Da da dadaaa~!
It's finally here!
And though I won't say this is the end of the story of Little Yao, I do want to thank everyone who had read and reviewed! It's helped a lot and I hope not to disappoint.
Well, here we are now, so for the record: Hetalia; not mine, never will be
Find Me:
"Hey Aniki!" The fun loving voice of his little brother was accompanied by a startling 'glomp' from the teenage Yao.
"C-China…" The older winced, holding his back. "…you are so reckless."
"Am not!" The younger pouted before helping Japan up from the ground. "You're just old, aru!"
Kiku groaned. His age was starting to catch up to him.
"Jeez…" The Japanese sighed. "And to think…after living with me for so long, you actually turn out more like Yun soo."
"Did I hear somebody say my name?" Another brother had let himself into the house, a large bag in hand.
"Korea!" China exclaimed before running to give him a hug. "You made it!"
"Of course I did!" Yun soo sang happily before picking up the little Yao, who was still just short enough for Korea to get in the air. "I'd never miss my lil'bro's birthday!"
"I knew you'd come!" China giggled before noticing two more guests that had just walked in. "…aru?"
Japan stood up shakily before going to join his other family, "Hong Kong…Taiwan, I'm glad you could come."
"We wanted to come this year." The girl said with a smile as the ex-British colony just nodded and looked in the other direction.
Japan gave a smile and welcomed the others into his house. He slid open the door to a room that had been kept hidden from China, along with the others, for quite some time. Kiku stepped into the dark room, holding his hand to the light.
"One, two…" He counted.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" The taller nations cheered as Japan flipped the switch, lighting up the room with a wide array of lanterns of every shape and color.
Paper cranes, lanterns, and dolls of every size bordered the room, colorful banners and strings lined the ceiling, and everything a boy could ever imagine was hung up and laid out among the already filled space.
Little China's smile grew bigger than Kiku thought possible. "It's beautiful, aru!" He ran into the room, his eyes aglow.
"Told'ja it'd be awesome." Korea whispered to Japan, who just gave a shrug, too happy to argue about whom had set it all up himself.
The rest of the family shyly entered the room. Hong Kong too was amazed by the mix of royal shades of red and gold, having been kept from his own culture for most of his childhood. The rest of the family was impressed by the wide arrange of food, all real Chinese, that Japan was able to pull together from the memories of his own Aniki's cooking. They all seemed to have their moments through the party, each having his or her own story to tell of their eldest brother that their youngest still had yet to meet.
"Wai~" The kid exclaimed as he pulled of the rest of the wrapping from the present. "It's so cute!"
"That originated in Korea, ya know!" Yun soo announced proudly.
Japan groaned, "Did not."
"Thank you, aru!" The boy huddled the white kitty plushie in his arms. "But…it doesn't have a mouth, aru."
Taiwan almost couldn't hold her laughter.
"Then why don't you give her one…?" Japan suggested, handing him a marker. The rest of them were surprised at Kiku's willingness for his own copyright.
He took it and quickly drew a small half smile on the doll. "There, aru!" Little China held it up for them all to see. "Kitty-chan!"
Korea let out a soft laugh. "Yup…he's Yao alright."
The teen rushed through the rest of his presents; a new hair tie from Taiwan and a pack of fire crackers from Hong Kong. It was only until he thought he was done that Japan pulled out his present. The family gathered around as the oldest handed the boy the package.
"What is it, aru…?" He asked, feeling a bit off due to the collection stares coming from his older brothers and sister.
"Just open it up," Japan said with a soft smile, "I think you'll like this one a lot."
With that being said, the boy tore through the paper, excited all over again, before coming to the present itself.
"What…is this?" He asked, holding up the silky red cloth that lay inside the wrapping.
Korea and Hong Kong both took and edge of the present, helping little China pull it out without the fabric touching the floor.
As they held it up for the kid to see, Japan put an arm around his youngest brother, "This is your new flag, China."
Taiwan grabbed the third corner, keeping the thin red blanket from falling over itself. China gapped at the royal colors of red and gold, five shining stars bordering one of the top corners.
"This is…mine?" The words almost didn't make it out of his gaping mouth.
Japan nodded calmly, "All yours."
China's eyes were almost as big as the largest star, his smile open. He couldn't contain himself, running to the flag with arms open, letting himself fly into its silky background of red. Yun soo quickly pulled the other side of the flag, putting and arm around the littlest nation before pulling him into his arms, the flag now wrapped around them both, saving the flag from a rip.
