(I'm so sorry for late post! I've been busy with my other story and I got into a slump about this one! I'm no good at Natalia... sorry if this seems rushed! OH! and thanks for the reviews! They mean alot, so.. keep 'em comming! x3)
Forgotten
Chapter 5: Marriage
Ivan dreaded the thought of his sister comming over for a visit. It's not like he hated her or anything, he just had a hard time talking to her. She was always talking about how they should get married and that they'd make a wonderful country together. The thought of marrying her made him sick. Again, it's not like he hated her, its just.. well she was his sister. Marrying her would be incest. That totally turned Ivan off of the idea. "Big brother, may I come in?" a kind, feminine voice said though Ivan's huge door. Ivan just ignored her. He couldn't deal with her right now. Really, all he wanted right now was to be alone. "Big brother?" she said again. "Just go away..." Ivan mummbled. Ivan could hear his sister banging on the door. "Ivan..! If you don't open this door right now... I'll rip it off with my own hands! I'll show you that a mear door cannot hold back our love...!" She yelled. Ivan knew that she really would. She's done it before, she'd do it again. Ivan sighed and opened the large door and quickly avoided a hug so tight, it'd nearly kill him. "What do you want?" Ivan said with the annoience in his voice clear to hear. "I've just come to check on my soon-to-be husband. It's been so long since I've seen you! And we need to talk about marriage..." She rambled. "Stop it with the marrige. You're my sister, yes? It's really weird to think about marrying my dear sister!" Ivan shouted. He didn't mean to sound so rude about it, but that voice he heard earlier had already upset him. He couldnt handle his sister's fake love right now. He glanced at his sister, only to see a small, sad expression on her face. As soon as she noticed his glance, she acted as if she never heard his statement. "Whats wrong, Ivan? Were those other countries mean to you again? I'll go kill them for you.. if you like.." Her voice trailed off, as she walked over to Ivan. He blushed. "D-don't treat me like a child.. I can handle my own problems, Natalia." Ivan said, harshly. He could feel his sister stare at him for a while. The silance seemed to go on forever. "I see..." she said, finally breaking the akward silence. "Well.. I guess you're in too bad of a mood to talk right now. I'll just go visit Katyusha... Good bye Brother." Natalia turned and left, shutting the large door. Ivan just sighed, unsure of what to do.
That night was the longest, sleepless night of Ivan's life. The voices words rang in his ears, clear as day... "He's only going to betray you, Ivan." he remembered. "No one really wants to be you're friend." Ivan turned over, staring at the hole he made in the wall. "No one.. really wants to be my friend.." He mummbled. "Why would anyone want to be my friend..". Ivan felt something he hadn't felt in the longest time. The feeling of wanting to cry. He hadn't wanted to cry since Yao had turned against him. Ivan really wanted to believe Matthew wasn't like them... but the voice had a point. They had become "friends" much too fast. And there was no way that he had really been there beside him this while time.. Ivan would have noticed such a gorgeous face. Ivan blushed thinking of him. The voice was right.. such a beautiful person could never truely want to get close to a monster him without an initial goal. It was.. impossible. Ivan eventually drifted off to sleep. His dreams of his memories of the past.