I don't own Hetalia okay? I know it's been a little while since I updated, but I am getting a better response on this than I thought. Anyway, enough of this A/N, on with the fic!
Ivan clumsily opened the door to his hotel room, kissing Alfred, who was wrapped around his waist, holding onto the large Russian. Heart racing, he opened the door and headed over to the bed, and Alfred let go and fell back onto the bouncy mattress and looked up at Ivan. He felt his face flush as he looked up at Ivan whose face was growing red. Not long before they had decided they had wanted to pursue this relationship, despite the obvious distance that would be in the way when Ivan had to go back to Russia. Alfred looked up and broke the silence. "Do you want to..."
Ivan looked away. "I mean I don't know...I do think you are very attractive and I do love you and..."
"We don't have to if you don't want to." Alfred said. He had wanted to go further when Ivan had kissed him
"I will admit I do have some desire to..." Ivan said as Alfred sat up and grabbed his scarf pulling him closer. "You are very attractive Fredka..."
"Let's go slow." Alfred said. "See where that leads."
"Let's" Ivan said as Alfred pulled him on top of him. He slipped his tongue into Ivan's mouth and danced with it. "I love you so much Fredka."
"I do too Vanya." Alfred whispered. "I never met anyone like you." He slipped his hands under Ivan's shirt and rubbed his back. "Your shoulders are so strong."
Ivan gulped as he felt his heart race at Alfred's touch. I had dreamed of a situation like this. He pulled Alfred close as the kiss continued. This was bliss, the perfect moment he had wanted in all his life. His rational side was telling him that it was too soon, but his heart wanted to keep going. Alfred was receptive and Ivan could tell he wanted it as well. Ivan wanted to see more of him, so he slipped his hands under Alfred's tshirt and pulled it over his head, gazing at the muscle below him.
"See something you like?" Alfred laughed feebly. He sat up, and reached up to Ivan's shirt, undoing the buttons and pulling it off his shoulders. Ivan blushed slightly. "What's with the look?" Alfred giggled.
"I'm just nervous what you think." Ivan said. He was not a fat man and had a fair bit of muscle himself, but nothing like Alfred's athletic toning.
"I think it's perfect" Alfred whispered as he laid Ivan on his back and looked into his violet eyes. "You're lovely." He reached to take off his scarf. Ivan moved back slightly. "Is there something wrong?"
"I had a rough childhood." Ivan said. "I ran with what you would call a 'rough crowd' when I was young. I have scars on my neck from the fight."
"I don't care." Alfred said as he carefully took the scarf off, placed it on the other bed in the room and kissed him on the neck, leaving a mark. "That's just a part of you. I love all of you." He then reached up and nibbled at his ear. "I want you." He said as he felt his face grow red and pants tighten.
Ivan smiled and reached down toward's Alfred's hips, his heart racing. "Are you sure about this?" Ivan asked as he felt himself getting more excited at the prospect.
"I'm sure." Alfred said staring into Ivan's eyes.
"You won't regret it, will you?" Ivan asked nervously excited.
"I could never regret you." Alfred said as he pulled Ivan close and whispered in his ear. "I love you."
"I love you too Fredka." Ivan said. "If you won't regret this, I won't either. I could never regret you either."
Ivan's phone rang, causing him to wake up slowly. His face was buried in Alfred's hair as he quickly yet carefully sat up and reached for the phone, not wanting to wake him. Last night was one filled with passion and he didn't want to disturb Alfred after all they had done that night. Grabbing his phone and seeing it was from his boss, he picked up and answered it, "Privyet Mr. Palonen." He answered rubbing his eyes.
"Did I wake you Braginsky?" Mr. Palonen asked.
"Da." Ivan said.
"Well don't get too used to the time difference. Your travel arrangements have been made. We have a flight back to Moscow booked for the 10th. Your program introduction is sound and that Jones guy you recommended be our American test case did a very good job with it and we'd like to keep him on, at least for the time being. We're getting all the appropriate paperwork drawn up and it should be ready in a few days so make sure he takes care of it."
"I will sir. Thank you." Ivan said. Looking down as he waited for his boss to speak again, he noticed he was still naked from the night before. Thank god he didn't ask for a video call or something like that. That would be fun to explain to him... He thought.
"You do good Braginsky. If our plans go well enough you may see more of that country." Mr. Palonen said.
"What do you mean sir?" Ivan asked.
"Well we'll need an in country liason for this whole thing and who better than you? But that will come with time and our expansion. As for now, you'll be flying back to Moscow on the 10th and expect you back to work here on the 15th. Give you time to adjust back to Mother Russia."
"Very well sir." Ivan nodded.
