Matilda: (Whispers) Welcome back! So this is Chapter three of Mechanics and Sunflowers (Honestly, that's the best title Roche could think of). Anyway, we will continue where we left off with the school dance. Now,

Daisy: Roche doesn't own Hetalia.

Matilda: That's right; now, enjoy Chapter three!

Author Notes:

-The Piano piece that Ivan plays is an original song called "Daughter of the Moon" sung by adrisaurus on YouTube. I suggest that you listen to it during one particular scene.

-This is NOT a musical…

-I didn't give a description of Chun-Yan's dress, so just imagine how you think it would look like.

Chapter 3: Behind the Mask

Third Person POV

Chun-Yan stared at Ivan in surprise.

"Bu-but, we just met aru…" Chun-Yan protested.

"That's alright; I don't bite…" Ivan chuckled as he puts his hands around Chun-Yan's waist. She hesitated at first, before she wrapped her arms around his neck. They started swaying to the music, and Chun-Yan seemed to wonder who was behind the mask; with Ivan thinking the same thing.

Meanwhile, Natalya was watching in disgust at the pair as she rolled her eyes.

"Can you believe that slut? She stole my date, and now she's dancing with him. What does she have that I don't have?" She whined to Francine and Alice, who weren't really in the mood for paying attention to their friend's constant whining.

"Well, you think of something; I've got my eyes on someone and he looks like he wants to dance! Ta, ta," Francine walked over to the boy and she danced with him, while Alice and Natalya were watching Chun-Yan in disgust.

"Honestly, who does she think she is?" Alice didn't want to pay any more attention so she went to check on Matilda, who was having a good time with Alfred. Natalya stomped her foot and stormed out of the building.

"I'm having a good time with you," Ivan whispered to Chun-Yan as she began to blush at his advances.

"I usually never go to these things; I'm usually just busy with work or my step-sisters won't let me, aru…" Chun-Yan admitted.

"You have step-sisters?" Ivan asked.

"Yes, their names are Francine, Alice and Matilda; but Matilda is the only sister who is nice to me and my biological sister, Sakura, aru." Ivan's eyes widened in surprise; was this girl, whom he appeared to have just met was his best friend under the mask? Maybe this could be a good time to show her what he's been hiding for a long time.

"Stay here, I'll be right back." Chun-Yan nodded as Ivan disappeared into the crowd. Chun-Yan waited patiently, even getting refreshments as Ivan went to get Roderich.

"Hey Roderich…I need a huge favour..." The tall Russian boy asked his friend/piano teacher.

"Yes, what is it?" Ivan whispered in his ear as he nodded his head.

"Okay, I'll see you there." The Austrian replied. Ivan smiled and playfully slapped him on the back (hard) before going back to Chun-Yan.

"Follow me," he grabbed her hand as he walked her through the halls of the school.

"Where are you taking me, aru?" Chun-Yan questioned before Ivan stopping in front of the music room.

"What are we doing in here, aru?" She looked at Ivan who uncovered the piano and gestured for Chun-Yan to sit next to him. She walked up to the piano bench just as Ivan began to play. The melody was soft and airy, making Chun-Yan feel like dancing. She then closes her eyes as she feels the melody flow through her. She starts to hum a bit before she was tapped on the shoulder by Ivan. She looked over the piano bench to see Roderich playing. He extends his hand and she accepts as the two begin to dance around the room.

"I didn't know you can play piano, aru." Chun-Yan commented as they waltzed around the room.

"There are so many things you don't know about me," Was Ivan's reply as they continued to dance around the room. Chun-Yan was beginning to feel like she was flying, that everything has disappeared around her. Once the song was finished, Ivan twirled her and dipped her head. They hold that position before he leans in and kisses her, surprising our heroine. He brings her back up as he holds the kiss and Chun-Yan starts to enjoy it.

Suddenly, her watch goes off and she lets go, checking the time. "AIYAH," Her eyes bulge before she turns to leave.

"Where are you going?" Ivan asks as she turns back to him. "I have to go; my step-sisters are going to kill me if I'm not home, aru." Chun-Yan explains as she turns her back to him and begins walking before stopping herself. She walks back up to Ivan and gives him a peck on the cheek.

"Thank you for tonight; I had a great time." She smiles at him before he removes his mask and reveals his face.

