Okay i admit that the front part is a little boring and stupid.
BUT PLEASE READ ON!
I PLACED A HUGE CHUNK OF HKUK AT THE BOTTOM!
So yeah... Please don't like, skip this TT_TT
on that note you can just skip the front part if you want.
April was getting bored again.
The party wasn't her idea and she would really rather just have a small gathering at home. But when she got the news that the party would be held at a maid café, April changed her mind and decided that it was quite a good idea. After all, she can't resist frilly and pink dresses, and maid café are always full of them. In fact, she couldn't wait to try one on herself.
"So why am I stuck here instead?" She scoffed and shutting the hard cover book in her hand, held it up and slammed it against someone's shoulder. Tossing the book on the table in front of her, she crossed her arms and pouted. Instead of admiring the beautiful dresses, she's now sitting beside an extremely boring guy whose concept of fun was to sit down and read a book. Reading, in a freaking maid café!
"You were being a nuisance to the waitresses here." The person replied calmly as he flipped a page of his book. His eyes were glued to the book and did not even bother to look up at April when he answered her. "Behave yourself will you? We are not here to create trouble. I am not here to babysit you."
"I would never want to have you babysit me." She stuck out her tongue. "I wasn't being a nuisance either! You are just too stuck up you stupid Chris!" turning her head to the other side, she ignored the idiot and started reading the café menu. Since this is her party, she should at least be able to eat what she wants.
"Don't order too much. You're going to get fat." The person, Chris, finally looked up from his book for a brief second and commented.
"Shut up, I don't care." April rolled her eyes and went back to looking at the cake session on the menu. The black forest chocolate cake was looking very tempting.
"Of course you don't care." Chris clapped his hands together, "How can I forget? You are already fat." He exclaimed with a mocking grin.
April threw the menu at Chris's face without thinking.
"Now that it's much quieter around here" she clapped her hands as a satisfied grin lit up on her face, "Excuse me! May I order something?" She raised her hand high up in the air.
"Of course da," The waitress nearest to her table walked over with a serving tray in her hand. Standing right beside April, she asked as she pointed to the pictures on the menu that Chris passes her, "Would you like a piece of cake, a drink, or." She tilted her head a little and pulled out a sweet smile, "become one with mother Russia, da?"
" 'Become one with mother Russia'? " April was a little stunned by that last suggestion while Chris raised an eyebrow. "Is it some sort of new dessert?" She looked up at the Russia in wonder.
Chris almost hit his head against the table.
"Of course it is." Russia nodded "Would you want to join me?" She held out her hand.
"Join you?" In making the dessert? April had a feeling she was missing out on something here… Ah well, let the annoying ones worry. "Do I get to wear that cute and frilly maid dress of yours?" If they were going to cook, then surely they will let her change into something more appropriate, like perhaps the lovely maid dress?
"If that's what you want da, sure-"
"HOLD IT!" England stopped April before she was able to hold Russia's hand. "I am sorry Ms April but I would like to have a friendly chat with my friend here on our current situation. Please do not mind us." She smiled and scanned the place for a certain person… Spotted. "Ame… Amelia! Come here for a moment and serve our lovely Young lady!"
"Fufu~ Who called the hero?" America hopped over with a smile as bright and cheerful as the sunshine and asked. Chris sighed. This waitress seems to be the hyper type. Who knows what kind of trouble April and she can cause together…
"Now, if you could excuse us…" England paid an apologetic smile and forcefully dragged Russia to the kitchen at the back. Behind her, two girls started chatting happily.
"Alright. Spill it." England glared at Russia, who was sitting on a chair and guarded by France and Spain. "What are you doing here, as a girl?"
"I was there in the room when you casted the spell you know." Russia replied, being rather co-operative. "I was hiding and thinking of sneaking up on China to get her to be one with me." She replied and threw China a warm smile that sent shivers down China's spine as she took cover behind Hong Kong and Japan.
"Fusososo, but then you were hit by England's weird Spell and became a girl, like Romano and I, right?" Spain placed her hand on Russia's left shoulder as she nodded with the usual smile.
"Don't tell me, you decided to join us after you became a girl, just because you got bored." France felt a sweat down her forehead.
"Da, you are smart, France." Russia chuckled.
…
England facepalmed.
"So what should we do now aru?" China asked, still hiding behind Hong Kong and Japan while Russia constantly tossed winks at her. "We can't just keep her here in the kitchen, it's dangerous aru. What if Belarus charges in and mess the place up? How are we going to get the guests' orders done that way?" Besides, with Russia here, China can never feel safe. Please! That person once dressed up as a panda and hid in her house for goodness sake!
