Russia was in study, making some calls. He had a talk with _ about what he said.
~Flashback~
_ was just waking up from her nap. She rubbed her sleepy eyes with one hand, sitting up. Her other arm kept Mr. Froggy against her chest. She gave yawn just as her door creaked open. Russia poked his head in.
"Awake, sunflower?" He asked, stepping inside.
She looked down at her bear, not responding. Russia frowned and came up to the bed.
"_," He said softly. "It was not my intention to hurt your feelings."
She glanced up at him.
"Why don't you like me anymore, Papa?"
Russia had mixed feelings being called "Papa". He never thought he'd ever have someone to call him that. It's rather difficult for countries to have kids and since he'd never had someone to make them with, he never gave much thought to whether he wanted them. Even so…it wasn't just his sister that had gotten attached to this girl. How could he give his little sunflower back, even if it was for the better?
He sat on the bed and put her on his lap. He hugged her close.
"Papa loves his sunflower very much." He smiled. "Never forget, da?"
She blinked then hugged back, face pressing into his scarf.
"Da." She smiled back.
~End of Flashback~
Russia had gotten more info about _'s mother from her. Her name, how she looked, where they're from, etc. He made her promise not to tell Mama Natalya that she told him about her.
The Russian man hung up the phone. He hired a detective to go look the girl's mother. He frowned and looked out the window. Was he doing the right thing? I mean, he didn't necessarily have to give the girl back right? He could full-fill his curiosity and not let the woman know he had her child?
No, that's not right. The woman must be in trouble. She must be worrying about her daughter daily. He couldn't make this mysterious woman suffer like this. What mother wouldn't be pain to be without her child? The Russian's heart was not as cold as some would think.
Russia turned back to is desk just to be face to face with his younger sister. He jumped back, bumping into a bookshelf.
"You're not giving her back." Belarus growled. She must of heard him on the phone.
"B-Bela, I just think-" He stopped as his sister turned her back on him. The silence scared Russia more than any words or look she could ever give him.
She lowered her head.
"If you continue to hunt for that woman," She said, voice low. "I'll have no choice but to take мая дoчка (my daughter) and leave."
"сестра (sister)…"
Little _ kicked her legs back and forth in her seat, eating her snack. Natalya said she was going to find Papa and be right back. That felt like ages ago to the girl though. Why was her mama making her wait so long?
Just then, there was a knock on the front door. _ got up and she, along with Mr. Froggy, walked over to it. She stood and waited. After a couple moments, the person knocked again. She just waited.
Why wasn't Mama or Papa coming to answer the door? Was she herself allowed to? Her last Mommy always said not to, but she isn't here right now. What was she suppose to do?
The person knocked a third time and the girl smiled before she knocked back on the door. The person paused for a moment.
"Uh…M-Mr. Russia? Bela?" The person called through the door.
_ tilted her head. "Who?"
"I…hello?" The person said.
"Hi~."
"M-May I come in?"
"Password please." She giggled. She liked teasing this person.
"P-Password?"
"Mhmm." She smiled and waited for a guess.
"Who is she?" Another voice asked. _ frowned; there was more than one person. That's no fun. She pouted and opened the door.
Three men looked down at her: a brunette with long hair for a guy, one with glasses, and a shorter boy .
She poked her head out shyly. The guys looked at her, surprised.
"Hi…" She hid her face behind Mr. Froggy.
"Sveiki (hello)," The burnette smiled. "Can we come in?"
She nodded and opened the door wider. The guys stepped in. It was only then that she realized she shouldn't have. Will she get in trouble for letting strange men into the house?
"What's your name?" The one with the glasses asked.
_ backed away, wonder if she should run to Papa and Mama.
"I-It's ok! My name's Toris," He introduced himself, hoping to put her at ease, then motioned to the other two. "And these are my friends: Eduard and Raivis."
She raised her head. "I'm _"
The shorter boy, Raivis, smiled a little. "That's a cute name."
_ smiled, more relaxed now. They're too nice to be bad men.
"Would you mind taking us to Belarus and Mr. Russia?" The one with the glasses, Eduard, asked.
The girl frowned. "But I don't know who they are."
Toris' eyebrows went up. "But…t-this is their house."
"No," She shook her head. "This is Papa and Mama's house."
"Bela…" He just stared at her.
She lifted her head. "Since you're so determined to get rid of her, you must not want her as a daughter anyway."
"That's not-" _'s scream filled the house, causing the siblings to drop the conversation and hurry downstairs. They found her in the living room.
"Faster, faster!" She yelled. She was on Raivis' shoulders with her arms outstretched like an airplane; each of the guys were taking turns. The older pair sighed in relief.
Raivis stopped where he was as they entered. All three Baltics turned they're attention to the doorway.
"Big brother Raivis! Why did you stop?" She followed his gaze and saw her parents. "Mama! Papa!" She smiled, stretching her arms out to them. Belarus took her daughter from the boy.
"M-Mr. Russia…" Lithuania greeted him.
Russia approached them with his usual childish smile, purple aura forming. "What are you doing with my precious sunflower so high? If she were to fall, I'd make it the last thing you'd do."
"W-We're sorry!" The three trembled.
_ watched her papa in awe. "Whoa, that's pretty, Papa!"
The aura faded as he looked to his daughter.
"Aww! Bring it back! Pretty please?"
He smiled. "It's not that easy, sunflower."
She pouted then perked back up. "Then will you teach me how to do it?"
He chuckled. "If you take after me, it'll come naturally, da?"
The little family spent the rest of the day with the Baltics. The sibling duo didn't mention their fight, but they couldn't ignore reality forever. Belarus was almost always by his side, even when he didn't know it, but Russia knew she was serious about leaving. Now he was stuck between doing what's right and doing what would make them all happy. Make him happy for the first time in forever.