Woah, another chapter~! Thank you for Killahsese for actually pushing me into making this out~ The plot was there, but I was too busy to actually write it down, aru!

Enjoy!

"Wake up, Arthur. You need to go to work, aru."

"Five more minutes…"

"No, aru."

"Yao looked so beautiful today, so five more minutes…"

"Wake up now, ahen*!" China patted England's head softly. "I have prepared some western styled breakfast for you today, aru."

England yawned loudly before slowly waking up, rubbing his face to China's smooth cheek. China pushed him away.

"Your stubble ticklish, aru! Go and shave, ahen!"

"Why Yao never have stubble?" England scratched his hair and rose from the bed. "Is all Orientals like that?"

"Maybe it is more to the fact that I always woke up earlier than you, aru?" China sighed, making the bed. England walked towards the private bathroom of their room, yawning loudly.

"Ma Ma." Suddenly Hong Kong was beside the opened door, staring at his mother. "Alfred ate my and Mei's pancakes."

"Aiyah!" China shouted, leaving the bed half made. He ushered his oldest son into the kitchen where America was happily seated on the sofa with mouth full of pancakes and blueberry jam smeared all over his body. Mei was looking at her empty plates and started to sob.

"Alfred, aru! Why did you eat everyone's share, aru?"

"Because the hero is hungry! Without food, I cannot do anything~" Alfred smirked, licking his finger.

"Oh… who do you take from, aru…" China smacked his own head before proceeding to the kitchen to make a new batch of pancakes. "Hong, please calm Mei down, aru. Thank you. And Alfred, wash all the plates you have used, aru!"

America obediently took his and his siblings' plates to the kitchen. He pulled the small stepping box so that he could reach the sink and started to wash. China sighed, while patting the small blonde child. At least his second son has the initiative to be responsible of what he has done. Maybe he took it from me, aru. China smiled to himself. Good.

England came into the room with nicely shaved face and body full of after shave smell. Hong immediately closed his nose.

"You stink, dad."

"Really?"

"Yes. Like you use the whole bottle of ma ma's perfume."

Taiwan, upon hearing the comment, stopped sobbing and laughed. She found it funny that England used the whole bottle. England smiled and took his daughter to his arms. "Am I really stink, Mei?"

Taiwan giggled before nodding, while Hong Kong took his seat on the side of the table. China came around with another batch of new toasts and pancakes.

"Let's start eating, aru!"

*justtheline—thissite'sformatmakeeverythingharder*

England opened the door and sighed. It was not-so-lovely day, with the bad trio played in his office and created a massive local whirlwind on his table. All his hard copy of the data for the next meeting was lost, so he was kept back from going home. His stomach grumbled, demanding food from a certain Asian.

"Yao, I am ho~" England spoke out, just to close his mouth again. In front of him laid China and the kids, sleeping together under a red wide blanket like a cat cluster. Utterly adorable.

England has a massive nosebleed.

He wiped his nose before coming nearer to the bundle of lovely creatures on the carpet. China was sleeping in the middle, his arms spread out between Taiwan and America. Hong Kong curled behind his mother's back, while his two younger siblings curled inside China's embrace. The blanket over them was kicked by America, thus making them exposed to the cold air. England squatted down and smiled.

It was a kind of happiness by itself to see how peaceful his family was.

"Yao…" He whispered, softly. "Yao, I am home."

China mumbled something before opening his eyes. Two golden orbs sparkled behind slowly opening lids.

"A…Aru… You are back, Arthur."

"I am sorry I was late. I have so many things that keep me back to the office."

"Sorry, we fell asleep too, aru." China smiled. He slowly released his hands from his children and sat upright. Hong woke up and moaned loudly, but Taiwan and America were still blissfully unaware of the return of their father.

"I'll carry them to the bed." England smiled. "Can you prepare me a meal, Yao? I am hungry."

"Of course, aru!" China smiled, and kissed England's cheek. "Welcome back kiss; sorry it was late aru."

England smiled affectionately at China before suddenly Hong Kong circled his arms around England's neck.

"Daddy, I am sleepy."

England chuckled and took 3 return trips before he finally tucked all of the children safely in bed. England sat beside Hong Kong's bed and patted the boy's head. He had grown. Since when did the baby who always wailed while being held by England grew into a boy with such handsome attitude?

"Arthur." China whispered from the door frame. The room was dark and the only source of light was from China's back. England turned around to find his spouse—and England never know why—looking like an angel with apron and hair rolled down. Especially when the light shone around him like some kind of halo.

China never changed through all these years with the kids, all the years before the kids, all the years before they got married. China stayed the same, amusing and wonderful lovely being he saw on the harbour.

It was a cheesy lie if he said that he fell in love at the first sight with China, but honestly, England couldn't deny that the beauty took his breath away since the very first moment.

"Your meal is ready, aru." China smiled. "Come out and eat."

"Yes, Yao." England stood softly, patted the bed with America on it and went away.

*anotherborderohthisissuckwhytheychangedtheformat*

"They shared the room, aru. It is too small for them. I think it's time to give Hong his own room." China rambled while putting the bowl of rice in front of England. England, after mastering the art of using chopstick two years ago, skilfully clipped on the sticks and used it perfectly as utensils.

"Yes, we can clean the store room and give it to Hong." England smiled, enjoying his fried fish with sweet and sour sauce. "This is delicious, Yao. New recipe?"

"Yes. I just want to make something with the fish I bought this morning." China blushed, casually dismissed the praise, although he was actually quite happy because his effort got acknowledge by England. "You can eat more, aru. I saved a lot for you."

"I was so hungry!" England exclaimed, dig into his bowl for more. "I was late because of the bloody trio."

"Language, ahen!" China smiled, sitting down beside England. "What happened?"

"Well, they blew off half of my office away in pretext of helping me cleaning. I lost all my hard copies and I need to look after them again in my soft copy storage. God knows when I could gather the whole thing again since I have massive data storage."

"Sound awful, aru." China patted the man's head. "Thank you for your hard work, aru."

England blushed upon the cheer and looked into China's eyes.

"Since when… since when did we become so close, Yao? I don't realize it, but suddenly we are here, you accompanying me eating my dinner like it is the most natural thing to do, and we have three children. Hong is so big right now. Where was the wailing baby inside my arms, Yao?"

"They have grown up, aru." China answered softly, placing his palms on England's cheeks. "We have grown old, they have grown up, aru. Time has fly, and I know, it is scary and so sudden, but I am happy, aru. I am happy I am here with you, accompanying you eating dinner like the most natural thing to do with three children tucked in the bedroom, aru. I am happy you love them. I am happy we are here, together, and that's all that matters, aru. Don't you think so?"

England pressured his growing smile and blushed. "… you know I love you, Yao."

"I know, aru." China smiled, blushing too. "That's why I am here."

They shared a soft, chaste kiss before eventually continued it in bed. (Your mouth smell like fish, aru!)

maybe continued.

*ahen= opium. China changed his aru to ahen when talking to england in the manga.

HEy, what would be good as their forth child, hmm? NO Korea or Sealand though.