Chapter 1

Ivan sat silently as the world meeting progressed. Ludwig stood at the front going on about something about world trade. Ivan began getting bored, as did the other nations. He switched his attention to the couple in front of him- Francis and Arthur. The two had been arguing non-stop throughout the entire meeting. It certainly was more amusing than Ludwig's lecture.

"Kol Kol." He laughed under his breath.

Ludwig took notice to the arguing couple and sighed.

"Well then, I guess. This concludes my lecture. Why don't you come up here now, Yao?"

Ivan flinched at the sound of the Chinese man's name. He turned his head and watched as the shorter, slender nation made his way to the blackboard. Russia didn't hear a word what Yao was saying as he gave his lecture. His attention was focused of everything of the Chinese nation other than his words. His eyes would travel up and down as Yao spoke; from the pink tint of his lips, to the slender size of his waist, to the silky form of his long hair. His heart pounded in his chest so fast and fiercely, he was surprised no one had noticed. He sighed a little as the smaller nation spoke. How he longed for the feel of that pale, clear skin. How he longed to run his fingers through that long, dark brown hair. He wanted it all. Unfortunately, his love had never known of his feelings. He hand reached the "good friend" stage, but never proceeded further. They were too different.

When the meeting was over, he was approached by the American "hero", Alfred.

"Hey! Ivan! A bunch of us are going drinking tonight! You wanna come with?" He asked in his "total hero voice".

"Who all is coming, da?" The Russian asked interested. What he really needed now was a drink.

"Well pretty much everyone." He replied counting on his fingers. "Except Iggy and Francis. Iggy said something about not being able to drink alcohol for a while, and if he's not going, there's no way he's letting that Frenchie go. So are you in or not?"

Ivan thought about it for a moment. "Sure. Why not? I'll be there." He had no idea what lay ahead.