't so used to it, he would have jumped out of his skin. 'I know you're there. Stop reminding me.' He hissed mentally, which the inky tendrils only tightened their grip before sinking back into the ground.

Were you even supposed to talk to your powers? Were they even normal for normal standards? He was told at night you could see red eyeballs in them. Gilbert had to admit it was cool, but obviously, floating disembodied eyeballs were supposed to creep people out if they weren't used to it. Swallowing his food and taking a sip of his water, he stared around. These kids weren't like him. He didn't find really anyone with his powers. The albino was told that his powers were usually villain powers. Gilbert snorted. There was no good or bad people, only people on each other's beliefs. Simple.

Yawning softly, he blinked as he felt a tug. It was the shadows again. 'What now?!' He snarled mentally, no expression outwardly showing on his face as a tendril slithered around up to his knee. No one ever really noticed that his powers had a mind of it's own. It made easy to use his powers during class, because his powers and him liked to show off. 'Because he was awesome?' He believed he said? Oh well, it was easy to crush and demolish the targets given to him. '...' Why could he hate his power's tendency to look at the room around him? It was beneficial. Someone was stopped in front of him?

"...." Gilbert blinked. There was actually someone there. "Hey! You can sit here if you want. Kid like you is going to get trampled. Come on and sit down next to the awesome me." He gestured to the place in front of him.

[dayy]

Wait- Who was that albino talking to? He took a moment to look behind him, but there was no one else he may be referring to. He was completely sure he was invisible, he even took a moment to look at his arm. Yep, invisible. Some people even looked at Gilbert weird, as if he was talking to thin air. But how could the guy see? Well, it didn't matter. He was inviting him to sit and Matthew would never reject.

The blond made his way to the table and sat his tray down, before sitting next to Gilbert, and finally triggering his ability off. First were his eyes, then his curl, and then everything from the top to his head to his feet, he became visible again. "I- Um. Thanks."

Oh god! Was that the best thing he had to say? Nervously, he began to fidget, trying to find something to say. "H-How did you see me?" why so blunt? It just made him panic inside!

While panicking, he took a moment to look the guy over- Not that way, just his face. He had snow white hair, and pale skin, and..Red eyes. Oh god, and he thought his eye colour was strange. Violet certainly didn't compare to that red. But he liked red. It was his favourite colour, and somehow, it triggered a smile.

"I-I mean, people don't usually see me..When I'm using this ability." he explained, wondering if the male had an ability that helped him see Matthew. He was curious now. He hadn't realized, though, that he was actually meeting someone new. And that someone actually saw him when he wasn't supposed to be seen. That was both a very scary, and a very comforting thought.

Either way, this guy seemed interesting, if not for being an albino and seeing Matthew, then for calling himself awesome while actually inviting Matthew to sit down. And the Canadian was absolutely interested now. So interested, he hadn't notice he was staring. When he did notice, he looked away quickly, face painted light pink from how rude he felt.

[starryneko]

Why the heck did he look confused? Blinking slightly, he stared at the boy a little closer, and he realized he was practically see through. ...Was that his ability or something? Being able to phase in and out? A small sense of amusement passed him as he saw the boy look for someone else. Cute. As if anyone would talk to him. Narrowing his eyes slightly at one of the little girls who stared at him as if he was insane, she turned around with a small sneer.

What was wrong with these snooty people anyways? You're not special, they all had powers. There was nothing special about it. Watching the boy sit down, he realized that it wasn't a phasing ability...maybe invisibility? That would be a good power if you could use it right. He ate some more food before he looked up again, slightly surprised that he could now see the boy. Blond. ....And what the hell was with that curl?

"No problem." He answered, before a small amused look passed over his face, more obvious than the one before. "Your shadow. You may be invisible, but when you pass over normal shadows, I can tell." Flicking his wrist to the side, the tendril shot up around his arm and twisted into his hand, much like a snake, before making a small hissing sound. In a small dark flash a completely shadowy dagger was in his hand. "My shadows alerted me. No one can hide from the awesome me." Flicking his hand up, the knife flew up and spun before dropping, the blade racing towards his open palm....before it completely disappeared in a shadowy mist. "Your power. Invisibility? If you were phasing, you would have phased through the chair." He guessed, taking another bite of food.

Gilbert nodded, before letting him talk. The boy was obviously what Fritz would call a 'prey' type. Someone small and weak. He hated people like that, but this boy wasn't faking it. No...the sense was real. Which means he didn't hate the boy. The albino raised a eyebrow at being stared at for a little bit, before the blond looked away. "Don't worry kid, not going to eat you. Now tell the awesome your name and grade. Let's start at the basics."

[dayy]

Shadows. That was pretty cool. Matthew watched the trick, flinching at the snake, and the blade, and the spinning, he looked like he was about to faint or something. Powers like these seemed like they would belong to a villain, and Matthew wasn't too sure how to react to that. But this guy seemed nice. Nice enough to call on him and all.

His shadows alerted him though, it seemed a little creepy, no one could really hide from him, and he had full control of something that was always there. It seemed so..Perfect. Matthew was about to swoon and remember all those romance novels, until he remembered he was asked a question."I-I'm sorry- Uh- Yes. Invisibility. K-Kind of lame, I know. Phasing could of been more useful." he admitted, giving a shrug.

Sometimes he wanted a better power but that would mean more danger, and Matthew was just not that sort of guy, at least not yet. He liked to stay safe and keep other safe. He didn't know how he was going to survive in this school and-

"The shadows may." he laughed a little. "..They can't, can they?" being eaten by a shadow wasn't something he considered. Ever. "But um, my name is Matthew Williams. I'm in grade eleven. And you..?"

