3rd Person PoV

Canada and America stood outside the large building. They looked like the other. Kumajiro was being held closely to America's chest. The two brothers looked at each other with worry struck on their faces. If they've gone out in public disguised as the other before this moment they probably wouldn't have been as scared.

"Well this is it," Alfred sighed, hugging Kumajiro a bit tighter. The two brothers talked to each other quietly while entering the building, both trying to confirm this was a good idea. Before they knew it, they were in front of the meeting room.

They weren't the first ones there. In fact, England and Germany were already in the building, probably with Japan too. The meeting wouldn't start soon. The countries who arrive there earlier were already there, so they would have a lot of time to relax and calm down.

Now, they just needed to go inside the room. It seemed scarier now. They've could've arrived earlier, but the other countries would probably have been suspicious. They could've waited until later, the time they usually arrive, the time where there are more countries.

The two of them hesitated, both standing outside of the door. Time seemed to move slowly for the brothers. "Hey, America!" a loud British voice yelled out from behind them. "What are you doing here so early?"

Matthew obviously paled a bit, "I just wanted to get here early for a change! Ya-know?" Alfred looked over at the Canadian, giggling quietly.

"Well if you want to be here for the meeting, you know you go into the meeting room, right?"

"Yeah! Of course! Just wanted to think for a bit."

"Ah, alright then. Just remember to actually go in the meeting room. Don't be late."

"Alrighty, dude!"

Alfred cracked a smile. The disguises were working. But hopefully, the other nations wouldn't take any notice of the slight height difference, different eye colours, or anything else that was subtle. But, they probably wouldn't have to worry about it.

Matthew seemed to get scared a bit more. Alfred reassured him that it was going to work, they just had to get over their nerves and they would finally be happy. The taller brother was surprised with a hug from the shorter one.

"Don't worry Mattie!" America reassured, "No one will figure out! Hopefully..." he mumbled the last part. It seemed to have helped as Matthew was standing taller with his head a bit higher.

"Thanks, Alfred." Matthew smiled.

America PoV

I watched Mattie walk into the meeting room. Mr. Kumajiro tugged on my sleeve, "I'm hungry." Earlier, Mattie told me his bear usually wants to eat before the several hours of chaos. I guess we had to find the kitchen now.

It seemed like forever, even though it took five minutes, to find the kitchen. Kuma tried to help me find it, but would only give me short responses. This bear was going to kill me, how does Mattie handle him?

A fridge in the corner of the room had some frozen fish. The bear picked out his favourite kind before begging me for me.

"Mattie said no more than two. You already had two. So no more." I sound like a mom, I thought, snorting. Kuma whined a bit before giving up and eating his food. I played on my phone and waited.

Ten minutes had passed and the bear was already done eating. I checked my phone for the time, "Thirty-ish minutes till the meeting starts. Wanna go get a seat now?" Kumajiro nodded a 'yes'.

Canada PoV

As I walked through the door, I felt myself get slightly nervous again. "America? You're here early." Germany was looking at me slightly confused. "But that's better than you being late."

"Hello, America-San." Japan was here too. At least it's not just going to be me and Germany in here. He turned his head slightly up to me before returning to look at some papers.

I cautiously took a seat. Even though we were in this room last week, it felt different. This one building is shared by the two of us. Half of it over the Canadian border, one half over the American border. It's so familiar yet so odd.

I scrolled through my phone for a bit, making conversation with Japan and Germany every now until. England joined us and I talked with him too. Some nations were now coming in. I poked my tongue trying to look bored.

Alfred and Kumajiro caught my eye as they walked in. They sat a few seats away from me. Alfred gave me a little wave and I smiled back. "America?" someone said I jumped slightly, "Yeah?"

Italy was standing a few feet away from me, a huge smile on his face. "You're here early! Hey... since you're here... wanna go make some spaghetti?"

"Yeah, dude!"

Even though it was just making food, it felt nice to be with someone and just be happy. I didn't really cook, I just helped get utensils and plates. Italy cooked the spaghetti while we talked. I couldn't stop smiling the entire time. It felt great to help and be noticed.

