Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia or the characters, but I did create the world there based in so... Meh!
CH 3: With a thud!
After another two days of rest, Alfred felt better then ever.
He decided that today he would get back to work in the city and also request to take a quest to retrieve back the sword. Screw the general, even if it was his sword originally, his kings had taken it and it had been in there family for five generations. He wasn't going to let some old elf take it away just for keeps sake. Some how the blade became the sign of the kings and Alfred was a diehard patriot and no elf was going to change the ways of his kingdom.
Alfred threw on his armor in the matter gillies. Dressed and practically ready for his hopefully eventful day, Alfred headed down stairs to find his brother buttering a freshly made bread bun.
"Ohh, Mattie! That smells amazing!". Eating breakfast would make his morning ritual complete and then he could take on the world! Or at least that's how he felt up untill lunch break.
"Morning Al, I knew you'd like the smell, here I made a couple for you". Mathew pushed a plate with two perfect looking buns side by side onto Alfred's side of the table. Preserves soon followed the buns. Alfred greedily lapped his buns with honey and jam, licking his lips and eating them nearly in one bite each. "Slow down Al, they took some time to make". Mathew sighed already knowing his words were in vain.
Alfred wiped his mouth rapidly and beamed brightly at his brother almost blinding poor Mathew. "Thanks for the amazing grub Mattie, I wish I could bake like you!"
Alfred felt great, he could be high if he didn't know better.
"Why are you so chipper this early in the morning Al?" Mathew took a pleasant bite from his carefully maple glazed bun.
"I'm goanna get my self a quest!" Alfred annoyance loudly and even more brightly then his grin, putting his plate in the sink. Mathew swallowed hard and looked at Alfred in disbelief.
"Y-Your gonna what?" Mathew just stared.
"I'm goanna get a quest so I can- that don't matter! I'm goanna have my self an adventure! You know being a hero, slaying evil monsters, saving damsels, regaining my honour and getting awesome rewards!" Alfred strutted to the table and sat down with a thud!
Mathew eyed his brother suspiciously. Alfred never lies, so why would he now? If he wants to play hero, he can play hero. Mathew shrugged his brothers sudden irrational behavior and went back to eating his maple bun.
"So-" Alfred chugged down his water, "if I get it, do ya think Liza let ya come with me?" Alfred leaned on the table watching his brother trying not to choke.
"Wh-What? You would want me to come on your quest?" Mathew couldn't believe his ears.
"Yeah, your a great healer and ya can fight real good too!" Alfred gave his wide grin again.
"I'm sorry Al, I can't do that to Liza, plus she'd kill me if I went on a quest before her". Mathew looked anywhere but his brother.
"Then Liza can come too!" Alfred said way too enthusiastically for that time in the morning.
"Who would run the bakery? Me and Liza are the main workers there and besides-"
"-Lovino would! He'd love the control and besides, he always complains about how much he thinks he should run the bakery".
No denying that... Mathew gulped thinking about it. His Adams apple bobbing a little.
"Come on Mattie! It'll be fun and I still need to see if I'm allowed to do this". Alfred pulled out his puppy dog eyes. "Please Mattie?"
"No Alfred". His eyes got bigger and he stuck out his bottom lip a little more. "No Alfred I can't". Mathew looked away from his brother.
"Pwease?" Alfred asked in his child toned voice, bottom lip now quivering.
Mathew gave a low throaty growl and dropped his head, "Fine! Fine I'll come along! But you still have to get it!"
"YES!" Alfred stood and gave a fist pump before running to the door. "I'll make sure to get the quest Mattie! This'll be epic!" and with that Alfred was gone, leaving a face palming Mathew, regretting his decision already.
It took Alfred about seven minutes to run all the way to the castle from his and Mathew house.
When he reached the golden gates of the royal wall, he was greeted by some guardsmen and a couple of his own men, on patrol just incase the thief came back. Alfred made his way into the great hall of kings, soaking up all the blue, gold and marble statues left right and centre.
The captain made his way to the throw where his king sit upon looking down on him. "Fredka? Why have you come to see me?". The king asked as he shuffled a little on his thrown, one of the kings dames staring Alfred down intently as he kneel to the man.
"I have come to ask for a quest king Ivan".
"Ah! You want a quest Fredka? Please tell me what you want to do" king Ivan shuffled excitedly on his seat.
"I have come to ask, that if his kingliness so allows, for me and a banned of my choice to go out and seek the sword stolen for your volt". A silence struck the hall, king Ivan's dames discussing almost inaudible except to the kings ears.
