Okay so I missed Thanksgiving upload, it was finished, but holidays and family ended up pushing it back to Sunday. BUT good news, Chapter 8 is completed and Chapter 9 is in the works. I do have important news unfortunately so I'll just bold it as I have a feeling none of you really read the section up here anyways. PLEASE READ: The next chapter, so chapter 8 I will be putting this story on HIATUS. Now hear me out here. I want to go back and edit the story. As of now I feel like the lack of viewers or no reviews is because the story is a CRACK pairing, but I also feel like the story isn't grabbing people's attention like I want it to for them to write reviews. For that reason I will go back and edit and fix up the story somehow. I'm not entirely sure as of now how long it'll take because I don't have a beta-reader (or at least an official one). I'll probably keep writing chapters while editing because I don't want to give this story up, but for now the story will go on hiatus and won't be updated for a while. So yay if you read through this cause now you know the next chapter will be up by the end of the week. Anyways enjoy the story, I would love to hear some opinions from you guys and hope you enjoy the last two chapters for now.

I apologize ahead of time for grammar issues as I haven't been able to go through and fix it due to schoolwork and family.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia; Himaruya Hidekaz own it. I only own any OCs I have used and the plot.


Chapter 7

Some would say that when you're going on a trip. It's best to plan beforehand. Tau denied all of that and runs sporadically ahead without a need to be tied down with a schedule.

Matthew smiled, listening to Tau's story back in his homeland. He was here on a work visa along with his sister. The food came as they spoke about their family members. Eventually they started to share stories to see which family could outdo the other in how bad they were.

"Alright, well Al thought it was a good idea to allow Arthur to cook for a week since he was upset that Francis always cooked when they visit."

"So? You don't get gourmet food for a week?" Raising a brow. He understood that Matthew's cooking inspiration was his cousin Francis.

"Arthur can't really cook... it somehow comes out charred every time. We're not sure how it happens."

"So food poisoning for a week?"

"We almost ended up in the hospital!" He laughed a the memory. "Francis had to sneak us food by the third day."

Tau laughed. "Well I'm glad you guys are still alive."

"Barely..." He leaned his elbow on the table, looking towards the Asian. "We were tempted to do a detox right after too..."

"Alright, well I don't have a cooking story. But we were all placed on a diet one time by Lien."

Matthew blinked, looking at him. He didn't seem like he would need one. "You too?"

"Yea, me too. She's always so strict even when she was younger. She said if one of us was on it, then all of us should be. We had a check up from the doctor's they said that some of us were had too much sodium in our system while others were taking in too many calories for our age."

Matthew chuckled. "Alright. So what were you placed on?"

"More vegetables and less sweets."

"So you were one of those kids that didn't like vegetables too?"

"It's not that I don't mind it now... but it's always brussels sprouts..." His expression turned sour. "She wouldn't let me leave the table until I ate all of them..."

"Sounds like a typical mom."

"She made me sat there all night! I couldn't go to bed! She slept on the floor to make sure I didn't leave. I was stuck there with two of my cousins all night."

Matthew burst into laughter. He has met Lien a few times, she did have that air of seriousness, but didn't expect it to be that bad when she was younger. "Did you sleep at all?"

He folded his arm. "Yea at the table. Mei took pity on us and gave us pillows and blankets. We just sat there in the dark with brussels sprouts on our plates."

"And you eventually ate it?"

Tau sighed sadly. "Yea... we weren't allowed to eat breakfast if we didn't finish them..."

"How long did this last?"

"Until the doctor said we were 'healthy' again." Using his fingers to air quote the word.

"How was the food?" The waitress stopped by picking up the empty plates.

Tau smiled. "It was great. Thank you."

The Canadian nodded.

"Oh good, at least he did something right..." She smiled. "Did you want any desserts? I promise they'll be amazing."

Tau looked at Matthew. He gave a look back, nodding a bit before giving her his casual smile. "Sure, why not?"

