No Need For Apologies
anonymous
December 8 2009, 18:41:07 UTC
Japan was giving his newly sharpened sword a final check-over when he heard a knock on his door. He frowned slightly, as his boss had told him that his first contact with his new partners would be over the phone, but stood up and strode briskly towards the door, making sure to check to see who it was first.
Greece's face peered out from the peephole at him. Japan blinked and spent a couple of seconds deliberating over the possible reasons for him to be here, before deciding that the best course of action was to confront him directly about it.
Opening the door just wide enough to let Greece see his face and the gleaming sword by his side, Japan asked in the authoritative voice he had been honing for the past few months, "What do you want, Greece-san?"
Greece wasn't wearing a uniform, but there was a distinct lack of cats with him and his hair somehow looked even messier than usual. Japan shifted his attention firmly to what the other nation was actually saying, which was "I'm joining the Allies."
"And?" Japan said when Greece failed to say anything after that introduction.
"And I just wanted to tell you about it," Greece said with a shrug.
So that was it? That was all Greece had to say? "I know about that already. You don't need to tell your enemy that you're opposing him," Japan replied. Greece had always been a bit of a space case, fond of stating the obvious, and Japan had never been certain whether he said such things out of forgetfulness or philosophical musing.
But war changed everything, so Greece was most likely trying to throw him off-balance or something similar.
"I know. I still wanted to tell you in person." Greece's voice was almost infuriatingly calm, as if he had known how Japan would react to his pointless statement ahead of time and was simply going through the motions.
"I see. Do you have any further business here?" Japan said curtly.
"I just came to talk to you," Greece replied, looking at Japan as if that was a proper answer to his question.
"I see. I think we're done with that now," Japan said decisively and began to close the door, but his hand stopped for some reason and he found himself stricken with the inexplicable urge to say more. "You didn’t need to come at all. I didn’t need to be informed by you about something I learned a long time ago."
"I know." Greece bowed his head for a moment, and then looked up with a slight smile that had to be a smirk distorted by the glare of the sun, because it couldn’t be anything else in this situation. "I'm sorry, I just love you."
Japan sucked in a deep breath. "Don’t say things like that!" he found himself saying sharply, almost angrily, before remembering that he had to be - no, was - a nation who remained unaffected by anything that wasn’t about his future prospects, especially former acquaintances that no longer held any importance to him.
"Since your business is done here, you must leave now," he continued, now in the right tone of voice. "I'm not going to let you get any farther than this." He wasn't sure if he was addressing that last line to Greece, himself, or both.
No, he was addressing it to the other nation only. It would be out of place otherwise.
There was a pause, and then the other nation shrugged and said, "It was worth at least a try," before turning on his heel and walking away, his loose jacket fluttering in the breeze as he did so.
Japan waited until he could no longer see the other nation's retreating back, then closed the door and bolted it securely shut, and returned to his place by the telephone. He was going to meet his war partners soon and complete his climb to world empire status, after all, and it was what he wanted. What he had to want.
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A/N: WWII was the first (and only) case where Japan and Greece fought on different sides, as far as I know.
On a sidenote, I've been itching lately to write more Greece/Japan for the kink meme, so if anyone could point me to any good, unfilled prompts for this pairing, it would be much appreciated!
Re: No Need For Apologies
anonymous
December 8 2009, 20:24:18 UTC
Oh god, yes anon.. that was so perfectly captured. I just love this pairing and I hoped someone would cover that opposite sides aspect. I loved Greece's attitude, you nailed it (not many people seem to) and I truly wish for more fics like this!!
Writer!anon
anonymous
December 8 2009, 22:05:05 UTC
Greece and Japan have rather subtle personalities, especially when compared to the rest of the cast, so I really wanted to be able to convey their emotions without explicitly spelling them out or making them too overt and I'm very happy to hear that my efforts worked for you!
Oh god, that request is so good and yet so saddening at the same time. ;_; Although, wouldn't Japan also be in danger too as he's also an island nation? Or are his lands at a higher altitude than Greece's? I'm actually planning to fill another Greece/Japan prompt I just found, but I'll probably do some research for this to see if I can fill it later. :)
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anonymous
December 8 2009, 22:56:10 UTC
The islands of Greece are sinking at a worryingly high rate. The sea level around the hellenic arc is rising faster than anywhere else in the world (anon does geology studies). Actually it's recommended that people go and visit these places within their lifetime, because someday they will be gone forever...
Haha thanks for taking a look at the request in any case. Looking forward to more Greece/Japan by you!
Writer!anon
anonymous
December 9 2009, 01:16:00 UTC
Really? That's...frightening. O_O Writing for that request would seriously break my heart, and I'd have to stock up on Greece/Japan fluff before even doing any further research.
Writer!anon
anonymous
December 8 2009, 22:12:14 UTC
Thank you!
Ah, I don't think that'd really be an appropriate term for this story, as it's more quiet angst than sappiness. Though I must admit that I'm considering adding a fluff/sap-filled present-day section to this fill when/if I delurk - would that be a good thing to do or not?
Writer!anon
anonymous
December 9 2009, 21:23:41 UTC
*blushes* Thank you so much for commenting!
Your prompts are pretty interesting, but I think I'll leave them to be done by other anons as I still need some practice in writing all-out smut. ^^; If no one picks them up for some time, I might give one of them a go eventually.
I've seen that "anything goes" Giripan request, but there's absolutely no way I can write another fill for it that's as wonderful as that ongoing fill there, so I'm probably just going to leave it as it is.
