A/N: Gomenasai! I haven't updated in like a month. I'm so sorry! *sigh* I have summer courses. Bleh. Gross. But luckily, I'm done with that! It was for three weeks. And now I'm on vacation in L.A. Yay! I used to live there. Oh the nostalgia~ Anyway, I'm sitting here in my grandpa's house, typing on my computer. Sadly, as of now I have no internet, but considering you are reading this, that means I have found it! Haha~ Anyway, I'm sorry for my dear readers (if I still have any…) for this late update! I still appreciate all the reviews I have gotten. They really make me happy! Kesese~ Well, R&R my dear readers!

Ivan smiled at the four people at the dinner table. How nice it was to have visitors! He and his sisters rarely got any, save got Toris, Eduard, and Raivis. They were fun to have and all, but they would always leave after a short time. What a pity. So it was nice to have Allison and Arthur over. Allison was nice and she seemed fun to have, but her glaring at his dear older sister was bothering him. He guessed he understood. What girl wouldn't be jealous of his sister's chest? Or maybe it's the fact that her boyfriend (he really needed to get used to calling Arthur that) was just staring at he chest a while ago. Couldn't everyone just be friends? It would be so nice, da? So he needed a plan to make Kat and Allison friends! Maybe get Natalya to like Allison, too, as she kept glaring at said American.

"A-ah, Natalya, y-you should eat your food, da? Big sister makes the best pirozhki, da?" Might as well try to save Allison from that killer glare. He swore that he saw her reach for the knife she kept under her dress for a moment before he called out to her.

"Yes brother." She proceeded to eat her food. That damn Allison. Why did her brother seem to take a liking to her? She was loud, annoying, obnoxious, overly hyper, and—did she say annoying? Brother should take a liking to her not that loud American!

"So Arthur is your boyfriend, da?" Ivan asked Allison, who was eating, a little less than usual Arthur noticed. Allison affirmed it a little too quickly, and more directed toward Katyusha for Arthur's liking. He looked at both girls with a worried expression. She then sent him a happy grin, which he returned with his usual scowl. However, this time, Allison responded with a frown, rather than letting her smile grow bigger. What was that? He gave her a questioning look, but she seemed a little too busy looking scowling at Katyusha to notice.

Katyusha looked back and forth between Arthur and Allison. Why did she keep staring at her? And she almost did, if not for her brother's compliment on her cooking. How nice Vanya was! She looked at Allison again, who was still glaring at her. How she wished Eduard was here! He would talk to her and how her all his electronics he made!

"I'm going to bed." Allison excused herself from the table and stood up, her plate empty. Bewildered, Arthur also stood up. She can eat more than she just did!

"Err… I'll go too."

Ivan looked at the two. He was sorry that their house wasn't that big and they had to share a room. But it didn't matter, da? They were dating anyway—oh. Well, Allison didn't seem like that type of person. He couldn't say the same for Arthur.

Allison stared at her reflection in the mirror. She frowned. She was pretty right? She poked at her reflection. She mentally smacked herself. She wasn't the type to agonize over appearances! But still…. Arthur was looking at Katyusha in that….area…. She scolded herself for being silly. She was awesome and she knew it! So take that Gilbert! That was a random thought. She looked at the mirror again. Katyusha was really pretty, also. She frowned again. It was then that Arthur came into the room.

He looked at her frowning in the mirror. He sighed. Allison was never the type to agonize over appearances. So, why now? Wait, no time for questions he knew the answers to. It seemed that Allison didn't notice him in the room, so he tapped her head. She gave a yelp of surprise and turned around, almost succeeding in punching his face. The American looked at him and when she saw his face, she pouted.

"Why'd you do that? You scared me! I thought you were Ivan or something.." Arthur sweat dropped. That would be scary.

"Would you stop pouting? And frowning. That's my thing." Allison crossed her arms and looked away.

"Hmph." Arthur's eyes softened. He patted her head.

"You really have to win at everything, don't you?" Allison, probably for the tenth time today, pouted.

"You're supposed to be a gentleman but you don't understand a maiden's heart at all!" She smacked him softly on the head.

"Maiden? Since when did you start using that word?"

"Since now." She replied in a matter-of-factly way. Arthur was starting to feel mentally exhausted.