Russia's doll-like face turned dark upon the mentioning of Belarus's name. "She's coming?" She gasped, panic-stricken.
"Yes, so you better listen to-"
"DAMMIT! Go away!" The kitchen's back door was being flung open and two female in maid uniform rushed in, both were terrified and one was swearing. The duo's appearance got everyone's attention on them as the tension grew.
"Roma~ did you miss me and decided to come here and visit me?" Spain waved happily, ignorant to the unnerved look on Romano's face.
"Hell! Who do you think you are for me to miss you?" Romano glared at Spain as Italy shook her arm a little.
"Sorella! Remember what we are here for!" Italy reminded with a worried look on her face.
"Don't freaking call me that!" Romano glared at Italy and pulled her arm from Italy's grasp, "I'll tell them when I want to."
"Tell us what?" This time was Hong Kong
"That scary woman with the ribbon is charging this way with a dagger and look as if she's ready to kill someone." Romano reported unwilling.
"Oh shit. Russia! You have to get out of here-" England swung around to find the chain on which Russia was sitting on empty. "Where is Russia?"
The others soon realized the problem and started looking up and down, hoping to catch Russia hiding behind some tables or something, but were all horrified when they heard some commotions outside in the multipurpose room. They were missing Russia, Belarus's coming, and now the commotions. It's the perfect recipe for a disaster.
"Dudes! Bad news!" America burst into the kitchen from the front door, carrying a large plastic bag on her back, looking as if she was trying to imitate Santa. The plastic bag was one of those huge black ones than can fit a grown adult inside. People would normally use them for rubbish bins, and France did order some for the party. But everyone was sure that the one America was carrying was not filled with rubbish. Whatever was in the bag was moving and now, talking.
"I don't understand why you are doing this, but will you let me out of this already? It's getting hard to breath." Iceland's voice came out from the bag, and the voice was in no way female like.
"Don't tell me…" England can't believe her luck as America put the bag down and help the person inside out, her eyes widened. Standing in front of her was Iceland, still in the maid uniform, but no longer a girl. "What the hell happened?"
"She was taking orders when suddenly, poof!" America exclaimed with animated tone and action, "she was surrounded by lots of smoke, then-"
"Wait a moment, did any of our guest saw Iceland turn back into his old self?" France interrupted.
"No way! The hero would never allow that!" America grinned proudly. "I bagged him before the smoke can clear off."
"So you left the guests without an explanation on how the smoke and stuff happened? Yeah, good job hero." Hong Kong grinned.
"… Ah. I totally forgot about that!" America exclaimed as a sense of realisation hit her.
England facepaled, Hong Kong rolled his eyes, and the others just shrugged. Really, they sort of expected it from America.
"It's all taken care of." Norway suddenly said as he entered the kitchen from the front door. "I got Nissie out and told them it's just a magic trick" he walked up to Iceland and passed him the notebook with the orders written on it. "You are not going to escape from work just because you are a guy now."
"Shut up. It's not my choice to turn back or not." Iceland rebutted and went on to getting the things on the notebook.
"So, what do we do now?" Romano asked impatiently.
"Alright." England took a deep breath and paused for a few seconds to sort her thoughts out. "Romano and Italy, the both of you go out there and Replace Iceland. Please do not break anything." She then turned to look at America, "America, get Canada to find Russia while you delay Belarus-"
More commotions were heard outside and a clear "Brother! I know you are here! Come out!" stood out from the other noises.
"Scratch that. France, go with Spain and get Belarus in the kitchen or anywhere. Just not the room with the guests. America, grab Canada and find Russia. We will have to hope that Russia is going to turn back soon. The others, remain in your station." England instructed, and clapped her hands together, "Finally, look out for each other. I don't know what's happening, but the spell is slowing losing its effects. If any of you changes back, bag him and send him her-."
It happened to her as well. First a poof, then smoke fills the air around her, and just like magic, he's back as a guy.
"… Great. Just what I need." England stared down at his clothing and facepalmed while pockets of laughter were heard.
"England san, please do not worry too much. I am sure everything will be alright." Japan assured as she forced a chuckle down, "Since you will not be able to attend to the guests anymore, please just stay here and take a rest. We will do our best out there, won't we?" She gave the others a look that they all understood.
If this was not settled fast enough and England's stuck in the kitchen for too long, the guests might just be eating England's cooking. Not a good ending.
The others immediately nodded and rushed to complete their missions, leaving Hong Kong and England still at that particular corner of the kitchen. England collapsed on the chair that Russia was once sitting on and sighed. He knew that taking charge of a café was a bad idea from the start. But this? This was just beyond him.
