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Chapter 5

"Mr. Braginski, what about the payment?" Toris asked as his taller Russian companion dragged him through the snow. Ivan had an iron grip on Toris's arm, not allowing the Lithuanian to escape.

"It can wait." Ivan replied, not even bothering to look at Toris.

"But-"

"Perhaps you didn't hear me the first time. I said it can wait. Now let's go home." Ivan interrupted, loosening the iron grip he had on Toris's arm, although only a little bit.

The two men continued to walk in silence, General Winter causing mayhem around them as their boots broke the barrier of snow below them.

"Um... Mr. Braginski, could you-"

"Stop calling me that, Toris. Calling me Ivan will be fine." The Russian man interrupted again.

"Okay um...Ivan, could you please let go of me? Your grip is hurting my arm."

"No. I don't want you to get lost in the snow."

"But Mr.- I mean, Ivan-"

"I said no, Toris! I don't want to lose you, so I will grip your arm as. Well. As. I. Please!" Ivan growled, punctuating the last few words by tightening his grip, making the smaller man beside him cry out in pain.

Then, as if he had gripped fire, Ivan let go of Toris, backing away slowly. Toris only examined his arm, moving it to see if it was broken or not. Luckily for the Lithuanian man, his limb wasn't broken, but it would probably bruise later. He looked up at Ivan, seeing fear reflected in the Russian man's violet eyes.

"I hurt you again, didn't I?" he asked, trembling.

"Oh, no. It's nothing, really. My arm works just fine, see?" Toris said, trying to show Ivan he was alright by wiggling his arm.

"Do not lie to me, Toris."

"I-I'm not, I swear!"

"You're stammering. Let me see your arm, now."

"I don't think that-"

"I said now, Toris."

The Lithuanian man sighed, knowing he had lost the argument. Slowly, he walked toward the taller man, holding his arm out for the other man to examine. Ivan took Toris's arm, running his hands over the limb and pressing his ear to it.

Needless to say, the situation freaked the brunette out, just a little bit. He tried not to look as Ivan continued his examination.

After a few moments, Ivan deemed the limb not broken. However, he already saw bruises beginning to form along the Lithuanian's limb. Running his thumbs over one of the bruises, Ivan gingerly pressed his lips to the mark.

"I am sorry." he whispered.

"What was that, Mr- I mean, Ivan?"

"I said I was sorry."

"For what?"

"For hurting you...again."

"Oh no, it's okay." Toris lied, trying to defuse the situation.

"No! It's not okay! My actions are inexcusable! I'm tired of hurting you all the time, but every time I try to do something good, it always blows up in my face!" Ivan yelled the last part, stomping his foot through the snow.

"What?"

"I tried to do something nice for you, I tried to make chocolates for God's sake! But I failed, as usual! You know why I did that Toris, do you?" Ivan asked, now gripping Toris by the shoulders.

"Um...to do something nice?" Toris guessed.

"Nope~! I did it because I love you, but I couldn't say it, so I decided to express my feelings another way, but it didn't work! It didn't work!" Ivan was laughing now as he threw his hands up in the air. "I guess we weren't meant to be, huh?"

"What?" Toris asked, flabbergasted. Of anything that Ivan could've said, he didn't expect the taller man to confess any feelings for him.

"Do you not have functioning ears, Toris? I said I love you! я тебя люблю!"

"Wait but-"

"Should I show you my feelings in another way, Toris?"

"Ivan I need to tell you that-mmnf!" the shorter man was silenced as his taller companion smashed their lips together. Shocked, Toris didn't respond, he only stood there as Ivan's tongue forced its way into his mouth, trying to coax the smaller man into responding.

After a few moments, Ivan broke the kiss, leaving Toris panting for air. Ivan only wiped his mouth on his sleeve, licking his lips after.

"So, now you know the truth. Does it disgust you?" Ivan sneered, his stability slipping away with each word.

"I-"

"Does it appall you?"

"No, I-"

"Does it frighten you, to think a monster like me could love you?" Ivan roared, General Winter's winds growing more furious as Ivan's mental stability slipped away.

"NO!" Toris shouted, much to Ivan's disbelief.

"Huh? But-" Ivan was interrupted by Toris this time.

"Ivan, if you would just let me finish, I would tell you that I love you too!" The brunette confessed.

"But...I beat you. I work you like a dog. I treat you horribly. How could you love a person like that?" Ivan questioned, beginning to calm down now.

"Well, I won't lie and say that I enjoy it when you're like that, but there are days when you're so kind and innocent...on days like those, I find myself not fearing you, but falling deeper in love with you."

Ivan was stunned into silence. Toris's words hung in the air, going unanswered for several minutes.

"I...I can't believe it." Ivan whispered. "I have done so many horrible things to you...and yet, you have feelings for me."

"Um...yeah, I do."

Without another word, Ivan leaned in once again, pressing his lips to Toris's. Unlike the first kiss this one was gentle and pleasant. As Ivan wrapped an arm around Toris's waist, the smaller man responded by wrapping his arms around the Russian's neck, deepening the kiss.

When they finally broke apart, both men stared deeply into each others eyes, neither of them speaking. No words needed to be said.

With a bright smile on his face, Ivan held out a hand, which Toris happily took. And then, hand in hand, both of them walked back to their home.

"Estonia and Latvia, there is a mess waiting for you in the kitchen!" Ivan shouted as he and his new lover entered the house about fifteen minutes later.

"Um...what mess, now?" Toris asked, as he closed and locked the door behind him. The two men began to walk toward the kitchen as they talked.

"Oh Toris, you look so cute with that confused expression on your face! As for your question though, remember when I told you I tried to make chocolates?"

"Yes..."

"Well I failed and the kitchen had to pay the price. So, I'm going to make the other Baltic nations clean it up."

"But Ivan, that's rude! If you make a mess, you should clean it up!" Toris scolded, only earning a chuckle in response.

"They won't mind. Oh look, they're cleaning it up already!" Ivan said, smiling as they arrived in the kitchen, seeing Estonia and Latvia already cleaning. Upon hearing the voice of the Russian man, Latvia looked up and immediately stood up and bowed.

"W-welcome home, Mr. Braginski..." he greeted.

"Hello." Ivan greeted, smiling.

Looking up, Estonia noticed that Toris and Ivan were holding hands.

"Oh no...you guys aren't..." the blonde Baltic nation began.

"Yes, yes we are. Toris and I are now dating. Do you have a problem with that, Eduard?" Ivan asked.

"N-no! Not at all!" Estonia replied, trying to calm the other blonde down.

"Good! From this day on, we will be one happy family!" Ivan said, beaming.

"Huh?" the three Baltics asked in unison.

"Toris will become one with me, and you two will be our children! Eduard can be the nerdy one and Raivis can be the socially awkward one! It will be just like one of America's stupid sitcoms, except that it will be much, much better because it was not made by America!" Ivan babbled, not noticing the freaked out looks the other occupants of the room gave him.

Toris only sighed, shaking his head. At least his life would never be boring. He had to say, he would have never expected his life to turn out like this, being in a relationship with his former captor. However, he was happy with his life.

And to think, it had all started with one meeting on a snowy evening.

Translations

я тебя люблю- I love you in Russian. As always, I looked this one up on the internet. I prefer to use other websites besides Google Translate when I'm just searching for common phrases like this one.

Well, that's the last chapter! :) In the end, the story did end on a fluffy note. I hope you all enjoyed it! Any kind of support is greatly appreciated! Have a wonderful day, everyone!