I do not own Axis Powers Hetalia. Yep, Alfred is growing up :) Slowly, but surely...
My Pretty Little Sunflower
By waterrain
Alfred couldn't wait until Kiku and Im Yong Soo comes over for he found out some pretty interesting stuff. Ivan was busy making pancakes, silently dreading Yao's arrival, and of course making sure to keep a somewhat happy expression for he doesn't want his pretty little sunflower to worry.
'He is getting a little bit taller. He is slowly growing up and before I know it...he'll bloom.' Ivan thought and bit on his lip. 'I care deeply about him, wanting him to be happy, and wanting him to stay alive. Is that love? I don't really know..'
He recalls on how Alfred's had said 'They say love can overcome anything. I'm sure that I can grow to love you and you could grow to love me. We could overcome anything together, Ivan' back when the boy was ten years old. He smiled sadly and felt a bit of pain his heart.
'It is a bit crazy. After all who could ever love me?' Ivan thought, tilts his head to the side, and forced himself to smile brightly. 'It is not possible for Alfred to ever love me. I do not know how to love.'
Ivan didn't notice he burned his fingers, but Alfred noticed and he swiftly grabbed the Russian by the wrist.
"Ivan. Ivan! You burned yourself!" Alfred said loudly and Ivan blinked his eyes. The Russian glanced down, his fingers are slightly burnt, and he frowned.
"I didn't notice." Ivan informed him and he used his other hand to turn off the burner.
"You should be more careful, Ivan." Alfred commented while looking up into his violet eyes and released his wrist. Ivan turned on the water, placed his hand under it, and Alfred went to get the vinegar. The Russian heard the knocking on the front door, he turned off the water, and swiftly answered it.
"Hello." Ivan said while hiding his right hand behind his back not wishing for the burn on his fingers to be noticed by Yao.
"Ivan, I got the vinegar." Alfred commented as he walked towards the Russian. He noticed that Kiku, Im Yong Soo, and Yao at the door. Alfred hands the vinegar to Ivan.
"You have a burn, Ivan?" Yao asked him.
"It is nothing." Ivan replied calmly, but then his right wrist was grabbed and Yao right away noticed the burns on the Russian's fingers.
"I'll treat it while the children eat the pancakes." Yao said to Ivan while grabbing the vinegar.
"I know how to treat a burn." Alfred stated firmly and crossed his arms. To be honest he was looking forward to helping Ivan, but all of a sudden Yao is taking over.
"It is best for children to be without worry for there is plenty of time to worry for when you become an adult." Yao commented calmly as he guided Ivan towards the kitchen.
"I worry because I care a lot about Ivan. No amount of telling me not to worry will ever stop me from worrying about Ivan because I care a whole about Ivan. I don't want anything bad happening to him." Alfred said firmly while following after Yao. Kiku and Im Yong Soo silently followed Alfred. Yao forced himself to keep calm, he was getting rather annoyed, and wanting to gag the American boy.
'However Ivan would kill me so must remain calm and not do anything violent towards Alfred. I believe Alfred did something to the tea..Last time I ever drink tea prepared by Alfred.' Yao thought and he moved Ivan's right hand over the sink. The Chinese man dumped a bit of vinegar onto the burned fingers. Ivan's cheeks burning in embarrassment and humiliation. Alfred got a few Band-Aids from the first aid kit.
"It's not a big deal." Ivan stated out loud.
"I'll put the Band-Aids on Ivan's burns." Alfred stated and he held firmly onto the Band-Aids. Yao frowned at him, but the American boy didn't care. Ivan sighed and he allows Alfred to put the Band-Aids onto his burnt fingers. Afterwards Alfred went to the kitchen table to eat pancakes with Kiku and Im Yong Soo. Yao grabbed a few Band-Aids, he put them inside of his pocket, and silently walked out of the kitchen with the Russian man. They sit down on the sofa in the living room.
"You look embarrassed." Yao whispered as he touched Ivan's flushed cheeks.
"Making a fuss over nothing." Ivan said while frowning. "Not like it was a bullet wound."
"If it were I would be more help than a certain someone." Yao commented to him and Ivan glanced away.
"If it were a bullet wound...I wouldn't want Alfred to see something like that.." Ivan stated calmly. "I have a few sources which I could contact to take the bullet out and stitch up the wound without any questions being asked."
Inside of the kitchen Alfred was talking about what he learned from the sex education book to Kiku and Im Yong Soo. After ten minutes Alfred was done talking about what he learned, finished with his pancakes, put his plate into the sink, and walked out to the living hoping to find Ivan. He glanced around the area and noticed that Ivan is sitting on the sofa with Yao. Alfred frowned when he noticed Yao kissing the Band-Aids on Ivan's fingers.
"Stop." Ivan said simply, cheeks flushed, and firmly pulling his right hand away from Yao. The Russian man stood up, Alfred swiftly walked over, and hugged Ivan.
"Hey, Ivan. I just got done with breakfast." Alfred said cheerfully to him. Yao crossed his arms and the Russian man blinked his eyes in confusion at the sudden hug.
"That is good. Now you and your friends can go play outside. The weather is nice." Ivan commented calmly and patted Alfred on the head.
'I don't like leaving Ivan alone with Yao, but he can handle himself.' Alfred thought, he smiled, and released Ivan from the hug. 'I don't have anything to worry about at all.'
"Alright, I'll go and collect them." Alfred informed him before rushing into the kitchen. Alfred, Kiku, and Im Yong Soo went outside.
Yao and Ivan went up to the bedroom. The first thing the Chinese man did was take of the Band-Aids from Ivan's fingers.
"We can just talk along with a bit of kissing and touching." Yao commented as he pulled out a few Band-Aids from his pocket and gently put them on Ivan's burnt fingers.
