Declaration: I don't own Hetalia
That afternoon, YueMei had finally agreed her daughter to wear their traditional Chinese Dress. Yue was happy to finally wear it in bright day light. Since she was only allowed to wear it at night. Now she was happily humming a rhythm that Arthur had taught her and had forgotten about the incident earlier that day.
She was walking to the library then did she notice that someone was staring behind her. She turned around but saw nothing. So she just walked swiftly more into the library and closed the door to whom it might be.
Ivan was staring at the happy girl in a dress that showed her curves. He liked it. And the colour red had showed a better completion to her porcelain skin than the green one she worn earlier. Though Ivan wanted to talk to her, he was a bit shy, especially what had happened earlier. I'll just wait for the right time later, he though.
"Yue, supper will be ready in ten minutes, please tell our guest that." YueMei told her daughter, who was playing with Michael in his room.
"Yes mama." Yue sighed and gave Michael to their mother. She didn't really want to see anyone of them but she has to followed orders. I'll just tap their door, Yue said a little below whisper. She walked down the hall and into the other side of the house for the guest rooms.
She started with Sir Nicholas, who was rooming with his youngest daughter, since he said she still needs his papa. Yue received a "we'll be down in a minute", so she moved to the next room of Yekaterina, who also received a same reply.
I wager that he will also say the same, Yue playfully jokes herself.
She knocked on the door and said what her mother had said. Though given some time, no one replied. So she tried again. Again no one did.
"How rude." Yue said but was started when someone said in a very childish tone.
"Who's rude?" Yue swiftly turned around and saw the tall Russian guy. Like this has happened before, she thought but pays no attention to it.
"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know you were out." Ivan stared at her form head to toe. He frowned on what he saw but just a small one that Yue hadn't notice. She was once again wearing an English gown, though this time its light blue and had a very unique appeal to her Oriental beauty.
Yue was having a hard time not running away and smacking him at the same time for looking at her from head to toe. It felt like that she hasn't worn a thing in front of him.
"You looked more beautiful in your traditional clothes." That took Yue a wide eye. What?
"I bed your pardon?"
"I like it better when you wear your Chinese dress than this English one." Yue was still wide eyed but came back.
"Well I didn't dress for you to approve or disapprove on what I wear." Ivan chuckled and pulled his scarf a little lower for him to speak better.
"Neit, but I prefer you would, since you'll be моя жена soon."
" Mor Zhena?" Yue was puzzled with this and Russia smiled his childish grin showing his perfectly white teeth.
"My wife." Ivan said proudly. The anger she felt when her father had said that she should be married in the fortnight had now came back.
"No I will not." Yue practically shouted her disapproval. The smile was swiped of his face but still he didn't move.
"And why is that?"
"I already loved someone." That wasn't expected from her. Ivan originally had thought that maybe she was still angry at him for what he did earlier, that he still met to apologize and not the reason he was given.
"and who is the lucky guy that had stolen your heart?" Yue crossed her arms on her chest and said while looking away from him.
"He's a better gentleman than you. And you don't know him." Thou the look that she was given him made him forget he had a rival but started ti tease her.
"Really? Is it the stable boy, da?"
"What?" Yue had quickly let her arms go and started at him with fire in her eyes.
"Why is everybody pointing to him?" the Russian laugh.
"So it is him, da?" Yue didn't answer but stared at the happy Russian. He had a nice laugh.
"You could have picked a better male than him. He can't give you the life your living now."
"What? No no. it's not him." Ivan was still laughing but was caught off when he saw his father behind Yue. She also had notice his silent and turned around to see his discomfort. Sir Nicholas has a scowl on his face but he just stands where he is and coughed a few times before saying.
"We had been waiting for the both of you for supper." Then he just left.
"Your papa is sure was scary." Yue said to Ivan, who was looking down at her with surprised.
"Well he was in the army once. That can do that to you." Yue only knod.
They walk silently to the dining hall and was greeted with the rest of the family. They eat their meals. The Russians were surprise to be served with Chinese food than the English lunch they had. All of them complemented how YueMei had made an excellent diner. And how Henry was proud of his wife culinary skills.
