Oh my goodness, late update is late. ;~;

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia or it's characters. They all belong to Hidekaz Himaruya (I believe). I only own the idea and the story!

I deserve a good, swift kick in the ass. Seriously, for all of this trouble I have caused for everyone else. My boss is frantic. Alfred, Kiku, and I have risked all of our lives. The company that my boss runs is losing business because I was one of the best whores.

This happened because of my own want, rather than one everyone else wanted.

I sigh and place a palm over my eyes. What in bloody hell was I thinking, anyway? I should have just stayed where I was and let every other man make the best use of my body. Everything seemed pretty normal before all of this, and now this controversial issue among the world is being plastered all over the News. My boss surely never wanted this much attention towards his company, probably because of the fact that it was a shady deal over the counter. Only a select few people knew about his company, and those who knew about it were sworn to secrecy and never told a soul. He's probably going to get in a lot of trouble now, since prostitution is frowned upon and he's really the only one making the money.

I'm half-tempted to turn myself in to my boss and let him reprimand me by whatever means he wants. I know that's not what America (and possibly Japan) wants, but it would be the only solution to stop this from happening.

"England-san,"

I jump, not expecting any type of conversation anytime soon. "Huh?"

Kiku smiles, sitting down next to me on the floor and tucks his legs behind him. I smile at the traditional gesture. "You must be torn over this, am I right?"

I look away and sigh. "You're always able to see through me."

"Well, we were together for a certain time there." He places a cup of tea next to me and proceeds to pour himself a cup. "It's only natural that I catch on to your hidden emotions. Besides, I was always good at that in the first place." He gives me another smile and pats my shoulder. "If you do not wish to talk to me, that is all right with me. Just let me know when you-"

"I regret it all." I cut him off in the middle of his sentence.

An awkward silence fills the room as we sit, pondering what to say next.

After what seemed like an hour, Japan finally speaks up.

"I would not doubt it, Arthur. It was a tough decision, I am sure. But you listened to the idiot side of you and let your actions run wild."

I almost felt offended by that statement, but it was the truth.

"It's not fair," I mumble under my breath. "We should be able to do what we want."

"But from my understanding, it was you who wanted to be a prostitute in the first place."

I hesitate. "Right, you are. But we should be able to quit, if we wish."

"You are correct, no one should be forced to do what they do not want to-especially when they have no interest in it anymore."

I take a sip of my tea. "But I didn't mean to get all of you involved, and I surely didn't mean to get the company mentioned in the News. How it got there, I have not a damn clue."

Japan frowns. "Listen, do you remember the day when I ended our relationship?"

"...What does this have to do with-"

"Just listen," he pauses and takes a sip of his tea, "I never wanted to break up with you. I was stuck between two decisions—I wanted to stay, or I wanted to go. What did I do? I chose the idiot choice and, now, I lost someone who was important to me."

My brows furrow. "I still fail to see what this has to do with my situation."

"What I am trying to say is that people make stupid decisions, all the time. People get confused between what they want and what they might lose in the process. Some don't even think of the consequences of their decision because they are too engrossed in what their mind is stuck on, at that particular moment in time."

I think about Kiku's little moral of his story. It fits perfectly well with my own situation, and just about everybody's own. I smile at Japan's wise reasoning and I find myself reaching across the side of the table to give him a big hug.

Japan starts to fluster and his face grows red. "E-England-san? Please, you know very well..."

"We did this normally while we were in a relationship. You shouldn't have a problem with it."

"But-"

"We saw each other naked, Kiku. We've pretty much done every intimate thing together. You're getting flustered just over a hug?" I chuckle.

Japan stops flailing his arms to get out of my grasp and, with no other choice, wraps his arms around me.

"Thank you," I whisper in his ear, "I suddenly feel less worried about my situation than I was before."

Japan nods and tightens his grip around me.

"I'm glad I could help."

"Japan!" America frowns, shaking his head. "Don't you have anything else over here besides fish and tea?"

"W-Well, I have noodles..."

"I mean, actual food. You know, food like us Americans eat!"

Japan shakes his head. "I do not believe in eating really fatty foods."

America stops for a minute and thinks about Japan's response. "Wait a minute. Were you just implying a stereotype?"

Japan smiles. "Whatever do you mean? I was just saying that I do not keep foods such as burgers and the like in my house."

Alfred puffs out his cheeks. "That was definitely a stereotype, Japan. Why are you so mean to me?"

I chuckle and sit down at the table. "Alfred, just eat what Kiku has. He's been kind enough to offer hospitality, so it's expected that we eat what he has to give us."

"Very well said, England-san." Japan agrees.

America plops down beside me and crosses his arms. "...You're right. Fine, I'll take whatever you have."

Japan smiles. "Right. Noodles, then?"

"Better than stinky fish." America mumbles under his breath.

I felt normal, sitting there.

I kind of felt like we were all one, dysfunctional family.

Author's Note: Late update is really late. ;~; I apologize deeply and hope that you all haven't left me, wondering when in the hell I was going to update again ;A;

It's just that I've been so busy lately and found that I had absolutely no time to write. Life has crashed down on me (not completely, but I've been kinda depressed about things that have been happening lately ;-;) so I'll try and keep writing. I'm going to try and update my stories once every week or so. (Try)

I'm not sure how long this story is going to be! I'm trying to figure out how I should continue this.

Just going to let you know, that on the week of August 1st, I will be unable to update any stories. I have band camp and, therefore, I must stay at my grandma's to get a ride every morning. (She has absolutely no internet, so I'm stuck playing Harvest Moon or Rune Factory o.o)

Again, I just want to apologize for my absence and the lack of updates. I hope you enjoyed this rather small chapter, but things should be getting heated up here very soon.

Reviews are also appreciated~

Thanks!