ok im going to try and write a story with many chapters just bear with me because im not very reliable. ... anyway in this fic yao is going to be two years older than ivan. ivan will be 17 and yao is going to be 19. ivan is in highschool still and yaos in college, but when they meet they just assume that the other is in highschool/college

the pairings that will probably come into the story will be:

rochu (duh)

ameripan

fruk

gerita

and maybe pruhun im not sure

so yeah i dont know how often ill update but we will see...

all characters belong to himaruya hidekaz

Ivan was incredibly awkward. There was no doubt about that. In fact; he was so awkward he had ended up going to his friend-but-not-friend, Alfred, for advice on getting a date. He was 17 for goodness sakes! He was one year off from being 18 and he still had never been in a romantic relationship. Of course the reason he was having so much trouble might be because he liked boys, rather than girls. Ivan was pretty sure Alfred liked guys too, so he supposed he was the best person to ask about this sort of thing.

Slowly he knocked on Alfred's door, waiting for the annoying American to appear at the door. It only took a couple of seconds for him to arrive, the door being opened and Alfred's bright and childish face appearing.

"Oh, Ivan! What are you doing here, man? You've come to try and turn me into a communist, right?" Alfred exclaimed, opening the door a little to let Ivan in. The tallest of the pair walked in, shooting Alfred a somewhat innocent glare.

"For the last time, I am not a communist just because I'm Russian, alright?" he grumbled, pushing Alfred somewhat gently but aggressively at the same time. The blue eyed boy laughed, shutting the door behind Ivan and telling him to make himself at home.

"You just want me to think that, don't you?" Alfred scoffed; pretty much jumping onto his couch and watching Ivan sit beside him like a normal person. "Okay, seriously though, what do you want?"

Ivan took a moment to look down, scratch his face in embarrassment and then let out a long sigh. "I was wondering if you could tell me how to get a boyfriend," he looked away as soon as he asked, face heating up. Alfred let out some sort of shocked laugh, Ivan couldn't really tell because it sounded stupid and Alfred always sounded stupid to him.

"A-A boyfriend? Why did you come and ask me about this? Are you saying that I'm...?" Alfred trailed off, glancing towards the wall of his living room.

"Oh come on, I've seen how you start acting around Kiku. I'm not as stupid as you seem to think I am," Ivan huffed, brushing some strands of hair from his face. Alfred turned red at the mention of his friend Kiku, laughing nervously. Ivan watched him fix his glasses and bite his lip. He let out a soft sigh. "If you can't help me, I'll just leave." he went to stand up.

"Wait, Ivan... ah... I guess I could help you, somehow..." Alfred was so embarrassed; he couldn't believe that this conversation was even happening right now. He and Ivan were not the closest friends, but if Ivan was coming to him for help he supposed that the Russian respected him somewhat. "I'm not sure what type of advice to give you, but, pick out someone you like. Maybe someone not from our school, get to know them and just be yourself." he kept nervously playing with his glasses every few seconds, unable to look Ivan in the eyes.

Ivan tilted his head in confusion at Alfred's words. Be himself? Was it actually that easy? Well, this was all a waste of time, he thought to himself. He supposed he better thank Alfred for his help, anyway. He actually did stand this time, giving Alfred a small smile, a thankful one.

"Thank you Alfred, I appreciate your advice." he gave him a quick wave, then turned and walked from the couch towards the door.

"Hey Ivan, Kiku said his cousin recently broke up with his last boyfriend, maybe you should get to know him?" Alfred called after him, awkwardly stumbling after him before he reached the door and left. Ivan stopped at these words, creasing his brow. He guessed that meeting Kiku's cousin wasn't a bad idea. If they didn't hit off, at least then he had tried to get some relationship going with him.

"What's his name?" Ivan asked, turning to face Alfred, curiosity all over his face. If he was Kiku's cousin, surely he had be really down to earth and calm like him? He could only hope so; he didn't really want to end up with someone like Alfred. That would be very annoying.

