Title: Coffee & Tea: A Hundred Day Challenge

Series: Axis Powers Hetalia

Pairing: America & England

Rating: T

Genre: Romance, Friendship

Warning: Shouen-Ai, Alternate Universe, Human Names

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction by a fan for fans. Axis Powers Hetalia rightfully belongs to Hidekaz Himaruya.

Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews and for adding this story to your favourites/alerts, guys! I managed to update this today! Whee~ APH 100 Day Challenge was made by kimchi71399.

Edit: My good friend, E. L. Ash, so kindly beta-d this for me. And even though a hundred days is over/has passed, I'll still continue this.

Day 10: Man's Best Friend

Ever since Sir Lancelot Kirkland, Arthur's beloved cat, died things weren't the same at home. Concerned for his boyfriend, Alfred bought a black mixed-breed puppy from one of his colleagues at work and placed a ribbon around the little puppy's neck before giving it to Arthur.

At first, Arthur was skeptical and hated dogs because they stank, they chewed on everything and ran around the house. He wouldn't even carry the sweet little baby. And when little Snowball had somehow managed to climb on the bed and make herself comfortable under Arthur's arm, all hell went lose the morning after.

"Aw, Artie, it's kind of sweet, if you think about it." Alfred said as they ate breakfast in the kitchen-dining room.

"I can hardly see what's so sweet about waking up with a stinky dog beside you." Arthur frowned and bit his toast.

Alfred frowned, "Snowball doesn't stink! She smells just fine!"

Arthur rolled his eyes and to be honest, he didn't really smell anything wrong that morning when he woke up with the dog snuggled under his arm.

"-like our baby!" Alfred said, his eyes beaming. "Our baby girl!"

Arthur wanted to frown, if Alfred placed it that way then he felt bad about wanting to kick the puppy out. He finally gave in after a second of staring into those baby blues he fell in love with, "Fine! But you take care of cleaning up after her."

Alfred grinned, "No problem, babe! You won't regret this, I'm sure!"

Arthur grunted, drinking his tea just as Snowball entered the room and began chewing on Arthur's pyjama pants and crying. The little dog stood up on her hind legs, her front legs scratching softly at Arthur's leg.

"Looks like someone's hungry." Alfred said with a small chuckle and bent down, clicking his fingers. Snowball quickly went over to him and was scooped up to sit on Alfred's lap. As Alfred sliced a piece of his scrambled eggs, Snowball jumped up on the table and made her way towards the plates.

"Whoa, no doggies on the table, Snowie." Alfred scolded lightly, taking Snowball back in his arms and fed the dog with cut out egg pieces. "That's my girl."

Arthur wanted to roll his eyes at the scene in front of him but instead, found it quite endearing and sweet that a smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

"Hey, since it's summer, you're mostly at home, right?" Alfred looked up at him while Snowball chewed on the egg, "That means you and Snowie will be spending most of the day together while I'm at work."

"What?" Arthur frowned at Alfred's grin, "I am not going to clean up after her, you promised!"

"I can't take her to work unless it's Pet Tuesday." Alfred shrugged, "Besides, I'm told she's house trained. She'll do everything on a mat."

Arthur let out a hiss of breath, his head shaking as he felt a migraine coming.

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Arthur was reading Shakespeare on the couch when he felt paws climb up to his stomach. He raised the book above his head to see Snowball standing on his chest, looking at him with her hazel eyes, her head slightly tilted to the side.

"What?" Arthur spat out, terribly annoyed that he was interrupted from his reading.

Of course, Snowball didn't reply. Instead, the little puppy stepped forward slowly and leaned down, touching her nose to Arthur's chin a bit hesitantly. A little pink tongue licked Arthur's chin affectionately before Snowball pulled back and crouched, her tail wagging on Arthur's stomach.

Arthur glared at her as he wiped his chin with his hand, he didn't understand why dogs wanted to cover everything with their spit and slobber. It was disgusting. He looked back on the puppy and saw that she was asleep. On his chest.

"Bloody-" He grumbled and poked the puppy on her side with his finger, trying to wake her up. "Wake up! If you want to sleep, go to your bed!"

Snowball easily ignored him, favouring sleep more than anything which pissed Arthur off. Arthur placed his book down and scooped the sleeping puppy up and laid her down on the carpeted floor. He was just about to return to Macbeth when he felt the puppy scratching the side of the couch and heard her little cries. He tried to ignore her at first but after two minutes; he couldn't bare it and placed his book down to scoop up the puppy back to his chest.

"There, happy?" Arthur grumbled.

Snowball's tail wagged enthusiastically and licked Arthur's chin excitedly, going up to his eyes if Arthur had not scooped her up away from his face and back to his chest. After repeating the same action five more times, Snowball finally understood that her place was on his chest not his face.

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When Alfred returned home later that day, he had with him a medium sized plastic bag full of puppy necessities. He took out a rubber ball with a bell inside as he entered the living room, he was about to shake it to get Snowball's attention but seeing that both Snowball and Arthur were sleeping peacefully on the couch, he placed the ball back in the bag.

"This is totally a Kodak moment." Alfred chuckled to himself and took out his cellphone to take a picture.

Just after he took the picture, Snowball woke up and looked at him. Two seconds later, she was jumping on Arthur's chest, barking loudly at Alfred.

"Easy, girl, it's just me." Alfred told the puppy as he approached her and petted her, hoping to get her to keep quiet before Arthur woke up.

