Disclaimer: I not not own Hetalia: Axis Powers. But how cool would that be if i did? :D
December 1st on a Saturday evening, around 2:00 p.m. on a winters day, I was in the family room reading a magazine on the sofa. My little sister, Tobago, had left to go play outside for a bit. I was wondering when she'd be back. Then I heard the knob on the front door moving and keys jingling. 'Nice timing.' I thought.
Tobago came in threw the door, "Hi Trinidad!" she took off her scarf and black snow boots. "Hey, kid." I replied. Then a rather tall man dressed in heavy clothing and a long scarf came threw the door and stood beside Tobago, "I made a friend, Trinidad!" she said, pointing to him, "This is Russia!". I got up and walked to him, looking almost all the way up at him, 'Wow, he's really tall.' I thought. "Hi there." I said. "Hello, Trinidad. It is very nice to meet you, da?" he smiled as he shook my hand.
I blushed a bit, he was really cute, "Uh..nice meeting you, too." I stuttered, "P-please come in and have some hot chocolate."
Tobago grabbed Russia's hand and lead him to the kitchen, "You can sit right here, Russia!" she said as she pulled a chair for him. "Thank you very much." Russia smiled, taking the seat. Russia and Tobago waited patiently at the table while I prepared the hot chocolate. "Trinidad makes the best hot chocolate you'll ever taste in your life!" Tobago stated. "Oh, really now?" Russia smiled, "I can't wait to taste it then!". Tobago smiled back.
The kettle on the stove finally began to whistle. I quickly ran over to take it off and pour their cups. I walked back to the table and placed their cups in front of them. Russia and Tobago both took a sip of the hot chocolate. "Mmm…" Russia sighed, "This really is good! Your hot chocolate is amazing, Trinidad!". I blushed again, "Thanks.". I sat back down at the table. "So, how did you guys meet each other anyway?" I asked. "Oh, I was at the playground on the swing sets, and I wasn't going as high as I wanted to, so Russia came along and offered to push me!" Tobago started.
"Oh, well that's interesting." I said. There was an awkward silence. "So, Trinidad…" Russia finally spoke, "You and your sister are very pretty. Are all the women from your country this good-looking?". You wouldn't believe how red my face went after he said that. I covered my nose and mouth with one hand to hide the redness. "Are you ok, sis?" Tobago asked. Russia leaned toward me and put his hand on my forehead, "You have a fever, da?". My face was now burgundy, and I had ended up passing out from all the blood rushing to my face.
I awoke several hours later in a daze. I was covered down on a little bed mat in the living room. I glanced out of the window and it was dark outside. I turned onto my side, 'I wonder how long I was asle-' I noticed Russia laying beside me on the bed mat. "Russia what are you doing here?" I whispered loudly, "Tobago said that I could sleep over, da?" he replied. "I meant what are you doing in my bed mat!". "Well, you were out for quite a long time, and since I was going to be spending the night, I thought I should keep an eye on you to make sure you would be ok." Russia answered innocently. "Oh…" I was a bit pleased.
'That's very… cute.' I thought as I was drifting back to sleep.
Suddenly, Russia pulled me into his arms and held me close like how a child would hold a teddy bear. "Russia, what are you doing?" I whispered. All I heard was a light snoring. My eyes softened and I smiled a little. I really didn't mind him holding me. I barely knew him but for some reason I felt safe in his arms. I buried my face into his chest and quickly fell back asleep.
The next morning, I woke up and the house was totally silent. I looked around in confusion. I then got up and walked into the kitchen. On the refrigerator, I noticed a little yellow sticky-note:
" Mira,
Russia and I will be out at the playground today. We'll be back in a couple of hours.
- Momo. :] "
'Ok, then.' I thought as I walked away from the note. I sat down at the kitchen table, "What is there to do…?" I said to myself. A few minutes went by before I decided to snoop around the house. I went into the guess room where Russia was supposed to be staying. He had one of his coats laying on the bed, neatly folded. I sat on the bed and picked it up, being careful not to ruffle it. I then held it to my face and sniffed it. It smelt clean, like it had just been washed and there was a hint of vodka.
'He smells nice.' I thought.
It was actually intoxicating. I knew I could just sit there hugging his coat forever. I set it back down and began to walk out of the room, but I stopped at the door. I looked back at the coat, 'Hm…' a thought came to mind, "No! I can't do that!" I shook my head. I turned back to the coat again. Walking back to bed, I picked it up and stared at it. I sniffed it once more, 'I can't believe I'm doing this.' I thought in shame. I left the room with Russia's coat, and hid it in my room.
Later that day, Russia and Tobago returned from the playground. "It was so much fun, Trinidad! We were having snowball fights with everyone! No one stood a chance with Russia on my side!" Tobago said cheerfully. "I'm glad you guys had fun." I laughed. Then I looked at Russia from the corner of my eye, hoping that he doesn't notice that his other coat is missing. "Hey, girls. Question." Russia said. "Hm? What is it Russia?" Tobago asked.
"I like it here. Do you think I could probably stay a little longer?" he asked.
Tobago and I glanced at each other and then back at Russia, "Uh, sure Russia, you can stay as long as you like." I said a little surprised, "Is there something wrong with where you live?". "Not really." Russia replied, "But it can get kind of lonely, da? Everyone that used to be there all left, so its just me. Its nice to have someone in my company again."
Me & Tobago cooed in unison "ohhhh~", 'He's so cute.' I thought. "You stay forever, Russia!" Tobago said as she hugged him, "We don't get guests all that often!", "Really? I don't want to become a burden to you guys, da?" Russia stated, "You'll be no bother at all!" Tobago reassured, "You'll be like our big brother!". "Big brother…?" Russia started, "…Er….". "What's the matter?" I asked. "I already have two sisters." Russia said. He sounded kind of depressed about it. "You do? Who are they?" I asked. "Ukraine is my big sister, and Belarus, is my little sister." He continued, "Ukraine left me to go make friends in Europe. And Belarus…she seems to love me a lot but….she is very tenacious, da?". Tobago and I looked at each other in confusion.
"Yeah, in a bad way." Russia added.
"What makes it bad?" Tobago asked. "She's obsessed with the idea of forcing me to marry her." he replied. 'Creepyyyy~' I thought, and by the look on Tobago's face I could tell she was thinking the same thing. "That's gotta be frustrating." I said. "It is." Russia agreed, "I feel disturbed just by her very presents.". there was a long pause. "I guess you can say that I feel safe here." Russia smiled gently. I then blushed a little and cupped my cheeks with my hands, I had a slight grin on my face, 'He's so freakin' cute!' . "In that case, I agree with Tobago, you can stay forever!" I glomped him and Tobago did the same. Russia hugged us, "I'm glad. I'm so glad to hear that!" he said happily. I ran my fingers through his silky, beige-colored hair as I hugged him. We have a new member of our house hold. But at the moment, all that was going through my mind was:
'He smells so nice.'
*End of Chapter 1*