Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia
The golden rays of the sun gradually reduced, leaving behind splashes of tangerine orange and salmon pink that painted the sky. The illumination of the street lamps precariously flickered and faded, magnificently decorating the local streets of the neighborhood, its shimmering brilliance radiantly showering down a pathway for passing individuals.
Two girls walked side by side with the rare droplets of sunlight casting its golden beam on their long dark brown hair.
"You sure you know where we're going?" Lien began, anxiously folding her arms.
Her younger sister flashed a cute smile. "Of course!" Xiao Mei assured to her before reverting back towards the digital map on her phone screen.
Lien sighed deeply, stopping in her tracks. "Just admit it, Mei. We're lost."
"No, we're not!" Xiao Mei proclaimed, puffing her cheeks. "You obviously don't trust me."
"I do, Mei," Lien said, her voice becoming softer. "Forgive me. It's just that I feel weird showing up like this."
Xiao Mei paused to look at her older sibling, her eyes slowly traveling up and down to inspect the clothes she specifically picked out for her.
After an hour of throwing articles of clothing back and forth, she was finally able to get Lien to agree.
It was simplistic really - a black turtleneck long sleeved shirt with a green sweater draped over, white pants and brown sandals.
At the thought of this, Xiao Mei bit her bottom lip. Her original idea of getting her older sister to wear spicy clothing was backfired due to her objection to wearing anything that might gain her attention. "At least, it's not a wedding dress…"
"Mei? Are you listening?" Lien asked worriedly as she waved a hand in front of her.
Xiao Mei blinked, quickly nodding her head to respond. "Yeah! Yeah, I'm listening."
A blast of cold wind swept past them, causing Xiao Mei to shriek as she tried to hold down her skirt with one hand with the other clutching tightly on her electronic device. "Ah! Stupid wind!"
"Mei, lower your voice! You might cause a scene," Lien noted, covering the ends of her wrists underneath her sleeves. It didn't help with the fact that the fabric of her sweater was light.
Before Xiao Mei could protest, they heard a faint cry from nearby.
The younger girl jumped a little, taking three steps back. She immediately grabbed hold of her sister's left arm, pressing her cheeks against Lien's as she did so. "Sis, w-what was that?"
Lien groaned, "We don't have time for this," And began walking forward, forcedly dragging her sister along who was attached to her like a koala.
The more they got closer, the more they could hear a stray of voices.
From the sound of it, it was masculine.
Lien quivered anxiously, taking deep breaths to ease her racing heart. Making a slight turn to another corner, they were met with two men who appeared to be arguing.
Upon the sight, Xiao Mei laughed, causing the men to stop and turn to the commotion.
Lien's ears burned red, quickly setting her head aside to avoid weird looks.
"Hahaha! I thought we were going to die," She cried out, heaving a sigh. "Good thing it was just Lukas and Emil."
Releasing her hold from her older sister, Xiao Mei proceeded to approach the brothers with a light hop on each foot. "Say, do you guys know this karaoke place?" She asked, showing them the address displayed on her phone screen.
"You mean this?" Emil asked, pointing upward.
Following his finger, Xiao Mei gasped. Right there in front of her stood a two-story building. A row of decorative lights hung on the balcony walls with its stream of rainbow colors adding special effects onto the building. Shrubs and greenery surrounded the front entrance, giving off a tranquil atmosphere. The words, 'Sunrise Café' was engraved at the center of the building.
"Whoa! Thank you so much!" Xiao Mei thanked, bowing her head up and down repeatedly. "Wait, how come you guys are outside?"
Emil heaved a deep breath. "Apparently I can't go inside unless I say that word to this idiot," He explained, referring to Lukas who shook his head in reply.
"What's the word then?" Lien questioned, taking part of the conversation.
"Big brother," Lukas simply said, much to Emil's disgust.
Xiao Mei snorted, "Pssh! That's easy,"
"If you were me, it's not." Emil groaned, massaging his forehead.
"How long have you been out here?" Lien pressed on.
"Half an hour."
"You guys should be freezing!" Xiao Mei exclaimed, raising her arms dramatically. "Just say the damn word and you get to go inside!"
"You hear that, Emil? These girls want you to say big brother too." Lukas said, nudging him on the shoulder. "Now stop procrastinating and just say my name!"
Emil gritted his teeth, "I don't wanna be doing what you say!"
Lowering his lips close to his brother's ear, Lukas softly cooed, "Come on, you know you want to."
