I do not own Hetalia okay? I am working hard to wrap this up here by the 11th, Armistice day so you'll see a lot of more updates. Anyway, enough of this A/N, on with the fic!
November 11th 1918
(From the diary of Alfred F. Jones)
We've been trying to carry on since the funeral. Many days I have to wake up and just tell myself that the last thing Vanya would want was us to stop living our lives just because of his death. That's why I made sure we have a good birthday for the twins today. That and it has been pretty busy at work what with half the people getting sick and once they get better another bunch get sick. Some have died too. I'm not worried... Sure, the twins won't be able to remember the party much yet and honestly it's more something Nikolai has fun with because he is older. It was a small thing, just Nattie, Mattie, Katy and I and the kids of course. With all that has happened this year, we needed this more than I think Ivan and Anya are aware of. Nattie is always very happy at the children's birthdays, especially the first birthday. I remember how happy she was when Nicky turned one. Mattie made pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast and I made hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner much at Nikolai's request. He said that that is what Ivan and Anya told him they wanted, but they aren't fully speaking yet. But I am not going to argue too much. I will say that Katy makes a very good cake. Nattie did complain that it was mainly Nicky and I ate the more of it than Ivan and Anya did.
Mattie is doing okay getting used to his new job. He seems happier now than before. Now it's not like he was when he was a Mountie, but he also doesn't feel so hopeless anymore. He feels like a productive member of society and is toying with the idea of writing his war memoirs out as well, what with the war wrapping up and all. I keep telling him that if does like her like that to just make the move already and ask her out. He doesn't have to marry her right away or anything. He keeps telling me she's just a friend, yeah right. I mean it's nice to see things like this happening but I miss seeing Vanya at events like smile was greatest when he saw Nikolai laughing and saw him happy. When they told us he had passed, they gave Katy his footlocker and all his stuff they had including his personal journal. Part of me wants to open it and read it, but I cannot bring myself to. Katy let me having it, being his best friend and all, but I just don't know. It's almost like an invasion of his privacy but I do want to know what he really did see in the war. I'll worry about that later, I do want to enjoy the day for what it is right now.
So how was that? Good? Bad? Short? Long? Let me know in a review. The year on this is 1918 and there was the Spanish flu outbreak so it will be mentioned. Mind you I am focusing on that era, so any similarities to this current mess, is purely coincidental. (And another reason I urge you to read more on this era, it's quite interesting) So remember to read (well you just did) and to review. Ciao for now,
otherrealmwriter
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