Greenland grew up so fast, I'd barely had time to write anything down. Before we even knew it, it was his first day of school. We had enrolled him under the name Aron Køhler, and told all the other nations to refer to each other and themselves as their human names. We were planning to tell him about the country thing around the time that we told him about the birds and the bees. After all, they both are kind of weird.

"Well, sweetie, this is your school." Norway stood holding his hand, acting like a true mom. Aron looked up at the building and he bit his lower lip. "Me and your daddy went to this school when we were your age." I knew that wasn't true, considering our age, but I wasn't about to say anything.

"Really?" Norgie nodded. "How long ago was that?"

"Oh... I don't know... Coming up on... 30, now." Greenland chuckled.

"More like thirty-thousand," I thought.

"Mommy, you're old." Oh, if only he knew our true ages. Norway scowled, a kind of Norwegian Death Glare that I've only seen when directed towards our kid.

"Not really." They let the topic drop and looked back up just in time to hear the bell ring.

"Mommy, what's that?" I felt bad for the poor kid. He looked truly scared. I remember I was, that bell was so loud and sudden.

"It's just the school bell, honey. It means that it's time for you to go to class!" Aron settled down and nodded.

"Yeah. I knew that." Oh, Greenland was my kid, alright. It wasn't just those eyes that he stole from me, but the attitude. Norway chuckled a bit to himself before kissing the kid's head and sending him on his way.

"Of course you did. Have fun, honey!" Aron started running towards the building with his arms out like an airplane. Damn, that kid was just like me. If Norgie got Iceland, then I get Greenland. My boyfriend walked back over to me, leaning against the car, and I automatically put my arm around his waist.

"I'd hate to sound cliché, but they really do grow up so fast, don't they?" He smiled and nodded. We both looked strait ahead, watching him go on his way, until his little blond head disappeared into the school.

"Yeah. They do. I can't believe it's been five years..."

"Seems like only yesterday..." He laid a gentle kiss on my lips before we both got in the car and drove off.

The rest of the day was pretty eventful. It was Finnie's birthday, and since nations don't have to go to work, we got to celebrate it all day long. Let's just say that we thought Spin the Bottle wouldn't be that fun as adults—until Sweden landed on the birthday boy. Then, of course, there was Seven Minutes in Heaven (totally my idea, by the way), but nobody wanted to play but me and Norgie. He didn't say so, but I could tell that he did. Then, Finland started complaining about how we were turning it into a 'dirty party' with all our 'gross games' and he just wanted some 'good, clean, fun'. I mean, I know it's his birthday, but he doesn't have to be such a killjoy about it. Geez. So, Sweden changed the tune by bringing out cake and presents and other birthday stuff. I think that cured Finnie's stick-up-the-ass-ness. Just a little. The rest of the day passed quickly and boringly. Without the 'gross games' there was really nothing fun to do. Sure, there was cake, and little kid games, like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but who the hell plays those games when they're turning 30-something thousand? Apparently Finland. Well, whatever. I guess we were just having so much fun that we lost track of time and were kinda surprised when Greenland came home.

"Oh, hey, Aron. How was school?" Iceland pushed his silver hair behind his ear. He seemed to be handling this... Actually pretty well. Better than we thought.

"Ah! Hey, Uncle Emil!" He jump-hugged (isn't that called a 'glomp'?) Norway's brother, then turned to us.

"Mommy, Daddy, I have a question." I tilted my head slightly to let him know we were listening. "What does 'faggot' mean?"

Author's Note:

Oh no! Poor little Green-chan! ;-; Some kids must've found out that his parents were both guys... But, anyway, super special chapter today for Finnie's birthday! Happy birthday, Tino! :3