I'm leaving for a few days to a week so this is probably going to be the last chapter for a while...If i can find someone in Qubec who is stupid enough to have no WiFi password, I'll post the next one ;)

The meetings just weren't the same without Sealand. Mathew had grown fond of his little brother. He could tell that England missed him too. Worse of all was Gilbert. He and Peter had been really close.

The kid hadn't talked much during the meetings, his accent would have blown his cover, but the room was dead silent after his departure.

"And I was like BABY, BABY, BABY, OH!"

"That's my cell phone…" Mathew said, blushing.

"Great ringtone bro!" Al teased him, grinning.

"Shut it."

"No I'm serious! Your country has such great artists."

"Shut the fuck up! We have Bryan Adams and Three Days Grace!"

"And Justin Bieber and Celine Dion!" Alfred said, giggling.

"Stop it you two!" Arthur shouted, "Mathew answer the damn phone!"

Matt and Al stopped bickering and Matt picked up his phone.

"Hello?"

"…Matt!...Kuma...He...I…Oh Matt!" Nikita sobbed.

"Nikita? What's wrong?"

"Kuma…he passed out and now he's… coughing up blood! I…I don't know what to do."

"Did you call a doctor?" He said, trying to stay calm, trying not to shout at her.

"Natalya did…I'm scared Matt…"

"I'm coming! Tell him I'm going to get there as fast as I can." He said before hanging up.

"Mattie?" Gilbert asked his friend.

"…My son…he's dying…"

Gilbert gulped. He didn't know what to say. His friend also seemed to be at a loss for words. Mathew just stood there, not reacting to anything.

"You'd better get going bro, it's a long flight." Al said, trying to get his brother to snap out of it.

Mathew nodded and began to walk towards the door.

"I'm coming with you comrade." Ivan said.

"...No. Stay here. I can't deal with you right now." Mathew replied before walking away.

Everyone was silent after he left.

"Don't worry sis! He's going to be okay! Stop crying." Belarus begged her sister.

"He's too young to die!" she cried

"He's not going to die." Natalya said, trying to comfort her.

"Maybe not today…"

Belarus was confused. She had never seen her sister like this before, she was always so calm. Usually it was her big sister who would be comforting her or their brother.

"It's going to be okay. Mathew's on his way."

Everyone was worried about Canada and Ukraine back in Florida. He had left hours ago, but they stlil couldn't start up the meeting without him.

"I hope he's going to be okay. Pauvre Mathieu."

"...Shut up you sod." England mumbled. He didn't want to sound so harsh, he was worried about Mathew too.

"Francis, I'm sorry. I just…"

"IT'S FRIDAY! FRIDAY! GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY!"

Everyone starred at America.

"What? Some people like Rebecca Black!"

Gilbert burst out laughing. Wow, Alfred could be pathetic sometimes! Everyone else joined in.

"SHUT UP!" Al shouted, "Hello?"

"It's me."

"Matt! Where are you? Is everything alright?"

"…We just landed in Russia…"

"Are you okay bro?"

"…No, I'm not okay. Can I talk to Ivan?"

"Sure. I'll put you on speaker phone."

"Ivan, you were at your sister's house a few days ago."

"Da."

"Did you see my son? Did he seem..."

"He didn't seem that sick comrade. Katyusha was making a big fuss about him."

"He's going to be okay, bro." Al reassured him.

"We're all here for you son." England told him.

"Oui Mathieu! On pense à toi."

"...Thanks guys."

"Shouldn't you get going?"

"Her house is still an hour away...I don't want to be alone right now."

"We'll talk you through this comrade."

Ukraine was sitting on the edge of Kumajiro's bed, holding the child's
shaking hand.

"...w-when is dad...gonna come?" he stammered.

"He's on his way." She told him, smiling weakly.

Where was Matt? Why wasn't he here yet? Kumajiro had already lost so
much blood and he was about to pass out again. Nikita didn't know what
to do anymore. The doctor had given him some medication but it didn't
help at all. She started crying. Why was this happening? Kumajiro was
dying in her arms and there was nothing she could do. She held him
close and tried to tell him everything was going to be okay.

