Hetalia High: A Su-Fin Chapter
Berwald quietly pushed the doors to the school's library open. This was where he always felt the most at home. Here, everyone was quiet. It wouldn't be just him, and he'd be able to blend in. Maybe he'd sit in the back corner, where no one would notice his huge size. Not that anyone ever straight out told him that, they were terrified of the Swedish teen-he just knew it. Years of silently watching other people while they thought you weren't paying attention gave him a good idea on what they thought about him. But that was alright. He didn't mind, or particularly care, on what people thought about him. Why should he?
Tino entered the library once again and quickly walked back to the shelf that held the book that he left there hours ago. He smiled when he spotted the book, and swiftly grabbed the book off the shelf. Now all he needed to do was find a place to sit. He looked around and noticed Berwald sitting in a seat near the back of the Library. His smile only grew as he started waving to the Swede. "Berwaaaald!" Tino ran over to the older male and embraced him in a tight hug. He was really happy to see him.
The Swede was simply sitting quietly in the corner, flipping through a book on Finnish lore. He'd never admit it out loud, not even to Tino, but he often found the stories in these Finnish books more interesting than his own country's fables. Whereas his was filled with Viking heroes and violent gods. The Finns' consisted of mystic beings and… Well, they believed that the world was born from a duck. What more could he say?
When the Swede heard the patter of familiar feet, he looked up. Sure enough, there was Tino running towards him. He had just enough time to stash the book under the table before he was tackled into a hug by the smaller teen. An unnoticeable blush covered his cheeks while he hugged back. "H'y, T'no." he mumbled.
Tino looked up at the Swede and put on his brightest smile. "I'm so happy to see you, Su-san! How have you been? What are you doing here in the Library?" Tino didn't mean to sound so annoying, but when he was with Berwald, he was just so talkative. Even though Berwald scared most people, Tino wasn't bothered at all by his cold scary gaze. He actually thought it was cute. Tino finally let go of Berwald and sat in the chair next to where the Swede was sitting.
"Mm…" Berwald made a noise of acknowledgement before ruffling Tinos' hair and letting him go. 'Cute' was more of the word to described Tino. Berwald was more described as 'intimidating' or maybe 'quiet.' But NEVER cute. "'m good. Tryin' t' avoid F'liks, f'r the time bein'." He cleared his throat. He was always at a loss as what to say to Tino. Luckily the Finn made up for it. But Berwald loved listening to him talk, so it was never annoying to him. Tino was the only one who he could feel comfortable around. Anybody else and he would have felt pressured. "H'w 're y'u, Fin? Find out who y'ur roomm'te is y't?"
Tino smiled when the Swede ruffled his hair. He was glad that he finally got to spend some quality time with him. So Berwald was trying to avoid Feliks? Tino couldn't blame him. Feliks was just too girly to be around. Feliks was nice to him and stuff, but Tino never really enjoyed being around him, mostly because he was afraid that the Polish man's 'girlyness' would rub off on him. Tino was girly enough as it is. "Oh, I'm great! And my roommate is Elizaveta. I just wish you could have been my roommate."
Berwald nodded. Feliks was as bit…ambitious for the stoic teen. If that was even the right word. Not that he really minded, it was just as bit too much to take it all in at once. "Mm. Me too." This was only half a lie. He'd defiantly love to be Tinos' roommate, but he was afraid he'd end up cuddling the Finn in his bed a times too many. Or something like that. A light blush covered his face, unnoticeably. "I c'lled th' school t' see if I c'uld r'quest a room w'th yoo…but y' were alr'dy taken…" That had certainly been an interesting conversation. The woman on the other end of the phone had barely been able to understand him, and by the time he had gritted out, slowly, exactly what he was saying, he had been beet red in the face. He had never been one for talking much.
"Really? Oh, I'm sorry! I was the one who requested a room with Elizaveta… I didn't really know if you would be here." Tino was regretting ever requesting a room with the yaoi loving girl. He really wanted to share a dorm with Berwald, mostly because he felt safe when he was around. And because it gave him someone to trust, and talk to! Tino was feeling guilty, so he hung his head in sadness. Why was he so stupid!
Berwald hesitated before lifting a hand to rest on top of the Finns' head. No… He hadn't wanted to make the other sad. He was just happy-beyond happy- that they'd be in school together. The only thing that brought him down was the fact that he couldn't share a room with Tino. He didn't want to make him sad. "Th't's n't wh't I meant, F'n… Dun b' sad…" His hand softly rustled the blonde hair that it was resting in. They could still be together. Berwald felt that Feliks would be spending some nights at the Lithuanian students' room, and maybe Elizaveta could spend some time with the Austrian she seemed so fond of. So they could certainly have sleepovers, right? "We c'n alw'ys sleep ov'r 'n each oth'e'rs rooms…"
Tino smiled yet again when Berwald ruffled his hair and thought about what the other said for a moment. "Yeah, I guess your right." He looked up at the Swede and his bright smile returned. "I'm sure we can work something out!" There was something about Berwald that always managed to make Tino smile. Maybe it was his constant caring for the other teen. Tino took out the book the he was reading, and put it on the table. He just hoped that Berwald didn't notice what it was about.
Berwald hesitated then gave a small smile in return. He didn't smile often, but when he did it was almost always around Tino. "Th's r'ght. So d'nt look s' sad…" The giant's fingers twitched and he decided that he'd might as well take his book out from under the table. It was interesting, and he was in the library, plus Tino probably wouldn't even notice. So he reached under his chair, where the book on Finnish Lore had been thrown, and fished it out. He opened it to the page that he had been on and continued reading.
Tino was spaced out thinking about puppies, until Berwald pulled out a book from under the table. It looked like the Swede was really enjoying the book, so it must have been good. He moved closer to the Swede to where he was practically sitting in Berwald's lap. All he wanted to know was what the other teen was reading. "Whatcha reading, Su-san?" The Finn skimmed over the page that Berwald was currently on, and noticed a few phrases and names in Finnish. Was he reading a book on Finnish Folklore? He was totally sure he saw the name Kuu, which was the goddess of the moon. "Su-san, is this Finnish Mythology?"
Ah, shit. Now he had an inquisitive Finn in his lap. And it really wasn't that he was embarrassed about reading Finnish lore, it was just…well, yeah. He was embarrassed about reading Finnish lore. That, coupled with the fact that Tino was now sitting in his lap. It turned his cheeks a rather lovely shade of red. He resigned himself to his fate. "Y'ah, it is… Though' it looked int'restin', so I checked it o't." Ah well. What was done was done. There was nothing he could do now about that or the uncharacteristic color on his face.
Tino's face lit up with excitement when Berwald said it was Finnish Mythology. "Oh! My aiti would always tell me stories about Finnish gods, and mythical creatures! I was always so attached to the stories." The Finn gazed at his watch and jumped up out of Berwald's lap. "Ah! I forgot! I'm supposed to write a paper to my isa back in Finland!" Which was a total lie. He only said that because he noticed that he was sitting in Berwald's lap and that Berwald's face was all red. Not to mention his face was blushing up a bit too. Tino gathered his things and looked back at the Swede, He leaned down and planted a kiss on Berwald's cheek. He then turned around to leave "I'll see you later, Su-san!" Tino made his was out the door and towards his dorm. But unfortunately, he had completely forgotten about the book he had left back in the Library.
