out for a walk, she was quite bored and lacked much else to do when she spotted someone she recognized in a cafe.
spots her too and beckons her to join him.
blinks a few times, she hadn't expected that, but she went into the cafe to join him anyway.
smiles. "Princess, nice of you to join me." He offers her a seat. "What brings you over here?"
smiles at that and shrugs a bit as she sat down. "Hmm... Boredom mostly, isn't that what drives anyone to a cafe?"
chuckles. "I guess your right. But why one in Istanbul? Did you miss me that much?" He teases.
brushes a lock of hair out of her face as she thought about that. "Maybe I did, I needed to get away from my boss for a bit... from a
passes her the shisha pipe. "A certain person? Care to share?"
looks at it curiously for a moment before taking it with a quiet thanks and take a drag. "Hmm... The usual, Prussia."
"Ahh, he getting on your nerves again, princess?"
nods and sighs as she handed the pipe back to him. "More so than usual. Why the princess today, hm?"
takes the pipe back. "Just re-living the past. You were always my princess." He winks.
smiles at that as she watched him. "One part of my past I actually love." She glanced around the place with that. "I do love this city."
inhales and blows out the smoke. "You know you're more than welcome to come to the city all you want. It can really calm you."
closes her eyes a moment at that as she nodded. "Yeah... I think I might just take you up on that offer, you might be seeing a lot more of
doesn't mind at all. "I can take you out to see the city. I'm sure it's been a while since you've roamed the streets."
brightens up a bit at that as she nodded. "Oh that would be nice... I'll admit, I was kind of lost."
chuckles. "I could kind of tell." He passes her the pipe once again. "Did you want to eat something?"
takes it and considers the thought of food. "I think I'm good without..." She nodded, inhaling before she slowly exhaled and passed it back
to him. "Oh, that reminds me, how are you and Greece doing?"
chuckles. "Take a guess and I'll tell you if you're right or wrong."
takes on a thoughtful look for a moment. "Hmm... love hate, you have hot sex but you're not quite on loving terms?"
's smile doesn't fade. "I would have agreed with that a month ago but things have taken an interesting turn." He admits.
blinks at that and leans forward a bit, wanting to know more now. "Oh really? I just can't picture the two of you being lovey dovey."
frowns at the choice of word. They weren't love dovey but they weren't at each others throat all the time. "Lovey dovey is not the word I
would ever use to describe the relationship I have with Greece." He pauses to think. "It's more ...'amicable'?"
wasn't even sure if that was the right word either.
nods a bit at that. "Well you'll have to let me sneak some pictures next time and maybe I'll be able to come up with a better word for it."
could actually do that. Although, they were quite spontaneous so he would really have to plan it ahead of time so he could let her
know. "I'll try but you it's hard to predict."
smirks at that as she nodded a bit. "I know, I'll just make sure I come around at the right time." She was pretty good at guessing.
laughs. "I'm sure it won't be to hard."
nods and smiles with that. "Nope."
glad that she had come to visit. It had been much to long.
to agree with that she was enjoying this. "So how about that tour?"
smiles. "Want to take it now?"
nods as she sat up a bit. "If you're up to it."
always up for it. He puts some money down on the table before getting up and offering her his arm.
got up as he did and happily took his arm. "So does this mean you're in a solid relationship for once?"
chuckles. "A solid relationship? You make me sound like a polygamous."
gave him a serious stare at that. "And you're saying you're not?"
doesn't really say anything....okay, maybe he was a little bit of one.
smiles at that and leans up to kiss him lightly on the cheek. "I'm joking... sort of..."
laughs. "Sort of? I'm getting better."
nods as she looked up at him. "I know, if you're serious about Greece then I can't bug you about that anymore."
smiles. "I am serious about him." He admits as he guides her down some semi busy roads.
a little shocked by that as she watched him for a moment. "That's good to hear, for both of you."
notices her shock. "You seem shock? Why?"
shrugs a bit at that. "I don't know... Just never figured you for the type that would... settle, but with you and Greece... should have seen
it coming." ((Sorry, pretend Tino was one ><;; ))
(( Haha, that's what I did. xD ))
((Sorry about that again >< ))
quirks a brow as he leads them closer to the blue mosque. "Oh? Seen it coming?" Was he that oblivious?
smiles at that as she looked up at him again. "Yeah... It was kind of obvious. There was always some kind of sexual tension between the two
can't help but flush lightly. Maybe it had been that obvious for someone who wasn't being ruled by their emotions like the both of
them. "Good to know." He laughs.
leaned into him a bit as she smirked upon noticing the flush. "Well, obvious for those of us on the outside of it."
curious about something. "How long did you know...in that case?"
smiles as she shook her head. "Oh no I'm not telling you that."
almost pouts. "What if I threaten to tickle it out of you?"
him a bit of a warning look. "You wouldn't tickle a lady."
