This couple needs more love! :'D

Crack pairing: Arthur x Ivan

Chapter One: Kolkhoz Curse

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The spell would have been better if he had his magic wand. But, sighing, Arthur realized that he'd left it back at Alfred's house. He was too lazy and too annoyed to go back to the idiot's place, claim his precious item, and smack the American in the head for being such an inconvenient nuisance. Seriously, when was he ever going to get peace when trying to work one of his best magical wonders?

Well, it was okay now. He was currently in his basement, all the supporting magicians had left him by himself (he usually worked better without them anyway), and the circle-like runes were perfectly drawn on the ground. They were ready for him to begin his incantation, to begin the 'summoning.'

Arthur flipped through the dusty, ragged book, skimming the text before reading it aloud. Just a few minor adjustments here and there, since he couldn't do the parts where it required the use of a wand (damn Alfred!) and then he would have the most malevolent demon raging through the ground, intent on destroying the Kraut for him.

"Santa Barra Winza Wampa Torra Intaa Canta... Santa Barra Winzaa Nuhzaa... Wampa Torra Inta Canta..."

As he chanted, he could feel the glowing aura of magic leaking from the borders of the circle-rune, and increased his voice. "I summon you from a far land..." With a ripple of immense power, Arthur opened his eyes and, surrounded by brilliant white, shouted, "Now show yourself!"

There was more blinding light, the ominous wailing of a thousand evil souls escaping from the abyss, and then...

A head popped up from the ground.

"You called?"

Arthur stared, incredulous, at the maliciously smiling, violet-eyed face of Russia.

...

Damn Kolkhoz! He pressed the head back underground, sweat lining his brow.

"Maybe I really should go back and get my wand.."

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"Why are you trying to annoy me? Do you have a grudge against me or someth-?"

"Yes, I do. Well..." That completely oblivious and childish face thought. "Yes," Ivan nodded, smiling. "That's right, I do."

Arthur's eyebrows dropped with a frown. It was a little bit after dark, and he had demanded to have a talk with Russia after the failure of his spells. Yes, spells. He had tried, 5 more times after the Kolkhoz encounter, to summon the actual demon... and got Ivan again each time. "You summoned me?" that idiot had asked innocently. "No! I wanted a bloody demon, not you!" And then the creep had smiled at him, with a look that clearly implied, "Oh, but you're looking at the demon right now."

"Just stop it," the Brit said, suddenly exhausted from his day's failures. Maybe he shouldn't try 6 spells in a row- even if he was a firstclass magician from the royal family bloodline of witches, he still had his limits.

"Why?" Ivan asked, still innocent. He twirled the faucet pipe in his hands, contemplating. "Will you do something about it?"

"You-" Arthur was seething with anger. "I'll unleash Kiku on you!"

"Oh, silly Arthur"- The Brit grimaced at how disgusting his name sounded on Russia's tongue- "have you not heard of my curse? Mine and Japan's curse of 18 years and more? It was karma, I believe... if you wish to curse someone, do not be surprised if the curse rebounds on you, da?"

"I don't need you to preach to me about curses, I've been dealing with them since I was a child." Arthur crossed his arms, coolly glaring at Ivan. "I know everything about them, and I'm not making the same mistakes you did at Kiku's war."

Who are you to tell me, bloody Kolkhoz?

"I think, you have already made your first mistake."

Arthur, previously lost in the thoughts of beating Alfred up for ruining his summoning, glanced up uneasily at the strange drop in Ivan's voice.

Fuck. When had the giant closed the space between them? Why the hell was he looking at Arthur like that, with those abnormal violet eyes so bright? And, Great Mother of Britain, why is that Kolkhoz leaning towards me...?

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing?" Arthur stepped back, confused, as Ivan filled in each step he retrogressively took.

"I will now claim my reward?"

"Reward? What are you-"

His words were cut off as Ivan's lips found his, the Russian's amethyst eyes were closed to clash with his wide-eyed, opened ones. Two arms pulled him closer into that beige coat, until all he felt was the warmth of being surrounded by the soft material, and the oddly comforting smell of Russia. It was a mixture of light vodka and the scent of... sunlight? No, that wasn't right- sunlight didn't have a smell... but it really did smell like...

Sunflowers?

It took Arthur a few minutes to realize that Ivan had released him from his hold, and those lips- those surprisingly gentle lips- were lifted from him, the aura of sunlight, sunflowers (whichever) gone.

"Now that you have compensated, I believe it is time for me to head home." Ivan's cheery smile, and his voice, sounded so far away. But Arthur could still feel that startling, that abrupt ambience of comfort and warmth-

"..Why?"

Why the fuck did you kiss me? his fried brain thought, but couldn't muster out.

"Hmm? ...Oh!" The Russian broke into a wider smile, and it wasn't- for once- a menacing or creepy one. It was light, it was soft...it was normal. "A price for summoning me 6 times," Ivan enthused, "I stole something precious from you, since you stole my precious time. It is fair, da?"

I stole something precious from you.

"Ah, it is so late! Прости, I must go.. We will see each other at the World Conference next week, da? Do svidaniya, England!"

Arthur wanted to stop the massive form walking away from him, into the darkness of night with a whistle and a swing of his metal pipe. He had quite a few more questions to ask Russia, had quite a few more complaints and things to say. But well... Arthur sank to the ground in despair, cheeks a sudden and brilliant red.

I stole something precious from you.

How the hell did Russia know...?

"That was my first kiss," Arthur whispered, mortified at how pathetic those words sounded in the quietness of the October night.

xxx

Translations:

Прости - Forgive me

Do svidaniya - Good bye

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A/N: I think this may be my new OTP... I'm lovin' the crack pairing idea of Arthur x Ivan, it just feels so right and cute!

Nws, the action and drama will come soon enough; this is only Chapter One, after all :P

*Kolkhoz is Arthur's way of referring to Ivan (curse). Arthur's chanting spell comes from the anime episode 13. XD Not sure if I got it completely right, but it's close C:

Reviews would be great, neh?