I do not own Hetalia okay? Just seeing how you guys like this really makes me smile. Anyway, I don't have much else to say, so enough of this A/N, on with the fic!

Arthur was sitting at his computer at his study, working on a lesson plan for the classes he had this semester from that point through the rest of the semester while drawing up the midterms essay assignment and test. I have a reputation to maintain as a professor with high standards if these children want to make it in the world and expand their mind. You do not do so by filling in circles and getting lucky. As he finished typing up the assignment, his email sent an alert. His work email. "Who is sending me this at this time of day? It had better not require too much work, that Frog would never let me hear the end of it." Arthur said as he looked at who it was from "How in the bloody hell did he get my work email?"

"Oh Arthur mon amour, you cannot hide from me all night in here." Francis said as he opened the door, causing Arthur to jump. "Oh, who is that from?" He asked noticing the email.

"Alfred. I didn't know he had my work email…." Arthur said as he read the subject. "OMG UR A GRANDPA BI ME'? And this boy is a professional engineer? MY son?"

"It was Mathieu who got the English degree lapin." Francis said as he came up behind Arthur's chair and placed his hands over his shoulders. "Well open it. And your email is listed in your department's contact on the website."

"Fine." Arthur said. "I would expect grammar this atrocious from Ivan, considering he is not a native speaker but god, where did I go wrong with you boy?"

"In my experience those who are good with math and things like science when it comes to writing casually they are often horrible. Get over it." Francis looked over Arthur's shoulders. "Well from what I can make out as I apparently have the ability to translate it is that Alfred and Ivan are matched with a set of twins of their own. Says they won't be moving in for a few weeks due to that horrible legal entanglement of adoption law but they are theirs."

"How did you read all that?" Arthur asked.

"Because I can connect with our boys better." Francis teased. "But why didn't he post it all over Facebook like he did when Ivan accepted the proposal and all that he does when he has something good happen to him?"

"Because he's worried something will happen before then and wants to get Nikita and Dimitri used to them before he shares it and is afraid of becoming one of 'those annoying dads who posts their kids all over Facebook' well he has some maturity and respects of a child's right to privacy."

"Awww they're playing Candy Land. That's so cute. Remember when the boys used to do that with us?" Francis said as he looked at one of the pictures in the email. "I must invite them to the baby shower and house warming. At least they will get use of their items sooner than Mathieu and Katyusha. And for them to meet their grand-père and grouchy grandpa." Arthur looked at Francis and scowled. "Here have some of this my love. It is Valentines after all."

Arthur looked at the blue drink and sniffed it. "Smells funny."

"It's called Hpnotiq and it is from France. You need to loosen up and I will whisk you off your feet tonight." Francis turned the chair to face him.

"You didn't put something in here?" Arthur asked curiously.

"My love, we've been married how long? I am so charming I do not need to drug you to get what I want." Francis said as he ran his hand along Arthur's chin

"Says you" Arthur teased.

"Besides once you have had a few drinks in you I can talk you into anything anyway." Arthur took a sip and smiled. "See you like it, no?"

"I won't deny it is sweet…." Arthur said.

"Like me." Francis said kissing Arthur deeply and sitting on the chair, causing Arthur to become distracted and thoughts drift away from the test he was working on.

Natalya stood beside the student union pulling her scarf closer to her. It was one that her older sister had made for her much like the one that Ivan wore all the time and looked around for Toris. The wind was starting to blow and looking at her watch she wondered if he wasn't waiting at her dorm and she just did not get a message. Seeing that her phone had no charge and was about to die, she headed back to her dorm to see if Toris was there, despite the fact that her roommate was driving her nuts. First big brother wants me to be nicer to Alfred and now Toris nagging me about Eliska because her brother is nagging him but like they know how she is. As she held her arms close to her, she walked into Toris. "Oh hi Talya!" He said kissing her on the forehead.

"I see you haven't dropped the nickname." Natalya said shivering.

"I love the story behind it. Call me a sap if you want." Toris said.

"Fine, sap." Natalya said with a slight smile. "Where did you want to take me?"

"Honestly I was thinking of going to some fancy place but I did not have a lot of money, payday at my job hasn't come in yet, and it's a total mess. So I figured we could just go to the McDonalds?"

"NYET!" Natalya yelled. "I can understand if we have to do a fast food date due to cost and the fact neither of us have a car on campus, just not McDonalds. I hate that place."

"Oh. Mr. Alfred loves it." Toris said.

"Yet another reason I cannot stand my brother in law. His blood must be nothing but McDonalds at this point…." Natalya said.

"Well you know what is in our budget and nearby." Toris said. Natalya nodded.

"There is that hot dog place. I really like their pierogis. It's hard to find good ones in this country…." Natalya said.

