"You can't be serious, America." Germany said, staring at the chocolate that the nation was holding out to him.
It was a rather awkward. Germany wasn't particularly familiar with American customs, but he knew very well what Valentine's Day was, and what chocolate implied. And after last year's fiasco with Italy… he felt even more awkward. At least they had cleared it up.
"Well yeah dude! I'm giving chocolate to all of my friends!" Alfred said with a wide grin. Germany felt a little more reassured. Just friends. Danke Gott. "I mean, I'm giving smaller ones to my not as close friends, but I think you're a close friend! So I got you a bigger one! But no roses… that's France's thing." Germany only thanked God for that again.
"How many chocolates are you giving out? Big and small?" Germany asked, looking at him with a little curiosity. How many friends did America have?
"Uh, Two hundred and twenty seven…I think." America said with a grin. "Maybe a few more" Germany stared at him with a frown and slightly wide eyes, he did the math in his head and quickly figured out that the number was slightly higher than if he had counted every single one of the sovereign states in the world.
"How… how did you add up that many friends? That's more than every sovereign state in the world."
"Of course! The whole world is my friend! And...Well, I'm giving one to all of the micro fellas! Of course Peter, he's sort of my brother… And Wy, and Seborga and them. Uh- I decided to drop off one for Prussia's friend. Frederick the Great, and France's old friend, Joan of Arc to name a couple… Plus a few extra, just in case."
Germany felt a sudden surge of admiration for the young nation. And gratitude. His kindness was without bound and his love for the world was insatiable. It was truly heartwarming, which was difficult for Germany to truly feel anymore.
"Danke, America." He said with a rare smile. The boy could be a dunderhead, and yes, he was young. But he wasn't stupid, or rash or any of the things that some of the countries said he was. He was kind and thought of others very much more than people said he did. Just like every other country, he was more than what people thought. It was almost like a life lesson from a box of chocolates for Germany and he wished…
Well…
If only everyone could see it.