"I will send you the paperwork for that Jones kid later today. Speak to you later Braginsky." With this Mr. Palonen hung up and Ivan sighed. Well you knew you had to go back eventually and Fredka seemed to want to try to make it work long distance. If he's willing to risk the heartbreak you should too. And Mr. Palonen did say that when the expansion did go through that you'd be sent back here to America. But I do want to show Fredka Russia too... it's not like it is a horrible country. I think it is beautiful. Ivan thought as he saw Alfred stir. He looked up to see him rub his eyes and squint over at Ivan with a smile. He's as blind as a bat without his glasses...Ivan smiled.
"Ugggghhh you up already?" Alfred smiled.
"Da." Ivan nodded. "I got a call from my boss that woke me up. Otherwise I would still be laying next to you."
"Your boss huh?" Alfred asked putting on his glasses. "What did he want?"
"Nothing too bad. I'll explain to you over breakfast you hungry thing." Ivan teased.
"You had better do something for me the morning after." Alfred said as he stuck his tongue out at Ivan who headed over and flicked it. They took turns cleaning up, and seeing he had only the clothes he had brought yesterday before work, Alfred quickly sprayed a little too much of Ivan's body spray on them so they wouldn't seem too dirty and followed Ivan to the hotel's breakfast area where Ivan prepared Alfred a plate full of bacon and waffles and a cup of coffee before gathering what he wanted and sat down across from his lover. Alfred looked at the plate and smiled. "You know what I like."
"I just pay attention." Ivan smiled, delighting in Alfred's smile. "But I got a call from my boss this morning. I do have a mixed bag of news to tell you."
"Why don't we start with the bad news?" Alfred said.
"Why that?" Ivan asked at the pessimistic seeming start.
"Well the way I see it," Alfred said as he took a bite of a particularly crunchy piece of bacon, "It makes the good news better knowing the bad already."
"Well that's certainly an interesting way to look at it." Ivan smiled. It's things like this that are why I love him so. "Well because you asked for it, I will start with the bad news. I have the date I am to be back in Russia."
"Huh?" Alfred said, face falling slightly. "When is that?"
"My flight is on the 10th of this month." Ivan said. "Apparently it leaves at 9pm though."
"So I have practically 10 days with you before we have to take it long distance." Alfred smiled. "I mean it sucks hard that you can't stay longer but I get what you have to do. I will look up flights to visit you come this spring or summer. I mean I'd have to save up some money, I don't want to impose on your place if you don't want me to, although it'd be nice..."At this Ivan put his finger on Alfred's lips to quiet him down with a slight smile.
"I appreciate the idea and I do like the notion but I haven't finished the good part of the news." Ivan then took his finger off Alfred's lips and continued. "My boss is sending me the official paperwork for you to be considered an employee on this project. You have a job with my company all paid and official like."
"Really?" Alfred asked. Having an actual job would show he is working hard at starting over with his dreams.
"Da." Ivan said. "I told them of your story, and that you were trying to make your way and find a new career after that and you seemed quite interested and with your work with what I have made so far, they agreed. But I want you to keep up with your schooling and do well. Don't make me seem like a liar for my lover." Ivan said with a sweet smile, but Alfred knew there was some fierce intent.
"Of course not. I wasn't even thinking of doing such a thing. My major is sort of undeclared general transfer but I can narrow it down now." Alfred gulped.
"That's good that you're seeing something in your future." Ivan said. "No need to spend times that are to be joyous drinking 'Thorogood Specials' until you pass out."
"Had to remind me of that..." Alfred blushed with a slight smile.
"Well that is how I met you. So it can't be all that bad." Ivan said. "I do have more news as well."
"Yes?" Alfred said looking on like a happy child.
"Well I had mentioned my company's plans to expand into the American market," Alfred nodded remembering that conversation. "They want me to be one of the ones who help to establish the company here. So to do that I will work in this country and may make me permanent here. But that is neither here nor there."
"So there is a chance that you'll come back for good." Alfred said.
"Or if they change their plans and you do well enough you can come move with me in Russia." Ivan said teasingly. "I doubt they will though. Mr. Palonen plans a lot out beforehand and only starts it if he thinks the odds are very good to work out. He has quite the business mind."
Alfred smiled at the idea and looked over at Ivan. "Well I have to find ways to spend time with my totally hot cool boyfriend before we have to be apart for awhile."
"Your schooling starts soon." Ivan said. "Don't be careless with it just to spend time with me." Alfred pouted. "Because if you don't, we can't work toward our future together because that wouldn't be the dedicated dreamer I fell in love with but just a teenager who is in love with the idea of the relationship. You're passionate and I love that but you are also kind of easily distracted."
"I am not." Alfred said.
"But you are also highly focused too. You just have to want to be." Ivan said.
"We've known each other a week and you figured this all out?" Alfred asked.
"Well yes, or else I wouldn't have been willing to sleep with you. Looks alone isn't good enough. Not that you aren't stunningly beautiful yourself." Alfred smiled as he sipped his coffee. "But I don't want eye candy that won't be of benefit to me." Ivan said darkly.