"Fantastic!" She gave them the dessert menu. "I'll give you some time to look at it." She turned around and went back to the counter.

"So? How was my food?" The cook grinned at her.

She frowned. "At least you didn't mess it up. They're just being nice to you."

"Pssh, you just don't want to admit that my food's awesome."

"That's cause it's not. Where's Roderich? They're going to order dessert." She said placing the metal tray down with the dishes as she brush the front side of her skirt.

"Playing piano, what else? I'll make them instead. They'll be awesomer."

She grabbed the metal tray and hit him over the head. "Like hell I'll let you do that!"

"Interesting atmosphere..." Matthew watched the two before looking towards Tau.

He nodded. "But it's nice, isn't it? Like a homey feeling." Smiling softly as he looked around the diner.

Matthew smiled, nodding. "Yea, kinda like home with all the arguing..." He felt at peace like this, leaning against the felt in the stall. Calming. It's almost like he wanted this feeling to last forever. Casually chatting about the past and heading towards someplace without any knowledge. But it was fine. No problems in the world. He felt that he didn't have any worries. Even when in reality he had many.

"Any thoughts on desserts?"

"I'm thinking the strawberry shortcake...you?"

"Well she did say that he made good molten chocolate cakes. So I'll probably get that." He pointed to the picture.

The Hungarian returned to take their orders again, smiling happily that they were getting desserts. She turned around yelling again. "Roderich! Strawberry shortcake and molten chocolate cake!" Her tone sweeter than when she spoke to the cook. She turned to them. "So where are you guys going?"

"No idea, Tau's driving."

Tau nodded. "It's a surprise~ Though I'm still wondering where we're going too."

She innerly squealed. "Well I hope you'll enjoy it, wherever you go. Just try not to get caught in the storm later tonight."

"Ana, we should be back in Chicago by then. It's supposed to be late tonight?"

She nodded. "Around nine according to the newscast. It's windy too so it may cause issues if you're driving around in a motorcycle."

"Thanks for the notice, we'll make sure to keep an eye out, Liz."

The brunette nodded before going back to the counter.

"Do you really have no idea where we're going, Tau?"

"Hmm? Ah, well... I may know the direction, but I'm not quick sure on the destination. So we'll see when we get there." He smiled leaning on the table with his elbows. "Just trust me, okay?"

Matthew looked at him, slightly surprised on the words. Then again, he was starting to realize the last few days that there was something about him that allowed him to give his trust to him easily. He smiled. "I will."

The Thai smiled happily.

The desserts were set in front of them, beautifully designed. The waitress smile happily as a man dressed in a long navy coat stood by her. "I do hope you enjoy them."

"He makes the best desserts in this area."

Matthew watched the two. The woman smiled at the man lovingly as he returned a reassuring smile. He wondered, how it feels to love another like that. Would his character be able to find someone where he could trust and love them without a second thought? He looked down at his dessert, thinking. Would it be nice?

"Matthew... If you keep staring like that, the cake will become shy and run away."

"Huh? What?" He looked up to the Thai.

"Oh nothing... You look deep in thought."

He looked down at the cake again. "Just wondering about Liz and her husband." Tau looked at him quizzically. "I was wondering if the character in my book would be able to fall in love like that

He chuckled. "Maybe, I guess that's the beauty of a story, somehow, they find a way to fall in love. It's nice isn't it? It's like the writer is the ruler of the character that determines what happens to them."

"Sounds a bit... devious, Tau..." Unsure if the Asian was trying to make a nice comment.

"But we as the readers get to fall in love with these characters and understand what happens to them. Go through the ups and downs, cry and smile along with them. In the end, it works out, doesn't it?"

He smiled softly. "Yea... it's nice to always see the end results and how far the characters go."

Matthew quickly finished the dessert before waving to the staff and left with Tau.

"Come back again!" She yelled, waving to them. She smiled. "Hopefully as a couple."