[starryneko]

His powers were in stereotypical villain category. He didn't believe in heroes or villains. It takes the unique person to use that. Though in every thing he saw...his side power usually was highly evil and stuck in that category. Biting the inside of his lip, he didn't care who he fought for and gave his life for. If those people believed the same thing he did, he could deal with it. There was no good or bad. It was simply people deciding what was good or what was bad for themselves.

People were so judgmental and easy to please. Licking his lips, he hummed softly, analyzing the boy practically fainting on the spot from his small trick. It was amusing in a way, but also hurtful. Not that he cared, but...who wanted people to always be afraid from his 'evil' powers.

"Nah, invisibility is a cool power too." He grinned slightly. "You could easily sneak up from someone from behind and bang~" He imitated a gun going off with his hand, and he laughed. "It's a really cool power, if you get to use it right. Must be hard if you can't control it, ja?" His German accent slipped out, and he realized he didn't care. Gilbert...was intimidating when he sounded more German, which...considering the boy in front of him, might not be too good of a idea.

Holding back the wince he felt the shadows cut into his leg. Those things just loved to mess with him. 'I know! I know!' He hissed mentally, not actually knowing what he was talking about, but the grip loosened none the less. Raising a eyebrow he stared at the blond. Gilbert paused. "No...I don't think the shadows will eat you...they haven't tried before." Shrugging he nodded, listening to him.

"My name is Gilbert Beilschmidt." The albino grinned. "11th too. See, it's not that scary. Tell the awesome about yourself Matty~! You're interesting~" The kid really wasn't that wonderfully interesting on the outside, but maybe something made him a little bit interesting on the inside. Like a puzzle.

[dayy]

In Matthew's case, he was a sidekick. The idea of Heroes and Villains did seem a bit black and white to Matthew, but he never stopped to wonder about it. Because if you're a sidekick, you feel like a complete loser. On the other hand, you're kept away from the more dangerous things, unless your hero drags you to it. Matthew didn't have a declared hero, and avoided being stuck with someone he'd cry about in bed at the end of the day.

Then, Matthew couldn't help but flinch at the bang. He stared at Gilbert with slight disbelief. "S-Shoot someone? I don't think I could ever shoot someone. But.." he paused, to frown to himself. "I never had to. I never even had to face the people who bullied me, I'd just turn invisible and go home." he admitted. "It's cowardly, I know, but I can only fight on ice."

He had also noticed the 'ja' at the end there. He wasn't really intimidated, knowing another language. Though he did hear German can be a bit..Scary to listen to. "Gilbert Beils-..Can't say it." he hung his head, nearly giggling. "I'm sorry, you are German, aren't you?" Matthew knew he had to get out of that shell, anyways. "I can speak French, if it makes any difference."

Being called interesting for once, it made him feel a bit more outgoing. A bit.

[starryneko]

This boy had a aura of innocence around him. Extremely odd from his standards...he never got used to the fact that people could be innocent. Pushing his plate in front of him slightly, he tilted his body backwards to get a better look at the other. The blond hair, somewhat short, with that odd hair curl. What was that for anyways? He wanted to tug it.

Did everyone feel like that? It just...hangs there. Gilbert twitched slightly. Oh yeah, the kid was saying something. He gave a small bark of laughter. "Shooting someone isn't all that hard to be honest. Morals are the only thing stopping us." Listening to the boy, he didn't stop the calm look on his face. "Fight on the ice? Is that your second power?" A grin took over his face. "If you can fight you should. It's not fair for the people who care about you. You fight and give your life. If you don't give your life to the ones you care about, then why should they give their life to save you?" He asked curiously.

Fritz always just smiled him when he said it. "You can be terrified, you can be scared of dying, but if you can't give your life for the greater good, then why would people expect that if they will give their life for you, you would be selfish to want otherwise. Though humans are selfish, so I think it's completely normal." He grinned. Gilbert learned this on his own, why not tell the boy what he was getting into?

Gilbert let a another loud snap of laughter, playfully. "Yeah. Not many people can say my last name. It's awesome like that!~" Tilting his head for a moment, he continued. "I call myself Prussian. Bloodline. However East Germany is where I was raised." Raising a eyebrow he chuckled. "French? As long as you don't molest people while speaking it, it can be a pretty nice language.~" He commented lazily.

[dayy]

[starryneko]

"..Hockey?" His head tilted curiously. Gilbert remembered seeing children on ice skating, and he remembered the game with the sticks and the black little circular thing, but he never even played it once. Then again, he was rarely in snow...He wanted to see it again. Oh well. "Shooting someone is always easier than the fear of you dying. If you think about it, you will always care more about your life than others. Even if you want to be a martyr. You shoot to kill. Not to wound." He shrugged slightly. The albino had the passing thought that he probably sounded like a lunatic, but it was true.

"Hopefully you'll never be stuck in that type of situation." He comforted slightly, and in a way knew he might be. Grinning brightly, he thought he might toy with the little Matthew. "I fight all the time." He growled darkly, "I always win~" He smiled again, letting the topic switch. He was too lazy to force someone he just met to realize the horrors in life.

"Canadian?" He blinked for a second, and had to remember where the heck Canada was on a map. He hated geography class. "Ah. Pretty big place." He commented as he remembered. A wince broke through his lazy facial expression as the shadows tugged on him. Did the kid realllly have to mention about the shadows. "Off." He muttered to them, before nodding. "Pain. Though they are extremely friendly, and they're the ones that alerted me to your presence. The like to interfere with everything. But they are good shadows...except at night. Then they like to prank people without my knowledge." He admitted shamelessly.

If the kid wanted to hurt him as he slept, it wouldn't be easy, because the shadows had a mind of their own.

[dayy]