"SHELBY!" Alfred shouted happily as he engulfed Shelby in a hug. She had just returned from her trip to Canada. She had greeted her family and dropped off their souvenirs, before making her way over to Alfred's house. "How was your trip?"

"Good!" Shelby said breathlessly as Alfred squeezed all the air out of her. "I already miss the Canadians though. A lot. And their dog. She was precious."

Apollo barked, jumping up and placing his paws on Shelby's hip bone, his tongue lolling. She laughed. "Awwww, Apollo, don't worry, I missed you so so much!" She explained, bending down and petting him vigorously. When she got him to roll over on his belly, she reached into her bag and pulled out a moose chew toy, which Apollo took happily.

"Did you get anything for me?" America asked hopefully.

"Yes, my over-grown child." Shelby laughed, pulling out an array of Canadian chocolates.

"YES!" Alfred cheered, taking them into his lap and admiring his treasure.

As he took in his present, Shelby unpacked her suitcase, hugging her Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal Hope had bought her as a gift, before digging to the bottom of her suitcase and pulling out a Canadian flag.

When Alfred spotted the flag, his eyes flashed and hardened, and he immediately jumped into action. He snatched the red and white flag out of Shelby's head, grabbing a lighter from the table, and attempting to put the flame to the flag.

"ALFRED NO!" Shelby screamed, chunking a flip flop at him and knocking the lighter away. She grabbed the flag back, glaring. "This was a gift! You can't burn it!"

"Shelby, you can't own a Canadian flag when you don't even own an American one!" Alfred shouted in protest. Apollo's chew toy let out an obnoxiously loud squeak.

"I can do what I want. I live in a free country." Shelby shot back, holding the flag close to her chest.

"Dang it." Alfred cursed in irritation. "Foiled by my own greatness. The irony."

"Shut up, you don't even know what the actual definition of irony is." Shelby shook her head, smiling again.

"Okay, my bad, my walking dictionary." Alfred rolled his eyes, smiling slightly.