2nd Chapter is finally uploaded! It took forever to get my formatting right, and my computer was all wack!
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Lukas finally got somewhere that was quiet. He picked a spot under a cherry tree and sat beneath it. The fight with Mathias was so random...Why did it have to happen? He rested his head on the trunk of the tree and closed his eyes. Soooo much he hated his life right now.
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Tino was a little out of breath as he jogged almost the entire way from the dorms to the park. He came to a slow stop and paused to catch his breath for a few moments. Exercising a little more might be a good idea. Finland cringed to think he might be out of shape, but to be out of breath from such a "short" run was embarrassing. Once his lungs had their fill of good old fashioned oxygen, he started to look around the park like Mathias had suggested. It wasn't too long before he spotted the familiar silhouette of the mysterious Nordic sitting beneath a tree.
"Lukas!" Finland called cheerfully as he trotted over to Norway's side. "I'm so glad I found you!"
Lukas' eyes fluttered open when he heard a familiar voice call out to him. "Huh? Oh, Tino." He was looking for him? But why?
Tino smiled as he sat down next to his old friend. "Mathias said you might be here," he said. "Berwald and I dropped by and it sounded like you two had a fight... I hope you don't mind me coming to check on you. I got worried you might be upset." His friendly smile turned a bit sheepish. "Are you feeling better? You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, of course."
Lukas sulked a bit when he heard Tino mention Mathias' name. The fight made him feel a bit...Down. "Yeah, I'm better. And I don't mind." He looked down thinking about the fight again. "We didn't really fight about anything..." He sighed. "God, I'm stupid..."
"That's not true," Tino said gently with a warm and encouraging smile for his friend. "I'm sure Mathias isn't angry with you. Perhaps a little confused and upset, but soon you'll be able to laugh about how silly it was later."
The Finn's eyes brightened. "Oh, I know! When I have an argument with Su-san, I tell him a joke!" he said cheerfully. "That usually helps lighten the mood." Rather, his jokes were so bad and the very idea was silly enough it was probably hard to stay mad at the smallest Nordic after he made a fool of himself like that. A cute face could get you pretty far
The Norwegian raised and eyebrow. "A joke...?" Was he serious? Sure that would probably work for him, but certainly not for Lukas. "That only works for you because you're adorable." If Mathias caught him doing something like that, he would probably annoy him about it for the next 3 or 4 weeks.
"Don't be silly," Tino encouraged cheerfully. "Jokes help make everyone feel better. I'm sure Mathias would be happy to hear one from you. In fact, I think it would make his day." This was probably true, but not in the way Finland was thinking since it really would give Denmark something to poke fun at.
"Hm... but if not a joke then it might be best to tell him how you feel," the Finn said thoughtfully. "There's no shame in being honest. Even if the argument seems silly now, there must have been a reason why it upset you, so it's important you make Mathias understand, right?"
He smiled gently at his friend and put a hand on Lukas' shoulder. "It might just be stress or something deeper, but there's always a reason for your feelings," he said. "There are no stupid reasons for getting upset. Sometimes we just misunderstand what made us upset in the first place."
Tino was right. It was his responsibility to let Mathias know if he was upset, and make him understand...Lukas felt like an idiot. He shouldn't have yelled at Mathias in the first place. "I guess your right..." But how will he apologize to the Dane? It was hard for him because he never really apologized before. Usually when the two fight, it's when Mathias is too drunk that he won't remember anything in the morning. But this is different.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Tino offered with a reassuring smile. "I'd be happy to help in any way I can. I know apologizing can be difficult sometimes." He continued to smile for his friend and hoped the Norwegian would be willing to come back to the dorms and sort this mess out. It really was sad to see Lukas and Mathias having a serious fight. Their usual flirtatious shenanigans were hilarious but when there was a real problem between them, Finland couldn't help but worry.
Lukas smiled back at the younger nation and nodded. "Thank you, Tino..." It was nice that Tino offered to help with his problem, but there was very little he could do to help.
