I do not own Hetalia okay? I got a decent response to this story and it is a kind of challenge to write it in this format. But anyway, enough of this A/N on with the fic!
September 6th 1915
Dear Mattie,
The past four months have been so busy, between the baby, work and Natalya, I haven't had time to write you as much I would have liked to. I really wish you could have stayed for Nikolai's baptism, but I get you had to head back. We ended up having it on June 7th, our one-year anniversary. The priest also pretty much wanted to do the same to me as a convert. Said I had been coming with Natalya and Ivan for over a year at that point. Got kind of scary, between him and Natalya, who am I to refuse. It's all the same God and Jesus anyway, just different rituals to worship Him. You know I am relaxed on that anyway. Sometimes I don't wonder if I shouldn't have taken her name rather than the other way around, as much as she has pulled me in some of her traditions and how much time Ivan and Katyusha spend with us too. Feels like I am more a member of their family than they are mine. It's actually pretty neat though, so I am not complaining.
Nikolai really likes that stuffed polar bear you gave him. He's a little over 3 months old now and he's putting his hands and everything in his mouth. We've had to make sure that nothing is left around him that would make him sick. He's also very loud when he cries. Something that Nattie blames me for, but that's what babies do, they cry. Ivan told me that Natalya was loud too as a baby, but I am going to let him mention that to his sister. Nikolai also poops a lot. I do not feel sorry for Natalya when she does the laundry. But it's good for her and Nikolai to get out in the sun as she has a clothesline set up in the backyard along with a garden. It's not a big farm or ranch like we'd have elsewhere, but it's better than some others have and she seems to like growing and working in it. And don't yell at me, I do help with cooking and dishes. Took a while but I convinced her to let me do it a few days a week. Never Sundays though. That is either her or Katyusha.
How are things going up there? I know you mentioned that Canada is getting roped into that war. Did they try and get you in? I mean you are a Mountie; they need you back here or there or whatever. I know you told me about what happened at the Vanceboro International Bridge back in February, but I don't want you to get roped into their crap. But who am I to say much? We have or last President calling for war after the Lusitania was sunk back in May. Wilson is trying to stay out, stay neutral but I just don't know. I know that Canada has been called on by Britain to help them a lot. But if we do go to war, I don't know what I would do. I mean I would have to join up. Our family has done that for every war for god knows how long. Dad was even in the Spanish-American war. I mean you remember when he was gone for a while back when we were 10. I don't know if I could do that to Nikola and Natalya. But if it is my duty…. God this sucks.
Your dearest brother,
Al
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