Chapter 16

This chapter starts at a slightly later time in the morning. Just keep that in mind.

⚠Warning⚠ This chapter contains mild fluff and stupidity :P

(Russia's POV)

" How come you still walk with me instead of walking with your boyfriend?" Japan asked on the way to school.

" I mean, I haven't actually asked him to be my boyfriend...but it's because our dads don't really like each other."

" Oh... Are you gonna ask him?"

"Yeah, of course, I just don't know when."

     Russia looked at the other houses. Last night had been a little hectic. Belarus wouldn't go to sleep without her teddy bear, which she had left in the living room. Ukraine was a "ghost" and kept haunting him by barging into his room like a complete nut. And Russia wasn't completely sure, but he thought he could hear someone screaming from further down the neighborhood....

" You look tired."

"I am. My siblings can be exhausting sometimes."

Japan laughed. Russia simply shook his head.

    As they walked up the sidewalk to school, Russia realized that they were getting close to Germany's house. Russia pulled his ushanka down over his face and looked the other way. Luckily, both were able to pass by without any conflicts. As they got to Israel's house, they found him laying outside on the porch.

" What's he doing?" Japan whispered.

" He's asleep," Germany said from behind them. Japan let out a cat-like yowl in fright. Israel shot up so suddenly that he rolled down the stairs on his porch.

" That was chaotic," Russia remarked.

"S-sorry guys!" Germany said.

" What the actual heck.." Israel said, getting up from where he had landed. All Japan did was blush and laugh.

     Russia hugged Germany. He noticed that Germany also looked rather tired. Nobody was actually ready to go back to school. Upon closer inspection, Germany looked especially exhausted compared to the rest. His glasses were crooked, and he seemed to be nodding off in Russia's arms. He gently picked Germany up and held him bridal style. Russia felt Germany wrap his arms around his neck and lay on his shoulder. Germany had told Russia that he had work he needed to do. He said he would be perfectly fine, but Russia begged to differ.

" Looks like someone's really tired," Israel said, gesturing towards Germany, who had fallen asleep on Russia's shoulder.

" He's a hard worker," Russia said. " He stayed up too late for his own good." He gently kissed Germany's cheek.

     All four walked the rest of the way to school, Russia still carrying Germany. It wasn't that big of a deal; Germany was light and not hard to pick up or hold. When they got there, they stepped inside and got seats at one of the indoor lunch tables. Russia put Germany in his lap and let him sleep.

" While we're all here, we need to form our group chat for the project. "

"Oh yeah! I can do that, I've got everyone's numbers," Japan announced.

     Russia nodded. Germany shifted in Russia's lap but didn't wake up. He was wearing this soft, red sweater that Russia thought looked cute on him. He chuckled at the German. Poor thing.

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     Russia helped Germany onto the roof. He was more awake than earlier in the day. They decided to invite everyone: Japan, Israel, Belgium, and South Korea. Everyone but South were on the roof at this point.

" What's the matter?" Japan called down to her.

" Ladders make me nervous," she responded.

" What do I do?" Japan asked Russia.

" She's your girlfriend, you have to help her," Russia replied.

     Russia watched as Japan climbed down from the ladder. Letting Korea go in front of her, she climbed back up the ladder with her.

" Look, we're all here now," Russia said.

     Everyone else welcomed South to the roof. Russia walked over to the others with Germany. They were all waiting on the food that Israel had ordered. Everyone had pitched in to pay for it. Russia rubbed Germany's back. He loved the way the German smiled while he got massaged. It was one of his more relaxed, calm smiles. Russia pulled him closer and hugged his sides. Germany kissed Russia's cheek. Russia slyly slid his hand from Germany's side to Germany's waist. For a little while, Germany didn't notice. It wasn't until South raised her eyebrow in their direction that Germany realized where Russia's hand had moved.

     Russia felt a gentle slap across his face. He looked and saw that Germany had stood up. He was bright red.

