The Rare Pair Files (Hetalia)

Author: Ashynarr

Summary: Since there are a lot of rare pair that are, well, rare, I decided to dedicate a little side collection of all the ones I write from here on out, however often I end up doing so. Mostly America or Canada centric pairings.

Disclaimer: Hetalia's not mine.

Warning: AmeDen, fluffy, out of practice with writing fluff

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Mathias paused mid-step as the scent of something freshly baked reached his nose. A glance to his right showed light pouring from the not-so-small in-building kitchen that'd been put in under the mutual consensus that sometimes they wanted to make their own lunches instead of attempting to navigate the streets of New York to find a place to eat at.

But he hadn't heard anyone planning to make use of it, and whatever had been made did smell good, so he turned on his heel and redirected himself over to the entryway. With a frown, he looked around, not seeing anyone actually in the room, even though a lot of the used dishes and ingredients were still there.

And there, on the countertop, were three fresh trays of what seemed to be chocolate chip cookies. And smelt like it, now that there wasn't a wall between him and them.

His stomach growled, reminding him that he had been on his way out to lunch, and almost felt guilt at the idea of just taking one. Surely whoever had made them wouldn't have left them out if they'd minded people giving them a try, right? If they were, he could even pay them back or something, maybe, probably.

Aw, what the hell. Mathias hummed as he walked over to the counter, snatching up one of the cookies and taking a large bite out of it. And promptly came close to weeping, because holy shit that was the greatest thing he'd even tasted in his entire life and who the fuck had made these because he was about to sell his body to them for the rest of the trays right here and now.

He was slow to finish the first bite, rolling the sweet taste around his tongue until it'd all but completely melted in his mouth. The second bite was not as huge a shock as the first, but he still took the chance to savour it, eyes closed as he leaned against the counter to enjoy his stolen treat.

When he finally finished the last of the cookie, he mourned the loss of more even as he licked off some of the chocolate that had lingered on his fingers. He looked back to the tray, even more tempting now that he knew what was waiting there so innocently, and the temptation to take just one more was growing-

"You know, you could just ask if you can have another one."

Mathias yelped, almost falling over in his haste to cover for himself before realizing who it was. "Alfred?"

The American laughed, not looking at all angry for catching him in the act. "I thought everyone had left for lunch already."

"I, ah, might have gotten caught up on my phone…" The Danish man admitted sheepishly, scratching at his jaw. "Who're those for?"

"Mostly Matt and me, but I was gonna offer the rest out depending. I've sort of been craving them for the past week, this is the most time I've had open since last month, and he'd kill me for not sharing, which is why I sorta commandeered the kitchen," The American shrugged, waving a hand to the trays.

"Ah. Reeeeeally sorry about just taking one-"

"Psh, dude, it's fine, 's not like you took them all. If you want to pay me back, though, you can help me get all these onto some plates so I can carry them back to the meeting room before people get back."

"Right, I can do tha-" Mathias started, only to be interrupted by another cookie shoved into his mouth.

"Consider it advanced payment, since the rest'll be gone fast," Alfred grinned around his own cookie.

Mathias nodded, really hoping he could bribe the younger Nation into making things like this more often, and whether or not he could be there to help out.

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AN: ...god it's been ages since I've really tried writing this sort of fluff. Can you tell I'm out of practice? Because I sure as heck can. Apologies for being away from Hetalia for so long, my Homestuck Month challenge + college ate away at my soul. It sucked. :Y