A/N: Anyone who watched the Grammys should know where I got the title to this chapter from…
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia , 'Just A Kiss' by Lady Antebellum, 'Marry You' by Bruno Mars, 'Sakura Addiction' from Katekayo Hitman Reborn, or any of the other songs mentioned in this chapter. Nor do I own any of my friends…that would be weird…
Chapter 9- My Valentine
Tuesday, February 14th, ring a bell? Well, it should. Why? Valentine's Day, of course! Unfortunately, it didn't make a difference to the members of the UCH; it was still another school day.
Dom woke up to the sound of her alarm, as usual, and was a little happier today than she was all of the other days. Just a little, though. She shut off her alarm and sat up, feeling something shift beside her. Looking over, she smiled at the sight of a peacefully sleeping Alfred.
'Aww, don't he just look so precious.' She though as she giggled a bit and slipped out of bed. First things first, time for her morning shower. After going through her daily process, she peeked into her room to find that Alfred was still out cold. 'Alright Dom. Get in, get your clothes, and get out.' She thought as she snuck into her room, grabbing her clothes from the basket. Having grabbed everything she needed.
She ran back into the bathroom. After she finished getting dressed, she went back into her room. America was still knocked out cold. She smiled and shook her head, then went back to getting ready to walk out the door, yanking on her coat and stuff. Before she left, though, she couldn't help but spare one final glance at America.
After going over to her bed, she just kind of stared at him. Something about him caused her to lean over. She was about three inches from his lips, and was just about to kiss him, when she stopped. Standing up straight, she sighed and shook her head 'I shouldn't, it's too wrong.' She thought as she ran out her bedroom door and left her home to start this new day.
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School was the same as it always was, long and boring. The only upside of the day (as usual) was before school, lunch, and after school, because she got to talk with her friends. Not one of them knew of the Hetalia characters living in the others' homes, and, quite frankly, they all planned to keep it that way. Although, how the girls managed to keep their Hetalia characters a secret, through a full sleepover, and with friends stopping by on random days, the world may never know.
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Dom got home that day to find that her mother and stepfather were gone, and so were Victor and France. After dropping her stuff in her room, she went to see if she could find Alfred. She found him downstairs watching 'Adventure Time' on the downstairs T.V while eating a Yoplait Light. When he noticed her, he smiled at her, scooted over and patted the space next to him on the chase.
"Come on and sit down. You want me to turn to 'Dr. Phil'" He asked.
"Nah, I'm good. I like 'Adventure Time'." Dom said, sitting down next to him. "Anyway, remember that I have that concert today, so you'll be on your own from 5:30 till about 8 or 9."
"You're gonna leave me here all alone, that's no fair…" America pouted.
"I'm sorry, but you'll probably have this whole house to yourself, and, even if you don't, at least you don't have to worry about hiding from anyone. Well, there's Greg, but still…" Dom said, America laughed.
"You know I'm just playin' with ya, I'll be fine, you just go and have fun." America said.
"Well, that's good to know, thanks. Anyway, what cha wanna do now?" Dom asked.
"I don't know, what about you?" America asked.
"Well… we're home alone…and it's Valentine's Day…" Dom trailed, still thinking. The statement must've given America the wrong idea though, because that's when he tensed up. Dom, however, didn't even notice. That's when she gasped.
"I know what we could do!" She exclaimed, she then turned to him with a mischievous smile on her face. "You thinkin what I'm thinking?" She asked. That's when he shot up into a sitting position.
"No! No! We don't have to do that I mean, you're so young and…um… shouldn't you wait until marriage…!" He shouted, sounding almost as if he was saying it all in one breath. That's when Dom looked at him with a confused look.
"Huh? Why would we need to be married to do it?" She asked.
"Because, that's the holy way of doing it." America said as if he were an angel.
"Oka y, hold up! Are we thinking the same thing, here?" Dom asked the country.
"Yeah, you want to have sex…right?" America said. Dom looked at him with the same look Poland got when Dom and Zoe were singing 'The Stereotype Song' at the last World Conference, except she had a bit of a smile on her face.
"What! Hell no! How could you even think that!" She exclaimed, hitting America in the arm with all her strength.
"Ow! If that's not it, then what exactly did you mean?" He asked, rubbing his arm.
"I meant that I was gonna go upstairs and get a sip of lemon juice, then we could sing along to the love songs on Music Choice loudly and off-key." Dom said.