"Well we will go there then." Toris said.

"I really liked some of your mother's. I am glad she gave me the recipe. I just wish I could cook it more often." Natalya said. "The food at the student union isn't very good and they are not something I can just make in a microwave."

"The minifridge I have in my dorm has a little freezer. You could make some at your brother's place and freeze them. I do remember that some of ones you made with my mother's recipe were pretty good." Toris said as they walked across the sprawling campus to the small family owned hot dog restaurant.

"Like I should keep food for me in your dorm?" Natalya said with a slight smile.

"Why not? Trust me I cannot stand Evzen like you can't stand his sister. I just worked out a truce at the beginning of the semester with him. We don't talk much just if we need to. Not like we're trying to be friends." Toris said. "But he could go spend some time with his sister he obsesses over and you could spend time with me." He placed his hand on Natalya's as they headed to the counter and placed their orders. These were rather good hot dogs in her mind, not the mass produced stuff she had to eat during times at the student union and the college meal plan food. The price wasn't that bad in her mind either. The biggest thing she liked was the pierogis, most places did not have them for sale and they were one of her favorite foods.

She looked at Toris, who had a little bit of hot dog chili trailing from his mouth and reached over and wiped it off with her napkin. "There. Better." She said as she looked at Toris with a smile. Noticing his smile back, she quickly hid it with her usual scowl.

"Okay Megara…." Toris teased. Natalya looked at him confused. "You know, from that Hercules Disney movie? Miss I won't say I am in love…."

"Oh you think highly of yourself don't you?" Natalya replied in a manner that most would think is her scolding him but he knew that she was being playful with him.

"Well I am no demigod, far from it but I do know how you feel inside." Toris said. "And you won't be completely honest with yourself. Why, I don't know because there is nothing you could do that would change how I feel about you. But what I know, I love." He moved across the table and kissed her, causing Natalya to jump in surprise and drop her remaining hot dog. Her face grew flush as her heart raced.

"Iloveyou…" Natalya whispered quickly as they broke the kiss.

"I am sorry?" Toris said innocently.

"I love you." Natalya replied. "You have been the only man who can put up with me. I have a desire to prove myself to, well I don't know who just to say, but I do and some have called be a bitch for it but you, you like that side of me. I never thought someone would…."

"Well, my roommate is going with some of his buddies to that bar that all those frat boys drink at to see if they can pick up a desperate girl. He's going to be gone a while." Toris said.

"I like that idea." Natalya smiled. "Give my fool of a roommate time away so she can't complain." She gathered up their trash and walked to the trash can with Toris following close after.

"It's not completely done yet, Al and Ivan helped me get what we had in storage in and the bedroom set up. Both of them insist we can stay at their place while we get things moved in. But I don't want to impose on them too much." Matthew said as Katyusha looked around at the boxes placed in various rooms still not completely unpacked, a living room with some furniture placed in it and the television partially hooked up. "And the internet guys said that they would not stop by until a few days. I'm just glad the power and water is hooked up…."

"It's lovely. I can wait for the internet provider if they are going to come while you are at work." Katyusha said. "I want to spend as much time as I can here. It is so nice to finally have our own home. It is ours, we are not paying to rent it. I am so happy." She smiled walking around the house.

"I have something else to show you too." Matthew said as he grabbed her hand. "Close your eyes."

"Fine." Katyusha said as Matthew opened the door. "Now I know it's not completely done yet; we still have to get a few things but I set up what we did have." As he led Katyusha into the room, he moved her into the corner so she could get a good look around. "Now open them."

"Oh Matvey!" She said as she hugged him close. "It's beautiful."

"Yeah, Al Ivan and I had put up the crib, and what we did have so far. I mean we have a lot of clothes and such and some of the furniture but we put it up and painted it nice and rosy pink like you mentioned. Ivan also did a little bit of wood carving on the crib headboard before we painted it white. Didn't know he could do that…." Matthew said.

Katyusha walked up to the crib and saw the sunflowers he had carved into the headboard. "That's certainly Vanya's handiwork. It is so lovely."

"Yeah we still need to get a changing table, but we have a few packs of diapers already and some other things but I put in the blanket you had knit already. So when our little girl comes, she should have a lot that she needs."

"It's wonderful." Katyusha said. "And it's funny. If not for our brothers being the way they were when they first met, I'd never have any of this." She mused as she placed her hand on the bump. "And she may have her uncle's energy."

"Hey, I am not lazy now!" Matthew said.

"No, I know you can be as active and strong as your brother." Katyusha laughed. "I have seen some of your hockey games after all. If 'Hockey Matt' as Fredka calls it comes out when our daughter starts dating no boy would ever think to treat her badly."

