Arthur let out a sigh, looking at the park around him. He had chosen to read through one of his old spell books for nostalgia's sake under a big tree. He would come here every day for a while and was soon used to all of the children yelling and having fun around him.

Arthur winced a little when he got to a dog-eared page. That was the artificial life spell…

He stared at it for a while, Alfred coming into his head for about the 10th time today.

"Hey, Artie!" Gilbert's voice chimed happily and Arthur looked up to see him with Antonio and Francis walking up to him.

"Hello," Arthur raised his eyebrows in confusion. "What are you three doing here?"

"A special surprise," Francis winked, kneeling down in front of him as the other two sat down next to him.

"First you should tell us how you've been!" Antonio said happily. "We haven't seen you in a while, amigo."

"Fine," Arthur scoffed, closing his book.

"I didn't know you were still allowed to keep your spell books," Gilbert stared at it.

"What am I going to do with it?" Arthur rolled his eyes. "Last time I checked, I don't have magic."

"Of course, mon ami," Francis sighed. "Ignore him, he's an idiot."

"Hey!" Gilbert snapped and the rest glared at him.

"What was your reason to come here, again?" Arthur asked.

"Are you still thinking about Alfred?" Antonio asked bluntly.

"Thank you for opening that wound for me, Antonio," Arthur sighed sarcastically. "I really needed that after all this time."

"You are not good at these things," Francis sighed at Antonio.

"What we're trying to say," Gilbert laughed, "is that we got an idea."

"About a year after you left the Academy," Antonio grinned, "we learned the technique of combining powers to do spells only powerful sorcerers could so."

"And…?" Arthur asked, not really caring at this point.

"And then we've spent a while mastering a certain spell," Francis snatched the book from Arthur's hands.

Arthur blinked a few times, finally registering what they were saying.

"You learned the spell I used to make Alfred?" Arthur gaped at them.

"And it's been fucking exhausting," Gilbert groaned. "Franny's been obsessed with figuring it out to the letter."

"And it was last week," Antonio smiled, "when we finally got it right."

"You made Alfred?" Arthur nearly felt his heart stop.

"Almost," Francis shrugged as the trio stood up around Arthur.

"What do you mean by almost?" Arthur narrowed his eyes.

"See for yourself," Gilbert grinned as the trio started murmuring something in unison, their words now foreign to him. Curious, Arthur stood up himself, snatching his spell book back from Francis. He was very skeptical about this. He could already feel something in the pit of his stomach from just the thought of at least seeing Alfred again.

Once they finished, Francis made a motion with his hand, telling Arthur to turn around. Slowly, Arthur complied. When he turned all the way around, about a foot in front of him, was Alfred. He was standing perfectly still, an empty look in his eyes.

"A-Alfred?" Arthur's voice cracked.

"Close," Antonio stated.

"We could never nail the personality," Gilbert sighed.

"But I got an idea," Francis walked up next to him. "You should kiss him."

"I should what?" Arthur snapped. They were in the middle of a park, a man appeared out of nowhere, and no he was expected to kiss him? He was actually interested in seeming normal. But…this was Alfred…

"You are the one that gave him a personality," Antonio shrugged.

"And you think pressing my lips against his is going to give that back?" Arthur glared at them.

"You know you've been dreaming of kissing him since he's disappeared," Gilbert nudged him.

"Sod off," Arthur snapped at him.

"It's worth a shot, non?" Francis stated.

"So much for me seeming normal for once," Arthur shook his head and walked up to Alfred. He looked just like him, but his eyes were dull. Like when Arthur had tried to trap his soul all that time ago. Other than that, he was the same Alfred. Still a head taller than him, still tan, still…

Arthur took a deep breath and stood on his toes connecting lips with the man in front of him.

Alfred felt something. Which was weird, because he wasn't supposed to feel anything anymore. Something slowly came into his vision. He was pretty sure it was a face and he felt something against his lips. The more he focused on the face, the more he recognized it. Was that…

The person kissing him suddenly stopped, letting out a sigh. But Alfred didn't want to stop. He quickly gripped onto the person's head, pulling him in close and into another kiss. He couldn't help but grin slightly when he saw those emerald eyes open wide before closing his own.