"Anyway, why are you so worked up over something like that?" He asked. Allison felt her face heat up.

"L-like what?" Allison knew that Arthur would see through it, but for now, it couldn't hurt to try. Arthur raised an eyebrow.

"You know what I'm talking about, git."

"Hmph. It's nothing." Arthur narrowed his eyes.

"Sure it is, you prat."

"Yup! I'm glad you understand." Arthur huffed. Might as well give up. He then heard a cough.

"Are you okay?" Arthur asked, concerned. Allison coughed a little bit more and sneezed.

"Yeah. I'm fine!," she gave him a thumbs up. "The hero never gets sick!" Arthur sighed. Well, at least she was back to her old self.

"Fine. I suggest you go to sleep now." Allison pouted.

"Whyy? I'm not tired."

"Just so you get some rest for tomorrow. I don't want you to get me sick, so I'll just sleep on the floor."

"But I'm not sick!"

"However, you are close to catching a cold." Arthur retaliated. Allison stuck her tongue out. Then had a coughing fit.

"Fine *cough*" Just because heroes don't cough on others while sleeping.

The next morning, Allison felt horrible. "Ugh. My head hurts.." She was cold. And the sheets weren't helping. Dammit! She hated this! Arthur, having woken a few minutes ago, touched Allison's forehead.

"You're burning up." What? She was cold for crying out loud! Arthur walked out the room. After a few moments, he came back with a wet cloth. He placed it on her head and sat down on the bed next to her.

"I'm going to go out with Ivan and Natalya to get some medicine and groceries. Maybe get you some warmer clothes. Stay here okay? Katyusha will take care of you." Okay, so she'll be stuck here for a while with Kat—wait…

"Can't you just stay here?" Arthur's face reddened.

"Well, if you want me to…" Come to think of it, leaving her alone with the older girl wouldn't be such a good idea. Even if Allison was sick.

"Please?" She gave him pleading eyes from under the covers.

"Fine." But please, don't give Katyusha a hard time, okay?" Allison sighed. Whatever.

And so, Arthur and Katyusha nursed Allison the whole time Ivan and Natalya were out getting some medicine, which wasn't a very good idea, so it seemed. Because when the two got back, Ivan rushed through the front door and closed it, leaving his little sister outside. A lot of banging, shouting, and Ivan's crying was heard until Katyusha opened the door, which led to more crying… by Ivan.

"Hi, Allison! Here is some medicine for you!" Katyusha opened the door cheerfully. Allison just glared, halfheartedly this time. Because, being sick the whole day, she had a lot of alone time to think, leading to the conclusion she was being childish. She was getting mad at a person who she barely even met. The only reason she was keeping this up was her pride.

Katyusha, having noticed the severity of the American's glares had dropped significantly, said, "You're not mad at me anymore?" Which was good right? She really wanted to be friends with the other girl! Allison gave a small frown.

"I was never mad at you…" Katyusha tilted her head to the side.

"Huh? But you looked so mad all the time." Allison sighed.

"Look, err, I wasn't mad. I was just…." She paused. "jealous." Came out in a mumble. Hopefully Katyusha didn't hear.

"Oh! I see! Well, don't be jealous! Because I don't like Arthur!" She paused. "In that way! So please, can we be friends?" Her face reddened. Katyusha was usually a shy girl.

"Sure. Let's start over!" Allison smiled. "My name is Allison F. Jones! Call me Ally! Nice to meet you!" She then broke into a small coughing fit.

"Oh! You need medicine!" She quickly gave Allison the medicine, who took it in a quick gulp, and grimaced shortly after. Worse than Arthur's cooking, that's for sure. "Ah, anyway, my name is Katyusha! I hope we can be good friends!" The two girls laughed, not noticing Arthur standing right by the door, smiling to himself. He was relieved there was no awkwardness.

A/N: I hate this chapter. Hate it with a passion… Bleh :P Sorry for late update guys! How busy, I was.. I just got home from vacation… And I apologize for bad chapter. I was at a loss for what to write and just typed whatever was on my mind. ^^; Anyway, tomorrow, they actually go sightseeing! The best part to write! (: Well, thank you for putting up with this chapter and my late updates! XD Until next chapter!