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When In Cuba

Kagome swung lazily in her hammock, sipping a some-exotic-fruit-and-strawberry-banana smoothie. Her eyes drifted around the beautiful landscape of her boyfriend's beach side home. A large two-story house with a bunch of beach chairs around a fire pit, a stone patio behind the house with a classic green-grass backyard. Palm trees lined the edges of the territory, as well as a few scattered around the yard. At the front was a few feet of the wooden porch, then some grass, then it all fell away to sand that eventually led to the gorgeous glittering ocean and the beach.

After seeing a lot of Cuba- not the person, the country- she was surprised that he lived so well. She was glad that he'd invited her over, though. Staying in an uncomfortably small hotel room with three other crazy women that wanted to know all about your nonexistent sex life with your hot new boyfriend was extremely awkward.

Kagome sighed and swung her legs over the side of the hammock, trying to keep her balance and holding a smoothie. She grinned when nothing went wrong. It seemed good fortune was a common occurrence while she stayed in Cuba. She readjusted the comfortable red bikini and the Cuban-flag-towel around her waist. With that she stood, walking into the large house.

Kagome put her empty cup in the kitchen sink, getting ready to rinse it out real quick, when she spotted the letters next to the fruit basket. She stared at the letters for a moment, her curiosity growing. Suddenly she grabbed the nearest one and took it into both of her hands, studying it carefully. 'Letter regarding the investment in Las Camariocas.' Normally she would never be so nosy, but the letter was written and addressed completely in Chinese. Scattered around the edges of the letter were pink plum blossoms, what she knew was China's national flower. She subconsciously touched the mariposa in her hair before hesitantly touching the broken seal on the letter. Maybe...?

The sound of someone walking up the front steps and opening the door broke into her thoughts and she hurriedly put the letter right back where it had been. She turned to the sink once more and washed out the smoothie cup, just as she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist.

"Hola, hermosa. Sorry I made ya wait for me to get done with work," Cuba mumbled in Kagome's ear and leaned his head on her shoulder. Kagome smiled.

"It's alright, Cuba-chan. You've got a very beautiful house." she said and he laughed. He spun her around and smiled at her.

"How're you today, Kags? Miss me?" he grinned, cigar hanging loosely from his teeth. She smiled mischievously.

"Mayyybe~." she giggled and placed a kiss on his forehead. "Of course I did. How was work? Were you very busy?" she asked and leaned back against the counter top, pulling him with her.

"Eh," he shrugged, "Not really. A lot of people just talkin' bull, stupid people makin' accusations, just a whole lotta crap." he frowned and Kagome gave him a little kiss. "But I managed to sneak away while all those idiots were talkin'." he smiled and she nodded.

"Well, now you have to listen to my nonsense chatter all day instead of theirs." she giggled and Cuba grinned, switching his cigar to the other side of his mouth.

"I prefer you to them any day." he cooed and Kagome shook her head with a smile.

"Well, now that you're back, want to take a walk on the beach? It'll relax you." she offered and Cuba grinned.

"Sounds great, Kago-" the sound of the front door slamming open cut him off and they both jumped, startled.

"AIYAH! Why did you guys make ME break open the door, aru? We couldn't have just KNOCKED, aru!?" a loud shout filled the house and annoying laughter rang through the air.

"Hahahahaha! No way! Dude, it's so much more dramatic and epic if you burst through the door like a hero, man! Even if it is this bastard's house, you still gotta arrive in style, bro!"

"BLOODY WANKER! You stupid git, look what you've done, you broke the hinges to the door-" a loud crash and a lot of cursing-

"Kolkolkolkolkolkolkol..."

"Ve~! Germany, help me, Russia's being really scary and I don't want to finish the conference in Cuba and why couldn't we have just stayed at the hotel, and I still want some pasta-"

"ALL OF YOU, SHUT ZHE HELL UP!"

And in the kitchen, Cuba was smacking his head repeatedly on the counter top while Kagome asked him what was going on.


' As of 2004, China had agreed to planning to invest US$500 million in the completion and operation of Las Camariocas, an unfinished processing facility from the Soviet era. Under the agreement, Cubaníquel, the state-run nickel producer, owns 51 percent and Chinese-government owned Minmetals Corporation owns 49 percent.'

That's what the 'Letter regarding the investment in Las Camariocas' part was about. Source was Wikipedia.