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"Spaiiin~!" I called out to my husband, handing him the morning paper. "Buenos dias!"
"Buenos dias~. Oh, they have a new column I see." He replied cheerfully. "What are these things...? Horoscopes?"
"Oh, horoscopes! They're supposed to tell your future, or your fortune... Who you're most compatible with." I smiled at the last sentence as I sat down beside him. "When's your birthday?"
"February 12th, mi amor." He handed me the paper whilst laughing. "Decipher this!"
"You're a... An Aquarius! The Water Bearer." I looked at him out of the corner of my eye. "I'm Sagittarius, the Archer!" I mimicked shooting a bow and arrow, then read his entry out loud. "Today shall be a prosperous day for you, Aquarius. Play it cool throughout the day today, though. Someone may try to tamper with your affairs. Compatability: The Sagittarian is your good luck charm today, Aquarius; They'll guard you against the fickle moods of Cancer."
"My good luck charm, eh?" I blushed as he said it. Reading it aloud, I hadn't realized what I had said until I said it.
"That's what it says." I smiled nervously, uncertain of what to say or do.
"Well, go on, read yours, mi amuleto."
"Okay!" I cheerily replied. "Hmmmmm...You will have a tiring day today, the cause of which will be someone's attempt to mess something of yours up. But shed your worries, because at the end of the day this will have just made your romantic ties stronger. Compatability: Aquarius will be the one you need today, but do not underestimate the helpfulness of Gemini."
Spain smiled at me and said "Well, have no fear, mi amor, for your Aquarius is here!" as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I laughed "Don't forget, I have to guard you against Cancer!"
He smiled. "But you still have me and Gemini! ...Do you know anyone who is a Gemini? Or a Cancer?" he suddenly asked, confused. I shook my head. I couldn't quite remember what Cassi was...
"Well, why don't we skip down to see our compatability?" I suggested. He nodded as I looked for Safittarius and Aquarius.
"The similarities match quite a bit between a Sagittarius woman and an Aquarius man, such as the sociable character they have, along with their adventurous and outgoing nature. They also have a fun loving character which also works in a positive way to build their relationship." I smiled as I looked at Spain, who was also smiling.
We were just staring at each other, the happiness on our faces the only type of communication we needed... Until, that is...
"Bonjour!" My eyes darted to the door. It couldn't be... But it was. And he was carrying a basket of tomatoes.
"Oy, 'Niisan. Buenos dias! Come, join us!" Spain remarked heartily, waving France over to us. I hid behind Spain as he looked at France's bounty. "Oh, these are some nice tomatoes, see? They're not squishy at all, nice and firm, and are a beautiful red color! Muy bien!"
"Honhonhon, I do have an eye for perfection~. Speaking of perfection, I see your fleur is looking magnifique, as always." He winked at me, but I simply nodded and attempted to hide behind Spain even more.
"Oh, 'Niisan, when's your birthday? We can look up your horoscope here in the pap-" Spain was interrupted by a loud crash.
"Stop right there!" Cassi's voice boomed throughout the house; It was then that I realized she had burst down YET ANOTHER door... "I wanna read mine too!"
"Vee~ Me too!" Ita-chan appeared behind her as she came into the dining room.
"What in blazes is-" Germany started, coming out of his room in boxers and a form fitting T-shirt. "O-oh. Cassi's here. I see." Putting on his serious face, Doitsu turned to leave.
"Veh! Doitsu! Are those the boxers I gave you last Christmas?"
When he didn't recieve an answer Italy just fled over to the doorway and followed Doitsu into the room to have a conversation. Spain, France and I then turned to look back at Cassi who they just now noticed was holding something wrapped in a blanket. She was smiling and making baby noises at it as she momentarily forgot about us.
She then snapped her head back at us and smiled widely, taking a seat on the couch where we were at the moment.
"And what is zat you have there, mon cheri?" France asked curiously. She just continued to smile as she removed the blanket and revealed a small boy.
"This is Korea! He is one of China's little brothers. He asked me to babysit him today. Isn't that right, my wittle ninja-in-training?" She said as she ruffled Korea's hair.
He just laughed in responce. He was really cute, and I couldn't help but walk over and pet him as well. But as I got there, Cassi looked anxious as she said "Now, Whitney, be careful. He has a tendency to-"
Her warning was cut short by the small boy yelling "Your bre-mph!" his mouth was covered my Cassi's hand, not allowing him to finish the sentence that he had started while facing me and stretching his arms out towards... Uhm...
Cassi looked very flushed as she scolded him. "How many times have I told you? Don't do or say that to people!"
He simply crossed his arms and pouted. "Da ze." was the only thing he said as he sat on Cassi's lap.
France started laughing and Spain was confused...I was embarassed. It seems I've been getting embarassed more and more lately...
Cassi then turned back to me. "Yeah, he tends to do that. And, uh, not just to girls." she said while shooting a look at France. He shut up simply from the wierdness of it all.
Cassi started petting his hair while smiling down at him again...I tell you, her and China around cute things...
"Anyways!" Spain said, getting us all back on track. "France, don't you want to read your horoscope?" He pushed the paper towards the Frenchman who simply looked at it in confusion. "I am not so sure how to decipher this." he said.
"Let me see it." I said as I held my hand out. He put the paper in it and I opened it back up as Cassi and Korea looked at it from over my shoulder.
"When is your birthday?" I asked.
"Mon anniversaire est la quatorze julliet." He said, apparently forgetting I don't speak french.
I looked at Cassi. "July fourteenth." she answered. I looked back down and paled...he was Cancer.
"Uh... You're Cancer." I said, looking at Spain worriedly. He looked suprised for a moment, then appeared as if he got an idea.
"Oy, Cassi, what is yours?"
She crossed her arms and smiled. "I already know that I am a Gemini~aru." she replied smugly.
Korea giggled. "I like it when you sound like Aniki da ze!"
I sighed in relief knowing that the Gemini from the paper was here. Then I froze. How was that thing so accurate?
"Well, aren't you going to read France's?" Cassi asked. Before I could answer she looked down and smiled as she added "~aru" to her sentence causing Korea to laugh again.
I looked down at the paper cautiously before hearing a random shout of "THIS STUFF WAS MADE IN KOREA DA ZE!"...okay then.
Anyway, today's Cancer reading...
"Your overly flighty nature can cause you to be a bit unpredictable at times, but this doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. This may even become somewhat of a postive aspect today, seeing as though everything is up in the air. Life is what you make it!" I paused, looking up at France.
"La vie c'est belle, non?" I blinked at him uncomprehendingly, then looked to Cassi for another translation. I know the Spanish, she knows the French.. We're an even balance.
"'Life is beautiful, no?' Oui. It is." She finished up the explanation with a comment to France, and I nodded in agreement.
