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I'm on a roll! I posted this chapter two days after the last one! Boo yah!
China: "You took my catchphrase, aru!"
Me: "...I said 'Boo yah,' not 'Ai yah...'"
China: "Ai yah~!"
Chapter 11
It was already the day that the gang would leave for Beijing. Naomi came in, probably bearing news.
"Guys, Liang called me again," Naomi sighed. "He said we're going to a ball."
"WHAT?" the whole gang practically screamed.
"Well, I made a mistake in saying that Liang lived in Beijing," Naomi explained. "He actually lives in the city of Puyang. But, he got an excuse to go to Beijing. It takes him five hours to get there, though."
"We might not have any proper attire, though," England pointed out.
"True, but remember those disguises we wore?" Violet recalled. Everyone, except Sonya and Russia, nodded. "Well, Selena found those and there were a lot of tuxedos. We could use those."
"They're probably dirty, though," Japan shrugged.
"I have tuxedos and dresses here," Sonya informed. "We can use those!"
"What would you be doing with tuxedos?" Jasmine curiously asked.
"…Well- I…" Sonya stammered.
"She probably had guests, so they bought things for boys," Selena defended.
"Thanks, Selena," Sonya acknowledged.
"Well, the, suit up, dudes," America pumped his fist. "We're going to a ball!"
Kumajirou: "Who are you?"
Me: "I'm hetaliaforever123~!"
It was the afternoon; 2:30 P.M. to be exact. The boys in Puyang, China were getting ready for Mei's sixteenth birthday ball. Even though it was early, Beijing, where Mei's ball would be held, was five hours away. Liang, Shen, and China needed all the time they can get.
Liang sighed as he finished changing. "I feel ridiculous," Liang whined. He was wearing a white tuxedo with a black bow tie.
"Don't be," Shen looked at his brother. "You look fine! I mean, you look better than I do anyway…" Shen stepped out and showed himself. He was wearing a black tuxedo with a gray tie.
"What do you mean, 'better than you?' You look nice!" Liang compared. He realized something. "Where's China?"
"Ai yah, you two look great!" China exclaimed as he appeared. He was wearing a black tuxedo with a red bow tie.
"Thanks," the brothers acknowledged.
"Alright, guys, let's get in the car," Shen called. "Liang, where's the gift?"
"Right here," Liang showed the bag with Mei's gift.
"Alright, let's go," Shen called. The brothers and China scrambled into Shen's car and drove off to the Zhao mansion.
"Hey, Gēgē," Liang started. "How are we going to be able to identify Naomi? I'm sure, since Mei and the Zhaos are so popular, that there will be loads of people there."
"We just might," Shen shrugged. "You know Naomi pretty well, so you will be able to find her. I'm sure of it."
"Okay…" Liang muttered. Where are you now, Naomi? Liang wondered.
America: "I'm the hero~!"
Me: "You sure are..."
It was 8:00 P.M., the time that the ball started. Near the Zhao mansion, Selena and the gang hid in the bushes. "Great," Japan moaned. "There is security! What can we do now?"
"The hero has an idea!" America whispered. "Someone can distract the guard while one of us takes his clipboard. Then, we'll write our names down on it. Finally, we can go in. Bing, bang, boom! There's no trouble done at all!"
"But, America," Annabel reasoned, "Remember, back in Japan, we were mistaken for criminals. Who knows if these guards think we're those criminals?"
"Okay," America agreed. "But my plan is a back-up plan."
"We can still stick to the distraction part of America's plan, though," England planned. "We can just distract those guards and sneak in."
"Good plan," Canada complimented.
"I can handle the distraction part here," Selena assured. She picked up a stone and threw it into a different bush. One of the startled guards looked in that direction.
"Who's there?" the guard asked in Chinese. No one except America knew what the guy said.
Selena took up another stone and threw it in the same bush.
The guard gave the clipboard to the second guard. "Wait here. I'll be right back." The first guard headed into the direction of the rustle.
"Butternut!" Selena sighed. "That second guard is still there."
"Throw another stone, da?" Russia suggested.
Selena picked up one more stone and threw it in another direction. She must have thrown it too hard or far, because Selena accidentally hit the guard in the head! The guard was knocked out!
Everyone was silently shocked. "Well… at least you provided a permanent distraction," Japan pointed out.
"Let's go in while we have the chance!" Violet recommended. The gang quietly snuck in through the entrance. America was the last one in, for he stopped to write down their names on the clipboard. He was careful to use human names, though.
