Jeeze I don't even know why I'm still writing this, I doubt anyone is still even reading it. Well, whatever. I'm kinda just doing this for my own enjoyment now :| But after this chapter I'm gonna take a break from this story to work on my other one.
Oh and for anyone who doesn't know, Ohayocon is the biggest anime convention in Ohio.
Do I own hetalia? Nope :(
I danced around the apartment giddily, squealing with delight as I glanced a the the calender for the tenth time, reconfirming what I already knew; that today was January 28th. I laughed happily and spun around again, reveling in the soft feel of my dress swirling around me.
Ahh, the glorious dress! I had spent months working on it to get it just right in preparation for the big event today. It was a traditional Hungarian maid's dress, nothing too fancy, simply a light green dress with poofy sleeves and a ruffled skirt and a ruffled white apron that cris-crossed over my back and ended in a big white bow. A tiny red bow around my collar set the whole outfit off.
I couldn't keep the grin off my face as I put on my little white headscarf and pinned a flower in my hair, my costume complete. At first, Kiku and I were going to cosplay as these two characters from our favorite manga, but we decided not to, both of us wanting to make something original. Plus I wanted to make something I could wear in public without getting too many weird looks.
I checked my bags again to make sure I had everything I needed; some extra clothes, pjs, money for souvenirs, camera and my cellphone. Everything was ready! Well…almost anyway. My ride wasn't here yet.
But Roderich would be here any minute!
Of course he would be!
But...
...he said he would be back at noon and it was already 2:00...
...Maybe I should call him just to make sure everything is ok...but I don't really want to nag. I bet there's a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why he's two hours late! After all, he was just getting back from another big concert in England, he probably got jet lag or stuck in traffic or something...
After ten more minutes of worried fidgeting, I decided to call him and grabbed my phone. He picked up on the third ring.
"Hello? Who is this?"
I breathed a sigh of relief, but I couldn't help but notice his voice sounded rather groggy, as if I had just woke him up.
"Hey Roddy! It's me!" I said cheerily, masking my unease. "Are you almost home? The convention is going to start soon..." I trailed off hopefully. But my hopes were dashed as he failed to respond.
"Um, Roddy?"
"Elizaveta...about that..."
I cringed, nothing and I mean nothing good ever follows the words "about that".
"...I'm still in England."
"What?" I practically yelled into the phone. "What happened? Did the plane get delayed? Did you get hit by a car or something?" I asked frantically, clutching the phone as my panic mode went into overdrive.
"Well, no..."
Slightly relieved, I calmed down a little. "What happened then?"
"Well, after the concert, there was a dinner party, and I assure you I was planning to leave, but Nigel Kennedy was there...I ended up staying the whole evening talking with him and missed my flight..." He trailed off, perhaps feeling my anger and frustration seeping through the phone line all the way to England.
"...I hope you understand," he said tentatively before I furiously pounded the end call button and flung the device onto the couch to prevent myself from saying things I would later regret. I seethed with annoyance, my fists clenching.
Yes, I did understand. Nigel Kennedy was a famous violinist, Roderich's idol. It would be unreasonable to force him to miss the chance to meet someone he admired and looked up to so much just to come with me to the convention. I understood why Roderich stayed to talk to him.
But god dammit I have the right to have just one moment of pure unreasonable fury don't I? !
On any other day I wouldn't have minded; I would've been happy for him that he got to meet a person he had so much respect for.
But it had to be today. The day I had been planning for ages. The day I had bought passes for months ago. The day me and Roddy were going to spend all day together. The day I had looked forward to all year.
I flopped down on the couch and sulked, a dark scowl on my face and arms crossed tightly as I glared at the phone lying next to me.
The opening day of Ohayocon which he had promised he'd come with me to, and he was still in god damned England.
I let out a groan of frustration, burying my face in one of the pillows. Now I didn't have a boyfriend or a ride! Life sucks.
I indulged a moment or two of self pity before grabbing my cell phone again and hitting the speed dial. If Roddy couldn't come with me, maybe someone else would.
I was helping HK out in the kitchen when I felt my phone start to vibrate and hear the cute little ringtone I had set to play whenever Lizzy called me. Immediately dropping everything I was doing, much to HK's annoyance, I hurried out of the kitchen, snatching my phone out of my pocket and answering on the first ring.
"Hi Lizzy!" he sang happily.
"Hey Gil" I smiled. Just hearing his voice was enough to cheer me up considerably. I was so glad I had his cell phone number now. We used to call each others home phones and talk for hours but that made Roderich mad.
He scolded me, not because I was spending so much time talking to another guy, but because I was racking up the phone bill.
And so we exchanged cell phone numbers so we could chat in peace without ticking off my prissy boyfriend.
"So what's up Lizzy?"he asked, his voice curious.
"Well, um, I was wondering..." I started twisting a strand of hair around my finger, as nervousness suddenly gripped me, twisting my stomach tightly and making me hesitate.
