A Taste Of Payback

(Not so) Merry Friends

A couple weeks had passed and everything finally settled in. Spain didn't have to go on any business trips, so he took his two colonies out for lunch. "The place we're going to is very nice! Help yourselves to anything you like. Now you two behave okay", Spain flashed them a happy smile as he led them to a modest restaurant. Romano rolled his eyes. "I don't know what your talking about. I always behave bastard", this time it was Esmeralda's turn to roll her eyes. "No you don't", she walked past him, making sure to graze slightly on his curl with her finger. "Shut up bella", he tensed up but pretended like nothing happened and kept walking. 'Dammit, she always plays with my curl. If she finds out what it does...oh God that'd be  so embarrassing and awkward', a light shade of pink brushed his cheeks as he sped up to catch up with the other two. They stopped in front of a large pale yellow building with bright green bushes on the sides of it. All sorts of flowers were placed on the window sills. A large sign with fancy cursive letters read 'El Sol'. Esmeralda looked up at it, "El Sol? What does that mean?", Spain's face lit up and he looked down at her and petted her head. "It means 'the sun'. Don't worry, you'll be learning Spanish soon princesa". The three walked in and waited to be seated. Their waiter finally came and seated them to a table. A table that already had to people in it. A young girl and a guy who looked a bit older, they looked a like so Esmeralda guessed they were related. The girl was tall with short blond hair that had a tint of brown and warm green eyes. The guy was even taller with a scar on his forehead and his hair was the same blond but duller. Another thing Esmeralda noticed about his hair is that it seemed to define gravity as it stuck straight up. Spain hugged the girl and tried to say hello to the man, but he shrugged him off. They all seemed to be the same age. "Does he know them?", Esmeralda whispered in Romanos ear. "Yeah, the girl is his friend, and the guy, that's her brother who hates the shit out of Spain. They're okay people", New Spain shrugged as they all took their seats. "Esmeralda, I would like you to meet my friends", he gestured to the siblings. The man grunted, "I'm not your friend", the girl put a hand on his shoulder and gave a stern look. She then set her gaze on the little girl sitting in front of her across the table. "Hello Esmeralda. Please excuse my brother darling. So I've heard loads about you! Your all Antonio talks about! I represent the country of Belgium, but you can me Femke, my human name", she flashed a bright smile as she extended her hand. New Spain hesitated but decided to grab it and shake it. 'I don't like her...I can already tell. But why?', Belgium was too busy ordering drinks to notice Esmeralda's aura towards her. 'Too happy? Maybe, she just...annoying? She's friends with Spain, that's gross. Or maybe she's just too...too...' her eyes observed the young ladies skin tone. 'Too white...', Esmeralda gasped in confusion when she said it. 'What the hell does that mean? Whatever. I don't like her', drinks being set around the table bought her back to Earth. The guy took a long drink before introducing himself. "Hey there. I'm Liam. Country of Netherlands, but some call it Holland for whatever reason. I like scarfs and drugs", he introduced himself very bluntly. Femke slapped his shoulder, "Liam! Don't talk about drugs in front of the kids!", she gestured towards Esmeralda and Romano. "Who cares! It's a fact about me that'd I want them to know", now this sibling, was entertaining Esmeralda. She liked his attitude. Spain got up to use the restroom, "I'll be back. Get to know them princesa!", he gave his colony a kiss on the top of her head before speeding off. Belgium adjusted her headband before talking again, "Hello Lovino, it's great to see you again. How are you?", Lovino looked down at the ground. "Oh um..I'm fine. Thanks", he shifted his gaze around the restaurant. Esmeralda noticed and pushed at his knee with hers under the table. He looked up at her and she smirked slightly gesturing her head towards Belgium and wiggled her eyebrows. Romano scoffed and shook his head, but despite his grumpy attitude towards his friends actions, he grabbed her hand and held it under the table causing Esmeralda to smile as she gave his hand a light squeeze. "So, New Spain," Esmeralda scrunched up her face in disgust at the name, "How are you liking living Spain sweetheart?". Femke looked at the young girl with kind eyes. "Um...it's nice I suppose", Esmeralda answered honestly. Belgium smiled, "And how are you liking Antonio? He's crazy about you, you know", Esmeralda shrugged. "Eh, he's a dick", Belgium looked at her in shock but Netherlands was put in a rage of laughter. "Oh man! You just made my day! Ha! Will you take a look at this girl Femke! Cursing and hating Spain, we have loads in common!", Liam reached across the table to ruffled her hair. Belgium kept a straight face as she adjusted her headband once more. "Liam, those are only two things and cursing is not very lady like. And Antonio is such a sweet guy!", Netherlands leaned back in his chair. "Who cares! Its all we need, right Esmeralda? And besides, you cuss too sis", Belgium took a sip of water. "Yes but I am a grown lady and I only do it when I'm mad", Netherlands rolled his eyes. He looked at the two kids and smirked. "So are you two dating or what?", his