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Chapter 42: Cats

Canada had barely stepped foot in the cafeteria when he was suddenly tackled from behind, pulled into a one-armed hug.

"Hey there, what are the odds of seeing you here twice in one day?"

Turkey.

"Um, well, we all need to eat," Canada said weakly, turning to face Turkey.

Turkey grinned, and with that mask of his he looked a little eerie. But Canada knew that Turkey was actually harmless.

"You're so cute," Turkey said. "I wish those damned kids still are."

Canada blinked, knowing that he was probably talking about Egypt and the others. Turkey's grin widened.

"So, how about you join us?" Turkey said. "Go grab yourself something to chow on and get over to our table."

Canada glanced over towards where Turkey indicated, and he could see Greece and Egypt already sitting there. Due to his polite nature, he couldn't turn down the invitation, and nodded mutely.

"Great," Turkey said. "Don't take too long."

Turkey pulled away and went over towards the other two. Canada saw a plate in front of an empty seat, and wondered if Turkey had gone to the bathroom or something for him to have arrived just behind Canada.

Canada sighed, before he went to get himself some food. Just as he turned away, he sensed the presence of someone else behind him, and he turned to see Romania, who smiled brightly as soon as Canada turned his attention towards him.

"Hey there, Canada," Romania said. "Care to join me?"

"O-oh, hey Romania," Canada said. "A-actually, Turkey already invited me, so…"

Romania's face darkened, and he looked in Turkey's direction.

"Bastard," he muttered. He turned his attention back to Canada, a smile once again plastered on his face. "He probably wouldn't mind too much if I joined you guys, right?"

Canada cocked his head to the side. In truth, he didn't know much about Turkey and Romania's relationship, other than the fact that Romania had once been under Turkey's control. He shrugged, and the two of them headed towards Turkey's table.

The three occupants of the table were watching them, and Romania's presence didn't go unnoticed. Turkey's attention was focused on Romania, while Greece's was on Canada, and Egypt shifted his attention between the two of them. Canada sat next to Greece, while Romania sat next to Turkey, pouting slightly.

The moment that Romania had sat down next to Turkey, the latter threw his arm around him.

"Look who decided to join us," Turkey said. "Hey, why don't we get Cyprus, Bulgaria and Hungary to join us? We can have an Ottoman reunion."

Romania grumbled as he pulled away, and he scooted a little farther from Turkey.

"Bulgaria, da," Romania said. "Cyprus, sure. Hungary? No way in hell!"

Canada winced. He could see that there was a bit of tension from Romania's end at least. And all of it was directed at Turkey. Canada wondered if this had been a good idea.

He jumped when he felt something brush against his leg, and he looked down to see a cat. Probably Greece's. Canada smiled, reaching down to pet the cat. The feline leaned into his hand, and when Canada pulled away, the cat decided to jump onto his lap.

Greece was watching the exchange between Canada and the cat, and he turned his attention to Canada once the feline was perched on his lap.

"You like cats?" Greece asked.

"Yeah," Canada said. "I got to play with them a lot back in Parliament Hill. One of my former prime ministers decided to make it a cat sanctuary for the strays. But it's been closed for a few years now, after all the cats have been adopted."

Greece was staring at Canada in that lazy way of his, while Turkey and Romania were bickering in the background.

"And you also hosted the Winter Olympics a few years ago," Greece said.

"Um, yeah," Canada said, a bit surprised at the sudden change of subject.

Though he supposed it made sense. The Olympic Games originated in Greece. Greece would probably want to track its progress.

Which meant that Greece at least knew who Canada was prior to sitting there, at least. That was good.

Greece reached over to pet the cat perching in Canada's lap, and Canada blushed a bit. It didn't help that the cat decided to purr at the attention. This was actually pretty awkward, though it didn't seem as though Greece was aware of it at all.

"Hey, what the hell do you think you're doing, you brat?!" Turkey snarled, apparently having noticed where Greece's hand was.

Romania also looked incensed, and Egypt's facial expression was hard to read, though he kept looking between Turkey and Greece.

Greece remained calm, lifting the cat out of Canada's lap and cradling him in his arms. Canada yelped a little at the sudden movement, and Turkey and Romania's faces darkened.

"I'm not doing anything wrong," Greece said. "I have no idea what you're referring to."

"You…" Romania fumed.

"You little bastard!" Turkey said coldly. "You know exactly what you were doing. Such a low-down dirty trick."

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Greece stated firmly.

Canada was surprised that Greece didn't look angrier, or at least more eager to argue with Turkey. He had seen their usual interactions through observations, and this was very strange to him. He didn't see the small smirk on Greece's face. The smirk that was currently infuriating both Turkey and Romania.

Egypt was a little irked. He could clearly see what the reason for the conflict was, and he was honestly surprised that Turkey and Greece were holding back. Though it would seem that it was actually just Turkey holding himself back. Greece looked to be enjoying this too much.

But if his actions turned out to be less than innocent, then Egypt would join Turkey in attempting to mangle Greece. When Canada wasn't around.

And Egypt was honestly surprised by Canada's cluelessness, though it just brought it home how innocent Canada actually was. And he wouldn't let either Turkey or Greece corrupt that innocence.

Egypt's eyes focused on Canada, and he gave a subtle nod. Yes, he wouldn't let anyone corrupt that innocence.

In case you're confused about what it is that Greece supposedly did… Let's just say that the cat was a little too close to Canada's vital regions for comfort. From where Romania and Turkey were sitting, it looked as though Greece's hand was at least resting on Canada's thigh. And Canada's jolt didn't help his case. He's satisfied because he knows that Turkey wouldn't do anything to jeopardise Canada's opinion of him.