Hetalia © Hidekaz Himaruya
OCs © reaper-of-lost-souls
A/N: Heh. Hey guys! Long time no see!? So I've been writing this story for a while, but haven't had time to review. So here it is. A new chapter. I hope you enjoy it and it was a lot of fun to write. Though I don't remember exactly what happens, but I hope you guys have fun! ENJOY!
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You were sitting at your desk, your eyes concentrated on a small piece of jewelry and a small gem you had in your hand. The snow had been falling for quite some time and going outside was a chore, so you spent most of your time indoors as you waited for the snow to accumulate enough for skiing. Actually in Switzerland there would be snow before your family had any in the states. It was great to see the mountains and the trails and the vast scenery that the land provided, but you didn't want to go out on the trails until your skis came in the mail. You had brought everything from the hotel into Alfred's house and much more, the agency sending over your various bags that you had stored at their facility back in America. You didn't want to bring everything over, since the world meetings would end in a few more weeks and you would return to the states for the holidays, but with the bags you had you were able to have some of your various hobbies with you in the temporary house. You had a couple extra cases filled with weapons, not only guns but other various weapons you liked to use from time to time, and some boxes used for the hobbies you had. Your moods would fluctuate from time to time, from painting to drawing to writing and even embroidery. This time you were working on a piece of jewelry you wanted to finish before your little brother showed up, knowing that he will be in another day or two. You were glad you took that class on jewelry and metalwork in college, another hobby you can work on if you're bored and at home.
"Come on," you mumbled under your breath, using tweezers to delicately place the purple gem exactly where you wanted it. A smirk came to your face once it was properly placed, pressing the gems into the metal and looking at the large silver cross in your hand until your phone began to ring. Sighing you reached over and picked it up, noticing Alfred's caller ID flashing on the front. "Yes Alfred –" You pouted, looking at you watch and sighing. "Sorry, I lost track of time and I'll be there in a second. See you!" You quickly finished, clicking off your phone before he could go on a tangent.
You quickly put the jewelry you were working on into one of the top drawers of the desk, throwing your coat over your shoulders and slipping your boots onto your feet. You threw your gloves on your hands as you walked down the hallway and outside the door, shivering from the cold as you turned around and locked the door before making your way down the streets and into the city. You shoved your hands into your pockets and scrunched your neck, mumbling under your breath that you would have to find a scarf for your neck. You smiled once you noticed Alfred, who was walking right out of the building just as you were walking up the stairs. "Sorry that I was late, but I had to finish the –"
"That's alright!" Alfred laughed happily, "The meeting was longer than expected. Do we have anything for the rest of the day –"
"Not a thing –"
"Great!" he smirked. "Spain just got this gigantico canister full of tequila and invited us for a party. Want to go?!"
"Antonio?" you asked using the country's name, a smile coming to your face while you gave Alfred a nod, "Sure. Sounds great!"
"Good!" Alfred grinned, the two of you trudging through the snow as you made your way to Spain's house. "… Are you almost finished with that gift of yours –"
"Pretty much," you chuckled and gave Alfred a wink, "but I need to get a small silver thick chain and I'll finally be done."
"Can I see it –"
"Нет," you huffed, keeping your back to him as you walked quickly down the sidewalk.
"W-hat? –"
"No," you snorted at his question. "It's a family matter, not a business matter. So I'm not showing you –"
"Oh come on!" Alfred stomped his foot. You smirked. It may have only been a few months, but you already figured out what made him tick and not getting his way turned him into a child with a hissy fit. "Your brother is going to stay at our place so can't you tell me what you're giving him –"
"Say Alfred, do you have a basement level?" you decided to ask, trying to change the subject, "Because let's see… there's your room, my room, and a guest room on the upper level, as well as Tony's room in the attic. There's a downstairs with video arcades games and stuff, but there's that room that's locked down there. Is that another level or what –"
"Sort of," he shrugged, a sigh escaping his lips as he shook his head. "Well maybe I should tell you since you're working for me. Every country's house has something like that. It's like a torture chamber, but I call it an interrogation room. If you come across a spy and need to lock him up somewhere you can do so in there. You have the key, right?"
