A/N: This chapter is dedicated to my friend Gwen, for her birthday. Happy B-day, Canada! This one's for you!
Chapter 4 – Where'd You Come From? (part. 2)
It was 6:30 a.m when Gwen's alarm went off, causing her to groan and roll over. It would ring again in another five minutes, anyway. Right now she was having a peaceful dream about her and Canada in a field just staring up at the clouds in the sky, having a conversation about random things, and she wasn't gonna let some stupid alarm clock get in the way of that. She couldn't fall back asleep though, because she felt like she was latched on to a warmth, and not the warmth of a pillow or a blanket, no. It felt like… body heat?
Gwen's eyes snapped open, and she looked at who or whatever she was holding, only to find a sleeping Canada laying there. Her eyes widened and she rolled back over and sat up. 'What the hell! Why is he…wait…if he's here …and we're both…did we…Oh God, don't let that be true!' She thought as she stared in shock at the sleeping boy next to her. Her eyes traveled up his body to the curled strand of hair on the top of his head. Slowly and gently, she lifted her hand up and grabbed it. Then she gave it a kind of harsh yank.
"Maple!" The Canadian male shouted with a gasp, his eyes shooting open. Gwen giggled, causing Canada to sit up and look at her. Then he looked around.
"Wait, this isn't my room, where am I?" Canada asked with a hint of fear in his voice. The scared look on his face grew when he actually noticed Gwen there. Especially because of the fact that she was a girl.
"Huh? What's wrong? What's with the scared face?" Gwen asked.
"W-what happened last night?" Matthew asked, fearing for the worst.
"Nothing. At least… I hope nothing." Gwen said, a little unsure of what was going on herself. Sighing, she slipped out of bed, then headed for the kitchen, signaling for Canada to follow. He hesitated for a minute, but followed, anyway. The young girl led him to the kitchen, and went over to the coffee maker.
"Sit down, get comfortable, Matthew." Gwen said.
"H-how do you know my real name?" Canada asked, confused at the fact that this girl knew his name. Yeah, he remembered her from the meeting last month, but he didn't remember ever telling her his real name.
"Because, you're in an anime." Gwen said, putting everything in the coffee maker, then went and got 2 cups from the cabinets. "Anyway, you want some pancakes? I should have some mix somewhere…"
"No, thank you…" Canada said, starting to shift uncomfortably in his chair.
"Oh, ok. Well, then, do you want anything in your coffee? Like some sugar or some maple syrup?" Gwen asked, pouring some into a red cup with a white bear that had a black nose and black ears.
"Maple syrup, please." Canada said timidly. Gwen smiled, poured some syrup into the cup (and stirred it, of course), and set it down in front of the Canadian.
"Thank you." Canada said.
"No prob." Gwen responded with a smile, then went back and poured herself a cup.
"Nice cup." Canada said, then took a sip of the coffee, loving the taste.
"Thanks, made it myself. Now, come with me, I still have some time before I have to get dressed, and there's a TV show that I want you to watch with me." Gwen said.
"Really, what's it called?" Canada asked.
"My Little Pony." Gwen answered.
"My…Little…Pony?" Canada asked.
"Don't worry, you'll like it, come on." Gwen said, walking out to her living room. The living room had two couches, one with pillows and a red blanket, and one that looked untouched. Gwen walked over to the couch with the red blanket on it and patted the spot next to her, signaling for Canada to sit down. He sat next to her and she turned on her TV, and turned to Hub (legit, actual channel). The show had just gotten done with the pre-show scene, and was going to the opening theme.
"My Little Pony, My Little Pony
Ahh ahh ahh ahhh…
[Twilight Sparkle]
(My Little Pony)
I used to wonder what friendship could be
(My Little Pony)
Until you all shared its magic with me
[Rainbow Dash]
Big adventure
[Pinkie Pie]
Tons of fun
[Rarity]
A beautiful heart
[Applejack]
Faithful and strong
[Fluttershy]
Sharing kindness,
[Twilight Sparkle]
It's an easy feat
And magic makes it all complete
You have my little ponies
Do you know you're all my very best friends?"
It was only at the opening theme and Canada's eye was already twitching. How the hell can a… ummm…How old was she again?
"Ummm, excuse my asking, but how old are you?" Canada asked timidly.
