~Prussia POV~

Once Mattie was safely tucked into my bed, I headed out to the store. I made the shopping trip snappy. I didn't like the idea of leaving him at the house alone very much.

When I got home, Mattie was still asleep to my relief. If he had woken up, I'm sure he would have done something. Something that I definitely would not want to clean up later. After all, he is just a kid. And when a child gets scared, they will do things YOU will regret.

I started to put away Birdie's things in the spare room I have. Just as I finished putting the last thing away, I heard soft footsteps scampering across the mahogany wood floor.

"Giwbert…" his voice shook, scared. I rushed out to find him in the hallway, clutching to Kumakapito, or whatever. He didn't see me walk into the hall so he continued his chant of my name.

"Canada," I approached him cautiously with a soft voice. "Canada, I'm right here. Don't be afraid." I got down on my knees in front of his petite form. His small arms wrapped around my neck, hugging me.

"I-I thought you left me. I had a-a dream," he said through sobs, "you left me and I didn't know what to do."

I wrapped my much larger arms around his body and slowly rubbed soothing circles on his back. It was the same technique I used on Germany when he was a small child. "Don't worry. I've got you." I put him back on the ground. His arms moved from my neck to the front of my shirt. "I promise you that I will never leave you to be alone. Even if I die, I will always be right by your side."

I wiped tears of his flushed cheeks. He looked me in the eye and smiled.

His stomach grumbled, requesting that it be filled with food. Birdie placed his hands on his stomach. "I'm hungry. May I please have some food?"

"Yes. Of course you may. What do you want?"

"Pancakes!" his eyes glistened with joy. There was a slight hesitation, "... with LOTS of maple syrup!"

We made our way towards the kitchen. I placed Birdie on the counter and gathered the supplies for pancakes. The blender was next to Birdie on the left. He cracked the eggs and poured in the sugar. I did all the rest, but I let him turn on the blender.

When Birdie switched it on, a puff of flour exploded out of it. Both of our faces looked like ghosts. Laughter filled the room.

The rest of our cooking went off without a hitch.

We sat down at the table and started to eat. Mattie somehow got globs of maple syrup in his hair and all over the rest of his body. Guess I'll have to give him a bath. Kumabahego had his own plate of pancakes as well. Just like Mattie, he got syrup everywhere but his mouth.

Mattie finished off his plate and shimmied out of the chair. He got the plate off the table then proceeded to ask where to put the dish.

I followed after. "Birdie, we need to get you and Kumafearo cleaned up. You managed to track syrup everywhere," I said with a playful voice. He looked at his feet sheepishly.

"Sorry," he said in an almost inaudible voice. His feet stayed planted to the ground, as if he were afraid to move.

"I-It's okay. I'm not mad." I gave him a small smile. I picked him and Kuma up and walked to the bathroom.

The tub started to fill the tub with warm water. I undress Birdie. A pink blush dusted my face. I tried to force it back to the best of my ability before Mattie noticed.

I took both children and placed them in the bath. Mattie giggle softly and began to play with the bubbles I had previously put in. He splashed around for a while.

""Okay. Now to get you guys all clean." I started to squeeze a small glob of shampoo into the palm of my hand. I massaged his scalp while the soapy substance cleans out the stickiness plastered in his hair. Then I moved on to conditioner.

After Birdie was all clean, I continued to wash Kuma. He took a little longer, but I was able to manage getting everything out.

"Can we get out now, Giwburt?" Mattie asked.

I nodded my head and voiced "yes" to him and lifted him out of the bath. I grabbed one of the towels and wrapped it around his small body. His eyes grew wide the moment his skin came into contact with the cloth. "You like it?" He shook his head in agreeance.

I laughed at the childlike nature of the now child nation. Kuma climbed out of the bath himself and shook the water off his fur. I opened the door and let Kuma waddle out into the hallway before us.

I brought Mattie to the guestroom. I placed him on the bed to get his clothes out.

When I looked behind me, he was jumping on the bed lightly, keeping the towel covering his whole body. I decided to dress Birdie in a pair of red pajamas. They were rimmed with white and had a small maple leaf sewn to the front much like the Canadian flag.

Birdie stood in front of a mirror, admiring his newly acquired attire. His eyes started to look droopier and his stance became unstable. I walked over to him and lifted him off the ground. He latched onto my shirt and started to make quiet snoring sounds. I tucked him into the guest bed and continued to ready myself to sleep.

Canada POV

After the white-haired man, Gilbert, gave me new clothes. They were so soft and fluffy. I couldn't tell what the smell was, but I knew I liked it.

Gilbert lifted me up onto his hip just like Papa did before he left me. I snuggled into his shoulder enjoying the warmth he produced. He smelt like potatoes. Soon enough, I was sleeping on his shoulder.

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted anything for like three months. I got caught up with school and stuff. You guys know the gist of it. School, homework, work, food, and sleep. There just aren't enough hours in the day, but what can you do about that? Look forward for the next chapter eventually.

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