"Ohhhh…" America said.
"Yeaaah, I hope you feel stupid as hell right now." Dom said.
"Sorry, but the way you worded it didn't really help…" America said a little quietly.
"Yeah, whatever. I'll be back." Dom said, getting off the chase. She then went upstairs. After a minute, she came back downstairs.
"Anyway, you ready?" She asked.
"Yeah, sure." America said, still feeling a little stupid because of the misunderstanding.
"If it's about what happened earlier, don't worry about it." Dom said. America looked at her with a shocked expression. Did she just read his mind or something?
"U-uh, okay, thanks." America said, then stood up, "So, let's do this."
Dom smiled at him, if only he knew what her true reasons for doing this were. Yeah, they had done this before, but this time was going to be different. She had been feeling weird around him for a few days now, and she had a pretty good idea of what it was. With any hope, if she sang these love songs, that would relieve her of the feelings, even if she wasn't singing directly to him, at least, she was going to try to keep from singing directly to him. She turned on 'Music Choice: Sounds of the Seasons'. Today, the channel seemed to be working to her advantage. The first song that was sung was Mariah Carey's 'Love Takes Time', which Dom sang.
America had thought that she was going to sing the song loud and off- key, but he was surprised when she didn't. In fact, she did quite the opposite, and it kind of scared him. Was she…was she singing directly to him. After a few more songs, it finally got to Lady Antebellum's 'Just A Kiss'. Dom started out, turning to America and grabbing his hands. She couldn't take it anymore, she had to tell him…directly…
"Lyin' here with you so close to me
It's hard to fight these feelings when it feels so hard to breathe
I'm caught up in this moment, caught up in your smile"
America was taken aback by what she was doing, so it was true. With a sigh, he decided to let it loose, how much longer could he have held in his feeling, anyway.
"I've never opened up to anyone
So hard to hold back when I'm holding you in my arms"
Dom smiled, it was working!
"We don't need to rush this, let's just take it slow
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
No, I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby, I'm alright with just a kiss goodnight
I know that if we give this a little time
It'll only bring us closer to the love we wanna find
It's never felt so real, no, it's never felt so right
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright
No, I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby, I'm alright with just a kiss goodnight"
By now, it had gotten to the point as to where they were dancing and turning and all that (like in the movies).
No, I don't want to say goodnight
I know it's time to leave
But you'll be in my dreams
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby, I'm alright"
By now, Dom had America backed onto the chase and was crawling on top of him (again, like in the movies).
Oh, let's do this right with just a kiss goodnight
With a kiss goodnight, kiss goodnight"
And with a kiss, my friends, was exactly how they ended it. Their lips locked with each other in a gentle kiss. And in the back of both of their minds, 'Best Valentine's Day Ever.'
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As for Gwen, a little later in the day, she and Canada were sitting on the couch watching 'Criminal Minds'. After a little while, the girl had started shifting uncomfortably, and throwing side glances in Canada's direction. At first, Matthew had thought nothing of it, but now it was starting to worry him. When the show went to commercial, Canada looked down at Gwen.
"Gwen, are you okay?" He asked in his usually quiet voice, which held worry in it at the moment. Gwen shook her head, "No…I'm fine…" She trailed.
"You sure? You don't sound like it." He said.
"Well…" Gwen said, shifting a little more uncomfortably, "There's something I've been meaning to ask you about…"
"Really, what?" Canada asked.
"Well, for one, I really like you." She said, blushing a bit. This caused Canada to blush, also.
"Oh, u-um… thank you…" He said, looking down.
"You're welcome…and also…it's Valentine's Day, so…" She trailed, then she sighed and let the truth loose, "I want to have sex with you."
Canada froze. She didn't just say what he thought she just said, did she?
"W-What! Why would you do that! You're still so young!" Canada exclaimed backing against the arm of the couch.
"And, quite frankly, I wouldn't mind having your kid…" She said crawling towards him. Looking over, he saw that 'Criminal Minds' had come back on.
"Hey the show's back on!" He exclaimed, pointing towards the TV, which seemed to distract her for the moment. 'Phew, saved by the TV' he thought... Phsyc! She grabbed the remote and turned off the TV, then looked at him.
"Now, where were we? Oh yeah! So, what's your answer?" Gwen asked, a pout overtaking her face.
