Shining Waves

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen

"Who's taking first watch?" Matthew asked. They had talked for about an hour after sunset and it was fairly late. "I will, but who's coming with me?"

"I vill Birdie." Gilbert said stretching and standing up. Canada nodded and stood up as well. "I haven't yet, so it's my turn."

"We'll take the second watch." Krista said Armin nodded.

"Okay." Matthew said. "Make sure to get some sleep. We need to pack and get ready in the morning."

The older scouts headed towards the tree line and started to climb one of the taller trees. They had to use their 3dmg to get to the lower branches, but after they were able to climb further. Once the Canadian thought that they were high enough up, he picked a nice branch and sat down facing the ocean. He moved over enough for Prussia to sit on the same branch.

"I miss this." Canada said looking around. The moon was high in the sky and its light lit up the waves making them look silver.

"Ja." Gilbert sighed. Matthew rested his head on the albinos shoulder.

"What would you think about living out here again?" The blond asked biting his lip.

"I vouldn't mind it." Prussia said. "It vould be nice to stay out here."

"Permanently or?" Canada asked thinking about the possibilities.

"Vell, it vould be good to keep on the militaries good side so ve could get supplies or if ve ever vanted to live inside the valls again." Prussia said.

Matthew nodded in agreement. "There are still people up north. I'd like to go up there."

"Knowing Erwin, as soon as ve say vere going up there he'll want to set up a line of communication." Prussia said with a smile. Matthew laughed. "Or be won't let us go at all."

"I don't want to be running back and forth. I want to settle some were and stay. Except for the occasional supply run if we need it." The blond said. "He can't stop us, but he can definitely slow us down."

"I definitely agree. I'm too old to be running around like that." Gilbert said with a smirk.

Canada rolled his eyes. "Much too old." He said sarcastically. Prussia laughed and kissed his cheek.

-❄"You are a human with one life and it's up to you to make it the best life you can."❄-

After a couple of more hours of sitting in the tree and talking they started to climb down. Matthew was a little more daring when it came to heights than Gilbert. He would hang off a branch and let himself drop before grabbing one and dropping again. The albino was a lot more careful.

Once they got to the bottom the couple started off towards camp. The fire had become embers that glowed slightly. Matthew went over to wake Armin and Gilbert went to wake Krista. Both of the younger blonds were groggy when they woke up, but started off towards the tree line.

Canada took off his gear and jacket before flopping down on his sleeping bag. The night was fairly chilly, but not too cold. Prussia did the same and pulled the covers over both of them. The blond scooted closer and Gilbert warped his arms around him. Matthew tucked his head under the albino's chin.

"Night Birdie." Prussia kissed his forehead. Matthew hummed happily as he started to fall asleep.

-❄"I'm fine with Internet communication; it's just the real life I have problems with!"❄-

The next morning, Prussia was up right away at sunset. Canada was woken up when the albino got up and was mildly annoyed at the loss of a pillow and warmth, but he just rolled over and covered his head with the blankets. It didn't take him long to fall back asleep.

A couple of hours later Canada blinked groggily awake. The sun shone in the sky and he winced at the brightness. The nation threw the covers off and sat up rubbing his eyes.

"Morning Birdie." Prussia called over his shoulder when he heard the blankets rustle. The blond ran a hand through his hair and stretched before standing up. He walked over to Prussia and sat down beside him. A few of the other scouts were up, but they were playing in the ocean. The albino was cutting up some of the potatoes they brought with them for breakfast.

"Let me help." Canada said.

Gilbert handed him potato and fished out another knife from his saddle bags. "Are jou awake enough?" He asked jokingly.

Matthew smiled and took the knife from him. He started to peel potatoes while Gilbert cut them up. More of the scouts started to stir and get up. Armin and Krista were the last two to move.

The Canadian started to fry the potatoes as Gilbert roasted the rest of the fish. Sasha came over almost immediately smelling the food. She offered to help and Prussia handed the fish to her. After a couple more minutes the fish and potatoes were done cooking and Prussia called the other scouts over to eat.

"How much longer can we stay here?" Armin asked a few minutes into breakfast.

Matthew looked up at the sun to see what time it was. "Maybe another two hours." The younger scout's faces fell. "I wish we could stay longer, but we do need to get back to the walls on time."

"Ve need to pack. Then jou can go for another swim if you want." Prussia said. The younger scouts looked a little bit happier.

AN: Why do I keep falling back into dead fandoms, ughhh.