And Chapter 3 is finally out! Here's the current standing of the pairing list!
Netherlands -1
Norway - 1
Iceland - 1
Prussia - 1
Switzerland - 1
Romania - 1
America - 2
France - 1
Greece - 1
Turkey - 1
Canada - 1
England - 4
So far, England is on the lead followed by America. Keep on voting! I'm closing the pairing voting by chapter 8~
I was planning on making Netherlands, Iceland, Norway, Romania and Switzerland appear somewhere in the middle of the story. And I'm still going to, however I was planning them to be a surprise rivals but since I got a pairing vote for them, might as well reveal my secret about this. I still have secrets for this fic anyway.
To Divine Gate players! There's finally an anime of it~
Yong Soo woke up and groaned. Today was the last day of summer vacation, and the school year starts tomorrow. That means waking up early in the morning to prepare for school, eat breakfast, then... 9 AM classes. Not bothering to at least change his clothes or fix his bed, Yong Soo left his room. He'll probably change or/and fix his bed when Yao tells him too.
The moment he entered the kitchen, he was greeted with a scent of bacon and garlic fried rice. The aroma alone made his stomach grumble.
"Yong Soo! You're awake, aru! Good morning~" Yao greeted cheerfully as he moved around the kitchen, busy making breakfast. Kaoru was silently setting the table.
"Where's Kiku-nii?" Yong Soo asked as he took the milk from the fridge.
"Still in his room, probably asleep." Kaoru said, looking at the staircase to the second floor. "Or probably too engrossed in reading his favorite novels or manga."
"Breakfast is ready, aru." Yao said, putting a serving plate full of garlic fried rice on the table. "Go on, both of you. I'll wake up Kiku, aru."
As Yao went up the stairs, he was contemplating if he should wake up Kiku or not. This was the last day of vacation and Kiku needed his rest, but he didn't want him to eat re-heated food. Entering Kiku's room, Yao couldn't help but smile when he saw a small ball under the blankets, Kiku's black hair were slightly visible.
'Kiku still has his habit of curling up into a tight ball under the blanket, aru.' Yao thought, sitting on Kiku's bed. Knowing how much Kiku hated when someone removes the sheets when people are waking him up, Yao only shook the lump carefully and gently. "Kikuuuu. Kikuuuu. Wake up, aru."
The small lump only shifted and a small groan was heard. Sighing, Yao tried to shake him awake again.
"Come on, Kiku. Breakfast is ready, aru." Yao said.
Kiku poked his head out of his 'cocoon' and groggily looked at Yao. "Hmmm..? Yao? Why are you *yawns* here...?"
Yao chuckled in amusement on how Kiku was acting when he just woke up. "I said breakfast is ready, aru." Yao fought the urge to squeal and hug Kiku as he watched his adorable little brother sit up and rub his eyes sleepily. Kiku's normally tamed hair was all over the place, some of them were also sticking out. The slightly oversized t-shirt that he really loves to wear whenever he sleeps hanged loosely on his shoulder. His sleepy-hazed chocolate eyes made his current condition even more adorable.
"Nii-san?" Kiku's concerned voice brought Yao out of his small reverie.
"I'm fine, aru." You're just too cute, aru. was what Yao wanted to really say, but he didn't want to get kicked out of Kiku's room. Knowing Kiku, he'll be very flustered before he'll ask Yao to leave the room while blushing madly and stuttering. Grabbing Kiku's wrist, he half dragged Kiku to the dining room.
"Wait! Nii-san! Let me fix myself up first!" Kiku said as he tried to free his wrist from Yao's steel-like grip. Kiku's words fell on deaf ears though, to his slight annoyance.
"WOW! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SAW KIKU-NII'S HAIR UNCOMBED, DA ZE~!" Yong Soo said cheerfully as he and Kaoru saw Kiku's current 'state'. Kaoru only chuckled as Kiku sat on his place with a puffed cheeks out of annoyance.