Yue was also proud of her mother and smiled happily. Then her father mentioned to everyone that she can also cooked like her mother that she was blushing to like crying baby. Though the pair of eyes that caught her staring longer was those big violet eyes that belong to the huge Russian seated in front of her. He was actually smiling at her and his childish features had given her a soft spot at her heart. So she smiled back to him.
Both of their father had notice this and made a mental note to talked to their children later.
After diner, the two families walk to the salon and chatted, though most of the noise was made by the fathers, who were drinking whisky and vodka respectively. Ivan was also drinking a glass or two. Though the rest of the girls were talking about the upcoming wedding, especially YueMei and Yekaterina.
Yue excuse herself when she can't stand the smell of alcohol in the room. She took a walk on the garden and smiled at the fresh air she received. She stared at the clear sky full of stars and a crescent moon. after a while the air was getting colder and she shivered at the last breezed that hit her.
"You'll chase a cold if you stayed to long." Yue turned around and saw the Russian leaning against the fence of the portch. She was practically used to how they met with her being surprise.
"I like a few more minutes here." She looked back at the darken garden. Then she heard footsteps hitting the grass that she turned her head that she saw him removing his coat and placed them over her shoulders. The coat was so big that it coved all of her body and the tail even was trailing on the floor.
"You should at least wear a coat if you want to stay." He only had the white shirt that showed his huge muscles and that he might considered fat if you miss how the muscled flex when he moves.
"thank you, but what about you?" he looked at her and smiled placing his hand at his scarf.
"I still have this." He smiled his childish smile, that Yue had though how old is he.
"How old are you?" He took his eyes of the sunflowers that was hidden in the darkest and looked at her.
"I'm seen 27 summers." Yue was rather astonished at the age.
"You're older than me." She said mutely.
"Is it because of how I act those it." She nob slowly but let her go.
"I'm sorry." Yue didn't know if what the sorry was for,
"for what? On how you act? You can't change on what you are." Ivan step back a little and shaked his head.
"Neit, I'm sorry about on what I did earlier." Now she understands.
"I almost shaken you for life."
"It's fine. It's not like the first time I felt a knife on me." Ivan stared at her for a while and Yue had covered her mouth on what she had said.
"You felt a knife on you? Is it when you cook?" she was still speechless and he knows by now it's not and that she doesn't what to talk about it. So he just dropped the subject, for now.
"Мне жаль." She just stared at him with curiosity.
"I'm sorry." He translated. Yue laugh at that. Ivan was confused but loved the sound of her voice.
"That's all we did, we apologize everthing." He chuckled and scratched his head.
"well, we didn't get to a very good start." That did Yue snap her fingers for Ivan to raised his pale blond eyebrow.
"We didn't start on a good term, so why don't we start all over again."
Yue bowed and so low that Ivan had though she will cracked her back and she pulled back up with a smile on her face and a happy voice said. "Nín hǎo, I'm Yue Kirkland." That Ivan smiled and grab her hand and shake it a few times. "привет, I'm Ivan Braginski."
They both laughed and talk like they had first time saw each other. Inside the hall, Henry smiled at how they are progressing. He is winning their bet and planned to talked about it with Yue, then heard then walking inside with seeing them having a great time did he planned that tomorrow will be another day for them to talk.
That night after Ivan had escorted her to her room did she notice that she was still wearing his coat. She planned to return it tomorrow. So she wrote in her diary what had happen today, form the first time Ivan had scared him down to when he had left her on her room. She smiled and changes her cloth to a more comfortable nightgown then went to bed. Again her journal didn't contain the named Arthur in it for the first time in two years.
A/N: so what did you guys think? Hope you like it.
It didn't go as how I planed it first but I'm still happy on how it had turn out to be. Thanks again for those who had commented and for those who take their time to read this. I really appreciate it and It helps me keep on going with this story.
Again for those who are curious, Yue is only 19 and that 4 years ago one of her half-sibling had left a scar on her. Making her 15 at the time.
It's also normal for them to be married at that age(19). For English that is. In that time, a Chinese girl can married as early as puberty hits. And that their husband are either five years or ten years her senior. And eight years difference is considered lucky for the Chinese.
Thanks again and have a great day!