Christmas Time   von loire
                       (EnglandxFem!Reader + Englandx?)
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                         Kapitel 1: EnglandxFem!Reader
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Dear [your best friends name, please],

The winter is coming. Well, not to me, I think. The reason of this is that the
English weather is nearly as always. Foggy and windy and of course rainy. I
noticed the change from fall to winter, because the stores are selling Christmas
stuff now. And my host family and I decorated the whole house with lights and
such things. It was a decorating day, when I first noticed the strange
neighbour. He also fixed some lights outside. The boy of my host family (Tim)
was scared of his grumpy face. "He's always alone and never smiles." Tim pointed
out. I smiled about this. Then I replied: "You wouldn't smile, too, if you are
alone. And that's why I go over there. Maybe I can help." I went over to the
young man. My try to talk with him wasn't really successful, I guess. I said my
name and asked him, whether I may help him. He murmured his name is Arthur and
he don't need help. But to me it sounded like he first tried to say another name
and something completely other than: "No, no help needed. It's normal business
to me." I shrugged my shoulders and said "I'm au pair in Mr. Jones Family. So,
if you need help.", before I went back. We went on working for an hour and I
took some looks over to his house, but it seemed like he was gone. And he didn't
show up again unless we tried to make some biscuits.

We didn't have had enough eggs and it would have taken to long to go to the next
supermarket. I took this fact as a chance to see him again. I couldn't say, but
I was fascinated by Arthur. Well, I walked over and knocked at his door. From
inside came music, music I didn't expect. It was 'The Clash', my father is
sometimes listening to it too. I tried it again by knocking at his front door,
but nobody reacted. So I went to the window. There were movements behind to see,
that was why I tried it with knocking at the window. It didn't took long and the
window opend. His face of surprise was that funny I started to laugh. Before he
could close the window again I tried to bring up the reason of my visit and a
little excuse for laughing at him. It worked, he ordered me to wait at the door
and came a moment later with many more eggs then we needed. I told him this
fact, but he answered something about old eggs, I couldn't follow it completely.
His eyes were to fascinating to me. They are green mostly and I would have loved
to find out what the other colour was. But he noticed my focus and asked, if I'm
okay. I tried to pull myself together, said I was fine and asked him if I was
right about the musik. I had realized, it was still playing in the background.
It seemed like he blushed a little, before he confirmed that I was right with
'The Clash'. And then I couldn't follow him again, because he said, he saw their
debut at the 'Sex Pistols' gig while he had an especially horrible day and
needed something like that. At this point he stopped for a moment and I put on
for a question to the date, but then he spoke again: "Good music, isn't it?" I
just nodded and thanked for the eggs, before I went back to home. It was
something unspoken which made me feel like not to question too much. But I still
wonder, I thought he couldn't have been at this gig, because The Clash was in
the late 70's. And I was right, I asked the Net and found that the gig, he might
have spoken about, was in 1976. How can that work? He looks like nearly the same
age as me. But okay, I'm telling all this, because of what happend at our next
meeting.

He made a call to us and asked, if I don't want to come over and help him with
some gifts. He said, he needed someone with more experience to the youngher
minds than he has. Like he is a grandfather! But okay, I went over. He showed me
some things and talked a bit about the persons he want to give presents to. It
sounded odd at times, but I ignored it and did my best to help him. And then, I
don't know anymore why, we stood close to each other and his fingers laid on
mine. I was watching in his eyes, but still didn't get it and therefore I just
closed my eyes. The next moment he kissed me! Such a big surprise to me and
everything I wished for. After the kiss he said: "Maybe we should meet more
often?" I couldn't speak, so I just nodded. Until then we meet whenever I can.
It's unbelievable! Each time we kiss and he knows so much about English
tradition, history and culture I've learnt a lot in this short time. I can't
wait for the next time we will meet (after Christmas, I guess).

I'll write you then again. But for know that's it.

Wish you and your family a merry Christmas!

