"I can't believe you actually invited those two. Especially after how they treated you the last time you saw either of them." Mattie said annoyed. He had his arms crossed and a small glare on his face.

"Hey, I didn't invite them! They invited themselfs." I tried defending myself.

"I thought you said they never came when you did invite them. Why would they change minds now?" Ivan asked upset as well.

"I don't know. I think it's because I invited you three." I said gesturing to the Snow Trio. "As you already know England isn't very fond of you, so he probably is showing up to try and cause trouble. France is likely his back up."

"When they invited themselves why didn't you say no?" He asked.

I sighed heavily and crossed my arms. "I'm hoping that they might might change their minds about you. That if they have a chance to see who you really are they might not hate you anymore. I though that this might be a good chance to do just that." I explained softly.

It was the truth. I am hoping that they might finally see that he's a diffrent person now then he used to be. And that maybe by gaining the trust of most of the G8 he could be able to gain the trust of others. He would be able to make more friends. I know how lonely he is and I want to help.

"You're willing to take the torment that they're going to dish out just so you can help Ivan win their approval?" Mattie asked dryly.

"Yep! That's the plan." I said with a false cheer. I heard a knock on the front door. "Well, that's them. If you don't want to deal with them just yet I suggest you all leave."

They scattered like mice. Kat whent in the direction of the library, probably to do some knitting. Nat when back to the rabbit. She has grown so attached to it in the one hour we had it. Both Ivan and Matt whent to the kitchen. Probably to start cooking dinner.

I walked up to the front door and steadied my self. I took in a deep breath, put a smile on my face, and opened the door. "Hey guys! How's it going?"

"Let us in you bloody git! It's freezing out here!" England hissed and pushed me aside.

"Now, mon cher, it's not that cold out. No need to be pushing people around." France said coming in next.

"You two are a little late. Did you guys have trouble getting here?" I asked them, a fake smile etched on my face.

"Of course we did, your directions made no sense!" He huffed.

"Well, the last ones didn't." France said turning to me. "'Turn right at the willow tree, a left at the orange barn, if you see the cow you've gone too far'." He said reading off my instructions.

"Okay, the last ones are a little weird, but you got here just fine didn't you?" I pointed out.

"Oui, but it could have been clearer. We did end up seeing the cow." He told me and flicked his hair.

"Why are you out this far away from a city anyway?" England asked annoyed by my living arangments.

"This place is very special to me. To ensure no one else built here, I made this my home." I answered vaguely. "Now, let me show you to your rooms."

"Finally. I'm getting tired of carrying my bag." He huffed.

I waited untill I turned around to roll my eyes. I know I'm a superpower and my strength is a lot higher then others, but one bag should not be that heavy. Certainly not one packed for only a week. I got up the stairs and turned down the hall.

"Okay. To the left is Katyushas room." I said pointing out diffrent rooms. "Next to her's is Natalia's. I put Mattie next to mine. France, you're in here. England, you're right across from him."

"Where is Russia's room?" England asked before stepping into his.

"He will be staying with me in my room." I told them while bracing myself for the back lash. France gave his perverted laugh while England sputtered. "What?"

"I can't believe you're already sharing a bed with him. It is highly inappropriate! I mean, honestly you've barely been together for a month!" England began and I quickly tuned him out. The second he turned his back I pulled out my phone.

*MapleBro*
'Save me!'

I sent the text and put my phone away just before he turned around. He was still ranting, but I didn't really know about what. France had long since gone into his own room. Don't blame him, if I could escape I would too.

"Are you even listening to me?" He asked angerly.

"What?" I said coming back to reality.

"Unbelievable. That was very rude. You need to listen when others are talking to you! I could have said something very important and you would have missed it because you can't get out of your own head. You need to grow up and start showing some respect to your elders!" He snapped.

I started getting nervous and slowly started backing away to the stairs. If he got angry enough he might lash out. I have seen enough of France and England's brawls to be sure about that.

"You're still not listening!" He shouted making me jump a little.

"I-" I was cut off by a new voice.

"Hey! Alfred! Come down stairs, I need some help! I can't figure out how to use your oven!" Mattie shouted, yes, shouted, from the bottom of the stairs.

"Okay! I'll be there in a sec!" I shouted back. "Well Iggy, I'd love to stay and chat but duty calls. I'll see you in a bit!" I ran down the stairs as fast as I could.

"STOP CALLING ME IGGY!" I heard him shout after me.

"Wow, they're here for barely five minutes and you some how find a way to piss off eyebrows already." Matt said with a dry laugh.

"Yea, apparently having a life that doesn't fallow his views is a valid reason to get mad and start shouting at someone." I rolled my eyes and started the oven. I took a look around and saw that Ivan was no longer in the kitchen with Matt. "When will dinner be done?"