"No, I don't!"
"Come on, Emil! Just say it!" Xiao Mei cried, following along. "Say it or you'll die!"
"I'll rather die than say that absurd word," Emil grumbled lowly.
"Lien, back us up here!" Xiao Mei cried over to her older sister who was busy watching the scene play out on the sidelines.
Pulling the ends of her sweater tighter, Lien approached them, her expression mixed with anger and annoyance. "Just say the damn word so we can go inside!"
Emil closed his eyes, clenching his whitened fist.
As much as he wanted to keep resisting, he knew he couldn't stay outside for much longer. Cursing under his breath, he finally submitted. "Alright, you win," He said, fluttering his eyes open.
He slowly directed his attention at Lukas. "Big brother."
Lukas formed a small smile, "Excellent." He then took out a tape recorder from his coat pocket, "Now, say it again."
That was the last straw.
Quick as lightning, Emil stormed toward the café, yelling with all his might, "Get away from me!" in means of escape.
His brother didn't listen and instead, followed him in. "Emil! Come back here!"
Meanwhile, the two sisters exchanged weird looks.
Lien rolled her eyes. "Was that even necessary?"
"Hehehe, aren't you glad we're not like them?" Xiao Mei asked. Skipping toward the front door, she proceeded to open it. Noticing her sister's absence, she turned, "Sis, you coming?"
Lien drew in a breath and nodded, sluggishly making her way to the front entrance.
The large karaoke room was bundled with laughter and outstanding ovations. Green and blue hues filled the surrounding area with individuals of various ages engaging themselves with delightful activities. Despite the mass of their group, the private room that they occupied was enough to fit twenty people. At the center of the room laid a rectangular coffee table with large couches and chairs. Next to the entrance were four microphone stands with a large television displayed on the far right corner.
"Everything is awesome!" Gilbert shouted through the microphone. Taking the microphone stand, he lifted it with his right arm, performing an air guitar solo. "When we're living our dream~!"
Screeching and clapping proliferate jubilantly, their acclamation for the albino and his splendid performance.
"Hah! Suck it losers!" Gilbert shouted, dramatically dropping the microphone stand on the floor without the intention of putting it back.
As he walked his way over to sit next to his best friends on the middle couch, he found it upsetting to discover that the two of them were too busy doing their own thing.
Now that the gig was over, Alfred took this chance to bring his Nikon camera and take pictures. Kiku, on the other hand, was busy speculating the script sheet for the second round.
"Why the hell are you bastards still sitting here? We're here to party!"
None of them bothered to respond.
"HELLOOO?"
Alfred suddenly looked up at the camera and smiled, scratching the back of his head. "My bad. Didn't see ya there."
"The hell's wrong with you two? You've been sulking like losers for the past two hours!" Gilbert snarled as he raised a fist in frustration.
Kiku dipped his chin slightly, his eyes losing its proud color. "I'm envious that you could just put Ivan's insult aside, Gilbert."
"I wouldn't say that it was an insult, really," Alfred added, laughing away.
Kiku spun his head to face his clueless best friend, his voice becoming serious. "How could you say something like that?" He argued. "Alfred, he threatened you."
Forcing a smile, Alfred continued, "Let him say whatever he wants. We're not backing down."
"That's our ace!" Gilbert cried, bringing a hand to ruffle Alfred's sandy hair.
Kiku didn't buy it. "Even if he knows your weakness?"
This time, Alfred zipped his mouth close. Normally, when someone insulted Alfred, he would brush the thought of it and moved on. But this was Ivan and for as long as he could remember, Ivan would occasionally offend him and World Orchestra based on their performance.
And yet why was this any different?
Why did Ivan's words suddenly started to make him feel downgraded and worse of it all, petrified?
"There you are!" Mathias shouted, grinning stupidly as he slothfully made his way toward their group. In his right hand was a large gallon of beer. Sitting down next to Alfred, he took a sip of his drink. "Awww, what's with the long face, Alfie?"
"The dude's is sulking 'cause of Ivan." Gilbert interrupted, filling their friend in.
"Huh? You mean that giant guy that was talking to you earlier?" Mathias asked. "Say, doesn't he have a sister?"
Kiku tilted his head to the side, "You mean Natalya?"
Taking another big sip of his beer, he let out a burp. "Bingo!" Mathias cried before hiccupping. "Ain't she a beauty?"
