a/n: i do not own hetalia
An Island From Hell
Chapter Two: The Boy From Iceland
Iceland's POV:
A small snowy-haired teen looks around his new house. No one is there so he assumes they went outside. He walks down the hall to the empty room and places his luggage in it before opening a cage to let his puffin out. "Come on, Mr. Puffin, let's go search this place." Mr. Puffin flies and perches himself on the boy's shoulder.
He walks around the house through the halls. For a one-story home it is huge. And strangely clean. He peaks into the bedroom next to his and sees a clean, but pretty empty, room. "This must be that other new guy…Tore, I think it was." Going to the next door, he opens it and looks into that room. It's messy and cluttered and all around a teenage boy's room. "This must be…what's his name…? Mathias, yes, his room…" After searching the rooms he walks out of the house and heads down the street towards town.
Norway's POV:
"Anko uzai…stop touching that…" Tore mutters as Mathias pokes at a sleeping duck near the river. "Ah but come on! How often do you get to pet a duck!" "Keep touching it and I will be forced to drown you in front of all the people here." Mathias sighs and stands up, looking down at Tore. "You're just mad that I had us go out because you wanted to meet the new kid."
Tore nods silently and walks off. "N-Norge~!" Mathias cries and Tore ignores him. "That's not my name." The smaller blonde points out as Mathias runs after him. "L-let's go to the store and get some stuff to welcome the new boy!" Mathias offers and Tore sighs, slowing down so the older teen can catch up.
Iceland's POV:
He walks down the street until he ends up crashing into something. "Oomph!" He looks up to lock his violet eyes with light brown ones. "Sorry." The choppy haired brunette in front of him says and he nods. "I'm sorry." "My name is Kaoru, what's yours?"The brunette asks and the snowy haired boy mumbles. "I'm Mari."
Kaoru smiles at Mari and holds out his hand. "Would you like to join me?" Mari looks at him confused. "Join you where?" Kaoru stares back at him with an unreadable expression. "You are new, right? I will show you around." Mari stares at a sack on Kaoru's back. "Is that…a panda in your sack?" "Is that a puffin on your shoulder?" Kaoru counters and Mari nods. "Touché…his name is Mr. Puffin…"
The brunette gets a shadow of a smirk on his face. "Brilliant name…" "I found his egg and named it when I was three, I don't want to hear it. What is your panda's name?" Mari asks and Kaoru smiles. "His name is Niu…it means girl in Chinese." The pale snowy haired boy looks at Kaoru confused. "…His…? Do you secretly hate him?"
Kaoru laughs a little as the small panda crawls out of the sack and rests on his shoulder, wrapping it's little arms around his head. "We thought he was a girl at first." Mari smiles at the panda and Kaoru smiles at him. "You can hold him if you'd like. He's only about ninety days old…so he's still a little awkward." Kaoru says, leaning toward Mari so he can reach the bear.
Mari grabs him and holds him to his chest. The panda lets out a small noise as he nuzzles into Mari's chest. "H-he's really cute…" The small teen mutters and Kaoru smirks. "He likes you." Mari blushes a little and looks up at Kaoru. "Probably because I didn't name him after a girl…" "Cute…" Kaoru says sarcastically and Mari shrugs. "I'm just saying what's true…"
The small panda soon falls asleep in Mari's arms and Kaoru leads him to the river. "Hm…nice…" Mari mumbles and Kaoru nods, bringing them to a bench. "It's actually a very popular place. Usually for couples, though." Kaoru says and Mari notices that there are only men. "…Kaoru…is this island…all guys?" Mari asks, a little scared of the answer. "Yeah, pretty much. We have a few female teachers and one Italian lady who lives here with her son, but other than that, it's all men."
They sit in silence for a little while before Mr. Puffin walks from Mari's shoulder over to Kaoru's. "Hm, hello Mr. Puffin…" Mr. Puffin rubs his nose against Kaoru's hair. "M-Mr. Puffin! That's rude!" Mari scolds and Kaoru laughs a little. "It's alright, he's not hurting me." They go back to silence until a pair of hands comes out of nowhere and, you guessed it, rub Mari's chest underneath the panda. "I claim this chest in the name of-! Kaoru?" Kaoru looks back to see Im Yong Soo grabbing the now twitching Mari's chest. "That's right, those are mine. Now get away from him or I'll kill you in your sleep."
Im Yong Soo backs away and Mari holds the panda tighter to his chest, whimpering a little. "I don't think I like this place so much anymore…" Kaoru glares darkly at Im Yong Soo. "Damnit I will kill you." "What? Did I ruin your date? I saw him first, you know! When he was looking for his house." Im Yong Soo points out and Mari twitches. "Wait, I'm not on a date with-…" "DAMNIT THIS ISN'T A RACE! JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE US ALONE!" Kaoru yells and Im Yong Soo runs away.
