Sorry I'm so late guys, but I'll make it up to you guys with this update! I've meaning to update this for so long! So here is what you've all been waiting for. Please enjoy!

Chapter 4: A fantasy

It was like a dream. A wide open field was vastly laid out before us. Unusually large sunflowers were scattered among the grassy plain as a river split through it. The river led to a tall mountain that engraved a winding path from the stream. Trees littered the entire mountain, but it looks rockier towards the top.

Yet again I was beginning to question whether this was really an uncharted island. I looked over at Russia who had a big smile on his face. It wasn't like his usual smiles where his eyes are closed and stands there looking thoughtful. Russia looked truly happy as he nearly shook with excitement. I noticed that most of his attention was drawn towards the beautiful field of sunflowers.

I almost forgot how much he loved sunflowers. After all it was his national flower. Without warning, the bigger nation sprinted across the field. "Can you believe it China?! I've never seen a place so perfect in my entire life!" he exclaimed. He spun around with his hands in the air.

The sunflowers around him were about his height if not taller. Though there were some that literally looked as if they could be eight to ten feet tall. Russia grabbed a few of the tiny ones that went up to his knees.

I jogged over to him. "This place is amazing…I wonder if this is anyone's territory yet." I breathed. Russia, who was happily sniffing his sunflowers, snapped his attention towards me.

"I call dibs!" he said immediately. I was taken off guard.

"W-what? No way! You already have too much territory as it is! Why can't I take this one? You're the last person that needs anymore land aru!" I argued.

"But China~ Look around you." he whined as he waved his arms around. "This virtually the exact replica of a place I've always dreamed of! My dream life! My fantasy!" he said passionately. He pulled the sunflowers in his hands close to him. "It's a wide open place that's warm and sunny. Sunflowers everywhere grow naturally here. And I'm even spending it with…you…" he stumbled at the last of his sentence.

"With me? What do you mean?" I asked. Blush slightly tinted his cheeks and he did not meet my eyes in that moment. I felt my heart beating harder in my chest as I almost anticipated what he might say next.

"It's nothing, da? Sunflower?" He handed me one shyly. I took it and studied the bright yellow and orange coat on its petals. I could feel Russia's eyes on me, but when I looked up he looked away. "Do you want to follow the river and up the mountain? It's could be fun!" he said shading his eyes from the sun and looking up river.

"Of course. If only we had more equipment. I'm really good at camping you see." I said as we began walking. "Aiya…but there is so much ground to cover. How far do you think we can go before night fall?" I inquired.

"If we try hard enough, we could even make it to the top, da!" he said enthusiastically. I immediately dismissed that idea. The mountain, although was not very tall. It was just long like the mountains you'd see in many temperate forests.

Suddenly Russia gasped. "China, look at this!" the larger country was facing the edge of the waterfall as you could see the forest that they were previously in on lower ground. It was covered in a thin transparent mist from the rain earlier. "Breathtaking, ne?" he said. "Remind me again how long we have accommodated this island."

"About a week. I don't think we'll be getting off anytime soon." I sighed. Half of me didn't mind though. I have almost gained accustomed to living life in the wilderness so far. I do find myself always wanting to go home, but other than that I am somewhat content. Not really though, but I'd like to believe so.

"You know we should start tomorrow." Russia said suddenly as he sat down in the grass. "That way, we'll have a fresh start on our adventure." He sighed. I sat down next to him as I was in no position to argue. Heck, I could have proposed the idea myself.

The grass was soft and a little wet, but I wasn't complaining. Russia and I laid there with our arms cushioning our heads as we listened to the roar of the waterfall. I could hear the soft sound of birds calling in the distance. I almost closed my eyes when a thought hit me. "Hey Russia." I spoke.

"Da?"

"What did you mean earlier when you said that this place was like you dream home? How is it so?" I asked. Russia was silent for a moment until he spoke up.

"Well…I haven't told many people this, but I've always dreamed to live in a warm place surrounded my sunflowers. I've always wanted to someday escape the clutches of general winter. You see, the winters at my house are very long and frigid. The summers are short and not always as warm as it could be. Which is defiantly why I like it here so much. It's just like what I've always dreamed about!" he said happily. I took a moment to consider this.

"I see…so why did you mention that you wanted to spend it with me?" I asked timidly. It was silent again. Both of our eyes were glued to the sky which was slowly getting darker. The sun was setting off in the horizon.

"I guess it's because you are my closest friend." Russia said finally. I made a questioning noise. Honestly that couldn't be true. I mean, Russia has so many other countries that could run in as his closest friend.

"R-really" I stuttered unintentionally. I don't know why this made me so happy.

"Of course! Well, you're the only one I know who doesn't fear for their life when I'm with them. You're also the only one who enjoys my company. Well at least I think. Do you really like being around me?" he asked as he turned his head to me. His lavender eyes were wide and curious.

