Luau Partay!
After the nations had settled down in their hotel rooms, they had agreed to meet Lani again for what the little girl called a "luau." And so, several hours later, the nations set out from the hotel lobby with Lani and Lisa leading the way. The nations were a little confused when Lisa held opened the hotel doors and Lani led the nations out of the building.
As they made their way out of the hotel, instead of walking directly on the beach, Lani took a sharp right and led the group into a dense, forested area. The forest was pitch dark and the only light was seen from the fire of the tiki torches which outlined the beaten-down path. The nations were nervous and a little unnerved at the rustling of the leaves and the call of the random birds in the trees.
"Lani, didn't you say that we would be having a "luau" or whatever it is?" Arthur asked, not the slightest bit nervous of course. Why would he, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland be nervous?
"Uh-uh," Lani said as she hopped over a tree root which stretched across the dirt path.
"Well, then why are we going outside?"
"You can't have a real luau inside, silly," Lani giggled.
"Oh...I see,"
"What? That's so lame England," Francis said with a smirk, "Don't tell me, you don't even know what a luau is?"
"Shut up, frog! It's not like you know any better!" Arthur fumed.
"Ve~ What's a luau, Lani?" Veneziano asked, unknowingly breaking up the potential fight.
"Luau...luau~ How should I explain," Lani said, "Well, a luau is kind of like a biiiiiig party where we have really good food and music and entertainment."
"Ve~ That sounds like a lot of fun!" Italy exclaimed as a smile emerged on his face and waved his arms up and down in excitement, "Doesn't that sound like fun, Germany?" The burly German nodded.
"What kind of entertainment is there, Lani?" asked Spain.
"Sorry~" Lani said, "But it's a secret!" The group continued to walk until finally, a bright light shone through the thicket.
"Here it is!" Lani exclaimed as she ran through ahead of the group and disappeared through a bramble of bushes.
"Dude! This is awesome!" Alfred yelled as he followed suit and charged through the bushes. The other nations hesitantly followed the two and made their way through the bushes. As they emerged from the forest, they were greeted with a brilliant sight. The sun was beginning to settle below the rolling waves and the golden sandy shore sparkled in the bright light. On the sand was a long table surrounded by fluffy orange cushions. Tiki torches formed a path down to the table and wrapped their way around the area. On the table was an array of different and unfamiliar foods.
"There's kalua pork, lau lau, poi, poke, and a lot of other things!" Lani announced as she made her way to the head of the table and sat down. "Hurry, hurry and take a seat and let's get this party started!"
"Alright!" the nations cheered
Before everyone knew it, the nations had ate, drank, and hula danced (courtesy of Lani accompanied by several drunk nations) the night away. The beating of an ipu and the strumming of a ukulele sang through the night as the party started to dwindle to a stop.
"Ve~ Tonight was fun was fun wasn't it Ludwig?" Italy smiled. "There was so much yummy food and pretty dancing women!"
"That may be so, but you're not the one carrying up your idiotic brother who can't even control himself for one night," Germany sighed as Gilbert drunkenly sang Mein Gott in the distance, albeit a bit off key, and hugged his bottle of beer.
"Of course not silly, that's Spain-niichan's responsibility." Romano also was passed out somewhere and dangerously vulnerable to being groped by a certain Frenchman.
"Are these all of these individuals really and truly nations?" Lani questioned as one of her eyebrows twitched in annoyance. "It seems more like a collaboration of clowns if you ask me." Lani giggled at her caretaker's words. Her cheeks were flushed and haku-lei was starting to slide off her head due to all the excitement.
"Papa and Mama's friends are weird aren't they? The juice they drink makes them all funny." Lani smiled.
"Unfortunately, that's who we are." Alfred said as he ruffled Lani's hair.
"But everyone's really nice, so it's alright, isn't it?"
Alfred sighed. "Yeah, I suppose that's what matters in the end."
"Mr. France even gave me a kiss on the cheek, wasn't that sweet of him?"
"Lisa, take care of Lani, I'm going to go and teach a certain French nation a lesson now." Alfred said with a crack of his knuckles.
"I'm going too," Lisa said.
"Aw, just leave that stupid git alone, he isn't worth the effort," said Arthur, surprisingly sober, from his seat at the table.
"Mon Cheri, I am worth everything in ze entire world." Francis said as he downed another glass of wine. "Well, if anything, I'm much more valuable than you, Angleterre. And handsomer, and smarterer, and better looking than you 'f course~"
"Shut up, you twit!" Arthur shouted and lunged at the nation. However, he tripped and found himself face-first in a bowl of poi. The drunken nations howled with laughter as the nation picked himself up.
"Mama! Mama!" Lani exclaimed with a worried look on her face. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine." Arthur said in a rather sarcastic tone. Lani, unable to recognize or even understand the definition of sarcasm continued with her fretting.
"Are you sure you're okay, Mama? You're not hurt anywhere? Here, let me wipe the poi off your face." As Lani reached for Arthur's face, he quickly knocked her hands out of the way and stood up.
"I'm fine, now piss off!" Arthur shouted. He ignored the other nations' cries of protest and jeers as he headed off in the vague location of the hotel. Alfred and Lani rushed over to the child's side. Lani, only a small child, expressed her sadness in the only way that little children knew. She cried.
Alfred rocked Lani back and forth in his arms as he hummed a little lullaby.
"Hush little Lani don't say a word,
Papa's gonna a buy you a mockingbird.
And if that Mockingbird don't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring."
" Papa?" Lani asked as she buried her head in her father's shoulder. "Why is Papa buying me all of this stuff?"
"Because Papa loves you very much, and he'll do anything for his little Lani," Alfred said as he smiled gently.
"What about Mama, does Mama love me?"
"Mama loves you too," he whispered after a moment's pause. "Mama's just tired right now and needs some rest."
"Oh, I see..." Lani let out a big yawn and rubbed her eyes with her hands.
As Alfred continued to hum his song, Lani's eyes began to droop and she soon drifted off to sleep. Alfred settled the little girl down on her bed as he sang the last notes of the melody. He carefully sat down next to her as he admired the little state. The moonlight shone in from the half-opened window and illuminated the child's innocent figure. He gently reached over and brushed the stray bangs out of her face. The corners of her mouth curved into a smile as she leaned in towards the touch.
"-ve you," she murmured.
"I love you too." He lightly kissed her forehead and tiptoed out the room.
Hey guys!
Sorry this is out so late! I'll be giving out explanations and more chapters out soon! thank you~