A/N: Hey everybody! Sorry about the delay in updating. I have been really busy with school as of late. I will try and update once every 2 weeks if not sooner. The rest of the Nordics are introduced in this chapter. Yaay! There is some implied DenNor, with more to come in future chapters. Hope you all enjoy. Please R&R~
This chapter is dedicated to unprofessional ninja for their lovely review! So without further ado, the next chapter of Falling For a Friend!
Things I own: A flip phone, a beautiful mystic topaz engagement ring, and a loveable tabby named Baby.
Things I do not own: Hetalia: Axis Powers. That belongs to Hidekaz Himaruya.
Chapter 2: Plans
We exited the building holding hands. As we approached Berwald's car our small group of friends greeted us. The tallest one with blonde spiky hair, perked his head up at our approach.
"About damn time you two." Mathias called obnoxiously. Blushing, I bowed my head in shame.
"Sorry guys. That was my fault. I fell in the hallway and Su-san was helping pick my things up." I explained, Berwald grunting in agreement.
Emil, the youngest of our group with white-blonde hair and violet-red eyes, seemed rather uninterested and went back to leaning against the car. Lukas, Emil's older brother who was also blonde with a cross shaped barrette in his hair, however, had yet to say anything since we arrived.
Since exiting the building, Lukas had his eyes glued to Su-san and I's interlocked hands. Sensing Lukas's gaze, I hurriedly pulled my hand from Berwald's grasp. Su-san raised an eyebrow at me. Lukas eyes locked with mine. His gaze read, "We'll talk about this later." Sighing, I got into the car as Su-san unlocked it.
During the car ride, Mathias talked loudly about his day only interrupted by Lukas smacking him when he got too rambunctious. Emil just stared out the window, uninterested in what his brother was doing to the obnoxious Dane beside him.
Following Emil's example, I also stared out the window pointedly ignoring the glances that Lukas was giving me in the rear view mirror whenever he wasn't ridiculing Mathias. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what Lukas wanted to talk with me about. Lukas knows about my feelings for a certain stoic Swede and has been pushing for the last year to get me to confess my feeling, assuring me Su-san feels the same.
I, however, am not nearly as optimistic. I am almost positive that any feelings Su-san has for me are strictly platonic and would be thoroughly repulsed if he ever found out about how I really felt about him. I couldn't bear to let Su-san throw me away and would much rather suffer in silence than let that happen.
Following our normal routine, Berwald dropped off Mathias first and then Lukas and Emil. Once we got there, not following our normal routine, Lukas ripped me from the car and dragged me towards his house.
"I'm going to borrow Tino for a bit Berwald. You can go home for now." Lukas called over his shoulder to a startled Su-san as he pulled me inside and shut the door.
Lukas dragged me upstairs and into his room, slamming the door behind us. Only then did he release me.
"What the hell was that?" Lukas deadpanned. I ignored his gaze, rubbing my aching wrist.
"I-I don't know what you're talking a-about." I sputtered, looking anywhere but at him.
"You know damn well what I'm talking about. You two were holding hands. Care to explain how that happened?" Lukas said glaring at me.
Rather grudgingly, I recounted the story to Lukas about the stumble in the hallway and how Berwald came to my rescue. Throughout the entire story Lukas just looked at me with that usual blank look on his face. Once I finished, Lukas smacked me upside the head rather hard.
"Ouch…the hell Lukas?!"
"How can you be so blind? Seriously! How can you say he doesn't have feelings for you? After coming to your rescue he sweeps you off your feet, literally, and refuses to let you go because he's worried about you hurting yourself." Lukas fumed. Blushing, I looked away.
"He doesn't…"
"Like hell he doesn't. I think it is about time you get your head out of your ass and make a move!" Embarassed, I looked away. This wasn't the first time Lukas had suggested I confess and it certainly wouldn't be the last.
However, there was something different about Lukas's statement that meant he was serious this time and wasn't taking 'no' for an answer.
"Well what about you, huh?" I spat trying to change the subject.
"You've been skirting around your feelings for Mathias forever, and you KNOW that the boy is madly in love with you and yet you turn him down every time. You sound like such a hypocrite!" Lukas rolled his eyes.
"This isn't about me and Mathias. This is about you and Berwald. Once I feel Mathias has proved his worth I will gladly go out with him and not a moment before." Lukas explained as if it were obvious. I sighed exasperatedly, throwing up my hands. Never would I understand how Lukas's mind worked. I almost felt sorry for Mathias for having to deal with him.
"So then what do you suggest? And don't just say 'tell him how you feel'. You know it's not that simple."
"It would be if you weren't such a bitch about it," I visibly flinched at Lukas's harsh words. Lukas had a knack for being very blunt about what he felt.
"Besides, you don't have to worry about anything. I have a plan." Lukas had a glint of mischief in his eyes.
"Oh god…" I shivered. I was very familiar with that look, it never means anything good. Whatever Lukas has planned is not going to be fun...for me.