Hetalia One-Shots - REQUESTS CLOSED!

Greece x Japan - Sleep and Sushi

Heracles loved sleep. There was no doubt about it - he often fell asleep on benches, tables, and the bed in his and Kiku's room. Today was one of those days. Kiku had went shopping for groceries, and during that time Heracles had fallen asleep at least twice for at least three hours at a time. Heracles had long since learned that Kiku liked to shop, and that it took him forever. He was planning to stay asleep until Kiku woke him up for the few moments it took him to drag himself into bed. But that didn't really work out.

"Heracles, wake up. Wake up!" Kiku shook him awake gently, some time after the formulation of the plan.

"Nnghhh." he mumbled, then stood up and headed for the bedroom. However, Kiku stopped him before he could take two steps.

"Nope! I made sushi, and you're going to sit there, eat it, and tell me all about what you did today!" Kiku said proudly, and dragged Heracles into the dining room.

"Whiiyyyy." Heracles grumbled.

"Because!" Kiku replied happily. He sat down at one end of the table, and Heracles settled in at the other. Kiku grabbed plates of the sushi and set it on the table. He had the uncanny ability to make food appear out of thin air.

"You were in a cooking mood." Heracles murmured, the first whole sentence he had spoken all day. And it was a statement, not a question.

"Of course I was! Grocery shopping arways puts me in a cooking mood! Arr that food, you know." Kiku smiled, then began eating with his chopsticks. Heracles followed soon after.

"Mmm." he said. Heracles loved sleep, but he also loved Kiku's cooking.

"So, what did you do today?" Kiku asked him.

"Slept."

"What else?"
Heracles had to think for that one. What had he done?

"Uhhh. Japan-cat slept too." Heracles had found a black-and-white cat that he identified with Kiku, so he lovingly named the cat "Japan-cat".

"What did you do?" Heracles switched the subject over to Kiku. That was the right thing to do, because apparently Kiku was bursting to share about his day.

"Werr, on my way to the market I saw Tanaka-san! You remember her, don't you? She gave me a recipe for egg rorrs, though I aready had one... anyway, I asked her how her chickens were doing, and she told me..."

Heracles let Kiku talk. His voice had a dreamy influence, even when he wasn't tired. But especially when he was tired. Like right now...

"Heracles!"
Next thing he knew, Heracles was face-first in his plate of sushi, with Kiku worriedly pulling him out of the food.

"It smelled nice."

"Werr, I know it did, but..." Kiku quickly pulled a napkin out of one of his pockets and wiped Heracles' cheek with it. Heracles leaned into his touch and rested his head on Kiku's shoulder.

"Okay, okay. Let's go to bed." Kiku relented.

With that, Kiku led Heracles to the bedroom, where he quickly settled into the soft sheets. Kiku lay down next to him, looking guilty. However much Heracles wanted to drop off to sleep, he cared about Kiku more, so he refrained from falling into his dreams.

"What's wrong?"
"ごめんなさい. It's just... I knew you were tired, but I forced you to sit down anyway."

Heracles smiled lightly. Kiku always felt bad about the most trivial things. It was one of the things he loved about Kiku.

"Don't worry about it. The food smelled nice."

Kiku smiled, and nestled against Heracles' chest. Finally, Heracles let his dreams take him away.

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Late into the night, when not a soul moved, a cat quickly jumped in through the open window. The black-and-white feline lay next to Kiku on the bed, huddled near him for warmth, licked its paws, and fell asleep as well.

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Okay, well, another one shot...

FYI, I copied-pasted this from my other account (but it's no longer on that account), so if it seems similar, that's why. But I did write this, so it's not plagiarism or anything.

As for why I took it from my other account, I've been having writer's block lately... *sweat drop*

Hopefully it will go away soon, but for the time being I'm publishing some of my older works here.

Also Giripan is OTP.

Translations:

ごめんなさい: I'm sorry

question: do you like sushi?

my answer: I've only had it a couple of times, but yes