AMERICA

"Alright, America…" his boss stood beside him, keeping his stature straight. "It's customary here in the Philippines to greet people by making…'beso' as they call it…" he turned and stared directly at him. "I've explained this to you yesterday after Maria told me about it… he frowned. "…you know what do, right?"

America , on the other hand, unfortunately had not paid attention to the guidance of his boss but he knew letting him know that now will bring him to greater troubles. "A-ah..yes, boss!" he grinned and saluted to him as a response. "Of course I know that..!" he laughed nervously. I won't let you down, sir."

"Good, because here they come now, America…" he plastered a smile on his face, waving as they arrived. America turned and did the same as well. Maria and her boss exited the doors of the airport, recognizing their presence.

"Maria!" he called out with a grin on his face, moving to run to her. His heart beat excitedly but he heard a quiet warning from his boss from behind, telling him that there was a need for formality in this situation. He stopped and walked to them instead, trying to keep his smile on.

"U-um…" As they neared to them, he suddenly forgot what to do first. "Beso...beso...a-argh…! W-what the heck does that mean..!" All these within seconds and from afar, he quickly looked at Maria for help, telling her with his eyes that he didn't know what to do.

Maria noticed that he beginning to show signs of panic. Before they could get near to them, she eyed on America and mouthed the word, 'kiss'. "..Kiss, kuya..! Beso is a kiss..!" she tried to not let her own boss notice as he spent his time walking to them.

America understood her words and grinned back at her. "Ohh! That's right..!" he began to proudly tell himself, "That's so easy, I knew I could do that."

When he got there, he gave his best smile and moved to Maria.

He held her shoulders and…

…kissed her full on the lips and released her with a proud smile on his face. "Beso, right...?" he whispered. He turned to her boss and grinned, "…and its pleasure to meet you again, sir!" he gave him his signature thumbs-up, unaware of the jaw-dropping expressions from both of their bosses.

Maria stood there wide-eyed, her cheeks reddening like mad. "W-w-what was that..!" she couldn't bring up what she wanted to say to him, or what she was feeling right now. Surprised at what he did no matter how much he assured her he knew what he was doing? Mad that maybe he didn't understand in the end?

…or maybe even happy that he still kissed her like that whether he knew what beso meant or not..

FIN~

A/N: Hahaha~!Ohh America, you kidder. Did you really know what beso-beso meant or not~? ;)

Please review, guys! 8D I really really love your reviews. The next chapter will come from your suggestions/reviews so I hope you keep on reviewing! 8D You can suggest as much as you like. :3 I'll make a pairing for the most requested country for the next chapter. :3 Thank you so so much, I hope you enjoyed reading it no matter how short it may have been..! OTL D:

By the way, beso is a form of kiss but it's cheek-to-cheek only and most girls do it, but guys doing it is fine as well. x3