Hetalia Oneshots

Hydroskourophobia | AmericaxReader

Hydroskourophobia: the fear of deep, dark or murky water bodies.

Alfred never knew your immense fear of deep and dark bodies of water. You were alright with water as long as you could see what was in it, touch the bottom, or if it was clear. You never really told Alfred, fearing he'd think it was irrational and leave you, so you kept quiet about it.

But anyways, you, your boyfriend, and his friends were on a car trip to the ocean. Mathias was driving, with Gilbert in the passenger seat and you and Alfred in the back. Mathias was humming '99 bottles of beer on the wall' and Gilbert was head-banging to his music. 

"Are you excited, Al?" Al nodded furiously, looking like his head might pop off any second. "Yeah! I'm with my friends and gorgeous partner," he answered, pulling you into a deep kiss. You moaned in his mouth, as you felt his tongue lick your bottom lip. You mischievously pulled his cowlick, twirling and stroking it, knowing it drove him crazy. "Mmm, (Name)," Al moaned into your lips.

Gilbert stopped his head-banging. "Kesese. Looks like (Name) and Al are eating each other's faces again. Make sure you finish your meal, (Name)," Gilbert teased. 

In response, you pulled Alfred closer, taking dominance. He tilted his head as you slipped my tongue into his mouth, marking what was yours. You broke the kiss and ghosted your lips to his neck, when suddenly the car stopped, making you both bump heads.

"Ow," you mumbled. "Oi! What was that, Mathias?" Alfred asked, heavily blushing. Mathias smirked, "we're here. I'm not surprised you both didn't notice, since, well, you guys were sucking each other's faces like vacuums." Gilbert was snickering as he got out the car.

Mathias, you, and Alfred got out the car, getting all the bags. "So, do you guys wanna set up base first, get food or go swimming?" Mathias and Gilbert shrugged, as if saying it's up to you. "Whatever you want, babe," Alfred said. 

You sighed. "It's always up to me, isn't it?" The boys nodded. "Fine, we'll go have something to eat, set up base, swim, and then have a bite before we leave." The three nodded in agreement.

"Let's go get some ice-cream, yeah?" Mathias and Gilbert linked arms and skipped to the ice-cream stand while Al slipped his arm around my waist. "Anything for you, (Name)," Alfred said, giving me a kiss.

"I'll have a (flavour) ice-cream, please," you told the person at the stand. Mathias took a chocolate, Gilbert took a vanilla, and Al got what you got. You took a lick of my ice-cream, making sure you caught Al's eyes. You made it sexual, wanting a reaction from Alfred.

A reaction you got. Alfred was squirming, avoiding eye contact with a red face. You smirked and walked towards him, acting all innocent, and put your hand on his cheek, moving to cup his chin. "What is it, Al? Somethin' wrong?"

"N-no. I'm alright, (Name)," he answered, avoiding eye contact. You pulled him closer towards you and took a lick of his ice-cream. "Delicious."

Alfred gulped, being interrupted by Mathias. "If you want to do it real bad, go somewhere private. Sure, I'd wanna watch, but there're kids here." Gilbert was snickering at Mathias honesty and Alfred's even redder face.

"Oh, that's a good idea. I think we will," you stated matter-of-factly. Mathias was chuckling, finishing off his ice-cream. "Ah... um... uh..." Alfred was wordless. You took the chance to steal some more of his ice-cream. 

"I think we broke him," laughed Gil. You laughed along with him, leading your boyfriend towards the sand. "We'll set up here, okay?" Said Mathias, laying the blanket onto the sand.

The spot was perfect. There was plenty of shade and sun, not many people around, and a lovely breeze and view of the ocean. "I love it!" You exclaimed.

"Good, well, me and Gil are gonna build a sand castle before we go into the water. You know what they say, 'don't go swimming half an hour after you eat'," Mathias informed you. You nodded. "I'll join in. Al, are you coming?"

"I will, (Name). Just give me some time." You nodded, raising an eyebrow, before going with Mat and Gil.

While Alfred was sitting in the shade, you and Gilbert were digging a hole for Mathias to sit in. "This'll take forever," Gilbert complained, wiping sweat off his forehead. "You just have to dig harder," Mathias said, getting up and digging like a dog.

You and Gilbert stood there, watching Mathias do his magic. A pile of sand stood behind Mathias as he cheered and fell into the hole. "Done! See, it wasn't that hard!"

You laughed at how Mathias acted like a puppy. Gilbert just stood there, astound at how quick Mathias dug the hole. "Well, are you gonna bury me or not?" You and Gil did, laughing at Mathias' childish behaviour.

Halfway through buying the Dane, Al joined in. Together, you buried Mathias to the neck. Of course, there was a bit of banter here and there, especially between you and Alfred. You'd lean over him, making sure your chest rubbed against his back, and then 'accidentally' brush his cowlick. He'd fall on top of you, as if it was an accident, and steal kisses from you.

Once the burying was done, you all left the Dane to go wade in the ocean. "Wait, where are you going?" Mathias asked. "Ocean. And  you have to get yourself out if you want to swim," answered Gil, walking away from Mathias.

"Al?" 

"Sorry, dude."

"(Name)?" He asked, with puppy eyes.

You hesitated, looking back from Gilbert and Alfred to Mathias, before shaking your head. "Sorry, Mat."

You leave Mathias groaning, squirming to get free. Alfred picks you up, "are you ready, babe?" You hesitate before nodding. Gilbert was already swimming in the ocean, diving and going crazy. You were about to tell Alfred something but he threw you into the water, diving after you.

The water was deep, so deep that you couldn't touch the bottom. It was also very dark, making you slightly nauseous. You gasped for air as you broke the surface, looking around. Gilbert was running away from the free Mathias and Alfred was nowhere to be seen. You were about to call out for him when something grabbed your ankle and pulled you down.

That's when you panicked. You struggled against the hand dragging you down, kicking and thrashing. Struggling didn't work, for the hand tightened around your ankle. As your feet touched the ocean floor, you felt arms wrap around you. Lips were pressed onto yours.

There was a familiar feel to those lips, you noted. You kissed back as you floated back to the surface. Alfred's piercing blue eyes met yours, and suddenly and surprisingly, you felt calm around the place you were always nauseous around.

You broke the kiss. "Why'd you drag me down?" Alfred stroked your hair, kissing your cheek. "Because I want you to know, that no matter how deep or dark the water is, you'll always be safe around me. I will forever protect you, (Name). You don't need be afraid that I'd leave you, because if I did leave you, a part of my heart would be gone, too."

He placed his forehead against yours as you spoke, "how'd you know?"

He kissed your nose. "I'm your boyfriend, aren't I? I want to make you feel safe when you're facing a phobia."

I pulled him into another kiss, ignoring Mathias and Gilbert cheering for us to 'get some'.