Taiwan: Aged 7 in human years.
Hong Kong: Aged 1 in human years.
Japan: Aged 11 in human years.
Korea: Aged 4 in human years.
China: Aged ? in human years.
Many years ago:
Mei groaned as she tossed and turned, trying to hide her ears from that horrible wailing noise. Her baby brother sure was cute, but why did he have to be so loud? Hong's cries became louder and shriller, and Taiwan decided she had had enough. Rolling out of bed, she crept silently across the hallway and into his room, doing her best not to wake any of her siblings.
"Shh, it's okay! Don't cry, I'm right here. Calm down, everything's fine." Mei did her best to hush Leon. Stroking his fluffy brown hair, Taiwan was filled with a warm fluffy feeling. Hong's cries had since ceased, and his eyes were drooping. "I'm gonna go now, okay? Just go to sleep, and you'll be okay in the morning." She retracted her hand, and Hong's eyes shot open, his little fingers gripping hers in a silent plea for her to stay. Surprised by his sudden act of force, she stopped her effort to go back to her room. "Okay little one, I'll stay with you. Mama shouldn't be too mad, after all, if I keep you quiet, he gets more sleep, right?" Mei contemplated.
Suddenly, a thought struck Taiwan. Why was Hong Kong crying anyways? He had been fed earlier, he obviously wasn't tired - She sniffed the air. Nope, everything smelled fine. (Mei wasn't about to go any farther than that.) So what was upsetting him? Maybe... He was lonely? Well, that was something she could fix! He was so sweet, with his amber eyes, and endearing half pout. Taiwan gently cradled him, and began to sing. "Yì shǎn yì shǎn liàng jīng jīng, mǎn tiān dōu shì xiǎo xīng xīng, guà zài tiān shàng fàng guāng míng, hǎo xiàng xǔ duō xiǎo yǎn jīng..." Noticing that his big sister had trailed off, Hong Kong scrunched up his face. Uh-oh. What were the next lyrics? Stalling, Mei hummed a bit, trying to bounce Leon who was becoming more agitated by the second.
"Yì shǎn yì shǎn liàng jīng jīng, mǎn tiān dōu shì xiǎo xīng xīng." A voice finished from behind. Japan stood in the doorway. "Were you having trouble sleeping?" Taiwan nodded. "He's so loud! I'm trying to get him to fall asleep." Japan smiled. "Would you two like to come outside with me? The stars are very beautiful tonight, and Hong-chan might enjoy the fresh air."
Nearly bouncing with excitement, Taiwan followed Japan out onto the back porch. The sky was amazingly clear and the stars seemed to shine brighter than ever! Gasping, she tilted her head, attempting to take in all the glittering, sparkling lights in the sky. Leon made grabby hands in the air, futilely attempting to grab the stars. Japan smiled as his siblings looked on in awe. Satisfied, he began pointing out constellations,Taiwan dong her best to listen attentively.
THUMP! A bang echoed throughout the house, and crashing noises were soon heard afterward. Hong opened his eyes in fright, and clung to Taiwan's nightgown. What was going on? Was there someone in their home?! Japan quickly assumed a protective stance in front of his little sister and brother, he would fight off anything that came near his family! Creaking, the doorknob began to turn. This was it, whoever was foolish enough to break in would have to answer to him and his father! The door opened, and in the frame stood a menacing, powerful... Younger brother? Yong Soo stood out of breath and panting, one hand clasping the handle of the door.
"I woke up and Japan was missing da-ze! I came to investigate!" He puffed up his chest with pride. Japan stifled a laugh. "What on earth did you bump into? You only should've had to walk down to the back porch, Korea-chan." Korea grinned, still panting slightly. "Mama said I have a lot of energy da-ze." Taiwan giggled. "Want to look at the stars with us? They're really pretty." Yong Soo snuggled up next to his siblings as Japan pointed out more constellations and patterns. Korea wasn't really paying attention though, he just liked being cuddled by his family.
Kiku noticed his siblings drifting off, and gently pulled them into an embrace. "It's very late... Perhaps we should go to sleep soon?" Murmurs of tired assent were heard, and in a matter of seconds, Hong, Taiwan, and Korea were out. Japan yawned, it had been a long day. He normally would've gone back to his bedroom with Korea, but now his sibling were all here sleeping, he supposed he could too.
About an hour later China left his bedroom to discover that his children were gone. He began to panic, what if something had happened to them? What if they had been kidnapped, or injured, or- Taking a deep breath, Yao attempted to calm himself down, and inspect his surroundings. The only thing out of the ordinary was the trail of broken furniture and decor- well, actually that wasn't too out of the ordinary in their house. Between his frequent visitor and nephew Thailand, and his son Korea- That was it! This had to be Korea's doing. He followed the path down the hallway, all the way down to their back porch. Opening the door, he found what was probably the sweetest image he had seen in awhile. All four of his children were curled up together, Hong Kong nestled in Taiwan's arms, Korea snuggling in the middle, and Japan with an arm protectively over the other three. Smiling wistfully, Yao kissed each of his kids on the forehead, and carried them back to their rooms.
He really did love his family.
A/N:
*nervous laughter*
So, this chapter /might/ not be the one I promised you, but I hope you like it anyways! I'll be sure to write the ballroom dancing one later.
Translations: yì shǎn yì shǎn liàng jīng jīng: Twinkle twinkle shine so bright
mǎn tiān dōu shì xiǎo xīng xīng: The heavens are full of little stars
guà zài tiān shàng fàng guāng míng: Hanging up there you shine your light
hǎo xiàng xǔ duō xiǎo yǎn jīng: Like so many little eyes
yì shǎn yì shǎn liàng jīng jīng: Twinkle twinkle shine so bright
mǎn tiān dōu shì xiǎo xīng xīng: The heavens are full of little stars
It's basically just the Chinese version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I thought it was cute :).
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Just to be clear, the Asian kids use 'mama' as their name for Yao (with the exception of Japan). They know he's a male however.
This should've been updated earlier, but my Wi-Fi has been down for multiple days. I'll update the next chapter within a day or two!
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