"Of course I enjoy your company. You can be a little too much to handle sometimes, but I don't dislike being around you." I explained honestly. My words were true. Russia was a close allay to me for many years and I didn't have any reason to fear him. He was very scary, and he creeps me out, but that doesn't give me enough reasons to not like him. Plus, I could see underneath his tough anterior and can tell that he only seeks friendship.

Russia sighed happily. "You do not know how happy I am to hear that, Yao." He said. There he goes saying my name again. Not many people call me by that name and when they do, they'd have to be very close to me like Japan, Korea, or Hong Kong.

We didn't talk much after that. I figured that Russia might have fallen asleep. My eyes were slowly closing as I was also on the edge of dream land. I couldn't tell how long I was closing my eyes, but I suddenly felt Russia nudging my arm. "China, wake up. Look at the sky!" I heard him say with excitement.

When I opened my eyes I was greeted with the night time sky. It was night, but the sky was no wear near being dark. Stars were everywhere as far as the eye could see. It was like you could almost see the entire nebula. The moon as well was platter sized and so bright that you could make out the weird splotches on it. "Amazing aru…" I breathed. It was almost too surreal.

I was so distracted by the beauty of the night sky that I barely noticed Russia slip his hand into mine. I looked over to him and he smiled warmly at me. This was another rare smile that I've seen from him. This smile was soft, and his eyes were filled with caring, thoughtfulness, and something else I couldn't quite put my finger on.

I felt my face warm up. I had to look away before I started thinking nonsense. Instead I squeezed his hand a bit. I felt a feeling that I haven't felt in centuries, but I couldn't figure out what. I looked back up at the stars as if they held the answers.

"China, look! A shooting star!" There was in fact a tiny falling blue dot. "Make a wish, da? But don't say it out loud or else it won't come true." he urged.

"Oh, ok aru." I closed my eyes. What should I wish for? Hm…I wish we could get off this island soon. And maybe even make this island Sino-Russo territory. I thought specifically. I opened my eyes and looked over to my counterpart. His eyes were still close as he just laid there humming happily to himself. I hope he isn't wishing anything weird over there.

The last thing I saw was the beautiful sky above me as I slowly and eventually slipped into a deep sleep.

My stomach roused me the next morning. I groaned at how much my belly twisted from hunger. I really needed some food in me. I opened my eyes and almost forgot where I was at the moment. I felt long arms around me which wasn't a big surprise because Russia does this so often that I don't even react to it anymore.

I did my daily routine of worming myself out of his grasp and stretching soundlessly. I remembered from the roar of the waterfall that we were on this grassy plain above. I looked over at the mountain that was probably only a mile away. I was secretly excited for what awaked in our adventure.

I was thinking this up to the point when I saw the beach where Russia and I had crash landed. What if a ship or plane passes by and we wouldn't be able to see it? I looked over at Russia who was still sleeping like a baby. I rubbed his shoulder to wake him. "Russia, wake up." I whispered loudly. "I need to tell you something!"

"Mm…I love you to Yao~." He hummed. My face flushed. I hit him on the head and made sure I left a lump.

"Quit that!" I yelled.

Russia and I decided to take a walk at the base of the mountain. From there you could basically see a prominent slope from the mountain to the river making gravity do its work. But right now I was far from paying attention to the scenery. I found myself complaining about all of my problems to Russia.

"We've been here for like a week and I'm already starting to miss everyone! This sucks!" I whined.

"Da, I'm also starting to feel a bit homesick. Who do you mean when you say 'everyone' by the way?" he asked.

"I miss Japan, I miss Hong Kong, I miss Taiwan, and I'm even starting to miss Korea!" I cried. Russia nodded with understanding. Usually people get tired of my ranting or nagging saying that I act like a senile old man (which I'm not!). But Russia never seems to get tired of my talking. He just sits there and smiles sweetly. I find myself appreciating it greatly even if he probably isn't listening.

"I kind of miss my family as well. Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, and maybe even Belarus too…or maybe not…" Russia shivered, twiddling his fingers. I almost laughed at that. I almost forgot that Russia was deathly afraid of his clingy little sister. But I'm sure like the big brother he is, he must show a lot of love and care towards them.

"China, look at that!" Russia pointed to a large tree in the middle of wide hallow at the base of the mountain. "That tree reminds me of the tree houses my sisters and I use to make together. Well, this tree is a lot bigger but-"

"Russia, you just gave me an idea!" I said suddenly. "A tree house! We can make one of those!" I remember back in the day when I helped Japan make one when he was only as tall as my knees. It really did challenge my crafting skills but I did it.

"Make a tree house? We don't even have tools." Russia said. I pulled up my sleeves and made a square with my fingers pointing towards the large tree.

"Don't worry. I'm can be really handy when I need to." I said confidently. "I've told you before that I've been making lots things from scratch since the Xia Dynasty. This is nothing!"

"Ok, you the boss, da!" Russia said happily. This was the ideal spot because from up top, you could probably see the beach from there. We might have to live here for a while, so why not live comfortably?