EnglandxReader
Holiday of Lights
You were putting on your coat as your friend, (friend's name), was pushing you out the door. Your gloves were in your pocket and your (f/c) hat was in your hand. You were going to the park for its Christmas light show. This year's theme was "Christmas around the World".
You and your friend were going on the group ride. It was just an old truck painted red with hay bails in the back for people to sit on. Your friend's boyfriend invited her, and she asked if she could bring a friend. You knew most of his friends, but his brother was coming in from college.
"Alfred!" she yelled, waving. He grinned goofily and waved at you two.
"Hey, _, I want you to meet my brother," Alfred smiled. He grabbed a guy in a dark green coat and a Union Jack hat. "This is Arthur Kirkland. Arthur, this is _ _."
"Pleasure to meet you," Arthur said in an accent you thought was, for lack of a better word, downright hot. He slid off his hat to be polite. You suddenly were looking at his emerald eyes, scruffy blonde and thick eyebrows that looked really good on him.
"It's great to meet you too." You smiled, glad the cold hid your blush.
"Hey, you guys," Alfred yelled, "get your money ready. We're about to go in."
You felt your pockets for your money frantically. (f/n) looked at you.
"Fudge!" you yelled, trying not to curse.
"What is it?" your friends, Ludwig, Feliciano, and Kiku, asked in their different accents.
"I forgot my money when (f/n) pushed me out the door," you sighed.
"I wish I could help, but I only brought enough money to get in," Kiku said.
"Ja, same here," Ludwig added.
Arthur suddenly perked up. He turned back to face you.
"I'll pay for you to get in," he sweetly smiled.
"You will?" you grinned. "I promise I'll pay you back."
"With your five dollars? I won't accept."
"Why not?"
He smirked slightly. "Instead of paying back with money, you can act like this is a date, love."
Your face was too red for just the cold to be at fault. You wanted to smile at the work "love", though.
"Can I take that as a 'yes'?" he asked.
"Sure," you smiled.
Your other friends were picking on you as you held Arthur's hand. Francis and Feliciano made hearts at you, and Yao, Ludwig, and Kiku just shook their heads. Ivan smiled at the blush on your face and your embarrassed laughter.
"A bit annoying, aren't they, love?" Arthur laughed.
"'A bit' is an understatement," you laughed, stopping when you noticed Francis had something in his hand he was smirking about.
Arthur noticed too and squinted his eyes to see what it was. A man with a bucket held it out to you two as the others piled into the back. He got a grin as he noticed Arthur paid for you both, then Arthur lifted you into the truck. Alfred made you two sit in front of him and (f/n).
You started going toward the lights. For each country, a traditional song played to let you know where you were. You looked to your lap. You saw your "date" didn't have gloves.
"Arthur, aren't your hands cold?" you asked.
"A small bit," he laughed.
You grabbed both of his hands and held them in your own just as you began to see the Eiffel Tower and Arc d'Triomphe made out of lights. Francis was smiling as he thought of home and yelled something about it being the city of lights. Then you went through more countries as you talked to Arthur.
"So, where did you go to school exactly?" you asked.
"It's in London. I was born and raised there."
"How do you know Alfred, then?"
"We are half-brothers."
"That's cool."
Francis smiled. "Later, since l'amore is on my side, I have a lovely surprise for you two when we get to the London lights."
You glared at him. "Go fall in a hole, snail slurper."
Arthur laughed at you.
"That isn't a good way to talk to your friend," Francis smirked.
You stuck your tongue at him.
"Don't let your tongue freeze like that," the Frenchmen laughed, "Arthur would have to try to unfreeze it."
"You bloody wanker!" Arthur yelled.
"Why don't you go fall off the Eiffel Tower," you smirked.
You were starting to really like Arthur. He smiled like a little kid at the last country on the light show, England. Big Ben and a London Eye that looked like it moved was on display as "God Save the Queen" played. Alfred cleared his throat and pointed up where Francis was holding a small green plant with white berries over your head. You felt your face get redder as you looked at Arthur.
You didn't get to look at him long though because soon his lips were on yours, and your eyes were shut.
At the end, Arthur drove you home and happened to fall the mistletoe your friend hung in the doorway.
