A/N: Another one based on a role-play I did so, again, sorry for any OOC-ness. Apologies in advance for the format, it's supposed to be texting so there's not going to be a lot of description involved. Hope you enjoy anyway!
Turkey – Bold
Greece – Italics
Turkey sighed. He was soooooo boooooooored. No one was around at this time of day. He was bored of his video games, his books and even the walk into Athens hadn't cured his boredom. What could he dooooooooo? He sat at a Grecian café and fiddled with his phone, scrolling through his contacts aimlessly. Then he stopped at a name. Of course! Why hadn't he thought of this before? It was never a bad moment to indulge in his favourite pass-time. Even if it took a long time to get a reply from him, as he tended to dictate his texts. Turkey smirked and began typing out a text.
Friday 27 May 2016
14:37 – hey
14:37 – hey
14:38 – cat lover
14:38 – hey!
14:39 – im talking to you
14:40 – Yes Turkey?
14:41 – youre lazy
14:44 – Is that all you wanted to say?
14:45 – your food is shit mines much better
14:48 – Anything else?
14:48 – dogs are better than cats
14:49 – HOW DARE YOU
14:50 – CATS ARE MUCH BETTER
14:50 – ha
14:50 – nope
14:51 – THEY ARE FLUFFY
14:51 – AND SOFT
14:52 – AND SLEEP A LOT AND ARE INDEPENDENT ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE EASY TO TAKE CARE OF
14:52 – cats are evil
14:53 – CATS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN DOGS
14:54 – EVER HEARD OF THE FELINES OF HELL NO IT'S ALWAYS HOUNDS, DOGS
14:55 – cats dont love you back
14:56 – CATS LOVE YOU BACK
14:56 – THEY DO
14:57 – THEY LOVE ME
14:59 – Which is more than I can say for most people
14:59 – ha japan likes me better
15:01 – Maybe he does
15:03 – I wouldn't know
15:04 – wait youre not going to retaliate?
15:06 – No
15:07 – why not?
15:10 – youre no fun anymore
15:12 – Then go away
15:14 – If I'm no fun, go away
15:14 – no
15:14 – retaliate
15:16 – Why?
15:17 – shout at me
15:19 – What's the point?
15:20 – you always shout at me thats how it works
15:22 – As if you'd listen to me
15:24 – You never do
15:25 – i would if you asked
15:25 – but you dont
15:27 – What's the point?
15:28 – No one listens to me
15:28 – what do you mean?
15:30 – Why should I force you to do something you don't want to do?
15:30 – i listen to you so does japan and england
15:31 – Do you really?
15:32 – How can you know?
15:32 – because i just know
15:33 – How can you be sure you're not wrong?
15:34 – No one likes me
15:35 – I've only got my cats
15:35 – i like you
15:36 – Really?
15:36 – yes really
15:37 – In case you couldn't tell, that was sarcasm
15:38 – I don't believe you
15:38 – why not?
15:39 – Because if you liked me
15:40 – We wouldn't fight so much
15:41 – People who like someone don't act like they hate said person's very existence
15:41 – Don't act like they wish that person had never existed
15:42 – Don't act like they think that person is a mistake that should be wiped from the Earth... from the galaxy... from existence itself.
15:43 – its called a love hate relationship
15:43 - just look at france and england
15:44 – They're different
15:44 – They know they're not being completely serious.
15:45 – And care when one goes home crying because of what the other said
15:46 – im not being serious either
15:47 – Could have fooled me
15:48 – In fact, you did
15:48 – you know its because of our countries histories
15:49 – I understand... that... but...
15:50 – Once...
15:51 – Just once...
15:51 – what do you want me to do?
15:52 – I wish...we could...put it behind us...and just...be friendly...you know?
15:53 – if that's whats gonna get my greece back
15:54 – Your Greece?
15:54 – yes my greece
15:55 – How am I yours?
15:55 – you just are
15:56 – When did you consider me...yours...?
15:56 – when i took you in
15:57 - Ah yes...the good old days...
15:57 – you sound like an old man
15:58 – Well...considering...I'm almost...as old...as...
15:58 – As you...
15:59 – hmmm youre right about that
16:00 – And...I was left...some memories...from... Mama Greece
16:00 - greece stop
16:01 – So...I could...be considered...older...than you.
16:01 – ha as if!
16:02 – Except...
16:03 – Most of those memories...are of...the period of time...when...she was...dying...
16:03 – greece don't
16:04 – youll upset yourself
16:05 – I'm always told that...
16:05 – for good reasons
16:06 – Don't talk about it Greece...you'll make yourself sad Greece...
16:06 – are you alright Greece?
16:07 – youre kinda scaring me
Which was true. Something was wrong, Greece wasn't usually like this at all. They'd fight and argue a little, have a few laughs and move on. They wouldn't get into the past much and they certainly wouldn't get into Ancient Greece, a sore subject to say the least. So why was Greece bringing it up now? And why so… sadly? Turkey turned his attention back to his phone and read the most recent message, worriedly.
16:08 – No one wants to hear about the day you were born Greece because that's when Ancient Greece started getting sick and dying and that's all we care about Greece...
16:09 – greece stop please
16:10 – We only care about what you did to her not that you didn't even get to celebrate your birthday for years afterwards because that was when Ancient Greece got really sick and that's all that mattered back then...
