SECOND CHAPTER, I ENJOY WRITING THIS STORY OH AND REMEMBER IT'S A 2P!HETALIA FANFIC SO IT'S DIFFERENT! NOW THEN LET'S START WITH THE STORY BECAUSE NONE OF YOU GIVE A CRAP WHAT I'M SAYING
Regular POV
Alfred was busy trying to get a hold Matthew through the phone so he can try to get some decent help while Arthur examined the young girl. The girl was now in Arthur's arms and he was trying to find something that related to her old family. Alfred and Arthur thought it was right to see her family even if they did do this to her they would atleast get some information about her and they she would be gone from their lives. Right now the baby girl was not really sure what was going on but she did know one thing.
She knew that somehow that Alfred and Arthur were somewhat special.
She thought that she was going to be abandoned forever but god gave her a chance and set saints down so that they could help her. The saints had brought her these two people so that they can help her with life. She was very young but already felt the feeling of abandonment and hurt, now she was going to learn comforting and love with these two people.
"Hm… Alfie I'm sick of referring her as the girl I think that we should name her" Arthur said suddenly. Alfred gave him a confused look through his red glasses.
"Name her? Arthur this isn't our kid we shouldn't get attached to it-"
Arthur cut him off. "First of all Alfred it is not an 'it' it is a 'her' and second of all she isn't a dog or some kind of animal. She is a living breathing baby and she needs companionship darn it! So don't you dare tell me not to get attached to her because she needs someone her family left her so guess what? I'm gonna treat her with respect and care if I wanted too!" He stomped one of his feet on the ground. Although using no curse words in his sentences he did sound very demanding and made it threatening.
The baby giggled at Alfred's dumbfounded face and it sure wasn't a face he used often. Alfred really thought that Arthur would understand but it was clear he didn't. He couldn't backtalk at what he said, his statement was very understandable and it was clear that Arthur had won this battle. It was strange because Alfred usually won at these kind of battles so the feeling of defete felt like an arrow to the knee.
"Fine…" He simply said and Arthur's face lit up and he gave one of his famous razor sharp smiles. When the young girl saw this she was confused at, she had never seen someone smile so big before.
He looked so happy though so she tried to imitate his smile. Hardly having any teeth it was difficult for her but she tried anyway. It was lopsided but at the same time it was so adorable. Arthur's heart stopped and his face flushed at the cute baby.
"My young lady, aren't you cute?" He said stroking her hair lovingly. "I really think we should name her… But what would fit her" he looked up trying to think of a name.
"Um I don't know… Mary?" Alfred said giving a suggestion.
"Ah no too… Common, what about Elizabeth?"
"Too grown up and weird, how 'bout Lola?"
"No way, it just doesn't fit… Samantha?"
"What is it with you and the long names? Nicki?"
"Weird… Lillian?"
"Susan?"
"Isabella?"
"Rachael?"
"Nicole?" Both of them said at the same time and both were stunned for a few seconds for saying that name at the same time.
"Nicole?" Alfred said again looking at the baby whose face lit up when she heard that name. Something about that name just had a nice ring to it. The baby girl clapped her hands in a childish way and nodded seeming to like that name very much.
"Nicole" Arthur said with a smile and he brushed a small strand of hair from her face. "Little baby Nicole" He cradled her gently. That name rolled off the tongue perfectly and they both knew that it was great for her. Both sat down together and both took turns to hold the little girl. It was just them and only them. This was happiness, Nicole just knew it was.
Then after all that silence Nicole's stomach grumbled breaking the comfortable silence. Her past owners never actually fed her and she was incredibly hungry and thirsty.
"Are you hungry, poppet?" The strawberry blonde asked her and she nodded her small head. He gave Nicole to Alfred and skipped to the kitchen to prepare food for her. Though he wouldn't give Nicole his famous cupcakes, he doesn't really want to scare the life out of this poor girl besides he was out of ingreidents at the moment.
Later
Alfred had ended up being the one to feed Nicole mashed peas, sweet peaches and apple sauce. He fed her with a tiny pink spoon feeling really embarrassed for acting so soft.
Nicole did not hesitate to gobble all her food down, she was a very carnivorous eater and even after all that she was still hungry. Alfred respected this for he also had a very big appetite like her. He mashed up some more peaches for her and she quickly ate them up. She was also a very messy eater, she was getting food chucks all over her face and her slighlty ragged cloths!
Arthur wasn't there, he was out buying a few supplies for her so it would be easier to take care of her temporarily. Matthew had officially ditched them so they had to take care of their own problem by themselves so he wouldn't be any help for them. He came back with the supplies and the first thing he did was put warm milk in her bottle for Nicole to drink later. He went to the living room where Nicole had a bunch of stains on her face and the rags of cloths they found her in as well on Alfred shirt. He rolled his eyes and went to them.