Canada backed into the arm of the couch more, even though he knew he wasn't going anywhere. The innocence from before seemed to project off of her in waves, and he couldn't take it anymore. 'She's just so innocent…' he thought, then sighed.
"Fine, I guess we could do it…" Canada said. Gwen jumped with joy.
"Yay!" She exclaimed then jumped on Canada and started kissing him passionately. 'Why me?' He thought as he took the kiss lower…
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As for Angel, she and Britain, had just gotten back from a paint- ball game and were now playing an NBA video game (not before taking a shower, of course).
"Yes! I win!" Angel exclaimed, jumping up and pumping her fists in the air in victory. She then turned to Britain and started rubbing her achievement in his face.
"Ha! In yo face! You owe me some tea!" She said, jumping up and down on the couch.
"Don't rub it in!" Britain exclaimed, looking to the side to hide his blush of embarrassment.
"Haha! I won and you lost! Haha!" The girls said, flopping back down on the couch.
"You know what! You're gonna get it now!" Britain exclaimed, tackling the young girl. She went down with a yelp and struggled against him, laughing.
"No, lemme go! " She squeaked, still laughing and struggling against the older male.
"I told you not to rub it in! Now I'm gonna make you pay!" He said tickling the girl in the one place he knew she was the most ticklish. Her hips.
"Ahhh! Stop, it tickles!" She screamed, laughing and kicking playfully. When she finally opened her eyes, though, brown met green and, as Aly and Aj would put it "just like that, the chemicals react". They couldn't break away from each other's gaze. Britain leaned down, and they were about to lock lips in a gentle kiss, when Jacobi came up the stairs.
From his point of view, all Jacobi saw was this: Britain on top of Angel with his hands on her hips, and Angel under him breathing kind of hard. And what added on to that was the fact that they were about to kiss. 'Oh, hell no!' Jacobi thought, grabbing Britain's shoulder and pulling him off of Angel.
"What the hell is you doin'!" Jacobi exclaimed. The only thing he got from Britain, though, was a shocked look. Leaning down so that he was eye- to- eye with Britain, and got a threateningly.
"You better watch your fingers; they may not be there tomorrow." He threatened, then stood up and walked into the kitchen, getting whatever it was he was going to get out of there before he caught the two on the couch. He walked out the kitchen and back to his room, glaring at Britain the whole time. When the door to Jacobi's room shut, Britain and Angel looked at each other for a good minute, then started laughing. They may not have gotten to the kiss at that moment, but they would later, it was Valentine's Day, after all…
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Later that day, when the stars lit up the sky...
Zoe Winston and China laid on Zoe's roof, staring up at the stars in the sky, 'With You' by Chris Brown playing in the background. Ashley and Prussia were in the house playing 'Dance Dance Revolution' with Zoe and Ashley's younger siblings. The whole ordeal with their dad had been solved with some difficulty due to the fact that, well…he was a dad, but in the end he accepted China and Prussia into his home, but that didn't mean he wasn't watching them closely. For the whole song, all the two did was sit in silence, It wasn't until the middle of 'Princess of China' by Coldplay feat. Rihanna that something was said between the two.
"What is this?" China asked.
"Huh?" Zoe asked.
"This song, what is it?" China asked, looking at the girl.
"Oh. Dom sings it a lot, I think it was called 'The Princess of Something', I just can't remember what it was…" Zoe said.
"Hm…" China said. He looked back up at the sky, he had something he'd been wanting to wanted to ask Zoe since what felt like forever, he even had the ring to prove it. He sighed; he just didn't know when the right time for him to ask her would come. The song went off to be replaced by the next song that came on.
"It's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you."
China got up in attention, this song…that's what he'd wanted to ask Zoe all along. This had to be a sign, the time to ask her was now!
"Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go,
No one will know,
Come on girl.
Who cares if we're trashed got a pocket full of cash we can blow,
Shots of patron,
And it's on girl."
Looking down at the young girl beside him, she was still laying down, and seemed to be deep in thought. He looked at his pocket, reaching his hand in; he pulled out the small, blue, satin box. Looking back at the girl, he had made up his mind, he was gonna ask her tonight.
"Don't say no, no, no, no-no;
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;
And we'll go, go, go, go-go.
If you're ready, like I'm ready."