"Aww, Kiku. Don't be like that, aru~" Yao said as he flashed a grin on Kiku. "You look so cute, aru~"
"I'm not cute," Kiku muttered, pouting.
"You are," Kaoru said as he ruffled Kiku's hair, earning a groan of protest as Kiku tried to pry off the offending hand off his head.
"Okay, cut it out, aru." Yao said, before looking at his three siblings. "We're going to have a visitor later. My friend's going to visit along with his two cousins, aru."
"Nii-san, you have like... a lot of friends." Kaoru said, smirking slightly when Yao glared at him half-heartedly. Kiku and Yong Soo trying not to laugh. "Which friend?"
"Arthur Kirkland, aru." Yao said. "I don't know the names of his cousins though. He only said that both of them are freshmen in Hetalia High."
"Oh, the same year as us, da ze! New friends originated in Korea, da ze!" Yong Soo said, earning a sigh from his siblings.
"Do you want us to help you cook lunch, Yao-nii?" Kiku asked.
"No, aru. You can just do your own things. I can handle it." Yao said, smiling at his brothers.
"You sure, nii-san? Your old body might not be able to handle it, da ze!" Yong Soo teased.
"I AM NOT THAT OLD, ARU!" Yao shouted angrily.
"Yong Soo, make sure you won't annoy the heck out of Arthur, aru." Yao said, placing a plate full of dumplings on the table.
"Why am I the only one who's being told at, da ze?" Yong Soo complained.
"Because Kiku and Kaoru doesn't give me a headache about their attitudes, aru." Yao said, a blank look on his face as he looked at Yong Soo.
As Yong Soo was about to respond, the doorbell rang.
"Aiyah. They're here, aru!" Yao said as he hurried to the door.
Kiku, Kaoru and Yong Soo studied Yao's friend as he stood by the door. He was small compared to his age, his blonde locks were rowdy and unkempt, really thick eyebrows but his emerald green eyes showed great determination and leadership. Behind him was...
"AHHH! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HURT KIKU-NII DURING THE ENROLLMENT, DA ZEEEEEE!" Yong Soo shouted as he pointed at a certain American who looked at him with a confused look. Kaoru proceeded to hug Kiku protectively, both siblings ignoring Kiku who was saying that 'It was an accident. He didn't mean it,'
"Hurt Kiku, aru?" Yao said confusedly, looking at his siblings then Arthur's cousins then his siblings again. "What do you mean, aru?"
"Alfred-san didn't mean to bump into me when Feli, Ludwig, Yong Soo, Kaoru and I went to the school's cafeteria during the enrollment." Kiku explained.
"Still. You were hurt," Kaoru said protectively. Kiku only sighed at his brother's antics.
Yao sighed as he served some tea for Matthew, Kiku, Arthur and himself and a cola for Alfred. Yong Soo and Kaoru were busy making their own drinks in the kitchen.
"I'm really sorry about what happened, Kiku." Alfred apologized for the umpteenth time.
"Ahh... Really, Alfred-san, stop apologizing. It's okay." Kiku stuttered, earning a small chuckle from Yao and amused looks from Arthur and Matthew.
"So, you're the freshmen at Hetalia High, aru?" Yao asked, taking a small sip from his tea.
"Yeah. I can't wait to join the school's football team!" Alfred said enthusiastically, making the occupants smile.
"How about you, Kiku? Any clubs you want to join? I'm sure you saw the list of clubs that was posted on the school's announcement board." Arthur said, taking a sip from his tea as well. "Still making the best tea, Yao."
"Thank you, aru!" Yao beamed at the compliment. "But you should try Kiku's tea, aru. They're better than mine."
"Yao-nii... you shouldn't-" Kiku continued to stutter, very flustered at the attention he was getting from everyone.
Yao laughed, cuddling Kiku. "You're too cute, aru!"
'I wonder what it's like to hug him...' Arthur thought absentmindedly, not knowing that both Matthew and Alfred had the same thought inside their heads.
