keeps hearing music around the house, but she doesn't know where it comes from! So she is just dancing along to it.
will watch her dance, then. She /does/ dance rather well!
will stop at one point to stare at him, looking highly embarrassed. He seems vaguely familiar...
crouches, not wanting to scare her. At least he's not scared of suddenly-de-aging nations anymore..
wouldn't get scared; she is merely a teenager, however, so she is a bit weary. He... He looks like the Empire who bothered Lovi!
takes a step forward, and holds out a hand, testing the waters. How much does she remember, he wonders.. "Kitten."
frowns and takes a look around as if to check that everything is fine before hesitantly taking his hand. That sounds oddly familiar... "Me?"
shakes her hand, firmly at first, but then gently with a grin. "Mhm. You."
arches an eyebrow but does not step back. "You know me?"
"'m surprised ya don't remember me knowing you." he frowns a little, and finally drops her hand. "That hurts, kiddo."
blinks and tilts her head at him looking slightly concerned. "Not a kid-" A sigh, then a pause. "Are you someone special to me?"
hums, shifting as he stands. "If ya consider friends special, then sure, I'm pretty damn special."
furrows her brow, gently reaching out to hold his hand. "I'm sorry, mister. Things have been very strange lately! It was not my intention.."
examines their hands and chuckles, carefully threading their fingers together. " 's fine, kit. My name's Sadiq."
's expression softens and she smiles slightly, cheeks turning pink. "Sadiq. What a lovely name."
swings their hands a little, since he doesn't know what else to do. "Neh? First time I've heard /that/."
does not mind that at all; she really does not know what else she would otherwise do. "Oh? Did I ever say the opposite? If so, I apologize!"
laughs at that and shakes his head. "Nah! Just people don't usually compliment my name, of all things." he shrugs and pats her shoulder.
decides on a sort of bold move - and hugs him. "Well you said you must be very special to me. So it only makes sense that I am honest!"
sputters a little, not having expected that at all! "..e-erm. Yeah..honesty, right." he pats her hair now. "Warn me next time!"
buries her face in his tummy for a while before finally looking up. "Warn you? Well ah, you seem awfully uncomfortable..."
shifts to hug her just a little better, and huffs. "Tell me when yer gonna hug me so I won't be so..caught off guard, kiddo."
just giggles and nuzzles his tummy a bit. "Where's the fun in that? Don't you like hugs, mister Sadiq?"
tenses a little and runs his hand through her hair. "Ehh.. yeah, sometimes.." he does smile though. She's cute like this.
pauses, leaning against him but looking to the side. So she does not catch that smile. "Do you like them right now?"
hums and decides to try something, so he hoists her up with his great strength until he can put her over his shoulders. "Mhhm." bad idea_
_though, she's not as light as he thought she'd be.
sort of squeaks in response to that but otherwise does not protest, instead simply frowning in concern. "Wh-what are you...?"
shrugs and bounces a little, trying to keep his balance. "This is better, yeah?"
clings to him regardless, scared of falling now - especially given that she is not very tall right now. "Nn don't let go!"
laughs, amused, and reaches up to steadily hold her. "Yeah, yeah, ya ain't gonna fall..you'll be fine, kitten."
whines a bit but nonetheless decides to trust him on this. "Okay... Where are we going?"
wobbles, but does start to walk a bit better afterwards, and jumps to bounce her up a little. "Wherever ya want?"
clings a bit more, still a bit scared that she might lose her balance. "I don't know! I don't really know anything outside the house..."
laughs as he glances up at her, and shrugs. "Ya don't? How the hell do ya not?"
furrows her brow and offers a tiny, helpless shrug. "Everything looks different..."
pats her leg, then continues walking on, occasionally wobbling. " Nothin's changed, kiddo, I swear. Just you."
"But!" She looks around, but soon sighs. "That makes no sense... Nn, it's too high up here, mister Sadiq."
snorts, but is soon complying and slowly kneeling, soon getting onto his knees and crouching. "A'right, getoff.."
ruffles his hair a little bit but soon her feet are finally on the floor and she leans down to kiss his cheek. "Thank you, sir."
blinks, and can't help but grin a little. "Yeah, yeah, no problem.." he rubs at his back a little, though. Ow.
frowns in some sort of concern. "Ah, was I too heavy...? I'm sorry! Can I help, somehow...?" Well, she's just as much of a worrywart. :I
laughs wearily and slowly stands. "Nah! It ain't yer fault!" he's just old. :I
isn't all too young, either. Thouh she looks younger right now at least, that's a start. T: "If you say so..."
