"Does anyone else think it's a little too quiet in here?" England asked as he shifted uneasily in his seat. It wasn't unusual for the G-8 meetings to be loud, but they were rarely quiet.

"Now that you mention it, it has been quiet." Germany said with a small frown, scanning the room. "I guess it's because America is late."

"That's rather odd." Japan said with a worried look. "America is usually always on time."

"That's news to me." China said raising an eyebrow. "I never thought of him as a punctual person."

"He actually is very good at keeping appointments." Italy said from his chair, surprising everyone.

"Italy, how would you know that about America?" France asked curiously.

"It's actually a really funny story." Italy said with a giggle. "A few years ago, I invited America over to my place for some sightseeing. Seeing as he was going to fly over, I offered to drive to the airport and give him a ride to his hotel."

"And he accepted the ride?" Japan asked in amazement. (He still remembered the time Italy had driven him somewhere.)

"Of course." Italy said with a confused look. "Anyways, his plane was going to land around 11:00 in evening, so he asked me to him pick up around that time. So when I was driving to pick him up, I decided that I would pick up a few things on the way the airport, so I was late by about an hour."

"What happened?" Russia asked.

"When I got there, I found him sleeping on one of the benches in the airport hugging an eagle stuffed animal." Italy said as he burst into a fit of giggles. "You should have seen the look he gave me when he woke up. His face was as red as a tomato. He scolded me for being late because he thought it was rude for people to be late. But he also told me not to tell anyone…about…that." Italy said suddenly realizing that he had let slip some personal information of America's.

However, the rest of the room hadn't noticed the concern on Italy's face. They were too busy laughing at the story. China was clinging onto Japan, tears falling down his face. Japan was covering his face, shaking with laughter. Russia was chuckling, although it was hard to tell as his scarf was covering part of his face. France was slumped over on the table, trying not to pass out from the lack of air. Germany had to sit down because he was laughing so hard. England had fallen out of his chair, and was rolling around on the ground clutching his stomach.

"May I ask what's going on in here?" America asked as he walked into the meeting room, a look of concern on his face. "Did all of you finally lose your minds?

"AMERICA, I'M SORRY!" Italy wailed as he hugged America. "I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE STUFFED EAGLE AT THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU CAME OVER TO MY PLACE! PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY!"

"Wow, calm down dude." America chuckled as he patted the Italian on the back. "It's really no big deal."

"Really?" Italy asked in surprise.

"Yep." America said as he walked over to his chair. "Sorry I'm late."

"But aren't you angry that the others are laughing at you?" Italy asked.

"Nah, it's about time these old farts had a good laugh." America said with a grin.

"Who are you calling old?" France asked angrily.

A/N: Surprisingly, Americans are very punctual people. To show up late to a meeting, appointment, or a get together is considered rude.