Jade sat in her room, her hands trembling as she clutched her knees to her chest. Ever since she'd come back from Arthur's house, she'd been a sniveling mess. Irene had tried many times to coax her out of her room, suggesting that they go out for ice-cream and discuss some things. This only resulted in the door being locked.

Irene was thoroughly sick of her friend's constant boohooing. Sighing, she retired on the couch- that's how she got most of her plans. What could that boy have done to make her so sad…? Suddenly, inspiration struck.

Straightening herself out, she whipped her phone out of her back pocket, smirking as she dialed the nation's number. This 'Arthur' character is about to get a mouth full…

Arthur sat in his armchair, a still hand placed over his face. If one took only a glance at him, they'd think he was a deathly pale vampire (Just without the sparkles). He seemed devastated by Jade's storming out the day before, not intending his words to be so harsh.

He didn't think his life would be so dismal without Jade in it. They were supposed to have another art lesson today, his favorite time of the week. And we would have had one, if I hadn't been such a bloody git… Arthur thought.

Arthur absentmindedly looked to his phone, sitting on the glass table in front of him. His eyes glazed over slightly, remembering how happy he was when Jade first called him. Hesitantly, he picked it up, as if the phone could burn him somehow.

Bored, Arthur flipped through his contact list, not actually intending on calling anyone. He had the phone numbers of all the countries of the world on his phone (including Sealand, ironically). In fact, the only human on his phone was Jade Walsh- on speed dial.

As if on cue, Arthur's phone rang, emitting a loud, annoying bell sound. When he looked at the caller ID, he almost choked. Quickly, he answered.

"Jade, I am so sorry for what I did, it was extremely out of line! P-Please forgive me, I just act like an arse sometimes…"

"Well, this isn't Jade, this is Irene, the…landlady." Arthur's heart nearly stopped. I just apologized to a stranger!

"S-Sorry, love…Why are you calling me?"

Irene could almost hear the man's subtle hesitance through the phone. Perfect.

"I'm calling you to talk about Jade. Ever since she came back from your house, she's been bawling her eyes out and refusing to talk to me about it."

Arthur felt a sudden pang of guilt. He knew that she was upset yesterday, but not to the point of isolating herself. "Look, I am truly sorry for-"

"Not so fast, Brit! While you're trying apologize to me, you should be apologizing to Jade! Now, I don't know what happened yesterday, nor do I really want to. All I know is my friend is ticked off at you and something better happen, or else the consequences will be painful. Ciao!"

With that being said, Irene hung up, leaving the Englishman to stare at his phone in both anxiety and fear. Looks like I'm going to Jade's house…

Irene knocked on Jade's room door, hoping for some indication that she was still alive. A muffled 'Go away' was heard through the door. Good enough.

"Okay Jade, I'm heading to another school board meeting. I'd take you with me if you weren't all…Blech."

Irene heard a small grunt, prompting her to gather her things. "See ya later then, Jade. By the way, I think some company is going to be coming later on, so let them in. Bye!"

Jade's eyes widened slightly. Someone was coming over? Who…and when? Deciding it was probably going to be someone of importance, she stood and got dressed, looking a little less disshelved.

Deeming herself somewhat presentable, Jade sat in the living room, waiting for someone to come.

She waited.

And waited.

And waited some more.

About a half hour had passed before she started getting restless. Was anyone even going to show up? Before Jade went to her room to sulk some more, the doorbell rang.

Primping herself in the mirror one last time, Jade ran to the door and answered. What she saw made her want to scream in frustration. "'Ello, love…!"

SLAM!

"J-Jade, please open the door…"

Jade glared dangerously at the door. Why was he there?

"Why should I?" She shouted. There was a long pause before he answered.

"B-Because… I want to apologize…" Arthur murmured sincerely.

Her cheeks tinted pink, Jade reluctantly opened the door, crossing her arms as he walked in. Trying her best to keep composed, Jade sat on the couch, motioning to the seat next to her. Obediently, Arthur sat, placing his hands on his knees awkwardly. It looked to Jade as if he didn't know where to start.

Getting tired of just sitting there, Jade groaned. "If you're going to say something, then-"

"I'm sorry."

Caught off-guard, Jade's eyes widened. Did…Did he just…apologize? It was a rare ocrurance for the man to say sorry. Sometimes he had to be bribed to overcome his pride, but that was still no solid garuantee.