"I swear to God,"  Germany started. " You and your sneaky hands!"

" Pffft." Russia laughed.

" You owe me a kiss!"

"You think that I won't pull you down right now and kiss you like lovers do?"

Germany blushed at the word " lovers".

"Bet you won't!"

     Russia grabbed Germany by the waist and pulled him off his feet. He placed him in his lap and immediately kissed him passionately. He didn't mind ever one else was around; it's not like they hadn't seen couples kissing before. Russia wrapped his arms around Germany's sides and continued to kiss him for several more seconds.

" Are you happy now?" Russia said after he pulled away.

" Fick dich!" Germany replied, but he nodded his head afterwards. Russia stuck his tongue out at him.

" Hey, you crazy lovebirds!" Israel said. " The food is here!"

     He ran over to the ladder. For a second, Russia thought he was going to just jump off. But Israel simply sped down the ladder and ran towards the delivery car. He came back with a few pizza boxes and drinks. Russia grabbed the food from him and brought it up to the others. Germany helped grab drinks. The other 4 grabbed food almost immediately. Germany, Russia, and Israel took their time to get food and drinks.

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     By the time there was only one slice left, everyone was full. Russia thought South and Belgium were gonna cat fight over the last slice, but they ended up being too full.

" How are we gonna get rid of this last slice of pizza?" Russia asked everyone.

" I've got an idea!" Japan said. Grabbing the pizzas she beckoned everyone to the edge of the roof. She pulled out her phone and dialed a number. The only thing she said was " It's Pizza Time" before hanging up. Seconds later, the doors burst open. In lightning speed, a country was at the bottom of the ladder.

" Hey Italy!" Japan yelled at him.

" Hiii!" Italy yelled back.

" Come up here, we have this pizza for you!"

     Russia knew Italy. They hung out often and were buddies. He was hype all the time, but boy, when he was at parties...

     Italy ascended the ladder in the blink of an eye. He took the pizza from Japan and started to eat it.

" This is Italy, for those of you who don't know him," Japan announced.

" What's up, Italy?" Russia said. Italy immediately got up and went over to him.

" Sup Ruski!"

Italy looked down at Germany.

" Oooh, is this your new special someone?" He asked with a wink.

" How did you figure that out so fast?"

"You don't hug your regular friends like that."

"I mean, he's not wrong," Germany commented.

" You guys should come inside. North Korea and Vietnam are having a spork war in the cafeteria." Italy said.

" Sounds fun. Let's go," Russia said. He then realized that Germany didn't know what spork wars were.

" Basically these 2 counties get into a fight over something, and they settle it with spork wars. All they do is fight one another with sporks and stab holes in each other's clothes until someone finally gives up."

" That's probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard," Germany said with a laugh.

" It is, but North and Vietnam's fights tend to be the most interesting."

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     The spork war, just as Russia had predicted, was interesting. Both sides had their own unique strategy. North ended up winning, but it was a rather narrow win. It was almost time for the last class of the day. Russia met Germany outside of the classroom before their last period.

" I want you to come over again," Russia said.

" Okay?" Germany said.

" I want you to stay the night."

"R-really? But wouldn't you get in trouble?"

"We could invite everybody. That way, you're less likely to stand out. Besides, I can sneak you in through my window."

"...Okay!"

" Are we meeting at Israel's place after school today?"

"Yep!"

" So, I'll see you later?"

"Yeah!"

     Russia was just about to walk off when Germany grabbed him. He turned Russia around and slapped him.

" That's what you get for pulling me down earlier!"

Germany then grabbed the ear-covering part of Russia's ushanka and pulled him into a kiss.

" That's for risking your ass by inviting me to a sleepover!"

     ( Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! I threw in the pizza time part for the laughs :P There was this glitch where Chapter 19 "didn't save" even though it did. It was because I finished the chapter on a different device. That was honestly weird.)

Translations:

Fick dich- F#!k You (in German)

Story word count: 1, 477 words