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Chapter 12:Happily after

Latvia awoke with a start, his body numb as he tried to sit up suddenly. As he tried, he failed; only to be laid back down onto a bed by someone. The someone was a bit blurry, but he was able to find out who it was after she spoke, "How are you feeling?"

Kaunis. Latvia smiled up at her as his vision began to clear and he could see his surroundings better. He was on a bed in a guest room at Finland's house, with Kaunis kneeling next to him and Russia and Finland walking in through the door. Clumsily, Latvia asked, "How long was I asleep?"

"A little over a day. We are happy to see you awake," Russia answered with a more relieved smile.

"So then…what happened?" Latvia asked.

"You drank the last bit of the bottle, even though I told you not to. That last bit was kind of like a poison triggered by the spell I guess, it was what would eventually make Kaunis age all those years very quickly. I was going to just give it to a tree or something, but I guess a nation drinking it wasn't too bad," Finland answered.

"A poison triggered by a spell which makes you age…but that would mean I'm going to age 400 years! What's going to happen to me?" Latvia yelped, only to then cover his mouth when he realized his voice cracked.

Russia chuckled at this and commented, "Well, it looks like it was going to take Latvia roughly 400 years to actually get into the thick of puberty. As for the other changes, they've happened and you can see for yourself."

Cautiously, Latvia got out of bed and walked up to a mirror only to find that he looked a little older but not much; probably only around 16. At last Latvia asked, "So if I aged 400 years in only one day…then why aren't I an adult or something?"

"Apparently you're destined to stay a little kid forever," Russia continued, only to watch as Latvia became glum. After a couple moments of silence, Kaunis walked to Latvia's side and said, "It's alright, I like you younger than the others. I personally found it kind of creepy the idea of being with someone who looked a lot older than me."

"Thanks…I guess," Latvia answered, still glum. At last he looked over to her and smiled upon seeing her smile also. A thought then came to him, causing him to ask, "So then what's going to happen now to Kaunis? Is she just going to age like a normal person now?"

Both Russia and Finland shrugged their shoulders at that. It would be hard for them to know that in only a day, and at last Finland answered, "I told Norway and England what happened and they still don't seem so sure about it, but I would think that she'd be like a normal girl from now on. I guess we'll find out if that's true or not in a couple years, though!"

"O-okay I guess," Latvia answered, only to then look at Kaunis' confused glance. To this he asked if something was wrong, only to have her say no and stay quiet for the rest of the time at Finland's house.

Shortly after this, Finland decided to loan Latvia some clothes which were not too small and allowed Latvia and Kaunis to return to their home afterwards. There the two of them were surprised to find Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland waiting for them. Upon seeing them, Poland responded, "Like, there you are! We came over as soon as Finny called Estonia about you! Why were you, like, lollygagging and making us wait?!"

"Sorry, I didn't realize people would be waiting for us," Latvia responded startled.

"Hey, they were right, you are taller now. Probably a good 5 centimeters or so," Lithuania commented as he walked over to see how the suddenly older Latvia looked.

"Ya, I guess I am," Latvia replied, not sure what else to say.

"Latvia, it is good to see that you weren't hurt in any way," Estonia commented with a relieved smile.

"Ya, I'm happy about that too."

"Hey, hey! Latvia has said, like, three sentences without stuttering at all! This has to be, like, a record for him or something," Poland exclaimed, only to then get agreements from the other two.

"So what exactly happened? Estonia wasn't very clear and it must have been a good story," Lithuania asked.

"It's kind of long and complicated," Latvia warned as he himself tried to piece together all of the different parts inside his head.

"Then why don't we sit down so you can tell us," Lithuania persisted as he lead the others to the living room.

"In that case should I make everyone tea?" Kaunis asked as they reached the doorway to the kitchen.

"Yes please," Estonia answered as he walked into the living room behind the others. Kaunis then went into the kitchen to quickly make the tea only to return and sit next to Latvia once it was completed. There he told the story of Kaunis' spell and how he had to go on a night-long quest to rescue her only to then the next day take the poison from her. After saying all of this Kaunis replied, "During those hours you really were like a prince from the stories. And not those new stories on the T.V. where the prince turns into a bad man."

Latvia could not help but blush at this comment, only to in turn cause the other nations to laugh good naturedly. At last Lithuania asked, "So then you think that Kaunis is going to be a normal human now? What are you going to do then?"

Latvia had not thought that far ahead, causing him to look at her slightly concerned. It was not that he disliked the idea of having her around, but he knew that if she was around for the rest of her life he would grow even more attached; making it that much harder when she died. But at the same time he also knew that it would be wrong to suddenly throw her out. He was not even sure how she felt about all of this.

By that time the other nations were also looking at Kaunis as she replied, "I feel like, I do not want to leave. Latvia was the one who woke me up, who saved me from both the house and from death. I am certain that he is the prince with a beautiful heart that I had been waiting for all those years. And I can understand your uncertainty about taking a human girl into your house. But please…let me stay."

Upon hearing this, any rejection was quickly forgotten as he embraced the girl and told her that that was fine. As he did this, she smiled contently into his shoulder, only to then kiss him as he tried to move away.


For many decades after this, the two of them lived together happily. It was true that Kaunis aged normally now, but never could Latvia find himself thinking she was anything but beautiful. The beauty of a wilting rose, he would often comment to her. And she was happy too, living with her prince despite any sorrow she may have felt due to loving an immortal teen. Soon, however, her time came to be buried in the earth, which proved harder for Latvia than he thought possible. But he always would look back on the memories as beautiful times.

And that's the end of this fairy-ish tale.

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