"What about his compatibility, mi amor?" Spain replied, taking a sip of his freshly poured coffee.
"What! Zese things have compatibility with them?" France exclaimed, practically wrenching the paper from my hands.
"Yes, F-France.." I stammered, in shock of the sudden realization that I could be on this page.
"Honhonhon... By all means, read on!" He exclaimed with a wink.
"'K." I muttered. It was all I could say before looking back at the paper. "Compatibility: Love is in the air, Cancer! Taurus seems to be your best bet for love today, with Sagittarius being the second runner-up! Libra is also another character to watch out for! But don't be too flighty~, that's never good for anyone!" My voice cascaded over the words, attempting to smooth over the part that read 'Sagittarius'.
"So, I must find these other sign bearers?" He looked at me slyly, thoughts brewing in his mind. "And what might you be, mon coquette?"
My mind froze. I mean, it was working in an attempt to figure out what 'coquette' meant and was trying to figure out an evasive manuveur to save myself from France, but it was working so fast that it overloaded. Crash. Boom. So, simply, my mind froze and I was unable to do or say anything. I was deadlocked in a staring contest with France.
"Mon cheri...?" He blinked uncertainly, not knowing what was wrong.
"I think she's like that because she's a Sagittarius, ~aru." Cassi stated, casting a glance at me.
I snapped out of it, sending a glare towards Cassi, and then hid behind Spain, even though I was supposed to be guarding him. Wait... Why should I be guarding him now..?
"Mon petit ange, there's no need for you to hide~!" He answered happily. "Nothing can come in between love, non?"
I shuddered behind Spain.
Cassi then suddenly looked visibly irritated. "Yeah, NOTHING." she said, glaring intently at France.
We all flinched slightly at her sudden change in mood. France, along with the rest of us, was confused. "What did I do?" He asked.
She turned her head away and used Korea to hide her face though we could still see her scowling eyes. We heard her mutter something.
"What was that, Cassi?" Spain asked.
She muttered it louder, but purposely muffled her voice in the small boy's hair. "Cassi, mademoiselle, we cannot understand a word you are saying." he said.
Her head snapped up and she screamed. "I'M IN A BAD MOOD TODAY SO YA BETTER LEAVE WHITNEY AND SPAIN ALONE OR ILL RIP YOUR HEART OUT AND SERVE IT TO STARVING WOLVES!"
France stumbled backwards onto the couch next to me as Spain and I leant back deep into the couch and Korea started crying. Her head snapped down toward the little boy and we all thought he was gonna die but instead her anger just...vanished!
Her face had worry on it as she cradled the little child and said to him in a soothing voice "Oh, it's okay precious... I'm sorry I scared you, baby... Nothing bad is gonna happen while Momma is here..." While she rubbed his back and stood up swaying back and forth. He quickly quieted down and when she started singing softly to him he smiled and closed his eyes.
Spain, France and I just sat and stared, thoroughly confused. I got an idea and looked at her horoscope in the paper. France and Spain looked over my shoulders as we read what it said.
"Today seems to be a mysterious day for you, Gemini. The position of Jupiter has caused emotions to rule your life today, and although it's not exactly the best time to be capricious, your emotions do prove to be helpful to you today in love and other relationships. Compatibility: Be sure to stick close to Sagittarians, as they'll be in dire need of your skills today. And although Taurus are fun to be around, you may want to be cautious of them today. The positions of the planets enable you to be in great compatibility with Pisces today; however afterwards, your relationship may be rocky." I gaped at Cassi after I finished reading. This thing was scarily accurate...
She completely missed all of that, as she turned around and gave a confused, "Huh?" in reply. I shook my head quickly.
"Nothing, nothing. Just, tend to your baby!" I said, waving her off. She looked confused for a second, but then went back to fussing over Korea and making him laugh.
"Well, zat is apparently ze cause of her...little...mood swing, no?" France said, looking back at the two of us.
"Well, amigo, she appears to be calm now, so let's not arrouse any more negativity, si?" Spain whispered cautiously.
I laughed. He sounded like he was talking about sneaking past the wrath of a dangerous animal. France nodded.
"I'll attempt to be fun and full of life~." France whispered lightheartedly.
"JUST WHAT are you three WHISPERING about?" I looked over to see Cassi shooting daggers at us once more.
"Oh, nothing, we're just-" I broke my sentence off in nervous laughter. "I mean, it's a surprise!" I looked around the room hastily in an attempt to find something I could use as a distraction.
"A SURPRISE?" Cassi exclaimed, her face darkening even more. "I hate surprises..."
"But it- uh..." I nudged Spain and turned to him, my voice lowering to a whisper. "Call America and tell him to..."
"What are you saying mon cheri? You can't leave me out of this! NON!" France said, his voice rising.
"IT'S A SURPRISE! Geez people!" I said frustratedly, looking around the room with narrowed eyes. The room remained quiet as Spain moved surreptitiously into the other room, and stayed quiet until...
"This was NOT made in Korea, da ze!" I looked at the little boy as he pouted, and I was overcome with emotion.
"Aww, you're so cute!" I replied happily, zooming to Cassi's side. I ruffled his hair as he looked at me, first unhappily, then... "Your-!"
"NO! I told you not to do that!" Cassi sprung into mother-mode, and I wasn't sure if she was scolding me or Korea. I looked on blankly, confused and kind of wondering where a child would learn that from..
Meanwhile...
"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the line was slightly garbled, as if the person was eating, but I would know that voice anywhere.
"Oy! America!" My mood was most likely evident from my tone. "I was worried I wouldn't get up with you!"
"I always answer my phone! A hero always has his cellular on!" He exclaimed, and a laugh escaped my lips. "Anyway, what's up Spain?"
"Well, we're working on a surprise for Cassita, and you know, mi amor and I were wondering if you could come over and help us out with it..." My voice trailed off as I pondered what mi amuleto had said, and another thought popped into my head. "Oy, have you ever heard of horoscopes, America?"
"Of course I'll help! Heroes love surprises!" He paused, considering my other question. "A what, now?"
While I was busy staring at Cassi blankly, we heard a knock at the door. No... It can't be America already, can it?
"Hey~! It's the hero!" America exclaimed, pushing open my door without waiting for me to open it for him. "Iggy's here too! We rode in my kick a$$ fighter jet plane of doom, yo!"
"America, honestly, you should be more courteous..." England sighed, walking into the room while running his fingers through is hair.
"And guess what? We got the goods!" America shouted, showing off by waving five chocolate bars in my face. "And there's more where that came from!"
"Honhonhon, do I hear Angleterre?" France remarked, joining us in the living room.
"Ugh, not you again! Why are you always wherever I am?" England replied angrily.
