A Partridge in a Pear Tree

"Ohayōgozaimasu," greeted Japan. Germany nodded as the female pulled a chair and put her bag in it. She took off her coat and dusted off the remaining snow on herself before sitting down. Germany was drinking coffee while looking over some papers for the meeting. Japan called a waiter to take her order as Germany polished some details about the general World Meeting to wrap up some things.

Japan didn't mind Christmas because it meant relaxation and joy after many long meetings to wrap up the year. But she did mind the year-end meetings because it took most of her time, well; it was the price she did have to pay for being part of the G8.

"You're early today," commented Germany. She said, "I was wondering if I could help you out."

"Ja, you can. Could you start arranging the papers?" Germany asked. Japan did as she was told as she also ate her breakfast as they waited for Italy. Around ten minutes later, they were getting ready to leave when they were approached by Taiwan.

"Hi Japan!" greeted Taiwan. Japan returned it with a nod as she bought out something from her bag. The Taiwanese bought out a rather large box from her handbag and handed it to Japan. The box was wrapped in a cute polka-dotted, blue and white wrapper and it was topped by a blue ribbon. It was pretty light. "I found this in front of your door but you already left so I wanted to give this to you!" explained Taiwan.

"In front of my door?" She asked before finding a note taped to the side of the box. She read it silently as Germany and Taiwan looked over her shoulders, "On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave me…"

"Partridge in a pear tree?" continued Germany. Japan untied the ribbon and cautiously opened the box. Inside sat a cute plush toy of a partridge on top of a perfectly preserved pear. She internally squealed as how cute the toy was, with beady eyes and a lovely color combination of green, yellow, and blue.

"It's adorable!" cooed Taiwan. Germany asked, "Who's it from?"

That question stopped both female nations from cooing to think to a bit. Japan looked both inside and outside the box to find any clue, however she found none. She looked behind the note and still found nothing.

"There's no one written here," she said. Taiwan raised an eyebrow, "Really?" She nodded before closing the box and putting it in her bag. They went put on their winter coats before going out to face the snowy path to the hotel where the Meeting was being held.

"Looks like someone likes you," said Germany as they began to walk to the building. Japan blushed as Taiwan giggled. "And looks like they're putting in a lot of effort," she added, further intensifying the blush on Japan's face. They walked to the building as Parisians went on with the day.

Thought I'd do something different for Christmas this year. I hope I would have the time to upload a chapter everyday since my exams are fast-approaching. Which also means projects and lessons are gonna hit me in the face hard if I don't study well. -_-'

Chapter Notes:

Ohayōgozaimasu (Jp.) - Good morning

Ja (Ger.) - Yes