16:11 – greece I care
16:12 – Nobody wants to know how you were neglected all those years because people believed that if you weren't acknowledged as a new, replacement country they thought you'd just disappear and Ancient Greece would get better and live on for centuries more...
16:13 – greece no please
16:13 – thats it im coming over
Turkey had had enough of this depressed and frankly a little scary Greece. He wanted the old Greece, the one who'd argue with him with ferocity, the one who's laugh was warm and who's smile was bright, the one who's eyes sparkled with glee and mischief, the one who he… he wanted that Greece back. Turkey got up from his seat and quickly hired a taxi. He told the driver the address of Greece's Athens villa and sat back to read the most recent text.
16:15 – We don't care that the only love you ever received was from the very woman you were killing and that everybody else wished you never even existed and that you felt so bad that you cried yourself to sleep every night and almost resulted to cutting and suicide several times...
16:16 – right now greece im in a taxi im coming greece
16:17 – No one cares about that Greece just go away and play with your cats or take a nap Greece 'cause that's the only thing you're good at...
16:18 – just hang on
16:21 – im coming keep talking to me greece
16:23 – I'm sorry...
16:24 – I lost myself there...
16:25 – I'm sorry for bothering you with my thoughts I know you didn't want to hear any of that...
16:26 – im nearly here dont worry
16:26 – Wait what you're coming over? Why?
16:27 – to help you
16:28 – I don't need help...I'm fine...
16:30 – I'm so confused...
16:32 – Why do I need help...?
16:33 – because youre not acting like yourself
16:34 – My...self...?
16:34 – yes yourself the carefree cat loving lazy but wonderful greece
16:35 – Wonderful...?
16:35 – yes wonderful
16:36 – Heh...
16:36 – Hahahahahahaha!
16:37 – Why are you laughing?
16:38 – HahahAHAHAHAHA!
16:38 – im outside greece
16:39 – HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
16:40 – why are you laughing?
16:41 – Hang on... hahaha... I'll let you... hahaha...
16:41 – wait was this a trick?
16:42 – fuck you im going home!
16:42 – you sack of shit
16:43 – Wait, I'll let you in.
16:43 – fuck you
None-the-less, Turkey waited on the doorstep to Greece's sunburnt villa, slipping his phone in his pocket almost viciously. He swore, if this was some kind of trick or joke to get him all worried for nothing then… His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of faint chuckling coming from the other side of the front door before it was opened. And there stood Greece, still laughing, bright smile and warm laugh making Turkey's fury soften into mere annoyance and his stomach flip like a pancake. He coughed a little and made an effort to at least look angry,
"You scared me, you little-" But he was interrupted by Greece's hands on his shoulders.
"I was laughing because I remembered that the first time you saw me you hugged me and told me I was wonderful," Greece spoke slowly and carefully, but not with his usual sleepiness or absentmindedness. He was serious and had a faint smile tracing his mouth. Not that Turkey noticed any of that, no, not at all.
"Oh," Turkey replied, not knowing what else he could say.
"You were the first person to tell me that since Mama Greece. Who had died a week before," Greece continued, the faint smile growing.
"Really?" Turkey internally hit himself. Coming up with all the bright answers today, aren't you, Sadık?
"You were the first person who acknowledged me since her. The first person who didn't neglect me since her. The first person to give me a compliment since her. The first person to hug me since h-" Turkey didn't let Greece finish, choosing instead to gather him into a much needed hug.
"I'll always be here to do those things, Greece. Just say the word, no questions asked, okay?" his voice was slightly muffled by Greece's shoulder but it was heard nevertheless.
After a moment, Greece returned the hug with a whispered, "Thank you. She may have given me life but you were the one who saved it…"
"I'll always be around to save you, Greece. I know you may not need me anymore but I won't let anyone hurt you," was Turkey's whispered reply.
They stayed like that for a moment, gratefully gaining the comfort they sorely needed from each other. Then they pulled away with nervous laughter and a quietness that dragged on a bit.
"Tanrı, you scared me! Heh…" Turkey muttered, scratching his neck a little.
"Do you care about me that much?" Greece asked, tilting his head in curiosity.
Turkey's cheeks warmed slightly and he hoped it didn't show on his dark skin, "Well, yeah…"
Greece smiled, his own cheeks blushing pink, "Thank you. And I, you…"
Turkey grins back, turning away a little. Tanrı, they were acting like 12 year old school girls.
Greece stepped back and opened his door wider, "Do you want to come in?"
"Er, yeah, sure. Thanks," Turkey replied. He couldn't keep tiptoeing round this. He was a country, the former Ottoman Empire, not some Japanese cartoon character. Was he a man or not?
He trudged up the front steps of Greece's villa and through the door, his mind screaming at him to do something, anything. So he did. He turned and quickly kissed Greece before walking off as if nothing had happened. 'Well… that was certainly… something… at least,' he reasoned while cursing inwardly, his face feeling as though it was on fire.
He snuck a glance back at Greece and saw him blinking dazedly, his hand on his lips, "That… actually makes… a lot of sense…"
Turkey hummed in relief and smirked. 'Maybe that wasn't such a bad idea after all' he thought, as Greece shut the door, grinning.
Τέλος/Son.
Translations:
Tanrı = God (Turkish)
Son = End (Turkish)
Τέλος = End (Greek)