Kongeriget Danmark

Chapter 8: Deliverance

"To err is human, to forgive, divine."

― Alexander Pope

With Mathias

Waking up with a nasty hangover, he found himself on a bed. Wanting some water, he got up and went to the kitchen. Getting himself a glass of water, he saw Ivan making blinis for them. Sitting down on the chair nearby, he made his prescence known to the giant.

"доброе утро, Mathias. Is your hangover gone?"

"Godmorgen. Not really, thanks for asking though."

"Ah, do you want blinis?"

"Sure, why not."

Waiting for 15 minutes, Ivan finally served them breakfast. Sitting opposite to Mathias, Ivan gave him his own portion of the breakfast, along with a serving of butter. Both were eating silently. No topics, no small talks, no chit-chat whatsoever arising from the two. Just plain deafening silence.

When the both of them finished breakfast, Mathias was preparing to leave. Ivan, standing by the door, wanted to accompany Mathias back to Copenhagen. He wanted to make sure his friend would return safely and he wanted to see on how Lukas would resolve the problem. Sure, Ivan did tell Lukas all about the problem, but even Ivan is afraid on Lukas' moves later on when they would confront them.

After all the preparations, Mathias and Ivan set off, to Moscow. Mathias was secretly wanting to go back home to continue scheming, while Ivan wanted to see for himself on how Mathias is coping.

Catching the flight to Copenhagen, Mathias fell asleep on the trip and Ivan just watched his friend sleep.

"Yekatrina, what am I gonna do? I feel guilty for doing this..."

Time skip (2 hours later)

Arriving at Copenhagen, Ivan still found his friend asleep. Not wanting to wake him up, he just carried the sleeping Dane back to Mathias' supposed house. Ignoring the stares of the others, Ivan managed to hail them a cab, setting off for Mathias' home.

Half an hour later, they arrived at his home. Ivan found it small, quaint and peaceful, quite ironic to the hyperactive and loud Dane. Paying for the ride and carrying his friend, he went inside and set his friend on the couch. Sighing in relief, he set down the bags next and went on to call Lukas.

"привет, Lukas?"

"Yes Ivan, what is it?"

"You need to come here now. Mathias is asleep. I can set you a plane to Copenhagen without problems. Please prepare in an hour."

"Okay. I'll be there"

"Просто будь осторожен, okay?"

"Don't worry, Ivan. I will."

"благодаря."

Hanging up the phone, Ivan sent a worried glance at the sleeping Dane. Him wanting things back into place has forced him to make a decision, albeit with a heavy heart, he knew he had good intentions.

Time skip (ANOTHER TWO HOURS)

Stepping out of the plane, Lukas was somehow rushing slightly to Mathias' house. Wanting to resolve the whole fiasco between them, he ran. He ran, as if there had been no tomorrow. He ran, because he knows he couldn't stand his Mathias going through all that pain.

He knew, that after their separation, Mathias fell apart. The loss of Lukas in his life did send him spiraling to depression, as Emil had written him before. He wanted to give relief to his Mathias, to alleviate his depression, to help him and to love his Mathias.

Arriving there, he went inside, panting. Seeing Mathias still asleep and Ivan sitting worriedly on the chair near Mathias, he sat down opposite to Ivan. Silently saying thank you to Ivan, he sighed. Parting the hair of his Mathias, he gently ran his hand on the face of the sleeping Dane.

Finding Mathias to be sleeping innocently, he patted his head gently. Moments later, Mathias began to stir, and he then woke up. Seeing Ivan with him gave him a sense of relief, but when he saw Lukas, he felt a mix of anger, regret, sadness and loneliness.

Knowing what would happen next, Ivan excused himself from the three and went upstairs, leaving Lukas and Mathias alone. He wanted to give the two some space.

After the Russian left, Lukas and Mathias both were silent for a while, neither making good eye contact with each other, until Lukas broke the silence.

"Say Mathias, how are you right now?"

"Hmph. I'm fine. Why'd you ask anyway?"

"Well, I care about your welfare. I know I acted irrationally during the meeting and I wanted to say sorry. I did not manage to get your side, and I overreacted way too much. I know what you have been going through, and I want you to know that I'm always here for you. I love you Mathias..."

Shocked at Lukas' apology and confession, Mathias was just staring at Lukas, then he cried. Clinging to his Lukas, he cried tears of joy. Placing his head on the crook of his neck, he hugged Lukas. Lukas, though, reciprocated the hug and patted the back of Mathias.

"So does that mean you'll make things go back to normal, Mathias?"

*sniff* "Uh-uh." *sniff*

Rubbing the Dane's back, he kissed Mathias' cheek lovingly and hugged Mathias. Mathias, on the other hand, just let himself be loved by the Norwegian. Finally, he can make things go back to normal. He can have his Lukas again.

A Year Later (I PROMISE IT'S THE LAST!)

Northern Europe has went back to normal. Borders were opened again, communications were fully reestablished, and prosperity came back to their lands. Seeing that he managed to get Northern Europe back to it's feet, Mathias happily sat by the chair on his porch, letting the cold winds tickle his face.

Knowing that his Norge would come and visit him, he waited happily. Right now, he was very happy. He managed to fix his family problems, he managed to be with his Lukas, and he managed to be his joyful and hyperactive self again.

"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever."

― Alfred Lord Tennyson

THE END

A.N.: Hello~ LoT here~ I finally managed to finish the story~ I really intended the story to not exceed 10 chapters, and after posting the 7th, I decided that it would be best to end the 8th~

Thanks to those who read this from start to last~ You have my utmost and most sincere gratitude.

Please R/R~ I give cookies and ice cream~ *puppy eyes*