question caught the two by surprise and they quickly let go of each others hands from underneath the table. "What? No, she's just my friend", Romano sputtered out the words quickly and Esmeralda nodded. Liam shook his head. "Shame. You should think about it. You two are cute together", this caused a slight blush to appear on Lovino. Netherlands leaned with his elbows on the table and he narrowed his eyes. "So tell me Esmeralda. Are you a virgin?", his question caused Femke to gasp and smack him upside the head. Esmeralda raised an eyebrow at him, "Yeah...Why?". Netherlands shrugged, "Just wondering. Still a virgin huh? Don't worry, with those looks, you won't be for long. Isn't that right Lovino?", Romano choked on his drink and blushed a deeper shade of pink was now red. "Liam, will you stop invading their privacy! And our appointment starts soon so when Spain gets back we need to leave", the Belgian lady scowled at her brother for asking such an inappropriate question. Netherlands only ignored her, "Now, I'm not saying it's going to be Romano, but trust me honey, When you get older, actually maybe even by your teen years, you will have men at the palm of your hands. Your gunna have a crazy love life. I can tell", Esmeralda nodded slowly. Spain finally came back, "Oh I see everything is going just fine! How nice. Oh Femke don't you have to go?", the lady nodded and stood up hugging Spain. "It was a pleasure and I'm glad you doing okay. Raise them well Antonio", she waved goodbye to the two colonies and walked outside. "Man, she is awesome!", he slapped Spain's back hard, causing him to cough. Netherlands turned his attention to Esmeralda. "It was great meeting you kid. You should visit sometime. Keep in touch", he rubbed the kids heads, messing up their hair in the process, and walked out to meet his sister. New Spain smiled, "Well that was fun", she really liked Netherlands, he was funny and care free, but she didn't like his sister. She was bossy and sought out too hard for a good impression, plus, she talked to them as if they were six. "So how do you like them? I have more friends to introduce you to. I'm sure you'll love them. You have to meet my two best friends, they've been dying to meet you", Romano groaned knowing exactly who Spain was talking about.The three ate their lunch in an interesting atmosphere. Romano was still blushing as he thought about what Netherlands said about him and Esmeralda, New Spain ate her food slowly as she thought about what Netherlands said about her love life, and she was feeling uneasy as to why Romano groaned when Spain told her about his other friends 'Spain seems to have interesting friends...', and Spain just ate his meal happily oblivious to it all. Romano looked at Esmeralda through the corner of his eyes. '...Yeah she's pretty. Okay, she's extremely beautiful and we're close as fuck...but could I actually get her? Not that I want to but, are we really cute together? I mean yeah she brings out the good Lovino and I can be my self around her and she makes me laugh and  smile more than any other girl. But could it happen? Yeah I know I'm a ladies man, any other girl, I can just compliment and she's hooked on me, but this girl...', he watched as Esmeralda ate, now at a fast pace. He smiled as she shoved down her large meal. 'But this girl...is different. Ah forget it Lovino, Netherlands was just messing with us. Rite?'. After the three finished their meal, Antonio walked them back home. "Did everyone like their meal?", Esmeralda nodded enthusiastically from Spain's back. She was too full to walk and made him carry her piggy back style, not that he minded, he agreed right away. Romano walked behind them at a slow pace, "You like anything that's edible Esmeralda". Spain laughed, "Oh be quiet Lovino, I'm just glad you enjoyed yourself princesa". Esmeralda turned her head to face Romano and stuck her tongue out at him. Once home, Spain set her down and they walked inside. Two men were sitting on the couch Esmeralda was planning to crash on. They were also Spains age and acted as if they lived there. "More friends?", New Spain asked Romano. He had a tense face and his eyes were wide with caution. "Umm...yeah", his voice was a bit shaky. Antonio ran to the men and jumped on the couch. They all laughed and slapped each others back. "You guys! What are you doing here?", Spain asked settling in between them on the couch. Romano tried his best to hide behind Esmeralda with out being obvious. She didn't work as a shield since she was only up to his chin, but he stayed behind her. "Lovi, what are doing?", she asked stepping away from him. He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back in front of him "Just shut up and keep a distance from those two perverts". New Spain raised an eyebrow and looked at the two men. "Lovi, are you scared of them?", his hands on her shoulders got tighter. "Me scared? Ha, no. And if I were to be, which I'm not, It'd be Francis, the blond one. He's a molester and a creep! Stay way from him. The other guy's just an annoying idiot. He's also a perv, but not much of a molester", Esmeralda gave the two an uneasy look and stepped closer to Romano. "Ohonhonhon mon ami, we saw Netherlands and he told us that your new colony was simply beautiful", it was the blond one talking, Francis. His accent was interesting to Esmeralda and his whole ambiance screamed romantic. "Well actually, Francy pants is just telling you how he imagined it. What Netherlands really