"I'm sorry…he's…my stupid older brother…" The brunette mutters, staring at the ground. "We…we aren't on a date…are we?" Mari asks and Kaoru looks down at him, shaking his head no. "No we aren't. I don't know you well enough to date you." The smaller boy sighs in relief. "So then…f-friends…?" Mari mutters, his face beginning to burn up and Kaoru smiles. "Yeah, friends. How old are you, Mari?" "Fourteen…and you…?" The smaller boy mumbles and Kaoru's smile brightens. "I'm fifteen. I guess we will be in some classes together."
Mari smiles a little and Kaoru thinks for a second. "Actually…if you talked to Ivan…our principal…he would probably give you all the classes with me. If you want that, of course." Kaoru calmly adds and Mari shrugs. "I wouldn't mind that. It would make things easier…I guess…" The boys leave the river soon after that and go to Mari's home. "Um…thank you…I'll see you tomorrow at school…?" Mari mumbles and Kaoru smiles at him. "Of course."
They trade back their own animals and part ways. When Mari goes inside he sees a bunch of streamers and welcome signs. He walks into the kitchen and sees one idiotic blonde teen sitting with whistles and other noise-makers for celebration. In the man's arms is a very pissed, very unwilling, smaller blonde who from appearances has given up on struggling. "Welcome, kid!" The older teen exclaims and Mari feels his left eye twitch in unison with the smaller blonde's.
Norway's POV:
He stares at the younger boy in front of him from under Mathias's arm and wonders why he's still here. "Hello, I'm Tore and this is Mathias. Try to avoid him when you can." Tore says and Mari nods. "I'm Mari and this is Mr. Puffin." Mathias lets go of Tore and opens his arms. "Just think of us as your new big brothers!" "No." Mari and Tore say in unison and Mathias deflates a little.
"But…you're fourteen aren't you? You need big brothers to look after you!" Mathias exclaims as Tore leads Mari away. "You have to get a bed of your own. Until then, you can stay in my bed. I'll sleep on the couch." Tore says and Mari looks over at him. "You can stay in it, too. Just as long as that other guy doesn't…"
A dark look comes to Tore's face. "Oh, he knows the rules now. He won't be going in there." Mari shudders a little, deciding he never wants to get on Tore's bad side. "I see…" "Also, when roaming around town beware of this perverted Korean kid…Im Yong Soo I think his name is…" Tore says and Mari nods. "I already met him, but Kaoru scared him away." "Huh? Kaoru…?" The blonde looks at Mari confused when Mathias pops up out of nowhere, wrapping an arm around each boy.
"He's Im Yong Soo's little brother! He's also the math teacher Yao's younger brother! So you met Kaoru, huh? Sweet, he's a good kid!" Mathias exclaims before Tore punches him. "I told you no touching. Stop breaking the rules." Mari shrugs off both boys and goes to the kitchen, grabbing some food and sitting down.
"Is it good! Is it! You know, I made it all on my own!" Mathias exclaims and Tore comes up, kicking him in the hip. "The shit you made is in the garbage. I had to make it. What did I tell you about being humble? And more importantly; taking credit for other's work? Do you want me to kill you?" Tore warns and Mathias shrinks away from them. "It is good, Tore." Mari says and Tore smiles a little. "Thank you." "NOOORRRRGEEEEE! YOU ARE SO CUTE WHEN YOU SMILE!" Mathias exclaims and goes to hug the boy, only to get pecked by Mr. Puffin.
"Anko uzai…" Tore mutters and sits next to Mari. "So your name is Mari? What's your last name?" He asks and the smaller teen looks up from his food. "My full name is Mari Stoltenburg." Tore's eyes widen a little. "Stoltenburg?" Mathias comes up, grinning. "Isn't your last name Stoltenburg, Norge!" Tore and Mari stare at each other for a second before looking away. "It's no big deal, it's a common name in Norway. Our current prime minister has the same last name, doesn't mean I'm related to him." The blonde points out and Mari nods.
"No…I see the resemblance…" Mathias says and grins at Tore. "Of course, you're the cuter of the two." "Don't insult Mari. I will kick your ass." Tore says and Mathias grins. "See? Already acting like a big brother!" "Hm…" The smaller blonde looks over to Mari, who flinches slightly. "If I'm your brother…you have to call me storebror." Mari blushes and stares at his food. "Why do you think you're my brother…? It could be cousin…"
Tore shrugs and leans into his chair. "I wouldn't have any cousins with my real father's name. He was an only child and his father had all sisters." Mari pales a little. "…What is your father's name?" "Harald." Tore says and Mari stiffens a little before looking away. "Coincidence. Lots of men's names are Harald Stoltenburg. Lots of them are also dead now. But you have your mother, don't you? He has been with my mother since before either of us were born." Mari points out and Tore looks away. "My birth parents put me up for adoption when I was born. Both of my parents are adoptive parents."