"I'm sorry that I caused you such pain. I'm sorry that I acted so rudely to you. I'm sorry I keep secrets from you. I'm just…so sorry."

With every word, it looked like he was getting weaker and weaker. By the end of his confession, it almost looked like he was driven to tears.

Without thinking, Jade brought the man into a hug. At first he was very stiff, but he soon melted into the embrace.

Sensing it was confession time, Jade braced herself for whatever would come next and spoke what had been on her mind for the past three days.

"Arthur, I know who you are." Slowly, Arthur released her from his grasp, gazing deep into her chocolate eyes. From the way he looked, Arthur was very puzzled as to her meaning.

Sighing, Jade elaborated. "The other day when I was at your house, I was being nosy –sorry about that- and I found a letter in an old art book… And, it said that you were…That you were a country…"

Through her whole confession, Jade avoided the British man's face, afraid of what she might see. When she finally worked up enough courage to peek, what she discovered shocked her.

He was smiling. And it wasn't one of those fake, half smiles. It was a genuine, 100% made in England smile that was quite infectious. Soon, Jade smiled as well, being brought into a much happier embrace.

"J-Jade this is wonderful news! I need to bring this before the other nations!"

Jade looked slightly confused. "Well, what does this mean? Do I get a medal or something?" she said jokingly.

Arthur shook his head, looking away for some reason. "I-It means that… I can date-"

"How are you two?" Irene barged into the room, dramatically changing the atmosphere. Jade and Arthur realized how close they were and backed away, blushing wildly. "F-Fine." They answered simultaneously.

Irene looked at the pair and giggled to herself. They're such a cute couple~!

Abruptly, Arthur stood, pulling Jade with him. "Excuse me, Madam Irene, but Jade and I have matters to attend to. It's been a pleasure meeting you."

Dragging a confused New Yorker in his wake, Arthur left the building, hearing Irene yell "Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" behind him.

"Dude, why are we waiting here again?" Alfred and all the other nations stood in the park, waiting for Arthur to show up. He'd sent a mass text saying to meet him there for an emergency meeting. It must have been urgent, seeing as Arthur hardly ever texted.

"This is the correct park, right aru?" questioned Yao. For one time in his life, the Englishman wasn't being punctual (record this in your diaries, fangirls).

Finally, Matthew saw him and some girl running towards them. No one heard him though, so they went pretty much unnoticed until Arthur spoke up.

"Sorry we're late." Everyone turned to see an out of breath couple, gasping for air.

"Igiru-san, what is the meaning of this sudden meeting?" said Kiku.

"Yeah, I'm missing the game because of this!" Alfred tacked on.

After Arthur finished composing himself, he faced the men and women in front of him, Jade standing timidly behind. "I have an important announcement to make."

Arthur grabbed Jade's hand and brought her beside him, giving the hand a slight squeeze of reassurance. All eyes were on her.

"This woman before you today has found out our little secret: she knows I am a country." There was a small gasp heard throughout the park; of course, all of them got strange stares from the other non-countries at the park, encouraging them to keep their voices down.

"Now, you all know I am a stickler for rules," there was a large murmur of agreement, "and according to rule #16 in the nation handbook, any human who finds out about a countries identity must become on themselves."

Jade gulped as everyone nodded. I-I have to become a country? I never agreed to that!

Ludwig raised his hand, waiting for the noise to die down. "The rule book also says that the new country must be in some sort of relationship with another nation for at least 5 years to be truly recognized as a one of us.

Blushing, Jade looked to Arthur, awaiting his retort.

Clearing his throat, Arthur stood in front of Jade, looking into her eyes intently.

"Jade Walsh, you are the sunshine of my life. For nearly a year, you've kept me company, through my best and worst times. When I was happy, you celebrated with me. When I was sad, you mourned with me. You've taught me many valuable lessons, life and drawing included. I guess what I'm trying to say is…Jade, I love you."

Jade stood completely still, shocked to the core. Arthur Kirkland, the man of her dreams, just confessed to her in her favorite park, for all to see.

Not knowing what words to say, Jade brought Arthur into a passionate kiss, ignoring all the 'ooh's' and whistles behind her.

When she pulled away, her face was redder than a fire truck, the same being said for the man in front of her. "I love you too…England."

Hey guys~! I believe this is my last chapter *wipes away tears*. (I might make a continuation chapter, but don't quote me on it.) Please R&R!