Not too long later, we were eating and trying to finish before the meeting. We, as in I, paid close attention to the time, making sure we wouldn't be late. Thankfully, we had just a few more minutes as we started to head back.

~time skip~

3rd Person PoV

The meeting had already started. Everything was basically back to how it usually was. The two brothers were doing what the other would do. Currently, the Canadian was talking to Lithuania, Estonia, Italy, and Japan, occasionally talking to China and Russia. The American sat in his seat quietly, making small talk with Kumajiro and slowly petting the bear.

Everyone quieted down as Germany started talking (well, yelling). Everyone knew that in just a few minutes, the chaos would restart.

"Alright! The meeting has officially started. So to began, let's start talking about global warming. Who would like to speak first?"

Several nations raised their hands while several other countries started talking. Italy was called on, then Spain, Russia, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, France, and so on. It finally was Matthew's turn to speak.

"Don't say anything stupid," Germany ordered, hoping for a real answer.

"Well, in order to solve global warming, I feel like we should stop using fossils fuels and start using solar-based vehicles, solar panels, windmills, and more."

All of the nations, except were shocked at the statement. "That... that might be the smartest thing you've said yet..." England pointed out. Matthew thanked him before sitting back down.

Alfred gave Matthew, who was smiling excitingly and shaking slightly from nervousness, two thumbs up. This switch seemed to already improve their happiness greatly.

How the meeting progressed, it started to calm down slightly. Matthew was called on several other times, most nations agreeing with almost everything he said. On the other hand, Alfred would pet Mr. Kumajiro and sometimes lazily sit in his chair. He even drifted off to sleep for a bit and no one even noticed he was there.

When the two brothers left, they couldn't stop talking to each other and saying how they should've done this sooner. They stopped at a fancy restaurant and rewarded themselves with food for being able to pull it off for the first time.

Because they were away from the meeting building and hotels, Kuma sat with Matthew the entire time until they made it back home. The bear half-ran to a couch in Matthew's room and laid down.

"So... in a few weeks, Iggy wanted me to go hang out with him and other family, ya' know." Alfred mentioned "I agreed to it before we sorta, changed places. Soooooo..."

Matthew beamed, closing his eyes a bit. "I'll happily go! So who's all there?"

"Wha-?"

"Remember? I don't get invited to those because they forget about me."

"Oh... I'm sorry, dude! All those other times I was invited I should've told you!"

"It's alright, Alfred."

"No! It's not! We're brothers, we should always remember each other."

"So you would rather we both be noticed? I thought you wanted to be invisible because being #1 was starting to become too stressful for you to handle. If you think about it, it's better now."

"Yeah, but-"

"But you would complain about constantly being around England and France, and hearing them fight."

Alfred sighed in defeat. "I like this a lot better, but it doesn't excuse me from actions I know were wrong. Like, even though I'm happy knowing I can finally relax and not stress about everything, but it must've really sucked for you."

He looked up at Matthew, taking a breath before he continued. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. You looked so happy back there. You should've always have been noticed. And I just-"

"Alfred."

"Hmm?"

"I'm visible now to everyone, and we're both happy. It doesn't matter what you did in the past. What we should be concerned about is how long we can actually go without getting tired."

Alfred let out a small laugh.

"Even after all those years of people not seeing me," Mattie started talking again, "it's benefiting you. It hasn't been long, but you seem happier too."

"...do you mean that in a bad way?" Alfred questioned.

Matthew jolted upwards, "No! Not at all! I mean-!"

"Dude, I know what you mean." Alfred teased, making a stupid face. The two giggled.

"That's a relief," Matthew said while slumping down in his seat. "So anyway, who goes to the "family" meeting things?"

"Well, there's going to be France and England, of course. And, Australia, Monaco, New Zealand, England's brothers, Seychelles, and Hong Kong."

"That's a bit more people than I thought."

"Yeah."

"Maybe you should come too."

"What? You just said you don't really get invited. And since I always forget, wouldn't that be weird if all of a sudden Canada showed up to a family gathering after like a billion years?"

"Well, this time we'd both be there."

Alfred thought for a moment, "I'll think about it and tell you later." The two sat in silence until they both said their goodnights and went to bed.