"Elizaveta... I just saw the news, the storm might be coming faster due to the wind... I've instructed Gilbert to bring some of the umbrellas inside."

Liz headed out of the diner about to warn them, but they zoomed by her back onto the road. She held down her skirt to prevent it from flying before watching them go. "I hope they'll be okay..."

Matthew held onto the Asian as he looked up to the skies ahead of them. It was starting to get cloudy compared to earlier partly cloudy. It was still chilly as they drove down the road. The wind felt like tiny needles poking into his sides. Tau speeded through the empty road. It curved every so often, but majority of it was a straight path.

Large vast fields sat on either side of them. The land stretched for miles. Due to colder seasons, there wasn't any crops that were grown, but he could imagine if they were tall corn stalks how high would they grow. He'll have to remind himself to look at it next summer. For now he could see the end of it where the trees stood barely.

Tau eventually stopped turning into a barn area, parking next to a car. He took off his helmet. "This looks interesting. Let's go here."

"A farm?" Matthew took off his helmet, looking around. There were kids running around with their families. School buses were parked as well as students got off and looked around.

"Well you did say rural, usually I would think that'll be a farm like area. Though it's popular for schools and families, it'll at least give you a sense of how it looks." He put his helmet in the storage compartment with Matthew's.

Matthew had his bag with him to allow space for the helmets. They walked around the farm area dodging the tiny children flying around like bullets. He didn't mind thought, he had a fondness for kids. He always thought he would become a teacher, but in the end, writing won that battle.

He walked around taking notes here and there about the building, the animals squealing. His thoughts, what he saw, standing in the place of his character. It all flowed though him. "Tau, this is amazing. It's just..." He turned to talk to him, blinking when the Asian was missing. "...Tau?" Where did he go? He wondered.

"Chicken?"

Matthew turned around and jumped back when he saw the live hen in front of him. "Holy..."

Tau laughed. "You'll hurt the poor hen's feelings, Matthew..."

"Tau... when did you... how..." He tried to formulate the words in his head, looking at the hen clucking. "How did you get the chicken?"

"Ah, so this is your writer friend." A tan man with messy brown hair and bright green eyes smiled at him. "It's nice to meet you, I'm Antonio Fernandez Carriedo." He held a hand out with a grin.

Matthew shook his hand still confused. "I'm Matthew Williams." He looked at Tau for answers.

"I'm owner of the farm here. When I saw this guy though, I instantly knew him from yesterday's match. "It was a very good match! Muy bien, Señor Tau."

Tau returned the Spanish man's bright smile with one that match. "Thank you, it's an honor to meet someone that watches me. Also thank you for letting me hold the chicken." He returned the hen to him.

"No problem! I'm more than happy to help." He turned and held the chicken out towards Matthew. "Would you like to hold it too?"

"Oh..." Matthew put his notebook into his bag before taking the hen from him. The feathers were soft as it looked around. Her wings were flapping a bit.

"Oh Señor, keep a grip or else-" The hen jumped away and started running away. Matthew screamed a bit letting go of her. "Ay! Come back here!" He ran after the chicken.

"S-Should we help?" Matthew's eyes were still wide from what had happened.

Tau chuckled. "Sure, why not?" He ran after Antonio. Matthew was close behind them. Tau caught up easily to the farmer. "Ana~ How do we catch a chicken?"

"Oh, it's quite easy... you corner her and hope for the best."

"How is that easy?!" The Canadian exclaimed.

"But it does sound fun, Matthew..." Tau chased after the chicken. The chicken jumped each time the Spaniard jumped at her. It cluck and continued on.

The children laughed and smiled seeing the chicken out and about. Some chase alongside them, but the parents and teachers stopped them.

The three of them chased and tackled to catch it. Antonio and Tau even bumped heads a few times trying to grabbed it at the same time. They laughed it off before chasing after her again. Matthew tried several times to sneak up on her, but the chicken would turn her head, noticing him and ran off in the other direction.

