A/N: Sorry about the late update~! But, I was preoccupied... With Pokemon. My poll is still active and up, so please, vote on it~! XD Just, enjoy~! It's a longer chapter, just for you readers, full of Kiku's cute photo taking~!
"Normal Talking"
"Talking over the Phone"
"Foreign Words"
'Thoughts'
"Bijuu Talk"
Chapter 3: Explanations and Introductions
Ludwig stared blankly as he absorbed Matthew's story. "Zo, you're telling me that Naruto hast this 'Bijuu' vich calls itzelf Kyuubi in his head?" He asked, looking at the two year old in Matthew's arms.
"Yeah, eh. I've talked to it. And it's actually in his navel." Matthew said, as he smoothed Naruto's hair down. Kiku stopped taking photos and walked over to the two. Naruto smiled, and held his arms out to him.
"Da-da!" Kiku blushed, and grabbed Naruto from Matthew.
"A-Ah, kon'nichiwa, Naruto." Naruto made a face.
"Ko-nichi-ha?" He asked, looking up at Kiku. Kiku smiled.
"Iie, kon-ni-chi-wa." He repeated, saying each syllable.
"Oh." Naruto said. "Da-da, down!" Naruto demanded, pointing to the ground. Kiku placed him down. Naruto, as soon as his feet hit the ground, took off, giggling. He looked around, and inspected everything. Ludwig watched Naruto play for a moment, and then turned to everyone else.
"Alvright, vell, should ve inform the other nations?" Ludwig asked, looking at the few nations in the room.
"We might as bloody well." Arthur mumbled, not really paying attention to Ludwig. Instead, the Brit's eyes were on Naruto.
"I agree. Why not, non?" Francis said, a lecherous smile on his face.
"Ve~ Luddy, who all should we introduce him too~?" Feliciano said, a confused expression on his face.
"Vell, a vorld meeting is coming up, ve should introduce him to everyvone." Ludwig explained, waving a finger in the air.
"Vell, vhat are ve waitingk for?" Gilbert asked, a large grin on his face. Everyone turned to look at him. "Vhat?"
"Well, Gilbert, the world meeting isn't for another three weeks or so."
"So, call it early!" Everyone became confused. Gilbert sighed, exasperated. "The vorld meetingk is takingk place here in Kanada, vright?" Everyone's eyes widened.
"Oh mon dieu~! I forgot about that, eh!" Matthew shouted. He fumbled around in his pockets, and found his phone. "I'll call my Prime Minister, and have the meeting moved to two days from now." He said, before leaving the room to make the call in secret. Naruto looked up from his spot on the floor, before moving towards Feliciano.
"Feli, Feli!" He said, pulling on the Italian's pants. Feliciano bent down, hugged Naruto close, and stood again.
"Si, piccolo bambino?" He said, picking up Naruto.
"Where mama go?" Feliciano made to respond, but Ludwig beat him to it.
"Your mutti vent to make a very important phone call." Naruto nodded, and started pulling on Feliciano's hair curl. The Italian blushed hard, almost dropping the toddler.
"No, bambino, you can't pull on that!" He practically shouted, before handing Naruto off to Ludwig. Naruto's eyes started to water, and then he started to wail. Kiku immediately took Naruto from an astonished Ludwig, and started rocking him in his arms.
"Shh... It's okay, Naruto-kun..."
Matthew walked out of his house. He stood on his porch, and made the call to his Prime Minister. "Ah, hello Ste- ... Yes, I know how busy you are... No, I do not really care... Ah, no I- ... Fine, I promise to call earlier next time... Right, well I wanted to move the world meeting up... No, not to tomorrow... No, uh..." Matthew thought. It was Wednesday today. "...Friday... Yes, I'm sure... Alright, thanks... Yes, I'm really sorry! Bye!" He hung up. He rubbed the bridge of his nose. Who knew that his Prime Minister was cranky in the afternoon. He turned to walk back in, and heard Naruto wailing. "Naruto!"
Naruto continued to wail, until the door to the room burst open. They all looked to see Matthew standing in the doorway, his eyes focused on Naruto. Naruto settled for sniffling, and reached out for Matthew. "Mama..." Matthew snatched up Naruto from Kiku.
"Oh, mon petit bébé, why were you crying?"
"F-Feli m-mad at me..." Naruto said, burying his face into Matthew's neck. Matthew sighed, and turned to Feliciano, who still had quite a blush on his face.
"Feliciano, what exactly happened?"
"T-The bambino pulled on my curl..." Matthew nodded.