Mari and Mathias frown and Tore raises a brow. "Why are you two looking at me like that?" "Tore~! Let me hug you!" Mathias pleads, opening his arms to the boy. "…Why?" "Because!" Tore twitches. "Despite the wonderful argument you are making…I'm gonna say…no."
Iceland's POV:
Next morning:
Mari wakes up and notices the bed is empty and there is a pancake scent coming from the kitchen. "Tore must have made breakfast…" He groans a little and rolls over to see Mr. Puffin sleeping next to him. "Morning Mr. Puffin…" He pets the sleeping bird before getting up and going to the kitchen.
There he sees a very annoyed Tore in an apron with a Danish moron hanging off of him. "Norge! You look so cute in your apron! Like a little housewife!" "Say that again and I'll cut you with the spatula." Tore warns and Mathias laughs. "You can't cut people with a spatula." "I'll slice at you until it cuts." The smaller blonde mumbles before noticing Mari. "Good morning, Mari."
Mari nods to him. "Good morning Tore." "Storebror." Tore corrects and Mari looks at him pointedly. "Tore." "Fine, don't acknowledge the truth…" Mari looks at him confused. "What happened to you not thinking we were related either?" Tore looks at him and points to his head. "I have a brain that I like to use for the truth." Mari pouts a little and takes his food, sitting down. "Hurry up, we have to leave in about half an hour." Tore says before heading to the shower.
Mari looks over to the grinning Mathias. "How long has he been here?" "Since Friday!" Mathias answers and Mari looks at him shocked. "And he bosses you around already? Are you two dating and he just has you whipped?" Mari asks and the older blonde laughs a little, leaning back in his seat. "Tore isn't into me. If he would go out with me, though, I would definitely be whipped…"
They both go silent and eat their breakfast.
At school:
Mari heads down the hall when suddenly a hand falls onto his shoulder, making him turn to see Kaoru. "Good morning." Kaoru says and Mari nods. "Good morning…" "I talked to Ivan…he said he would give you classes with me." The brunette mumbles and Mari nods. "You have such a kind principle." He doesn't notice Kaoru cringe before leading him to their first class.
Norway POV:
School:
Tore reluctantly follows Mathias into their first class. That's right, the stupid Dane got them to have the same schedule. Tore has decided that the principle is a monster. It's the only explanation to why the man would put Tore through such pain. "Anko uzai…" Mathias looks at him curiously. "Yes, Norge?"
Tore looks around at all of the boys staring at Mathias. "Why are they staring…?" Mathias laughs nervously. "No one is staring! What do you mean!" "They're all staring. Stop lying and answer my question." Tore says and Mathias smirks. "Do you really want to know…?" "Not from the look on your face." The small blonde points out and Mathias laughs. "Come on~! It's interesting!"
Tore looks at him. "Fine, I'll bite…what do you want in return?" Mathias grins. "A kiss."Even more eyes fall on Mathias as he lies curled up in the fetal position on the floor while Tore stomps off. "Norge~! You're so difficult~!" "Don't. Touch. Me." Tore says and goes into their English class.
After school:
Tore gets dragged by Mathias to their house. Why? How the hell should Tore know? "Ok, Norge…there are some important things I need to explain." "Damn right." Tore says and Mathias ignores him. "You might not have noticed…but a lot of people were staring at me." "Oh, I noticed." Mathias ignores him again. "The reason they were staring is because…well…a few days ago…I got into a fight with Berwald. This is also why we had to leave immediately." "Tore rolls his eyes. "I wish I could be surprised at this…" "Anyways…oh…OH SHIT! WE FORGOT MARI!" Mathias exclaims and Tore stares at him. "He's a big boy, he can handle himself."
Iceland POV:
After school:
Mari looks around until an arm wraps around his shoulders. "Would you like to come to my place?" Kaoru asks and Mari nods. "Anything to get away from that house…I won't call Tore storebror…even if he turns out to be." Mari mumbles and Kaoru looks at him confused. "What is storebror?" "It's Norwegian for big brother…there's a chance we are brothers…." Kaoru chuckles under his breath. "Who would have thought…? Long lost brothers with your new roommate."
Mari twitches. "We're only sharing a bed til I can afford one. So we aren't roommates…" Kaoru looks at him surprised. "You're sharing a bed…?" Mari looks at him and swears he sees a slight twitch. "Yeah…what does it matter? It's a big bed. We don't cuddle or anything." Kaoru relaxes a little. "Oh…I see. Well, if you're brothers it's no big deal…and even if not, at least you aren't cuddling."
Mari looks at him confused. "What does it matter to you?" A light blush spreads across Kaoru's cheeks. "N-no reason…"
a/n: for the record...Mari is a name in Iceland for guys. i found it on some page and it was the best name there. believe me. GAH! writing about baby pandas makes me wish i had one!*was looking at pictures of them while writing it* so...fricken...cute...