"Nevermind that, have you heard of horoscopes, Angleterre?" France proceeded, asking the question bluntly without care.
"Of course, I've heard of horoscopes. What do you take me for, some sort of bloody fool?" He huffed angrily. "For what it's worth, I'm a Taurus."
"A Taurus, Angleterre?" France said happily. "Why, I'm-" And at that point, I kind of stopped listening.
"How did England know about horoscopes while the others didn't...?" I questioned to no one in particular.
"Who cares? There's CANDY here!" Cassi exclaimed, snatching the chocolate bars from America. "Thank you thank you thank you thank you!" she yelled at America as she ran into my bedroom and shut the door.
"Oh, she still has Korea in there too!" I realized. I ran to the door to get the child but she had locked the door...
I walked into the room and sighed as I sat back on the couch. "I'm glad I have a reason for her to be hyper this time." I muttered to Spain who was amused with me and also England.
"YOU HAVE GOT TO BE BLOODY KIDDING ME!" He screamed as France smiled and showed him Cancer's compatibility.
We both laughed. America was confused out of his mind. Then Germany and Italy decided to rejoin us after they heard a loud slam. (My room door.)
"Vat is going on here?" Doitsu questioned as Italy appeared from behind him. I took a large breath.
"America and England just got here, America gave Cassi chocolate, Cassi took the chocolate in my room and locked it along with Korea, France showed England that his compatibility for today was England's and England freaked out while Spain and I have been on the couch the whole time." I finished, and not one second later my door was burst down and we all heard "AND THE AWESOME ME HAS ARRIVED!"
I turned to face my front door with a traumitized face. "Prussia?"
"It can't be a party without me!" He exclaimed, holding something in the air. "Plus, I brought the beer!"
I brought my palm up to my face. "Oy vey."
"Oy, mi amor, it'll be fun! You haven't lived til you've been to a Spanish party; Just for good times!" Spain exclaimed, holding me. "If things get out of hand, Germany and I can take care of it. Me, because I won't be drinking, or at least that much, and Germany, because he's strong and can handle his drinks."
"DA ZE!" I turned to my bedroom door where the sound originated and backed away as I heard a click, which conveyed that the door was now unlocked.
"Oh boy... Now the real party's about to start."
"QUICK KOREA DO A BARREL ROLL!" I heard Cassi's voice, and it sounded like she was speaking a thousand words a minute. Then she came running in and threw Korea across the living room. If this all hadn't happened so fast I would've yelled at her.
But Korea landed smack on England's face and started scream-laughing as he climbed all around on England's face and head. This caused him to freak out and start running around everywhere screaming curses.
Prussia immediatley started laughing as I turned to look at Cassi, but she wasn't in the same spot that she was about two seconds ago. "Hey! What are you doing!" America called as he discovered Cassi had found the bag with all the candy and chocolate in it. Oh no...
"KOREA! I FOUND THE LIFE SOURCE! WE MUST STASH IT IN THE MOTHERSHIP BEFORE THE ENEMY RETRIEVES IT AND WE ALL DIE!" she screamed, still talking incredibly fast. Korea looked up from England. He jumped off and ran towards my room with Cassi but luckily I saw this coming and grabbed Korea before he could get past me.
France did better, however, and got a hold on Cassi's arm as she clutched the bag to her stomach for dear life and they both started screaming.
"NO! KOREA THE ENEMY HAS CAPTURED US! USE YOUR SPECIAL POWER!" She screeched. (This whole time, Spain was in the background with Prussia laughing hard.)
Korea then proceeded to try to bite me. "Ek!" I squealed. "No! Don't bite people!" I then just held him up by his little hanbok as he struggled in the air to bite me again.
I carried the toddler by his shirt collar over to Spain. "¡Ayúdeme!"
"How can I resist when you say it like that, mi amor?" He said with a smile after he had recovered from laughing. "Come here niño~! Fusososososo~!" He took Korea from me and proceeded to toss him up and down.
One distracted, one more to go...
"Hey Cassiii~." I said happily. "Guess what?"
"NO! THE ENEMY'S WILL IS STRONG! PUSH THROUGH IT KOREA!" Cassi exclaimed, fighting France's grip.
"CASSI! GUESS! WHAT!" I screamed, vying for her attention.
"OH MAH GOSH, WHAT?" She looked at me with wide eyes. I could tell she was extremely riled up.
"We have speakers, a record player, and a few Michael Jackson albums... And a radio, when we've listened to all of those. And a computer if all else fails!"
For a second her eyes suggested she was about to give in, but then "NO I'M WISE TA YER WAYS! I AIN'T GIVIN' IN!"
I sighed. I thought that would've worked. France started trying to grab the bag from her but she was not letting go, I'll tell you that.
"Cassi! Mon dieu, just let go of the bag!" France shouted. She just kept yelling about... Whatever she was talking about.
I was almost about to help him when I realized that this was really entertaining, so I sat down on the couch next to Spain and Korea and watched while Prussia continued laughing and America actually started cheering for Cassi. Germany, Italy and England looked confused, but were still watching with interest.
If France didn't have Cassi's other arm held behind her back, she would've won by now. "Come on! Just give the stupid bag to France~!" He said, trying to sound more polite to see if that would work.
"NEVAH! YOU AIN'T GETTIN' THE LIFE SOURCE TIL YA PRY IT FROM MY COLD DEAD-AHAHAHAHAHAA!" She started laughing. It was then that I noticed France had started to tickle her.
"NO! STOP IT AHAHAHAHA!" She screamed. France smirked, knowing she was about to let go. "Let go of the bag~!" He said, and a second later she was on the floor, having let go of the 'life source'.
She turned around, about to lunge at France, but then America caught her in a bear hug from behind and she started screaming again. "NO! AIYAA! KOREA, THEY'VE STARTED USING TORTURE METHODS!" And proceeded to flail her arms and legs around quite childishly.
I laughed then, the scene quite similar to the one time when China threw a fit because England and America were working him too hard. America and England started laughing, I'm sure for the same reason.
"How do we get her to shut up!" America asked. He was yelling, but we could just barely hear him over Cassi's screaming/whining. "Uh...I don't know! It may take a little time for the chocolate to wear off!" I yelled back and thought for a minute. Then I got an idea.
"She may have resisted bribery with Michael Jackson, but she can't help but at least hum to it!" I yelled and ran to my record player. It produced really loud, high quality music. I took out the 'Thriller' album and put it on Billie Jean.
When the music started playing, her screaming immediately ceased as her face looked much more calm. Once the singing started she started humming along with it, all flailing stopped. Once Alfred realised he was just standing there hugging her, which took France's smirking at him for him to get, he quickly let go and slightly blushed.