They eventually pulled apart when they had to breathe and Alfred stared down at Arthur, who was looking up at him in disbelief.

"I thought I was supposed to be dead," Alfred smirked and Arthur wrapped him into a tight hug. He let out a laugh and looked around where he was. It looked like some sort of a park. "Where are we?"

"Some park Artie loves," Gilbert chuckled and Alfred noticed for the first time that the trio was there with them.

"Hey, guys," Alfred smiled. He looked down at Arthur, who was still hugging him. "You okay, dude?"

"I'm amazing," Arthur nuzzled his head further into Alfred's chest.

"He missed you," Francis laughed.

"Yeah," Alfred rubbed Arthur's back. "I wish I could say I missed you, too, but it only seemed like a second to me…"

"I know," Arthur hugged him even tighter.

"You know, we've never held this spell for this long," Antonio sighed. Alfred looked back up at them, and all three of them were starting to look tired. It took Alfred a second to remember that Arthur didn't have his magic anymore.

"Oh, right," Alfred muttered. He didn't like the idea of more people breaking the law for him.

"You can put the burden on me," Arthur stated and slightly pulled out of the hug so that he could look back at the trio.

"You can do that?" Francis asked.

Arthur nodded. "You can put the pressure of a spell onto a mortal. You'll still be casting it, but you won't feel the burden."

"I can't make you take that on just for me," Alfred looked down at him.

"I've lived with it before and I can do it again," Arthur insisted, a determined look on his face. Alfred looked up at the trio, who were keeping their mouths shut for the time being.

"And I won't let you," Alfred stared down at him.

"Five years," Arthur muttered, pressing his face into Alfred's chest again.

"W-What?" Alfred asked, a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"Five years, four months, and sixteen days," Arthur shook slightly. "I don't want you to be gone for any longer…"

Alfred stayed quiet, staring down at Arthur. He'd been gone for that long? He hugged Arthur tighter. "I'll take the burden."

"Are you sure?" Gilbert asked.

"I'm not gonna leave him for any longer," Alfred shook his head.

"Aren't you two adorable?" Francis chuckled.

"How do you do it, Arthur?" Antonio asked.

"You're sure?" Arthur locked eyes with Alfred.

"Yeah," Alfred nodded. Arthur sighed and took a step back from Alfred.

"Touch his shoulders," Arthur stated and Antonio, Francis, and Gilbert all placed their hands on Alfred's shoulders. "Focus on the spell, and then just push it over."

It was awkwardly quiet for a while and then Alfred felt something like a crushing weight on top of him. He had trouble breathing for a second, and then he felt completely exhausted, about ready to pass out.

"Shit," Alfred muttered as the three backed away. "This is what you went through?"

"All day," Arthur stated. "Are you still sure that you want to take the burden?"

"Positive," Alfred nodded, pulling out a weak smile.

"I still can't believe I fell in love with a fake human," Arthur chuckled as Alfred pulled him into a hug.

"I kinda have to be in love with you," Alfred laughed.

"Ah, l'amour," Francis snickered next to them.

"So, what have you been doing for the past 5 years?" Alfred asked. He still felt extremely exhausted, but he wasn't going to let Arthur know that.

"University," Arthur sighed.

"Sounds fun!" Alfred chirped. "When can I sign up?"

"When you can afford it," Arthur grinned.

"Well, you have fun in your mortal world," Gilbert patted their backs. "I'll try my hardest to keep that spell up."

"We will be heading back to our world," Antonio smiled.

"And if he even starts disappearing," Arthur glared at them, "I will personally find you and beat your arse."

"Point taken," Francis smiled. "Au revoir!"

"Bye, dudes!" Alfred waved happily. When they finally left, he turned back to Arthur. "So, five years, huh?"

"Yes," Arthur stated.

"Looks like I have some catching up to do," Alfred smiled and pulled Arthur into another kiss.

Yay! Happy ending! It kidna sucks, but it's also kinda good. I dunno. You tell me. Anyway, this story is now over. And for those of you reading "Song of the Day" I will try to update that as fast as possible, but it's slow going, sorry!

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