"Naruto, you can't pull on peoples hair, okay?" Naruto nodded.
"Alright mama..." He yawned.
"Are you tired?"
"Hai..." Naruto mumbled. Matthew smiled.
"I'm going to put him to bed. You all are welcome to stay." He said, his Canadian hospitality coming out.
"U-Uh, ja, ve vill stay." Ludwig said. Matthew nodded.
"There are a bunch of guestrooms all over. Just pick one." They nodded, and went their separate ways.
It was Thursday. Matthew woke slowly, and growled. He was not a morning person. Luckily, he had remembered to tell Kiku that, so that the Asian nation could remove Naruto from his room earlier in the morning. He glared at nothing in particular, and made his way to his closet, muttering death threats to the sun under his breath. He got dressed quickly, in a red sweater and blue jeans.
Matthew ran a hand through his hair, and growled a little more. He was calming down, but not enough. He walked downstairs, and heard shouting. He glared, and entered the kitchen. Ludwig was shouting at Feliciano.
"Grr... Shut up, you damn idiots." Matthew snapped, moving towards his coffee machine. Both of them jumped at the Canadian's tone, and looked at him fearfully.
"U-Uh, Lu-Luddy, let's go sit in the living room, ve~. NOW!" Feliciano shouted, dragging Ludwig from the room. Matthew huffed, and finished making his cup of coffee.
"Naruto-kun, iie! Don't go in there!" He heard Kiku yell. He blinked, and was hugged around his legs.
"Mama, mama! Look I drew!" Matthew looked at the piece of paper Naruto held up. It was really well drawn for a two year old.
"Is that me and you?" He asked, his irritation fading.
"Oui! It is! And da-da too!" Naruto looked very happy, and pointed to a figure, which resembled Kiku. Matthew smiled, as it seemed that Naruto was picking up other languages fast.
"Well, it's a very beautiful picture, Naruto! I'll hang it right on the fridge, so everyone can see it, eh!" Matthew said, using a magnet to attach the picture to the refrigerator. Naruto smiled widely, and hugged Matthew around his legs. He let go after a few seconds.
"I go draw more!" He shouted, running back into the living room. Matthew smiled, and turned back to his coffee.
"Oh hon hon hon... Mathieu~" Francis said, as he entered the kitchen. Matthew turned around to face him.
"Oui, Francis?"
"Well, I 'ave not zeen anozer piece of clozing for Naruto zere..."
"Oh, well..." Matthew trailed off. He hadn't exactly had time to go shopping for clothes. Suddenly, he was pulled into a hug, and spun around. He blushed hard.
"Mathieu~! Zis means we can take Naruto and 'ave some bonding time~!" Matthew was confused, but nodded none the less.
"Alright... Just let me eat something. Has Naruto eaten?" He asked. Francis thought.
"Non, I 'ave not zeen Naruto eat anyzing. I'll go ask Kiku..." Francis let the blushing Canadian go, and went into the living room. A moment later, Kiku came in, holding Naruto.
"G-Gomen, I had not thought of feeding Naruto-kun..." Matthew just smiled.
"It's alright Kiku, he can eat something now." Matthew took Naruto from Kiku. "Have you eaten, Kiku?" Kiku blushed a little.
"I-Iie, I have not..."
"Well, you can eat with us then!" Matthew said happily, placing Naruto in a chair by the table. Kiku nodded.
"What wirru we be eating?" Matthew thought, before smiling brightly.
"Pancakes." He said.
"Pancakes!" Naruto repeated, giggling and clapping his hands. Francis entered, saying,
"Did I 'ear Mathieu mention making pancakes?" Kiku nodded.
"Hai, he wirru be." He said, as Matthew groaned.
"This means I have to make some for everyone, doesn't it...?" He asked Francis, who just smiled in response.
"Of course, Mathieu~" Francis left, probably to tell everyone about his pancakes. Matthew sighed.
"I'll make yours and Naruto's first." He said, starting the breakfast.
After breakfast, Francis engulfed Matthew in yet another hug. "Come on, mon cher, it's time to go~!" Matthew nodded, and picked up Naruto.
"Mon petitbébé, you, me, and Grandpa Francis are going to go shopping!" Francis looked depressed at Matthew's "Grandpa" comment. Naruto grinned, and reached out for Francis.
"I wan Grandpa Francis hol' me!" Matthew smiled, and handed the toddler to Francis. Naruto's grin widened a little, as they stepped from the house. Matthew noticed that there were only four cars in his drive. His, Kiku's, Ludwig's, and Arthur's.
"Hey, Francis, where's your car?"