Alfred took a moment to think, blinking slowly and trying to recall the name of young man in question.

"I'm pretty sure Kiku said his name is Yao or something like that... or maybe it was Wang?" Alfred snorted, laughing into his hand and causing Ivan to roll his eyes at his childish behaviour. "Wang! Ivan that's funny, come on, laugh with me!" he giggled, trying to calm himself down. Ivan just shook his head.

"Okay so, Yao? That's a nice name. I hope he's nothing like you." Ivan huffed quietly, crossing his arms. Alfred looked offended slightly, but just went to smiling stupidly as he always did.

"Hang around for a little longer, alright? I'll give Kiku a call and ask him to ask Yao if he wants to meet you!" the American hummed, pulling out his mobile phone and quickly dialling his Japanese friend's number. Ivan sighed, sitting down on the couch again, looking around as if he was absent minded. "Yo, Kiku," Alfred said into the phone, smiling at the sound of the call being answered.

"Do you need something, Alfred? I'm kind of busy right now..." Kiku's always strangely calm voice hummed.

"Yeah! Hey, you know your cousin, the Wang one?" Alfred asked, starting to laugh again.

"His name is Yao." Kiku huffed, making Alfred start to laugh more. "What about him? Do you need something from him?"

"I suppose. I was wondering if we could get Ivan and Yao to meet! You see, Ivan wants to try and get a boyfriend and I told him that your cousin digs guys!" he adjusted his glasses slightly, talking excitedly into the phone like a little kid. Alfred heard Kiku let out a quiet sigh, then fall silent as he was likely thinking about it.

"I will ask Yao if he wants to meet some friends, alright. I won't tell him it's a scheme to set him up with Ivan." Alfred's face lit up, and he turned to Ivan nodding childishly. Kiku hung up the phone, obviously so he could call Yao to ask him. Alfred and Ivan were left awkwardly waiting for Kiku to call back for about five minutes.

Ivan was ecstatic; he really hoped this Yao was really cute! Hopefully not someone who was too manly, nothing like Alfred, and just really cute! Hopefully he'd be shorter than him, too. He was one of the tallest boys at school, which of course ended up with people being scared and intimidated by him. Ivan really hoped that Yao would not be frightened of him upon meeting.

Kiku finally called Alfred back a moment later.

"Yao said he's willing to meet you and Ivan tomorrow. Come over at about eleven, Alfred." and with that, Kiku didn't even say goodbye, and just hung up. Alfred put his phone away, turning to Ivan and smiling brightly.

"Kiku said that Yao will meet us tomorrow! So, Ivan, just come over tomorrow before half past ten and we'll go over to Kiku's, and you can meet Yao!" he said cheerfully, walking over to Ivan and patting his shoulder. "I'm sure you and Yao will get along just fine!" Ivan nodded weakly.

"I hope so... what if he's scared of me though?" Ivan mumbled, slumping against the back of the couch. Alfred sighed softly and frowned.

"Even if he is scared, show him you're not a scary guy. Because you're not scary, quite the opposite, really," Alfred muttered, glancing to the wall. "Now, get out of here before your communist aura rubs off on me!" he exclaimed, pointing at him dramatically. He obviously changed his behaviour because the air between them was getting way too friendly. Ivan rolled his eyes.

"I was going to leave anyway, I was afraid I might become like you. Goodbye Alfred, see you tomorrow, I suppose." Ivan shrugged, shuffling towards the door and taking his leave.

As he walked home, he couldn't rid himself of the excitement he felt. If everything went well, he would be able to get into a relationship! Of course as he walked slowly in thought, he began to freak out silently because he realised he had never kissed anyone before. Or held hands, or hugged in a romantic way.

In fact, he was probably going to be some sort of innocent virgin in Yao's eyes!

He ran a hand through his hair nervously, looking at the ground as he walked. Also, what if Yao just didn't like him? Oh no, what if Yao liked Alfred more? All these possibilities sounded like a nightmare to Ivan!

Ivan was absolutely terrified, no doubt about it.