"It's your now, China." He repeated as the rest of the family came to join them, a smile on each of their faces. "You're a country now."
"The People's Republic of China…is alive."
Epilogue:
"I did it, Yao…" Japan was sitting alone on his porch; the view of his garden was being shared by him and a barking Pochi-kun. "I never really knew you before you were…well, you. Before this, I never really gave thought to what you were like when you were a child. I really just thought of China as the China you were when I met you, a big brother...a father even, but nothing more."
He gave a soft sigh, feeling a bit foolish for talking to the no one in front of him. "But even with that, I did it, Yao…I found you. I really did."
"Yes, you did." A voice from behind him said shortly.
Kiku spun around suddenly, coming face to face with China. "Y-Yao?!"
His brother smiled and nodded, his appearance looking slightly different than it had just a few weeks ago at the party.
"But I though you went with Korea…you were supposed to be…" He paused, wondering what he had wrong.
"Oh was I?" China smiled, raising an eye brow. "I wouldn't know…you hardly ever say anything to me anymore."
A face of confusion fell onto Japan. "What…? But China, we see each other almost every day…what do you mean I don't talk to you anymo-"
He stopped himself, realizing his mistake. "Aniki!?"
China's smile didn't disappear.
"But , you…how can you…it's not really you, is it?" Japan couldn't help but doubt the chances. He had seen Yao grow quiet fast the past few days, so it couldn't really be…
"Aiyah…" China moaned as he rolled out onto the floor of the wood porch, a trait that the newer China hadn't carried on. "Japan has forgotten me, aru…"
"I-I have not, Brother!" Kiku felt the scene grow quiet awkward. "I just…didn't think you could come back."
The older China rolled over immaturely and looked up at Japan from the floor, upside down. "You sure have gotten old, aru."
Kiku jumped back. "A-Aniki!"
"Really, aru…you better of gave China those medicine recipes I came up with, aru. I don't want me to be looking like that when he gets older."
Japan huffed and turned away, his arms crossed.
"I'm joking, aru!" Yao laughed, tugging on the back of Kiku's kimono. "Jeez….it's been fifteen years and you still can't take sarcasm, aru?"
"I…" Kiku couldn't think of something to come back at him, "I just haven't had the time to joke around much. The little you isn't much of a joker as he is jumper." He sighed, giving his back a rub.
"Aha…yeah." China sweat dropped, "Now that I think about it…I was a pretty reckless kid …50,000BC, you know?"
Japan couldn't hold his laughter which made his eldest smile. Yao sat himself up and straightened his robe out, one that's design was unfamiliar to Kiku.
"Thank you, aru…" China said with a sudden seriousness. "You really did do it…you did find me."
Japan smiled and watch his brother, yet again, fade from his reach. A soft wind blew through his hair, giving his long lost brother to have achance to disappear from him again.
"Japan…thank you."
"Aniki~!" The younger muffled voice of China sang from inside the house, "I'm home!"
The door to the porch slammed open, a little China running through it to give his older brother a hug, a smile on both their faces.
"Welcome back." Japan spoke softly, giving his younger a squeeze. "You're home now.
"Anikeei~" China moaned. "You're so weird…acting as if I've been gone for years, aru!"
Kiku smiled, remaining silent, and Yao gave a pout. "I don't get it, aru!"
"Don't worry," Japan slowly lifted the teen from the ground and into his lap, his strength being not what is used to be. "You don't have to get it yet."
China crossed his arms and stuck out his bottom lip. "But I-"
He was stopped by a light kiss on the cheek, "I found you." Kiku closed his eyes and smiled.
"Nope!" Yao fought back playfully before knocking the older brother onto the floor of the porch and sitting on top of him, leaning down to give him a kiss. The older Japan didn't even have a chance to be surprised before Yao spoke;
"I found you."
....haha, I actually kinda teared up while writing this ^-^"
But in reality, I don't think the Japan we know would be very excited about a new People's Republic of China, so for those of you who are up to date on the world, forgive the unrealistic portray of their relationship.
Other than that, don't get it stuck in your head that it's over *cough*morecoming*cough* ...so just keep that in mind, aru.
And again...thank you thank you thank you for reading and reviewing! I really appreciate it all.