"No, that does suck when you're regarded as that." Alfred said. "Yeah, you are right my new semester does start tomorrow and I guess I should go to bed a little earlier than like 2 am. My first class is like at 8 in the morning." He trailed at Ivan's look.
"It is still early though. We have the whole day to ourselves. Just you and me. Alfred and Ivan." Ivan placed his hand on Alfred's. "So what would you like to do?"
"I..."Alfred paused. He hadn't really thought about that. "I don't know...What would you like to do?"
"Let me think on that, da?" Ivan said as he leaned back and thought of just what he would want to do. Of course it would involve Alfred. He had come to this town to meet with officials and do research so he didn't look up many places that one could go for fun. There was the usual date cliche of the movies but he couldn't think of any that Alfred would like. He looked at a tourist activities guide that was on the table to get an idea. "I had not honestly thought a lot about doing much other than work while I was here."
"Well that sucks." Alfred sighed. "There's got to be something. I mean I know a lot of it in that book isn't that good to do right now. It's the winter after all. I mean there's the beach. It's not as pretty as some in California but it's still the ocean..."
Looking up and noting Alfred's suggestion, Ivan leafed through the guide until he came to a small family fun center that advertised an ice skating rink. He hadn't had a chance to go skating for awhile and was frankly curious if Alfred could himself. Ivan thought if he did any winter sports, they would not likely be skating as he didn't have a usual hockey player build and while Ivan knew Alfred was pretty flexible from the night before but he did not seem like the type that would have done figure skating before. Knowing that Alfred wanted to spend more time with Ivan with Ivan suggesting things, he spoke up. "This skating rink looks like fun." He said placing the pamphlet in front of Alfred.
"I've been there before. Not skated much there since I was a kid." Alfred said. "My brother and I used to play hockey as kids and we ended up on opposite teams." He explained at Ivan's curiosity.
"Well it's been a while since I have had a chance to skate and I want to see if you still can as well. If you haven't been skating since childhood..." Ivan smirked knowing that Alfred was always one for a challenge.
"Now it hasn't been that long!" Alfred said. "I did beat his butt on one on one before he went to college..."
"When you were 18. As much as you don't want to hear it, that was 8 years ago Fredka." Ivan teased. He then took Alfred's hand and guided him to his car. "That is my choice for how you say...date...today. A relationship should not be built on sex alone. No matter how fun you make it." He added with a devilish smirk.
Ivan followed the directions on the pamphlet to the skating rink. Alfred had pulled out his wallet to pay for his admission and skate rental when Ivan blocked him. "Nyet. This was my idea and I will pay. You bought lunch on our impromptu date the other day."
"But that was just McDonalds." Alfred said.
"With you it was as good as any Parisian cuisine." Alfred smiled at Ivan. "And I am sure if your Papa heard what I just said he'd have a heart attack.
"Quel blasphème!" Alfred said in an overly dramatic impersonation of his papa which made Ivan laugh and pull him close.
"I love hearing how much of other languages you know." Ivan said as his eyes looked at Alfred greedily. "But I should teach you some more Russian da?" Ivan whispered as they headed to get their skates and to the rink.
"Sure. Is the little French I know not romantic enough for you?" Alfred said as he finished putting the skates on and hobbled out to the ice. He felt his legs bow out as he tried to get balanced on these He's right, it's been longer than I had thought...Alfred said as he headed out towards the center of the rink till he got his balance and the stride came back to him.
"You got it now." Ivan said as he guided gracefully across the rink.
"You seem good at this." Alfred panted as he tried not to look so awkward on the ice. My only experience on this was peewee hockey years ago. I didn't stick with it like Mattie did... Well you can roller blade okay and that's a straight line... Alfred thought as he lost his balance and started to wobble. At this Ivan did a jump and spin and skated behind Alfred to guide him along.
"I seem to have had much more practice than you. Now to teach you a phrase I want to hear from you on the ice. Ya lyublyu tebya" Ivan whispered in Alfred's ear.
"Ya lu bee lu tea ba?" Alfred said as Ivan smiled at the attempt.
"Ya lyublyu tebya" Ivan said.
Alfred took a breath. "Ya lyublyu tebya" With this he smiled at the pronunciation, knowing it was close to Ivan's.
"Fast learner." Ivan said as he stopped on the ice, holding Alfred close as he crashed into him. "Do you want to know what you just learned?"
"What?" Alfred asked staring into Ivan's amethyst eyes.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"Ya lyublyu tebya" Alfred said as he moved in closer for a kiss.
"Ya tozhe tebya lyublyu, moy podsolnukh" Ivan said as he moved in closer, feeling Alfred's body heat. "I love you too my sunflower." He translated as he kissed him, causing Alfred to hold onto him tightly as he lost his balance and pulled Ivan down onto him with a laugh.
"I'm not meant for the ice." Alfred said as they broke the kiss.
"Clearly." Ivan laughed. "But we paid for the hour, so let's get our money's worth." With this he guided Alfred up and along as they skated together.
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