After a few nods from king Ivan as he listen to his dames advise him, the silence or mumbling quickly vanished. "Fredka-" King Ivan announced regally, "You are captain of my Unit Star. You lead the defence of my city. You are the most skilled fighter I have on my force-".
The dames Natalia and Katyushka nodded along quietly listening to King Ivan's specially selected words, "-But I choose to go against my advisers and allow you this quest". King Ivan gave a small smile, that was the most Alfred had ever seen his king look human. But the dames looked gob smacked.
"Brother!" the two females said in unison. King Ivan just chuckled.
"Thank you my king! Thank you so much! I will not disappoint you!".
"I know you won't Fredka, go forth on you quest my knight".
With that, Alfred took his leave. His smile blinding everyone who dare look at Alfred as he strutted with a bounce in his step to the bakery to give Mathew the good news.
When Alfred reached the bakery he saw that Antonio and Feliciano were with Lovino, chatting about gods know what. Mathew needing the dough and Elizaveta decorating her epically tasty tray bakes.
"Yo Mattie! We got the get go!" Alfred bounced in like he was a jack in the box.
"Al? You mean the king said yes?"
"Well duh! How could he say no to his favorite knight?" Alfred blinded Lovino (who was swearing his curl off) and Antonio (trying to use Lovino as a light block) with his grin while Feliciano just stood there closed lids smiling.
"What you guys talking about? You extending your house?" Elizaveta asked as she put the bakes on display.
"Nope, were going on a quest-"
"YOUR WHAT!?" Elizaveta bust, knocking a few costumers off there feet (including Antonio and Feliciano). "Mathew were you planning on taking off with your brother leaving me and Lovino to do all the work?!"
"N-No actually I was plan- eep!" Elizaveta held a frying pan in front of Mathews face, pressing the rim onto the end of his nose.
"We were gonna ask if ya wanted to come Liza" Alfred butted in.
The frying pan was down with out a second thought, "You were?! What is it, do we travel, oh do we get to beat up bandits? Are we-" Elizaveta looked like she was about to explode,
"Liza, I'll explain it to ya if ya want to come?" Alfred was knocked back by the sudden expected explosion.
"OF CORSE I'M COMING!". But no one expected
"Ve? An adventure, can I come to Alfred? I can cook and I'm good at making friends". Everyone shut up then. They all turned to look at the care free Feliciano.
"Feli? You want to come?" Alfred could feel his jaw nearly off it's hinges (if it was a door).
"Si, I want to see the world too. I know me, Lovi and Toni aren't from here, but I want to see more of the world, ve~"
"Fratello? Bastard trying to leave me too huh?!" Lovino started his rant untill a certain man that's name began with an A, galumphed the little angry man.
"Shush Lovi, I'll be here for you". Antonio started rubbing his amber cheek on Lovino's auburn hair.
"G-get off me you Bastardo! CHIGI!". while Lovino couldn't break free from Antonio's embrace the other four went back to the idea of the quest.
"Alright that makes four". Alfred smiled again at the knowledge.
"Ve~? Four? So Ii can come?". Feliciano's face lit up as he realised.
"Of Corse Feli, we need someone with your cooking skills and social skills to get around this quest". Mathew said happily, now he wouldn't be stuck with his brother in solitude. Now he had two others to help him stay sain.
"Gyah! I can't believe I get to go on an adventure!" Elizaveta squirmed on the spot, irradiating happiness.
"So it's settled meet back in front of the bakery in three hours, pack about three changes of clothes, a towel, any other essentials you feel you'll need, plenty of long lasting food or ingredients,Talking to you Feli, a sleeping bag and another tools of the trade you feel you will need, i.e. pans, matched, canteen's, knifes and if you have any other kind of weapons them too. Oh and if ya have a horse that'll help alot, I have two straight away so another two or we'll walk. Okay see ya in three hours guys"
Alfred dismissed the huddle, as Lovino and Antonio were still doing there thing.
"Ve~!"
"This'll be awesome!"
"Al I will kill you if you forget anything".
"Lets go!"
A/N:
So just incase your wondering what's up with the chapter names, there snippets from the chapter text, so there you have my naming strategy. Anyway in the next chapter expect the journey to get going. I love the fact the fiction is under adventure and humor. I just don't think it's all that funny, but anyway comment and review. I gladly take sceptical reviews as well, so don't feel like your being to harsh and negative when you post. Yours, E-Liberty.