Thanks to Big Eater Queen, Cardfighter by Maple, Skye Phoenix Dove, madders10, missycanucks and an anon for reviewing.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.
Chapter 2: China and Lithuania
It was the end of the day's meeting, and everyone gathered their papers, ready to return to the hotel for the evening.
France smirked as he approached China for a small conversation, feeling guilty when he noticed a certain nation watching him. He may need to give the other a rose as reassurance.
Monaco made sure she bumped into Lithuania, causing her papers to fly and, being the polite nation that he was, he bent down to help her.
Meanwhile, Picardy went to do his job, easily getting rid of the security staff.
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When France noticed that Lithuania and Monaco were finished, he finished his conversation with China, which was actually more innocent than expected (they were discussing the gourmet food club).
Monaco and France departed for the security room as Lithuania and China went to the same elevator. Since they were held back, there would be no interruptions. No one else was left, as they decided to get out of there as soon as possible.
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Picardy smirked when he noticed the two alone in the elevator.
"Let the games begin," he said, pushing a button.
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It was awkward inside the elevator. China and Lithuania didn't communicate much, and if it wasn't for the fact that Russia had a strange interest in both of them, they would have had nothing in common.
They stumbled when the elevator suddenly jerked to a halt, the lights going off.
"Are you kidding?" China groaned.
"Oh please no," Lithuania whimpered.
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"This should be amusing," France said, looking at the screen.
"How long are we going to have to wait?" Monaco asked.
"As long as it takes," Picardy said.
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It took a while for the lights to be turned on again, and when it happened, China immediately went to the button to call for help. It remained unanswered.
"France will hear about this the next time I see him," China said.
"You mean if you see him," Lithuania sighed.
China looked towards the Lithuanian strangely, and Lithuania flinched under the look.
"You're one of the Baltic States, right?" China asked. "One of Russia's former servants."
Lithuania flinched, but nodded his head. He knew that China was quite close with Russia, and was actually a little afraid of him.
China didn't seem to find this too strange, and pushed the button again.
"Aiyaa!" China shouted. "Let us out of here!"
"What if the reason they're not answering is because they assumed no one should still be here?" Lithuania suggested. "What if they left?"
"The security shouldn't leave."
"What if they just decided to turn off all communication with the elevators? No one should be here, right?"
China didn't say anything, before sighing.
"It's not that late yet," China said. "They should still assume that there are stragglers."
China's eyes widened.
"France," he said. "He should still be here."
China took out his phone, and groaned in frustration.
"Battery died," China groaned. "I'm sure I charged it this morning."
Lithuania took out his phone as well.
"Mine's dead too," he said. "What happened?"
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"That's actually a stroke of good luck," France said. "Fortune is smiling upon us."
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Outside the security room, a figure was listening in.
"It's a good thing I overheard Picardy's plan, eh? And it was fun playing with China and Lithuania's phones."
"Who are you?"
"I'm Canada."
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"We're going to have to wait a while," China sighed, sitting down, leaning against the wall. Lithuania did the same.
China looked up when Lithuania started trembling.
"What's wrong?" China asked.
"I'm scared," Lithuania said. "What if we're here for the whole night?"
"That won't happen," China said, oddly feeling the urge to comfort the younger nation. "Hey, would you like to sample some Chinese tasty treats?"
Lithuania looked at the other oddly when he saw China taking something out of his briefcase, handing it to him.
Lithuania hesitantly started nibbling on the treats, and his eyes widened.
"This is good," Lithuania said.
"Of course," China said. "I am part of the gourmet food club, after all."
Lithuania continued to nibble, and China could feel a familiar feeling when he saw certain things.
"You are simply adorable," China said, startling Lithuania.
"W-what?" he stuttered, his face becoming red.
"You look so cute the way you're nibbling on that treat," China said, causing Lithuania's blush to deepen.
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"That worked better than expected," France said as Picardy pushed a button.
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China and Lithuania were startled when they felt the elevator move once again. They both stood up, a bright smile on China's face.
"See?" China asked. "I told you we wouldn't be here the whole night."
Lithuania smiled brightly.
When they arrived at the ground floor, they stepped out of the elevator, relieved.
"If you want, I can make you some more tasty treats," China offered.
Lithuania blushed, but nodded his head.
So, who saw that one coming?
Also, if you want to know certain nations' pairings, you may need to wait for a while. The chapters have all been written, so it's already in a set order. Nations such as Spain, Romano, Germany, Italy, America, England, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark will come much later, considering they're already in relationships and need to be broken up first. I guess you can say I'm protesting a little about those pairings. There are enough of them.
And Hungary, Taiwan and Japan will appear in the next chapter, as well as the UK brothers. Yeah, France had to ask someone about the red string, and since he wouldn't go to England, he had to go to someone else that believes in magic and who he's on friendly terms with. Scotland fits that criteria, and if he's involved, you know that the rest of the UK will follow.