Grabbing the young girl's shoulder, he gently shook her and called her name. The girl looked at him and he nearly had a nervous breakdown. 'Why am I acting like this! I'm 4,000 years old for God's sake!' He gulped, and grabbed her hand.
"There's something I want to ask you…" He said.
"Cause it's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you.
I'll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like oooh,
So whatcha wanna do?
Let's just run girl.
If we wake up and you wanna break up that's cool.
No, I won't blame you;
It was fun girl."
"What?" Zoe asked, "And what are you doing to my hand?"
Shutting his eyes and taking one deep breath, he pulled out satin box, opened it to shoe the diamond ring inside, and asked the one question that had been plaguing his mind since he bought the ring.
"Zoe Winston, will you marry me?"
"Don't say no, no, no, no-no;
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;
And we'll go, go, go, go-go.
If you're ready, like I'm ready."
Zoe sat there shocked for a minute; did he just ask her to marry him? Her automatic answer was yes, she would marry him. Before she said anything, though, she decided to mess with his head, first.
"Hmm, do I, a 14 year old girl, wanna marry a 4,000 year old man?" Zoe asked. 'Oh no, she gonna say no, I just know it'China groaned in his mind.
"Cause it's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you."
Those next few seconds were agony for China as he mentally prepared himself for the worst. The Unexpected part was what he heard next.
"Yes!"
"Just say I do,
Tell me right now baby,
Tell me right now baby. [x2]"
China sighed in disappointment, until what she said finally set in.
"Wait, what?" He asked.
"Hell yeah, I'll marry you!" Zoe exclaimed. China mentally jumped for joy as he went to kiss her. He couldn't believe she said yes.
Zoe smiled into the kiss, thinking about what her future life with China would be like. Zoe Wang…she could deal with that.
" Cause it's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you.
"Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you."
After breaking the kiss, Zoe smiled again and got up.
"We should go tell Ashley and them about this." She said, earning a nod in agreement from China. China stood up himself and the two went to go tell Zoe's siblings the good news.
"I remember now!" Zoe said, snapping. They were just about to leave Zoe's room when she said that. China stopped and looked at her, with a confused look.
"The song! I remember the name!" Zoe exclaimed.
"What song?" China asked.
"The song you asked me about. The name of it is 'Princess of China'! I knew it had something to do with you, but I thought it was the beat." She said.
"Really? Who sang it?" China asked.
"Um….I think it was …some group named Coldplay and…Rihanna." Zoe said.
"Hmm, interesting. Anyway, c'mon we still have to tell your siblings about our engagement!" China said, running out of the room.
"Yeah! Right behind ya!" Zoe exclaimed, rushing out of the room behind China.
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Meanwhile, Kylie burst into her room on the verge of tears, startling Japan, who was reading a book on her bed. Sitting up, he closed his book and turned on her bed so he could put his feet on the floor. Kylie sat down beside him, leaned over and started crying on his shoulder.
"Huh? What's wrong?" He asked, wrapping his arm around the girl.
"My family, that's the problem!" The girl said, sobbing.
"Really, what did they do?" Japan asked, rubbing the girl's arm and trying to soothe her. After telling him what her family did to upset her, Kylie started crying harder.
"It's okay, don't cry." Japan said.
"Yes it is…I'm tired…of them…treating me like this." She said between sobs, "I feel like…I'm not cared about…"
"That's not true, you have the UCH-" Japan said, before he was cut off by Kylie.
"Yeah, I know… but they're not always there when I need them…and I always seem to feel like I'm disappointing them…" Kylie said.
"You didn't let me finish, though. There's one more person who cares about you, loves you, even. Someone you couldn't possibly disappoint. " Japan said. Kylie stopped sobbing and looked up at Japan with puffy, red eyes.
"Really? Who?" She asked, sniffling. Japan lifted her chin and leaned closer to her.
"Me." He said, then kissed her gently on the lips. After pulling away, he smiled at her.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Kylie." He said. The young girl smiled up at the Japanese man.
"Thank you!" She exclaimed, jumping on the man and hugging him.
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Yes, I know that this chapter took pretty long. I also know that I'm three or four days behind, but that's because I was trying to type four chapters at the same time. Not to mention that the threats I was getting from my friends weren't really helping…
Anyway, I hope you guy's liked this chapter, because this was (by far)one of my longest ones (Aside from Chapter 2). So, again, I'm sorry this chapter was so late, and I hope that you guys had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Bye!