Re: Writer!anon
anonymous
December 10 2009, 12:14:32 UTC
That's perfectly understandable :) Though I think those smut requests will be there waiting for you (because no one seems to want to fill them :c ... been thinking about filling them myself actually)
I hope to see more of your stuff! (and I hope you de-anon one day... so I can stalk you... yes)
Writer!anon
anonymous
December 9 2009, 21:27:25 UTC
I have to admit that I felt odd writing a fill for a request that already had multiple fills, but this idea wouldn't let go of me. I'm glad to hear that you liked my belated fill too, OP!
Greece's face peered out from the peephole at him. Japan blinked and spent a couple of seconds deliberating over the possible reasons for him to be here, before deciding that the best course of action was to confront him directly about it.
Opening the door just wide enough to let Greece see his face and the gleaming sword by his side, Japan asked in the authoritative voice he had been honing for the past few months, "What do you want, Greece-san?"
Greece wasn't wearing a uniform, but there was a distinct lack of cats with him and his hair somehow looked even messier than usual. Japan shifted his attention firmly to what the other nation was actually saying, which was "I'm joining the Allies."
"And?" Japan said when Greece failed to say anything after that introduction.
"And I just wanted to tell you about it," Greece said with a shrug.
So that was it? That was all Greece had to say? "I know about that already. You don't need to tell your enemy that you're opposing him," Japan replied. Greece had always been a bit of a space case, fond of stating the obvious, and Japan had never been certain whether he said such things out of forgetfulness or philosophical musing.
But war changed everything, so Greece was most likely trying to throw him off-balance or something similar.
"I know. I still wanted to tell you in person." Greece's voice was almost infuriatingly calm, as if he had known how Japan would react to his pointless statement ahead of time and was simply going through the motions.
"I see. Do you have any further business here?" Japan said curtly.
"I just came to talk to you," Greece replied, looking at Japan as if that was a proper answer to his question.
"I see. I think we're done with that now," Japan said decisively and began to close the door, but his hand stopped for some reason and he found himself stricken with the inexplicable urge to say more. "You didn’t need to come at all. I didn’t need to be informed by you about something I learned a long time ago."
"I know." Greece bowed his head for a moment, and then looked up with a slight smile that had to be a smirk distorted by the glare of the sun, because it couldn’t be anything else in this situation. "I'm sorry, I just love you."
Japan sucked in a deep breath. "Don’t say things like that!" he found himself saying sharply, almost angrily, before remembering that he had to be - no, was - a nation who remained unaffected by anything that wasn’t about his future prospects, especially former acquaintances that no longer held any importance to him.
"Since your business is done here, you must leave now," he continued, now in the right tone of voice. "I'm not going to let you get any farther than this." He wasn't sure if he was addressing that last line to Greece, himself, or both.
No, he was addressing it to the other nation only. It would be out of place otherwise.
There was a pause, and then the other nation shrugged and said, "It was worth at least a try," before turning on his heel and walking away, his loose jacket fluttering in the breeze as he did so.
Japan waited until he could no longer see the other nation's retreating back, then closed the door and bolted it securely shut, and returned to his place by the telephone. He was going to meet his war partners soon and complete his climb to world empire status, after all, and it was what he wanted. What he had to want.
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A/N: WWII was the first (and only) case where Japan and Greece fought on different sides, as far as I know.
On a sidenote, I've been itching lately to write more Greece/Japan for the kink meme, so if anyone could point me to any good, unfilled prompts for this pairing, it would be much appreciated!
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and.. anon shamefully plugs own request from part 7 (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/10960.html?thread=19489232#t19489232)
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Oh god, that request is so good and yet so saddening at the same time. ;_; Although, wouldn't Japan also be in danger too as he's also an island nation? Or are his lands at a higher altitude than Greece's? I'm actually planning to fill another Greece/Japan prompt I just found, but I'll probably do some research for this to see if I can fill it later. :)
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Haha thanks for taking a look at the request in any case. Looking forward to more Greece/Japan by you!
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I've just started on the other Greece/Japan prompt I mentioned; it's at http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/11813.html?thread=25765925#t25765925. :)
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I loved it anon.
Recaptcha: Mrs sappy
You got it right, caphtcha.
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Ah, I don't think that'd really be an appropriate term for this story, as it's more quiet angst than sappiness. Though I must admit that I'm considering adding a fluff/sap-filled present-day section to this fill when/if I delurk - would that be a good thing to do or not?
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My own prompts... (they're sex requests.... gosh)
http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/10960.html?replyto=22339792
http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/10960.html?thread=22050512#t22050512
I also made the anything open Giripan request http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/11411.html?thread=23778195#t23778195 but it's been filled... unless you just spontaneously have an idea and would like it to count towards the fills, by all means go ahead (more fun for me too)
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Your prompts are pretty interesting, but I think I'll leave them to be done by other anons as I still need some practice in writing all-out smut. ^^; If no one picks them up for some time, I might give one of them a go eventually.
I've seen that "anything goes" Giripan request, but there's absolutely no way I can write another fill for it that's as wonderful as that ongoing fill there, so I'm probably just going to leave it as it is.
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I hope to see more of your stuff! (and I hope you de-anon one day... so I can stalk you... yes)
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'there was a distinct lack of cats about him' made me smile
as for more gr/jpn, i did not make this request but i've bookmarked it for potential awesome: http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/11411.html?thread=23946131#t23946131
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That request is indeed awesome. So awesome that I just had to fill it.
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I love how you show Japan, its so..just. And Greece <3
Thank you for your beautiful fill, anon, you made my day!
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