The American Dream: oneshots

Star Lesson

Day 7: Stars/Night Sky

The night sky was the most beautiful thing Russia had ever seen. Well... the second most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He looked to his right where America was sitting, also looking at the night sky. Looking at her, he just couldn't help but smile. She was talking about something: something involving the stars. Rude but he didn't mind. She was just as bright as the stars. Everything about her was beautiful: her strong personality, her melodic voice, her beautiful face, her shiny eyes, her amazing ombre hair, her curvy body-

"Don't you agree?" America asked. Russia blinked. What did she say? What was she talking about? Pangea, if only he didn't get distracted by her beauty. Maybe if he agrees, he'll figure out what she said.

"Да. You're correct." America laughed. Just that sound made him melt like butter. But why was she laughing?

"So you agree that Orion and Artemis are a wonderful couple?" Oh! She was talking about a star myth! About the moon virgin goddess and her maybe hunter friend. Oh. Fuck! Why did he agree to the question?! He knew nothing about myths! What does he say next?!

But thankfully, America stopped him from embarrassing himself. "I knew it! You weren't paying attention! Did my beauty distract you from my star lessons?"

Shit! He can't let her win! "Нет! I was thinking about...how beautiful it would be to be up there."

America scoffed but gently nudged him. She looked back at the night sky and said, "Right. That's what you were thinking. But I'll tell you this. It is beautiful up there. You can see everything. But you can't reach the stars since it's too far."

Russia tilted his head in confusion. What did she say? How did she know that? "Did...did you ever go to space?"

"Why did you think I won the Cold War? It wasn't because I just landed two men on the moon. But I also joined them." America laughed and Russia could feel his admiration grew. She really went to space. She went to the moon too! How lucky she was! "But the view can't be beaten from Earth. Like tonight, you can see all the constellations while in space, they're just dots. Like Orion, Gemini, parts of the Ursa Major."

"I thought it was called the Big Dipper." America shook her head and started going into a lesson about the differences between constellations and asterism. He wanted to listen to her but he knew he would just get distracted by her voice. So he stared at the night sky and mentally counted as many stars as he could. And America was right. The constellations she named were out tonight and were extremely bright. Oh, how he just wanted to go out there with her.

Russia placed his hand on hers, ready for her to pull away. But instead, she rested her head on his shoulder and intertwined her fingers with his. For the rest of the night, they watched the night and pointed out all the constellations.

Word count: 511 words

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Rainy