Matt burst through the front door. He had run all the way from the bus stop.

"Mathew?" Natalya said.

"Where is he?" He shouted.

"Over there..." she said pointing towards the room. She shivered.
Mathew was scary when he was upset.

Mathew ran through the door. He found a crying Ukraine holding on to
his son who was covered in blood. He pushed her away and held his son.

"...dad..." he wheezed.

"It's going to be ok. I'm here."

"...missed you..."

"I missed you too." Mathew told him, trying to hold back tears.

He turned and looked Nikita who was sobbing on the floor. He wanted to
hold her and tell her it's not her fault. He wanted to run his fingers
through her short blond hair, to kiss away the tears that were rolling
down her face. But he couldn't, he had to stay with Kumajiro.

"Where's the doctor?" he asked her.

"...He...went to get... more medicine..." she managed to say.

Belarus let the doctor in the room. She saw her sister crying on the
floor. She had to get her out of here.

"Come on sis," Natalya said, taking her hand.

"No. I'm staying here."

Belarus looked at her sister and then at Mathew. He nodded. She let go
of her sister's hand and hurried out of the room. She had been helping
Ukraine take care of Kumajiro for the past two weeks and she couldn't
stand seeing him like this. ...All that blood... Who would have
guessed a violent girl like her would have a weak stomach?

She went back in the room after the doctor left. Mathew was wiping the
blood off of Kumajiro who was unconscious.

"He's going to be ok." Ukraine said, wiping away tears.

Ukraine and Belarus left Mathew alone with his son. Belarus hugged her
big sister who had started to cry again.

"Don't cry sis." Natalya begged, "He's going to be okay."

"He has a fatal disease." she revealed, "He doesn't have much time left."

"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked, shocked.

"...I didn't want to believe it. Matt and Kumajiro mean the world to
me. I don't want to lose them." she confessed.

Belarus hugged her sister one more time and then headed for the door.

"Go tell him that."

Nikita collapsed on the couch and buried her face in her hands. What
the hell was she going to do now? It felt like the world was falling
apart around her. She could feel the tears starting up again.

"Nikita."

She jumped up off the couch and wiped away her tears.

"I'm sorry Matt. You missed your meeting... I just...I didn't..." she
tried to say before she burst into tears again.

Mathew took her into his arms and held her tight.

"Shhh. It's okay, you did the right thing," he murmured, stroking her hair.

Nikita nodded, blushing. He was so close; she could hear his heart
beating. She could feel him breathing: his chest going up and down,
his breath on her forehead. She relaxed in his arms.

"You're wearing the scarf I gave you." she said, smiling.

"Yeah." he responded, blushing. He didn't get a chance to wear it when
he was in Florida, but he always kept it with him. He wasn't going to
tell her that.

Nikita suddenly realized that Mathew was still wearing his coat and
his boots. She unzipped his coat and took it off of him.

"Take off your boots." she ordered him.

She went to go hang up his coat in the closet. She thought of Kumajiro
coughing up blood and crumbling to the floor. She remembered the look
on Mathew's face when he saw his son. She remembered how he pushed her
away... Ah shit! She was crying again. Why was she...why couldn't she
just...

"Stop crying stupid," he whispered, pulling her into his arms, "he's
going to be alright."

"It's all my fault! If I had taken better care of him..."

"Nikita..." he sighed. What was he going to do with her? She was
having another breakdown. He was also exhausted from today's events and
wasn't able to think straight.

"You hate me don't you?" she asked him.

Mathew couldn't stand to see her cry. He took her face into his hands
and wiped away her tears. She was trembling. He pulled her closer,
feeling her warm breath on his skin and gently kissed her soft lips.
He closed his eyes and tried to enjoy the kiss until she would pull
away. She never did, kissing his lips back. Mathew pulled away after a
few minutes out of breath.

"I love you Nikita." he confessed.

She stared up at him. He was looking right back at her with a worried look in his eyes. She wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I love you too Mathew." She whispered.