The gang all took in the room before. "Oh, wow," Annabel whispered.
Jay, who stopped wearing his crutches, whistled. "This is bigger than any mansion I've seen."
"I bet a million of me can fit here," the short Jasmine exaggerated.
Naomi's phone vibrated and rang. The ringtone sounded familiar…
"Isn't that from Spongebob?" Sonya asked. "It sounds like 'Best Day Ever.'"
"I got that ringtone so that I can be reminded of happy times, okay?" Naomi groaned before she picked up the phone. "Yes, this is Naomi."
She looked surprised. "Oh, Liang… where are you?" A pause was issued. "You entered from the west? We're in the east! How can we get over there? This place is ginormous, and there's loads of people dancing on the dance floor!"
It was true; at least a hundred or more people were dancing, so the gang wouldn't be able to identify Liang at all.
"Uh-huh… you've got to be kidding," Naomi continued. "Fine, we'll do that. Okay… see you soon." Naomi hung up.
"How are we going to go across?" Sonya asked.
"It's simple, but embarrassing," Naomi turned to her friends. "We're going to have to dance our way across."
A lot of jaws dropped. "Oh, dude… sure, I can dance, but this is classical music we're talking about!" America whined.
"Don't worry," England assured. "We can just pretend we're dancing."
"How?" Violet started. "Are we going to put our hands on each other's waists and step musically across the floor?"
"Actually, that was almost exactly what I was thinking," England grinned. "We have to have partners, though."
Violet immediately clung to America. "I dibs America!" She reserved.
"I'll get Canada, then," Jasmine shrugged.
"I forgot he was here… sorry, Canada," Jay apologized.
"It's okay," Canada forgave.
Jay offered his hand to Sonya. "I know things are still weird with us… but will you be my dance partner?"
Sonya was at war inside herself. Say yes! Her good side of her conscience screamed. Say no! Her naughty part of her conscience yelled. "Sure, why not?" Sonya accepted.
"I can't really dance with this cast on," Annabel pointed out.
"That's okay," England stated. "I'll help you out."
"…Does that mean you're my partner?" Annabel clarified.
"Precisely," England smiled warmly.
Selena and Naomi glared at each other. They both had the same partner in mind.
"Rock, paper, scissors for…" Selena gestured to Japan.
"Bring it," Naomi challenged.
The two started in. "Rock, paper, scissors!" They both had rock. "Rock, paper, scissors!" They both had scissors. Selena realized that Russia was the only one without a partner. He seemed sweet, but he was creepy... sometimes. Selena felt pretty bad for Russia. Purposely, she lost to Naomi and let her take Japan. Naomi noticed Selena staring at Russia.
"You felt pity, huh?" Naomi nudged.
"Yup," Selena nodded. "You can get Japan."
"Thanks," Naomi acknowledged. She hurried over to Japan as Selena walked towards Russia.
"Hey, I don't think you're that creepy," Selena started, "so… can we dance together?"
"Da, we could," Russia approved. "But, Selena, become one with Mother Russia, da?"
Selena provided a false smile and "promised" she'd consider that. Basically, that's how you can ask Russia to dance with you.
"Alright, we're going in," America stated, making it sound as if it was a dangerous military task.
"You do that, sweetheart," Sonya teased.
America then noticed that Violet was a bit shorter than he was. "Dude, we can't dance if we're not the same height!"
"And that's your worry?" Violet groaned.
"Why don't we just split up into our chosen pairs and find Liang ourselves?" Naomi suggested. "It would be easier in the first place."
"Good idea," Annabel quickly stated, "but we better make it quick because that guard is coming for us!"
"Say what?" Selena yelped.
The Chinese guard sounded angry, but, other than America, no one knew what the guard yelled.
"What did he say, America?" England asked.
"Well, all I know is this: run for it!" America yelled. The gang soon broke into a dead run, shoving and excusing themselves through the crowd.
"This is the old Tokyo pursuit all over again," Jay grumbled.
"Only it's in a ball and we're not separated," Jasmine commented.
The gang continued running, but the guard was hot on Japan's trail! "Wait for me!" Japan yelled.
"Selena, do you happen to have a stone with you?" America asked.
"I wish I did," Selena breathed. She then panted hard, "I can't do this! My asthma is overwhelming me…"
Suddenly, Naomi cried, "Liang!"
Two Chinese boys showed up on the scene. "What's up…?" Liang started.
"Forget what's new, help us!" Naomi desperately screamed.
Shen jumped up. "I'll handle him," Shen assured.
