Tempest

Chapter One

AN: Yo! This is a sequel to one of my other fics called 'Blackout.' You probably need to read it to understand what's going on here. This was originally going to be called 'Whiteout,' but I thought it was kinda cheesy. Tempest is kinda a synonym to it, plus it has a connection to airplanes so I couldn't pass that up!

Started writing July 10th 2018

Started editing August 1st 2018

Matthew groaned as Gilbert moved to get up. He wrapped his arms around his waist pulling him back down into the bed. The albino laughed carefully prying his hands off.

"Come on, Liebling. I've got to have a shower." Prussia said brushing some hair out of Canada's eyes. "Jou can come vith me if jou vant."

Matthew huffed and let go of him rolling back over. He pulled the covers over his head. Gilbert smiled standing up; the blond was never a morning person. He quietly went over to their suitcase and picked out clothes for the day before going to the shower. The couple was staying in a hotel in Tokyo for meetings.

Prussia finished his shower and got dressed heading downstairs to find some breakfast. He picked up miso soup, rice and grilled tuna. It wasn't his typical breakfast, but he didn't mind. He managed to find some coffee too. The albino went back up to their room to find Matthew still asleep.

Gilbert smiled and set a cup of coffee on the bedside table knowing the scent would wake him up soon. He went over and sat at the tiny pedestal table to have his breakfast.

After five minutes, Matthew's head popped out of the covers. He stared at the coffee debating whether or not it was to far. He sighed and narrowed his eyes. He wanted the coffee, but didn't want to move. The albino smiled watching him.

"It's good coffee, Birdie." Gilbert said with a smile. The Canadian looked to him and back to the cup. He bit his lip and groaned loudly sitting up. He grumpily took a sip of the coffee. "Guten morgen."

"What time is it?" Blackbird asked through a yawn. He took another sip of his coffee humming happily.

"Almost eight." Prussia said finishing his breakfast and going back to the bed with his coffee. He sat cross legged next to the Canadian snaking an arm around his waist. "We need to be there in a half an hour."

"Why are they so early?" Matthew mumbled leaning into the Prussian's side. He smiled and kissed his cheek. "I don't understand morning people."

"Jou better get ready." Gilbert warned. Blackbird nodded reaching over him and setting his coffee down. He rolled out of bed and dug through their suitcase. He found one of his sweaters and a pair of jeans. He grabbed his mask as well, he brought it with him all the time. The Canadian was happy that it was a casual dress meeting, he really didn't want to put on a suit. He knew that the Prussian was watching him as he dressed, he smiled showing off slightly.

Once he was done, he went back over to the bed and sat back down with the coffee. Gilbert had already finished his and Matthew quickly chugged his. The Prussian stood up and offered Canada his hand. He took it and he pulled him up and into a kiss.

"Jou're so cute, Birdie." Prussia hummed as they broke apart. The Canadian blushed with a small smile. Gilbert pulled Blackbird along to the door. He grabbed the keys and their cell phones on the way. He handed Matthew his and he stuffed it in his pocket. Canada yawn loudly as they stepped into the elevator. "How are jou so tired?"

"Ghouls are nocturnal, remember?" Blackbird said sarcastically with a smile while Prussia rolled his eyes. The pair stepped out of the elevator into the lobby. Gilbert took Matthew's hand in his as they started to walk. It was a beautiful warm day and the sun was shining bright. He smiled happily feeling the sun on his skin.

The meeting was in a tall sky scraper right on the top floor. It was a few blocks over from their hotel so there was no point taking the subway or renting a car. He didn't mind the walk, it was good to get some exercise in between the meetings.

Canada decided not to take up any contracts while he was in Japan. The ghouls in the districts in Tokyo seemed to be at odds with each other and he really didn't want to touch that and make it worse. Every contract that had been sent to him that was in Tokyo was on another ghoul.

A weird scent caught his attention. He looked around immediately spotting a group of five young people across the street. They had slightly differing white coats and dark pants. He'd never smelled anything like them before, he didn't know what they were. One of them, the oldest looked his way. The man had white hair, but looked like someone had dumped a bucket of black paint on top.

Matthew quickly looked away focusing back on Prussia and where they were going. The pair walked into the lobby of the building just as Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were. All of them got into the elevator together and made some small talk until they reached the top floor. They stepped out and Gilbert spotted his brother and pulled Canada towards him.

"Hallo West!" Prussia greeted slapping him on the back. Germany grunted while Italy waved and Japan smile greeting them as well. They stood around and talked for a while in the break room before the meeting started.

Blackbird knew immediately when America entered the room. He didn't need to see him to know he was glaring. His hate for the Canadian had amplified since the nations took his side. It had been a few years and anytime they were in the same room, Alfred would glare at him. He'd talk bad about him to anyone that would listen.

The other nations didn't treat him any different after they learned he was a ghoul. They still mostly forgot about him, except when they had a question about ghouls, Matthew didn't mind. Some of the nations had been pushing new laws around ghouls. Ones that would help them and not hunt them.

Germany waved for them to go into the actual meeting hall. The nations filed in ready for a couple hours of boredom and presentations. Prussia and Canada managed to get seats side by side. After an hour of sitting, Matthew was almost falling asleep. Gilbert poked him and quickly drew a grid on his notebook. He raised an eyebrow with a smirk. Blackbird sighed with a smile and drew an x. The albino smirked and drew an o. The couple played X's and O's for a while barely paying attention to the presentations.

'I should bring like sudoku or something.' Matthew wrote. The Prussian nodded quickly.

'Ohhh, maybe bring like a where's Waldo book.' Gilbert wrote back. The Canadian laughed quietly starting another game. They played for another while until Italy started his presentation on pasta. His was one of the few presentations Blackbird payed slight attention too. Mostly because Italy was always so happy and excited to talk about pasta.

Suddenly there was a loud crash and all the nations jumped out of their seats. There was a huge hole in the side of the building. Matthew immediately stepped in front of Prussia seeing the dust starting to clear. Three pairs of glowing red eyes materialized out of the smoke.

AN: A new chapter will be posted every Thursday unless something comes up. Best way to know if I wont be posting will be to look at my tumblr ( tallpoppy-canada)