Okay, so I'm gonna tell you now, this chapter has like, nothing to do with the plot. It has a little bit of foreshadowing but other than that, nothing. It's mostly just for stress relief and fun. Enjoy!
Berwald stared at Lukas, unsure, "You really think so?" Lukas glowered at him with a glare that said 'don't-be-fucking-stupid' and Berwald nodded, looking away, "Okay, fine, I'll do it." The shorter man nodded in pride and wrapped an arm around Ber's shoulders, "You're gonna be great, Berwald. We're all so proud of you and your undeniable strength." Berwald stared at his legs to hide his slight blush, turning pink from the praise and the arm around his shoulders. They both lied back and continued to watch the movie, eventually falling asleep on the bed.
Flash! Lukas groaned and forced himself from his slumber. He groggily whispered, "The fuck was that?" and listened to the fits of mostly-contained laughter from across the room. He managed to open his eyes to Tino, Emil, and Matthias, a camera in the youngest boy's hands. Matthias muttered 'shit' as Lukas growled at them, trying to move to get up but failing. He gazed at the unusual weight on his left arm and bit back a smile as Berwald tried to move closer to the missing heat source. He turned and threw a spare pillow at the boys in the corner, motioning at them frantically to get lost. Tino shook his head and giggled, "What are you gonna do? You think you'll be able to wake him? "Bearwald" Oxenstierna?" Emil chuckled, "He'd probably rip your arm off if you tried!" They all knew that "Bear" was pretty accurate. No one ever wanted to mess with a Berwald-without-much-sleep or a sleeping-Berwald…or a just-woke-up/rough-night-Berwald.
Lukas whined and Matthias laughed harder, "Hey, it seems you tamed the lion, enjoy it! This is a miracle!" The middle finger Luke gave the "idiotic moron" only seemed to light their fire even more…and force them to take more pictures. Three more flashes went off before they heard the largest man groan and hide his face. "Now look what you all have done." Lukas called exasperated, trying to make them leave him and Berwald alone, so he could wake him up, of course. Lukas kept telling himself that he didn't just have the best sleep in centuries for a reason.
Finally, a nurse walked in and stared at the calamity occurring in the room. She laughed and shook her head, her black ponytail waving behind her. The Norwegian stared at her for a moment, curiosity in his eyes. She looked familiar, but he couldn't seem to place a finger on it. He shrugged it off, literately apparently. He snapped out of his train of thought when he lost the weight on his arm and heard a loud thump, followed by groaning and vulgarities. Luke cursed himself as he moved - him and Matthias helping him up. Berwald stared evilly at everyone in his room, but they simply laughed. His hair was beyond messy and it was obvious he had just woken up. Emil took another picture but quickly put it away when Berwald's face morphed from confusion to anger.
"Wh't the f'ck?" He grumbled sleepily, yawning and stretching his arms. He gazed at everyone and then moved to Matthias, "I blame you." Lukas, rather uncharacteristically, snorted at the Dane's luck. It seemed every Nordic turned to him when something bad happened around the house, and things certainly haven't changed. Matthias scowled and shook his head, "I didn't do anything. I was a bystander, I'll have you know. I wasn't the one sleeping in your bed, I wasn't the one with the camera!" He turned to Emil and stuck his tongue out, the youngest boy frowning, "No fair! You TOLD ME TO! You GAVE ME the camera!" Tino was almost rolling on the floor; he was laughing so hard. Moments like this truly made him realize why he loved this family so much.
Berwald, still angry someone woke up from a great nap, smacked Matthias on the back of the head and took the camera from Emil. Lukas chuckled as Berwald then threw himself back onto the bed, presumably continuing his sleep. The nurse, watching the boys interact, handed Matthias a clipboard, "If you'd just fill these out, he can go home." The Nordics cheered, well, Berwald slept, but the other four were excited. They grabbed Berwald's things and began to pack them while Matthias completed the paperwork, claiming he was the caretaker of their little family. Once that was completed and Matthias gave the desk clerk the finished papers, they turned to their still slumbering friend, "So, who wants to wake him?"
They sat around and talked for a few minutes, arguing softly over who should try to wake Berwald. To many, that seems like a strange topic, but they had to do it practically every time they had an early morning meeting. They would simply give the man an alarm clock but after he threw the last one down the stairs, they decided it was better not to waste their money.
"I woke him last time." Emil pointed out stepping away from their little circle. Tino laughed, "Yeah, and I woke you this morning. Trust me, not an easy feat." The boys took Berwald's things to the car and left Matthias and Lukas alone. "Norge, you seemed so close to him when we walked in, and he thinks I'm the one who woke him up. You do it." Lukas shook his head, "No way! And don't make what you saw this morning sound so…weird. We fell asleep watching a movie last night. Trust me, we weren't in that position when we drifted off." Matthias shook his head, "Okay, okay fine, I'll just…" Matthias stood, sauntering around the room, "Drop it." And then, he ran out the door. Lukas glared at him as he ran off, vowing to get his revenge. He turned to look at his sleeping friend and shook his head, "If you act like a primadonna bitch, I swear I'll make you need to stay here for another day."
"Ber, get up." He shook the man's shoulder to no avail. Ber was in a deep sleep; it was going to suck trying to get him out of bed. "Ber, hey, ABBA's back in business. They want you to go on tour with them." Nothing, "Jensen Ackles has never done gay BDSM and wants to try it with you sometime." Still no reaction. Things were going to be harder than Lukas hoped. "Doctor Who is being cancelled." Without a reaction to that one, Lukas knew this wasn't going to work. He would have to try something new. Like aggression.
"Berwald, get your girly little ass out of bed or I swear, I'll hack into your computer and put random gay porn into any presentations you have to give for the rest of our lives." NOTHING! Lukas turned and noticed the pillow he had thrown at the others sitting against the wall. Well, he was going to die from it, but oh well.
"GET THE FUCK UP PRINCESS." Berwald woke up and screamed as Lukas yelled at him, hitting him with the pillow. Well, it worked.\
Sorry if characters seemed a bit OOC, but I wanted to look more into their humanity and their bonds as a family rather than nations. I wanted fun and silliness for a bit to lighten everything up a bit. But, the next chapter shall, of course, get back on track. And, in case you don't know, Jensen Ackles is the extremely attractive star of "Supernatural". ABBA is a Swedish-based disco-dance band that I can almost promise you APH Sweden loves. Sorry if the end seemed a bit...weird, but have you ever tried to wake up a hardcore sleeper? Well, it's a trip. Sometimes, you've got to do stuff like encourage BDSM with straight actors or lie about the cancellation of someone's favorite show. Or, you know, threaten gay porn in professional work documents. Whatever. Hope you enjoyed and keep reading!