Pre-note:
I'm really sorry for posting late, like a day late, but I'm trying to make it up to you by posting two chapters at once.
Tredje januar:
Bavaria:
-I know you're here Stefan. You might as well come out. Gilbert said softly.
-Never knew that you could say anything softly, Stefan Beilschmidt, Bavaria, commented when he faded into view.
-Yeah, I guess there's a lot about me that I never told you.
-How did you know I was going to be here? Stefan asked, changing the subject.
-Werner Dollinger died today. I figured you would be here to find a suitable spot for him to be buried. He was after all born in your region.
-And died here. Stefan said gently.
Japan:
Kiku had been indecisive all last year about whether he was going to Kamakura for the third consecutive day of celebrating Ebisu or visiting the Hakozaki shrine for the Tamaseseri Festival. Eventually, yesterday, he'd finally decided to flip a coin. It was the Tamaseseri Festival.
Molossia:
Molossia admired Lorenzo Fertitta so much that he decided to deviate from his normal attitude of only sending birthday cards at birthdays dividable by ten, as Fertitta turned 51 today.
USA:
-Aw, but, Iggy!
-Alfred, for the hundredth time, no! England shouted in his phone. I can't come over to your place for some silly Cherry Day. Some of us, (actually) got work to do. And stop calling me Iggy, it's Arthur
-Iggy, America, for once recognizing the tone of his boyfriend's voice and understanding just how tense he was opted to call him Arthur instead, Arthur, it's not a silly Cherry Day, it's a heroic National Chocolate Covered Day!
-Don't care, still not interested. And learn about the bloody time difference, you bloody git.
-Arthur, I understand that you've a lot of work to do, that you're not interested in cherries, chocolate-covered or otherwise. But what, and now America's voice had grown husky and hoarse, if we don't use the chocolate covered cherries for eating?
A beat, then
-I'll be there in five.
Author's notes:
Sometimes, all you need is a little incentive.
As usual; I don't own APH or its characters, Hidekaz Himaruya does.