Author's Note: Thanks everyone again for all your wonderful reviews, alerts and favourites.
Disclaimer: Himaruya Hidekaz is the owner/creator Hetalia Axis Powers and not me (Captain Obvious again). Also, obviously I did not write Grease/Summer Nights.
Author's Note Supplemental: This chapter is written in a different way from the last ten. I usually don't like songfics but I heard the song "Summer Nights" from the musical Grease sung by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and thought – this could be Russia and Latvia. I wanted a chapter where Latvia tells Poland about Ivan, and Russia tells Ukraine about Aija, so I took liberties and changed the words.
Please use your imagination- Russia/Ukraine/Estonia are all in the kitchen and Latvia/Poland are in Latvia's bedroom, Lithuania is running up and down the stairs between the two.
Don't worry though, normal service will be resumed after this Chapter.
Chapter 11
Russia's House, Leningrad, early evening
Ukraine, Estonia and Russia were sat around the kitchen table, whilst Latvia and Poland were in Latvia's bedroom, Lithuania (as usual) appeared to be running between the two – making dinner and taking cups of tea up to Poland.
"I want to know why you're knitting baby clothes?" Ukraine asked her brother.
"I want to have babies," Russia answered simply and carried on knitting whilst reading Pravda.
"You haven't had a girlfriend in... how long?" Ukraine started laughing.
Russia sighed, "There was a girl in the War." He said defensively.
"The Great Patriotic War? Man! No wonder you're tense! Come on give me the details."
In Latvia's bedroom, Poland had a nosey around and found Latvia's sniper rifle and the latest unfinished Lucinda Lovelace novel – 'Love and Bullets'.
"What did you do during the war, Latty-kins?"
"I was a sniper, but I met this guy..."
"You wrote this novel all about some guy?" Poland said flipping through the notepad.
"He was special..." 'Latty' sighed.
"There ain't no such thing, honey."
Lithuania shook his head.
"He was really romantic," Latvia said.
Ukraine/Poland: "Tell me all about it."
Russia: Winter loving, during a blast
Latvia: Winter loving, happened too fast
Russia: Met a girl, rifle ready
Latvia: Met a guy, nearly shot him
Russia and Latvia: Winter days fighting away, but oh, oh that winter night
Ukraine and Poland: Tell me more, tell me more
Ukraine: Was this in that bar?
Lithuania: Tell me less, tell me less
Poland: Like, did he have a car?
Russia: She hid behind me, she had a gun
Latvia: He ran by me, nearly fell down
Russia: I saved her life, she nearly got shot
Latvia: I saved his life, he nearly got shot
Russia and Latvia: Winter snow, something begun, but oh, oh, that winter night
Ukraine and Poland: Tell me more, tell me more
Poland: Was it, like, love at first sight?
Lithuania: Tell me less, tell me less
Ukraine: Was it only one night?
Russia: She let me leave my scarf on
Latvia: When I woke up, he was gone
Russia: I asked her if she was cold
Latvia: It really was bloody cold!
Russia and Latvia: Winter fling, don't mean a thing, but oh, oh, that winter night
Poland: Tell me more, tell me more
Ukraine: Vanya, don't boast!
Estonia: Tell me more, tell me more
Lithuania: Would you like some toast?
Latvia: He got friendly, under his coat
Russia: She got friendly, floated my boat!
Latvia: He smelt a bit, needed a shower
Russia: I want to give her a sunflower
Russia and Latvia: Winter snow, it's bloody cold, but oh, oh that winter night
Ukraine and Poland: Tell me more, tell me more
Estonia: How much dough does she have?
Lithuania: Tell me less, tell me less
Ukraine: I hope you didn't make a mess!
Latvia: It turned colder, that's when he left
Russia: My gun got stolen – there was a theft!
Latvia: His name was Ivan, it was just wow!
Russia: Wonder what she's doing now?
Latvia: My winter coat, ripped at the seams
Russia and Latvia: But, oh, that winter… night!
Ukraine, Poland and Estonia: Tell me more, tell me more…
Lithuania: Tell me less!
In the kitchen, Russia sighed and carried on knitting, Ukraine shook her head, "She'll be dead now, Vanya, that was forty years ago."
Estonia frowned – his genius brain working overtime.
In Latvia's bedroom, 'Latty-kins' threw herself dramatically on her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"Pity, the guy'll be dead old by now Latty-kins." Poland stated, "I know, I'll go downstairs and get us some vodka and we can have a girly-chat."
In the hallway, Poland bumped into Ukraine, who was just leaving the kitchen.
"Latty was telling me about some dude – broke her heart."
"Vanya was telling me about some girl – broke his heart."
They both said in unison and stared at one another.
"Made out under his coat!" Ukraine giggled.
"Haha, Latty-kins did the same!"
"In the snow," they both said and both laughed.
"During the War," Poland said, "she was a sniper, who'd have thought?"
"What? Vanya's girl was a sniper... Did she say when?" Ukraine, with more sense than Poland, was now piecing the story together.
"1944 – Baltic Offensive or something. I'm going back up in a bit to get all the proper juicy details."
"Vanya was a General in the 1st Shock Army..."
"Yeah, so?"
"The 1st Shock Army were at the Baltic Offensive..."
"Yeah, like, co-incidence or what?" Poland said, oblivious.
Ukraine raised her eyebrows, "What was Latvia's guy's name?"
"Ivan...ooooh," Poland finally caught on, "But hell, most of the Red Army was called Ivan."
"Indeed," said Ukraine. This called for more questioning she decided and if she was right, well...
"I bet you that I can get them together before you," Poland said.
"Haha, you're on..." Ukraine accepted.
Lithuania, who had been listening to all this, shook his head, being far wiser and certainly the only sane person in the house, wanted no part in this 'wager'.
Authors Note: The Great Patriotic War is what the Russians/Soviets called World War II.
There was a 1st Shock Army in the Red Army which fought the Germans in the Baltic States – and other places during WWII. Shock Armies were just that – sent in to engage the enemy at close range and penetrate the enemy's defences, they were also extremely mobile, i.e. the equivalent of special forces today.
Next up – 'normal' chapter (if anything is normal in this story) – I only intended this story to be short and I can't believe I'm up to 11 chapters.
