Even though I dislike fluff when it's all fluff. I feel like some relief was needed from the depressing nature of this fic… so we get a kinda comedic shorter chapter. I may not be albino, but I am EXTREMELY pale, so I feel Prussia's pain…litterally….

Chapter 9:

Sunlight.

"Ow!" I glared at Latvia without really meaning too.

"Sorry…" The little blond winced too.

"Why me…" I sighed, burying my face in my arms… my very very red arms… I looked like a lobster and it HURT, and it was far, far, far, FAR from awesome… "Why was I working in the sun all day? Why?" I grumbled. And it was either my tank top, or my jacket. In the sun I opted for the tank top and my arms and back were pretty mad about it… not to mention my face. I couldn't even touch it… Since I couldn't reach my back very well Latvia was helping me put aloe on it.

I was already in a bad mood…more than usual I mean. This wasn't helping. It stung like mad, the aloe felt a little better, but I was shivering. It was already too cold working for Russia. It was like cold followed him around… apparently the sun liked me just as much as cold liked Russia, only the feeling was NOT mutual. I glared up at the sun just peaking through my little window. We were not currently friends. We were never friends… I'd never liked the sun, but it'd always seemed to like me… I winced, blinking. Had I sunburned my eyes? It sure felt like it. I put my hands on them, but since I was lying on my stomach, that made my arms dig into the sheets which just burned more than my eyes did so I took my hands away and just laid still again. This wasn't fun. I looked back over at Latvia. "Do you ever… sunburn?" I didn't even want to say the word…

"Sometimes." He smiled a little.

"What's so funny?" I looked at him blankly.

"You are. You're complaining an awful lot about this…"

"Well it hurts!"

"I know… still…" He giggled.

I rolled my eyes… "It's not funny…" I whimpered.

"Sorry Gil." He smiled gently, putting some salve on my shoulders.

I relaxed at his touch. My sunburn hurt, but his hands were cool and gentle… I was almost ready to fall asleep when my door banged open. I winced. It had to be Russia… it had to be… I wanted to crawl in a little hole and hide…

"Latvia?" I heard Lithuania's voice. "R…Russia wants you." I could hear that he was trembling in his voice.

"Gil still needs some help, can you finish for me Lithy?" Latvia stood up, I could see him shaking too.

Lithuania nodded and took the seat Latvia had just made vacant.

I looked up at the other country… he was really going to help me? We didn't really get along… I bit my lip. This'll be just fine, I thought to myself, As long as he doesn't mention…

"You don't have any acorns now do you?" He smiled a little.

That… I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. "Nein." I said simply. "Are you going to try and beat me again?"

"Try?" He smirked a little.

I did roll my eyes then. "Fine… you won, but… but that was a long time ago!"

"Not that long ago…"

I tried not to glare at him.

"Now, your back needs attention." He nodded, picking up the little jar of aloe Latvia had left. He finished applying it to my back, and again I almost fell asleep as he touched my back. As much as it burned it was soothing too… his hands were so gentle… all the Baltics were like that. All tough nations, dealing with Russia… but… all so gentle…

"Gilbert…" He sighed.

"Ja?"

"I want to stop being enemies. We're supposed to both be allies now. Allies in the Soviet Union."

I winced at that term. I still didn't think of myself as part of it, and I didn't really want to… even though I knew I had to… "I…"

"You're right. It was a long time ago so… can you and I just be friends?" He bit his lip.

I looked into his face… "Ok." I nodded. "Ja I can do that…" I nodded.

He smiled. "Thank you." He smiled again, standing.

I sat up, wincing. I hate sunburns… I tugged on a shirt… I mean… I tried to get my shirt on without pulling it across any skin at all… I failed but it wasn't as bad as how I usually just threw clothes on.

"I can get your face too." He nodded.

I shrugged. "Ok."

He gently put the cream on my face… I shivered a little… cold. He was gentle as always. I smiled when he finished. "Danke." I smiled, nodding.

He smiled back, nodding in return. "Should I leave the aloe here?"

I nodded as he set it on the table.

"Ok so if there's nothing else I can do…"

I smiled, nodding.

"Ok… I'll um… see you later? I'll talk to Russia… maybe he can give you some indoor work for a few days…"

I laughed a little. Russia being nice? Doubtful. I nodded anyway. "Danke." I said again with a smile.

Lithuania smiled back and nodded again, walking out of my room.

I walked up to the window when he left and looked up at the sun. "Just because things worked out with Lithuania does NOT mean I like you." I glared at it, wincing as my eyes burned again, watering as I gently pressed on them… they HURT. I sat back down on my bed my hands over my eyes, when I pulled them away, I glanced back at the sun. "And stop smiling!"

Poor Prussia. I know I shouldn't make fun of sunburns, but I get them all the time and I tend to whine about them quite a bit so I figured it might be amusing (the sun and I are not friends either XD) So don't get mad at me! If you sunburn easy I'm so sorry! *hugs you*. Anyway, this might be my last chapter update for a while. My family and I are taking a trip to Turkey and Greece and won't be back until October 1st. I won't really have any internet on that trip… so I won't be able to update. *cries* We leave on Wednesday, and so I may or may not upload another chapter tomorrow. If I did it would be another sad chapter, and possibly a bit of a cliff hanger so we'll see XD Anyway, please review! It means a lot to me. :) I'd really love to hear what you guys think of this. Especially since I am not well practiced at writing stuff that's funny at all lol. Ok I shall stop rambling… Stay awesome everyone! (and don't forget your sunscreen)