-100 Theme Challenge- Hetalia! {APH various - reader insert}

006: Book - China & Japan

A tall man with long dark chocolate hair, styled in a ponytail, stood in front of a wooden door, while holding the hand of a little girl. She was tiny and cute, even more than his entire collection, and she was quiet now, quiet but excited as she expected the door to be opened, so she could see the man behind it. It had been a while but she was anxious to meet his brother again, her panda bag pack stuffed with all the things she could need for a night with him. Then, slowly and heavily, the door was finally opened, revealing a pair of inquisitive but shy honey eyes.
- Ohayō Kiku-niisan!- she almost screamed as she ran to hug her brother.
- _______-chan?- he said crouching down to embrace her tiny body- Yao-san? - he said now looking up at him, confusion written in his eyes.
- Nín hǎo Kiku! I apologize for the unexpected and early visit aru... But I need you to take her for the night, please aru! - he said begging.
- Me?- he replied softly.
- You see I have a meeting with Russia, and Taiwan was supposed to take care of her aru, but she is terribly sick... And she refuses to go elsewhere aru!
- I wanted to see oniisan! - she said happily, hugging him even tighter.
- I guess I can... - he said with a soft smile.
- Xièxiè Kiku!  All she needs is in the back pack aru.... oh! One more thing aru... She learned to read since the last visit, and she is, well sort of become a book eater, so just watch what she reads aru... Now I should be leaving- he said flustered- Zàijiàn Kiku! Zàijiàn ______! - he said before disappearing out the door.
- Zàijiàn xiōngdì! - she waved happily to a missing person.
As for Kiku he just stared at the same place where Yao had been a while ago, processing all the information he had blurted out before leaving...  A single little hand pressed against his cheek , snapped him out of his thoughts, his eyes now staring at a bright and beautiful smile... Even brighter and even more beautiful than those he remembered.
- Oniisan.... Do you have books? - a single, innocent question that would bring so much weariness.
And so, guided by a simple request, Kiku took her to his library. Her smile grew two sizes at the sight of new books to read, all gathered in many shelves, she then turned to her brother with glimmering eyes, and taking his hand, she proceed inside, where the two of them spent the whole morning reading; some read by her, some read by him... And also some read by both.
Then came lunch, and she kept reading while he was cooking. Then came the nap, her eyes no longer could pick out words, but the voice of her brother tucked her into bed, with another lovely story, too bad she won't remember the end.
By the time she woke up, Kiku had already cleaned and ordered the house, he was now more than worn out... But she was as good as new, and she now wanted to read a bit more. "Let me see..." Kiku whispered at her expecting small figure, there was a problem now: there were no more books suited for a little girl like she was... They had even read the one Alfred and Arthur had given him some time ago. What could he do now? So in his reflexive state he remembered a big hall inside the library, the one where manga was...
- "That's it, we'll read manga" he said, thinking out loud.
- Yao has shown me some of his... And they are no good to read! - she complained.
- You are right, Yao's aren't... But you haven't read mine- he said smiling.
- Hmmm- she pouted while thinking- Alright, but what if I don't like them? You said there is nothing else to read - she said now worried.
- Don't worry- he said patting her head- I'm sure you will enjoy the one I have in mind- he said smiling, causing her to smile.
As promised, as soon as little _____ opened the manga book, there was a smile panted on her face, and soon laughs we're heard, as they both read it. When it was finally finished, the complete set of volumes and not just one book, she was fascinated; so badly she enjoyed it, she did not want to read now, but to play with his brother, as the characters in the manga.
They played for two entire hours, before their stomachs started to growl. He managed to prepare her favorite food, and she helped him with what she could; in a blink of an eye it was already bed time, as the yawns started to take place. The playing hours had done its share, and she was easily pulled into sleep, but she was not the only one, as the tired old Kiku found himself falling asleep even quicker than her.
But babysitting is never easy, as some unexpected things can always take place. In the middle of the night, the need for a bathroom woke her up, the problem was, after that, she could not close her eyes.... So she did what Yao had told her, "search for a book to help you sleep". She took the lantern from her bag pack, the one with a panda, and wandered around the manga hallway looking for something to read, when suddenly a bright red book placed in the fourth shelf caught her eye. Too bad she could not reach it, but that wasn't going to stop her, oh no, she pulled a few books from the other halls, and made herself tall enough as to reach the book, but when she grabbed it, something else happened: a new door at the end of the hall appeared. She went and pushed the door opened, only to face another one, but this one was black and had a label over it, she read what the label said, but still she did not understand, nor she could manage to open the door.
A bit disappointed she closed the entry and went back to the hall of manga, and took a pink one from the base shelf, and soon drifted into sleep, where she was found the next morning by his brother.
- _______? Wake up... - he said pushing her softly.
- Kiku.... - she yawned- what time is it?
- 9 am... Seems we both got really tired yesterday, but I don't understand how you end up here.
- I woke up, and came to read- she smiled remembering last night, when one word came to her mind- oniisan... What does "hentai" means?
Kiku's face went completely red and his eyes wider than ever, how could she had managed to find his secret door? And most importantly how was he going to answer her?!
- Kiku? What is it?
- It's.... Ahem... a... - words weren't coming out, this was surely the hardest task as a brother he had ever had to do- it's a genre of manga... - no he could not say that- well it's something adult people read - he sighed, very flustered.
- Adult reading? Like the things about romance?
- Well... Kind... Of....
- But why is it locked?
- Oh... Because... They are so dear to me I don't want them to be steal - he said, still red, trying to sound as less nervous as possible so she wouldn't find out about him lying.
- I see... Would you let me read them when I'm an adult?
- hm... We'll talk about that... When you be become an adult... Now, breakfast!- he said pulling her hand.
There was no more talking about that topic during the rest of the day, nor until....
- xiōngdì!- she ran towards Yao- how was it you sleepover at Ivan's?
- I-it wasn't a sleep over aru- he said disturbed- anyway, how did it went with her?- he said looking at Kiku.
- A little exhausting, but fine... 
- It was great! - she interrupted- we read a lot... And his manga are so much better than yours, and we played like the characters in the manga... Oh and I can't wait to be an adult to read oniisan's hentai! 
They both flinched at her last sentence, she unfortunately could not understand why was Kiku so distressed, or why Yao was so angry, and definitely she could not understand why Yao hit her oniisan with his wok... Maybe he wanted to see Kiku's Hentai too?

*Translations:

1. Ohayō: Good Morning

2. Nín hǎo: Hello

3. Xièxiè: Thank you

4. Zàijiàn: Bye

5. Xiōngdì: Brother