A/N: The winner is in!
West arrived right on time the next day with Kuro and Italy in tow. Prussia gave his brother a tight hug.
"Thank you for this brother." He said a little sadly.
"You are more than welcome brother." Germany replied hitting him on the back harder than Prussia liked.
That was when little Russia walked in from the snow with Lithy in tow.
"Oh! I didn't know we were having gests today." Lithy said upon seeing Germany and company.
"Hello Lithy." Germany greeted warmly. "I thought it might be nice to meet little Russia. Hello Russia!"
"Russia this is Germany, that's Italy, and this is Kuro." Prussia said in introduction.
"It is very nice to meet you." Russia said smiling at them. Kuro knelt in front of him.
"You and me were good friends did you know that?" Everyone just sort of stared at them no one surprised that the honor bound Kuro had knelt for someone because Russia and him hand always been very close.
"I don't remember that." Russia said sadly.
"Would you like me to make friends with you all over again?" Kuro asked. Russia smiled and nodded starting to tug him outside.
"Come play with me in the snow then. I love the snow. I…" They all watched them go smiling until they were out of sight and hearing.
"So," Lithy started turning a glare on the three of them. "Why are you really here?" Prussia sighed.
"I'm moving back to Germany's house." He said.
"So you're just leaving us?" Lithy asked looking hurt. Germany started ushering Italy outside to give them privacy.
"I can't do this." Prussia answered brokenly once they'd left. "I just… I lost him you know? He died in my arms and this kid, he's not Russia not MY Russia. I just can't do this…"
"What do you mean not your Russia? That's every bit your Russia, the Russia that loved snow because Gilbert would play with him in it, the Russia that didn't feel the cold because you had hugged him that morning, the Russia that smiled really smile. That boy out there is your Russia the Russia that could be happy again!" Prussia stared at him because it was true, that was the Russia he had worked so hard to get, the Russia that he had spent years trying to find under layer and layer of pain.
How could he walk away from this? Well he couldn't. He pulled Lithy into a tight hug.
"Thank you." He said kissing his forehead before hurrying outside to play with His Russia.
So things changed. Germany, Italy and Kuro would visit as often as they could and Kuro became Russia's best friend again. Uncle Gilbert became his 'favorite big person' and Prussia started to smile again. Still thing were weird.
"Have you seen Ivan? Lithy and I can't find him anywhere." Estonia said leaning around the corner of the kitchen.
"No I haven't, sorry. I just got back from the store." Prussia said gesturing to all the bags beside him. Estonia nodded before heading off to look some more and Prussia started putting things away. He opened a cabinet to put away some spices and found Russia curled up inside asleep. Russia did that from time to time starting when he looked about 8, he would crawl into a cabinet and just sit there. He always seemed more comfortable like that and now it was proven as the Russian slept soundly.
Still Prussia didn't want him to awaken with some painful knot so he scooped him into his arms and carried him to bed. Only problem was that when he set the Russian down and went to leave Ivan clutched tightly to his shirt, so Prussia stayed so that he would sleep. When he awoke he wanted to play and that moment seemed to pass unnoticed.
The next day Russia was ten and Lithy had to run and get more clothes for him, Estonia went for shoes. It was odd because it had never happened that fast before but everyone just brushed it off, everyone but Russia. Latvia and Russia spent a lot of time playing in the snow that day and Russia made eight snow bunnies, something that Prussia taught him to do. Yes things were getting stranger but Russia seemed happy so no one worried.
"Uncle Gilbert?" Russia said as he leaned into Prussia's room late that night.
"Yes Russia?" He asked and gestured for the boy to come sit beside him on the bed and invitation Russia happily accepted.
"Uncle Gilbert were me and you friends before? Like Kuro and me?" The young boy asked snuggling into the bed beside Prussia.
"No we were… different." Prussia said struggling to find the right words.
"Different how?" Ivan asked with a yawn.
"I can't really explain it, but it doesn't matter you should get some sleep." Prussia said pulling the blanket over the boy.
"I love you Uncle Gilbert." Russia said sighing and curling into a ball.
"I love you too…" He waited for the boys breathing to become steady. "So much more than you know." With that Prussia kissed Russia's forehead and turned off the light lying down for sleep himself.
A/N: Here it is the mighty winner! And I must say that this chapter is dedicated to FireflyLanterns0611 for the best description of why they liked my story. You made my day so I hope this makes yours! Plus a thanks to my friend K for all the story ideas!