..will have to give her that. :Y "Don't worry 'bout it, really." he stands up and stretches a little. Arghghh.
would appreciate that dearly. I: But now she is too busy being concerned. "Are you sure? Isn't there anything I can do to help?"
leans back, cracking his back a little. Arhksghsgs. "Unless ya know massage."
shakes her head, looking slightly disappointed. "I just take care of little Romano nowadays when mister Spain is away.."
grins a little. "How often is Mister Spain away?" plotplotplotplot.
should be suspicious, mister. I: But she is not. "Um..." She hums softly. "Sometimes he leaves for a few months at a time..."
drums his fingers together. >] Mhmhmhmhm. "Really? Leaves 'im by himself like that?"
blinks. "... Well, it's not like he means to...! And now little Romano is all grown up too..." She sighs. "Nothing makes sense now."
claps his hands together and peers over, laughing. "Mm, yer the one that needs to grow up now! That's what's throwin' ya off, kitten."
almost looks offended; of course she doesn't know what he means. "But I won't grow up for a very long time!"
merely grins over her. "If ya say so, kitten~ you'll be surprised at how quickly you'll grow." or at least he hopes.
frowns, face gradually becoming a darker shade of pink. "Maybe if I'm my own kingdom some day, ja." Ehh, just give her a couple of days.
pats her head carefully, trying his best not to laugh. "Is that what ya think?" good, it better just be a couple of days!
's been like this before. Except she was a little kid and somehow asked Canada to be her big brother. Funny story. "Ja, ja! Now we all live_
with mister Spain!"
would..someday like to hear that story, haha. "If ya ask me, kitten, ya should get out of his house pretty soon then, yeah?"
... might tell him, if she remembers. She can also tell him about that one time Netherlands was suddenly tiny. But she blinks. "... Why?"
snorts. He SERIOUSLY wants to hear that one! "Ya said he ain't around often, right? Well, he sounds like a bad caretaker already, yeah?"
can tell him, yep, yep~ She puffs her cheeks out a bit, arms crossed. "He's such a nice caretaker! He is just a busy man, i-is all..."
can't wait~ "Mmh, but he's barely around. That's horrible." he grins and pats her shoulder. "Yer better off without 'im now."
shakes her head quickly. "He- he's just busy! Who would take care of me, then?" Never mind that by her current mentality's standards, she is
practically a grown woman. But shh.
looks around, and seeing no one around, idly whistles and may or may not be pointing to himself. >]
blinks, face red "... Oh! B-but it would hardly be appropriate, non...?" Because. Living with a halberd carrying, smiling derp totally is.
laughs and waves a hand. "Your choice! But 'm just sayin', I think I'd be more reliable than the Spanish idiot."
huffs softly, looking down at her feet. "He's not an idiot..." Grumble grumble. "But how so, more reliable?"
shrugs, dusting off some dirt that collected onto his sleeve. "Well, I can kick a lot more ass...and I'll stick around, unlike him."
frowns. "Would broer like you more than Spain?" For all she knows, she's never going to be a nation all by herself, so family is brought up.
's eyebrows perk up and he cooly smirks. "Mhhhm. Trust me, he would."
looks up and catches that expression; it makes her curious. "Ja? Um, well... B-but I don't want to hurt mister Spain's feelings, either..."
shrugs and waves a hand, his expression cooling off. "Bah.. who needs that guy? Ya sure don't."
rocks back and forth on her heels a bit. "You don't like him?" She smiles. "He's like a big brother to me."
snorts and shrugs again, laughing a little. "Big br- pff. He's weak, kitten.."
laughs softly. "That's a cute nickname. 'Cause I love cats." That's a bit, cute smile on her face, yes. "But he conquers so many places!"
reaches over and somewhat fondly ruffles her hair. "Aha, just for ya, kiddo. Also..he loses 'em pretty fast, y'know. Can't hold on to 'em."
nuzzles his hand a bit, appreciating that gesture. "Ah w-well but still! You would have to like sweets a lot and and.. Um, lots of things!"
smiles at that, and curls in his fingers. "Are ya kiddin' me? I fuckin' love sweets! Candies, pastries, juices. Ya name 'em, kitten."
might or might not have purred; that is left up to debate. "Great!" She laughs softly. "But you need to like other things, too!"
will pat her again, just to make sure~ "Mm, really?" he grins a little. "Like what?"
would think he would maybe appreciate the reaction, then. "Hmm... Dancing~" A pause. "And walking lots and lots. And painting~"
smiles now and purrs himself, bringing her close playfully. "Dancin', huh?"
nods with determination, looking up at him. "It's very important!"
holds one of her hands and shifts, stepping back, holding her at arm's length. "What kinda dance, kid? Waltzin'? Tango? That sorta shit?"
might or might not look slightly embarrassed by this pint. Right now she is a bit more talk than anything else - she will have plenty of-
time to practice. Or that is what she feels, at least? "I- I don't know?" She is honestly slightly puzzled. "But I'm not a kid, hmph..."
laughs, highly amused, and decides to twirl her around. It's a relatively easy step, right? "A'right, a'right, kitten. I keep forgettin' ya_
_don't like being called a kid."
was not exactly expecting that, but she has at least gone through these simple steps enough to not stumble, even if it was so sudden. _
"I can't see why. I'm not a little kid, you know?"
continues twirling her for a while, humming, and eventually lets go with a grin. "Yeah, but ya ain't as old as me..thus, yer a kiddo."
