The Heart Seemed to do it Somehow

"Gajimallaedo meomchwoseoraedo
Neoreul hyanghaeganeun nae mamingeol
Darchido annni juljido annni"

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"Mathias, we should take a break from each other…"

Mathias flinched in shock, looking at his girlfriend with wide eyes. Had he heard her right? No, you could never hear that wrong. They were taking a break from each other? How do people do that, anyways? He gave a nervous laugh as a reply. "W-Whaddya mean, [Name]? That's a good joke you got there, not gonna lie!"

"Mathias, that isn't a joke. I'm serious about this. I feel like you're being too…clingy." You tore your gaze away from his eyes, looking at the coffee table located in the middle of the room. You didn't want to believe it either, but even though he was getting a bit too clingy, you just wanted a break from him.

"But, [Name]…Don't you love me…?" His tone was dripping with pain, making you immediately regret your decision of telling him that.

You gulped quietly and fixed your scarf on your neck. "I-I'm serious. I love you, I really do, but we should take a break and meet new people…Just in case it really doesn't work out."

"Oh…" Was his simple reply. He looked down at his feet, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. He wasn't going to cry in front of you; he was a man! Men don't cry in front of their girlfriends! Well, at least that's what he thought.

"…I'll call you if I ever change my mind, okay?" You walked over and kissed the top of his head gently, ruffling his hair when you pulled away. "So…This is goodbye, for now…Goodbye, Mathias." With that, you walked out the front door while buttoning up your jacket.

Mathias, on the other hand, held his hand on top of his head where you had kissed him. Tears were dripping off of his nose and chin. How could he possibly live without you with him every day? He shook his head. He could do this! The Mathias Kohler isn't a loser who can't go a day without his own girlfriend! Or, at least he thought he wasn't.

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"So, Mathias, what do you like to do? I've already told you so much about myself!" Amelia giggled as she sipped more from her drink. Mathias was doing just as [Name] had told him to do, and that was to meet new people. Though, he couldn't concentrate at all to what the girl in front of him was saying because of how lost in thought he was about [Name].

"Mathias? Hello?" Amelia waved her hand in front of his face to knock him away from his daydream.

Mathias blinked, being pulled away from his thoughts. He gave her a slight smile. "I'm sorry, what was that?"

"What's up in your head? You seem so out of it, Mat." Amelia laughed as she poked the Danish man's cheek.

He let out a nervous laugh, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "It's nothing, really. Just had a slight fight with my girlfriend yesterday, is all…"

Amelia's smile faltered a bit, before she forced a cheerful smile. "Ah, with [Name]? How could you have a fight with such a sweet girl?"

Mathias smiled sadly, looking down at his untouched meal. "I really don't know, babe…" He began to play with his fries, using his index finger. "She just…Wanted us to see new people for a while…"

"Ah. So you came to me first?" There was a hint of sarcasm in her voice, but Mathias shrugged it off like it was nothing. Amelia suddenly became more interested in her fingernails than what he was actually talking about.

"Is that a bad thing?" He looked up, a questionable look on his face.

"Actually, in the girl world, it is. Especially if I'm her best friend." Amelia glared at Mathias and stood up, slamming her hands on the table. "If I ever get a call from my dear [Name] saying that you've broken her heart or hurt her, I'm going to chop off your lovely man-parts and feed them to you in a smoothie." With that, she angrily walked out of the restaurant, leaving a fear-filled Mathias behind.

"My precious man-parts…" He shivered at the thought and turned his attention back to his food. He immediately thought of his best friend and wondered if [Name] had gone off with Lukas, too. He became worried and immediately stood up, running out of the restaurant while dialing the Norwegian.

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"I really can't thank you enough for today, Gilbert." You smiled at the man who opened the car door for you, stepping out onto the pavement. "Today really was lovely."

Gilbert chuckled and closed the door, leaning his back on the door. "No problem, really. I think today was pretty awesome, too."

"Is your favorite word awesome?" You giggled. You had noticed that he said "awesome" a lot today.

"Right next to [Name], that is." He gave you a wink, causing you to blush a bit at his statement.

"Hey, [Name], what're you doing with a loser like him?"

The familiar voice rang through the street, causing you to glance in that direction. You nearly jumped out of your skin when you saw Mathias himself running towards you and Gilbert.

Gilbert rolled his eyes and glared at the Danish man. "She just went on an awesome date with me. What else does it look like?"

Mathias' mouth literally dropped to the floor. You went on a date with him?! Surely that's a joke, right? "That's a good one, Gilbert! You're really funny when you feel like it!" Mathias let out a laugh, which echoed quite a bit.

"Mathias, keep your voice down. There are people trying to sleep, you know!" You scolded at him. Mathias seemed unfazed by what you said as he stomped over and grabbed you by your arm, pulling you into a tight embrace. Your face flushed into a bright red color immediately as you struggled to get out of his hold.

"This lady is mine, not yours! Just because you went on a date with her does not mean that she'd go running into your arms like a magnet!" Mathias glared at Gilbert, who gladly returned the glare.

"Well, if you haven't noticed Kohler, she doesn't want you to be hugging her right now." Gilbert crossed his arms over his chest, his blood red eyes piercing into Mathias' sea blue ones. "So, why don't you let her go and decide for herself?"

"Because she was with me before you took her out, that's why!" Mathias was beginning to act like a five-year old, now. Gilbert of all people was being more mature than him for once!

Gilbert rolled his eyes, putting up his hands in defeat. "Alright, whatever. I've did all I could. I'll see you later, [Name]. Have a good night." He gave you a smile as he jumped over the front of his car to the other side, getting into the driver's seat and starting up his car.

Once he was out of sight Mathias let you go and turned to walk away. You stood there, dumbfounded for a minute before stomping your foot in anger. "Mathias Kohler, you stop right there!"

He did, indeed, stop at the sound of your voice. He turned his head slightly to face you, and all you saw was a look of pain on his features. Had going on a date with Gilbert really hurt him that bad? "What? What else do you have to say to explain yourself, [Name]?"

"What the hell was that!? You know I said we should see other people, and I'd call you if something happened! Why did you go and ruin the night for me!?"

"It's because I can't do this, [Name]!" He clenched his fists and turned fully around. You could even see his shoulders begin to tremble. "I can't go one whole day without you near me! I didn't ask for you to go ahead and tell me that we should see different people! How do you think I felt when you said that?! Huh? You didn't take my feelings into account when you said that, and you have no idea how angry I was when- mmph!?"

You cut him off by forcefully kissing him on the lips. You had grabbed both sides of his face and pulled his head down to do so. A couple tears made their way down your cheeks, but you didn't care. You only told him that you two needed to see new people because you were beginning to feel uneasy about the relationship. You thought he didn't give two fucks about you, but it's plain to see that he actually does.

You two pulled apart, and Mathias noticed the tears on your cheeks. Slowly, and gently, he reached his hands up and wiped them away with his thumbs. You two stared at each other for a while before he finally broke the silence. "Why did you do that…?"

"You don't know that it was torture for me, too…I just wanted to know if you cared for me as much as you said, and I'm sorry for doing that to you." You gave him a smile and looked down at your feet. You really did feel bad about doing that to him, but what's done can't be undone.

"…I would do anything for you, [Name]…" He lifted your face up by your chin, giving you a genuine smile. "And there's nothing you could do that would change that."

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"Even though i tell it not to go,
Even though i tell it to stop,
My heart keeps going towards you.
It doesn't wear out, it doesn't decrease…"