"Do you love anyone?" Ivan asked making sure not to have any emotion in his voice.
"I love my little half-brothers. If you are talking about being in love well I might be in love with someone." Yao replied causally while gently running his fingers through Ivan's soft hair. "What about you?"
"I do not know." Ivan commented as he laid down on the bed, violet eyes gazing up at the ceiling, and Yao lays down on top of him. "Is it possible to grow to love someone?"
"It is possible. At times love grows very slowly and you don't know that you are in love until it is too late." Yao said while caressing Ivan's lips and staring down into those beautiful violet eyes.
"I think that theory is a bit insane, Yao. I doubt anyone could grow to love me. I do not believe that I'll be in love with anyone." Ivan stated in a low voice. His violet eyes firmly closed, eyelashes slightly damp, and a sad smile on his lips. "Being in love and being loved in return...What is so good about love?"
'Caring about someone is a weakness...to be in love with someone would be even greater weakness...I wonder who Yao is in love with..' Ivan thought as he opened his eyes and noticed Yao is smiling faintly. 'I could somehow use that against him if only I could find out the name of the person.'
"You don't know unless you open up your heart a little bit, Ivan." Yao commented before kissing Ivan the lips. His hands caressing the Russian's sides and slowly deepening the kiss. They breathe through their noses. After a while the kiss was broken and both gasping for fresh air.
"Love can consume a person. Love can drive a person to insanity." Yao whispered while touching noses with Ivan and his eyes focused on those lovely violet eyes.
"Can love overcome anything?" Ivan asked calmly and Yao kissed him on top of his forehead.
"As long as the ones in love are powerful." Yao whispered into the Russian's right ear. Ivan closed his eyes and briefly recalled Alfred's words 'We could overcome anything together, Ivan'.
'My little sunflower isn't powerful...I doubt Alfred would ever be in love with someone like me and I do not really know anything about love or being in love... He would find someone...good, kind, caring, nice, and the thought makes me a bit sad for some reason about him possibly finding someone...but as long as Alfred is happy..then I'm happy..' Ivan thought and he could feel Yao kissing him on the neck. 'I just want Alfred to be happy. I would do anything for Alfred's happiness.'
Outside in the backyard Alfred, Kiku, and Im Yong Soo were discussing love. After a while Alfred decided he has an important question to ask his friends.
"Is Yao in love with anyone?" Alfred asked them.
"I think he is in love wit-" Im Yong Soo started to say, but Kiku cut him off.
"It doesn't really matter." Kiku commented simply and he glanced away. "Besides it is bad to gossip."
Alfred frowned, but to be honest it doesn't really matter to him as long as Yao's not in love with Ivan.
'Well even if Yao is in love with Ivan...It doesn't matter as long as Ivan doesn't return those feelings.' Alfred thought as he stood up and stretched his arms. 'I do not believe Ivan is in love with Yao.'
Alfred, Kiku, and Im Yong Soo walked into the living room. Kiku and Im Yong decided to clean the dishes in the kitchen sink. However Alfred decided to stay in the living room. He started to think about what if Ivan falls in love with Yao. Tears start falling down, his heart started ache, trembling, and he fell to his knees.
"What is wrong, Alfred?" Ivan asked in a concerned voice and he was sitting on the floor. Alfred flung himself at him, hugging him tightly, and Ivan slowly placing his arms around the American body. The Russian was horribly confused and didn't understand what is wrong. "Are you hurt?"
Alfred kissed the Russian faintly on the lips. Ivan blinked his eyes, he felt confused, and wondering why Alfred all of a sudden kissed him on the lips.
"It was just my heart." Alfred whispered to him.
"What is wrong with it?" Ivan asked worriedly. "Should I call a doctor?"
"No..my heart feels better now." Alfred replied in a low voice. Yao watched the scene with cold eyes and to be honest he wanted to take Alfred's life away, but no he can't do that for Ivan cares deeply about that American boy. Alfred released Ivan from the hug, smiled brightly, and looked into those worried violet eyes.
"You are the best, Ivan." Alfred told him. Ivan's cheeks turned a faint shade of pink and he gets off of the living room carpet. The American boy stands up. Kiku and Im Yong Soo walks into the living room.
"Kiku, Im Yong Soo, and I will be leaving." Yao commented and he forced himself to remain calm. "Until next time."
Yao, Kiku, and Im Yong Soo walk out the door. Ivan looked down at the American boy.
"Next time please kiss me on the cheek...you are twelve years old." Ivan told him and Alfred felt his heart starting to ache. "Remember you can kiss me on the lips when you are fourteen, but not before that."
"Okay." Alfred said quietly. "I'll try to remember."
"I'm sorry, my little sunflower." Ivan commented in a low voice. Alfred glanced down at the Russian's right hand, looking at Ivan's fingers, and noticed the Band-Aids are different..
'The ones I put on for him were blue...but now they are white.' Alfred thought and he carefully held Ivan's right hand looking at his fingers. 'Did he put on new Band-Aids...or did Yao put new Band-Aids...I know Yao kissed the Band-Aids on Ivan's fingers...that does it...I'm changing the Band-Aids on Ivan's fingers.'
"Hey, Ivan. It looks like you need some new Band-Aids. I'll put some on for you and it will be make me feel happy." Alfred commented as he guided the Russian man to the kitchen. Ivan didn't protest or comment about not needing the Band-Aids to be changed.
'This will be the third time.' Ivan thought as he sat down on the chair. 'Oh, well...at least this will make Alfred happy..Although I do not understand why changing my Band-Aids would make him feel happy.'
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"They say love can overcome anything. I'm sure that I can grow to love you and you could grow to love me. We could overcome anything together, Ivan." Is from Chapter 16 and it is what Alfred said to Ivan.