The Inspiration is a question from Yahoo Answers:

"I got a Ladybug pillow pet for Christmas, and I don't know what to name it. I want a cute name since it says "Ms. Ladybug" on the tag, but it looks more like a boy- so I figure I'll go with a more unisex name haha.

"Oh… and I'm 19." (-Sophia Estelle, yahoo)


Now that it was January, the Axis newspaper club was continuing their research into Christmas by interviewing their friends about Christmas gifts. They were in the Chemistry classroom, which was well lit by the many windows it had on its eastern wall. It was a happy place to be, and it seemed to make America extra excited about his lady bug Pillow Pet.

"Holla holla get $$" said America, dancing around the room with his precious Pillow Pet. He tossed it in the air, caught it, and hugged it.

Japan wrote that down on his legal pad. "What does that mean?"

"It means I got a Pillow Pet for Christmas! Wooooo-hooo!" America rolled his tongue and tossed the pillow to Italy.

Italy, who'd already been hopping around, caught the pillow and joined America in his dancing with the plushy. They did a square dance, and then he pulled Japan into a line dance with him and America.

Japan handed the legal pad to Germany as Italy whisked him away.

"What's your… your Pillow Pet's name?" It made sense to name stuffed animals. Germany wasn't the only one who did it. Was he? Oh no.

"Well… I was thinking of naming him Francis, like in A Bug's Life." said America, crossing his feet over each other as he grapevined. "But I was afraid it wasn't very original."

"And France might be mad." sang Italy. Then again, it would be nice to know that America would want to immortalize one of them by naming Ms. Ladybug after them. "Or proud. You should name it Kiku!"

"Um." said Japan. Italy took him out of the linedance and spun him around.

"Yeah, Kiku is a good name!" said America, dancing like lead singer of a boy band with a pillow standing on his head.

Germany wrote that down. Kiku.

"Is ii okay, Japan?" asked America.

"I suppose so."

"Kiku is the cutest thing I can think of. Do you have a better idea?" said Italy.

"Not really…"

"Ms. Kiku Ladybug!" Italy stopped dancing with Japan and went back to bouncing around America. "He should get married to one of our Pillow Pets."

"Do you have one?"

"Ve, no."

"You're making me dizzy." said Japan. So, Italy went to dance around him, which made him more dizzy.

"I bet England has one." laughed America. "We should find him.

"Germany, let me see what we have so far." Italy took Japan's jacket sleeve and skipped over to Germany with him.

"America's new Pillow Pet, which he received as a Christmas present, is named Ms. Kiku Ladybug, and is engaged to wed Egnland's Pillow Pet. 'Holler, holler; get dollar dollar.' says America about his future child-in-law." read Italy, giggling.

America laughed as well, tossing Kiku into the air, then he tried to toss Japan in the air, but Japan skirted his reach to correct the misspelling of 'Egnland.'

"Well, thank-you America." said Germany.

America nodded. "Thanks for setting up Kiku. I'm sure he'll be happy with England's."

"If England has one."

"I'm positive he has one." America cracked his knuckled and went off to look for him. "I'll text you what happens."

"Bye."

"See ya!"

"Have you seen Prussia around?" Germany followed him out after glancing at Japan who was staring at Italy like he was a slice of tasty tiramisu.

"Yeah, he's in lunch detention with Spain for sneaking into the girls' room."

Germany sighed and went down the hall, and America started his search in the other direction.


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