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The Longest Time - Chapter 1 (UsCan Fanfiction)

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 "Okay Mathieu, it is time for you to go to bed."
   Matthew nodded and did what his father told him, not one for arguing. He kissed his parents goodnight and started making his way to the stairs.
   "Goodnight, Matthew. Sweet dreams." His mother said, smiling lovingly.
   "See you in the morning." His father stated, an arm draped around his wife.
   "Goodnight." Matthew responded and shuffled up the stairs. He opened the door to his bedroom and stepped into the neat, clean space. He was very organized, and not very messy. When he did make a mess, he always made sure to clean it up soon after. It made his parents happy.
   Matthew had already gotten ready for bed; his teeth were brushed and he was wearing his favorite polar bear pajamas.
   It was only 8:30, but Matthew had school in the morning. Getting enough sleep was important to him so he could learn lots the next day.
   Grabbing his stuffed polar bear Matthew made his way to the window, remembering to close the curtains. But before he did, he looked up at the sky. Or at least he tried to; the house next door was so close to their own that only a small sliver of sky appeared to him. Matthew hated it.
   The two buildings had a small conjunction; a smaller part of the houses jutting out, right below Matthew's window. If he wanted to, he could crawl out onto the little space of roof, and perhaps even sneak into the other empty house. Not that he would ever do that though.    
   The house was completely abandoned; no one had lived there for a few years now. Matthew wondered if anyone would live there again. Surely they would. Except for the closeness of that house and his own, there was nothing wrong with it.
   Maybe they would tear it down if no one bought it. That would be nice too. Matthew might finally be able to look outside his window and enjoy the scenery. That would be much better than staring at a ghostly house.
   Except now he wasn't just looking at an empty house. Suddenly Matthew found himself looking into another pair of eyes. He blinked in surprise and stepped back slightly.
   There was another boy standing in the window across from him. Matthew stepped forward again, gazing curiously. A grin broke across the other's face and he waved excitedly. Matthew waved back shyly.
   The boy held up one finger, and Matthew recognized the sign to wait. A look of concentration crossed the boy's features as he struggled to open the window.
   Matthew blinked and tried to open his window as well, his stuffed bear tucked under his arm.
   Eventually both boys had their windows open, and the other grinned widely.
   "Hiya! My name's Alfred! I just moved in!"
   "H-hi, my name's Matthew." The Canadian said shyly.
   "Nice to meet you, Mattie!" Alfred said, already giving his new friend a nickname. "I’m really glad there's at least one other kid on this block!"
   Matthew nodded slowly in agreement. There were almost no kids that lived on the street that Matthew could play with. It would be nice to have a friend right next-door.
   Alfred started crawling out his window and onto the roof, slowly sitting down.
   "Careful! Don't fall." Matthew called.
   "Don't worry! I don’t think I could fall!" He gestured to the very small space in between the two roofs, which was only about two or three feet wide. "Unless it was over the sides, but I won’t do that!" He grinned.
   Matthew watched him, uncertainty in his eyes.
   "C'mon out, Mattie! It's awesome!"
   A scared look passed over the Canadian's face as he examined the roofs.
   "It’s okay, I won’t let you fall!" Alfred said.
   "Alright..." Matthew replied, still unsure as he began to climb out his window, making sure his bear was secure under his arm.
   Once Matthew was on the roof, Alfred scooted closer and offered his hands to the other to steady him. Matthew gladly took them, needing the support as he carefully sat down.
   "There! Now we don't have to yell to hear each other!" Alfred exclaimed and Matthew smiled a little, amused that he was still talking loudly.
    A moment passed and Matthew asked, "So where'd you move from?"
    "New York city in America." The other replied, and
Matthew's eyes widened a little.
    "That's really far away..." he murmured. “Why’d you come to Canada?"
    "My dad got a new job, and he also thought the fresh air would be good for me. He didn't really like the city; he always worried too much."
    "I see. So did you just move here?"
    "Yup!" Alfred grinned "just moved in today!"
    Matthew couldn't help but smile back. "Where're you going to school?"
    "I'm going to Bear Creek elementary school." Alfred said happily.
    "Oh really? That's where I go." Matthew smiled.
    "Really! Awesome! Now I’ll actually have a friend to talk to there!" He grinned brightly.
    "F-friend?" Matthew stuttered, not knowing how to react to that. He didn't have very many friends, and those he did have usually left him out. It wasn't exactly their fault; Matthew was very easy to overlook.
    "Yeah! We're going to be best friends!" Alfred exclaimed, his smile as bright as the sun.
    Matthew couldn't help but smile back at that. He'd never had a best friend before. Except for his stuffed bear, Kumajirou, but that didn't really count.
    A brief moment of silence passed and Alfred yawned, his mouth opening wide. Matthew held back his own yawn.
    "We should get to sleep, we have school tomorrow." Matthew said, and Alfred nodded.
    "Okay. See you tomorrow, Mattie!" And with that, Alfred slowly moved back towards his window and climbed inside. Once he was in the house, he turned back. "Night Mattie!" He closed the window and drew the curtains
    "Goodnight, Alfred." Matthew murmured, even though Alfred was already gone.
    Matthew crawled back over to his own window and climbed inside. Once he was safe in his own room, he closed the window and moved towards his bed, glancing at the clock as he did. He and Alfred had spent about 45 minutes talking to each other. It was way past his bed time.
    The young Canadian climbed into his soft bed, yawning and hugging his bear to him tightly. His eyes slipped closed and his last conscious thought was how nice it would be to have a real friend.
Okay, so i've had this written for a while and decided to upload it to deviantart for more critiques ouo

This was just an idea I had when I saw a post on tumblr about two houses really close together, with a little overhang almost connecting them. Someone commented something like, "I bet the kids who lived there grew up to be best friends."
so I just had to write it

Please, tell me what you think!

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allondranicky12's avatar
Finally! I found more UsCan!

Aww, they're adorable!