I don't own Hetalia okay? I don't have much else for this opening. Anyway, enough of this A/N, on with the fic!

December 25th 1922

(from the diary of Matthew Williams)

This was one of the coldest Christmases ever. And I don't mean by temperature. Well maybe between Al and me. He and Natalya are up to something but they won't say what and they have been talking with Eliza and Roderich a lot. Which I didn't know that Al actually liked Roderich that much. I had been under the impression that he thought him rather uptight. And at work while he is stuck with the planning and logistics of some raids, he's working more with US Marshalls, as if they were in this. I didn't know. And he keeps mumbling stuff in Spanish. Even Natalya is learning it. Never thought she would and while I have occasionally stopped by the Vargas's place, Al has just stopped and Katy told me Eliza took a leave of absence because of her pregnancy. You can't tell too much just yet, you can if you know what you are looking for. So while it is plausible, I have my doubts.

I have tried to ask Al about this and he just told me "Not a bad idea to learn another language." And when I told him he already knows Russian pretty well he just said "Well a third can't hurt." It may be my old instincts but something is up there. I asked Katy if Natalya had told her anything but she said that she did not. They acted both kind of distant from us and said they had come for the children. Their kids love playing with their cousins, Anya especially with Louise. I tried being the good uncle to Nikolai and Ivan, what with them being 7 and 5 and got them some really nice gifts (That I had to get equally nice for Anya and Alexei or Natalya would know what I am doing.) and well Louise and Chad got spoiled too this year because Katy would know what I was doing. Well after Nikolai now having two BB guns, one from his parents and one from his aunt and uncle and a new Louisville Slugger for Ivan, causing much ire from Natalya, I am still clueless. They don't know and from the sound of it, it is genuine ignorance not not telling under parent's orders.

On the upside it was still a good Christmas despite Al and Natalya giving me the cold shoulder a lot. I know why and it's getting tiring. It's not my fault. He keeps this up, I'll have to take Al out back and settle it man to man. Natalya just clings so much to her husband, much like she did Ivan before she married Al. It's not like Natalya can't stand on her own, but god…

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