Kitty29 here with chapter two of the American side plot, though this chapter doesn't have much America in it. I so didn't do Engliash homework to write this so you better love this! (It's always English I don't do to write. I don't write so I can write, huh.)
This was only supposed to be two chapters long now buuuuuut I had way too much fun writing Korea. But I really don't want to linger from the main plot of Canada/ Prussia for too long so the next chapter will be the last of the American side plots, honest.
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Over the next two days the Japanese man could count on one hand the amount of hours he spent at his own home. Though America had been to Japan before he treated everything like it was something new and was awed by the strangest things. Because of this they spent many late nights simply exploring around the country before becoming tired and renting a room at the nearest hotel(Japan made a mental note not to tell his family he went to a hotel with the American. They would get the wrong idea). Japan didn't practically mind. He enjoyed the time he spent with his American friend. Also, he did have a lot of fun when the two of them pretty much fangirl(boy)ed about Anime Town for nearly half a day. He had to admit he hadn't felt so pleasantly silly since he himself took a vacation to Italy.
Today was, however the last day of their weekend together. Japan shuffled a yawn as he pulled a simple long sleeve over himself. Though he did like the outings with his friend, he could now unfortunately count the hours he slept on one hand. It also didn't help that Japan was a fairly early raiser, and was usually awake hours before the American.
Japan signed as he glanced at his watch. It would be at least three hours before the other would even consider waking up. He began to think of things to do to pass the time. Perhaps he could crack open his laptop and look for some more Japanese hotspots. Alfred seemed to enjoy the more touristy areas and Japan wanted to be a good host.
What Japan didn't know was that after he answered his cell phone he wouldn't have to worry about ways to pass the next three hours. He answered as quickly as he could, not wanting the noise to wake up the other male.
"Moshi Moshi?" Japan whispered, fully closing the door to the bathroom to block out his voice.
"Good morning!" Korea's voice was cheery desperate it being morning, Japan noticed with a start. Usually his brother wasn't a morning person. "How's your date going!?"
"It's not a date!" Japan protested, reminding himself to keep his voice low.
"Sure~ Whatever you say…" Japan sighed at the Koreans answer. "Anyways to more important matters, I need you to come to my house, without America, ASAP!"
"S-Sorry? Why?"
"For the party, duh! You didn't forget did you?"
Honestly, he did.
"No matter. Come come, I'll explain when you get here!"
"I-Im Yoo-"
Dial tone.
Japan stood there in stunned silence for a bit before signing and putting his phone away. Unfortunately, he knew Korea and he knew that if he didn't go now, he would somehow find him and drag him there anyways. So, trying to ignore the sudden heaviness of his limbs, he exited the bathroom and sneak out of the hotel room.
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Japan knew that driving would take too long to get all the way to the Koreans house(which, as one would guess, was located in South Korea) so he took the less pleasurable route via Golden Railway. After a bit of walking, Japan found himself in front of the others house. He paused to catch his breath (for using the Golden Railway took a lot out of a nation) before inspecting the home. It looked the same as it usually did, until he noticed the small white balloon that was at front of the Koreans door, slowly bobbing up and down. Japan watched it for a bit, its attempts to escape from the rock that kept it on the ground fairly hypostasizing. That was until a door slamming open brought him from his thoughts.
"KIKU!" Korea yelled happily, pulling him into a hug. Japan blushed madly, still not used to such spontaneous displays of affection. Even from his family. Korea broke the hug almost as soon as he gave it instead grabbing him by the hand and dragging him into the house. "Come, come! You have to see it now to get the full effect for tonight, da~ze!"
So Kiku had no choice but to follow the excited man into the house. He was led though different rooms and hallways, which were very normal looking, and finally let him go when they reached the living area. For a moment after the Korean had released him he wondered if he was in the wrong house.
The living area of the home was almost void of all furniture save for a lonely couch near the back of the room and a long table up against the side of the room. Some multicolored balloons hung from the ceiling and speakers were littered about the room, obviously still being set up due to the fact that Tibet and Mongolia were fussing over wires near the back.
…
Wait, huh?
"Tibet-san, Mongolia-kun." Japan looked about the room and noticed the other members of his rather large family. "Thailand-kun, Vietnam-chan, what are you all doing here?"
The addressed nations looked up at the newcomer with a smile. "Hong Kong asked us to come." Mongolia stated bluntly before he focused back on his work. "We heard about Canada and Prussia." Vietnam said, stretching the back of her neck and looking elsewhere. "…How's America?"
"Ah…he's-"
"No small talk, slaves!" Korea meant it in good jest though that didn't stop Mongolia from glaring at the other while Tibet tried to calm him down. "Kasem! You're supposed to help Meimei with the cooking!"
"Oh right! Sorry 'bout that." Thailand bowed his head towards Japan with a smile. "I'll see you later. Good luck ~ana!" And with that the Thai man disappeared behind a wall, leaving the Japanese man confused. Good luck? Good luck with what?