shakes her head. "You wouldn't..."
smiles happily with this as she looked around. "You wouldn't because I would be more than happy to hit you with this."
chuckles as he pulls her closer so she's pressed against his side. "Princess look over there!" He exclaims as he points in a certain
frowns with that, not sure she should look where he's pointing. She sighed and looked where he was pointing anyway.
grabs whatever object she had in her hand and chucks it away. "I guess I have nothing to be scared of anymore since your weapon is gone." He
looks up at him with a disappointed look. "Oh... I think..." she reached up and grabbed for his mask, she had always been curious.
grabs her hand before she can take it off. "What are you doing?"
watches him curiously. "That should be obvious, you took away my frying pan, I want to take away your mask."
can see her logic but this was different. "Why the mask though....there were other things you could have taken from me." He says seriously.
frowns now. "I've always been curious. Can I just have a peek?" She smiled a bit. "I wont tell."
runs his hand through his hair unconciously before letting go of her hand with a small sigh. "Go for it."
shocked he was willing to let her take it off. She blinked a few times before she carefully leaned up and pulled the mask off.
blinks a bit and glances down at her waiting for her reaction.
grins at this as she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "You're hot, no wonder you wear the mask."
laughs. "It's to keep me safe." He winks jokingly. His reasons to wearing the mask were much deeper than looks.
figured as much, she'd always wanted to ask but she wasn't sure asking was a good idea. "I'm sure you need to be 'safe' so tell me, why you
a little taken back by her question. "Princess you're very curious today aren't you."
nods as she watches him. "Call me a kitty then, just don't kill me for being curious."
her a smile. "There are several reasons why I wear this. The first reason because someone important gave it to me as a present. The first
gift I've ever recieved since my birth. The second reason is that this mask reminds me of everything I've been through and everything I
go through as long as I exist." There were a few other reasons but he was sure this would satisfy her for now.
nods a bit in understanding before she carefully put the mask back on for him. "I think that's a plenty good reason."
readjusts the mask on his face. "So now answer me this. Why do you carry that frying pan?"
thought about that question for a moment. "I would love to answer you that, but it's a long boring story I know you wouldn't be interested
shakes her head. "You wouldn't like it, which reminds me, I want to go grab said frying pan."
laughs. "Right." He stops and turns them around to go fetch it.
rolls her eyes a bit as she walked with him. "Maybe I'll tell you, if you beg me enough."
chuckles and smirks as he gets an idea. He waits till she's far enough ahead so he can sneak up behind her and wrap his arms around her
waist pulling her against him as he rests his chin on her shoulder. "Please."
blinks several times as she frowns a bit at that. She folded her arms over her chest. "You're not letting me go till I tell you?"
shakes his head. "No, definitely not."
sighs as she considered what to tell him. "It was a gift... now can I do?"
doesn't release her. "A gift from who?" He was very nosy.
looked over at him with that. "Wouldn't you like to know?" she didn't like to talk about that person.
"I would actually." He is suspecting to someone but isn't sure if it's right.
would like to know who he suspects. "If you can guess then I'll tell you if you're right."
shit at guessing. "I have two suspects...no three. The first being Austira, the second being Prussia and the third being Poland."
raised a brow at that before she lightly shook her head. "Why would Prussia give me something I hit him with religious?"
shrugs. "You used to be on very good terms before I took you away from him." For all he knew Prussia could have given it to her to beat the
blinks and shakes her head before laughing. "Hardly, he's always made fun of me. I've always hated him. I used to dislike you too you know
, you were almost on the level of that Romanian."
quirks a brow and laughs. "You don't think I was able to tell. You were as much of a brat sa Greece was."
grins at that. "I like to think I was worse."
shakes his head at her. "I would like to think that you helped him start a lot of unnecessary shit in my palace like the fire in the court
laughs at that, yes she remembered that. "Oh that was fun, you know I almost MISS doing that stuff. Seeing you all pissed off was fun."
snorts. "I hear that a lot from people actually."
smiles as she nods. "Not surprised there, now can I go get it?"
thankful for that as she moved away from him went to go look for it.
waits for her patiently by a random gift shop.
found it and quickly found him again, glancing around as she held it at her side.
chuckles. "I can't believe you walk around everywhere with that thing."
blinks a few time as she looked up at him before she shrugged. "I like it."
