Vermont

America knew the poor maid couldn't help it, but Felicia surely couldn't have chosen the worst time to get Texas his afternoon bottle. England was visiting today, and America was currently cooking for him--mostly so he wouldn't destroy her and a few of her children's prized kitchen. Besides, when you live with France for a little while, you do tend to pick up some things along the way.

While she was cooking, Felicia sprinted into the kitchen, baby Texas in her arms. The big baby was currently sucking on his thumb, showing he was hungry, and Felicia was doing her absolute best to get the formula before rushing back out. Normally that wouldn't be so bad when a male country was here, but England was in the kitchen, so that was a whole different story.

"America," England began, staring at the door Felicia exited from, "why is a baby here?"

America really hated her luck right now, but she forced herself to laugh obnoxiously and wave her hand in dismissal. "Oh, that was Felicia's baby," she answered in her male voice. "It's usually that time for him to eat, so that's why Felicia was here!"

England bought the story, and inwardly America sighed in relief. She wouldn't know what to do if he learned she was mysteriously having children.

And speaking of which, there was a new child in her, one that was created by England too.

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That child was the personification of the Vermont Republic, a baby boy named Trevor. He was born in 1724 after the Province of the Massachusetts Bay built Fort Drummer near Brattleboro and other forts. So, it really made sense that England was the father of yet another child, especially one who was once a province of New Hampshire.

Trevor was so silent when America woke up one morning to find him quietly staring up at her in her arms. He watched her with confused but calculating dark brown eyes, clearly wondering who she was to him. He also seemed to enjoy making Rex cry too, as he would often pull on the latter's cheek, his hair, or his toys. America scolded him so many times on that, but Trevor wasn't fazed.

That was pretty much enough to tell America that Trevor, although serious, knowledgeable in politics, and cunning when in some kind of battle, was very mischievous too. He enjoyed teasing Rex, especially about his hobby, which Texas never took well. However, Trevor was very careful when teasing his mother, as the woman was very calm and would counterattack with a tease of her own, one that would have Trevor spluttering for hours on end.

Now, like Texas, Vermont wasn't a part of the thirteen colonies, even though many people from Vermont fought in the American Revolution.  That was where Trevor developed his ability of working behind the scenes, a skill favored in war, as well as politics. He also didn't go with something unless he had a backup plan too, due to the fact that he was a "reluctant republic".

Trevor's earlier people favored a political union rather than independence, hence the name of a reluctant republic.

Either way, America had been lucky that day that her secret was still that: a secret. With war looming on the horizon, the last thing both she and her children needed was the secret to be out. Felicia was only doing what America wanted her to do, and now America had to prepare herself for the upcoming war and the next children that will become a part of her country.

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