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Marzue: Not everyone will be included, and everyone is around the same age. In my world, they age by their power. Since they are not nations, they are around the same age. Thanks for asking! And I really don't get why people pair France and Canada and America and England together either. It really is incest.:)

Alaska was annoyed. She had to travel all the way from her luxurious state to here.

Where all her sibling were. That immediately made it the worst place imaginable. America, her capitalist father, lived in the uninhabited part of Virginia.

Don't ask why, Virginia's been cocky about it for years; it probably had something to do with how she was the first colony. Therefore, she was the first area America was in, even though he was only a colony at the time.

Her other father, Russia, was taller than her capitalist father. That was probably where her height came from, since America had many children.

And not all of them were...ah...tall.

She coughed. Rhode Island. Then, she coughed again.

Anyway, back on the task at hand. She was annoyed.

Why?

America put her in time out. Like one of the TERRITORIES. The reason was that she had vodka before noon.

Oregon didn't get in trouble! How is it that his icky stuff allowed but her beautiful, wonderful vodka is banned?

"All right," America looked at his watch. "The fifteen minutes are up."

The largest state immediately stood up and charged outside. She had a bone to pick with some of her siblings.

One sibling in particular...

LINE BREAK

"So, where do you think they'll be?" Ohio asked, looking into the porch that extended from the back of the house.

"Well, Texas is probably with one of his horses. Alaska might be there just to argue with him, but she had some vodka before noon. That probably means that she's in time out." Michigan tried not to snicker as he said that. "So, let's find Tex."

They marched on through the property in search of their two 'beloved' siblings. Well, as Ohio would say, she preferred to hang out with Alaska than Michigan.

Michigan himself hoped it was only because the largest state was a girl, giving them a common ground to start on.

The girls could chat and chat and chat, even when they hardly know each other.

Michigan still had nightmares about the time when he was the only guy in a room of ALL of his female siblings. Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri, Florida, Iowa, California, Kansas, West Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, Micronesia, Palau, Northern Mananas, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Howland Island, Kingman Reef, Wake Island, Midway Island, and Navassa Island were once having a loud conversation while he was the only guy in the room.

And the thing was, the discussion was about tampons.

Michigan didn't think he'd ever be the same again.

"Your thinking about the tampon talk again, aren't you?" Ohio guessed.

"Why would you and all of our sisters talk about that while I'm in the room?" the Wolverine State didn't really want to know the answer.

"Actually, we were waiting for you to leave, but you didn't. California was so close to believing you were a pervert. You should be glad that you're not viewed as France 2.0." the Buckeye State explained.

"Why didn't you tell me to leave them?"

"It was supposed to be a given."

Neither of them were really paying attention to where they were going anymore.

"But Micronesia and Palau were only visiting! They are mature, free nations!" Michigan complained. "They should have warned me."

"Mope around later. We have two of our siblings to catch!" Ohio pointed in the direction where you could faintly see Alaska charging at full speed to the horse pasture. "It seems like Leah wants to have a 'talk' with Lucas."

The two smaller states hid behind trees as they got closer; they did not want anyone to notice them.

Ohio herself could faintly hear some knocking coming from Michigan's hiding spot; she went quiet. After a little bit of deduction, she decided that her brother was doing Morse code.

W.H.Y.A.R.E.W.E.H.I.D.I.N.G.

Groaning, she tapped out her own sentence.

S.O.W.E.D.O.N.O.T.A.T.T.R.A.C.T.A.T.T.E.N.T.I.O.N.T.O.O.U.R.S.E.L.V.E.S.

Michigan tapped a response.

W.E.A.R.E.J.U.S.T.A.T.T.R.A.C.T.I.N.G.M.O.R.E.A.T.T.E.N.T.I.O.N.T.H.I.S.W.A.Y.

The Buckeye State looked at him with a confused expression before tapping her answer.

W.H.A.T.D.O.Y.O.U.M.E.A.N.

The Wolverine State looked over his shoulder before frantically tapping something on the trunk below him.

A.L.A.S.K.A.A.N.D.T.E.X.A.S.H.A.V.E.S.P.O.T.T.E.D.U.S.

Ohio looked for herself. It was true; their two siblings were looking at them like they came from Tony's planet.

"What are you doing?" Texas looked between the two.

Ohio's and Michigan's eyes met. They should tell them what was going on; since they knew that California was trying to get them together.

But that would ruin their reputation forever...

Blame it on California.

Works every time.

"Well, you see," Ohio stood up. "California dared us to get as many people together as possible."

"In a loving way."

"Why would you come to us then, comrade?" the largest state had a dark aura swarming her.

"Yeah, I'd never love this lassie!"

"Cali told us to do love/hate. She has been trying to get us together," the Buckeye State gestured to herself and the Wolverine State. "For a long time."

"And we care about this because?" the dark aura was full on now, and a creepy smile was growing on her face.

Michigan knew that this would probably fail, but he stood up as well. There was no reason to let Ohio do all the work and claim all the credit. He just had to speak up.

Maybe not in the best way.

"Because we are your kind, loving, siblings who you love very much?" It came out as more of a question.

Ohio punched Michigan. Hard.

"Oh," Alaska's eyes narrowed. "You are that one little boy who intruded on my sister's and I when we were talking about sensitive topics that you should have no interest in, da?"

"Y-Yes," he stuttered. "And I'm older than you!"

She towered over him. "Then, you are small for your age."

"Sorry, Mich," Texas shrugged. "It just ain't happening."

"We're learning to get along." Ohio cut in. "I don't think we had a fight all day. Wouldn't it be better knowing that our quarrels could be solved?"

"But I like quarreling, comrade."

"I know you do, but Texas, do you remember the Civil War? Alaska, that was slightly before your time, but hopefully you understand." the Buckeye state began. "We almost tore Dad apart: physically and emotionally. I was in the Union, and I remember taking a turn to look after him as a cried and bled. He wasn't crying for himself; he was crying because he feared that you Confederate states would hate him forever. He did literally bleed though; you should see his scar."

Michigan understood where she was going, so he continued. "That war started as a petty argument between us. Slaves or no slaves? That doesn't seem like a big deal, and we should have been allowed to argue about it. Just like you two are now. But that petty argument became something even bigger when South Carolina seceded. Everyone in this household has had an argument with someone before, and everyone noticed how Dad talked with each and every state about the argument. This argument, as petty as it is, could lead to another war if you let it go free for much longer, so learn to get along. It might just save Dad's life. After this is over, you don't have to be a full-on couple, but at least learn to get along with each other. For the well-being of our father; not us." the Wolverine State finished. "Agreed?"

"...Okay," Texas felt really small after that speech. He was one of those Confederate states after all.

"So, father could die if we don't do this?" Alaska felt even smaller than Rhode Island as well. Not because of the Confederacy, but because of her ignorance and stupidity. "Just like my other father almost died between 1905 and 1917?"

"Yeah, wait," Ohio raised an eyebrow. "How do you know about the Russian revolutions and the Russian Civil War?"

"I may not be part of my other father now, but that does not mean I ignore him completely, da?" her eyes twinkled with something the other state's never saw in them before.

Actual love and worry.

"I'll do it," Alaska agreed.

Because now there was a real reason for this game. Not to get them together, even though it may end in that, but to just make them get along. For the well-being of America. This game has become more serious now; the game had a cause.

Because America won't have to suffer from his children's petty arguments anymore.

Not on Ohio's and Michigan's watch.

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