"Huh, what you say?" Gwen asked, breaking from her trance caused by the TV and looking up at him. He blushed, she looked so innocent. She was curled up in the blanket, and she looked so cute in her pajama pants and tank top, holding a coffee mug in her hand. Suddenly, Canada was at a loss for words as he tried to remember what he was gonna ask her before.
"Uh…" Canada gulped, "How… old…are, uhh… you…?"
"13, but I'm turning 14 next week." Gwen said with a smile, then turned back to the show.
"Oh, ok." Canada said, then turned away. 'What was that?' he thought to himself, 'I could have sworn my heart just skipped a beat!'. He took a quick glance at the girl, hoping she hadn't seen the blush on his face. Meanwhile, with Gwen, she may have looked like she was entranced by the sparkly ponies on the TV screen, and she loved them, but right now her mind was elsewhere. 'OMG! His blush was so cute! It's official; he's gonna be mine by Valentine's Day!' The young girl thought, sneaking a glance at the male next to her, oh, this was gonna be fun.
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The rest of the show came and went, but neither of the people that were supposed to be watching the show were paying attention. They were both too busy in their own thoughts, Gwen thinking about where to take Canada on their first date, and Canada thinking about how the hell to keep his heart from doing that skippy thingy again. Before she knew it, the show was over and it was time for Gwen to get ready for the bus.
"Well, I'm gonna go get ready for school, you stay put, okay?" Gwen said, then got up from the couch.
"Huh? Oh, uh, y-yeah…" Canada said, nodding as she walked by him.
Gwen turned to him and smiled before heading to the bathroom to freshen up. A few minutes later, the girl came back fully clothed and ready for the school day. Canada got up and followed her to the door. Before she left, though, Gwen turned around an looked up at him with that same innocent look.
"Now, while I'm gone, just sit back and relax. And I'll figure out what we can do today when I get back, okay?" She asked.
"Okay, have a good day at school…" Canada said timidly, looking away with a bit of a blush on his face. Gwen smiled one last time, then she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek, causing him to gasp and his eyes to widen. He looked at the girl, with a shocked look on his face.
"Bye, Mattie!" She said then rushed out the door (and of course she closed and locked it behind her). She met up with Zoe and Ashley at the bus stop with a SpongeBob grin on her face.
"And exactly what happened that made you that happy?" Zoe asked.
"Nothing, nothing at all…" Gwen said with a smirk, which earned confused looks from the two girls. Then the bus came, the school day was about to begin!
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The beginning of the day was fun for Gwen, but Dom seemed to have a worried glint in her eye. She kept looking uncomfortable, as if she was ready to get outta there ASAP. She didn't really show it through her actions, in fact, she was acting completely normal. Gwen knew that something was up with her friend, though. This earned a suspicious look from Gwen (which went unnoticed by Dom). Her classes were pretty much the same, and all in all the day went by pretty great. At the end of the day, Gwen stopped by Dom's locker, since it was along the way to the door she normally went out of to get to the buses. Today, Dom seemed a little rushed, more rushed than normal, as if the world was going to end if she didn't get home on time.
"Dominique, I know that they held us back a few minutes, but you'd think they held us back an hour, the way you're rushing…" Gwen said.
"Huh? Oh. girl, it's Friday, I always rush like this on Friday." Dom said, practically shoving her
stuff into her bookbag.
"No, you don't. What are you hiding?" Gwen asked. Dom finished closing her green Gir bookbag (Hot Topic), and stood up.
"Dear, dear sweet, twin brother. I'm not hiding anything, so let it go Canada, please?" Dom said, placing her hand on Gwen's shoulder.
"Whatever you say, but I'm gonna get it out of you. America, one way or another…" Gwen said, taking Dom's hand off of her shoulder, then she and Dom started walking toward the front of the school. As they split, though, Gwen could have sworn she heard Dom say 'Oh please, Alfred, be okay!', before she walked out of earshot. Gwen would have to ask Dom about that later. But, for now, that would make a real good topic to talk about with her Canada-kun, especially with the good news that his twin brother might be here, too.
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And Done! Next chapter is about…wait for it… Angel and Britain/ England (Whatever the fudge you wanna call him!). Till then, Read and review please, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! :)