Dark Waters

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen

The next morning they slept in. It was freezing out, even more than yesterday. Gilbert had gotten up first. He dug through their pack and put on Matthew's old hoodie over his shirt. He put his jacket and cape on as well before going to revive the fire again. Kumajirou had crawled out of the covers smelling food.

Canada woke up a while later. Everyone else had already gotten up and were by the fire. He just sat and peaked out of the blankets to watch them. He was happy that the Storm Hawks and Gilbert got along so well. He wasn't really too worried in the first place. They were teenagers and the albino acted like one most of the time. Prussia trusted them and the Storm Hawks trusted him completely as well.

Matthew yawned and sat up. He got out from under the blankets and stretched. He went over and sat down next to his fiancé. Gilbert hummed happily leaning into him.

"Jou're so varm." The Prussian said. The blond smiled and wrapped his arms around him to keep him warm. Kumajirou wiggled his way in between then and the couple laughed. The Storm Hawks smiled watching them. "It's really cold today."

"Oui." Canada said through a yawn. He looked up at the sky seeing thick clouds in the distance. "It's going to snow later."

"I better vatch out for vild snow balls then eh?" Gilbert asked imitating his accent. The blond snorted and rolled his eyes.

"Ja, jou better vatch out, liebe." Matthew smirked kissing his cheek. The albino blushed slightly looking away. The Canadian knew he liked it when he imitated him or spoke German. They were both fluent in each others language.

Canada hummed to himself finishing the cooking for Gilbert. He handed it around taking a bit extra for Kumajirou. They ate quietly and cleaned up right after. They started riding and weaving around even more lakes. As they continued north it got colder and colder. He still really didn't mind the cold, but he knew the others were feeling it. It started snowing lightly and Matthew hummed happily.

About an hour later they finally made it to Hudson's Bay. He could see for miles. He spotted ice flows in the distance through the light snow. Gilbert looked over at him and smiled. It had been forever since they'd been this far north.

"Ich vermisse das." Prussia sighed. Matthew smiled in understanding. They always use to come up here when they wanted time away from everyone.

They continued along the shore line until it started to get dark. By now, snow had accumulated on the ground. It was still snowing lightly, but Canada knew it would get to cold to snow overnight. They started the fire right away and sat close to it.

"I wish marshmallows were still a thing." Matthew grumbled craving smores. He sighed picking at the potatoes. Gilbert smiled and kissed his cheek. He stole one of the potatoes from his plate, but Kumajirou stole it right off his fork.

"Hey!" Prussia yelled in annoyance and the blond laughed. The cub quickly ate the potato. He glared at the little bear.

"How much longer until we get there?" Piper asked.

"We should be getting there tomorrow afternoon." Canada said with a small smile. The Storm Hawks sighed in relief. "Not too much longer, guys."

They didn't bother on deciding watches for that night. There were no titans this far up north. They bedded down for the night. Gilbert hummed at how warm Matthew was. Kumajirou was curled up at their feet under the blankets. He wrapped his arms around the Canadian's waist pulling him closer. Canada smiled and pressed a kiss to the albino's collar bone as his cold hands snuck under his shirt. He traced along the blond's back warming his hands. Matthew didn't really mind.

"Are you sure about this? You want to go?" Canada asked quietly. He knew he was ready to leave, but he wanted to make sure the Prussian was really wanting to go. "Once we leave it could be years before we could get back."

"Ja, I'm sure." Prussia said kissing his forehead. "I'm ready to go. I've heard so much about their vorld from jou and from them. I'm excited to see it."

"Okay." Matthew said with a bright smile. Gilbert smiled back and couldn't help himself, but kiss him. "I love you."

"I love jou too, Mattie." Gilbert hummed as the Canadian tucked his head under his chin. He pressed another kiss to his collar bone and sighed contently closing his eyes.

-❄️"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."❄️-

The next morning, Matthew was awake before Prussia. He yawned sleepily snuggling closer to the albino. They had shifted a bit through the night. The albino had his head completely under the blankets pressed to the blond's chest. Matthew had his legs over the Prussian's hips. Kumajirou hadn't moved at all and was still at their feet.

Canada peaked out from under the blankets. The ground was still covered in snow and now their sleeping bag had a layer over it too. It had seemed to keep them insulated. He shook his head realizing he had snow in his hair. Kumajirou noticed he was awake and stomped his way up to him waking Prussia in the process.

"Ah, Kuma." The Prussian grumbled as he stepped on his face to get to Canada. He popped his head out to glare at the cub. He just looked innocently back at him. Gilbert shivered and went back under the blankets again. "Morning, Birdie." He said into his chest.

"Good morning Gilly." Matthew hummed running a hand through Prussia's hair. He sighed and pressed a kiss in to his chest. Kumajirou whined at the lack of attention and he laughed moving his other hand to pet him. "I guess we should get up and start breakfast."

"Nein." Gilbert said arms tightening around him. His voice was slightly muffled by the blankets. "Jou're varm. I don't vant to move."

"I can make breakfast." Matthew offered.

"But then I'll lose jour heat." Prussia whined. He was always a bit whiny when it was this cold. "Stay, Birdie."

"Okay." The Canadian hummed peaking out again. It didn't look like the Storm Hawks were awake yet anyways. Gilbert hummed happily shifting up slightly and tucking his head under Matthew's chin. He pressed a kiss to his neck. The blond smiled and wrapped his arms around Prussia's back pulling him closer. Kumajirou had settled curling up above Canada's head.

The couple stayed in bed until the teens started to wake. Even then, Gilbert whined about getting up. Matthew had kissed his forehead and wiggled out of his grip. He went and got the fire started and Prussia was at his side immediately. He wrapped himself around the Canadian trying to stay warm. He started breakfast as the Storm Hawks got up. They immediately put on their heavy winter gear and sat next to the fire.

"How are you not cold?" Finn asked seeing Matthew with just his shirt and pants on.

"I'm a northern nation, cold is my thing. It doesn't bother me." The Canadian shrugged. He finished cooking as Kumajirou crawled into his lap. He handed the food around before giving the pot to the cub. Radarr hopped off Aerrow's shoulder and went over to the bear. The pair shared the pot.

Once they were done breakfast they quickly packed up and went on their way. Matthew knew they were eager to get the crystal and go home.