She walked over to the couch and sat down, smiling and humming, as Spain handed Korea back to her, whom she happilly recieved.
"WELL! Now that THAT'S over, lets get this party started!" Yelled Prussia as he whipped out a whole bunch of glow sticks. And I mean A BUNCH.
"Veh~ Doitsu! It's a Sparkle Party!" Ita-chan looked up to him as Prussia threw more glow sticks and other glow accessories everywhere. Doitsu then started humming a strange melody as I went to the kitchen in order to make snacks.
"Alright, now that that's done..." Prussia said, looking around our home and taking everything in. "Yeah, this'll be perfect..."
I looked at him curiously, but he only smiled.
"Don't worry. I'm awesome!" As he said this he pulled out a whistle from his coat pocket and blew into it. "ERRYBODY LISTEN UP!" When he was sure everyone was staring at him, he continued. "We're gonna get this party started right!" With this said, he turned off all of the lights, enabling us to see our glow sticks and necklaces and wands, and then, he did something amazing. "We gotta go a little old school." He flicked a switch that I never had noticed before, and from my ceiling a disco ball descended. I stared up at it in awe. "I'll be your DJ for the rest of the night! Doitsu, move those tables and chairs will ya? We have to make some dancin' room!"
-time skip-
It was sometime later on in the evening...
"Like, OMG this party is like so rad!" Poland exclaimed, appearing from a throng of people. I looked at him and wondered when he arrived. There were so many people here now, it was getting a little out of control...
"Kolkolkol... The energy here is booming, da~." Russia's voice floated through the crowd, although I was beginning to get a headache.
"Whitney-san, I didn't take you to be this type of person." I blinked as the voice addressed me.
"Japan?" I looked at him, and was shocked by the casual look of his clothes. "How did you...?"
"Oh. America-san invited me, although this isn't my usual type of party." He paused, taking in my weary expression.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
I just smiled. "I'm fine, just maybe a little worn out."
He nodded. "Well, this is your house and your party, so wouldn't you like to enjoy it?" He asked.
I thought a bit and nodded. "Yeah. Don't worry about me!" He faintly smiled and I waved as I walked over to where Prussia was.
He had somehow gotten a turn-table set along with a bunch of other DJ stuff into the house and was having a pretty good time.
"Prussia!" I yelled over the music. It was dark in the house aside from all the millions of glow sticks everywhere. America and Cassi also took no hesitation in setting out a bunch of snacks for everyone.
"What is it?" He said back.
"Why are there so many people here!" I had to yell harder because the music got louder.
He grinned. "I invited most of them, and America helped me out!"
I just rolled my eyes. I was, however, thankful for the fact that there weren't that many people drinking. I sighed but then tensed up as arms wrapped arround me. I just knew it was France, but then I heard my husband's voice as he spoke right into my ear.
"Are you okay, amor? You seem stressed." I smiled and hugged his arms.
"I'm fine, I just didn't know this was going to happen about two hours ago...heh."
"Mi amor, remember the horoscope? It said someone would be attempting to mess something of yours up. Does that mean your day is ruined..? You aren't upset because of the party...?" His voice trailed off as he turned me around and looked into my eyes.
"Well, maybe a little warning beforehand would've made me feel better..." My eyes shifted downward, breaking our eye contact. "How did we go from reading horoscopes from having a gigantic party..?"
"I think the others wanted to have a good time, si?" He winked at me, smiling. "We all want to, don't we?" He hugged me close without waiting for a reaction, and suddenly, the booming music turned pleasant to me.
"Yes... Of course we do." I smiled, hugging him back.
"Spain~!" France exclaimed, encasing us in a group hug. "And mon petit ange as well! Isn't the party amazing?" I smelled wine on his breath and glared at him icily.
"Heh... France, where's Angleterre?" I asked, faking concern.
"Oh, Angleterre~. He's somewhere-"
"YOU DON'T KNOW ME! I'm the UNITED BLOODY KINGDOM and I can hold MY LOCKER BETTER THAN YOU ANY DAY!" We all turned to see England fussing out America and Cassi... Oh no...
I rushed over, tugging Antonio and France along with me. I didn't even care that France was there at the moment; I had to stop what was going to go down.
"What do you mean, 'locker'?" Cassi looked at England incredulously, and maybe spoke a bit snidely.
"I think he was trying to say 'liqueur'..." I said, laughing nervously.
"Don't worry, he always gets like this when he starts drinking!" America chimed in happily.
"Drinking? DRINKING! YOU GUYS ARE DRINKING!" Cassi screamed. We all looked at her, but I'm sure I was the only one who didn't look confused at her outburst.
"Yeah, uh, what's wrong dude?" Alfred asked.
"WHAT'S WRONG! For one, I AM HERE! I'm only sixteen! I don't need to be exposed to this crap! ALSO, and more importantly, I AM BABY SITTING A PRECIOUS ANGEL WHO IS ONLY THREE!" She screamed the last part as she held Korea protectively close to her. He was simply stuffing his face with chips.
The others realised the sense in what she was saying, but Prussia started at her. "...So?" He said. Big mistake.
"GET THE ALCOHOL OUT OF THE HOUSE!"
"...What if I don't, huh? Beer is awsome, and it's not a party without it." Prussia challenged.
She at first looked like she was about to kill him, then smiled evilly as she whipped out her cell phone.
"I'll just call a certain protective older brother who just so happens to own a wok. We'll see what he has to say about his baby brother and his twin being around the stuff."
Spain, France, Prussia, England, and America's faces all paled. They knew how China could get. "You're bluffing!" Prussia said incredulously. She opened the phone and started calling him, putting on an innocent face. She then put him on speaker as the phone started ringing.
Prussia scrambled to the music playing devices and turned them all off and hissed in the microphone for everyone to be silent. They, somehow, listened and obeyed for the time being.
Prussia then rushed back just as Yao picked up the phone. "Hello~aru?"
"Hey, China, it's me~aru." Cassi said. All the guys started waving their arms in the air madly at her for her to shut up.
"Oh, Cassi~aru! Are you having trouble with Yong Soo~aru?" He asked from the phone.
"Fine! Fine! Fine! We'll get rid of the beer!" Prussia whispered so China couldn't hear from the phone. They all then took all of the beverage in sight and threw it out my window...great.
She stood there for a second before saying, "Nope, he's being an angel! I just wanted to call and ask what time he was supposed to be asleep again~aru." She lied. She was good at faking when she wanted to be.
"Oh, that's okay~aru. He needs to be asleep by eight at the latest~aru." He said.
"Okay, thanks Yao~aru!" She said back.
"Welcome. Good bye~aru!"
"Later!" And she hung up, smirking at the others while the little boy in her arms was smiling and looking at them with large, innocent eyes.