"I do," you smiled to him, understanding why you were given several other keys. "So that big, bulky silver one is to that door, huh?"
"Yep," he chuckled, "but please tell me if you have someone down there so I can know what's going on. It's a bulletproof room so if you have someone locked down there you won't be able to hear them throughout the rest of the house, 'kay?"
"Okay," you nodded; glad you had gotten one of your questions answered while you walked beside Alfred on the sidewalk.
"… Oh yeah!" Alfred suddenly exclaimed, "We'll be having a movie night too, so if you don't like scary movies I suggest you leave before then –"
"Hey," you huffed, "you made me watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 3D! That was some scary shit right there! So I think I can handle a few~ scary movies Alfred, though I'd rather you're clinging to someone else other then myself this time."
"No promises~~" he winked, skipping up the steps and ringing Antonio's doorbell.
You raised an eyebrow once the door was open, noticing that Julien was the one who opened the door. "Oh, if it isn't –"
"-insert-your-name-!" Gilbert laughed happily behind him, pushing the man aside as he grabbed you in a tight hug and forced Alfred and you into the house before slamming the door closed. "It's cold out there. You're letting all the heat out!" he snorted. "Anyways I didn't know you were showing up -insert-your-name-. Would you guys like a tequila or beer?"
"Beer, if you're offering," you agreed, your head snapping around to notice that Alfred had already found Arthur in the crowd of people. It was interesting to see the countries enjoying themselves; even Matthew was up and about laughing with Tino and Toris until Alfred showed up and shoved his brother off to the side. You shook your head, such sibling rivalry between the two of them.
In the kitchen Antonio and Ludwig were casually sharing a bottle of tequila, though a smirk came to your face when you saw Ludwig spitting the alcohol out of his mouth when Antonio's back was turned and replacing it with his mug of beer. "Hallo -insert-your-name-," Ludwig greeted with a smile, giving the man a nod until a chuckle escaped your lips when Veneziano popped out of nowhere and clung to the other country's arm.
"Eeeeek~, scary movie is starting! Germany, let's go!" Veneziano swung his arm, Ludwig sighing and shaking his head.
"Italy," Ludwig threatened, "I promised Gilbert I'll stay till ten –"
"You can go West if you don't want to stay," Gilbert smirked, handing you a large mug of beer and nudging his brother in the shoulder. "Besides I know what you and little Italy~ does. Just clean up next time."
"East!" Ludwig suddenly yelled, his face flushed in embarrassment while you giggled and looked down at your beer. Deciding there were other people you wanted to talk with you wandered away, looking around for Ivan and noticing he was nowhere to be found. Pouting you joined a conversation with Rachel and Eduard, a chuckle escaping your lips while you slowly drunk the beer Gilbert had given you.
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The evening began with the movie Suspiria, an Italian film that Romano insisted on watching, followed by The Shining, something Alfred had brought with him, but then again you hadn't noticed the country had brought a movie with him. You sighed and sat between Rachel and Arthur, Arthur grumbling under his breath as Alfred clung to him and refused to let go. You were glad he wasn't clinging to you, but that certainly wasn't helping Arthur, was it? You weren't someone who liked seeing scary movies, but your older brother is so you were forced to watch the movie a few times back home. He had memorized everything by heart and by now you had too, so this movie didn't scare you as it should. "Oh here comes the good part," you said to no one and smirked deviously, popping the popcorn, since the bowl had ended up on your lap into your mouth, while Rachel pouted and glared at the movie.
"… I don't like where this is going –"
"Well this is the complete fight-and-flight freak out scene, just watch," you decided to say, Rachel scooting closer to you as you continued to casually eat the popcorn.
Everyone got quiet as the woman tried to shove her child through the window, Alfred letting out a shriek as an ax splinted through the door. "Oh god, man," one of the countries said, your mind wandering elsewhere while everyone else had their eyes on the screen.