"Won't be too long. Maybe twenty minutes or so." He said while mixing seasonings in a bowl of ground beef. "I don't think I need help with anything else, but if you want to stay down here with me, you can."

"I'm good. Those two showing up reminded me that I still have something I need to do. Give me a shout when the food is ready." I requested while walking out.

"Will do. Just let me know when you need to be rescued from block brows again." He called after me.

"You got it!"

I ran down the hall and whent into a room on the left. This room had wide windows and bright lights. It had wooden selves along the walls with drawers underneath, both filled with various items. A large sink was next to the far, right window. The room was a mix of cream and white in colors. It was calming and had an open feeling to it.

This was my art room. I have many rooms in my large house dedicated to various hobbies. A red room for photo development. A music room with around twenty diffrent instruments. A calm Zen room for meditations. A big two story library that took up about a third of my house. And many more.

I dug around in one of the draws and pulled out a large white board and various colored dry erase markers. I spent the next twenty minutes writting down a few things. By the time Mattie called dinner I had just put on the finishing touches. I took the board and a black marker into the kitchen.

Every one else was already in there. France and England sat at one side of the table with a chair between them. On the other were Kat, Nat, and Vanya, in that order. Mattie sat at one head of the table, next to France, and the other was left open for me. As much as I love being able to sit in my favorite seat next to my boyfriend, I wish that England had picked a different spot.

For dinner Mattie had made Italian. Spaghetti and meat balls made with tomato chunks. Garlic bread as a side, home made. Last, but not least, a mix berry fruit salad with chunks of watermelon. A full, healthy meal with a bit from every food group.

I smiled at my brother. He was an amazing cook when he chooses to be. Always trying to make sure we eat as healthy as possible. I took a seat and dinner began. It was quiet at first, with an awkward atmosphere. I tried to make small talk at one point, but it died very quickly. With dinner about done I decided to call a small meeting.

"Okay every one." I said getting their attention. "I want us all the meet in the living room right after dinner. We have a few things we need to discuss."

They all gave their affermitive and ended dinner. I put the leftovers away and wiped down the table. Mattie put the dishes in the dishwasher. When we were done we headed into the living room. Once again France and England sat opposite to the Snow Trio. Mattie chose a chair between the two factions. I made my way to the front and held up my white board.

"A list of rules? Really Alfred, we're not children." England scoffed with crossed arms.

"This here is a list of house rules that every one here is expected to fallow." I started, completly ignoring him. "I am only putting them on display just so everyone here can see and know exactly what I expect as guest in my house. I don't want anyone to say I didn't know."

The rules are as followed:

Stay out of each others rooms and things unless you recived permission from the owner of said room or thing.

Everyone has one chore. Pick which one you want.

Be polite to each other. We are all people and will be treated as such. Their will be no bulling, harassment, fistfights, touching any one in an inappropriate way, or name calling.*

If you make a mess, clean it up.

The pool is off limits for the season. The hot tub is fully available, just put the cover back on when you are done.

If the kittens arrive, stay away from them unless you have permission and supervion from me.

STAY OUT OF MY ROOM!*** I respect your privacy, so respect mine.

Noise is to be kept to a minimum between 10pm and 10am.

The basement is off limits. No exceptions. If you need laundry done, ask me.

If you wanna start a fire bring the hose all the way to the pit.

The five basic house rules;
If it's dirty, clean it.
If it's on the floor, pick it up.
If it's broken, fix it.
If it's hungry, feed it.
If it's sad, love it.

"The ones with stars are ones that will get you kicked out of my house. I don't care who you are either." I warned them, mostly glaring at France and England. "The rules are supper easy to fallow and are effective as of right now. Any questions, concerns, or comments?"

"What does the board mean by 'if the kittens arive'?" France asked with a tilted head.

"Hero here is pregnant." I said pointing to the two fluffy cats curled up together on the window still. They had been inseparable since Lampushka arrived. "She's due any day now, so be careful around her. I don't want this many people in the house to upset her."

"Do you honestly think we would do anything to intentionally upset a pregnant cat?" England sneered.

"Well, up untill a second ago you didn't even know she was pregnant. I want to make sure everyone here knows that she is expecting." I shot back. Normaly I try to avoid confontration with the island nation, but every once in a while he needs someone to shoot back.

"Do not worry cher, we will be calm around the expecting mother." France reasured me. I smiled and gave him a nod.

"Okay, anything else?"

"Why are we not alowed in the basement?" Katyusha asked with clasped hands.

"That's where my awesome friend Tony lives. He's not here right now, in fact you won't see him all week, but we should still keep out of his things." I explained with a bright smile. I always loved talking about my alien friend. "England, I believe you've met him."