"I see that even you can make a mess while feeing a child" He said startling Alfred and almost bashing Arthur's head in when he took out his bat out of complete no where and swung at him. Alfred saw it was only his lover and put the bat down.
"Geez don't fucking scare me like that, Artie" Alfred said as he slouched in the couch clutching his chest trying to get over the mini heart attack he just had.
"You scared of me? Oh please I wasn't the one whose face almost connected with your bloody bat!" Arthur snapped at him slightly but had a huge grin on his face anyway. He attempted to feed Nicole the bottle but she just grabbed the bottle out of his hands and she admittedly started drinking the warm milk down as if it were heaven.
Soon she had finished the bottle and started hiccupping which made both Alfred and Arthur laugh slightly. Arthur held Nicole in his hands and patted her back so she could be burped. It was quite easy actually. None of them ever imagined having a child but it was simple, Nicole was a very easy baby.
"Sorry about the mess on her face and dress, she really loves those sweet peaches" Alfred chuckled at Nicole's stained face.
"Well I know where this is going!"
Bath time
Alfred stripped Nicole from her dirty cloths and placed her in the bath. Nicole squirmed uncomfortably as the water touched her, it felt really strange. Arthur tried keeping her still as he put strawberry scented shampoo on the young girl's head.
Nicole kept squirming and squirmed worse as some of the shampoo hit her eyes. For Alfred it wasn't really fun, he was the one who had to keep her calm and still. Although it was incredibly hard not to fall in the tub while she kept moving around uncontrolably. Alfred tried not to lose his temper and just hold it in. Nicole was still a baby and she did not want to see Alfred's bad side.
"Come on kiddo just sit still" He said his voice kind of getting angered. But no use Nicole was still in a very uncomfortable position and Alfred was about to snap. He got up a murderous aura around him as he kept trying to keep her still. He reached out to Nicole so that she would finally stop squirming but he somehow managed to slip and fall in the tub.
There was a moment of silence… Then Nicole and Arthur both cracked up laughing really hard. Alfred's brunette hair and cloths were soaking wet and he was growling under his breath. He grabbed Arthur's wrist and forcefully pulled him in tub with him. Arthur gave out a girly yelp when he was pulled and his body connected with the bubbly water.
Now it was Arthur who was soaking wet and if it weren't for Nicole he would have tackled Alfred to a fight to the death. He smiled irritated his sharp teeth clenching and splashed Alfred continuously as a threat. Alfred rolled his eyes but took that as a challenge and also splashed back, of course he never backed out of any challenge.
Nicole's laugh rang throughout the bathroom and soon enough the brunette and blonde's hair joined to laugh together. It was just so silly and yet so right all together. Sadly it came to an end where they dried Nicole up but had to dress her in a blanket only since they had no other cloths to put on her. Arthur decided that he would make her a dress and that's exactly what he did.
He sewed a light pink dress with a blue cotton candy colored buttons and ribbons on the dress. He put the small dress on Nicole and no doubt about it that she simply loved it. Her eyes lit up as she saw herself in the mirror with the dress, it looked girly but it was just so pretty on her. Arthur then brushed her short hair gently with a small brush.
"Don't spoil her Arthur" Alfred warned him but his voice had a joking tone to it.
Arthur simply waved his hand. "Oh shut up Alfie I'm not spoiling her!" he said. He picked up Nicole cradling her in his arms.
"Oh I also thought that the basket looked boring so I touched it up a little!" Arthur examined.
Alfred looked at the Arthurfied basket. It had pink bows on it and blue polka dots on the basket. "Really Arthur?" He twitched slightly at the overly girly basket and his hand connected with his face. Yet another facepalm caused by Arthur.
"Well Nicole is a lady who needs things like this!" Arthur said laying Nicole down on her basket.
"Yeah but maybe she's not a girly girl maybe she's an awesome tomboy" Alfred said. He grabbed a black blanket with red X's on it laying it over Nicole.
"Um what kind of blanket is that? Those belong to a boy! Nicole is a girl not a the other way around!" Arthur shouted.
"Well Nicole also isn't a dress up doll she needs some tomboy in her!" Alfred shouted back at him.
"WAH!"
The pair looked over at the crying girl and they began to panic. They started blaming each other on whose fault it was. It was rather ridiculous. Alfred of course, made the first move yet again taking her and cradling her. Arthur then started singing a lullaby to her just like yesterday. Nicole's crying decreased and soon enough she was smiling and sleeping in Alfred's arms.
Both sighed in relief and placed her back in the basket, thankful that it didn't take a long period of time to calm the young girl.
"That was surprisingly easy…" Alfred said stunned, he didn't know making a child to stop crying was that easy.
"It's usually not that easy. Nicole is just a good young lady. We are just lucky to have someone like her" Arthur said smiling at the sleeping girl stroking her soft hair. "… My god how long has it been since I made cupcakes?"
"… I don't even know… How long has it been since I murdered people with my bat?" Alfred said the realization hitting him as well.
"… Oh butterscotch"
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