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And then America started throwing up in the mornings, like he was sick, but his economy was doing better than it’d been since before the stock market crash. And he gained weight. Started eating more.
And one morning, with Japan’s fingers whispering over his belly, America realized what had happened.
“Fuck,” he said, and Japan flinched a little. “Fuck,” America repeated. “You knocked me up.”
Japan closed his eyes briefly. “I do not understand.”
“My states,” America said. “The first thirteen raised me, and I think Massachusetts is my biological mom, but. All the rest are my kids. Like Spain is Florida and California’s dad, and Sweden is Minnesota’s, and France is - ”
“I understand,” Japan said, interrupting him. “How many states do you have?”
“Forty-nine.”
“If he lives, you will have fifty.”
“Uh. Yeah.” America swallowed. “You, uh. Are you going to acknowledge paternity, or.”
“I can hardly imagine,” Japan said idly, “that you could blame anyone else.”
“No,” America said. He wondered what his new State would look like.
Japan must’ve been really mad that America even asked him if he’d acknowledge the kid, because after that he fretted. A lot. He kept his house even more immaculately clean than normal, was always checking the temperature of food, made America eat soba and fish and tofu all the time.
Not that America didn’t like fish, but he usually liked it fried and on a Friday night. And tofu was a joke. And he just didn’t get the point of buckwheat. Regular noodles tasted way better, especially if there was cheese on top.
So he whined, and whined, and ate anyway, and whined some more, and Japan apologized profusely and cooked fish anyway. And then, once they went to bed, lay warm beside him, breath tickling America’s neck, and would hum folk melodies against America’s skin.
The baby seemed healthy enough, America thought. It didn’t feel wrong-way round, like Kansas had been, so tied up America had been afraid they’d both die. And after a while Japan said he could hear the heartbeat, but then, they’d been five minutes short of sex so America wasn’t sure how much he trusted that.
It wasn’t a bad pregnancy, as they went. He’d had worse, and had had better, and that was all. At least Japan was there. America hated making D.C. do all the work; he was so inefficient about it.
Finally, finally, after way too long, America went into labor. It wasn’t fun. It was easy enough, but it hurt like it always did, and D.C. put up a screaming fight at having to do work, and Japan held America’s hand so hard during delivery that America had bruises all over his wrist.
Hawaii was a girl. America didn’t even have to look at Japan to know he was disappointed. At least Japan manned up and looked after her anyway until America was ready to go home.
Not home, Japan’s house. Home, to where America’s States were, where Japan didn’t want to go and America couldn’t not.
“You’ll visit?” America said.
“Of course. I don’t want her to grow up a carbon copy of you. You will let me teach her Japanese, of course?”
America wasn’t sure if he was being insulted or not. “Yeah; it’d be good for her to have both of us. Thanks.”
Japan nodded, looked like he maybe wanted to say something, but didn’t.
America held Hawaii up, and Japan tapped her nose and kissed the top of her head.
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I don't mind the lack of fluff since it makes the fic much more realistic. I think you did well fitting in the facts with the story. It was clever how you changed it so America bottomed out of convenience. I hadn't really thought of it that way when I was typing out the request but it makes more sense ^^ Lol, I liked the mentions of the other state's daddies XD
Overall really nice fic. Thank you so much for filling it <333 *hands over some pineapple pie, which is pretty damn good imo*
One question though, why was Japan disappointed in Hawaii being a girl? I have an idea why, but I'd like to make sure ^^;
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Also, really good recognition about Kansas (Bleeding Kansas that is). I'm a fan of Mama!Alfred + State-tans and I always believed Kansas had a twin that was still born(Before the state was formed, two forms of government had been established. Just angstin' it up over here!!).
Would anon be offended at all if I were to fill this as well? I'm just taking my sweet time finishing the first chapter
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Though you claim it isn't fluff, I found it incredibly sweet. ♥
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