"Now that that's over with, I guess the party's over for you, Prussia." I said, laughing halfheartedly. I simply wanted this whole thing to blow over...
"The party's never over!" Prussia exclaimed, returning to his rightful place, DJing. "We're kind of out of beer anyway. England drank the last of it." With that, he started up the music again, cranking it up so that it was almost blaring.
I stared, looking on blankly. "What was the whole point of that then...?"
"Madame... Spain!" France exclaimed, his arms around Spain as he attempted to grab me. "Non, this will never do... My affections are split in so many ways... What about a ménage à trois?"
"Uh- No!" I found myself being shepherded towards the master bedroom with Spain by France.
"Niisan... What's that mean...?" Spain looked at France in confusion.
France looked at him in suprise, then smiled and said "Why, mon ami, it means a-"
"Supervised activity." Came a voice from behind the three of us.
Cassi was there, Korea in one arm, a wok in the other. She had learned a few things from China, obviously. She was staring at France intently. "What did I tell you earlier?" She said through clenched teeth. He had apparently forgotten, but now was remembering it like a horrible nightmare.
Then he got an idea, I could tell from his face, and a smile slowly crept up onto his features. "Oh, my apologies, dear Cassandra. I will not mess with Spain or Whitney, as to respect your wishes." I knew what he was doing. He was trying to sweet talk her.
It was working, because she smiled and lowered the weapon. "I thought you would understand." She said. But then he started walking towards her.
"May we talk in another room, then? I'm afraid I have grown incredibly... Bored." He said as he walked up to her and put his hand on her back.
I was about to interject, now knowing I was safe around him while Cassi was here, but she then noticed Korea yawning and rubbing his eyes. She smiled at the chibi. "Sure, you can come with me to put Korea to bed. He can't sleep in this noisy place..." she said as she walked into a different room, France right next to her.
Poor Cassi... She was too innocent to fully understand everything on the subject, but she has a phone, a wok, and more importantly a fist. She'll be fine. I looked at Spain and smiled as he wrapped his arms around me.
"That wasn't what it meant, was it?" he asked, referring to earlier.
I just shook my head. "Don't worry about it."
(IN THE OTHER ROOM)
Cassi started humming as she rocked the small child and lulled him to sleep, with France in front of the door trying to think of ways to make some sort of move that would benefit him in any way.
She set Korea on the bed and covered him up after kissing his forehead.
"So..." France started. "Why so attached?"
"Oh, you mean Yong Soo?" She asked, gesturing to the sleeping child. "He is precious."
"What makes him precious?" France questioned again, wanting a thorough answer.
"...He's cute." Cassi stated.
"Why is he cute?"
"Well, because he's little and cute and...I don't know!"
"...Mon cheri, there is no way that I could ever be considered," he paused, sighing. "Cute by you, is there?" He voiced this almost sadly, pushing his lower lip out for effect as he had watch Korea do several times.
"Aww!" Cassi squealed, reaching up and petting his head. "Of course you can be cute!"
"Like you are, papillon?" He winked at her, his pout turning into a half smirk. He was getting the reactions he wanted...
"I... Uh. What's that word mean?" Her face flushed as she spoke, uncertain of what action to take. Part of her wanted to freak out and beat him with the wok, fuss him out and call China... But the other part... Was confused.
"Butterfly." He smiled down at her, then looked away while waving his hand in the air. "But non, you would never consent to being mon papillon, non..."
"Well... I-.. I like butterflies!" Cassi stammered, her face still a deep red color. "I m-mean... They're pretty, and th-they can fly and stuff, and..." Her voice trailed off into oblivion.
"Magnifique!" France exclaimed. "Oui, they are beautiful, which is why you're my only papillon~!"
"Um.. T-thank you." Her stammering gave away her self-consciousness.
Francis' grin spread from ear to ear. "Mon papillon, you're as dainty as they come. Might I have your hand?"
Cassi complied, rather hesitantly at that, and blushed when France gently kissed her hand.
"Now that wasn't so bad, non?" He smiled, looking at her up and down. Her only noticeable response was another shade of red appearing on her cheeks. "Non, I didn't think so." Gently, he moved her hair behind her ear and leaned in as if he was going to whisper something in it. Instead, he kissed her gently on the lips.
When he pulled back she gasped and covered her mouth in shock. "D-d-dude, that wa-was m-my first one!" she managed to stutter out.
He only smiled. "Well, then, I am lucky to have had the pleasure."
She really wanted to yell or something, but she was too flushed and confused to do so. She simply rubbed her arm and looked around rocking back and forth on her heels and searched for something in the room to mess with as a distraction.
Just then, the two heard Korea whimpering from the bed. They turned and looked to see that he was still asleep. Cassi walked over and sat on the bed before picking him up into her arms again. "He must be having a bad dream." she said as she looked at his face.
She started stroking his hair and humming again causing his whimpers to slowly cease and a small smile to form. She smiled back, absolute adoration in her eyes.
"You know," France started, causing her to look up, "you are wonderful with him. papillon~!" She looked back at Korea, still smiling, and said "I love little kids."
France then sat on the bed next to her and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Which is why you would make such a wonderful mother!" He said as he winked at her.
"Okay, dude, crossing the line there!" She yelled after covering the sleeping child's ears. He simply shrugged, still smiling. "It was worth ze shot!"
She rolled her eyes at him and put Korea back under the covers.
"Mon papillon~, you know, when you care for him so, it makes you all the more caring and sweet." France smiled in another attempt to warm up to her.
"Well, you know... Uh, parental instincts?" She said uncertainly.
"Honhonhon, but for one so young, he couldn't truly be your son, non? So, parental instincts can't be behind it." He winked at her.
"Okay then, babysitting instincts!" She exclaimed in a hushed voice, careful not to wake Korea.
"Whatever you wish to call it, mon papillon~. It is a very attractive, becoming trait on you..." He said softly, admiring her. Although after he said this, she turned away from him.
"Non, non~! None of this shyness, papillon! You were so ready to threaten moi earlier, what's happened?" He smiled as he teased her.
"Sh-shut up, Francis!" Cassi whispered harshly.
"Oh, honhonhon papillon, we're on a first name basis now?" There was now a glimmer in his eyes. He was getting the best of her, and they both knew it.
"Dang it, boy! I'm not good with this kind of stuff!" She said exasperatedly.
"Well, practice makes perfect, mon cher papillon." He replied, engulfing her in a hug. Her response was a sigh, but little did he know that she was keeping a close eye on her wok.
"Papillon, what would you say would be the next step in our relationship?" He looked at her expectantly.
"Um, friends who need to keep their mouths shut when it comes to personal stuff..." Cassi replied, still keeping close watch over her wok.
