Day 2: Russia's house

Remember what I said about Mariazell and lemonade? Keep that in mind.


When Zell's alarm went off at eight the next morning, Mel jolted out of bed and assumed a defensive stance, glancing back and forth for an enemy.

"Whatcha doin'?" Zell's sleepy voice drifted over to her and she straightened, remember where she was.

"Well, I feel stupid." She commented. She was still in Austria's house, more specifically, Zell's room.

"Congrats." Zell said, turning back to the wall.

Shrugging, Mel left the room and headed towards the kitchen. She remembered the way, she thought. As she passes the living room/library, she realized the door was ajar, and snoring could be heard resonating out into the hallway. Curious, she went in. Prussia was asleep on the couch, a blanket draped over his feet. She wandered over and leaned over him, forgetting she was only wearing a very loose tank top. He was still wearing his uniform from the night before, she noted with slight disappointment. Poking his forehead once, twice, she brought her hand back and slapped him across the face.

"What, why, how…" he spluttered as was jolted into awareness.

She leaned back over and asked, "Awake now, mate?"

He glanced upwards, and his eyes widened in shock. He muttered, "Mien Gott." Then his eyes rolled back into his head and he passed out.

She jerked back as he passed out, puzzled as to the reason. Then she noticed the trickle of blood dripping out of his nose and scowled. "Men." And off she went to find breakfast.


She soon reached the kitchen, and grabbing a bowl of cereal, she headed to the dining room. Halfway through the bowl, Zell appeared carrying a dozen bottles of lemonade and tiny box of cereal.

"I hope you've got enough."

Zell gave a creepy gin. "Lemonade…"

Austria walked in after Zell's third bottle. "Oh, hey, Roderich." Mel said, noticing him walk in. She pointed to the loopy Zell. "Should I be worried?"

Austria glanced at Zell, then did a double take. "Mariazell, how many times to I have to tell you, no lemonade at breakfast!"

"Too many. *hic*" she slurred.

"Is she drunk?" Mel asked, curious. Then remembering, "Oh, yeah. Prussia's passed out on the couch 'cause I forgot I wasn't wearing my jumper when I leaned over him."

Austria didn't seem to hear her, as he was wrestling the remaining lemonade bottles away from Zell, but Vienna, Lienz, and a boy she didn't recognize sure did. All three were staring at her.

"What?"

"How did you forget something like that? Especially around Gilbert!" Vienna finally asked. Mel just shrugged.

"Who are you again?" the boy asked.

"Melbourne. I got here last night. Don't think we've met, mate."

"You're Australian, alright. I'm Salzburg."

"Nice to meetcha."

At which point two things happened. Prussia appeared in the doorway, holding a tissue to his nose, and Zell gave up on the last bottle of lemonade and let go. Austria practically flew through the air and smashed into Prussia, knocking both of them to the ground. Everyone leaped up to help, except Mel who sat there munching on a bagel.

"I like this house." She commented. "It's exciting. Nothing ever happens back home 'cause it's just me, Oniichan, and Sydney."

Eventually everyone was sorted out and breakfast began. By some twist of fate, Prussia was sitting across from her. She caught his eye, and he blushed. Smirking, she turned to talk to Hungary.


After the chaos of breakfast, Mel and Zell decided to find some sanity. So they went to Russia's house. They rung the doorbell, then wandered in without waiting for an answer. They soon found a court yard where 5 people were visible, each engaged in various activities.

Mel walked out on to the balcony, calling, "G'day mates!"

"Hey Melbourne!" Rujiena called to her.

"Hey!"

"Who are you again?" the taller(ish) blond one asked, adjusting his glasses.

"Melbourne, who are you?" she asked, leaning on the railing.

"I am Estonia," he answered, then pointing to the others, "And that is Lithuania over there. I believe you know Russia-san, Latvia, and Rujiena. She hasn't stopped talking about you sense yesterday." He said with a small smile.

"No doubt she never stops talking, period." Zell interjected.

"Very true." Lithuania said with a laugh.


The two hung out at Russia's house for a while, then headed back to Austria's. Prussia still wouldn't look at Mel, and his response to whether he'd rather her call him Prussia or Gilbert was undecipherable. She shrugged it off, convincing herself she didn't care. Besides, she had other things to worry about. Zell had found the lemonade Austria had taken earlier and chugged it all about a half minute.

"Wheeee!" Zell cried as she raced around the room.

"You're making me tired just watching you." Mel commented.

"Wheeee!" Zell was literally running up walls, and was currently hanging off the chandelier.

"Oh geez."

"Now you know what I meant when I said, you room with Zell at your own risk." Austria informed her.

"Unfortunately. Thankfully, I'm used to operating on little sleep." Mel said, shaking her head.

"Why's that?" It was two words more than all Prussia had said to her all evening.

"Back home, I got bored easily, so I started working in covert ops, ya know, spy work. After I got good, Oniichan would send me out to get information when he needed it. When you're watching a target, you can't sleep for very long." She explained.

"Oh." He looked away from her again, choosing to stare at the wall.

She stood abruptly, telling herself she was escaping a wound up Zell. "I'm headed to bed. Maybe I'll be asleep before she comes in." she told the others with a rueful smile.

"Good luck with that." Austria told her.

Prussia muttered something that might have been, "See ya." But she wasn't sure. Scowling, she left the room.


End Day 2! Hope you liked it, and maybe have an idea where this is going. Most everyday, she'll visit at least one other nation, and meet new people. Also, the hyper-lemonade-drunk Zell will appear again. Be sure to tell me what you think!

Also, blame any spelling or grammar mistakes on my non-existent beta. Not me.