Lonely

An occasional feeling of loneliness was not unusual for an island nation like Iceland. Not sharing borders with someone else really made him become more aloof over the years. He really wished that he could be more warm and caring, but he always feared he would end up embarrassing himself.

One day, the gossipy Hong Kong pointed this out while they were sitting in a café:

''Amongst the Scandinavians, it always seems that Denmark and Norway are a pair, and that Finland and Sweden are a pair. And you, you're always alone. ''

''But I'm with you right now,'' replied Iceland bluntly.

Hong Kong sighed.

''You know what I mean. You don't have any real close friends.''

Iceland knew that was true. Even if he was hanging out with Hong Kong, he certainly wouldn't have considered him a close friend. At least, not yet.

''Iceland,'' Hong Kong continued, ''you're problem is that you're not friendly enough. You have to try to smile more, try to start more conversations…''

''You're not exactly known for being friendly or cheerful either, Hong Kong.''

''I never said I was,'' Hong Kong said, as he sipped his cup of tea, ''But we're talking about you here.''

''Of course we are.''

''Though on the other hand, you don't what people to find you too friendly, like that obnoxious South Korea. Say speaking of him, I heard that the other day he did something absolutely scandalous…''

Maybe he really did need more friends. Iceland didn't think he couldn't stand another gossip session with Hong Kong.


(A/N: Just when I promised I would update, I disappeared for over a month. NOW I AM BACK, I PROMISE! I Now I have to start reading all the updated fanfics on my alert list XD. I know this chapter isn't really too related to Sweden and Finland's relationship, but I wanted to point out how typical SuFin /DenNor fans leave Iceland ''forever alone''. Also, according to Hong Kong's profile, he likes to gossip. Hopefully he doesn't seem OOC!)