"Personal stuff like this...?" He leaned down and kissed her again, a little more roughly. This time, he received a smack on the back of the head. "Papillon!" France cried, wincing. "Why would you do such a thing?"
"Really dude?" she asked, blushing like mad. He quickly went back to smirking. "Well, mabey I'll just take it slower." She glared, still blushing, and put her wok on the top of her head like a helmet.
He laughed. "It really is fun making you blush, papillon!" She looked at him. "I don't see how." she said as she looked back at Korea.
After a few silent seconds, he asked "Do you want to go back out there?" and pointed to the door. He hoped she wouldn't.
Her eyes never left Korea as she shook her head. "I have to stay here and guard him like a good babysitter ninja." She said. As the last word left her mouth, she smiled again.
He was about to say something when she yawned. "...Is mon papillon getting sleepy?" He said. She shook her head vigorously.
"No. I shall not fail this ninja *yawn* mission." She replied as her eyelids began to droop.
"I can be your second in command." He replied, the sparkle still in his eyes.
"No! Ninjas work alone." Cassi stated drowsily.
"Tsk, mon papillon, you've gone and tired yourself out. Look now!" He exclaimed as her step faltered while she was trying to put her cell phone on the nearby table.
"I'm not tired, I have no idea... *yawn* what you're talking about..." She said, rapidly losing consciousness.
"Mon papillon, I'll take care of you." Francis stated, picking Cassi up bridal-style despite her halfhearted, muffled protests. He grabbed a blanket from the closet with one hand and gently shut the door again with his foot. All the while Cassi was murmuring things about being a good ninja and staying up to protect the innocent Korea. France chuckled as he sat down on the floor with her in his lap. "Mon papillon, there are no pillows around, so I'm afraid you'll have to use me as a pillow instead."
"Nmpgh." Cassi muttered as France angled his shoulder so that she could lay her head on it.
"Faites de beaux rêves..." France said quietly, gently moving her hair out of her face and behind her ears.
"What's taking them so long?" I wondered aloud, staring at the door. The only thing stopping me from pacing was Antonio's arms around me.
"Mi amor, relax. I'm sure Cassi's quite capable of handling herself." Antonio buried his face in my hair until I pulled away.
"With HIM?" I exclaimed. "She's only sixteen! And she's innocent at that!" I shot a pleading look at my husband, torn between what I should do.
"Go, if you want." Spain smirked, relinquishing his grip on me. "Make sure everything's alright. I'll go get us some drinks." I gave him a quick kiss as a thanks and marched off to the nursery room where Cassi, France, and Korea were. I gave the door a short quick knock, and even then I was uncertain I had heard the faint 'entrer'.
I opened the door, ready to pounce on France or whoever stood in my way, but I was frozen to the spot once I finally registered what I saw.
He was holding her. Oh, no he didn't. Oh, yes he did. He just crossed a major line with me, and he didn't even know it.
If I was a cat, I'm sure I would've hissed.
{France's Point of View}
I heard a knock at the door. "Entrer." I said softly, as to not wake Cassi or Korea. The door was opened to reveal Whitney on the other side.
We stared for a few seconds and, well, she exploded. "WHAT IN THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" She yelled, quite loudly I might add. I winced, not wanting the two others to wake up.
"Shhh~! Mon cheri, you'll wake the sleeping angels~!" I whispered. She looked like she wanted to scream back but she didn't because of what I said. I smirked, knowing she wouldn't. It was then that Spain walked in.
He looked and inside and turned to Whitney. "See, amor? I told you everything was fine~!" He said. She screamed again.
"Fine? FINE! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?" She started and proceeded to rant. Spain grabbed her arm and started trying to drag her out of the room.
She was seriously freaking out, because Spain barely was moving her at all. When he got her to the door she held onto the frame, still screaming and struggling. All the while he was also trying to reason with her. "Whitney~! They are fine, see? Nothing wrong is happening! Please stop yelling and come with me!"
I shall tell you, it wasn't working one bit. But she finally lost her grip on the door frame and the door shut loudly. Just then, Cassi shot up from her sleep, unexpectedly, and accidentally hit her forehead on mine.
"Ow, ow ow ow!" She whined as she held her head. Mine hurt too, but I could bear it.
"Okay, let me see." I said as I moved her hand off of her head. There was a bruise coming, but it wasn't that big. "Non, nothing love can't fix." I smiled down at her.
Whitney then decided to burst through the door again. Apparently Spain lost his grip this time. "Cassi! You're awake! RUN!" She exclaimed before Spain dragged her out again. However, it wasn't long before she burst through again. Once she saw the bruise on Cassi's forehead and made an immediate assumption. "Cassi! HE ABUSED YOU?" Then Spain returned to dragging Whitney out of the room as she ranted yet again.
Cassi and I just stared. I had an amused smile on my face, and Cassi looked extremely confused. Well, I would be too if the first thing I woke up to was a bruise on the head and yelling.
When Spain got her out the door, yet again, it closed loudly. But Cassi and I still heard Whitney's protests quite clearly from the other side. After about a minute of listening to it, Cassi stood up and sprinted to the door. She opened it and yelled "No! I am the wierd one! Me! Quit stealing my job!" and closed it again.
She turned around with her arms crossed as I stood back up. I was rather confused myself. "Papillon, how did you only sleep for such a short time then wake up rather énergique?"
She then replied "Oh, I have a mental timer in my head. Ninjas only need to sleep for five minutes." I started to laugh, but then I looked at her face and saw that she was dead serious. "...Okay..."
{Whitney's Point of View}
I was almost tempted to bang the door down. I would not sit idly by and let my Cassi-chan be corrupted! But she yelled at me... I think. I was too wrapped up in my over-protectiveness to care.
"Mi amuleto, I'm sure that Cassi can handle herself; honestly, Niisan wouldn't do anything to her." Spain said, attempting to console me by wrapping his arms around me.
I frowned, shooting him a look as the party kept going on behind me. In all the ruckus, I had forgotten that it was even going on...
"Whitney~! Veh~! Have you seen Sorella?" Ita-chan asked as he approached Spain and I, with Doitsu following behind. "Oh, what's wrong?" He asked in concern. By this time I had started to tear up in frustration.
"Cassi's in there... With Korea... And... Him." I said icily, spreading out the words for emphasis.
"Him?" Doitsu asked, uncertain of whom I was talking about.
"France 'Niisan." Spain said, laughing awkwardly.
"Vee~! France! He taught me what two people do when they really love each other!"
And with that, I was off to the door again.
I had reached the breaking point. I didn't even knock this time. I mean after all, it was my house.
I strode into the room. It was looking like I was breaking up an awkward conversation... And then I lost my nerve. I was suddenly extremely self conscious...
