It was late summer at the Nordic's home. Outside, the leaves were just
starting to fall from the trees. The temperature was lukewarm, not hot
nor cold. All the Nordics except for the youngest were inside having a
fika. Having fika every afternoon was one of their family routines and
they were confused as to why Emil wasn't there. "i ask'd 'im to check
up on my furn'ture store. maybe 'e got caught up sittin' in a
recliner." Svi had said in between sips of coffee. that was no reason
to be late though. usually, having fellowship with family was Ice's
top priority.
before anything further was said, the door opened. "Hey
Icey! we were just talking boucha!" Mathias boomed. Emil didn't say a
word and sat down. His cheeks were pale. "you don't look so good.
want some coffee?" Lukas asked. Emil blankly shook his head and his
eyes were glued to the wall. "Please, tell us whats wrong" Finland
said as he set a gentle hand on Ice's shoulder. "Nothings
wrong...unless you consider being smitten wrong" Emil finally said.
smitten? that was a new word for Iceland to use. "with 'oo?" Svi
asked, trying not to smile. "T-this girl that walked in. she was nyo
of...of...i don't remember" Ice stammered. He in fact did remember, but preferred not to say. He folded his hands in his lap as he glanced at everyone there. "oh..." Fyn sighed as he sat back down. Emil was obviously nervous and severely love-struck. Lukas suggested he take a
rest, and for once, Emil didn't say no. He obediently went to his
bedroom to rest.
"Smitten, eh? Well I wonder who with..." Den had said
while halfway in thought. that was the question going around in
everyone's head. Lukas, having known Emil on the most personal level,
knew that his brother lied. it was the way he folded his hands. he
always did it like that after he told a lie. "He wasn't giving the
truth you know?" Norge said matter-of-factly. "So he really does know
who she is?" Fin asked. Norway nodded. "He knows her name as clearly
as we know the seasons" was how he liked to put it. "but it worries
me" he added. "But why ya so worried, Norgie? it could be the start of a beautiful
relationship!" Mathias said with his hands clapping excitedly. Norway
was not amused. at all. though not as bad as some, Lukas could be
quite the yandere over his brother. he was very protective and almost
too much. "i still don't like it. i want to know this girl. everything
about her. then i might let it go." he spoke. "look Norge, nobody's
perfect. Even if she is the one for him, you'll find some excuse to
keep your brother under your wing" Dan said sounding firm. Lukas
glared at him evilly. wasn't keeping Iceland safe his job? but Mathias
did have a good point, the Norwegian couldn't deny. "look, Lukas," fin
began to say, "you aren't going to be able to shield ice from
everything. I say sit back and watch first. no matter what happens,
watch it through first" as Mathias did, Tino also had a good point.
"then watch i shall" Lukas stated. he wasn't saying that lightly
either. if he couldn't see Emil, his troll could. it would be like 24/7
surveillance.
with a snap of the fingers, the troll appeared in the
room awaiting instruction. in his native tongue, Lukas told the troll,
nicknamed Munch, what to do. Munch nodded and faded away. Emil was
asleep, but the troll could see the dreams in his head. Munch was by
far not a mind reader, but he could see into dreams. He saw images of
a brown haired girl that had the prettiest golden eyes. her clothes
were tattered at the edges, but not so much that it looked uncouth.
The girl was rather nice. it was when Munch tapped into the audible
section of the dream that the girls identity was made clear. "Jia!" he
heard called as the image of the girl looked up to attention as if that were her
name. this was where the dream ended. Emil sensed the supernatural
presence and it began making him stir in his sleep. Munch quickly
teleported away and started to search for this Jia girl. She could be anywhere among the nations, but she looked Asian, so that made the search a bit easier. It took a while, but he finally saw her. She matched Ice's dream to a T. The hair, the eyes,
everything. Munch followed her until he learned who she was. She was the nyo
for the most important city in China. He felt stupid for not seeing
that sooner, but even trolls are slow sometimes.
once he'd figured out the puzzle, he teleported to Lukas. "Ja, Munch? back so soon?" he
Asked. munch nodded and told who it was. "Hong Kong never was my
favorite guy, and his nyo is even more arcane to me" Lukas had stated.
His concern for his brother's safety was great. Mathias could see the
expression of worry. "oh, Lukie, I'll help take care of Icey. if there's
anything fishy about that girl, I'll tell ya!" he said happily. if
Lukas' eyes could change colors like Lokki's, they'd be glowing like
bright red headlights. "You can't even take care of yourself! like I'd
expect you to father over MY brother!? Absurd! and stop putting 'ie' at
the end of my name" Lukas shouted angrily. he quickly calmed himself
though, evening his expression. "Norge, i think you should let den-den
help" Tino said. "more like dumdum..." Lukas silently added. Mathias
was like a puppy, begging to help with ice. finally, after so much
pleading, Lukas allowed it. "if you guys think you can help, I'll
accept your offers. I probably am overthinking it. I'll trust this issue in both of your hands." he said. Dan bursted with joy. He loved to help
his little Icey buddy. Made him feel important; like a celebrity. Fin
smiled sweetly. "looks like someones happy" he said while glancing at
Denmark. "Almost too happy" Lukas added.