"You're not going…" Liang started, but was interrupted.
"I will, and you can't stop me," Shen bluntly responded. He hurried towards the guard. Lots of yells and blows were heard.
"Quick, go outside!" China urged the gang. Liang, China, and the group hurried outside.
The gang hurried to the side of Shen's car. "What's Shen doing?" Naomi asked.
"He's doing his martial arts," Liang answered. "I bet he'll explain to the guard after."
Shen quickly came outside. "I dropped off the gift and some hard kicks," Shen smiled. "The guard forgave me. But, he might follow me outside. Quick, use the transporter!"
"Where are we going now?" Canada's polar bear asked.
"Back to our house," Liang answered. "Can I borrow that transporter?"
"Sure thing, dude," America nodded. Liang took and rapidly punched in their address. He put his hand on the car.
"Everyone, touch the car!" Liang cried as the light began to glow. The gang all obeyed and soon, the car and the group were gone.
Jake the Dog: "Oh Flame Princess, I think you're rad..."
Me: "I love that song~!"
"That was some crazy chase!" Jasmine sighed. "If we're in this adventure longer, there will be plenty more."
"Ai yah, what you guys did was crazy!" China scolded. "Whose idea was it to meet at the ball? I thought we were just going to drop off that present and then meet you outside!"
"Oops," Jay shrugged.
"Well, forget it," Shen dismissed. "At least we're all here. If we're going around the world and meeting up with people we know, we need to figure out who we find next."
"Also, we need to figure out who you guys are exactly," Selena added.
"Oh, right," Liang recounted. "I'm Liang and my brother there is Shen."
"Since there's too many of us," Sonya mentioned, "we'll just introduce ourselves later on."
"Okay," Liang agreed. "…So, who's next?"
"We don't really know," Selena sighed. "I'm trying to remember who we have left. We need Italy, Germany, Romano, and France."
Naomi looked at Liang sternly. "I thought you said we need three more, not four!"
"Sorry, I forgot about France," Liang apologized.
"At least I'm noticed for once," Canada joked.
"Who are you?" Kumajirou asked.
"I'm Canada," Canada groaned.
"Okay, do we know anybody from Italy, Germany, or France?" Japan asked.
Sonya, Liang, and Shen both pondered this. Everyone else didn't know anyone from Italy, Germany, or France. Besides, Sonya and the Chang brothers were the newest members of the gang. Suddenly, Sonya recalled that she had a best friend who was from France. She moved to the U.S. and stayed for a while, but some condition made Sonya's friend leave.
"I remember someone!" Sonya recalled eagerly.
"You sure are excited, aren't you dude?" America grinned.
"I sure am, because I might see my best friend again," Sonya explained. "Her name is Monique. She lives in France…"
England groaned comically. "Why do we have to meet up with that frog? Can't we do someone else?"
"We don't know anyone from Germany or Italy," Liang shrugged, "so I guess we'll have to pinpoint our road to France!"
"I've always imagined seeing France…" Violet sighed dreamily.
"Which one: our France or the actual country?" Canada asked.
"The actual country," Violet answered. "Even though I know France is no pervert, it's better to keep a safe distance away from him at times."
"I just hope that Monique doesn't meet France in a weird way," Sonya muttered.
Selena raised her eyebrow at that remark, but she decided not to ask. "Let's all aboard for France then! This is going swell!" Selena cheered.
"We're going to have to keep England and France away once we meet up with France, da?" Russia pointed out, but in a tone that Selena didn't capture.
"Oh yeah…" everyone except for Selena, the Chang brothers, and China agreed.
"Why what happened?" Liang asked. Selena was blanking out, clueless.
"We'll explain some other time," Japan delayed.
"Ai yah, let's go to France now! Who knows if that guard tries to hunt us down?" China recounted.
"Then our next destination is… where does Monique live?" Annabel asked Sonya.
"We video chatted once… I think she lived in Paris," Sonya recalled.
"You better be sure, because she doesn't want to end up in our mess," Shen mentioned.
"Okay, I'm for sure!" Sonya confirmed.
"Then, our next destination is Paris, France dudes!" America shouted. He turned the transporter's knob as everyone grabbed onto America. Suddenly, a bright turquoise light flashed and the gang all disappeared.
Sorry folks, gotta wrap it up for now. But, you'll see Monique in the next chapter, I promise you!
Next Chapter Summary: Monique meets France, but not the way you'd usually meet someone...
See you around~!
~hetaliaforever123