Tau and Antonio stood back to back looking around. "Where did she go?"

"Ana... I'm not sure..." A similar confused look as he looked left and right.

Matthew blinked watching them as the chicken walked between their legs. "Umm... guys..." They looked over before Matthew pointed towards the chicken walking through Tau's legs.

"Got it!" Antonio jumped diving under Tau's legs knocking over Tau in the process. He caught the chicken, but Tau fell over knocking the wind out of him. He let go as the hen continued on.

Matthew burst out laughing. "A-Are you okay?" He ran over helping them up.

Tau smiled. "I'm fine, but I think I body slammed him by accident. Antonio, are you okay?"

"D-Don't worry... I'm fine..." He said trying to catch him breath. He stood up, stretching his back a bit.

"Che palle, what are you doing, stupid bastard?" He had the hen in his hands. Light brown hair with a curl that parted from his hair. Blazed amber eyes as he frowned at Antonio.

Antonio smiled at him. "Lovi, I thought you were still buying things in town?"

"I just got back to watching you pathetically catch a chicken. Damn it and apologize to the visitor you knocked over." He left with the chicken.

Antonio looked at the two. "That's Lovino, my boyfriend. He also works on the farm with me." He looked towards Tau. "Are you okay though?"

"You cushioned my fall, is your back okay?"

Antonio nodded slightly. "Yea, don't worry. Well I should get back to work, you're free to touch any animals you want, just tell Lovi or me and we'll bring you to it."

"Thanks!"

"Oh, Antonio... Is it possible for us to go out into the fields?"

"Si, of course. You're always welcome to."

"You bastard! Toni! Get your ass in here!"

"Oh, gotta go. I'll see you later!" He waved as he ran off towards one of the sheds.

Tau waved as he turned towards Matthew. "Shall we then?"

The two walked out into the middle of the fields. Matthew looked around. Wide open fields all around him. The wind flew through his long golden hair. He felt free as he walked around the area. No boundaries, nothing holding him down. "Tau..."

"Hmm?" He walked over next to him.

"Thank you for bringing me here. I really appreciate it..."

He smiled. "No problem. I'm enjoying being here with you too."

He looked up to the sky noticing the darker clouds before looking down at the landscape. He wondered how beautiful it would be on a sunny day with crops that filled the land.

Tau blinked before looking up to the sky. "Ana... it looks like it's about to rain... I felt a rain drop."

Matthew looked up as well. "Didn't Liz say it was going to rain tonight?"

"That's what I thought too..."

"We should go then..."

The two left the fields heading back to the cycle, feeling a light drizzle. They got back to the lot when they heard the Spaniard's voice. "Are you two leaving?"

"It's starting to rain, so we should head home soon."

"Where do you two live?"

"Chicago."

"Dios Mio... That's a two hour drive. Why don't you two stay, si? Lovi won't mind."

"Like hell I would mind. Don't just take in strangers off the street."

"But Lovi it's going to pour and they live in Chicago." He whined a bit. "And look, they're on a motorcycle."

"Where exactly are they going to sleep asshole? The barn?" He frowned, putting his hands on his hips.

Tau put a hand on his shoulder. "It's fine, don't worry. We'll just find a hotel to stay or something."

The sky started thundering as the families and kids were going back into their car and leaving.

"Nonsense, we'll find room, won't we Lovi?"

He huffed, frowning. "Whatever, if they rob us, you're sleeping with the pigs for the next month." He walked back.

He smiled happily. "Come on, bring your bike into the shed." Leading Tau towards the shed.

Tau looked at Matthew. "Are you fine with this?"

Matthew nodded. "Sure, but is it fine you're here?" He wasn't opposed to it and he did enjoy the feeling of being here. It gave him some piece of mind.

"I'll let Lien know and maybe go benchpress some pigs or something..." He joked.

He shook his head, chuckling at the Thai's silliness. "Fine, I'll spot you then." Following after him.