Suddenly they heard the front door slam open and most of the people yelled bloody murder, a Francis walking in holding an ax and laughing his head off. "You should have seen the looks of your faces!" he laughed, a bunch of boos coming from the group while someone threw their empty bowl at his head. "Hey if you can't take a joke –" Francis stared at them confused, almost everyone's eyes staring in fright at the person behind him. "… Is something wrong? –"
"HERE'S JOHNNY~!" You jumped up and yelled, pointing to the dark loom standing behind Francis, causing Alfred to scream like a girl while you sat back and began to laugh hysterically.
"Привет," Ivan stared at everyone with a smile on his face, the group staring at him in horror as Francis realized who it was and jumped over the couch landing at your feet.
"Get away you frog!" Arthur snarled and kicked the Frenchman away, Rachel and you also kicking the man with your feet while he cried out and rolled around on the ground.
"… Did I miss zi party –"
"No you're here on time!" Antonio smiled, though you could tell he was nervous as he closed the front door and offered the tall man tequila. "Come sit down. We're watching The Shining right now. Oh Gilbert! Go back a chapter, will you? I think we all missed the last part there."
"Sure thing, tomato boy!" Gilbert laughed and gave Antonio a wink, pressing a few buttons on the remote in his hand as he went back to the pervious chapter on the DVD.
Ivan looked around until he spotted you, jumping over the couch that was between you and him, and he shoved Arthur aside and sat down next to you. "Привет -insert-your-name-," he smiled happily.
You smiled back; internally glad he had shown up to the party. "Y-yeah, hello too –"
"Shhhoooooshhhh~!" Alfred hissed, your eyes rolling while you shook your head and grumbled under your breath.
"Idiot," you snorted, low enough for only Rachel and Ivan to hear. Rachel couldn't help but snicker at your comment, nudging you in the arm before sitting back and popping the popcorn in her mouth. You grabbed the beer you had set aside and began to sip it, Ivan looking at the screen confused while you began to lean against him slightly and got his attention. "I didn't know you were showing up," you whispered to him, hoping no one heard except for perhaps Rachel.
"Да," he nodded, mumbling back so no one else heard him speaking to you, especially Alfred, "Spain invited everyone to vis house. I didn't see Natasha zo I snuck in. No one noticed me."
"I see," you pouted, "and I didn't get to talk to you before the movie started. Oh whatever… Can I be honest with you?"
"Да? –"
"I hate scary movies," you grumbled under your breath, gulping down the rest of your beer and setting the cup down on the coffee table in front of you, "but I have to watch scary movies with Alfred all~ the time. My older brother likes these sorts of movies too, but I never cared of them."
"Oh?" Ivan responded with a slight nod, "I never enjoyed these movies. Boring to me."
"Not boring, just scary," you grumbled, setting your head against his arm while he looked down at you confused. You began to nestle yourself against the taller man, the end of his scarf rubbing up against your head as you watched the movie.
You were rather bored with this movie since you've seen it before, but stayed quiet as the group had their screams of terror at least once. You could feel eyes staring down at you throughout the rest of the movie, but kept the thoughts to yourself as the credits began to roll and Gilbert pulled out the DVD and placed it back into its case. "Okay guys," Gilbert began, rummaging through the stacks of DVDs that were by his knee and looked at the titles, "what'll it be next –"
"How about The Ring?" Alfred suggested, Arthur groaning in disgust while his arm was pulled carelessly by the other country.
"Then let's watch Ringu," Kiku said, responding to Alfred's answer before he could say anything, "because it is the original –"
"Oh no!" You snorted and lifted your head to glare at Japan from across the room, "I had a few friends watch that once and they died 7 days later. Hell no."
"Ah shit!" Alfred cried out, shaking Arthur's arm uncontrollably.
"Then we should watch it," Gilbert snickered, grabbing DVD from the file while you pouted and glared at Alfred.
"You watched it a month ago Alfred," you snorted.
