Ch 9: Gratitude Equals Friendship

"U-um…Ms. Maria…may I speak to you?"

The girl in question turned from viewing her clipboard to look at the speaker who shakily emerged from the room where the injured Baltics were supposed to be resting. She looked at the person with dull, emotionless eyes.

"Alright Mr. Latvia, but you must return to your bed immediately or else your leg will not heal properly."

The shaky nation nodded and went back inside the room with Maria following behind. She helped him climb up his bed before scanning the room. Estonia was asleep in his bed that was on the other side of the room from Latvia's. She gave him a quick check-up and wrote it down in her clipboard.

"Your healing process is going quite smoothly Mr. Latvia. Now what was it that you wanted to discuss?" she asked with a dull voice. The shaky nation winced at how her voice was no longer sing-song like. This gesture went unnoticed much to his relief.

"Actually, I would just like to say that you are very brave person Ms. Philippines." he said while looking at her dull orbs of brown with his own purple hued ones. She stared at him questionably.

"I do not understand"

"Well, nobody ever stands up to Ms. Belarus. Not even Mr. Russia. She's a very scary person."

She tilted her head slightly.

"What is scary?"

He seemed to think for a second.

"It's kind of like…something you are afraid of."

She stood like a statue for a moment. Latvia was afraid that he had said something wrong. She shook her head slightly as if to rid of a thought.

"She doesn't seem scary to me. It's time to rest Mr. Latvia, you'll need it." She whispered the very last part darkly. He thought that it was the fatigue getting to him. He lied back on his cot and drifted slowly to sleep.

"It's alright…" he yawned, "to call me Raivis…if you want."

She nodded and got up. She stopped at the door to turn and survey the room once more.

"Have a nice rest Raivis, Mr. Estonia."

When her footsteps finally ceased, Raivis shot out of bed immediately to talk to Estonia. His face was slightly pink and he had a smile on his face.

"Did you hear that Eduard? She said my name! I wonder if we can be friends…"

Estonia, also known as Eduard, smirked at seeing his youngest brother's face.

"Careful what you say Raivis. It almost sounds as if you like her."

He watched as the Latvian's face grew redder.

"I-I d-don't!" he stuttered and turned back to sleep. Eduard chuckled at him and turned back also to sleep.

"Whatever you say Raivis"

When he was sure that the other male was asleep, Raivis rose once again and touched the bandages which Maria put on him herself. His thoughts raced back to what his brother had said earlier and what he had answered with. He touched his bandages gingerly.

"Not that I'll ever admit it out loud anyway…"

a/n: SOOOOO SOOOORRRRY AGAIN! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! This was more of a filler chapter. I'm surprised by this possible pairing. That is, if you guys like it. I'm…in a predicament. I'm moving soon and the place I'm moving too…well, I don't know how long I'm gonna be without internet. I'm gonna add fillers here and there I guess….so…bye? …for now I guess…