"We need milk, peanut butter, cookies....Dia no." DC said, turning to face his boyfriend in the grocery store.

"But Dee, the cookies are speaking to me." Florida whined holding the carton of Oreos.

"You'll just buy the Oreos, eat ten, then ignore them until they go bad." DC pointed out. Florida pouted and put the Oreos back before he followed DC down another aisle. As he rocked back and forth on his heels waiting for DC to finish comparing two kinds of sauces, his eyes spotted the speciality/holiday aisle.

"DEE." Florida yelled, tugging his boyfriend's arm. "Easter!"

"Wha?" DC mumbled looking up

"They've got the Easter stuff in!" Florida announced bouncing on his heels.

"Oh. Cool." DC whispered turning back to the sauces. Florida tilted his head in confusion as the fed tossed one of the jars in the cart and put the other back on the shelf.

"Dee I don't know if you heard me." Florida said slowly following his boyfriend. "They've got the Easter stuff out!"

"I heard you Dia, I just don't see the big deal." DC said with a shrug.

"Dwaaah did IDC used to steal your candy after a big Easter egg hunt? Oooh is there a picture of you two sitting on the Easter bunny's lap? DID YOU CRY?" Florida asked.

"No, no, and no." DC said glaring at his boyfriend turning down another aisle. "I've never celebrated Easter." DC continued down the aisle, looking up and down the shelves when he became keenly aware Florida wasn't behind him. He turned and saw Florida at the end of the aisle, looking at him shocked.

"YOU DON'T CELEBRATE EASTER?" Florida yelled.

"Never did, it's not that big of a deal." DC said with a shrug.

"Why? Didn't you dye Easter eggs? Wear those stuffy dresses to Church? Eat a ham?" Florida asked, attempting to catch up to his boyfriend.

"None of that. Dad never really saw the point. He always said 'holidays are a frivolous waste of time and a distraction from wo--'" DC closed his eyes and swallowed hard, pushing down the words from his father, before opening his eyes and smiling. "We just never did."

"Did you celebrate, any holidays?" Florida asked gently. DC paused, grabbed a bottle off cleaner, and tossed it in the cart.

"They're a waste of time." DC muttered before walking off. Florida watched his boyfriend go sadly, heart breaking. Spain, the jerk that he was, at least celebrated the holidays with him. Florida turned and looked back at the speciality/holiday aisle with its colorful pastel baskets and toys, chocolate, and other sweet treats for children and adults alike to celebrate. He looked back at the retreating form of his boyfriend before straightening up.

Well he was going to have to do something about that now wasn't he?

California jumped when a large piece of paper was plopped down on the table.

"The hell I was reading!" California yelled.

"Not now poppy, we're working." Florida announced.

"What is so important that I had to be called back from the ranch?" Texas asked as the other three boyfriends surrounded the kitchen island. Florida sat down on one of the bar stools and clasped his hands in front of him.

"Dee, has never celebrated a holiday." Florida announced. Silence filled the kitchen.

"What kind of joke are you pullin'?" New York asked.

"I'm not telling a joke!" Florida yelled.

"He must've celebrated Chrstmas." Texas pointed out.

"Nope."

"Halloween?" California offered.

"Nada."

"Thanksgiving?" New York asked.

"No dice."

"Not even Mardi Gras?" Louisiana asked, horrified.

"No Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, you think it, he hasn't celebrated it." Florida announced.

"And I thought my father was trash." New York muttered.

"This is Dee's first Easter." Florida announced pointing at the paper. "And we need to make this right."

"I'm not taking pictures with no Easter Bunny." Louisiana muttered stepping back.

"We don't need to do that Loui." Florida pointed out. "But I'm thinking the works. Easter egg hunt, cheap scratchy outfits, a big dinner, HAM, the WORKS."

"But that's all childish stuff!" California pointed out.

"Childish stuff he never had poppy." Texas corrected.

"Ooh and Easter baskets! I like designing things so I can make him the best Easter basket ever." Florida announced proudly.

"Dontcha think he deserves more than cheap candy?" New York asked.

"You can survive off candy alone." Florida pointed out. New York rolled his eyes and stood up.

"Follow me, I'll explain on the way." New York ordered.

In the dim, early twilight light, New York led his four other boyfriends out to the backyard towards a patch of overgrown swamp grass.

"Where are we going sha?" Louisiana asked.

"Remember when we moved in, and Dia wondered what was behind this grass?" New York asked.

"Narnia?" Florida asked hopefully.

"No not Narnia!" New York yelled before moving the wildgrass away revealing an old, battered old shed.

"This is how a horror film starts." California whispered.

"I've caught DC coming out here several times." New York explained. "Remember when he introduced him to Tik Tok and he liked that cottagecore crap?"

"Oh yeah and then he tried making bread, and it accidentally exploded." Florida said snickering.

"He's been coming out here, I think he likes this spot because he's alone and can just shut off his brain. I figured we would do it up for him, or whatever." New York said with a shrug. Texas passed his boyfriends and inspected the outside area of the shed, looking for possible structural problems or anything that'd require serious work.

"Shed's still sound, got a little bit of rot but nothing I can't buff out." Texas announced.

"Well guys." Florida announced stepping in front of his boyfriends. "Whatcha think?" The other states looked at one another silently deciding amongst themselves.

"Sha if you think we can pull it off, we'd be happy to do this for Dee." Louisiana announced.

"Quick question though, how are we going to sneak around him?" California asked. The boyfriends all fell silent.

"Yeah. I didn't think that far ahead...." Florida admitted.