This is for Valentines Day today! Sorry to the RoChu shippers, I don't know much about the ship but I ship it xD

Character Guide:

Toris-Lithuania

Eduard-Estonia

Raivis-Latvia

Wong Kha Loung-Hong Kong

Xiao Mei- Taiwan

I hope you enjoy! (There are other ships coming)

The sound of the alarm clock awoke Ivan, and he knew what day it was.

Yao, my comrade…

Ivan walked down the stairs in his pyjamas, finding his sisters already up. Yekaterina seemed to be very worried while Natalia gave Ivan a sharp glance that sent shivers down his spine.

"Marry me, brother," said Natalia "Won't you always be happy with me"

Oh no. Not this again thought Ivan.

"Sorry Nat, not now. I have some work to do with my comrade" he said as he had his morning vodka coffee and headed upstairs again to get ready.

It was cold February day outside; the tall Russian wore his usual down cloak and a large scarf around his neck. He was ready to meet Yao at work.

As Ivan walked in the February snow, he thought about how isolated he is. Many people found him intimidating; whenever children saw his friendly and sweet face, they would start crying no matter what. However, there was only one person who valued him, it was his comrade Yao. They've been working together ever since high school, on projects, homework, and now they're co-workers at the same business. (Coincidence? I think not). Both of them highly valued communism (no wonder why they get along so well) because they thought that it was fair, while others thought capitalism was the better choice. Yao was there for Ivan when he was feeling down, while Ivan would always stand up for Yao when he is being teased or insulted.

Suddenly, Ivan bumped into a short man with a red scarf.

"Hey! Watch where you're going won't you." Came a voice from behind the red scarf.

"S-sorry, are you okay? Do you need help getting up? It was my fault-"

"Ivan?! What are you doing here?" The man said again, it was Yao.

"Why? I thought we had to go to work" said Ivan.

"No, we don't. Today is a day off for us. I was just going to get some treats for my lazy siblings. Can't they get off their butts for once?"

"That's ok Yao, my sisters can be annoying sometimes. Especially, Natalia, she says she wants to marry me forever"

"Oh, o-okay…" Said Yao while picking up the items and putting them back into the bag he was carrying. "Hey! Before you go, would you like to come over for dinner tonight?"

"Sure! I would love to come over."

"Then I'll try to message you the time, alright?"

"Thank you. Have a nice day Yao! See you tonight"

Ivan was excited. It had been so long since someone had been so nice to him.

Should I bring something for Yao? Thought Ivan. Maybe getting him something panda related would be nice. The Russian knew that Yao had a love for animals, especially pandas. Alright, I'll just get him that.

Later that afternoon, Ivan went to the shop nearby. However, things did not go too well…

As he stepped into the shop, the man at the counter immediately twitched and seemed very frightened.

"Hello, Toris! Long time no see, am I right?"

"Y-yeah, Mr. Braginski! What would you like?" A man with brown locks that came down right above his shoulders.

"I want you to bring me anything that Yao would like"

"Su-ure. Eduard, is it ok if you bring in the pandas? Mr. Braginski would like to buy something!"

Then, a blonde man with glasses came out with a box of panda-themed items.

"Here you go, Mr. Braginski," said Eduard, placing out each item.

Ivan looked through them, nothing much was valuable to him, until something beneath a notepad caught his eye. It was a panda keychain. He remembered Yao saying that he needed something to hold his keys together after moving into a new home; this was the perfect gift Ivan would bring.

"I'll have this," he said, pulling out the key chain and giving it to Toris.

"S-sure! Of course. Raivis? Can you check this out? Mr. Braginski is buying it"

A short boy with dirty blonde hair peeked over the cash register and spoke.

"Oh no, it's ok. Mr. Braginski can-can have this for free!"

"Thank you Raivis!" Replied Ivan "I'll be going now. You guys have a nice day!"

After Ivan left the store, the workers inside all sighed relief; grateful that they didn't get decapitated or something.

As time passed, Ivan got ready for dinner. He wore a sweater, and of course, his scarf even though if they were indoors; he loved them.

Ding Dong The doorbell rang as Ivan pressed on it.

"Welcome to Ivan. Food is just ready" Yao said as he opened the door to greet him. Ivan saw Yao's siblings; they weren't shocked at all. All of them were just as nice to him as Yao was.

"Hello, Mr…"

"Oh, Ivan is fine"

"Hello Ivan, my dà gé (older brother) thinks very highly of you," said a man with short dark brown hair and some-what-thick eyebrows.

"I'm Wong Kha Loung, but you can call me Hong"

The two quickly started a conversation with each other talking about various subjects; both very engaged.

"Ok, you guys! Food is ready" Yao called from the dining room.

They sat at the table and enjoyed their dinner. Hong mainly went for the dim sum, Xiao Mei didn't eat much, and left the table soon after.

Yao was quite impressed that Ivan was able to use chopsticks quite well, knowing that not many Russians were able to do it.

After dinner. It was only Ivan and Yao left while Yao's siblings went out with their friends.

"So uh…what are your plans for the next few days?" Said, Ivan. Yao replied with,

"Oh, I don't know. Probably just going to stay at home. You are always welcomed to come over"

"Thank you for the offer but I hope it won't be a bother…I have to talk to you about something, Yao"

"Okay, what is it?"

"But we have to go to the balcony first"

Yao had no idea why Ivan would bring him to the balcony just to tell him something. It was only two of the home, so it wouldn't matter. They went upstairs, to the balcony.

The scene was beautiful; it was dark outside, and lightly snowing. The moonlight shone onto the dark balcony, illuminating it, while the lights of the neighbouring houses also glowed from afar.

"Yao, you might be oblivious to this but…"

"Many people think you are intimidating? I don't know what they are thinking; you've been nice to them and didn't harm anyone-"

"I…"

"mhm?"

"I…First of all, happy Valentines Day," Ivan said while giving Yao the key chain. His cheeks were a bit red (from the cold I suppose?).

"Oh my goodness, aru! I wanted these so badly! Thank you so much, Ivan!"

"you're welcome. I just wanted to say that…I like you a lot. You're just like a panda; it might seem cute but could also be very feisty. You are one of the very few people who aren't afraid of me…It's ok if you don't feel the same way"

Yao's face was now a light shade of red, but he soon spoke.

"What do you mean? I feel the same w-way as well…it's just that I didn't know when was the right time to tell you…" Yao slowly walked up to Ivan and hugged him around the waist (yes he was shorter than Ivan). It was the two's happiest moments.

A smile grew on Ivan's face and said:

"Then become one with me, da?"

Yao's face was now flushed scarlet.

"Er…"

Now I'll let your minds wander off~

I wanted to write an extended ending for the Baltics, but I'm staying up too late. SORRY