"Ivan?" she mutters to herself in surprise. She stares at him for a moment before she flees. "Thanks again, aru!" She calls out as she runs to the gym and look for her sister, who in turn was looking for her.

Chun-Yan's POV

"Where were you? We have to go!" Sakura questioned.

"I'll tell you later. Right now, we have to find someone who can take us home." We looked around the gym and found Matilda talking to Alfred. "Matilda! We have to go. Can Alfred give us a ride?" Sakura begged.

"No problem, follow me." We followed Alfred to his car and got in. I looked at my watch. Five minutes left until midnight and we needed to get there FAST!

"Sorry to be rude or anything, aru; but can this thing go any faster, aru?" I yelled.

"But I can't go over the speed limit!"

"Are you kidding me Alfred? Since when do you play it safe?"

"Since dad got me a new car. Now, deal with it, we're almost there!" Alfred yelled back.

"Aiyah…" I rubbed my temples as we made it back to the house. Luckily, the car wasn't there.

"Thank you, Alfred. I'll see you at work!" I ran all the way to the house and ran all the way up to my room/attic. Sakura helped undo everything and look perfectly normal. After about two minutes, we hear the voices of Francine and Alice float up to the attic.

"AIYAH," I quickly put on my PJ's and act like I was drawing something when they came up.

"Oh, hey, how was th dance?" I tried to act completely natural; while on the inside, I was freaking out.

"It went well! I danced with a lot of guys." Francine said dreamily. "Well, I for one was bored. I couldn't stand to here Natalya's constant complains about some slut who stole her date away from her." Alice complained.

"Who did she go with?" I asked as I brushed my hair and tied it into my normal side pony.

"She went with your friend, Ivan," Alice explained.

"She did aru?" I asked. The two nodded.

"Well, I'm going to get my bed." Francine yawned and left, followed by Alice.

"Oh, we have a list of things for you to do right now…" Alice added. I let out a groan as I went to retrieve the list from the kitchen. "At least I don't have work tomorrow or I would be tired for sure." I mumbled to myself as I got started on all the chores on the list. It was about 2:00 am when Matilda and Sakura came to check on me and I was up to my elbows in dishwater.

"You know, you promised me you would tell me what happened at the dance…" Sakura smirked at me before a blush rushed to my cheeks.

"What are you talking about?" I lied as I continued to scrub the grime off of the plate I was holding. "Come on, I'm your sister. You can tell me what happened." Sakura urged me and I couldn't help but smile at her innocence. I couldn't help but smile at what happened at the dance; who knew that Ivan was a romantic? Heat rushed to my cheeks as I thought about that kiss.

"Well?" Matilda quietly asked.

"Okay, so I was in the crowd looking around when this guy walked up to me and asked me to dance. I was hesitant at first, but he seemed to be nice, so we started dancing and I was starting to enjoy myself. I told him a little bit about myself, and that was when he left for a moment and when he came back, he took me to the music room. From there he played piano for me, and then Roderich the piano guy took over and the boy and I began to dance around the music room," I said dreamily.

"What happens next?" Matilda asks.

"Well, after the song was done, he…umm…" I hesitated on the last part.

"What did he do?" Sakura started to jump up and done.

"He…kissed me." I mumbled the last part. Both girls started to squeal.

"Oh, my gosh! You got your first kiss! Who was under the mask?"

"I'm not telling you,"

"Oh, come on, please?" I sighed.

"Fine…it was Ivan." Sakura squealed once more.

"I told you!" Sakura gave me a victory smirk. "You like Ivan, you like Ivan…" Sakura skipped around the room.

"Shut up or they'll…"

"So it was you?" I gasp as Francine and Alice come into the kitchen.

"Um, no it wasn't. What are you talking about?" I ask before I was kicked to the wall again. "It's your bloody damn fault that Natalya kept complaining about her date!" Alice continued to kick and I tried to fight back.

"Come on, Alice. Kick her hard! She deserves it." Francine joined in and continued to kick.

"Stop…it…" The girls turned to Matilda, who was shaking with anger.

"What did you say?" Francine went up to her younger sister.

"I said 'stop...it…'" Matilda said more loudly this time.

"What has she ever done to you? What has Sakura ever done to you? Ever since our mom died, you've been treating them like crap; like they were at the bottom of the food chain and you were all the way at the top. I'm sick and tired of the way you've treated them and I won't stand for it any longer." Matilda was shaking from all the anger and frustration she had let out for the first time.