"Well do you like this?" Matthew said.

"Of course." Katyusha smiled. "I can see this being a happy place to raise our children."

"Children?" Matthew asked.

"Of course. I want to have more." Katyusha said. "You didn't get an email from Fredka or Vanya? Because Vanya just sent me a few pictures of their soon to be adopted twins."

"Huh?" Matthew said as he looked surprised.

"Yes they were matched and while Vanya wanted to take in an orphan from Russia, international laws were against them." Katyusha summarized in the email she was reading. "But Vanya says that these two did have a Russian father, so there's a connection to our homeland. They're named Nikita and Dimitri. And yes, Nikita is a girl not a boy."

"Take it is usually a boy's name?" Matthew asked.

"Yes." Katyusha explained. "Awww they are playing Candy Land. That's so sweet."

"Speaking of names…. what about our little girl's name?" Matthew said. Katyusha looked up and saw him blushing. "I mean Gilbert suggested Julia."

"No. Do not like it." Katyusha said sternly.

"Okay so that is out, but what is in?" Matthew said as he headed into the kitchen, got out their old tea pot from their house they had put in storage and put it on the stove and began to brew some tea while they discussed it. "I like things like Emily and Charlotte…. maybe Hermione…."

"Hermione?" Katyusha asked in shock and slight disgust. "If you want to use literature as an inspiration for her name, talk to your father as there is so much better."

"Francine?" Matthew said.

"Your Papa may like that, but I do not." Katyusha said.

"Well what were you thinking?" Matthew asked.

"Maybe Svetlana, Lyudmila or Sophia." Katyusha said. "If there is one thing I know for certain it is that I want our daughter to have knowledge of some of her heritage from her mother's side." She said sternly.

"Not like I would want otherwise." Matthew assured her. "It's our daughter and I want her to be proud of where she comes from. She has the world's best mom anyway."

"Oh while we cannot have as fun as I would like to this night," Katyusha said. "There is some harmless things we can do." She headed to the stove and pulled out a pan, some butter and popcorn and started to melt it.

"Just what are you thinking?" Matthew asked.

"Well I had ordered for pizza while we were talking earlier, that's how I noticed Vanya's email, and am making some popcorn as well. I have gotten the Mighty Ducks movies knowing how much you love Hockey my love." She said as she kissed him on the cheek and heard the doorbell ring. "Please get that. The popcorn is popping."

With that, Matthew took the pizza and gave the pizza man a tip and headed into the living room where he placed the boxes on the crowded coffee table and poured him and Katyusha a cup of the soda that was sent with it. Looking at the DVD case, he smiled. He knew when most people thought of "hockey movie" this was what they thought of or that "Miracle on Ice" movie and he hated that movie with a passion because of how obnoxious Alfred was with it. To think that as much as Al cheered the Russian's defeat in that movie, he ends up marrying one. Life is funny. He smiled as he set the movie up and sat down on the couch holding out some pizza for Katyusha who brought in.

"Okay this is something I had wanted to experiment with, I know that your brother may not think much of it, but it is maple butter using some of the maple syrup we have."

"Oh Al would love that." Matthew said as he took a handful, and without much grace threw it into his mouth and chewed it up. "Nice one Katy."

"I thought you'd like it. All this." She said as she took a bite of the pizza. "And our little girl like this too. Although when we can again you need to dress like a lumberjack for me. It's been a very long time." Matthew laughed and blushed slightly at this. "We can leave our little girl with her cousin and uncles for a little while so we won't be disturbed."

"Your hormones have you going all over the place." Matthew said as Katyusha sighed and looked at him crossly. "But yeah, I do kind of miss doing that with you."

"I hope you like the movie." Katyusha said.

"I do but so you know, The Rocket is my favorite and I hate Miracle." Matthew said.

"Why?" Katyusha said.

"It's a nice story, no offense." He said knowing that she may have had a different look on it.

"None taken. Not like I cared much about that, by the time I was aware of things, the Soviet Union had collapsed." She said simply. "But let me guess, Fredka is obnoxious with that one."

"Yes. I watched it last time when we first moved into the dorms our third year, the year he met Ivan and were discussing it and then those two got into an argument over that. Then again knowing how they are now, it was nothing but pent up sexual tension as they'd argue over if water was wet or not." At this Katyusha laughed. "But Rocket is a good biopic about a hockey player I liked a lot. So yeah…."

"I will have to keep that in mind." Katyusha said.

"But this is good to be with you." Matthew smiled as he kissed her on the forehead. "And we can sleep in our own bed in our own house."

"That is a very good Valentine's for me." Katyusha said as the movie began.

Translation Guide:

(Obtained via Google Translate)

Lapin-French-bunny

grand-père-French-Grandfather

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