Love or Work? Countryhumans x Reader

9. Before the reunion party

A/n: Let's appreciate how handsome UN is in this art-

Art credits: taminton on Instagram (I love their art sm-)

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"You don't have much time left, and yet you're still so so far away from the True Ending"

"W-Wait! What's that? Who's talking?!"

"I will give you a small piece of advice then, a big event is coming up, better use your time wisely"

"Hey, Y/N, you okay?"

"Y/N?"

"Y/N!"

"Huh?!" You snapped back to reality as you heard Romania's voice calling your name, what was happening again? Oh yeah, you were having a night shift, and were currently having a break with the vampire when there's suddenly a strange force that pulled you away from reality. Nervously smiling, you assured the confused Romanian, "Yeah! I'm alright, just distracted." He looked at you suspiciously, but shrugged it off and continue to talk rather excitedly. 

"Well! As I was saying! There's going to be a party soon!" You looked at him, perplexed, seeing this, the vampire then opened his mouth to speak again, "Oh? You don't know about our annual reunion party? Well, to make it short, you know how there's at least one country that can't work in this building? Even on occasions like Halloween or New Year, they're still someone who can't be here in person... So! UN proposed the idea, and everyone agreed! And it takes a lot of effort for one simple party like that! Since there'll be a bunch of food and drinks, that we have to make... But the nice thing is, you'll get to meet every country and organization!" You nodded as he explained, taking mental notes about things that he was saying.

"Oh and by the way, EU specifically ordered you to help the countries with the cooking."

"Uh huh- Wait what?!"

"Don't look so surprised, oh and... Remember to wear something that's in between casual and formal, 'kay? And don't hit me for what I'll say, too."

"Hah? What do you mean-"

"Bye!"

And with just that, Romania skipped away, leaving you behind, puzzled with a bunch of new information he just gave you. Even when you wanted to say so many things at that moment, the only thing you could murmur out was, "...Is this EU's way of having revenge?"

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"Alright! You can leave the dough there mon ami!" France, or Francia-like what she calls herself, spoke. Smiling brightly, she grabbed your arms and exclaimed enthusiastically, "You know, it's great to have a helper! Last year, I had to do all these pastries alone, and it was tiring..." Francia waved her hand around dramatically, complaining about what she had been through last year. This stroke your interest, from what you've heard, France was ruled by twins, so that means there was another French countryhuman that works along with Francia, so why didn't they help her? 

"Erm... If you don't mind me asking, I thought you had a twin?" The female countryhuman stopped talking for a few seconds, before a smirk formed on her face. 

"Oh, you mean that twin brother of mine? Nah~ I must've lost my mind if I were to let him anywhere near the kitchen. He can't cook! All he knows is politics and military stuff!" 'So it's a he' you thought, Francia didn't talk anymore, so you also stayed silent. After a short while, her pastries were nicely done, so you left to help another person.

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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'LL ORDER MCDONALD'S?? I mean, the others at least cooked or baked something, and you'll be ordering McDonald's??? That's a little bit... unfair, you know." America just huffed at your words, it seemed that he won't listen to you no matter what, so you won't try anymore. Right when you were about to leave the room, Canada poked in and gave you an offer, one that you definitely can't deny. 

"Oh! Hey there Y/N! You can stop persuading Ame, he won't give in. But you could still help me with my Poutines! If there were any leftovers, well... You can have those! What do you say?" Scared that Canada would change his mind, you rushed to his side with no hesitation, leaving an offended America behind. 

"So, you can help me with the fries and I'll work on the gravy! There's a recipe note I wrote some time before in one of the drawers, you can just follow it with no problem! I've already cut and soaked the potatoes, you can find them in the fridge!" Following his instructions, you went to grab the potatoes and find his recipe note. Once you've found it, you did exactly everything that was written on it, trying your best not to screw up.

You almost burnt the first batch of potatoes, it made you panicked. And as you took out the potatoes, you knocked over Canada's flour bag, causing it to make a mess all over the floor, and some on the country's work clothes as well.

"Ah- Oh, are you hurt? I'm not sure what a flour bag can do but are you?" Canada asked, his eyes scanned all over you, searching for potential bruises. Shaking your head, you muttered an apology to him as you look for cleaning tools. "You can continue with the fries, I'll clean up."

"No, I can clean them up, it's my fault after all." You tried to reason and seem responsible to him, though you're probably thanking him for his offer. to your surprise and relief, Canada shook his head.

"Don't worry, I like cleaning. You can continue with the fries. Though, ask me of there's any difficulties!" Nodding lightly, you turned back on your fries, trying not to feel guilty about the situation.

Even though a small incident happened, you still got to eat a mouthful of the Canadian's lovely cooking. You complimented his food, which he only smiled warmly at you in response. Remembering that you also needed to help another country, you bid your goodbye and went to look for someone else.

The next country you had to help was Italy, you've met the guy several times, and he was definitely playful. But, from helping him, you've learned another piece of information, he despised Francia and despised the fact that the nickname she chose was Italian even more. Cooking with him was... an experience, he always complained about how she kept saying that her pastries were better than his, and he ranted a ton more. You, somehow, managed to hear everything he said without having a headache, and when he finished everything, Italy gave you a small pizza made from leftover ingredients as thanks for listening to him rant. 'Well, it was a win? I think?' You thought as you shoved the delicious mini pizza into your mouth.

When you finished helping Italy was also when the lunch break started, but you were full from eating the countries' cooking, so you just went to find Amelia, the sweet girl at the receptionist's table, and chat with her. Unfortunately, while you were happily chatting with her, Brunei approached you and pleaded you to get the Maphilido gang to start cooking, or else the blame would go to him. Groaning lightly, you got up from your chair and answered Brunei. "Alright... You could go take a break, I'll try my best to drag them and make them cook with several threats, can't assure you that it'll work, though." Brunei just thanked you with a smile and walked away. As he walked away, Amelia smirked.

"Seems to me that you're pretty close to the countries."

"Brunei deserves to take a break... You must know how chaotic the Asian department is, right?"

"Yeah, I know. But I'm not referring to just him."

"...I don't know what you're talking about."

"Haha, alright, whatever makes you happy. I hope the ASEAN trio won't murder you!"

"So you know... Well, thanks! I'll need it."

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