I laid down debating whether or not just to tell Taiwan not to go for France. The jealousy would kill me. But I wanted to go with England. So why would I care? It`s only one dance. Maybe it was because I knew how absolutely seductive France was… It could turn serious in a millisecond. Eventually I managed to fall into a restless sleep.


It was the day of the dance. Taiwan had managed to get a date with France by telling him who I was going with. I refused to talk to her. She knew damn well I didn`t tell Francis for a reason. France cast me glances and I could tell the questioning look in his eyes. He was thinking about moving on. It was impossible to focus on my work. I expected the note that landed at my feet halfway through the class that day. Bending down I picked it up, reading it in my lap.

Is it true Mon Cherie?

Is what true? I played dumb. It didn`t work.

You are going to the Dance with England.

He`s making me. It wasn`t a complete lie. He really was making me but I left out the part where I agreed.

Oh, mon Cherie. I`m sorry. I am going with that Asian girl you know that right?

Oui. Have fun.

You don`t care?

Non. It`s fine. I refused to open the note that came back. Yes, I did care. Yes, it stung that she would do that. Yes, I still was crushing on France. But no, I would never tell him any of that.


I went back to my shared dorm. Hungary was already there. "What`s wrong?" She sounded genuinely concerned.

"Mei…"

"Jealous?" She gave me a sad smile.

I looked at the floor and nodded just slightly.

"Don`t worry. You`ll have a great time with Arthur, and you`ll get over it. After all it`s only one dance right?"

"Prussia has a different date doesn`t he?" She smiled sadly.

"I wish." I gave her a confused look. "I`m going with him Roderich said no." I gave her a hug.

"It`s okay. We`re going to have the time of our life at this dance, and then It`ll be over. Right?" I looked at her pulling my dress from the closet. She smiled and nodded pulling out her own dress. "Can you zip me up?"

"Of course. If you do so for me." I zipped her silk dress.

"You look amazing." I gushed. She blushed slightly.

"You too, I could do something with your hair." She looked at me considering. I had just pulled the ribbons out as I knew England hated them, I looked at them…France would see I wasn`t wearing them , on the other hand if I did…"And use the ribbons in a different way." I nodded and she went to work, pulling hair back, leaving some down. When she was done My hair was in a complicated plait of braids in a circle on the back of my head, half of it left down, ny ribbons weaving in and out of it gently. I touched it lightly.

"I love it! Thank you so much Liz!"

"Come on it`s almost six we have to do our makeup." She chuckled.

I swallowed nervously. Prussia was the first to show and Elizaveta left me standing in the doorway, anxious as all hell.


I waited then closed the door sitting on my bed. What if he didn`t show? It was 5:57… My head fell into my hands, he just wanted me not to go with France. Just as I was about to cry I heard a knock on the door. I checked the clock. 6:00 exactly. I smiled to myself and jumped up blinking unfallen tears away. I opened the door and I couldn`t help it, my eyes flicked over him, taking him in in a second.

"You look…" he had a faint blush and he cleared his throat. "Acceptable." I looked down at my dress. I thought I looked more than acceptable. Honestly I almost chuckled. He couldn`t even complement a girl properly.

"Merci~" Emitted from my mouth and I immediately bit my lip and stared hard at the ground.

"What did you just say?" He glared coldly.

"Sorry, sir." I added knowing he enjoyed his feeling of superiority when I called him as such.

"You better be." Was all he said. He hesitated for a moment before offering his arm for me to link with his. I smiled and shyly and accepted. This was unusual, might as well savor it. There were couples walking and some of the girl`s eyes nearly popped out of their head at the sight of us. Honestly it was unexpected, the two of us arm in arm, looking something suspiciously close to happy. But we were, I thought. Chancing a glance at England I didn`t get to see his face as it was turned away. But his ears were a bright shade of red so I knew he was bushing. I felt a soft smile upon my lips and it wouldn`t go away. Not even when I saw Taiwan spin far too close to Francis. She dipped, that's when he saw me. A faint smirk appeared on his lips. That couldn`t be good. …No definitely not good.


A/N: *le sob* sorry it so SO DAMN LONG i have been very lazy this has been almost done for about a month now XD anh prob less but still XD so sorry plz dont hate me plz dont leave me i`m working on 4 different fics at once and 2 different non fanfiction stires so~