"Ole hyvä," Finland said with a soft smile for his friend. "We don't need to go back until you're ready, of course. Waiting here is fine with me, so take as long as you need." He glanced across the park and noticed Eduard and the other Baltics. Tino's first instinct was to stand and call out to his friend, but it looked like he was busy talking to a boy and a girl. Not to mention Norway might not appreciate having a group of people around him, while he was recovering from an argument. The Finn decided to just sit and wait patiently with Lukas for as long as the older nation wanted.
"Have you thought any about joining the mythology club Su-san and I mentioned before?" he asked to change the subject.
"Huh? Oh yes..." Lukas was actually very interested in the club that Tino and Berwald thought of. Maybe Arthur would like it too, but that was up to the Brit. "I would actually love to join, Tino."
"That's great!" Tino said cheerfully. "I'm so relieved... I don't know if I could have done it without you joining, to be honest. I like myths but you're an expert compared to me." He shifted a little knowing he should probably tell Lukas what the club's first mission would be.
"I hope you don't mind me talking about it but..." Finland said as he lowered his voice, "I already spoke with Arthur and Eduard. They said they will join, and I was thinking our first project should be finding something to suppress that monster inside you. I don't know if we can find a cure, but if there's anything at all that can help you, we'll try our very best. Eduard thinks it's possible, but we'll only do it if you're comfortable with it, of course."
Lukas' eyes widened a bit. They were trying to find a cure..? Well...He wasn't that bothered by it..."I-I guess." A team with the Estonian, the Brit and himself might be effective enough to find a cure.
Tino smiled and took one of Lukas' hands and clasped it in both of his. "I promise we'll do everything we can to save you," he said, "I can't even imagine what you're going through, but please don't try to go through it alone. We're all right by your side no matter what happens. Mathias might not always know how to show it or even say it, but I'm sure he, more than anyone wants to support you through this."
"Most importantly... please don't blame yourself for whatever happens or has happened, ok?" Finland continued, as he gave his friend's hand a light squeeze. "We are doing this because we want to. If we get hurt it is because we chose this, so try not to let your self feel guilty for something that monster has done." He had been friends with Lukas long enough to know he would be upset even if his pride prevented him from showing it most of the time.
Lukas smiled at the Fin. Tino was the definition was a good friend; He was always reliable, nice, smart, comforting, and cheerful. He was glad that he had a friend like Tino. "Alright, I won't." Tino, Berwald, Emil, Mathias and Peter were probably the only people who could make him smile. He was grateful to have friends...no...Family just like them.
"Good! I'm so relieved," Tino said happily as he positively beamed at Lukas. It was great to see him smiling and seeming to be in a better mood again.
"You know, I think it's starting to get close to lunch time," he pointed out to change the subject to something a little lighter. "Would you want to go grab a bite from the cafe? I'm sure Mathias and Su-san would like to come join us too, if you'd like me to call them. Or it can just be the two of us."
Lukas thought about the offer for a moment. Was he ready to face Mathias yet? "I guess we could call the others..." Lukas still had to apologize...And he also had to apologize to Emil for just leaving him out of no where.
"Do you want me to text them?" Tino asked knowing this would probably be a little difficult on his prideful friend. "I don't mind sending out a mass text to let them know to meet us at the cafe."
"Go ahead." Maybe when he see's Mathias at the cafe...He could apologize. God this is going to be hard.
Tino nodded and quietly began to send the message out to their friends so they could all meet at the cafe.
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*Sorry I took so long. Lukas and I want to meet at the cafe for lunch. Will you come?*
*Of course, we'll see you there right away.*
Tino smiled as he got the reply text although he was worried when he heard nothing from Mathias. Oh, well, maybe they would just be coming together and he didn't feel like he needed to reply.
"Su-san says they'll meet us at the cafe," he said cheerfully as he stood up and dusted off his pants. "We don't want to keep them waiting." He held out his hand out to help Norway up as he began to chatter happily about the weather and the odd TV shows he liked to watch as he lead the way to the cafe.
"Oh, alright." Lukas took the hand offered to him and stood up. He was happy that Tino was so talkative. It made him feel well...Not lonely.
Was it boring? I wanna hear what you think! Chapter 3 will be out very soon. Probably 2/4 or 2/5
Thank you for reading~!
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