"You." I pointed to France. "You and I need to have a little talk."
"Oui, madame. Whatever you say." He said simply, shrugging his shoulders and following me as I led the way out of the door.
We managed to push our way through the party crowd and make it to my bedroom. I saw Spain on the way, and he nodded, acknowledging me and urging me on. I turned around so I was facing France, my fear.
"France..." I started, but lost my spirit momentarily as I looked into his eyes. They had that glint in them again. My voice caught.
"Oui, madame? You called me here to talk... Unless you wanted more." He stated smugly.
"No! France, I forbid you to do anything with Cassi! She's sixteen. And innocent." I exclaimed in frustration.
"Mon papillon? Oui, her naivete is appealing... But I think I'm hearing some jealousy, non?" He winked at me and came closer. "Mon chaton, I'll never tell."
I was frozen. I couldn't move. He had me on his radar and I was an acquirable target. As he put his hands on my hips, I started spewing words as fast as I could think of them. "I don't have jealousy, Cassi's extremely young. Why are you touching me? Please don't, it's scaring me, please. What's chaton mean? Just... Don't." I attempted to back away, but his hands moved with my body.
"Chaton means kitten." France said, smiling. "Like you, madame. Sweet, but a bit sassy."
"Sassy?" My face flushed, ready to take offence. "I'm not-"
"Honhonhon, non, it's not meant to be an offensive term; Just, you know what you want, don't you, mon chaton?" He leaned in so that he was whispering into my ear.
"I don't think Spain would like you doing this. I don't like this." I breathed, my heartbeat racing because of how close he was.
"That doesn't mean you don't want it." France said, pulling away so that he could see my face. His left hand went under my chin, raising my head up so that he could look at me clearly. "Mon chaton..."
"That doesn't mean you don't want it, mon chaton."
He started leaning in to kiss me, but just before he did, he was stopped by someone clearing their throught by the door. We turned to see Cassi standing there, though looking a bit less bold than usual. I couldn't take it anymore and let my fear get the best of me as I ran and hid behind her.
France looked dissapointed for a moment but smiled again looking at us both. "Papillon, is there something you wanted?"
She turned so that she could look at us both. "Um, I followed you two to...well, eavesdrop." she smiled sheepishly, then frowned and added. "France, please don't do things like that to Whitney. She's married to Spain. It would also seem like cheating, even if she's not the one doing it. You ought to know this." she said the last sentence with sort of a scowl.
"Mon papillon, Mon chaton, I never meant for you to feel this way... But I feel that there should be no restrictions on love." he said, looking like he genuinley wanted us to understand for once. Cassi's face softened just a bit, but I remained behind her.
Cassi sighed. "It's okay...I think. Just...uh. I can't think of a way to explain this..." she said as she pointed her finger on her head.
"If love if just given away so often, how do you know who is special to you?" I said quietly.
"But everyone is special to me, mon chaton." France looked to me in confusion. "Aren't they to you?"
Cassi's eyes widened. "I never thought of it that way..." she mumbled.
"Not in that way..." I paused, uncertain of how to continue. "I'm not as expressive as you are, France. And to me, you come off too strongly. You even persist even though you know I'm married to Spain." I said.
He sighed. "Well, I know, I guess I just have my habbits. I'm sorry if they make you uncomfortable, but if you want me to change, it may take some-"
"NO!" Cassi interrupted him. We both looked at her and saw that she was tearing up.
"Don't. Don't say that... Please. I-I...It's not good...People aren't supposed to just change. You two... Come on. You're making me sad. I don't want either of you to change..." she said shakily, trying not to cry. France and I were surprised. She never usually cried, so we sort of started panicking.
"Ah! Cassi! It's ok, promise, I won't.. I... I'll be myself ok? France'll still put the moves on me and I'll still be creeped out so that you can be my ninja savior ok?" I said, running over to hug her. "Everything'll be the same. He won't change who he is if it makes you upset."
"Non, mon papillon. I'd never do anything to make you unhappy." He paused, looking at the two of them hugging, but was uncertain of what to do.
"Come on." I motioned, forcing a smile and encouraging him to join in the hug. He smiled and held us both close.
"Mon papillon and mon chaton. You are both special to me, non?" I shivered as he spoke, but allowed him to hold me close.
"Ah, amends have been made, eh?" Spain said happily, looking at us all from the doorway.
France and I looked at Cassi and saw that she had stopped freaking out, but was still sniffling. "Yeah...Yeah mans!" she said after smiling at us all. France and I sighed in relief. Spain smiled and promptly glomped us, making us all fall to the floor laughing.
"Spain!" I said in between laughs. "You're crazy!" He simply kept on laughing. And that's the last thing I remember before everything got fuzzy and I drifted off to sleep...
NEXT MORNING
I woke up but didn't open my eyes. I was on something warm, so I snuggled closer to it. When I looked up I saw Spain's sleeping face...Oh yeah. We must've laughed ourselves to sleep. I looked over and saw France laying on his back with Cassi sprawled out on top of him holding Korea. He apparently found us while we were asleep and crawled into her arms.
I decided not to wake them. I got up and walked to the door of the bedroom and braced myself for a horrible mess in the house. I was right.
I sighed, deciding to look and see who all was still here. As I walked into the kitchen, I saw England sitting on the floor propped up against the wall. I walked over to him and shook him till he started waking up. "Ow... Bloody heck...What's going on?" He mumbled.
"England... It's morning!" I said.
"Why on earth are you talking so loud?" He said softly, holding his head. Oh, right. Hangover.
"Sorry!" I whispered, not really meaning to annoy him. "Where is everyone?"
"I... Don't really remember." He said in his normal voice, looking around. "America said something about flying the others home, him and that stupid plane... But I don't know. This rotten headache is making me nutburgers!"
"Why don't you lie on the couch?" I offered, helping him up and letting him lean on me as we made our way through the destruction that was once my living room.
"Right-o." He muttered as he plunked down onto the couch, promptly passing out as I went off to get a blanket for him.
"Veh~! Doitsu, that was fun, wasn't it?" I overheard Ita-chan talking to Germany in the other room and smiled to myself as I took a blanket from the hall closet. Germany seemed to be much more mellow when Italy was over; It also made me happy because whenever he came over, Cassi-chan almost always did too.
"Mm? Yes, Hetalia. It was a good night." He paused before continuing in his deep voice. "Can we just lay here for awhile?"
Then, realizing that I was eavesdropping, I hurried back to England. He was still asleep when I got there.
I draped the blanket on top of him and walked back into the bedroom to wake Spain up. He needed to help me start cleaning... Although when the other two woke up, they'd be helping as well.