What if he said no? What if he didn't want to go to the con with me?...Hell, why do I care? And why am I nervous? It's just Gilbert! Just annoying, idiotic...adorable...funny Gil-
"Do you want to go the Ohayocon with me?" I blurted, the words coming out in a rush. I hurriedly bit my lip, surprised by my random outburst. God why was I being so weird today? It wasn't like I was asking him out on a dat-
"Really? Dude, that sounds awesome!" he cheered. I smiled, picturing him punching a fist in the air with that goofy grin on his face. He sounded genuinely ecstatic, and for some reason, that made my heart flutter.
"Wait, hold on," he continued. "I thought you were going to this convention thing to have some alone time with Roddy." He sounded confused, and as he mentioned Roddy's name he also sounded just a little bit...sullen?
I put that thought aside for later as a fresh wave of anger washed over me at the reminder of my annoying boyfriend.
"That was the plan," I scoffed, "But that's totally not happening now."
"Why not? What happened?"
After I told him, Gilbert was unusually quiet.
"...Gil?"
"What a jerk," he growled. I could literally feel him scowling through the phone.
I sighed. "It's ok, really, it's not a big deal," I said, trying to play off my disappointment.
"Don't say that Liz," he snapped. "He made you a promise and he broke it. That's not right."
I smiled a small little smile. It was so nice to have someone who would always be on your side, someone who understood and sympathized with you and your problems.
"...Thanks Gilbert," I said softly.
Neither of us said anything for a few moments before Gil broke the silence, his cheerful attitude back.
"Well, it's his loss! I'll meet you at your apartment in like ten minutes ok? Oh wait, do I need to bring anything? And can I wear a costume?"
"You're gonna need to bring a lot of cash, maybe some extra clothes, and you don't have to wear a costume but you can if you want to..." I replied.
"Sweet! I've got the perfect thing in mind!"
"Alright," I giggled, wondering what his costume could possibly be.
"Kay, I'll see you soon Lizzy!"
"Wait, wait, hold on a minute! The con goes on for three whole days...I mean you don't have to stay the whole time if you don't want to but-"
"Are you kidding? ! I've never been to an anime convention before! I want to enjoy it to the fullest!"
I could barely contain my glee, Gilbet and I cold hang out all day for three whole days! How cool was that? ! But, unfortunately, there was one more question I had to ask.
"Alright, but will it be ok with your boss?"
"Hmm, I don't know, let me go ask him. Hey Yao!"
"What is it-aru?"
I could hear ever word they said, Gilbert obviously wasn't covering his phone's mouthpiece.
"Can I skip the next three days of work?"
"What? ! Why-aru?"
"Cuz Lizzy and I are going to an anime convention!"
"Let me get this straight...You want to miss three days of work just to go to a convention-aru?"
"Uh, yep! Pretty much!"
I snickered at his brash attitude and his bluntness.
"Well that's perfectly fine with me-aru."
"AWESOME!" he yelled so loud that I had to yank the phone away from my ear to avoid permanent hearing loss.
"One condition though-aru."
"Sure!"
"I want to come too-aru."
"What? ! Why?" he sounded incredulous and...perhaps a little disappointed? I was shocked to realize I felt the same way; it would've been nice if it was just me and Gil...but that was stupid, I was going to meet up with Kiku at the con, we wouldn't have been alone anyway...
"I've never gone to an anime convention, but my little sister goes to them all the time. She says they're very fun and I want to see what it is like-aru."
I heard a whoosh of static indicating that Gilbert had just let out an overly dramatic and exasperated sigh.
"Hey Lizzy, is it ok if Yao comes too?" he asked, suddenly switching back to talking to me.
"Uh, sure! The more the merrier!" I replied with slightly forced cheerfulness.
"Cool. So where is the con being held?"
"It's at the Greater Columbus Convention Center," I told him, giving him directions on how to get there and descriptions of the hotels nearby which were relayed to Yao.
"Alright Lizzy," Gilbert said when I was done. "I'll see you soon as long as HK doesn't catch us sneaking out!"
"Ok, see you soon," I giggled before hanging up, then gathered my things and went outside to wait for Gilbert at the entrance to the apartment complex.
I didn't have long to wait before a cute red convertible pulled up, honking repeatedly with a familiar albino in the driver's seat, grinning like crazy.
He jumped out of the car as I jogged over and he greeted me with a giant bear hug. I laughed and hugged him back.
"Hi Gil!" I smiled up at him after he pulled back and let me go, and tried to ignore the strange warmth on my face.
"You ready for this? !" he asked, punching the air for emphasis.
"Heck yeah!" I cheered, doing the same. "Hey, what's that you're wearing?" I asked, noticing for the first time the interesting clothes he had on.
"Oh, do you like it? It's an old Prussian military uniform that got passed down through my family," he said, his ruby red eyes lighting up. His pants and jacket were dark blue, his shirt, boots, gloves and belt were all black, and on his black tie was a metal iron cross. The uniform fit him perfectly, and, though it embarrassed me to even think about it...he looked pretty hot.
"Yeah that's really cool!"
He grinned widely then opened the passenger side door. "Thanks Lizzy. After you," he said with a smile, gesturing me inside.
I clambered in and he rushed around the car to hop back in the drivers seat. He hooked up his ipod to the car and pressed play, music filling the car.
Soon enough we were tearing down the highway, Gilbert singing Hooray for Beer at the top of his lungs, me laughing along beside him.