A/N: Hello again! I went completely overboard this time and here we explore chibi Japan a little more ;D enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own hetalia, Kiku or Wang Yao.
Chapter 2- spring sakura
Sakura petals fluttered gently in the breeze onto Wang Yao's porch. Kiku was standing on a stool, peering out the small window. It was the only window that was short enough for him to see through currently. He stared in amazement as the soft pink petals rained down from seemingly no where. His enchanting smile visible to all.
Suddenly, out of the corner of Kiku's little eye, he spotted something small, fluffy, wearing a coat of black and white.
Kiku looked at the creature questioningly. He jumped off of his stool and toddled out the door. Luckily, it was open, otherwise he may not have been tall enough to reach the doorknob. He stumbled out the door to see a little kitten on the porch. Kiku tilted his head a little to the side, and the kitten followed his odd reaction.
It had black-grayish fur with mint green eyes and a white underside and white paws. It looked as if it was wearing socks. There was even a little "tail-sock" on its ever swishing tail.
The little kitten gave a loud "meow" which made Kiku jump back a little bit. The kitten proceeded to walk closer to Kiku which made him panic. He ran back into the house to find Yao. Even while Kiku was running, Yao could hear footsteps despite his small stature.
Yao was busy tending to his usual political issues when he heard the little pitter-patter of his dear Kiku's footsteps. The increasing thuds of little feet making contact with the soft red carpet came to a stop as Kiku appeared at the doorstep of Yao's office. He scooped the little boy into his arms. Only Kiku's eyebrows could tell Yao that he was scared of something. The rest of his face remained indifferent.
"What's scaring you aru?" Yao said, smiling endearingly at the toddler. Kiku pointed a shaky finger straight at the open door. Yao carried the boy out the door and onto his porch. The tiled marble felt especially cold on Yao's bare feet. Kiku grabbed fistfuls of Yao's blue robe, not wanting to be put down on to the hard, stone floor.
"It's only a little kitten aru, nothing to be afraid of aru" Yao said, stroking Kiku's soft raven hair in an attempt to calm him down. Yao put Kiku on the floor so that he was standing up, and even then, Kiku clung on to Yao's sleeve so tightly that he could've made a little hole in the sleeve.
Yao bent down, reached his hand out and patted the little kitten on its head. The kitten purred and rubbed its cheek against Yao's knee. "See! Nothing to be afraid of aru" Yao said, prompting Kiku to come forward. Kiku slowly let go of Yao's crumpled sleeve and went closer to the kitten with cautious steps. There was every reason for Kiku to be afraid of the kitten, considering the fact that he was only twice the size of the kitten, if not slightly bigger.
Nonetheless, Kiku stretched his hand out and squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for something to happen. He was clearly still afraid despite Yao's attempts to soothe him. The kitten pressed its furry head onto his palm. Kiku opened his eyes and started to stroke the animal's head, which made it purr in pleasure. Soon, Kiku was playing with it, no longer afraid of the harmless animal which scared him so very much before. Yao chuckled a little bit as he watched his adorable Kiku play with his new furry friend.
Suddenly, another small figure appeared a little beyond the gates of the garden. A small boy, slightly bigger than Kiku stood at the gate. He had chestnut brown hair and was wearing clothes which probably belonged to a western country. He even had a cowlick in his hair which Kiku found unusally cute.
The kitten let out an even louder 'Meow' and ran towards the boy. Kiku's eyes followed the little kitten as it jumped into the hands of its owner. It's owner carried his pet, stroked it a little and looked at Kiku. The boy smiled at Kiku and shouted "Thanks for finding my kitten! I'm Greece! Maybe we can be friends some day!" Greece's smile was so wide that his eyes were closed. He put the kitten down and waved at Kiku like how little children would wave at each other. Then he ran off, back into the street leading who knows where.
"Oh! I almost forgot aru!" Yao proceeded to put a pair of cat ears on Kiku's head. Kiku reached up to touch the furry white ears with his tiny fingers. "I was walking around the market aru, and I saw these and bought them immediately aru! I thought it would fit you so well aru!" Yao couldn't help but chuckle a little more at this extremely adorable sight, especially with Kiku's puzzled face to go with the cat ears.
Kiku looked just like his adorable new friend. His simple yellow shirt and grey pants only complimented his cuteness. Kiku was purely Yao's little angel. Looking at Kiku now all dressed up, Yao remembered why he took him in. Kiku was cute, small and defenseless and could barely harm a fly, but his chocolate brown eyes help great strength and potential to be an excellent country in the future. Yao believed that when Kiku was older, he would make a most wonderful ally.
Kiku smiled when he saw how easily this simple item made his Onii-san laugh with so much joy. It was rare to see his Onii-san truly laugh. On most days, Yao would be working so hard on who knows what and Kiku would secretly worry for him.
A soft spring breeze ran past the toddler and his guardian, making him shiver a little. A little sneeze was produced by the little child too. Yao was wearing about 3 layers of clothing excluding a haori since winter had just ended and it was still pretty chilly. Yao put Kiku onto his lap and wrapped Kiku in the Haori. Then, he cuddled his precious kitten tightly, to make extra sure that he was warm. It looked almost as if a mama cat was cuddling her little kitten, afraid that it might catch a cold.
"I love you Kiku" Yao sad, kissing the top of Kiku's forehead. Kiku's face was already turning red because of the cold. His guardian's act of affection just added on to the blush. The both of them sat comfortingly on the porch, watching countless sakura petals pass them by, each one more special than the one before.