"I know you would've Ivan... But I love him... I couldn't hurt someone I love... Just like I could never hurt you, and I could never hurt Prussia..." She frowned and looked down. "And I still had hurt Arthur..."

Russia was puzzled. "You hurt him?"

"Emotionally..."She sighed. "As you know, it was Zenrai attacking... I decided to exploit his weakness... Which, was me... So I flirted with him on the beach before shooting him in the back of the head..." She shivered. "Arthur only saw the flirting and thought I was just trying to kill his men and himself..."

Russia sighed. "That man is an idiot. Why would he think that?" He rolled his eyes.

"I looked really convincing..." She sighed. "Ivan, I was holding myself all up on that bastard to lull him into a false sense of security so I could end his life."

Ivan still wanted something bad to say about Arthur, so he just shrugged. "He's still an idiot."

"Be nice Ivan..." She bit her lip slightly before asking her next question. "What would you say... If I said... That if Arthur were to ask me... that I would marry him...?"

Russia had been sipping on some vodka and he spit it out harshly. "W-Whaaa?! Did he?! No! NO NO NO NO NO!" He was clearly angry.

"Ivan! He didn't and I doubt he ever will!" She stood and got a towel to clean up the vodka he had spit out. "But... what if I said I would, if he did...?"

Ivan glared. "He's like a child...you'd have to baby him all the time. Besides...he can't cook..." Russia was actually showing how upset he was, and that was unlike him. "Am I not enough for you? Why do you need him." He poured another glass of vodka.

"Ivan... You're my big brother... You're enough, but you're my brother... And, I love you like a brother... I love England differently... Almost like he's my other half..." She looked down at her hands. "I don't know... Maybe I'm just a stupid love-struck country who's way over her head with this... But, I don't really think so..." She looked up at Ivan.

Ivan shook his head and sighed. "I-it's your choice...just...be careful. If he breaks your heart..I'll have to cut off all of his fingers."

Her mind was made up. "Ivan. If he breaks my heart... You may do what you see right..." She said. "After I give the okay to do so though, that way I can insure it wasn't an honest mistake." She held her hand out to him so he could shake it. "Deal, brother?"

He shook her hand. "Deal."

"Thank you for bringing by the vodka... I'll be sure to enjoy it." She thought for a moment. "Would you like to take some wine with you?"

He nodded. "That would be nice. Then I must go."

She nodded and got him a bottle of the wine. "I'll see you later, Big Brother." She smiled softly and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, for being there for me in the beginning..."

Russia nodded and left her. "I love you too Vinozia."

She sighed and then pulled England's coat on before going and knocking on his door. "Arthur...? Are you in there?"

Arthur had been fast asleep and when she knocked he awoke. He came to the door, his hair all spiked up in every direction and his eyes half closed. "Hmm?"

"Oh, sorry to wake you..." She frowned slightly. "You can go back to bed..."

He yawned and grabbed her by the waist, slinging her on the bed and curling up beside her without a word.

Vinozia blunk in surprise, but curled up to him happily and fell asleep

England woke and just snuggled closer, kissing Vinozia's cheek.

Vixan stayed sound asleep, dreaming about her future