Question 3-
Lilli awoke the next morning to find herself in the dress she had worn last night, except the last place she remembered being was in her brother's arms, not her room. She sat up and went to her bureau to find her face red and tear-stained. She then remembered all that had occurred, and saw in the mirror her eyes held more tears, threatening to spill over. She sighed and wiped her eyes before getting up and opening her bedside window. It was a clear spring April day so she took out the clean new green dress she had previously bought. She then glided down the stairs and began to make breakfast. By the time Vash came down Lilli had made two international omelets, that had Spain's tomatoes, Germany's sausage, and some cheese from her brother. She also poured two canisters of orange juice. Vash walked in to find a good breakfast, for both him and Lilli. Lilli was holding them and told him to "hurry along" or he would miss the sunrise. He walked calmly alongside Liechtenstein up their special path. When they reached the top, the sun had not risen, but it was ok. Lilli sat in her chair and pointed for Vash to sit in his, as she handed him his breakfast, they again sat there in silence, like so many times before until the sun rose over the highest peak. The breakfast was divine to say the least. The sun made the sky look like a wonderful mix of an artist's paints, so many unparalleled shades of pinks and purples, blues and yellows along with fiery reds and blinding oranges. Vash loved this sight; he loved to wake to it every morning especially with Lilli. Wait did he just think that?! Seriously he raised her and took care of her; this was no way for him to be thinking!!!!!! His attention was turned back to Lilli though as she stood and motioned for him to follow, but leave the trash of this morning's meal in the trash can for the rangers to grab latter.
It was a slow walk to the bottom of the hill, made even longer by the silence that seemed to follow the two around everywhere. "Vash, it is time for the third question." She looked at him, looking for any sign of emotion from her brother, he was stoic. "The third question is… do you have a favorite nation, beside your own?" Lilli knew it was an odd question, but this was her way of figuring out if Vash liked anyone. He stood there dumbfounded, obviously perplexed by the question. "Uh, I don't know. Can I answer you later?" Lilli laughed at his answer, and then wished him a good day, but stopped short in her turn to the gardens. "Oh, Vash what would you like for lunch today?" He was also stopped by the sudden question and turned back to Lilli. "Would you mind making Rippli?" She beamed up at her brother and simply replied "I could try" before walking away each back to the normal routine of going in opposite directions before lunch.
Vash sat in his office for most of the morning signing various papers and writing letters to the nations of thanks for trading materials and what not. The he found the tackiest letter on his desk, the envelope a bright blue with a red wax seal on the back, and the address was from France. He opened it slowly to find a handwritten letter addressed to him and Lilli. It was an invitation to a party, and of course since it was France it was formal wear only. Vash sighed and tucked the letter in his pocket, to show to Lilli later.
Vash walked into the kitchen, his requested meal was sitting on the counter, Lilli in her apron adding a few fixings. She turned two plates in hand and smiled at him as she set them down. "I hope I made it correctly." He grabbed a knife and a fork from a drawer and cut into the meat. He popped it into his mouth, and chewed. It was phenomenal. She was also eating the meal, more daintily of course, but visibly enjoyed it just the same. They soon finished, and Vash was very proud of Lilli, for being able to cook, just as an innate talent for her.
He then remembered the letter he had received from Francis. He handed it over to her, and she read the note. She looked up from the paper, to Vash. "Are we going?" He sighed, and placed his elbows upon the table, and rested his cheek on hand. "It's up to you Lilli. I would like your opinion on this." Her eyes went wide, and she read the letter over again. "It sounds ok; it's like a formal world meeting. Why not? I say we go." "Well then Lilli, you'll need a new dress at some point, the ball is on Sunday." She smiled and got up grabbed both dishes depositing them in the sink. "Vash the post man just came a dropped off 3 boxes of papers, I had them transferred to your office." Vash stood, thanked Lilli for the meal and told her if she needed anything he would be in his office. He walked toward his office, closing the door behind him, as he viewed the 3 large boxes on his desk. He sighed and sat in the chair behind his desk. Then he remembered Lilli's question and the fact that he didn't answer it. He quickly thought of an answer, while he signed through the first box of papers. He then waited and made sure his answer was correct while signing through the second box of paper. By the time he finished the second box, his hand hurt like hell, so he stopped and sought out Lilli, to answer the question of the day.
He stood after signing the last papers and then a knock on the door could be heard. He opened it, and there stood Lilli, balancing a tray on one hand, and the other one raised to knock again. She smiled sheepishly and moved the tray slightly toward him. "I brought you some tea; I figured you would be busy with your papers." He smiled and took the tray of tea and cookies to the table in the corner of her room. The then pulled up his desk chair, and guided Lilli to sit, and he himself sat on the floor. Lilli poured the tea and handed him a cookie first and then poured a cup of tea for herself, and waited for him to try it first. He took a sip, and was greeted by warmth of the liquid. He smiled and she them took a sip of hers; smiling obviously happy that she had made it well. Soon all the cookies had been eaten, only crumbs remained and the pot of tea and the rest of the tea had grown cold. They continued to talk until Vash noticed the twinge of pink in the sky. He also remembered the third box of papers. Lilli stood and pushed his large chair back to his desk, opening the box after she replaced the chair. She understood that the work needed to be done, but stayed and settled herself on the floor, with a book.
Vash was about half way done with the papers, when he noticed one addressed to the country of Liechtenstein, he moved it aside for Lilli and moved on to the next one, again it was for Lilli, so he moved it again to a different pile. Soon the pile was about 20 pages thick, and he was wondering why the papers were even there. But the last 40 or so were in the name of Switzerland.
Lilli looked up, and saw the papers set aside. "Vash, why are those papers set aside?" He looked up from the last paper, and quickly signed on the dotted line. "They are for you Lilli, if you could please sign them." She stood from her spot on the floor, and walked to the opposite side of Vash's desk, and accepted the blue pen he gave her. "Um Switzerland, do I sign as Lilli or Liechtenstein?" He looked up and motioned to the paper he had just signed, in the name of Switzerland, and she nodded, carefully spelling out the word Liechtenstein in small cursive letters. She giggled as he placed it into a separate box and went off to make them dinner.
Vash sat down to dinner, a big plate of pasta sitting in front of him. Lilli had taken to making international recipes for dinner, and she was doing a wonderful job. He twirled the pasta around the fork, and sampled the food, which was quite good. They ate in silence, both finishing at about the same time. She smiled and like always got up and placed the plates in the sink. He stood up and started to walk out of the room, only to be held in place by Lilli's small delicate hand. "Vash could you please answer my question?" She looked up and met his eyes, and smiled present on her face. "Of course Lilli." She smiled wider, she liked getting answers. "Alright Vash, do you like any other countries?" He grabbed Lilli's hand and walked her upstairs, since it was close to her bedtime. "Well, Lilli, I find a lot of countries annoying, such as America, and Italy, but there are a few I can stand. I can stand Germany, because of his intolerance of interruptions, and Austria, is sometimes bearable. But there is only one person who doesn't always annoy me, and that's you Lilli, you could never annoy me." Lilli smiled and thanked him for his answer, and turned to grab her pajamas, but was stopped by Vash's hand on her arm. "Lilli, what about my mirror game?" She placed her pajamas on her bed and turned to face him. "Oh right, well the girl nations are all really nice, except for Belarus, she scares me. Um but the only guy nation I know is you, those are the only country I like." He turned after saying a quick goodnight and exited her room. He then went to be himself, to await tomorrow.