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Chapter 10

You stretched, yawned, and groggily stood up. The pink sun cast its rays onto the scattered rocks, painting them a beautiful shade of rosy pink like a blush. It kissed the ground and trees, also turning them rosy. Slowly, you pushed the window in Germany's bedroom open, and peeked your head outside while taking a long inhale of the fresh "It's beautiful out here." Grinning, you hurriedly got dressed and toddled off towards the kitchen.

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Germany sighed and walked into his kitchen, following his nose. His eyes widened in awe and in half embarrasement. "Oh...guten morgen."

"Guten morgen Deutschland!"

"How..." he asked, puzzled, "How did you know mein German name?"

"Library!" You proclaimed happily.

He nodded, slightly amused...though a bit with admiration in his eyes. "Oh."

You turned around and put your hands on your hips. "Yep! Now, what do you want for breakfast?"

"Ah...Some wurst...beer...und coffee."

"Coming right up!" You exclaimed cheerfully.

He nodded and awkwardly sat down, waiting for his meal. You hummed happily and asked, "So, do you like mornings?"

"Oh...well ja I do und you?"

"I do! They are bright, fresh, sparkling clean slates!"

"Slates?"

"A fresh outlook on the day!"

"Ah." He said...admiring your imagination.

"Yep!" You turned and dished out the concoctions. He looked down, and nodded, quite satisfied with the prospects.

"Phew..." You fixed yourself a mug of coffee and sat down across from him. "This isn't half bad if I do say so myself."

"Ja, it is gut." He admitted, guzzling down some.

"..." You sipped your mug, unsure of what to say next. The silence was...stifling. Very stifling...

"It was a beautiful sunrise this morning." He commented quietly.

"It was! The sun was sparkling...and it painted your whole yard pink!"

He nodded as he remembered...and it had been breath-taking.

"So, do you like board games?" You asked, looking up from your coffee mug.

"Board games?"

"Yeah! Like Sorry, Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Scrabble?"

"Oh...nein...I do not like those things."

"Awww..."

"Aww?" He looked up from his mug with surprise in his eyes.

"Yes! You've missed out on life!"

"Have I?" He asked, wondering what you could possibly mean.

"Yep!" you eagerly nodded.

Confused, he asked "What do you mean?"

You walked quietly to his closet, and pulled out Scrabble. Quickly, you explained the game to him, and set it up. "I'll go first! S-P-A-T."

He took your T and made "Wurst."

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Japan walked into the kitchen, feeling the need for some green tea. "Ahh..." He said
quietly to himself.

"Liverwurst?!" You asked with a sarcasm in your voice.

"What? It's a word!" Germany's voice protested from the dining room.

"Yeah...I know it." you replied, laughing. Japan's eyes softened in surprise. Germany was actually...having fun playing a board game, with you. He couldn't believe it. It seemed so natural...so normal...so odd. Kiku's eyebrows raised as he peered silently into the dining room.

"S-E-V-E-N! That's fifteen points!"

"Seven? Seven means seven points."

"No it doesn't!"

"Ja it does." He smirked and put out his word. "Forty...which means forty points for me."

"Nein it doesn't!" you laughed and said, "It's only fifteen!"

"Nein, it's forty." He smirked and started to write it down.

"Nein!" you put your hand on the notebook to stop him from counting it.

His hand covered yours and you both looked up, each surprised. You could feel it, the chemistry electrifying you and the notebook, but you didn't dare let go. His huge hand made yours feel like a dwarf. "...I..." you started.

"Nein, I am right." He didn't let go, but wrote it down.

"I...don't think so." you said softly staring at him, eyes wide.

"I do." He smirked and then put another word on, letting go of your hand. You looked at your hand as if it had gotten burned, which in a way it had. You looked up into his blue eyes, and just stared at them, lost in their blueness.

Now, for Ludwig, he was lost also but...in your eyes. When he saw you staring at him, he didn't think much of it, but now...he realized how gorgeous they were. They looked like deep wells, with no bottom at all...your mouth was wide and full and very tempting. Your skin was beautiful, and carressed ever so gently by the sunlight. Your hair added to your beauty...

"I...need to go." He abruptly stood, and walked away. You looked down at your hand, and held it in awe...of what had just happened.

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"So...I want to go shopping!" You exclaimed.

"Shopping?" Italy said.

"Shopping?!" Prussia said.

"Shopping." Japan stated.

"SHOPPING!" You cheered.

Germany hmmphed from behind his newspaper. No way was he going shopping!

"Come on West! We have to go! The awesome me must show everyone else how awesome I am!"

"Nein. I want to stay here."

"Please come Germany! We can eat pasta!"

"Nein."

Japan looked over at you and waited. "..."

You were sure you knew how to tempt him into coming: "Come on Germany! We might go see a boot store! Let's go! Please?"

He made the mistake of looking up from his newspaper, and...couldn't say no. "All right..."

"YAY!" You, Italy, and Prussia cheered while Japan just shook his head, amazed by Western culture.

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"How does this look?" You held up a light pink blouse, that complimented your eyes, hair and figure.

