Nudity: Fear of Being Exposed Daffodil: Optimism Handing Over a Dagger: Overcoming Obstacles

Latvia stared at the amber-colored liquid. He had promised Lithuania he would stop until he was at least a bit older, but the promise was the furthest thing from his mind as his pale, shaky hand poured himself another drink. He wasn't aiming to get himself drunk anyways and, besides, had he not been through enough trouble and strife?

He started to get dizzy and for a second his eyes focused on the decanter. It was Russia's and something Latvia had grabbed blindly. He realized his mistake. This was Russia's special decanter that he used in… dangerous situations. Latvia's head hit the table with a thud.

He was suddenly in the same place he had been several hours ago. He had been sitting beside a large pond at Sweden's house. How could he have known that Russia was visiting with some small business?

Latvia had been sitting there with Sealand, who was playing with Hanatamago like usual. It was cold and they started scooting closer and closer until they were right beside each other. Even in a dream, everything was exactly how it was and Latvia looked into Sealand's blue eyes… And before they knew it any space between them was closed.

It wasn't anything heavy, but the kiss was still earnest. Sealand wrapped his arms around Latvia's waist and Latvia put his hands on Sealand's back. Their lips were pressed together, making him dizzy. How could Latvia possibly have known that Sweden and Russia were walking out woods at that moment?

Time stopped and Latvia felt like he was on fire. Both elder nation's eyes were widened with surprise. Latvia jumped up, running blindly. He smacked into Finland hard.

The second he hit the slightly bigger nation the flashback part of the dream stopped. He was beside the pond again, glassy and gray. Latvia realized with a start he was naked. He tried to cover as much as possible as he hopped towards a giant daffodil that would cover the right spot. He saw Sealand standing on the other side. Latvia wanted to apologize for everything. He was always scared, fainting all the time. Now he failed to see Russia and Sweden before he kissed Sealand. What if Russia hurt Sealand? It would be all his fault.

Latvia felt the cold, silver dagger in his hand. It was small, but he guessed it would do the trick if someone had enough strength. Maybe Sealand could use it to protect himself? Latvia smiled to himself. Sealand might be small, but he had a lot of spirit. He loved that about him.

Latvia reached over the daffodil, handing Sealand the dagger. As Sealand took it, Latvia imagined he could hear his voice calling his name. "LatviaLatviaLATVIA!"

Latvia shot up, regretting the movement instantly. The pain in his head was excruciating. Sealand was still shaking him mercilessly. "You wouldn't wake up!" he said, sounding panicked.

"Oh, it's okay. I'm okay. Wait! Are you okay? Is everything okay?" Latvia frantically asked, slowly coming back to his senses. He looked around the room.

"Yeah! I don't know why you ran away. Papa is fine with us and Finland was really worried! He said you ran into him and then just kept running!"

"Yeah, but Russia… Russia…"

"Don't worry about him! Papa talked to him about it. Russia just said that the heart wants what the heart wants and that it'd be a shame to break up young love!" chirped Sealand, smiling happily.

There was a beat of silence. "I love you." Latvia grabbed Sealand suddenly, holding him tight and burying his face in his neck.

Sealand laughed. "I love you, too! Why are you acting so afraid?"

Latvia made a vow right there that he would never let Russia touch Sealand…

~~~~~ Ugh... My eyes BURN. So this one I'm not pleased with. I revised and revised and revised. I'm still not happy with it. Please review! Some of you have, which you have my deepest gratitude, but I'm not getting nearly as many as I want! So if I don't get at least four, I won't continue... If I do, then the next one will be RussiaXChina. Thanks for reading 3