"Don't you get annoyed of holding it all the time?"
stares at him. "Don't you get annoyed of wearing the mask all the time?"
touche. "No, not really."
pokes him in the nose. "There's your answer. So where are you taking me?"
glances at the offending finger. "Topaki Palace."
raises a brow at that. "Alright."
continues to lead her in said direction. "I figured it would be nice to remember old times."
nods a bit. "Maybe..." she hadn't been terribly keen on remembering her past lately, though it wasn't like she wasn't amazing or anything.
usually feels like that but today seemed like a good day to visit the palace no matter what kind of memories it brings up. He leads her
through the gates and is a little put out that there are so many tourist around today.
looked around as she slipped her other arm around his. "You think they'd clear out if they knew who we were?"
doubts it. "Probably not but I'm sure we can get into sections of the palace that these tourists can't." He says.
sighs a bit. "You're right, they wouldn't believe us and I would hope we can."
sure he can pull some strings. "Come, let's go to the gardens."
smiles and nods, she liked the gardens. "Alright."
leads them through corridors that he knows like the back of his hand, avoiding most of the tourists as they come out to the gardens. They
weren't as beautiful as they once were but they were still breath taking. "Remember when you first came into these gardens." He smiles.
walked with him quietly till they got out to them. She paused for a moment as she took them in before she nodded and looked up at him. "Yeah
laughs. "That was when I still thought you were a boy."
smirks at that. "Who didn't think I was a boy, I even thought so."
nods, that was true. However, he didn't see why Greece and Egypt helped her keep a secret when they found out.
there's very good reason for them having helped keep it a secret. "Come on, let's walk."
not. He wasn't going to rape anyone....
wasn't worried about that at all. She moved to grab his hand before she pulled him further into the garden.
let's her guide him through the gardens enjoying the scenery. "So princess, wanna live with me again." He winks teasingly.
laughs at that as she looked up at him and shook her head. "Only if you're still living here."
laughs. "To bad for me in that case."
nods and smiles as she let go of his hand and went to a patch of tulips. "Far to bad for you, besides you wouldn't want me anyway."
watches her head to the tulips and quirks a brow. "What makes you think that?"
knelt in front of the flowers, letting her fingers trace over the red petals. "Hmm... Many many reasons."
stands back and crosses his arms. "Give me at least one."
looked away from the flower and up to him. "Greece."
doesn't say anything at first. "...What do you mean?"
smirked a bit. "You've finally got him... you couldn't possibly want anyone else."
chuckles. He wouldn't want someone in the same way as Greece but he still liked company. "I would want someone else to be a roommate."
knew that, but she still doubted it. "I'm terrible to live with." She waved her hand dismissively with that.
knows that too. "Yes, I'm aware. I did have you living in my household for quite a bit of time."
laughs a bit to herself with that as she turned her attention back to the flowers. "So you're feeling lonely lately?" Who wasn't looking for
a bit of company these days, things were getting harder... scarier almost.
glances around the garden. "Who isn't a bit lonely lately, hmmm?"
shrugged a bit as she reached into the back of the flower bed and picked a tulip. She stood and went back over to him, tucking it into his
glances down at the Tulip sadly. "I don't think that's true." He speaks up finally. "You are very lonely. I can see it in your eyes."
frowned at that, sometimes she hated how much he could see. She shook her head as she looked down at the flower. "I'm perfectly fine."
steps forward and lifts her chin up to look into her eyes. "Why are you lying Princess. I can read you like a book."
stares up at him without much other choice. "Because lying makes me feel better."
- "That's very sad to hear."
shrugs a bit. "Well what can I do about it?"
folds her arms over her chest. "To who exactly?"
shrugs. "That's up to you entirely."
shakes her head gently, pulling away a bit. "There is no one to open up to Turkey."
grabs her and pulls her into a hug. "Then open up to me. I'll listen."
startled by that as she was hugged. She really didn't know how to react to that. "It's fine."
her two strong pats to the back...maybe a little too strong. He shakes his head at her reply. "Right. I'll believe that when cows grow wings
winces a bit at the pats and frowns up at him, still not quite hugging him back. "Why the sudden interest, hmm?"
"Am I not allowed to care for my former charges?"
shrugs a bit. "It's just a bit... weird."
nods a bit at that. "Kinda..." she watched him for a moment before she sighed and hugged him back.
chuckles and hugs her back.
doesn't like him laughing like that. She looked up at him and frowned a bit still. "There is nothing to share with you though."
getting a bit tired of this. "If there's nothing there's nothing. I'm not going to force it out of you."
smiles at that. "Thank you," she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "Come one let's see something more than the garden."
her a small smile. "Yes, let's head to the harem or something."
stared at him for a long moment. "You're serious about that aren't you?"
laughs. "What? You don't want to go check it out?"
considers it for a moment before shrugging. "Alright... you never did let us go there..."
had good reason not to let them go there and they didn't have business there anyway. "That's why I'm surprised your not curious to see
laughs a bit. "Hey, I said you didn't let us go there... that doesn't mean we didn't."
doesn't see how they could have gotten in since the place was very well guarded. "I'd be impressed if you actually did get in."
smirked a bit at that, she had managed a peek once, it had taken a lot of sneaking. "Let's just go check it out."
would have been livid if he had found out. "Yes, lets." He leads her to the harem.
knows that, she was still debating telling him about it... "Ever wonder where my obsession started?"
her a look. "Where did it start?" Would like to hear it from her now that she's peaked his interest.
smiles at that. "When I was living with you, I managed a peek." She shrugged a bit. "Weird huh?"
isn't sure how to react to that right now. He bites his tongue. "Oh yeah...?" It comes out like a supressed angered squeek.
grins a bit now. "Em hm... never told you about it though... till now anyway."
