The Village That Slept

Pairing: Russia x fem!Lithuania

Warnings: Language, smut in later chapters, etc.

Summary: Russia and fem!Lithuania get stranded in an abandoned village after their plane crashed in the Ural mountains.

This story was inspired by my favorite book which is out of print.

Tori groaned and opened her eyes only to see a blanket of darkness surrounding her, not even an ounce of light. She rubbed her head, it hurt but the reason for it was a mystery to her. It seemed to be that she was in some sort of accident and hitting the ground impaired her memory slightly, whether or not it would be permanent was anyone's guess. The ground underneath her felt like soft grass with some rocks in it and it was a tad chilly outside.

Suddenly, she heard a groan coupled with a confused "Привет? Is anyone there?…" Tori recognized that voice and its thick Russian accent but she couldn't quite place who it was coming from. Then it came to her, the voice was Ivan's, her 'master'. She stood up shakily, the pitch black greatly inhibiting her motor skills, and slowly walked towards the origin of the voice.

Ivan held his leg, which had a descent-sized slash in it but he, like Tori, was unsure what it was from. He heard someone walking towards him and said to help them locate him "I'm right over here just follow the sound of my voice." When she reached him, she put her hands out in an attempt to feel him, he then grabbed the hand roughly, in the blindness of the dark, he did not know who it was.

Then she squeaked and said "I-It's me… Tori. P-Please l-let go of my arm sir."

He then released her hand. "Извините (Sorry), I didn't know it was you." Ivan murmured under his breath. Tori helped him to his feet with some difficulty because she still could see nothing, Ivan hissed in pain when he put pressure on his injured leg. "Do you know where we are? Or how we got here?" he asked.

"No sir, I'm afraid I have no idea." she answered then continued, "I think we might've been returning home or something? I-I think we should find somewhere to lay down for the night, then we can start looking tomorrow."

Russia thought it might be too risky to try and move while it was dark, they didn't know the terrain, for all they know, they could be on the edge of a cliff, one false move and they could slip off the edge and fall to their deaths. After pondering this for awhile, he ordered "We will spend the night right where we are, there is no point in trying to move when we're blind as bats."

She replied, out of fear of angering the taller man who was known for being unpredictable, "Okay."

They both laid back down on the ground. At first, Tori felt slightly uneasy and laid about a foot away from him, weary that Ivan might take advantage of the dark. Her thoughts were interrupted when Ivan came closer to where she was so that their bodies were touching and put his thick jacket over both of them to stay warm.

"This is for body heat." Ivan muttered. Tori mentally scoffed at the irony of it, since he was very cold himself. She made no move to stop him however, even when he put one of his legs in between hers and put his arm across her shoulders, she even rested her head on his chest and listened to the slow beating of his heart.

When Tori awoke the next morning, it was bright out and she groaned, noticing the pain in her head again. "Good, you're awake now. The sun rose about an hour ago so we should start looking for civilization да." Ivan said. She looked over at him and almost forgot the situation they were in then blushed when she realized he was fully awake for some time but let her continue to sleep on him.

Tori stood first then brushed off the dirt from her clothes. Then, she helped Ivan stand on his injured leg. They looked around and saw what looked like a small village out in the distance. Separating them from it was about 2 miles of open meadow, then they stated walking towards the village in the distance in hope that they could help them. They walked in silence towards it.

Tori, despite the fact that she wasn't nearly as strong as him, helped him walk. Though she was slightly uneasy about being in such close proximity to Ivan. He had a stoic face and rarely showed any emotion rather than that false, plastered smile that could make anyone tremble with fear.

"Are you okay? You've been staring at me for quite awhile." Ivan questioned. Her eyes widened slightly then she looked away and to the ground. Tori hadn't realized that she had been staring at him and she was slightly embarrassed at it.

"No sir, I'm sorry, p-please don't hurt me..." she said in hope that he wouldn't punish her because of the obvious lie. At home, Ivan would always punish her for small things like not having dinner done on time or forgetting to wash his sheets. Out here, she wasn't so sure to how he would behave now that they were put in a completely new environment.

However, Ivan gave her a whimsical smile and ruffled her hair. Apparently, he wasn't mad at all and was in a rather good mood. "I know you were, but it's okay Литва. I don't mind." he reassured her.

When they arrived at the small village they saw that it was very run down. The streets were overgrown with grass and weeds to the point where it was barely recognizable as a street where at one point people walked. "Let's search да. Maybe, just maybe, there's someone here." Ivan urged her. Tori was going to protest but then thought better of it.

As the walked through the overgrown street in silence it was apparent this village had been long abandoned. Bushes were growing in between the houses and even inside of them. Most of the doors on the small houses were either gone or rotten to the point where there were gaping holes in them. The houses had thatched roofs which were sagging. The village was not extraordinary by any standards. It was just that one overgrown street and two small lanes that cut across them. On top of a small hill was a church with its doors appearing firmly shut. Ivan shouted, "Привет? Is anyone here?!"

No reply came and Tori looked up at him and inferred, "Iv-… Sir, I think this village is deserted."