"Yes, I have." He grunted.

"So, any more questions?" I asked again looking around. When no one spoke up I moved on. "Kay, now that that's settled, I just want to remind everyone of tomarrows plan. We are going out for brunch, so please be ready to go by ten. Then we are going to a super cool ice rink, so wear something warm. Finaly I will be giving you guys a tour around the town. Pay close attention in case you want to go out and do something. Then I figure we'll end the day by going out to eat."

"That sound like so much fun! I can't wait." Kat said clapping her hands.

"That does sound nice, doesn't it big brother." Natalia stated more then asked.

"Da! I'm sure Fredka has planed us many fun things to do this week." Ivan agreed.

"Okay everyone. That's an end to our little meeting." I said glancing at the clock. It read 7:39. "How about we put in a movie and relax for the rest of the day?"

I had let Mattie pick out the movie and he put on The Mighty Ducks. I wasn't surprised at all. I mean, I should have seen it coming. He's in love with the sport. If he could he would probably marry hockey.

The evening was nice. England was quiet for most of it and France kept his hands to himself for once. I was curled up next to Vanya. On his other side sat Nat. I was actually really happy that he was spending more time with his sister now that her crazy had gone way down.

When the movie ended it was pretty late. We all decided it was time for bed. On our way up I was bringing up the rear to shut off any lights and close all doors. I was completely beat and ready for bed. I was about to close the door when England reached a hand out and stopped me. I turned back to look at him.

"Yes, is something wrong?" I asked even though I had a feeling as to where this was going. It was probably about our earlier discussion. He was known for being stubborn.

"Yes. I still think it is inappropriate for the two of you to be sharing a bed. You two hardly know each other and have only been dating for a short while. Not to mention-" He ranted but I cut him off.

"Hey England, does this sound familiar?"

"Wh-"

*SLAM*

I had slammed the door shut in his face like how I used too when I was still just a colony. It still has the same effect as I can hear him screaming at me through the door. Luckily the room was completely sound proof, so all I hear was a faint muffle.

"That was rude Fredka, though not uncalled for. If he keeps disrespecting you in your house I may not control my temper." I heard Ivan say as he came up behind me. He wrapped his strong arms around my waist and pulled me close to his chest.

"If I want my plan to work I need to be patient. The same goes for you as well big guy. We can't change your image if you keep reinforcing it." I smirked up at him.

"If protection you means I have no friends then it will be worth it. I do not wish to be friends with anyone who sees bulling and abuse as okay." He said kissing my temple.

"Ya big softy." I giggled and sliped out of his grasp. "I gotta get changed, I'll meet you in bed."

"Kay."

I decided to wear shorts with a tank top. It was really warm in the house and under the thick covers. It'll be even warmer now that I have Vanya to share with. I don't know why but I have been more affected by the cold then normal. Probably just a bug.

"Hey there sexy. Got room for one more?" I flirted with him as I walked up to the bed.

"Your attempts at flirting are very obvious. You need to be more suddle." He comment as I layed down.

"Yea, yea. Just cuddle me." I said turning over so he could spoon me. I always felt safest when I feel his arms wrapped around me.

"I hope you know what you are doing Fredka. I do not wish to see you hurt by them." He whispered.

"You should know by now that I never really know what I'm doing. I mostly dive in head first and hope I don't drown. Sure, I might get hurt. It's a good possibility. But if I lived in fear of getting hurt I would have never came as far as I have now. Any thing worth doing, is worth the pain caused by it. Getting you accepted by the other nations is worth it. I don't want to see you sad anymore." I said back sleepily.

"But you have no idea if it will work or back fire on you."

"Nope, not at all, but I remain optimistic." I giggled quietly.

"Ya lyublyu tebya Fredka."

"I love you too Vanya." I said softly as I drifted off to sleep.

This next week will either be the greatest week ever, or end in complete disaster. I have no idea wich one it will be either. All I can do is to try my best to make sure everyone stays happy and has fun. Maye I can get old caterbrows and Mr. Sparkle to chill out and have fun. I just might be able to get Ivan some new friends. The others might stop fearing him.

Yes, trying to do this will put me in danger of being made fun of and harassed by those two this week. Yes, I'm more then likely going to get hurt. Yes, my efforts might be in vain. Things might even get worse. But if I never take the chance, they can never get better. I will never know if I'm too scared to even try.

And for Ivan, I will try anything.

'Do not fear failure, Maska. If you fear failure then you'll never take a chance. If you never take a chance things will.never have the opportunity to get better.

When you see wrong, you need to do all in your power to make it right, because if you don't, then who will?

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Second chapter done. Woohoo!
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