"Hmm? Oh, well, I rode with l'Angleterre." Matthew blinked, confused. 'How had they not caused a large pile-up?' He thought to himself.
"I guess we'll take my car then, eh..."
Half an hour later, they were in the shopping mall. "Naruto, stay close to me or Grandpa Francis, okay?" Matthew said to the toddler, placing a hand on his head for emphasis.
"Oui, maman!" He said, looking around in awe. Francis tapped Matthew on the shoulder, and took Naruto's hand.
"I saw the clozing store over zere." The Frenchman said, pointing over to the store. Matthew looked over to it, and smiled.
"Well Naruto, we can get you some new clothes now!" Naruto grinned.
"Awesome!" He said, causing Matthew to twitch.
"You've been hanging out with Gilbert too much already..." Naruto grinned wider.
"Awesome Grandpa Gil-Gil!" He shouted. Matthew sighed, but chuckled anyways.
"Alright, Grandpa Gil-Gil it is. Let's get you some clothes now, okay?"
"'ow about zis one?" Francis pointed to a blue shirt, with a sunflower design on it. Matthew picked it out, and held it up, so Naruto can see.
"Well Naruto? What about it?" Naruto grinned widely.
"I like!" Francis smiled.
"Zen we'll get it!" Naruto waddled off, and came back with a few orange shirts.
"Dis too!"
"Do you like that colour?" Matthew asked, holding up a shirt, and seeing a swirled design on it.
"Yeah! It cool!" Matthew grinned, and grabbed a few more orange shirts.
"Then we'll get you some more orange things." Naruto grinned wider.
"And now, we move onto pants! Come along, Mathieu, Naruto~" Francis said, snatching the both of them into a hug.
"Oui, oui, just, let go." Francis dragged them both over to the pants section.
"Zese shorts 'ere match ze blue shirt we found earlier." He said, pulling out a pair of green shorts, with a sunflower embroidered on it. "Do you like zem, Naruto?"
"Yeah!" Francis nodded. Matthew wandered off, and came back with a few more pairs of shorts, and a lot of pants. Every other pair was a larger size than the other.
"Why are zey so large?"
"Naruto has been growing a lot, eh."
"Oh, I zee." Francis picked up Naruto, and turned towards the register. "He can use your old shoes."
"I guess so, I still have a few pairs..."
They got in line for the register, and Naruto wanted to change who was holding him. "Mama, mama!" He said loudly, causing people to stare. A few women came up.
"Ah, what a cute son you have! Which of you is the father?" One of the women asked. Matthew meekly raised a hand.
"I-I am, but he keeps calling me 'Mama'." He said, making a few of the women "aww".
"What's your name, little one?" Another asked Naruto.
"I Naruto!" Naruto exclaimed, puffing his chest out in pride. The women blushed and squealed.
"J-Je suis désolé, filles, but it is our turn for the register..."Matthew said. The women each gave Naruto a pat on the head, and walked off. Matthew sighed, and tightened his hold on Naruto a little.
"Mathieu, I need zome money." Matthew got his wallet from his pocket, and held it out.
"Here."
After paying for the clothes, Matthew took Naruto to the washrooms, and got him changed. He was in an orange shirt, with a fox on it, and a pair of black pants. "You look very handsome, Naruto!" Matthew exclaimed, hugging the toddler.
"Yay!" Naruto giggled happily, hugging Matthew around his neck. Francis smiled at the scene, and, somewhere in the back of his mind, he had the urge to take photos. If Kiku was here, he'd take photos... He thought, before tapping Matthew on the shoulder.
"Mathieu, we need to go."
"Oui, Francis. Come on Naruto, it's time to go!" Naruto pouted.
"Do we haff to?" He said, looking up at Matthew.
"I'm sorry, Naruto, but we have to." With that said, Matthew scooped Naruto up, and left Francis to carry all the bags.
Naruto fell asleep in the car, and so did Matthew. Francis chuckled to himself, and smiled at the two, who were cuddled up together in the backseat. Francis parked the car outside of Matthew's house, and got out quickly. He opened the back door, and shook Matthew by the shoulder. "Mathieu, Mathieu, we are 'ome, you need to get inzide now... Mathieu~?" Matthew blinked awake, and growled loudly.
"Don't want."
"But, do you not want to zeep in a nice, warm bed?" Francis laughed nervously. Matthew contemplated the option, before nodding slightly.
"Fine." He got out of the car, carrying Naruto with him. He completely ignored Francis, and entered his house. "Someone go help Francis!" He shouted, before stalking up the stairs. He laid Naruto on the makeshift futon bed next to his, and tucked him in. Matthew smiled. "Goodnight, Naruto..." He kissed Naruto's head, and then laid back on his bed.