"Fine, if you're going to be like that, then why don't you join them?" Francine shoves Matilda into me as I continue to groan in pain.

"You!" Francine pointed to Sakura, who was beginning to whimper. "Clean up this mess. I'm going back to bed," Francine walked away and Alice gave me one last kick before leaving.

"I'm sorry, Matilda…" I whispered.

"It's okay. You guys are my sisters, and we stick together." I gave her a weak smile before I groaned in pain once more.

"Sakura, help your sister to bed. I'll take care of it from here." Matilda ordered the young girl as she hoisted me up and climbed up to our room. She laid me down and I still groaned.

"Here, I got you some ice…" Sakura put an ice pack to my temple and it eased the pain slightly.

"So, now that they found out, what are they going to do?" Sakura asked me a worried expression on her petite face.

"I don't know," Was my reply before I fell into a deep sleep.

Monday

Ivan's POV

As I drove up to Chun-Yan's house, I kept thinking about Saturday night. Was that really Chun-Yan under that mask? If it was, she looked absolutely beautiful. Although she did "aru" and "aiyah" like she would always say and she did mention having step-sisters; I wonder…

"Hey Ivan…" I hear a knock and look up in surprise to see Chun-Yan waiting for me to unlock my door.

"Sorry, Chun-Yan," I apologized as she climbed into the car.

"It's alright, aru. So how was the dance?" Chun-Yan asks as we made our way to school. "It was good. What about you? How was your night alone at the house?"

"Fine, I didn't really do anything though...aiyah…" she murmured and winced in pain.

"Are you okay, my little sunflower?"

"I told you to stop calling me that, aru! And yes, I'm fine. Do you mind dropping me off at work after school, aru?"

"Yeah that's fine…" I agreed. That's when I came up with an idea. "Hey are you busy after work?"

"Not really. I finished all the chores I had to do. Besides, my step-sisters went out of town for two days to visit their relatives, leaving me, Sakura and Matilda home. Why?"

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out. You know go to a movie or something. It's not like a date or anything…but we just haven't hanged out in a while and…" I began to blabber like an idiot.

"Sure, I've been meaning to watch Texas Chainsaw 3D but I never got the chance to, aru. I heard it was good, though." Chun-Yan smiled at me. "I'd like that. What time do you finish work?" "Well, I finish around nine, so if your sister lets you stay late, then that's fine, aru." I nodded my head as I parked my car.

"I'll have to call my sister and let her know. I'll see you later," she waved and went to her class while I went to my own before being stopped by none other than.

"Why didn't you dance with me?" I yelped in surprise as Natalya's scary navy eyes stared me down. "What are you talking about?" I lied before trying to dodge her and head to class.

"On Saturday, I left you for only one minute and when I turned around, I found you in the arms of some girl! Who was she?" She questioned. "Excuse me, but I have to go now," I decided to try and avoid the question and speed walk to class.

"You won't avoid me for long, Ivan Braginski! Just you wait!" I shuddered as I reached the art room and breathe a sigh of relief. "Hey are you okay?" I turned to Heracles, who, somehow, brought a cat with him.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just had some Natalya trouble," I explained as I went to get the materials I needed for painting. "I see, well, Sakura told me something interesting this morning," Heracles gave me a sly grin.

"Really, what did she tell you?" I ask as I began to absentmindedly paint.

"Well, she told me who you were dancing with in the music room." I stopped painting for a moment before turning back to the Greek, who was painting a cat…again.

"Who was it?"

"It was Chun-Yan…according to my little cherry blossom, her sister told her what happened, from when you played piano for her and when you kissed her." I began to blush as I began painting again.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm positive. Why don't you ask her yourself?" Well, the date I planned was supposed to be for that question, but now, I just have to confirm it.

Outside the Art Room, Natalya's POV

"So it was her? Just you wait Chun-Yan; I'm going to make your life Hell on Earth." Natalya let out a cackle as she walked down the hallway.

Roche: Hi again! Look just a quick note here. I know Belarus' name is spelt "Natalia", but I liked it with the y in the name better. Thanks for reading Chapter 3 and please review! Or else…kolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolk okolkolkol*

*I'm kidding