only clings to his arm then, so she will not fall; not that she is necessarily dizzy, but it can happen. "You don't look that old."
scoots over and holds her close, because, ehhh it does look like she's going to fall. And while it'd be funny, it'd also be kind of sad. _
_"Trust me, I'm..older than most." he sneers.
might or might not cry if she fell and he thought it was funny. Even if she is sort of past the age to cry over those things. "Then you are_
also wiser!" Cutesy smile goes here, yes.
wouldn't really laugh..too hard..! But no worries, she will not fall, not on his watch. "Pfft..nice. Thanks for that, kitten." he pats_
_her cheek and smiles right back at her.
can at least be glad for that - that she will not fall. Otherwise things would get ugly. "Don't thank me!" She shakes her head. "It's true."
doesn't think he'd like seeing things get ugly...so..yes, please stay on your feet. "Too late, already thanked ya." he laughed a little.
will stay on her feet, yes. No one wants to hear her whine and cry and all that. Instead she laughs. "You're an amusing character."
wouldn't really know what to do if she started crying, anyway! "I'm assumin' that's a good thing, yeah?" he grins down at her and pats her_
cheek again.
won't cry, then. M-maybe? She nuzzles his hand a bit. "Ja, ja, of course it is! I like it when people make me smile."
kinda thinks purring is better than crying! Hint hint. "Hmm, 'm glad. Yer smile's pretty, ya know." he thumbs her cheek carefully.
might or might not do so, if he keeps this up. Watch her cheeks turn red. "You think so? That is what mister Spain says, too.. Thank you!"
's totally watching. And he will definitely keep this up- those purrs are nice. "Again with Mister Spain.." he rolls his eyes but laughs.
offers a sheepish smile, in spite of everything. And well, all this affection is nice, so. :v "Ah, I'm sorry! But he is always very nice..."
does hope it is..he's not going to stop any time soon. c: "Even if he's not there half the time, yeah?" he shows a small smirk.
might or might not be purring just a little bit. Her face is definitely red, though! "W-well!" A pause. "I suppose..."
ruffles her hair then, wanting to hear that a little louder, please. "Remember, kitten, the offer to take ya in still stands!" although he_
_does wonder how he'd explain that when she gets back to her normal age..
will comply, if only because that feels very nice and it's making her laugh a bit. "You're to kind." Don't worry, she would be mortified_
by her own behaviour; too much to demand an explanation.
grins- the laugh is a nice touch! "Nah...I just like to take unsuspectin' children into my care whenever possible." he winks, though, to_
_show that he's being playful and joking.
{ ...fdhfjgks another one for the pedocrew >:I /jkjk }
can't help it - she is enjoying this little moment very much. And he's being more and more amusing. "Oh, I'm terrified!"
[ >:]]] jk it was a phase. xD]
laughs a little and decides to suddenly pick her up, over his shoulder, then whirl her around. "As ya should be! Rhhrhah!"
squeaks in surprise, though he's only succeeding in making her laugh more. "Whaa, help, help, ahaha!" Yeah, she's having fun~ { GOOD >:U }
"Yer mine!" he laughs as he runs a bit, but then stops. He's seriously going to get vertigo if he keeps this up. [OR WAS IT >:U]
{ ... fdshlgkhzkl lolol plurkfail yesterday what is this ;n; }
laughs loudly but doesn't struggle or anything; she knows she's not tiny like a ten year-old anymore, after all! "Eh...? Are you alright?"
[Bahh it's okay. =u= i need to get on more.]
sets her down and rubs at his head, laughing. "Oi, I'm fine! Really."
{ pfft, take your time, seriously. :v }
still tilts her head and frowns in slight concern. She's too tiny to reach up and touch his forehead, nod that it stops her from standing on
the tips of her toes and trying. Failing, too. But still. "Are you sure, mister?"
blinks, trying to figure out what she's doing, but shrugs it off as her being..weird or..something. " 'm sure, kitten. What're ya doin'?"
[if ya say so :y]
huffs and tries just one more time before giving up entirely. "I *was trying* to see if you had a fever or something." { I do ´w` }
laughs once she explains this to him and crouches down to her level. "Better? I ain't got a fever.." [-hugs- :v]
doesn't try again in spite of him crouching down and instead crosses her arms. "You seemed unwell. I just wanted to make sure!" { -nuzzle- }
grins and toys with her hair a little before leaning back to sit down. "'s fine, kid! Err, kitten." [♥]
crouches down in front of him now and sort of pouts. "If you say so..."
grins and kisses at her forehead. "Ah, relax. Poutin' is cute on ya and all, but relax a bit!"
pretty much goes bright red in the face at that and sort of squeaks, clumsily turning away. "Mmm, fine, fine!"
cackles to himself, rather pleased with her reaction, and waves a hand. "Oi! 's rude to turn away durin' a conversation, y'know."
hugs her knees and keeps her face covered, more out of embarrassment, really. "Your fault!"