Day #6 – Snow
Iceland turned off the TV once he saw Japan walking down the stairs. The two of them were in Tokyo right now and were planning on going out for dinner. It was late January and it was cold outside, but not that much, in Iceland's opinion.
Japan stood opposite him, wearing a cosy jacket, gloves and a hat. He nodded letting the Icelandic nation know that he was ready to leave for their date, the other chuckled and stood up as well to walk to the Japanese.
"It's not that cold outside" he said, getting a gaze from the other nation.
"For me, it is cold" he said, putting a scarf around his neck.
Iceland frowned but then realized that maybe it indeed was different, in his country it snowed all winter, hard, and he also had a very cold and dark winter. His own name said it and he realized that what he said might have been stupid.
"Sorry" The Japanese reached for the other's hand and shook his head, like saying it didn't matter.
They decided to go outside already, since Iceland had travelled by airplane, he hadn't brought his car, meaning they would use the Japanese's one. For Iceland, it might not be a problem; it was just that Japan drove on the left side.
It didn't take them long to arrive to the restaurant, it was actually pretty fast, since almost no one was outside in that cold night. There were only them and another couple in the restaurant, but it was fine, it made it more intimate and they could show affection without worrying that someone would see them.
They had salmon, wine and talked about different topics both were interested in, but not politics, it was already tiring being nations, so, the conversation went from how things were going in their continents to what was their favourite type of desserts.
It was darker when they left the place, and, for Iceland's surprise, it was snowing. He knew snow, but he didn't know it snowed in Japan. He had seen it in anime, but he thought they just added it.
"Snow" he said, without thinking. He was happy he was learning new things from his boyfriend, and since this had been the first time he had visited that time of the year, the lights around the trees, made the snow glow blue. The skyscrapers were also shining for the light and there was a big Christmas tree in the middle of the park they were in.
"Yes… it's not much and it only lasts two days, but I like it when it happens" the Japanese replied, smiling at the Icelander, who seemed amused even though snow was pretty common in his land. He wondered if it was because of the skyscrapers.
Iceland stared at the tallest building for a moment, until he felt something hit his shoulder. He looked at it and realized it was snow. He frowned and looked at the Japanese, who looked at the floor like he hadn't done anything. His barely noticeable smirk told him that he, indeed, had threw a snowball at him.
"Are you having fun?" Iceland asked, and took the opportunity when the Japanese turned for the other to not see him laugh, to throw a snowball back.
Japan turned and stared at him, serious, and slowly leaned forward to grab some more snow while the Icelander did the same thing. Soon, both of them began to throw snow at each other. It was fun and they were enjoying it. The people who walked near them found it weird that two adults were playing like that, but they didn't care.
It was really weird to hear any of them laugh out loud, so, they would keep that memory close to their heart. They ended up a little bit wet for the melting snow and colder than ever, but it was worth it.
"Let's go home now" Japan suggested, shivering and with a red nose. Iceland thought it was cute.
They drove back home in silence, after such a night, maybe drink some hot chocolate and cuddle together to watch a movie was a good idea.