Russia's mood had definitely changed since that night with Latvia. He always had a smile on his face, but not the plotting doom smile, just a smile. Which was just as scary. He was being very kind to Latvia and checking on him every so often. He also told the Latvian what he should or shouldn't eat all of a sudden.
All three of the brothers were very worried, Latvia especially. Russia hadn't mentioned anything more about whole 'helping' thing and none of them were going to bring it up.
Though Latvia knew something had happened. It started about a week after the incident. Usually, when doing his chores, he would feel fine and feel no need for a break. But… lately he's been getting tired so quickly and fatigued. Lithuania and Estonia didn't notice anything though.
Then, about two weeks later he woke up in the middle of the night running to the bathroom. It woke up both the other nations in the shared room hearing the sick wreathing coming from the poor boy. They were there to comfort him and help clean him up afterwards though. And they went back to sleep. Though in the morning he still felt nauseous and didn't get out of bed until noon.
In addition to getting sick in the mornings every now and then, he was having constant headaches and a dull pain in his lower back. That's when Lithuania and Estonia started to worry more. Though none of them had the slightest clue as to what was wrong, they also didn't have the courage to ask Russia about it.
Though as fate would have it, there came a really bad night when Latvia never left the bathroom, puking until there was nothing left. That was when it became clear that they needed to talk. So after Latvia finally started to feel a bit better, and all he wanted was sleep, they all walked down to meet Russia in his study, reading intensely from a book.
Lithuania cleared his throat. Russia looked up. Latvia went to sit in a nearby chair as Estonia spoke up. "There's something wrong with Latvia. He's been very sick lately. And he's stopped eating his normal amount though he's still gaining weight. None of us have a clue what's wrong! And we were wondering if you knew?" he asked.
"Really?" Russia perked up and ran over to Latvia, lifting his shirt and splaying a large hand on his stomach. "Ah! This is great!" he exclaimed.
"How is this great?" Lithuania asked in annoyance.
"Latvia is carrying my child!" Russia exclaimed, picking Latvia up and hugging him.
"What?" all three of the brothers say in unison.
"Yes, Latvia is pregnant. With my child! This means it worked!" he said, still holding the smaller man in his arms.
"But… but… no! Why did it have to be me?" Latvia asked, shaking and fighting tears.
"Because, Lithuania nor Estonia have the hips to birth a child." Both said nations promptly blushed brightly. "And I would rather die than have one of my sisters do it. And nobody else is good enough in my eyes!" he explained.
"Why didn't you even tell me about it first? Why didn't you give me a choice? Did you even care about me at all when you started this? Do you have any f*cking idea how much pain I've gone though? And there's still more to come?" Latvia yelled, which surprised the whole room.
"I didn't tell you about cause I knew you'd say no. And it's because I do care that I even bothered to start this! And I realize you're going through lots of pain but once it's over did you ever stop to think it might be worth it? Nine months of pain, to a lifetime with a child. I say it's a pretty fair trade." Russia answered.
Latvia blushed. "I guess so. But I still don't want to do this…" he said.
"If you don't, well, I don't think you or you're brothers want the consequences, yes?" he said, reverting back to his former self for a moment.
Latvia looked away. "No. I'm sorry…" he said, stepping out of Russia's embrace in favor of sitting down. He thought for a long moment. "What happens when the child is born?" he asks quietly.
"I want you to help me raise it, of course! This was the four step process. One, I wanted to make the baby. Two, I want you to carry the baby. Three, I want you to have the baby. And four, help me raise it." he explained.
Latvia looked at him. "Help you raise it? So you want the child? You would actually spend time with it? You wouldn't just dump me with the child and come back when they've grown?" he asked quietly.
"Why else would I want a child. I saw America with his youngest and I realized that I want to try it again. I want one more. I remember how much fun my other children and I had. And what would be the point of coming back later if I miss all the good stuff? See? I can be a good guy too." Russia said.
"I guess so. It's just really hard to believe." Latvia said and looked away.
Russia chuckled. "Now hurry up and love me so we can properly care for the child." he kissed Latvia's forehead. "And go get some rest." he said and Latvia left with Lithuania and Estonia, agreeing that Latvia should just rest for the day while they split the chores.