"Ve~ I think it's pretty!" Italy nodded at it, grinning.

"Kesesese~ Not as awesome as the red one!"

"I think the purple looks nice..." Japan commented quietly.

Germany didn't say anything, just stared at the blouses.

"You guys." You laughed and held out the red one along with the purple one. "Ok, now what do you
think?"

Japan nodded at the purple. Prussia squinted, then agreed with Japan. Italy liked them all, which didn't
surprise you at all.

"Allright! I'll get the purple." you dropped it into your basket. "Now where to?"

"I say to the shoes!" Italy cheered.

"TO THE BAR!" Prussia called out loudly.

"Erm...no I do not think so." Japan interjected quietly. Germany said nothing, just followed them.

"To the shoes!" You proclaimed, walking off with Italy.

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"Germany-san? Is something wrong?" Japan asked.

"Hmm? Oh, nein it is fine, Japan."

Bewildered, the smaller man asked, "What is fine?"

"Everything." He replied, glancing at the boots.

"I do not think so..." Japan commented softly as he studied his ally's face.

Ludwig sighed and kept looking through the boots. Kiku followed him, curious as to why he was feeling pressure. "Are you sure, Germany?"

"Sure about what?"

"What is wrong?" he pressed.

"Oh...wrong?"

"Yes, what is wrong?" He tried to push gently.

"I...have been not feeling good." Germany stated in a dazed tone.

"Is it about _?"

His eyes snapped. "What about her?!" he said quickly.

"Nothing. I just wondered if it was something to do with her."

"Oh...I don't think so." He said.

"Then there is something. What is it?"

"I...I'm not sure..." He said rubbing the back of his neck.

Japan had an idea of what the problem was, but he didn't dare say what it was.

"Oh hello again!" A lady called out to them.

Germany looked up and his eyes widened. "Oh...guten tag." The nurse from the hospital was there, shopping. "And how are you?" he asked politely.

"I'm fine, the question is, how are YOU?"

"M-me?"

"Yes, how are you and Ms. _ doing?" She happily skipped over swinging her shopping basket. Japan's eyes widened but he said nothing.

Germany shook his head. "We are not like that..." He spat out.

"Symptom number one: denial." She stated, happily humming.

He shook his head. "Nein!"

"Hmmm..." She studied his face. "You need some help...I think you've already made the contact...so you need...an explanation! Tell me your problems so I can help you, prince in distress!" The nurse said dramatically.

He shook his head. "What?"

"Tell me what confusion is clouding your befuddled mind that I may be of some assistance!" She tried again.

"Nothing..." he said.

"You made contact with _ today didn't you?"

He blushed slightly. "Ja."

"Then surely you need a question&answer session..." She clucked her tongue, as if she knew all.

"What?!" He stared at her.

The nurse explained. "Do you know what happened when you touched her? Did you feel anything?"

"Feel anything?" Germany sighed. She wasn't making anymore sense than normal.

How do I get through to him?! Stupid guys... "Oh!" he grabbed his hand. "Now, do you feel anything besides embarrasment?"

He did blush, but shrugged. "I...do not know what you mean."

"You are pathetic!" She tried another tactic as she clutched his arm. "Here...do you feel anything, electrifying? Any connection with our contact?!"

"Oh...well...not really."

"GREAT!" She cheered. "So, did you feel anything this morning?"

"Erm..." he thought back...and nodded. "Ja..."

"EXCELLENT!" She screeched. Germany stepped back, not expecting this outburst.

"What is so...gut?" he asked, completely confused.

"YOU FOUND YOUR LOVERS' CONNECTION! Did she blush when you both touched?"

"We both did..."

"GREAT!" She screamed. "Now...put it together!"

"What?" He asked, still confused.

"You need to show her how you feel! Sweep her into your arms, proclaiming love to her! That will reassure her of your affections!"

He stared at her as if she had lost what little brain she has. But she kept on, strong! "Now, you need to scoop her off of her feet and deliver your affections in a beautiful love story or poem!"

Germany shook his head. "I don't think so."

"YOU MUST OR HER HEART WILL BE SWAYED BY ANOTHER!" She clutched his shirt and pulled him close to her.

"Another?" He repeated.

"Yes! DO IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE MALL!"

His eyes widened, but he nodded.

"Good! Have a nice day." She walked off, singing in a high voice.

"Erm...how should I do this?"

"You are asking me?" Japan said. "I do not know."

He walked past children who were watching a movie. The part that came on was a song, about "How does she know she's yours?" and he stopped. Japan watched his ally's face, wondering why he was so interested in it. The song kept playing, and Germany watched with amazement, and wonder. The song was about a lady telling this guy how to show the girl he loves that he loves her. It was confusing at first, but it seemed to make more sense with each word.

Kiku's mind started to ask, Could...Germany...stoic, stern, disciplined, never-dating Germany...be...in love? "Germany?" He tried again.

"That's how she knows...she's your love!" The song ended, and he nodded in agreement to the lady.

"But how...am I to do that?" He wondered, staring at the screen. "Am...I...in..." he shook his head. "Nein." It couldn't be possible. He was not in love...was he?