Author's Note- Hey everyone. It is another day, which means it is time for another short. Today is a little, fluffy America parenting piece, but before we get to that I need to do a quick shout out to the people who reviewed the first chapter. Thanks so much to Laveycee and Princess Poptart243 for you wonderful reviews and ideas.

Disclaimer-I do not own Hetalia…or Apple…or whatever company the owns the Year Walk app.

Year Walk

The holidays were always a pleasant time of year. America's great old home was always filled with food and family, with anyone who could sneak away from their state duties for a few days crashing the place. He knew that everyone would be heading home in a few days, but until then he was savoring having a full house. Even when that full house meant some middle of the night interruptions.

"Daddy?" South Dakota asked softly as she pushed his bedroom door open a crack.

"What is it sweetheart?" America asked groggily.

"Can we sleep here tonight?" North Dakota, America's shiest state, practically whispered.

"Sure honey." As soon as the words left his mouth, North and South Dakota pounced onto the bed and started to steal the covers. The sight of his two states buddle up together reminded him of so many pleasant memories of their childhood, and he couldn't help the smile that spread across his face. "So what is going on? Did you two have a bad dream?"

"Sort of." North Dakota muttered into his pillow.

"We were playing a game on the iPad that you gave us and we kind of got scared and we couldn't sleep so we came here…" South Dakota refused to make any eye contact.

"You do know that it was just a game right?" America prompted gently.

"Yes." Both states said enthusiastically, but after a few beats North Dakota added. "But still doesn't' mean that it wasn't scary."

"Very true." America agreed. "But do you know what is one of the best ways to deal with something that scares you?"

"What?" South Dakota's head was cocked to one side with interest.

"You face it." America struck his best heroic pose, but both states looked up at him with disbelief. "Oh, come on you guys. Now go get your guys' iPads so we can bet this game and get some sleep."

The pair of states still looked dubious, but they obeyed America and scampered down the hall to retrieve their new toys. By the time they returned America was already building a pillow and blanket fort in the middle of the floor. Ten minutes later, all three personifications were curled up together under a tarped up quilt. Then South Dakota flipped open the iPad.

The screen was black except for the loading icon in the bottom right corner. Then the words "Walk again?" appeared on the screen. With a tap of a finger they were transported an eerie sound track began to play as the opening credits played.

It is simple to say that neither the nation nor the twin states got any sleep that night.

End Note- So, yeah, Year Walk is an amazing game, but not one you want to be playing in the dark of night. So what did you think? Also have any state/app combinations cause I would love to hear them.