"If you're planning to hook up with her, I advise you to be careful," Kiku warned sternly.
"Pshh! Whatever! You'll see, I'm gonna make her fall for me." Mathias declared.
The albino stretched out a hand, giving him a high-five.
"Good thing he's not sober." Kiku murmured to no one. He slyly glanced at the bespectacled young man who seemed to be distracting himself by taking more pictures. Kiku lightly poked his best friend on the shoulder, causing Alfred to stiffen. "You okay?"
Alfred slowly nodded, emitting another smile. "Yeah. Just a little worn out."
"Don't shoulder this much stress on your own." Kiku urged him, relatively calm. "The next time Ivan threatens you, Gilbert and I will be sure to be there and teach him a lesson."
Alfred stared back at Kiku with a spark of hope in his eyes. "Thanks, buddy."
"Anytime," Kiku replied back before steadily rising from his seat, "Now, if you'll please excuse me, I must go and find our guests."
"You mean the ones that you invited earlier?" Alfred asked. "Wait, who are they?"
"That is for me to know and for you to find out." Kiku said and then left, leaving Alfred to deal with the wild albino and the drunk Nordic. With nothing else to do, Alfred chose this time, to look at his surroundings.
On the left side of the room, his older brother Arthur occupied most of the space of the entire couch and like Mathias was severely drunk.
At the sight of this, Alfred couldn't help but smile.
Regardless of his gentleman behavior, Arthur's vulnerability for alcohol was a fact in which he was often made fun of. Dare challenge him to a drinking game; he would be knocked out in less than a minute. Fortunately for the gentleman, he was currently being treated by his younger brother Matthew and Michelle who both ended up sitting down cross-legged on the carpet floor. Between the two sat Arthur's childhood friend who would constantly try to push away any nearby alcohol in sight. This resulted in a short tantrum from Arthur before eventually passing out, his head falling onto Michelle's lap. But little do they know that a tiny smile was etched on Arthur's lips.
On the opposite side of the room were the Nordic brothers.
Tino and Berwald sat next to each other, focusing on the thick bind folder to which contained the majority of the songs that were available for them to sing. Lukas and Emil, however, had not showed up yet. As Tino mentioned to him earlier, Lukas forbid Emil to come inside unless he called him big brother. At the far side of the room, there was Elizabeta and Roderich who were casually initiating a conversation.
Next to them was Gilbert's younger brother, Ludwig Beilschmidt who was silently reading a garden magazine while Feliciano; his best friend was busy chattering up a storm. To Alfred, their duo was quite unusual: the quiet and stern Ludwig with the carefree Feliciano?
As much as he'll constantly ponder over this, he wouldn't dare to criticize their relationship.
Questioning their friendship was like questioning his own bond with Kiku and Gilbert!
Looking back at the Nikon camera in his hands, he proceeded to lift it up until the camera screen touched his nose.
Leaning forward, he shut one of his eyes as he began to focus on Li who was currently in the middle of singing the song, Lesson Number One.
"Like a cloud, you are soft. Like bamboo, you bend in the wind~" Li sang softly, his arms softly motioning to imitate the movements of a wind.
Just as he was about to press the button, the entrance barged opened, prompting Alfred to pause. Through the camera lenses, he saw the familiar faces of Lukas and Emil.
Mathias hastily arose from his seat, running to welcome them back with the ridiculous thing he could think of. "Took you long enough!" He cried as he tackled them both.
Lukas quickly pinched his nose, turning the other way, "Ugh! You reek of alcohol."
All Mathias could do was laugh. "Hahaha, jealous?"
Kiku, who happened to be standing alongside the Nordic brothers, took two steps aside, allowing his guests to come forth.
Making sure there wasn't any flash, Alfred zoomed in on them. Pressing the button, a soft click ensued, bringing a smile to his lips.
Lowering his camera down, he peered at the screen monitor to inspect the shot he just took.
As soon as he laid eyes on the picture, he nearly dropped the camera.
Was that who he think it was?
Slowly looking up, he stared at his best friend interacting with the guests. The older of the two stopped to turn to face his direction, staring back at him with wide eyes.
Only one word managed to slip out from his lips. "Lien?"
"I was worried you two wouldn't come." Kiku said, slightly bowing his head in respect.
"I wouldn't miss this for the world!" Xiao Mei cried, smiling brightly than ever. "Ain't that right, sis?"