He wrapped his arms around her and ran his fingers through her hair. Nikita realized that he was just as exhausted as she was, if not more. She pulled away from him and looked into his sleepy eyes.

"Follow me." She said, grabbing his arm.

She dragged the sluggish man upstairs. She blushed once they reached her bedroom. She pushed him away.

"Stay here!" she ordered him. "No peeking!"

"I won't!" he chuckled as she closed the door.

She came out a few minutes later wearing an adorable pair of pink pajamas and holding a pair of purple pajamas.

"These used to be Ivan's…I think they'll fit you." She said handing them to him.

He took the pajamas from her and headed towards the bedroom.

"No peaking!" he teased her.

She laughed and stuck out her tongue at him. He winked at her before shutting the door.

Nikita knocked on the door after a few minutes.

"It doesn't fit…" he said.

"I'm coming in!" she told him.

She opened the door to find Mathew trying to hold his pants up. She forgot how scrawny he was compared to her brother. She took his scarf from her bed and wrapped it around his waist. He leaned down and kissed her again.

She felt like she was going to melt. She backed up, onto the bed, pulling him down with her. She ran her fingers through his dark blond hair. His lips moved from her mouth to her neck. He slowly slipped his hand
under her shirt. She moaned in pleasure. His mouth moved lower and
lower and his hand went higher and higher. She wrapped her legs around
his waist and pulled him closer to her body. He began
unbuttoning her shirt as the phone rang.

She sighed and pulled away. She fixed her shirt, took a deep breath
and answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hi sis. I just wanted to make sure you're alright."

"I'm fine." she said, smiling at Mathew who was still out of breath.

Mathew blushed.

"I-I'm going to go check on Kumajiro..." he told her.

He hesitated for a second, but then he leaned in and kissed her forehead.

What the hell am I doing? He asked himself as he walked away. He was
disappointed when the phone rang, but he was also kind of glad. He
didn't have any protection on him and besides that he had absolutely
no idea what the hell he was doing. He had never gotten this far with
a girl before. Actually he'd never even kissed a girl until tonight.
They never noticed him, he was invisible. But she noticed him. She
always had.

Mathew didn't want to screw this up. She was one of the best friends
he'd ever had and the most beautiful girl he'd ever met. He still
couldn't believe she was in love with him. This whole thing seemed too
good to be true.

"Don't worry sis, I'll take care of the farm tomorrow. You just stay
home and rest!"

"Thanks Natalya."

"So...did you tell him?"

"No, he was the one who confessed! I'm so happy!"

Natalya felt jealous. Her sister was so lucky to have a guy like
Mathew in love with her. But she knew Ukraine really deserved him. She
was happy for her.

"How's Kumajiro?" Natalya asked.

"Matt went to check on him. I think he's still sleeping."

Matt opened the door to find his son sleeping peacefully. He came and
sat down on the edge of the bed. Kumajiro's skin was beginning to
regain its usual pale complexion. Mathew placed his hand on his son's
forehead. His fever had gone down, but he was still abnormally warm. He
was so glad to see him again. He'd been so worried for the past two
weeks.

"I'm happy for you sis," Natalya told her as Mathew reentered the
room, "I hope you two are happy together. Try and get some sleep!"

"I will! Thanks for everything Natalya, you're the best!" she said
before hanging up.

Mathew sat down beside her. She cuddled up against him. He smiled and
took her into his arms.

"When do lo have to leave?" she asked him.

"Leave?"

"When's your flight back to Florida?"

"I'm not going back to Florida." he told her.

This chapter annoyed me so much!

The first half didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I made my little sister cry (somehow the fact that Kumajiro was going to die hadn't sunk in…) and I have no idea why because I thought it was really badly written.

And I had so much trouble writing the second half of the chapter because Mathew wasn't cooperating! I had so much I wanted to write about in this chapter, but he wouldn't stop making out with Nikita, which sucks because I'm awful at writing kiss scenes! I had to have Belarus come in and stop him. After that I kind of just gave up on this chapter. Fine Mathew, I'll just write this stuff in chapter 15!