But Japan didn't have time to dwell on it, for Korea quickly dragged him into another room where many different papers were spread out on top of a desk. Korea forced him into the seat behind the desk and talked excitably about his plans as he pointed to different articles. "…It's gonna be simple yet extravagant! America'll love it! The speakers will run all though the house like so…"-he paused to find the right paper before continuing, oblivious to how uncomfortable his hovering over the Japanese man was making him- "so that when people sneak off to, you know da~ze, they won't be heard!"
Japan blushed and tried to tell himself he had no idea with the other was talking about.
"Plus I got some music from America's charts! Not bad, but it doesn't come close to Girl's Generation! He should have asked me to help, I did invent music. Ah! I invited some other people too but it shouldn't get too crowd-"
"Others?" Japan inquired, jumping at the chance to get the Korean to stop talking. Korea paused for a second before realization dawned on him. "Ah! Guest list! You need to see the guest list! SUHDA!" Japan jumped at the sudden volume increase (wasn't he loud enough already!?) as the familiar face of India poked into the room. "Sudha! Guest list!"
India shrugged; slightly annoyed that she was called for a simple piece of paper. "Kaoru's setting off firecrackers around it; it's probably burned to a crisp by now." A smile crept on her face when she saw Korea's reaction was to jump in alarm before dashing out the room. Though he skid to a halt and turned back to Japan. "I'll be right back da~ze!" He quickly shouted before running down the hall.
"Slow down!"
Thud
"Ah! Aniki! It hurts!"
"You should have watched for the wire, aru!"
Japan released a heavy sign his limbs feeling even heavier since he had arrived. Really, sometimes he felt like the only –sane- one within his family. He leaned back into the office chair (which was pretty comfortable by the way) before slipping into his own thoughts. To be perfectly honest he was surprised that Korea had actually gone though with his plan and even more surprised with the amount of people that have shown up to help. He couldn't tell if America was really just that likened among his family or if Korea's influence was just that great.
Japan closed his eyes, the various noises his siblings making slowly causing an ache to form in his head. Ah… he had only been awake for an hour he wasn't ready for chaos just yet. Hands gently massaged his head, trying to sooth the ache away. Which, surprising was working slightly. He relaxed further into the chair, his small victory over his per-mature headache leaving him a bit happier.
Though the more he had thought about it, the stranger it seemed to become. Even China, who was usually against Koreas ideas, was lending a hand in bringing this one into fruition…
"It is strange…"
And he knew that some of the other nations didn't have the most positive views of the American as well, so why help?
"…maybe I'm over thinking things…?"
Even India, who wasn't really consisted a true part of the 'family' had shown up. But then again, she was the type to just do what she pleased and Japan didn't really know her well enough to form opinions based on her behaviour.
"…I wonder…will he look up…?"
…the hands that were massaging his head were not his own. Japan eyes slowly slid open and he looked up to meet with a pair of green orbs half hidden behind their owner's eyelids. The man retreated his hands when he was noticed and his lips curled up into a lazy half smile. "Konnichiwa, Kiku-chan." Japan turned a light pink at the cute name but returned the smile with a small one of his own. "Konnichiwa, Heracles-kun."
Greece rested his chin on the back of the office chair, his arms a makeshift pillow. "It's good to see you again…I hadn't seen you in a while." Japan nodded, thinking about just how long the two of them haven't seen each other outside of World Meetings. Too long.
"Got it!" Korea yelled, sliding into the room with a blackened piece of paper. He paused at the sight of the Mediterranean nation and pointed a finger at him accusingly. "Greece! You're supposed to be outside helping Hong Kong!"
Greece looked up at the Korean, amusement in his eyes. "…did you show him the robot?" Japan stared up at Greece incredulously. Now this was just getting silly, a robot? Though Koreas eyes lit up(oh no…) as he run around the desk and opened up the drawers. The guest list lying forgotten amongst the other papers.
"It was gonna be a giant robot at first, since America's always talking about them at the meetings da~ze!" He dug around the drawer for a bit. Though after not finding what he was looking for slammed it shut before opening another one. "But I didn't have enough time to make a giant one for time did not originate in Korea. But-ah!" Korea stopped in his mini rant to pull out a…something. Before Japan had a chance to see just what the object was it was forced into his hands.
"I need you to give that to America as soon as you get back!" He was so excited he was basically jumping with joy staring at Japan as he eagerly awaited his praise. Japan looked down at his lap, where the object was cupped between his hands. There was a pause as he glanced from his hands to the ecstatic look on the Koreans face. As he noticed the smile on Yong Soo's face widen as the seconds ticked by he gulped before asking himself.
Did he really want to know?