There was no response. She then turned to her older sister, only to find she wasn't listening. Following her sister's line of sight, Xiao Mei scanned through the large crowd. A familiar blob of sandy hair caught her eye.
Taking her sister's hand, Xiao Mei sprinted toward the familiar figure with Kiku following not too far behind. "Hi, Alfred!" She yelled out, flapping her other arm excitedly.
Alfred turned toward the direction that called him, his throat suddenly feeling dry. Scratching the back of his neck, he said in the clearest voice he could muster, "Xiao Mei? Lien? What are you guys doing here?"
Xiao Mei clicked her tongue sharply. "That's rude! Kiku invited us!" She countered, putting her hands on her hips as she puffed her chest. "Oh, which reminds me! Congratulations on your solo! You were awesome!"
"Thanks," Alfred grinned warmly. His eyes unconsciously trailed off to meet Lien who was too busy taking in the scene around her. The neon colors from the disco ball danced crazily from her long brown dark hair and to her casual attire. If she were a painting, he would stare at her for hours.
Witnessing this, Xiao Mei thought of an idea.
Smiling smugly to herself, she immediately linked her left arm with Kiku's. Xiao Mei took this opportunity to break the silence. "Sorry sis but Kiku promised to sing a duet with me!"
"I did?" Kiku wondered, glancing at Xiao Mei in confusion.
The younger girl winked at him. "Just trust me."
Hearing this, Lien quickly shot a glare at her sister. "Wait, we're supposed to stick together!"
Unfortunately, it was already too late as Xiao Mei was already pulling Kiku to the karaoke machine, leaving her older sister to silently mutter curses under her breath. She then turned to Alfred, bowing her head to once again forgive for her sister's lack of decency.
"Don't worry about it. Come on, take a seat." Alfred told her, patting the empty seat next to him.
Lien hesitated for a moment before finally giving in.
"Enjoying yourself?" Alfred began, cracking a smile.
Lien crossed her arms, "Hardly."
"How come?"
Clearing her throat, she continued. "…This is actually the first time I ever been to karaoke."
Alfred's eyes widened with surprise. "For real?"
Lien slowly bobbed her head, blushing. "Yeah."
"Lien, is that you?"
Lien stopped, switching her attention from Alfred and to the approaching figure of Francis. "Mister Bonnefoy?"
At the sight of this, Alfred furrowed his eyebrows. "You know each other?"
"Why yes! How can I ever forget such a Mignonne?" Francis complimented, causing the female to turn beet red.
Alfred forced a smile on his face. Without realizing it, he was gripping onto his Nikon camera a bit too tightly.
Francis let out a laugh, "I'm kidding. Lien and her sister are working at my bakery." He explained. "Aside from being magnifique in the violin, she is also quite talented in making confectionaries."
'No wonder she smelled like bread.' Alfred thought, absorbing in the new information. "I never knew you could bake."
"Ah, then do come visit my bakery sometimes," Francis recommended. He then took one of Lien's hands, softly pressing a kiss on her sun-kissed skin. "You won't believe the kinds of desserts this Mignonne makes with her delicate hands,"
Listening to his words, Lien blushed redder.
Out of nowhere, Alfred stood up from his seat. "Whoa, would you look at the time?" He said suddenly, forcing out an airy laugh. "Looks like it's time for me to leave."
The strange direction of the conversation prompted Lien to blink twice. "Alfred—"
Alfred didn't bother to wait for her to finish.
Zipping the brown pouch around his waistline, he then shoved his Nokia camera and closed it. As soon as he put on his brown bomber jacket, he hastily walked toward the exit without the intention of looking back.
Despite his abrupt retreat, the people in the karaoke room continued on with their doings.
"What just happened?" Lien uttered, bewildered.
Francis crinkled his eyebrows. Motioning his hand to get Lien's attention, Francis started, "Can you be a dear and check up on Alfred for me?"
Lien tilted her head, confused. "Are you sure?"
Francis nodded. "It would mean the world to him if someone went to make sure he's alright."
Lien shook, quickly removing her hand from his own. "Make sure to let Mei know that I left," She advised him before running toward the exit.
A sweep of cold wind pass through Alfred as he took a few steps outside of the café building. Looking up at the sky, he wasn't surprised to discover that it was already quite late. Up at the sky, not a single cloud was in sight. In their place, millions of stars magically appeared, shedding its artificial light into the night.
As much as he wanted to stay and admire the beautiful scenery, Alfred knew that he shouldn't waste much time.