said was that your colony was going to be a total babe when she gets older. So me, being awesome and all, decided to come over as soon as possible. Where is this chick? I wanna meet her", the man speaking had a loud voice with a different accent. It was sort of odd to Esmeralda but she liked it, it was her favorite one besides Romanos. She noticed he had a yellow chick on his head. His whole ambiance screamed obnoxious with a dash of conceited. Spain smiled and gestured to her. She's rite over there, isn't she precious. "Mon Dieu! Antonio, she is lovely!" Francis got up and rushed towards her. Romano let out a sound of panic and ran to the other side, leaning against the wall that was facing the couch and put on his cool guy face. Francis knelt down so he was eye level with the girl and handed her a rose. Esmeralda took the rose with wide eyes, it was magnificent. "Bonjour mademoiselle, my name is Francis Bonnefoy, country of France. A country of love, fashion, and romance", he kissed her hand as a greeting. He was a tall man, taller then his two best friends. He had silky wavy blond hair that fell around his neck, a classy looking man. His skin was white as milk and his eyes were a blue that reminded her of the ocean. He had some stubble growing on his chin that seemed to make him look even more mature. The other man stood up and pushed France out of the way. "Oh, Francis, always the charming flamboyant guy aren't you", he also knelt, but on one knee was up and he rested his arm on it. He observed her carefully before putting on a toothy smile and going for a high-five. "Sup chica! I am the awesome Prussia. I am powerful and take over vital regions keeping the Holy Roman Empire fresh to death. Did I mention I'm awesome? The most awesome bro you have ever met, just me hun, no ones more awesome then I am, I mean, I used to represent the fucking Teutonic Nights! How bad ass is that! Now I'm a kick ass nation. Any ways, the names Gilbert Beilsmidt, but you can call me Gil. Oh and this id Gilbird", he reached up and handed her the bird. she raised an eyebrow handing it back after petting it. "Gilbird?", Prussia put him back on his head. "Yup! Like Gilbert, awesome rite. You can thank me more completing your life and making it more awesome". Esmeralda continued to raise an eyebrow at him, "How have you done that?". Prussia looked at her as if it was obvious, "You have met the Awesome Prussia! And since I'm Toni's best friend, you'll be seeing a lot of me". Esmeralda rolled her eyes, "Great, I'll be looking forward to it", sarcasm dripping of every word, but she laughed anyways. She kind of liked him, maybe she would warm up to him later, so she kept things positive. "Oh sarcasm, I like that. And aren't you a warrior? Awesome! A fighter just like me...but I'm not a warrior okay. Yeah buddy gimme some fist! Keep it strong and vicious my friend", yup, she liked him. He was alright. The first thing she noticed about Gilbert were his eyes. They were a deep red that looked like rubies. He had a killer smile and his hair was a silver looking color. His skin was even whiter then France's skin. He had a sense of bad ass coming from him. "Goddammit, do you ever stop talking?", Romano asked from where he was standing on the wall. "Oh Lovi, always the sour puss aren't you?", Prussia teased the young boy. "Shut up you damn bastard!", before Prussia could say something else, Esmeralda grabbed Prussia's hand and held it close to her face. "Damn your white!", Prussia laughed. "Hell yeah, awesome rite? Pure albino sexiness. But look at you! Your so Tan! I'd be surprised if Romano hasn't tried to get you in bed yet and rip your clothes off", Romano blushed a deep red. "So tell us Lovino, have you gotten it in yet?", Prussia smirked at the young boy. "No I haven't dumb ass", he tried his best to keep his cool. Prussia only shook his head, "Too bad Lovino. Your missing out Lovino I mean come on! Look at this little cutie. And I'd think you have a little crush coming from how bad your blushing", Romano started to look angry. "God your so annoying! No I don't have a crush on her!", Prussia only laughed. "Still have anger issues I see. Anyways, you better tap that ass before I do", Esmeralda gave him a shocked look. "Calm down chica, your too young, but you might consider calling me when your older. I could give you the best night of your life", Esmeralda smiled. "Well that's not awkward at all Gilbert", Prussia lit up. "Hey Toni! I like this girl!", France laughed at the kind of first impression his friend was making. "Oh Prussia, just leave them alone and let them fall in love by themselves", he put a hand on his shoulder. "Si, and ther's no way your touching my princesa Gil. She's off limits. Both of you!", he pointed at his friends and smiled but you could tell he was serious. Gilbert had on a goofy grin. "Oh don't worry all mighty conquistador. I won't touch your little princess", the three laughed and Romano looked at the ground, blush never dieing. Esmeralda just stood there, still having Gilbert kneeling down next to her even though his attention was now on his friends. 'Princess. So that's what Spain has been calling me all along. I like it actually, even though I hate him, I'll let him call me that. Now all I have to do is find out what 'bella' means. Lovi keeps calling me it and I have no idea what it means'. She looked up at the three men who were laughing and making stupid jokes. 'Yup, Spain definitely has some interesting friends'.