"Oh yeah~~" Alfred chuckled, sitting back and letting go of Arthur's arm.
"But he's a country," Rachel responded, once the DVD was put into place, "a-and it's getting dark, so maybe it's not a good idea to watch –"
"If you're staying then I will, but if not I'll leave," you said, though in your voice there was a tinge of hope that you could leave with an excuse.
"I can't until Matthew wants to go," Rachel pouted, sitting back and sighing, "but I guess we'll have to bear with it – -insert-your-name- are you okay? You look flushed."
"M-me?" you smiled weakly, pointing to yourself while you chuckled nervously. "I-I'm fine, honest. We'll just… watch the movie I guess –"
"Don't vurry подсолнух," Ivan grinned happily, a soft yelp escaping your lips as he wrapped an arm around you. "You'll be zave vith me." Rachel looked at you and gave you a nervous chuckle, but you looked back and gave her a shrug since his offer did sound pleasant. You heard Alfred say something to Ivan over Arthur's head, much to the bushy brow man's irritation, about you as Ivan gave a smug comment back, but you ignored them and kept your sights on the start of the movie. However, once it started your buried your head into his chest, putting your hands over your eyes when you refused to look at the movie. Ivan looked down at you with bright purple eyes, a content smile on his face as his hold on you became tighter while you nuzzled closer to his grasp.
You couldn't help but feel safe with the taller man, his odd warmth radiating onto you while his chest slowly rose against your head. His breathing was like a soft lullaby, something that you haven't felt in a long time. Yet you had to remember not to get too close to the Russian, but right now you weren't thinking about that as you heard the movie and Alfred already screaming before the movie got to the good parts. "O-ooh god," you mumbled under your breath, shuddering as you gripped his clothes.
You wondered if the curse will work if you were only hearing the movie and not seeing it, but sudden sounds even made you yelp while you felt the floor crackle with Alfred jumping to his feet and tackling Arthur in a tight hug. "Iggy save me!" Alfred cried, "We're going to die! –"
"Get off of me, you bloody git!" Arthur snarled, pushing into Ivan while he looked at them with a slight glare before going back to gently rubbing your back.
If it hadn't been for the constant yelling from Alfred you would have went to sleep, but once Rachel let out a shriek you knew something was wrong. "What?!" you exclaimed, pulling out your handgun from your side and aiming it at the tv. You yelped, seeing the creature on the ground crawling closer to the screen and turned your head before cuddling back into Ivan's protective arms. "Oh shit, I saw!" you cried, yelping as the gun landed on the ground beside you and everyone went quiet.
A shriek was heard throughout the group, but you didn't hear a thing from Ivan while he gently rubbed your back. There was more screaming till you felt the man's hand leave your back, a few people laughing lightly once the movie began to show the credits. "Подсолнух, it's over," Ivan mumbled, you head lifting up to stare at the screen.
A large breath escaped your lips and you chuckled, looking up at Ivan as he looked down at you with his light smile. "Was it scary –"
"Нет," he shook his head, "Vot scary. As I zay, I don't care vor scary movies."
"O-okay…" you nodded, giving him a wink before setting your head back down on his chest and making no intentions of leaving his grasp. "I don't mind if everyone else will, but I draw the line at movies that have implications of you dying or something like that."
"Да," Ivan answered back, though you wondered what he was thinking as his hand went back to your back and he placed it on your shoulder. The two of you stayed like that till Rachel insisted on talking to you, your head lifting up to answer her until Antonio decided for the group that the movie they would watch next was The Devil's Backbone.
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"W-woh that was creepy," Gilbert shuddered, Antonio grinning like a madman and changing the DVDs again. You let out a yawn, staring down at your watch to see that it was almost midnight.
"Okay, what's next –"
"Let's vatch the Night Watch," Ivan suggested, getting a few strange looks while you lifted your head and scratched your eyes.
