Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia

So I had always noticed how the description for Finland in the manga is very similar to Russia's, causing me to wonder if they are supposed to be closely related. This story is kind of based off of this. The fact that I also got a book on Vikings recently probably also did not hurt. Enjoy~

Chapter one: My brother

"Finland! Come play with us," a young Russia called out when he saw his neighbor pass. Finland looked over to Russia, who was standing in the snow with his older and younger sister. He then said sure, dropped his bow and quiver, and ran over to the other children to play with them. There the four of them spent their afternoon building snowmen and a fort. Towards the end however, they began to get cold and head towards a house.

As they walked Russia turned to Finland and said, "Hey Finland, you know something. You have light blond hair like me."

Finland nodded in agreement and said, "And you have purple eyes like me too!"

The two boys then smiled at eachother for a moment before Russia said, "I've been thinking. The two of us look a lot alike, and we live close together. Maybe we can live together and you can be my little brother."

Russia then paused and watched as Finland looked at him surprised. Their smiles began to change to slightly nervous ones as Finland said, "I don't know Russia. My other big brothers might not like it if I lived with you. You can still be my brother though."

When Russia heard this he began to pout and said, "But what's the use of having a little brother if I can't play with him whenever I want?"

The child Finland flinched slightly when the angry little Russia walked up to him as if to grab at him. Then as if on cue Sweden, and Denmark walked up to the two younger boys. Sweden then picked up Finland, carefully throwing him over his back, while glaring at Russia as Denmark half jokingly told Finland that he shouldn't wonder off like that.

As they were separated, Finland looked back at Russia and waved bye; all the while Russia stared at them and felt miserable.

Russia slowly opened his eyes when he felt the sun hit them and got up. It had been a long time since he thought about him and Finland like that, so why now? Most likely the fact that Finland and his Nordic brothers were throwing a party that evening had something to do with it.

As Russia got up to start getting ready for the day, a thought occurred to him: If the Nordics did not take Finland, would the two of them have been the nice brothers that he wanted? As he thought about this, he began to think about what it would be like to have a normal, non-stalking younger sibling to keep him company during the cold winters. It would be nice and fun; he already knew that from watching how the North American brothers act. He also had to admit that Finland did and always had looked more like him than the other Nordics. Certainly it was worth a try.

It was as he thought about all of this that a very bad idea began to develop in his head.

So what could Russia be thinking of doing? Find out next!

Sorry it's so short; the next chapters should be longer.

As always, please review~