♡The Black Swan♡ (A RusGer Fanfic)

Chapter 10

⚠Warning⚠  This chapter contains mild fluff.

(Russia's POV)

      Israel came back about 20 minutes later. Germany was still asleep, and Russia could feel himself dozing off. Israel's arrival woke him up just a bit. Israel looked at the two before cracking a smile. He sat on the ground in front of them with ice packs in one hand and a snack in the other.

"You know..you two look really cute together" Israel whispered to keep from waking up.

"Pfft.." Russia said, blushing slightly.

" I know how much you care about him, you know. You care for him like I care for Belgium."

Russia was slightly taken aback.

"You mean...you two aren't a thing?"

"Ha! No way! We're totally just friends. Besides, I'm about as straight as a ruler. He's as straight as an amoeba."

     Russia felt a mild wave of relief wash over him. Maybe he still had a chance with him.

" Don't tell Germany this" Russia began.  "But...I really like him. Like, a lot. After I broke up with my ex, I sorta thought that I'd just be done with love. But then I met him, and... He showed me that I'm capable of trusting and loving again. Just knowing he's around makes me really happy. He's smart, and sweet, and so talented. And he's...really cute.."

Israel smiled at Russia.

" I know. I can tell. I think you should tell him."

"Why? I don't want to scare him away just by telling him out of the blue."

" I think you should tell him because I think he feels the same way about you."

     Russia blushed more. Did Israel actually think that Germany liked him back?

" I think you'll get your chance really soon." Israel added.

"What do you mean?"

"The school's having their bi-annual school dance next Friday."

"You think he'd go? He seems really shy."

"He is. But I'll bet if he knew you were coming, he would go."

     Russia smiled and looked down at Germany. His facial expression still showed that he was in some pain, but it looked like it had eased up.

"I have these ice packs from the freezer. One is for his eye, and the other is for his shoulder. We're gonna have to wake him up so we can place them in the right spot."

Russia nodded. He felt slightly bad for waking up the German. Russia tried to gently shake Germany by the sides, but as soon as he touched Germany, the smaller country winced. Russia saw Germany open his eyes. His black eye was still swollen, and it looked like he could barely see out of it.

"Sorry about that," Russia said apologetically. " I had to wake you so that you could roll over. We have ice for your eye and shoulder."

     Germany blinked but said nothing. He must've been more tired than he thought. Russia watched as Germany tried to sit up. Russia saw Germany grit his teeth in pain, baring his sharp canines. He slowly rolled over onto his back, and be laid his head back on Russia's lap. He seemed exhausted from the effort. Russia pitied the smaller country. Israel came over and placed one of the ice packs over Germany's eye. He placed the second one on his friend's shoulder. All through this process Germany hadn't said a word.

"Do you want ice for your sides?" Israel asked Germany. Germany gave him a weak nod in response. Israel smiled in an attempt to comfort him before leaving.