Something within him demanded him to get out of there and that was what he did. He didn't know where to go and yet couldn't care less. All he knew for sure was that he didn't want to go back.
"Alfred! Wait!"
Alfred paused abruptly before turning. "Lien?"
"Are you okay?" Lien asked worriedly, her voice full of concern. "You stormed out all of a sudden."
"I didn't mean to storm off." Alfred assured her. "I just felt like…" He trailed off, choosing his words carefully. "the music was getting to me."
"The music?"
"Yeah, the music." Alfred clarified, ruffling his hair. "I guess this is what happens to you if you stay in there for too long."
Lien raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"
Alfred nodded in response.
"Alfred, this is not funny." Lien persisted, "Just tell me what's the matter with you."
Alfred bit his lower lip.
"Alfred!" Lien raised her voice.
Alfred sighed. He couldn't win against her.
"It's Francis." He finally said. "I knew him since I was little and I am quite aware of the perverted things that he would do to women." He paused before softly muttering, "I don't want it to happen especially to you."
"What was that last part?" Lien asked.
Alfred blushed, quickly turning away. "Forget it. Hey, it's a bit cold outside." He started, changing the topic. "You should go back before—"
"No." Lien stated firmly.
"No?"
"I'm not going back." Lien persisted, catching him off guard. "Not until I find the reason why you ran off."
Alfred looked at her for a moment, a boyish grin spreading across his face. "Even if it takes all night?"
Was he challenging her? Crossing her arms, she sealed her fate. "Even if it takes all night."
Alfred snickered at her childish antics. Walking up to her, he then brought out his hand out for her to take. "Then what are we waiting for?"
Lien's eyes fixated on Alfred's outstretched hand. "Where are we going?"
Alfred emitted a captivating smile almost too hard to resist. "You'll see."
"What do you mean he's gone?" Kiku cried.
"He ran off." Francis said casually.
"How many minutes ago?"
Francis pulled out his phone from his back pocket, shrugging, "Probably about five to ten."
Spinning his heel, Kiku turned to the albino who too was at a loss for words. "Gilbert, did you see him leave?"
"Whoa, whoa, dude! I'm as innocent in this as you!" Gilbert defended, raising his arms in surrender.
Kiku slapped a hand against his forehead. Since when did he decided to sign up to babysit five-year-olds? "The hell? You were literally sitting right next to him!"
"I did but I swear to god I didn't see him left!"
"Then what in the world were you doing then?" Kiku yelled, losing his temper. "Don't tell me you were busy making googly eyes at Elizabeta!"
"H-hell no I wasn't!" Gilbert stammered, blushing furiously.
"Kiku, calm down!" Xiao Mei cried, playing the peacemaker between the two. She leisurely turned to face Francis, "Mister Bonnefoy, you said that my sister was with Alfred, correct?"
Francis slowly nodded in confirmation. "I believe so."
Xiao Mei's eyes twinkled with excitement. "What am I doing here? I gotta go and find them!"
"Wait, Mei!" Kiku cried, grabbing her wrist. "I'm coming with you."
"Me too, me too!" Gilbert added in, "Best Friends stick together!"
"Well, what are we waiting for, boys? March!" Xiao Mei cried, leading the way. "Oh, thanks a bunch, Mister Bonnefoy!"
Francis chuckled, raising a glass of beer with one hand. "Anytime, Mon Cher."
Large buildings and infrastructures hover above them the closer they got to the heart of the city. After a few minutes, they eventually found themselves in what appeared to be a huge plaza. Colossal pillars engulfed the inner partitions of the area, creating a frame-like shape that bordered the sky. Flowers adorned the wooden fences, both starting and ending at the central gateway.
"Here we are," Alfred introduced, awkwardly slanting his head to the side. "The central plaza."
Lien gasped, unmindful by how long she was holding her breath. "This is amazing."
Alfred chuckled, "Believe it or not, this is actually where I work."
Lien blinked, suddenly interested. "Really?"
"Yup," Alfred confirmed with a nod of his head. "Actually, it's not just me. Kiku and Gilbert work here too."
"What do you do?"
"I'm a photographer," He explained, gesturing to the brown pouch strapped around his waist. He scratched the back of his neck as he added in, "Though it's only part-time." After a short moment of silence, he snapped his fingers. "Now that I think about it," Alfred murmured to himself. Unfastening the zipper of his brown pouch, he proceeded to take out his Nikon camera, hooking its strap around his neck in case it falls. Balancing the camera between his hands, he walked over to Lien. "This might sound weird but can I take a picture of you?"