A few hours of sleep later, Matthew was awoken by something lightly poking his side. He cracked one eye open, and saw a frightened Naruto. Matthew sat up, and hugged the toddler. "What is it, Naruto?"
"I had bad dream..."
"What was it about?"
"D-Deez people were hurting you and Da-da... A-And dey didn't stop... A-And..." Naruto started to cry. Matthew rubbed his back soothingly.
"Do you want to sleep with me?" Naruto nodded, wiping off his eyes.
"U-Un..." Matthew laid back down, and Naruto curled up next to him.
This exact position was how Kiku found them Friday morning. The Asian nation blushed, and snapped a photo. Next came the hard part. Waking Matthew up, and not getting himself or Naruto harmed. "Matthew-san... Matthew-san, you need to start getting ready for the worrud meeting..." Matthew sat up, surprisingly not irritated. Naruto yawned sleepily, and slid off the bed.
"Alright, eh... Can you help Naruto get ready?" He asked, pointing to a stack of clothes in the corner. Kiku nodded, and picked up the clothing, and took Naruto's hand. As he left the room, Matthew started getting dressed.
Kiku lead Naruto into the nearest washroom. "Arright Naruto-kun... Ret's get you dressed." Naruto nodded sleepily. Kiku, blushing, helped Naruto into some undergarments. He then held up a pair of shorts. He fingered the embroidery. "A sunfrower?" He asked himself, before placing Naruto into them. He grabbed the shirt, the blue one with the sunflower on it, and got Naruto into it. "Matthew-san must have thought that Naruto-kun wourud look kawaii in these crothes..." Naruto yawned cutely, and rubbed at his eye. Kiku blushed harder, and snapped a photo. "K-Kawaii..." Matthew walked in then, dressed in a suit, smiling.
"Naruto, you look so cute in that!" He gushed, hugging the boy.
"M-Merci, maman..." Naruto responded.
Matthew made Naruto and himself a bowl of cereal, since Kiku had said that he had already ate. Naruto's eyes were wide with each bite. "Dis is so goo', mama!" Matthew blushed.
"Really, eh? Well, we can have this every morning, Naruto..." Matthew and Naruto finished at the same time. Matthew rinsed out their bowls, and dried his hands on a towel.
"Werru, shourud we go?" Kiku asked, looking at the clock.
"Sure. Has everyone else gone already?"
"Hai, Rudwig-san and Feri-kun reft first, then Arthur-san and Furansu-san afterwords." Matthew nodded.
"So, eh. Are we taking the same car, or not?" Kiku blushed.
"Ano, my car is out of gas..."
"My car it is."
Matthew pulled up to the World Conference Centre in record time. He unbuckled his seat belt, and looked to the passenger seat, where a terrified Kiku was grasping the dashboard as if his life depended on it. Matthew laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head. "S-Sorry about that, eh..."
"P-Prease, ret me drive home..." Kiku mumbled, dragging himself from the car. Matthew laughed more, and plucked a giggling Naruto out of the backseat.
"We're here, Naruto!" Naruto gazed in up at the building in wonder.
"Whoa..." Kiku cracked a smile, as Matthew chuckled. Matthew placed Naruto on the ground, and grabbed the toddler's hand. They walked into the building quietly, and looked around.
"Which room do we go to?" Kiku asked, looking at Matthew.
"Seventh conference room."
"Hai." They walked along the hallway, looking at each of the room numbers.
"Here it is." Matthew said, stopping in front of the last door in the hall. Kiku swallowed, and opened the door softly. Immediately, a lot of noise came flowing out, but it all stopped when Matthew flung the door open more. Naruto grinned widely, reaching out for the first person he saw.
"Grandpa Arzur!" He said, giggling at the Brit. "Come hol' me!" Arthur blushed, and snatched the blond child away from Matthew.
"Hey, eh! Be careful!" Arthur stuck his tongue out.
"I know how to handle bloody children, Matt. I raised you and the bloke over there." The bloke in question came over, a burger in his hands.
"Mattie! What's this I hear about you and Kiku having a baby together!" Alfred shouted, tears in his eyes.
"America, Alfred..." Matthew mumbled. Alfred smiled happily.
"I'm a uncle now!" Matthew blushed.
"We didn't actually have a baby together! I'm a guy and he's a guy! This is not some fictional story where men can get pregnant!"
"B-But... I'm still an uncle, right?" Alfred asked hopefully.