's lips form a thin straight line. "What did you see?"
watches him for a long moment. "Oh I'm not going to tell you that."
twitches. "No, please do tell."
shakes her head. "It was pretty sexy."
smiles even more now. "You were..." she turned away from him with that and started walking.
growls as he follows after her catching up with ease. "I was WHAT?!"
looks over at him as she continued to walk. "I don't know why you're so angry about it... I thought it was pretty hot... Besides I turned
some people would disagree with that but he thought she did. "I'm not angry...What did you see?!"
stops and turns to face him now. "You are angry..."
crosses his arms. "No, I'm not." He was. "Just tell me what you saw."
shook her head as she took on a defiant stance. "Give me a good reason as to why I should tell you?"
- "It has something to do with me. That's why."
sighs a bit. "It was a long time ago, I don't remember all of what I saw."
irritated. Now he'll always wonder what it was she saw. "You are a horrible person Princess."
looks as if she's about to cry with that, ouch... "I'm hardly a horrible person..."
she's just faking that look. "Now I'll always wonder....I'll never get a goodnights sleep ever again." He dramatizes.
faking it... to some extent. She let a few tears slip at that. "I'm sorry..."
now feels bad. "Allah...Princess...I was just playin with ya." He gives her a one armed hug. "You know what. We'll just forget this ever
smirked to herself as she moved to bury her face his chest. "A-Alright..." oh she was enjoying this.
pats her back comfortingly. "I didn't think you'd get upset over it..." He has not count on that she was just messing with him.
nods a bit as she tried not to laugh now. "I-I'm not upset..." he was just to easy to pull this on.
...dammit! He lets her go. "You are horrible."
laughs at that before she looked up at him for a moment. "Ah... sorry sorry. It was to easy."
frowns. "Yeah, laugh it up now. Be careful I'll get you back for that." He warns as they finally enter the harem that is overflowing with
him a bit of a fake worried look. "I'm sure you will." She took in the room and the annoying people that filled it.
snuck them through the crowd so they were standing at a good spot to see one of the main rooms of the Harem. "Look familiar?"
blinks a few times as she looked around it. "Should it?"
her a look. "Well you said you saw inside so I would have assumed it was this room."
shakes her head. "Not this room...."
...now he was even more curious. "Do you remember what the room looked like?" He really hoped it wasn't the room he was thinking about.
nods a bit, she looked up at him studying his face for a moment. "Yep."
quirks a brow. "What did it look like?"
shrugs a bit. "Lots of gorgeous tile work... baths... It was pretty."
sounds like the one he was hoping she wouldn't have seen. "Care to take me over there. The room escapes me." He was lying obviously...he
just needed to see if she was playing with him again or if maybe she was telling the truth.
nodded a bit as she took him back to the entrance of the harem. She lead him towards the entrance on the left. "Curiosity killed the cat."
tries really hard not to reveal anything in his expression. Curiosity did kill the cat. "Nice room, hmmm?" NOOOO!
nods and grins a bit. "Oh it was very nice back then."
....this was horrible. "Yes, and comfortable...I could only imagine." He could have bashed his head in the wall beside him he was horrified.
laughs a bit at that as she watched him. "Em you looked pretty comfortable." Okay so she didn't remember that day pretty well.
to turn around. "I've never been in this room." LIE. "Maybe someone who looked like me did...." LIEEEE.
shook her head as she watched him. "Oh no, it was you. Mask and everything." She moved over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
can't look at her. "Are you sure? Cause I remember other people wearing masks in the palace." He wasn't sure if he was embarassed or not.
gently hugged him. "Positive, we always knew though so it's nothing to be embarrassed about." She laughed a bit.
didn't really care if they knew he came it was more the fact that being caught in action by children that disturbed him. "Do you remember
which Harem girl it was?"
shakes her head. "Oh hell no, I don't remember that much." She honestly didn't.
glad in that case. There had been times he was not proud with what occured in this room. "Good."
sighed a bit and nodded. "Sure..."
turns back around. "Anything else you want to see or should we just go?"
shrugs a bit and lets go of him. "We can go."
completely fine with that option. "Sounds good." He says as he leads her out.
follows him out quietly, she'd done enough to get him worked up for one day.
been worked up much worse before.
knows that, she was content with this though.
doesn't see why she would be content with something like that.
just is, it didn't take much really. She walked next to him as they left.