"You can't." Lien uttered quietly with a distant look.
Alfred was caught off-guard. "Hmm? How come?"
Lien bit her lower lip, placing a hand on her opposite arm. "I don't know how to smile." She claimed, quickly closing her eyes shut as she waited for the sound of laughter to erupt from her ears.
Only, it didn't.
"You don't know?" Alfred asked. A smile traced its way to his lips. "Why didn't you say so? Here, let me show you."
Using both his hands, he proceeded to gently touch Lien's cheeks.
Upon contact, Lien froze in place, her eyes still closed shut. Tracing his thumbs on each end of her lips, he extended them to some intent and curved upward, forming a tiny smile.
"Well, would you look at that! You're smiling, Lien!" He commented, grinning.
At that moment, Alfred began to study Lien. Her ears, her eyebrows, her nose, and her lips - everything about her was stunning.
Ever so slowly, she opened her eyes again and looked up. It was no surprise that she found a pair of sky blue eyes fixated on her. Yet the way that he concentrated on her made Lien suddenly feel self-conscious. There was something tender, almost childlike about his expression that drew her in.
Alfred leaned in, close enough to touch the peak of her nose. It wasn't until Alfred began to tip a little more, his forehead lightly pressing against her own that caused Lien to realize their current positions.
She then placed a finger on his lips, stopping him from moving any further.
"Can you close your eyes and count to five?" She asked softly.
Alfred quietly nodded, doing what he was told.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
This was it, the moment he's waiting for.
However, the anticipation that's been building up in his stomach was short-lived as soon as he felt something taken off of his face.
In response, Alfred opened his eyes. The good news was that he could still see without them.
The bad news however nearly killed him. There in front of him stood Lien with his glasses featured on her face. Lien hanged her head, shyly forming a small frown. "What do you think?"
Alfred blushed furiously, his eyes slightly twitching.
Seconds later, Lien gasped. "Alfred, your nose is bleeding!"
Alfred brushed his hand under his nostrils only to be greeted by warm red liquid. Instinctively, he slapped a hand on his nose, tilting his head to the side in hopes to suppress it.
"Are you alright?"
Alfred rapidly shook, his heart thumping loudly against his chest.
"Alfred! Sis!"
Recognizing the familiar voice, Alfred and Lien turned to find Gilbert, Kiku and Xiao Mei heading their way.
"Sorry, we're late!" Xiao Mei huffed, catching her breath. "Did we miss anything?"
"The hell happened to you?" Gilbert asked as he questionably stared at Alfred's bleeding nose.
"Wait a second, where are your glasses?" Kiku added in, gesturing to his best friend's fully exposed face.
Removing the glasses from her face, Lien returned them to their original owner, gently tucking the tips of the temples behind his ears. The tiniest hint of a smile curled on her lips.
Alfred stared back, giving her a goofy grin.
At the sight of this, Xiao Mei couldn't help but giggle.
So something did happen after all.
Author's Note:
At long last, the sixth installment is here! (and the longest chapter by far!)
You wouldn't believe how much I sacrificed my own free time just so I could draft the entire chapter, revise twice, check for grammars and then publish for you readers and fellow reviewers to enjoy! This chapter was rather difficult as I not only focused on Alfred's confused feelings but I also had to balance the setting as well. I would like to give a shout out to my fellow reviewer and pen pal, Isemay! Thank you so much!
I've gotten a bunch of requests and long and behold, I delivered (you gotta squint for some!)
This time, I was able to also insert Ludwig (Germany), Gilbert's younger brother. For the next chapter, it is open for requests of characters!
I mentioned earlier that this chapter would involve dancing and singing.
Unfortunately, I was able to capture the singing with Gilbert (Prussia) singing Everything is Awesome by Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island (otherwise known as the song from the Lego Movie) and Li (Hong Kong) singing Lesson Number One from Mulan 2.
I briefly mentioned Kiku (Japan) and Xiao Mei (Taiwan) singing. For those of you curious about what kind of song they decided to sing, it's I See the Light by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi (from Tangled and yes, I've noticed that I'm putting too much Disney influence in this fanfic).
Slowly but surely, Ameviet's relationship is building up. But how long will it last?
Once again, your opinions are greatly appreciated!