Latvia still can't stop shaking, and now his breathing starts to become dangerously fast too. He hurries to put his hands over his eyes so that no one will be able to see it if he would start to cry. Then he tries in vain to get control of the breathing. Then, between his sobs, Latvia heard a sound right next to him that could only be Ukraine.

"Latvia?" It was Ukraina's voice indeed. She sat down beside him. "Latvia, drink this, it will help!" Latvia felt a sweet warm aroma under his nose and Ukraine gave him cup of hot chocolate with some strange kind of spice that tasted a bit like cinnamon. After a few greedy sips of this, Latvia began to see things clearly again, and just when his trembling had stopped, he saw that China also has got down to sit beside him. Behind China's head Latvia could still see the thing that had almost made him faint only a secound ago. A large banner reading "Happy Birthday Latvia!" The next moment America suddenly turned up from nowhere.

"DUDE, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN YOUR FACE DURING THE TRIAL, NOT TO MENTION WHEN RUSSIA ASKED YOU TO TAKE THE BLINDFOLD OFF!" Then America began to laugh like he was crazy.

Before Latvia could answer, something seemed to calm him down even more, and he realized that someone was holding him. He turned his head and saw Lithuania who had put his arms around him to give him some support. And Estonia was sitting just behind him. America's laughter was heard all the time, and it seemed very mismatched in everything else in this situation. But now finally Latvia in some way felt calm enough to talk without his voice cracking. Since he was still looking at Lithuania he asked the question to him.

"Who came up with this idea?" Then Lithuania almost laughed.

"Make three guesses!" He answered. Then Poland suddenly turned up in Latvia's vision. Poland also seemed to want to die of laughter. But at least he explained himself.

"Lithuania, Estonia and even Russia wanted to surprise you on your birthday and they asked me for ideas, and guess if I had ideas!" When Poland had said that he couldn't keep himself from laughing any longer. Instead Estonia continued to tell the story.

"Russia, Lithuania and I have taken acting lessons for two months only for this joke. Are you all right, by the way? I mean. You're not too shaky after this experience?" Latvia thought about that question and was just about to answer, when he saw China's smiling face, then he knew. China must have put something in the chocolate. Latvia can't help but smile back. But he still has questions that must be answered.

"How did you get that egg into my locker and where is Russia now?"

"Norway planted the egg with magic and Russia is hiding!" Lithuania explained. "China thought it would be best if he stayed away until his medicine had taken effect on you. He put some sedatives in the chocolate you got from Ukraine. Russia will not come back until you are ready." Latvia wiped his eyes. After this experience he felt ready for anything.

"Tell him to come!" Latvia said before he finally stood up. Russia came up to him with a big smile that Latvia for once thought about as warm, and he had a large package in his hands.

"Hey Latvia, do you want to open my present first, da?" Russia asked as soon as he came out from behind the corner where he had been hiding.

"Then it's my turn!" Italy screamed and ran off to the gift table to dig up his own gift.

Now Latvia can't help but smile at the whole situation. When he thought about it, this was a perfect birthday. This trauma with Russia's egg had even caused him to forget his own birthday. But the best thing still... in only 7 months, it was Poland's birthday.


By the way - this story is originally from a Hetalia live role play I was involved in. (the birthday surprise was my idea from the beginning so I haven't stolen anything (except a few lines that I remembered as really funny or memorable in some way - one example is the dialog about the vulcano)