"Go on." Greece encouraged, lightly tapping the back on the chair with his knee to urge the other. "Korea put a lot of time into this…you shouldn't let it go to waste…" Appreciation sparkled in Yong Soo eyes as he straighten up and flung his arms around the Greek. Heracles eyes widened at the sudden contact and he was forced to release his hold on the chair, lest he accidentally tip it over. "Aww~! Thanks for the compliment!" Yong Soo rubbed his head against the other chest as he tightened the hug. Heracles sputtered, he wasn't aware just how strong the other was before now, before gently patting his back in a (comforting?) motion. "Mmm… Greece has nice breasts!"
Oh no…
Too distract himself from the rather awkward scene just behind him Japan finally opened his hands to reveal that object that Korea was so proud of. He blinked as he brought the small object closer to his face. It looked like a head off of a Gundam figurine though on a slightly larger scale. It was painted mostly red with his eyes a pale blue. He had to admit it was pretty well made but… where was the rest of it? There was a small hole at the bottom that showed it connected to something else. Japan then turned it over and noticed a small latch. He was just about to open it when he suddenly felt his chair spun around. He gasped at the sudden movement and he clutched onto the armrests to steady himself.
Yong Soo's smile is what greeted him when his chair stopped moving. "So what do you think?" Japan stared, waiting for his heart to calm itself before he asked "It's um…very well made." Korea's smile widened and in his excitement he shook the chair, much to Japan's displeasure. "Great! If Kiku thinks it's great then surly America will love it too!" He removed himself from the chair(Japan signed in relief) before taking a victory lap around the office.
Japan and Greece watched him dance for a while before they turned to each other. "Just why…is Korea-kun so happy about this?" Japan asked more to himself then the other, closely inspecting the head again. "It's incomplete…"
Greece couldn't help the smile that spread on his face. "I can't tell you…but America will like it…" Japan looked up at Greece questionably. So even he was in on it?
"Anyway, Kiku~!" Korea finished with his mini victory and stood near the door. "You need to get back soon da~ze!" Japan, with slight confusion, checked his watch and was surprised that the whole ordeal had taken over two hours. He stood feeling a little bad that he had not watched the time too make sure that Alfred would not wake to an empty hotel room.
Greece nodded at the flushed nation. "Yes, I need to get back too…I'll see you tonight Kiku-chan…good luck." And with that the Greek bowed to Japan before exiting the room and heading back to his assigned post. Korea nodded to him as he walked past and gave a small thumbs up before saying something that the Japanese nation couldn't catch. Greece looked back at Japan one last time, a flash of amusement in his eyes, before he disappeared. Japan blinked again wondering why people were wishing him luck though, like before, was pulled away by Korea before he could dwell on it too much.
"Don't worry da~ze! After this party America wouldn't even remember who Canada is anymore!" He turned to give Japan a reassuring grin before focusing on where he was walking again. "…though it made not be too hard, Matt's kinda invisible anyway." He barked out a laugh, which sounded very strange coming from the usually cheerful mans mouth. Japan narrowed his eyes in suspicion, Korea's sudden mood change raising a few questions in his mind. Was this all really just for America's sake…?
Korea opened the front door with his free hand and gentle pushed the other Asian nation outside. "Ok, da~ze! You have to give that robot to America as soon as you see him!" Japan looked from the robot head to his brother, confusion on his face. "Sorry Japan! I can't tell you the plan no matter how much you beg!" He wasn't begging. "So go on, go go! Before America wakes up all alone the hotel without his host! Oh! And remember your passports!" Korea then winked at the nation before closing the door.
Japan blinked at the door before he turned away. He looked at the robot head once again before sighing. Though he had had bad experiences in the past due to Koreas 'plans' he couldn't remember the last time the man looked so happy. He sighed yet again before succumbing and gently placing the head in his pocket. If even Greece had agreed with the plan then he didn't have much to fear. He nodded, making his decision as he entered the Golden Railway to return to Japan.
Meanwhile, Korea watched Japan though the peek hole until he disappeared. A large grin slid now his face as he pushed himself away from the door and turned to face the rest of the house. The plan had begun. He cupped his hands around his mouth to make his loud voice even louder.
"ASIA, ASSEMBLE!" He stood proudly as the other Asians(and Greece) slowly made their way to the front of the house. "Don't tell me we're really going though what this, aru." China groaned as he recalled just what he was being forced to do next. Though a quick glare from both Hong Kong and Korea answered his question. "Ok everyone! Time to get serious!" He said it so happily that no one took him seriously but that didn't matter. "Get to your places, da~ze! The fun is about to began!"
...Next Chapter -isshot-
Moshi Moshi - How they answer the phone in Japan. Try it one day, it's good fun!
Kasem - random name for Thailand. I dunno if he has an 'official' human name or anything nor do I really know exactly how Thai names work (like if the first name cames before the last name or like they have five names or something I dunno...) so it was really just a guess I guess (if you want to yell at me about Thai names please do. Wiki did nothing to help me)
Girl's Generation - A popular Korean girl band whose song 'Gee' is so. Fucking. Catchy. Curse you Korean girl bands! Curse you!
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