Disclaimer: all characters belong to Hidekazu Himaruya not me. T-T *sob*
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Prussia didn't really notice him at first , just like everyone else. He would question if the meeting was missing someone, just like everyone else. He would get a feeling that someone was watching him but when he'd turn around there would be no one there, just like everyone else. But he'd never actually acknowledge his presence, just like everyone else.
That was until the day that Gilbird decided to go off in his own.
It was at the end of a meeting and the yellow bird had suddenly flown away and out of the room. Gilbert had given chase of his little flying friend.
The bird streaked down the halls with Prussia following until Gilbird came to rest on top of something white.
The albino ex-nation came to a stop to inspect where his winged companion had landed. Looking at the whole picture Prussia saw that the white object was in fact a polar bear .
In a panic Gilbert was about the call the bird back from the predator but stopped when he noticed that the bear looked to be the size of a large stuffed animal and was floating in the air.
He started to think that it was one of England pranks with his so called magic ,but then he saw that pale arms holding the small bear up.
Following the arms to their owner Prussia was startled to see a young man holding the polar bear.
Gilbert couldn't understand how he had been standing there for 3 minutes and not have noticed a person right in front of him. But before he could evaluate his stupidity any further the young man spoke.
"Is this your bird?" Came the quiet and soothing question from the bear holder.
Gilbert was surprised to hear the boy talk. He sounded calm and he was quiet but he was the spitting image of America. He'd never heard the loud fool talk below a shout before. But the boy in front of him also had other differences from the obnoxious power nation. This person had a large curl in his hair where America had a small tuff sticking out, he was also missing the leather jacket that the blonde idiot nation was usually wearing.
So the albino nation had 2 options. 1, he could assume that the nation standing in front of him was America only opposite day form, or 2, he could ask and take the risk of coming off as totally unawesome.
Gilbert couldn't be unawesome so he went with choice one.
"Hey America! Of course the bird is mine, you see him every time there's a meeting and when we go out drinking. He's Gilbird, remember?" Prussia yelled at the other nation to hide his confusion.
The boy just sighed and opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by the overzealous albino.
"All those Big Mac's must be getting to your head . Me and Spain have been telling you to cut back! Hahahah." While the ex-nation continued to laugh, the other nation just rolled his eyes.
"I'm not America ,Prussia" The boy said at a louder volume to be heard over Gilberts laughing.
The statement made Prussia stop and stare at the boy. "You're not America?"
The boy responded with a shake of him head "Then who are you?"
The boy just sighed again " I'm Canada." when Prussia showed no sign of realization Canada continued "You know America's brother…Mathew…The second largest country in the world." having gotten no reply from the ex-nation, Canada was about to give up when his bear friend spoke up.
"The country that tops America on maps" the white bear piped up.
"Oh" Gilbert said as recognition finally set in. He easily ignored the talking bear, he was friends with England after all. "So you're Canada. Yeah ,now I remember you. You're Francis's son right?"
"That's me " Mathew said looking discouraged .
The depressed look made Gilbert feel guilty and that was unawesome so he decided to fix that.
"Why so glum little guy" Prussia said walking to the unnoticed blonde nation "Did France try to molest you? I wouldn't put it past him ,even on him own son."
"No it's not that, Papa had nothing to do with it specifically." the nation said looking down "It's just that everyone forgets me or they mistake me for America like you just did. My friends, my brother, and even my own Papa does it. It just get me down ,you know"
Prussia responded with out thinking. "Of course I don't know! I am the awesome Prussia and no one can forget or mistake this awesomeness."
Canada gave a small smile and looked Gilbert in the eyes for the first time and the albino nation felt like the wind had been knocked out of him.
The blonde country had the most beautiful violet eyes Gilbert had ever seem, and his heart shaped face with it's sad and weary expression made his heart race.
Why was it that after spending all day in a room with this boy that Prussia had never noticed him. Canada may have been at other meetings as well and the thought that Prussia may have missed him there as well made the ex-nation livid with his own lack of awesomeness.
"I'm sorry Mathew I didn't mean to mistake you. I really should have recognized you by your polar bear" Gilbert said in a rush trying to cover up his mess up.
Mathew gave a bitter laugh "In 120 years I've never once been noticed as Canada from having Kumajano why should it start now." he sighed , in the loneliest way that made Prussia's heart ache. Mathew put Kumajirou down and took Gilbird off the bears head and held the feathered friends out the Prussia. "If he's your's take him. I want to go home and eat Pancakes to sooth my nonexistent ego."
After handing the bird to the albino the sad blond nation turned and left.
After that day Prussia never had any problems noticing the usually ignored country, unlike everyone else.
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That was 24 years ago. Now a days Gilbert and Mathew are good friends with that night and early morning pancakes parties. Of course most of the other nations still don't see Mathew unless they want something. This usually led to Prussia getting mad at them and Canada dragging away the raving albino.
Their friendship stayed the same, much to the ex-nation annoyance. And so his annoyance grew to the point where he decided to do something about it.
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