Don't Forget the Mistletoe
Rating: T
Pairing: DenNor, SuFin,[Iceland, Sealand and Ladonia are here to…]
Warnings: Real names used. Lukas is Norway, Mathias is Denmark, Emil is Iceland. Naturally the others have their official names.
Done for the Christmas One-Shots. As expected, this turned into a three-shot… I'm not good at one-shots at all. Oh well!
Explanations for some things at the bottom.
Disclaimer: Do we really need this? Of course I don't own Hetalia.
Lukas smiled to himself as he set the red and green basket on the tree branch, careful to hang it so it wouldn't tilt and spill the nuts inside. "Emil, don't fill the next one up too much, alright?"
Pale blue eyes looked over to where the ashen haired was working, the paper strips of the next basket in his hands. He simply nodded when he caught his brother's eye, glancing up every so often to see Carpenter Andersen and commercials on the television. Peter had gone into the kitchen to harass his other uncle, Hanatomago trialing after him. Norway rolled his eyes when he saw that the micronations had abandoned trying to make the heart-shaped ornaments again this year; Ladonia was napping on the smaller couch. At least that meant they'd get some peace…
"Ah, we found them!" The Maltese pup perked up, barking happily as her owners returned from the garage. "They were really high up, no wonder you didn't see them!" Finland carried the box of lights over with a laugh, careful not to hit Emil; the Norwegian could hear Berwald putting the ladder away before the garage door fell shut.
"I wasn't the one to put them away, so they weren't in their usual spot." The shorter blond made sure to say it loud enough so the man in the kitchen heard him.
"You were busy fighting the tree! Figured I could at least put some of the other stuff away!" The eldest grumbled, the beeping of the timer going off.
"You mean like how you took it upon yourself to cook this year?"Norway moved around the married couple – both already working on untangling the lights. He leaned against the doorway, shooting a glare at the Dane's head when he saw what he and Peter had been so quiet about. "Get out of the rice cream!"
"Whoa!" The child jumped, getting a laugh from the wild haired man when he hurriedly backed away from the bowl. "Aw, we just wanted to see if we could find the almond!"
"The point is not to know." Lukas shook his head, shooing the man aside and placing the bowl back into the fridge. "Mathias, don't be such a bad influence."
"Bad influence? Ouch, you pain my poor heart!" The taller laughed, flashing a large smile as he messed up Sealand's hair. "That's alright Peter; if one of us gets the almond we can split the prize!"
"Yeah! Uncle Norway, what's the prize this time?" Bright blue eyes turned to him.
"It's Island's turn to pick." He shrugged, watching as Sealand ran out yelling for the teen. Smiling softly, he could hear his brother give a shout of surprise when he was attacked, the boy jumping up onto the couch to harass him.
"Peter!" Tino's worried and disapproving voice was next, Svirge saying something he didn't catch.
"Hey, you awake?" Danmark's teasing voice got his eyes open again. "You're a bad eavesdropper; you just close your eyes and listen in like that."
"It's just nice to hear the house active." He sighed, peeking in on the pinnekjøtt. "Hm… we have about an hour?"
"Yeah, about." The man leaned in over. "I was thinking of taking Sealand and Ladonia out sledding or something for a bit; kids are going to drive everyone crazy if they stay cooped up." He snickered, winking over Norway's shoulder. The younger country looked over in time to see their nephew's eyes were wide, rushing back to his parents.
"Ladonia, wake up! Uncle Denmark said we're going to go sledding!"
"Tch… You purposely rile him up, don't you?" The Norwegian grumbled, mixing the kohlrabi.
"I just don't get to see the kids often – and stop peeking at the food! I told ya I got it covered!" Denmark pulled Norway back from the stovetop by his waist, getting hit with the ladle in the process. "Seriously, relax Norge! You're going to drive me crazy!"
"'Lemme go!" The younger was struggling in the older nations hold, attempting another swing from the wooden tool. He felt the man laugh against his back, glaring before stomping down on the closest shoe.
"Helvede!" Mathias barked, easily releasing his grip and leaning against the wall with grit teeth. "Norge-!"
"Go get something warm on idiot, before that kid starts throwing a tantrum or something." He shooed him out, wanting to at least spice the food his own way. The Dane grunted, muttering about revenge on the Norwegian before hurrying to get his 'nephews' ready.
The Norwegian listened in, his bad habit of closing his eyes to hear better kicking in as well. He could hear the younger two boys start to argue about who would be using the sled first – the argument was quickly put to rest when Sweden intervened and said he had his in their trunk. Finland was badgering the kids and Denmark about being careful, in return being begged by Sealand for them to bring Hanatamago. Finally Tino relaxed when Denmark promised they'd go through town mostly to look at lights and set ups.
"Hey Emil, you should come too!" Norway chuckled to himself at the eldest's attempts. "Ya can't stay in here all day without going in the snow!"
"I'm helping Lukas with the décor-"
"Come on Ice, you're still a kid yourself!" By now Mathias was dragging the boy to his feet.
"Danmör-! Noregur!" He peeked into the room at his brother's call, watching Tino and Berwald laugh as the violet eyed was forced into a jacket by the Dane and Ladonia.
"Call me big brother."
"No!"
"… Sorry Island, I think you should go too. Someone has to keep an eye on Danmark." He smirked at Emil's face before he was shoved onto the porch. "… Mathias, don't let any of them get sick."
"Yea yea, I know! Sheesh! You need us to get anything while we're out and about?"
"No. All the decorations are almost put up." The blond shook his head, watching the olders dark blue eyes look over the house from his spot by the door.
"You don't have any mistletoe, Norge."
"Didn't grab any I guess." He shrugged, seeing the Fin look around as if trying to find it too. "Doubt they will be any shops open this late anyway. 'S Julaften."
Denmark crossed his arms, frowning for a moment before a large smirk took its place. "We'll see about that. Alright, we'll be back in time for dinner!" The door slammed shut behind him.
*Paper Norwegian Christmas Baskets
Cute little baskets made from paper, usually of two or more different colors, intertwined to make a heart shape basket that will hold nuts or candy. They usually decorate the tree, but feel free to put them up anywhere.
* One of the most popular Norwegian Christmas Stories is "Carpenter Andersen" written by Alf Prøysen in 1971. The story has been shown on national TV and played in many local theaters cross the country.
*Ladonia
In case you didn't know who Ladonia is, he's new to me too. I've been out of the fandom for a few years. Ladonia is a micronation based on the Internet. However, the claimed land (located in Sweden) does exist, and he states his king is a talented artist. Ladonia, who lives on Swedish territory, acts very spoilish towards him, to the point of knocking him down during a tantrum. He also appears to address him as Sve. The character acts hot-headed and aggressive toward the other micronations. Ladonia looks down on Sealand and feels he is unworthy of leading the micronations. He immediately rejects Sealand's proposal of friendship and claims to hate him, though later has apparently recanted this rejection and joins him. In contrast, Sealand likes Ladonia's "interesting" personality and thinks he is "cool" after Ladonia is transported into a laptop.
*Rice cream:
I hear it's a delicious dessert. Got the recipe from a friend. Message me if you want it.
Rice Cream is often served with an almond hidden in it. The person who finds the almond gets a prize - usually a marzipan pig or a delicious Norwegian chocolate.
*Pinnekjøtt:
Pinnekjøtt is rib of lamb, which has been either salted and dried or salted, smoked and dried. Pinnekjøtt has a good deal of bone fat, so it is best to allow about 500 g per person if it is served on its own; if it is served together with sausages, allow 350 g per person.
*Helvede just means Hell in Danish.
*Julaften - Christmas Eve in Norwegian