"You know what?" Hong Kong leaned over and pinched his cheeks, "the one bad thing about you is that you are always stressing yourself over useless things."
"Don't pinch me like that." England snapped as he pinched Hong Kong back for revenge, "It's not like I want to stress myself out, mind you. I would rather be at home, drinking tea, than to be here dealing with Russia and his psychotic sister."
"The second bad thing about you is that you are never really true to yourself." Hong Kong ignored England's comments and continued, looking straight into his eyes, "Why don't you tell me what you are really stressed about?"
"…" England's eyes widened, he thought he did it well.
"Come on. You may be able to trick the others because they are not that close to you, and America because he can never read the atmosphere, but you cannot trick me." Hong Kong grinned. "Now spill it."
England sighed in defeat and looked down at his shoes, "It's just that, I can't do anything right. Whatever I do, it just somehow screws up."
"Like your cooking?"
"Shut up! They are fine!" England growled.
"Whatever you said, Mr Tsundere." Hong Kong laughed a little. "Go on, continue with the confession." He reminded before England was able to debate on why he's not a tsundere.
"Bloody hell… It's just like that! Be it raising a child, running a meeting or managing a café, I failed miserably… I really wonder if I am actually useful in anything at all." England blurted out, his voice getting softer and softer as he sank deeper in his chair.
"… You know what," Hong Kong said, catching England's attention as he looked up at him (HK).
"What?"
"I was planning to say something to make you feel better, but what you've said is all so true that I am speechless." Hong Kong smirked, "I can lie and still make you feel better, want to hear it?"
"Just die already." England growled, "Why the heck did I even bother to tell you that?"
"You don't have to be a great guardian for your kids to love you. If you can't run a meeting, leave it to that idiot, he's always claiming that he's the hero right? As for the café," Hong Kong ruffled England's hair, "You are not doing it alone, idiot."
Ahh~, he's always wanted to pay England back for messing his hair up when they were trapped underground.
"… So I see you have chosen to lie to confront me after all." England managed a smile, "thank you I guess."
"Who said I was lying?" Hong Kong pinched England's nose, "If I was going to lie, I would've say something like 'Your cooking is very nice' or 'Oh, no, you are a great parent!'. What I've said is the truth."
"De- What do you mean by a lie when you said that my cooking is nice? Mind you both America and you loved my cooking when you were young!" England's tsundere spirit lit up whenever his cooking skills were being doubted.
"That's because we had nothing else to eat except for your cooking." Hong Kong rolled his eyes, "Though there were times when I had to cook my own dinner because I needed a break from torturing myself with your food."
"Why you little-" Gritting his teeth, England hissed.
"That's more like it. Welcome back, the England I know." Hong Kong smiled in satisfaction.
"…Huh?" Taken by surprise, England unclenched his fists and looked at Hong Kong with a questioning look.
"If you meet a problem, get all angry and worked up, then face it like the tsundere you are." He paused for a moment or two before continuing. "The third bad thing that about you is that you can never feel down" he leaned down and snuck a quick peck on England's cheek. "Because I will always be there to cheer you up. If not, that idiot can take my place, just for a little while."
England was getting used to it, but a slight tinge of pink still dusted his pale cheeks.
"Come on, I know you are old and all but just sitting here's not going to solve anything." He grabbed England's right hand and pulled him out of the chair, heading straight for the other side of the kitchen, where the food was.
"Who the bloody hell are you calling old?" England argued, but followed anyway.
"Yeah yeah, go ahead. Believe that you are still young and carefree." Hong Kong's sarcasm fit with his deadpan voice perfectly, "But one's never too old for chocolate." He said as he took a plate of chocolate cake out of the fridge and placed it in England's hands.
England looked at the plate of delectable dessert that even came with a fork, then at Hong Kong again, obviously not sure of why he was given the food.
"What? I just happen to notice that you have been too busy to eat anything for the past few hours. Eat. Then stress yourself out." Hong Kong instructed as he put his apron back on, "I'll be helping the others with the orders. Stay here. I don't want any food poisoning cases." With that, he hurried off.
England watched as the black haired boy jump into action, a warm smile spread on his face. He was certain that for a moment there, he saw the boy blush. How adorable.
So here ya go! After dragging for like, forever, i finally got to the HKUK part~ 3
I got scolded by my mum for staying up late to finish this so i hope you people appreciates it.
Next chapter is going to be wild and scary. You've been warned.
Reviews are appreciated and give me the strengh to defy my mum and write till 3 am... yeah... Gosh i am so screwed.