[your name]



                             Kapitel 2: Englandx?
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Winter is coming.
Well, not to Arthur. The English weather is nearly as always. Foggy and windy
and of course rainy. Arthur notice the change from fall to winter, because the
stores are selling Christmas sweets and other stuff belong to Christmas. And the
number of visitors from other country’s is next to zero.
So now he has enough time to think about the year, tea and a bit politics, while
he decorates the house, writes Christmas Cards and makes gifts and a Christmas
Cake. This year he expects most of his family and he trys to have two presents
for each one.
Presents for his older brothers are every year easy: alcohol, lot of alcohol!
Well, they still want more rights, too, but that was a boss thing and he can't
do anything in this case. The gifts to the younger sadly are not that easy and
he can't concentrate completely to this. Because when ever he trys to think
about, in his mind comes up two faces.
The fact of two faces irritates him. The usual face is Alfreds, the young man
was nearly all the time in his mind, since he was the cute little brother in a
dress. Unusual is the girls face. To be honest he wasn't quite sure about her
name, but he remembered, she is au pair at his neighbours. They just spoke twice
before. And now it looks like this 'thing' happened again to him.
It was long time ago since it happened last time. He always thought, he could
see the signals and handle the feelings. But now it happens to him again.
Francis, this bastard with no better position, would laught at him.
To make clear about his feelings and get finished with the presents, Arthur
takes his phone and calls his neighbours. He finds out her name and she wants to
come over later this day.
He prepares for her visit some cookies. And trys to bring together all presents
and a list of ideas he has until now. Just because he doesn't now what to do.
Then the doorbell rings and she is there. Arthur is nervous but he covers it
like he always does.
The girl is sweet as he remembered and her taste of music close to his own. She
is a big help with the presents, because she knows so much more about nowadays
trends and wishes then he.
The time goes by while they exchange the presents from one heap to another to
sort them and hopefully end up with two gifts or an idea to each of his
Christmas visitors.
While they do this their fingers sometimes met. The touches electrivies Arthur a
bit. So that he wants to make this feeling even more clear to himself.
So, the next time her fingers lay under his, he doesn't move them. She looks
into his eyes and he holds this contact. Than she closes her eyes and looks so
cute to him that he has to kiss her. It is just a little moment their lips meet.
But it's fantastic!
After the kiss he says: "Maybe we should meet more often?" Just because it feels
right. But he closes his inner eye to the fact, that he questions at the same
time, how it would be to kiss the American.
And a relation with a normal human being never went right. All of the nations
know this but prefer to forget. Arthur wasn't an exception of that.
For now, he had kissed the girl and she answers his question with a nod. She
wants to met him more often. He gets excited.
From now on she comes over whenever she has free time. They talk about many
different things and have a lot of fun. But Arthur eighter think about Alfred
more often.
He catchs himself especially while they kiss, work at the presents, or talk
about Christmas. Depending on how close Christmas Day is coming this happens
more and more often.
The last few days before Christmas she had no time, so they make a date to meet
in the evening of Boxing Day.
The day before Christmas Day Arthurs older brothers invade his house. And bring
a lot of trouble, so Arthur has to stop thinking about his mixed feelings.
At Chrismas Day the house is filled with nearly the hole family, just Leon is
missing, because he has some trouble with Yao, and Alfred prefers to come at
Boxing Day without a matter.
It's a complitely normal family meeting some fights drive out, jokes spread
around, and finally the gifts are shared. At the end of the day Arthur lays in
his bed happy to got this day over.
The next morning he wakes up early to clean up and prepare to meet Alfred.
Thankfully the others didn't stay over night this year. That would have been
even more messy.
Right after the scones were ready the American reaches. They argue about the
same things like always, up to this point it could have been a normal meeting.
But Arthur questions himself, why they do this.
Then they stay under the mistletoe. First none of them realize the fact. Arthur
looks up until Alfred also gets quiet. They take a look in each others eyes
before Arthur grabs at Alfreds chest. He pulls him closer and kisses him.
His mind crosses a last thought, "I have to talk to the girl."




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