"Night Watch?" you mumbled, "What's that –"
"A 2004 zupernatural thriller film zet in present-day Москва, vere the rezpective forces vat control daytime and nighttime do battle. Loosely based on te novel The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko," Ivan explained with a grin on his face. "Ve should vach, да?"
A few of the countries shied away from the man once he began to radiate an odd purple aura while Ivan grinned happily as he always had, but you were more interested in the movie and how he could know all that without actually reading the information from the DVD. He must have brought it, you decided to think, looking over at Gilbert while he quickly looked for the DVD and threw the box to Antonio to put into the DVD player. "Actually this doesn't sound that bad," Gilbert snickered, a yawn being heard from one of the countries.
"Italy, do you want to go home –"
"Si," you heard the country answer, looking over at Rachel who had passed out while watching the previous movie.
"Hey Rachel," you snorted, pushing her side with your foot and instantly waking her up, "if you're tired you can go to sleep. I don't think you want to wake up in a room with Francis walking around."
"Neh, I'll stay," she decided to respond, a weak smile on her face as she continued, "but maybe you should. Aren't you going to wake up early tomorrow? –"
"I'll wake up when my brother calls," you shrugged, sitting back against the couch and looking at the screen while they waited for the start of the movie. "It may be Friday, but Alfred has no meetings and will probably annoy Arthur all day," you confessed. "I don't know if they'll fly in tomorrow or later, but he will call when they get to London so I can make the two hour drive to the airport."
"Ça va," Rachel nodded in understanding, a smile on your face while she gave you a smirk. "I think he'll enjoy meeting Alfred."
"Oh I think he will too," you chuckled, the movie starting and your mind moving to the screen until Ivan nudged your shoulder. Rachel wondered what was going on between Ivan and you, which she hope wasn't anything bad, but since you didn't fight against his advances she decided to not bring up the topic till later. You noticed the excited glint in Ivan's eyes and smirked, setting your head down on his chest again as the movie started. You let out a startled yelp when one of the creatures suddenly revealed themselves, a light giggle escaping Ivan's lips when you noticed that he was staring at Alfred. The poor boy couldn't stop screaming, you shook your head, even when the movie wasn't as scary as you would have thought.
Ivan didn't say a word until the movie was completely over, your eyes looking over at Rachel and noticing that she and many other people in the group had fallen asleep. It wasn't until Gilbert laughed and slammed his hand into the wall multiple times that a few people woke up. "Vu 'ike?" Ivan decided to ask, a smile on your face while you stretched and let out a yawn.
"Actually yeah," you confessed with a tired smile, "it was a good movie. Not as scary as I thought and an interesting story."
A yawn escaped your lips, but you tried to hide it with your hand. A slight pout showed up on Ivan's face, knowing you must be tired. "Do you vant to eve –"
"No," you snorted and shook your head, "n-no I'm enjoying this… Why? Are you?"
"Нет," Ivan shook his head before giving you a grin, "I vant to zay vith you till ve have to leave."
"O-oh okay," you nodded, noticing the group had decided on the next movie, which was a Swedish film called Frostbitten.
"… You va relative coming –"
"Yeah," you tried to tell him. "Not exactly like I want anyone knowing where I am, but my Бабушка is trying to make a point that it doesn't matter where I am, she'll find me." A grumble escaped your lips when you finished, but noticing the neutral look on Ivan's face you gave him a slight smile and nuzzled back into his chest. "You don't have to be concerned. I'm actually excited. Just… don't imply anything to брат if you meet him. He comes to conclusions too quickly," you shrugged and Ivan gave you a nod, but didn't say anything after that. You didn't know when you fell asleep, but the soft muffled beating of the heart in Ivan's chest caused you to fall asleep, your body subconsciously letting the man pull you tighter while the movies continued until even Gilbert and Antonio passed out.
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A/N: Wow! Not too bad! And a lot of fun ;D So now everything is good with Ivan and you, right? Perhaps, we'll just see. And I'll try to post another chapter sooner this time. I just got preoccupied. SEE YOU LATER!
подсолнух – Russian – sunflower
Ça va – French – okay
