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So a few people asked me if I could have a nice Canada/Frank chat, so this is what I came up with XD I apologize that Kumajiro is quite a bit out of character here but it fit pretty well in the fic.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CANADA'S HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE XD NOR DO I OWN EITHER OF THESE FANDOMS.
Frank woke up in hot water...Literally...
Well...Not exactly in hot water...But the cup of brown, delicious-smelling liquid in front of his face did startle him.
Let's just say the spilled hot chocolate on his fully woke him up.
"Gods!" Frank hissed as he bolt upright from his spot on a pile of cushions and tried to stop the pain. That's when he noticed three things.
The first thing he noticed - rather slowly to tell you the truth - was that his surroundings had changed drastically. He was lying on a couch that covered one side of a small but cozy room - mostly likely the living room since it had a large fireplace at the foot of the couch.
The second thing was that he probably stained the moose blanket next to him with hot chocolate.
Third was...Well...To put it as normally as possible...there was a white polar bear sitting three feet away from his face.
This sort of thing shouldn't have surprised a demigod but this was plain weird.
"Oops! I'm sorry! Did I scare you?!" The polar bear asked, setting the cup down and rushing to clean up the mess. Its voice was squeaky and high pitched, but it reminded Frank - surprisingly - of a defiant toddler - bugging his/her/its mother for candy. "Don't worry! I'll clean it up for you! You're a guest! Relax a little!"
Frank was too startled to do anything but stare open mouthed as the bear ran around - fetching dish cloths and mopping up the brown puddle on the floor. "Y-y-y-y-your..."
The polar bear gave Frank a scathing look and put its hands (paws?) on its hips (?). "Yes, I am a polar bear. Yes, I can speak. Surprised much?! Well, you shouldn't be. Get used to it!"
"I-I wasn't going to say anything about that." Frank stuttered, trying to remain calm. Was there a monster that turned into a cute, mini polar bear that had an attitude problem?! He doubted Camp Jupiter mentioned that in lessons.
The polar bear shrugged and busied itself cleaning up Frank's shirt. "I'll get used to it." It muttered to itself. "Since we need to open up to demigods more, I think I'll be getting a lot of that."
"D-do you have a name?" Frank asked tentatively.
"Of course I have a name!" The bear snapped. "Now quit eavesdropping!" He ignored Frank for the rest of the time they were in the same room.
Frank's head spun. What was he supposed to do now? He was still dizzy and in pain from the spill as well as stunned. Was he forgetting some great myth that everyone else knew? If it was possible for him to feel any more stupid...
"Is he awake, Kumayashi?" That same disturbing but heart-warming voice asked from the other room. Canada stepped into the room - a dish cloth around his neck and a tray of brownies in his hands.
"That's not my name!" The polar bear pouted. "Kumajiro! K-U-M-A-J-I-R-O! Get it right."
The blonde ignored his pet and turned to a still-shocked Frank Zhang and inclined his head the slightest bit. "Hail Frank Zhang - Praetor of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata."
He said this familiar greeting as if mocking Frank...In a mocking tone...But Frank didn't sense any mockery in it. It was weirdly ironic but...It made sense somehow.
"H-how do you k-know me?" Frank attempted to sound brave.
He obviously failed.
"We know these things." Canada said, smiling the slightest bit. "If we didn't how could we call ourselves representatives?"
"Y-you know everyone in your country...or something?" Frank asked, wincing at how stupid he sounded.
"We know about everyone in our countries. I've met each one of them at least once...But..." He sighed, his purple eyes drooping a bit. "They usually never remember afterwords. It's sort of our curse. The people faint from our auras or stay in a trance and forget. It's lonely..."
Frank didn't know what to say for the nth time that day. He was sure he wasn't going to go into a trance or lose his memory. In fact, he felt as if he'd never sleep again - that he'd lie awake for eternity. It was like a bomb had just exploded and he'd stay awake to make sure another one didn't.
"Oh I see." He managed. "I'm sorry to hear that."
"We get used to it. It's part of our duty."
There was that word again. Duty.
Duty was overlooked, and Frank knew it. Duty barely came into the minds of anyone these days. But as a demigod, he would have to be different.
His father had told him that there would come a time when Frank would have to remind Percy, the great Greek hero who had stumbled into camp so long ago, about his duty to...well, I guess the world! It felt strange to Frank to be called the hero for once. He was so used to Jason or Percy getting the glory that sometimes he felt overlooked.
"I see."
"But I'm not the worst case. I'm very young for a country. If you want to meet overly-burdened countries you'd better go visit where your ancestors came from."
Frank didn't exactly know what he meant but he decided not to question the nation. Did Canada want him to go to Italy? Or Greece? "Okay..."
"Anyways!" Canada clapped his hands, the smile returning to his face. "You can call me Matthew. I better make you some more hot chocolate since Kumayana spilled it all over you."
"KUMAJIRO!" The bear's annoyed voice came from the kitchen.
Matthew sighed. "Anyways, help yourself to the brownies and if you need me just call."
And with that, Canada headed off to the kitchen - leaving Frank once again wrapped up in thoughts.
Okay then...That was weird.
So I was wondering if I should have another Canada and Frank chapter or take him to China already XD Opinions please?
I know this chapter ended rather fast but I believe it fit properly.
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