"Who brought the squeaky toy?" Arthur grumbled as he turned to his side.

Alfred scooped up Snowball before Arthur flattened her when he turned and held the puppy close to his chest. "That was Snowball, babe."

"It's summer." Arthur mumbled back, more asleep than awake.

Alfred chuckled, pressing a quick kiss on Arthur's temple before heading to the kitchen with Snowball in his hands.

"Let's go make mommy some din-din, all right, Snowie?" Alfred petted the puppy with his free hand, the little girl letting out a small cute and appreciative bark in reply.

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That night after dinner, Alfred had playfully carried Arthur in his arms and deposited his lovely Briton on their bed. The American climbed over Arthur and began to snog him as his hands went underneath Arthur's shirt, sliding his hands gently over the pale flesh.

Arthur moaned, not complaining about Alfred's romantic love play tonight. His arms went around Alfred's neck, trying to pull the American lower to him, wanting to press their bodies together. He arched his body upward to meet Alfred's-

Both men froze as Snowball snuggled on the empty space beside them, on Alfred's pillow, as if it were her pillow and space. Arthur glared at the ball of fur and fluff, frustrated that their love making was suddenly interrupted while Alfred chuckled and scooped the puppy from the bed and placed her down on the floor.

Alfred returned his attention to Arthur, leaning down to kiss the Briton when Snowball had managed to get back up on the bed and crawl onto Arthur's chest and made herself comfortable there, her hazel eyes closing.

Once again, Alfred placed the puppy back on the floor but Snowball would jump back on the bed. After ten tries, Alfred had lost all the patience he had, as did Arthur, and they both laid down beside each other, frustrated while the puppy curled her body on Alfred's chest.

"This was your bloody idea." Alfred merely chuckled, not really minding the little cock-blocker.

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It was two weeks later when Alfred had been fully deprived of making love with his boyfriend when he began sending glares at the spunky little puppy that was chewing on his slippers. Across him on the dining table, Arthur had Snowball cradled in his arms as he fed the puppy some dog treats the Briton had bought a couple days ago.

Not only was Arthur getting quite happily with Snowball, but the man spoiled the puppy rotten. It was only last week when Arthur bought the puppy a doggie bed, five mats and two stuffed squeaky toys. Arthur was also sewing the puppy a couple of clothes during the afternoons.

"Who's Daddy's little girl?" Arthur cooed at the puppy in his arms, playfully poking her stomach with a chuckle. "Snowball, you should go on a diet. You're looking more and more like Alfred."

"I am not fat!" Alfred frowned at Arthur, "And you keep stuffing Snowie's face with food!"

"I don't want her to starve." Arthur said and fed the puppy another treat. "Besides, it prevents tartar build up and it's rich in calcium."

Alfred shook his head and stood up from the table, "I'm heading out to work."

Arthur frowned as he watched Alfred leave; he placed Snowball down and went to follow Alfred to the door.

"I'm sorry if I offended you." Arthur apologized just before Alfred left.

Alfred looked at his boyfriend who donned on a kicked puppy look on his face. Alfred sighed and embraced Arthur, kissing him on the lips. "Arthur, I love you."

There was one good thing that came out from Snowball and Arthur's friendship, the Brit was softer and forgiving because of it. It made arguments end quicker unless Snowball decided to run around with the toilet paper in her mouth, then the arguments ended immediately.

"I love you, too." Arthur smiled, nuzzling his nose onto Alfred's neck. "Be careful."

Alfred winked, "I'm a hero!"

Arthur rolled his eyes playfully and locked door after Alfred left. Snowball was licking his toes again; he plucked the puppy off the ground and cradled her in his arms, petting her to calm down.

"Snowie," He addressed the little dog, lifting her up so that they were face-to-face. "Both your Daddies really need to have some alone time, so please stop climbing on the bed."

Snowball licked the tip of Arthur's nose, clearly not getting the message.

xxxxx

That night, Arthur had bribed the puppy with a bowl of treats while he and Alfred began to get intimate in the bedroom. Just when Alfred's hand had gone past Arthur's waistband, Snowball jumped onto the bed and laid beside Arthur's arm, interrupting yet another session.

"That's it." Alfred snapped and took the puppy from the bed and set her down outside the bedroom and closed the door before she could enter.

"Are you sure that's all right?" Arthur asked as Alfred came back on the bed, almost immediately his arms went around the broad shoulders.

"It's just one night." Alfred murmured onto Arthur's skin and left butterfly kisses in its wake. "God, I love you, Arthur."

"I love you, too, Alfred." Arthur responded before kissing the American and getting back to where they were interrupted.

"Ignore it." Alfred said minutes later when Snowball's cries were getting louder and her scratching on the door was also getting louder. "She'll leave."

"R-Right." Arthur gasped, letting the sensations overwhelm him.

It wasn't even five minutes later when both men had silently agreed to open the door. The moment Alfred opened the door; Snowball dashed in and jumped on the bed, positioning herself in the middle of the bed.

"Like a real little girl." Alfred joked, settling back down on the bed. "Why on earth did I get a puppy again? Should've gotten an older dog. Snowie is an expert cock-blocker."

At the last statement, Arthur roared in laughter and soon, Alfred joined him. Snowball remained asleep, ignoring her masters' loud laughter.

The End

Author's Note: Thank you for reading! :D And anyone who wants to see how Snowie looks like (because I did not explain her appearance), go here: (no spaces) t . co / LZ2GW0Lx

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