"Yes, Alfred. You're still an uncle." Matthew sighed. Arthur watched the two, before placing Naruto on the ground.
"Now, Naruto, don't go to far, alright?"
"Oui!" Naruto said, before dashing off. Arthur chuckled, and turned back towards Matthew's and Alfred's conversation.
Naruto wandered around the room, before spotting someone sitting, alone, on the other side of the room. Naruto blinked. He looks so sad...He thought to himself. I'll go cheer him up! Naruto nodded to himself, firming his resolve. He cautiously dashed up to the person. Now that he was closer, he could see that the person was a very tall man, with very light blond, almost silver hair. The man was wearing a tan long-coat, and had a light pink scarf on. Naruto stood in front of the man, who was now looking at him with surprise. Naruto blushed, and muttered, "B-Bonjour... I-I'm Naruto, you are?" The man blinked, and then smiled childishly.
"I am Russia. You can call me Ivan, da." Naruto made a confused face.
"D-Da?" He asked, looking up at Ivan, who was smiling a little more.
"It means yes." Naruto smiled wide.
"More words?" He asked hopefully. Ivan seemed to understand, as he smiled even more.
"Da...Hmm, oh!" Ivan looked down at him. "Privyet!"
"P-Privyet..." Naruto let the word slide off his tongue.
"Da! Now... Zdrastvootye!" Naruto blinked.
"Z-Ze-dra-ste-voo-teh?" He said, sounding out the word. Ivan nodded.
"Da! Zdrastvootye!"
"Zdrastvootye!" Naruto repeated, saying it almost perfectly.
"Spasiba!" Ivan said, happily looking down at Naruto.
"Dobro pozhalovat'!" Naruto responded, not even noticing. A confused look spread across Ivan's face.
"I did not teach you that, da." Naruto tilted his head.
"You didn't?"
"Nyet, I did not." Ivan was about to continue, when Matthew walked over.
"Naruto, there you are! Was he bothering you, Russia?" He said, rubbing his arm.
"Nyet, nyet. I was just teaching him a few words, da. And call me Ivan." Matthew blushed, and nodded.
"A-Alright, I will." He grabbed Naruto's hand. "Come, Naruto, you can speak to Ivan later. Right now, we need to introduce you to everyone!"
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet mine and Kiku's son, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze." Matthew said, holding onto Naruto. "I think I should change your last name..." Naruto looked up at him.
"Nyet, don't!" Naruto shouted. Alfred blanched, and pointed a finger at Ivan.
"Help him Mattie! He's been taken over by that commie!" Matthew blushed, and whacked Alfred on his head.
"He has not been taken over by Ivan, Alfred. Naruto just likes to learn new words." When Matthew said that, Naruto smiled widely.
"Privyet, mama!" He shouted out, causing Alfred to accuse Ivan of taking over Naruto even more.
"You pinko commie! How dare you take over my Nephew!"
"I didn't do anything, da. He wanted to learn some words!" Alfred went to punch Ivan, when Naruto shouted,
"Don't hurt Brother Ivan!"
A/N: And done~! Oh hon hon, Naruto is calling Ivan his brother? Some big things are going to come from this~!
I really should have divided this into two chapters... I mean, 7 pages? Jeeves... :D Hope you enjoyed~ P.S, the word "Un" is used to symbolize an affirmative grunt. Or, at least it does in this story!
Next chapter there are going to be a few timeskips, so that I can advance this story farther. This story is supposed to mainly take place in the Naruto dimension, anyways.
Foreign to English Dictionary (In order of appearance in this chapter):
Kon'nichiwa- Hello (Japanese)
Iie- No (Japanese)
Mon dieu- My god (French)
Si, piccolo bambino- Yes, little baby? (Italian)
Mutti- Mother (German)
Bambino- Baby/little boy (Italian)
Ja- Yes (German)
Oui- Yes (French)
Non- No (French)
Gomen- Sorry (Japanese)
Hai- Yes (Japanese)
Mon cher- My dear (French)
Mon petit bébé- My little baby (French)
l'Angleterre- England (French)
Oui, maman!-Yes, mum! (French)
Je suis désolé- I am sorry (French)
Kawaii- Cute (Japanese)
Merci, maman- Thanks, mum. (French)
Ano- Um/Uh (Japanese)
Da- Yes (Russian)
Privyet- Hi/Hey (Russian, Informal)
Zdrastvootye- Hello (Russian, Formal)
Spasiba- Thanks (Russian)
Dobro pozhalovat'- You're welcome/Welcome! (Russian)
Nyet- No (Russian)