I shook Spain's shoulder. "Antonio~! It's time to get up!" He rolled over and mumbled something. I continued to shake him untill he was awake.
"Is it really morning already~?" He asked tiredly.
"Yes. Now get up! I need you to help me start cleaning." He groaned.
"Amor~! It's too early to do that..." He whined.
I gave in right there. "Alright, but we will be cleaning later on." I said. He smiled at me and gave me a quick peck on the nose.
We both then stood up and looked down and the still sleeping trio. He laughed. "I want to see what happens when one of them wakes up." I just sighed and walked out of the room to cook breakfast.
"What do you want to eat?" I asked, going to the kitchen.
"Hmmm..." He hummed thoughtfully. "Bacon, pancakes, ham, and hash browns sound nice!" He said smiling.
I smiled back. "Okay." and I started cooking. I then heard a knock at the door.
"Spain, could you get that please?" I asked from my position at the stove. He nodded and walked to the door. I heard China and Spain talking. China was most likely here to pick Korea up.
"Well, they're not up yet, but you're free to stay until they do get up!" Spain welcomed cheerily.
"Thank you~aru. Um...what happened here~aru?" He asked, taking notice of the sleeping England on the couch and the large mess everywhere.
"Oh, we just threw a little party is all..." I trailed off from the kitchen.
"Yeah, but don't worry. Cassi was very responcible with little Korea, amigo!" Spain added. China thought for a moment and then nodded. He then made his way to the couch and sat down.
"Do you want to stay for breakfast, China?" I asked.
"Well, I wouldn't want to intrude-"
"Dude! Come on, you practically live here as a second home." I said.
He hesitated. "Very well~aru." Spain and I smiled.
"We're going to be having bacon, ham, pancakes, and hash browns. Is that alright with you?" I asked with a smile, already manning my position at the stove.
"Uh. Yes, aru. That sounds... Delicious." China said. He seemed like he was afraid of imposing, so I decided not to question him anymore.
"It will be~. Mi amuleto is an amazing cook! Would you like some help, amor?" Spain asked, picking up a bowl and pouring flour into it.
"I could always use an extra hand!" I replied happily. Cooking always brightened my mood, especially with Spain being there.
"Could I be of any assistance, aru?" China asked, looking around the kitchen for something.
"If you want, you could take the ham out for me." I said, motioning towards the refrigerator.
(Cassi POV)
I was dreaming, and then, I smelled it. The scent of food. Glorious food... Have I ever been this hungry before? I'm not sure if I have... As if in agreement, my stomach gurgled.
Time to go into ninja mode.
(Whitney POV)
Breakfast managed to be cooked in a timely manner, and it wasn't long before the smell wafted all over the house. The bacon sizzling was enough to get my mouth watering... But of course, then I had to turn my attention to the ham...
"Spain, where'd the bacon go?" I asked after the ham had been reheated and the honey had been set out for me.
"It was there a second ago..."
"Bonjour~." France said in a sing-song voice as he stretched and walked into the room. Little Korea was right behind him.
"Good morning sleepy heads~!" I said back, smiling despite what had happened between France and I the night before.
"It's a wonderful treat to see such a cheerful face in the morning; I don't think I'll have enough room for breakfast!" France exclaimed, laying on the charm yet again.
"Yeah, eat it up." I mumbled, my smile fading a little as I turned back to flip... A pancake that wasn't there. "What on earth is going on here?"
"Mi amor, is everything alright?" Spain asked in a concerned voice.
"The bacon was there, and now it's not, and then the pancake..." I looked at my now empty pan blankly, unsure of what to think.
"What's wrong Whitney~aru?" China said as he picked Korea up. I looked at him, then turned back to see that a hashbrown was gone.
"What in the heck!" I yelled, confused out of my mind. "The food keeps dissapearing!" The tree guys looked over and saw what I said was true. "Wait...France, was Cassi there when you got up?" I asked.
"Oh, I saw her running out the bedroom door just as I woke up." he said. I nodded with my arms crossed. "Mm-hm. Cassi, get out here and confess." I heard a small whisper of "Crap it!" come from within the kitchen and smirked knowing I was right. It didn't take long for the guys to figure it out then.
"Where are you hiding?" I said as I poured more pancake batter onto the pan. No answer. "I have to watch the stove. Can you guys find the thief?" I said, looking at them. They nodded, smiling. They must've thought the situation was funny... It really was, but I wanted some food too!
"Mon papillon, where are you?" France called loudly so that it echoed throughout the house.
"Not so loud!" England exclaimed from the livingroom. I'm certain that he promptly fell asleep, because after that it was silent again. I looked to the pan and kept focusing on cooking and saving the food as the guys kept looking.
"Da ze." Korea said sleepily, pointing to the refrigerator.
"Ah, nino. You're still hungry?" Spain said happily, picking him up.
"No, aru." China said, looking at the refrigerator up and down. "Maybe he thinks Cassi's behind here, aru..."
"Behind the refrigerator?" I asked incredulously. "There's no way!"
"Ah, we'll have to either move it out or tip it over then!" Spain replied, sitting Korea down and mussing his hair.
"Tip it over..?"
"No! Don't do that!" This time I could definitely hear Cassi's muffled voice coming from the direction of the refrigerator.
I smirked. "Something tells me we should."
"I distinctly heard a voice say 'non'." France replied, smirking along with me.
Silence. "Well, I guess there's only one way to find out~aru!" China said, walking to the fridge. He started shaking it back and foward and eventually Cassi fell from the top right onto the floor.
"Ow!" She yelled. China picked her up by her arm.
"Alright Cassi, where did you put the food?" I asked.
She looked on with a forced blank face. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Cassi, everyone here knows that's a lie." Spain said
I laughed. "So, where did you put it?" I asked again.
She took a breath and smiled, hesitating, then said "Um...I ate it!" in a British accent.
"Papillon, you ate all that food in so little time?" France asked, dumbfounded. The rest of us were as well.
She nodded. "It doesn't take me that long to eat!"
Then someone opened the front door. "I'm ho-... me?" Romano ended in confusion as he saw the mess in the living room. "What happened! I run out to get more tomatoes and you all have a party?" He was screaming at us by this point. "And why are they here!"
"Romano, calm down. Everything's under control. Mama, here, is making breakfast~. Sit down and enjoy." Spain replied, smiling.
"I'm not freaking hungry!" He exclaimed, storming off. He paused by Germany's door. "I know you had something to do with this!" He exclaimed, banging on the door loudly. He was about to leave when the door opened.
"Nii-san?" Italy poked his head out and stared at his brother.
"Italy...? What are you doing here?" Romano asked in confusion. "... AND IN HIS ROOM?"
"Veh~! Well it all started when Sorella wanted to come over to Whitney's..."