☆ ☆ ☆

You were headed over to your friend Canada's house to hang out with him and his brother America for the day.

As you finally catch sight of his house you start to sprint, snow crunching under your boots. Reaching the porch you swiftly knocked on the door. Canada opened it and gave a gentle smile. "_____, glad you're here." As you stepped in noticing he was wearing a Oilers jersey (Wayne Gretski).

"Alfred is in the living room. I'll join you shortly." You thank Mathew before you head towards the living room. You see Alfred facing away from you, sitting on the sofa watching tv with soda in hand. You decide to make the most of your opportunity.

You wrap your arms around his upper torso. Pulling him into a backwards hug. "Hey Hero!"

He flinched slightly "oh hey, _____! Glad you're finally here!" He shouted leaping off the couch, turning around to hug you better. "Glad to be here!"

"Guys, the pancakes and ice cream are ready, then we can go ice skating." Alfred jumped over the back of the sofa and ran into the kitchen. You smiled and the two of you followed after him.

~(Mini time skip)~ \(^-^)/

"Mmm~ thanks Matthew! This is so yummy!" You tell the Canadian stuffing another ice cream covered pancake bite into your mouth.

"Yeah dude! You're great!"

You're compliments made the Canadian blush.

"I wasn't sure, you guys would like it, I know we all like ice cream, but I thought you guys would of-"

"Mattie cool it, you're cooking is the best. This day is going to be, as a certain Prussian would say, AWESOME!" Alfred shouted.

"So, what did you guys have planned for today, if you planned anything at all." You giggled.

"As Mattie said iceskating on the pond out back, then we'll warm up with a movie and hot coco!" Said the American with much enthusiasm.

"With marshmallows?"

"With marshmallows." Matthew confirmed. "Hopefully we'll be able to do everything we planned today." Canada said smiling at his brother.

"Of course we will!" America said laughing nervously, then shooting his brother a small death glare.

"Alright then if you two are ready, then lets get skatin'!" You say standing from the table, to grab your snow clothes, and your boots to walk down to the pond in. And slung your skates over your shoulder by the laces.

The three of you headed down the hill, laced up your skates, and stepped out onto the frozen pond.

As you skate out on the ice you stumble a bit but, hands from behind you came to rest on your hips preventing you from falling. "Careful _____." America's breathed on your cheek, trying to see your face.

You turn to face him, with a crimson blush now forming on your cheeks. Luckily you could easily blame that on the chilly winter air.

"Well, sorry I've only ice skated with you guys a handful of times before, so I'm bound to be a little bit shaky. But ... Thank you."

America flashed his signature smile before letting you skate from his grasp.

~(Time skip of my lazyness.)~

You've been skating and chasing one another for nearly two hours now and were getting a little bit cold. But you were having too much fun to want to go back in yet.

Currently America was chasing you. "You'll never catch me!" You shout to him. "We'll see!" He calls back.

Suddenly your right skate slips from out underneath your body. And you slip and skid to the far side of the pond.

"_____! Are you Ok?!" He says speed skating to your current position. When you heard the ice cracking under you.

He was only a few a few feet away, stretching out his hand, but soon he fell from sight.

You felt the cold water surround you, it finds its way up under your winter coat, and shirt the freezing chill stinging your head, filling your ears. It felt like the world was in slow motion as you scream, only bubbles leave your lungs. You try to swim back to the surface. But the weight of your jacket was preventing that. The world started to grow a bit darker, when something grabbed ahold of your wrist and yanked you upward back into the light.

There Alfred drug you to safety, and held your shivering frame in a tight embrace.

"_____!" He said looking at you. Your wet hair sticking to your face, and your lips already turning blue. "A-A-Al, I'm O-Ok." you say through your chattering teeth.

At this he takes the zipper of your jacket, and rips the whole sopping wet coat off your body and holds you closer to his warm body.

"We need to get her inside!" You hear Matthew say a little louder then usual, with urgency in his voice.

"I know." Alfred says picking you up as he stands.

Matt runs ahead to get the door. And Alfred runs after him.

"T-T-Thank y-you Alfred." You manage to chatter.

"Thank me once you're all warmed up." He says sounding a little concerned for you.

~Timeskip~ (｡-_-｡)

You were all wrapped up in a gigantic blanket, wearing some of Canada's extra clothing, still chattering your teeth away on the sofa. While Mattie was in the kitchen making your hot cocoa.

"_____, are you ok? I feel so bad that I couldn't get to you in time." Al said sadly.

You looked at him still shivering. "I'm g-good. A little cold still, do... Do you think you could cuddle with me? Y-Ya know, to keep me warm..."

Light pink tinged his cheeks, before he crawled inside the blanket with you. Once his body heat made contact with your cold skin you drew in closer, wrapping your arms around his torso, shivering against his body.

"Thank you Alfred, for being my hero." You smiled leaning your head on him.

"That's w-what I do! Especially for you and all." He says rubbing your back.

You were about to ask what he meant by that when Matthew walked back in the room. "How are you feeling?" He asks handing out your mug. You readily take the warm beverage in your hands, and waste no time bringing it to your lips.

"Thank you. And I'm feeling better." You tell him as soon as the liquid starts to warm your insides. Mattie only smiles in response.

"Why don't we watch that m-movie you guys were talking about now?" You ask, slowly starting to warm up.

Alfred nodded enthusiastically in agreement.

☆ ☆ ☆

We were almost finished the Avengers movie (of course it was Alfred's favorite movie this year) when realization hit you. You had been practically sitting in your crush's lap the whole movie! His arm wrapped around you and you leaning into his side. You blush at the thought of reaching up and giving him a kiss on his coral colored lips.

You nibble on your lower lip trying to only concentrate on the end of the movie.

☆ ☆ ☆

When the movie ended, Canada got up and tuned it off, turning around looking at his brother. "Alright, I'll get out of the way so you can tell her, what you've been meaning to all day." He smiled sweetly, yet with a sparkle of mischief in his eye.

Canada? Being mischievous?! What is this? Next thing you know other weird things will start happening. Like Italy opening his eyes, or Britain cooking something edible, or France staying fully clothed for an entire world meeting, or even America returning your feelings!

Wait... Could that last one be a possibility? He did say that he would save anyone, but especially you. Could this mean...? No... Really?!

"_____," Alfred said quietly, grabbing your attention. You look up at him. His face was beat red, and he looked like he was shaking nervously, almost to the point of rivaling Latvia's trembling.

"Um, could I by chance tell you... A secret?" You raise an eyebrow at his question, but nonetheless nod.

"Oh, ok, good. Um _____, I just thought you should know, uh, that I really li- no, I-I I love you." He stuttered, only letting his blush spread across farther onto his ears and neck.

Your musels tence and you grip his shirt in your fist, as a giant grin plasters itself across your face, threatening to never fade.

"I love you too Alfred!"

He wraps his arms around you in an embrace, closing all of the space between you. You nuzzle your head into the crook of his neck as he whispers "_____, that's why I was so worried today when you fell. I thought that I wasn't even able to tell you yet and I had already let you slip away."

"Al, everything is ok, I'm ok, and I love you." You move your face from his shoulder to kiss him on the cheek.

He blushes before turning to kiss you.

☆ ☆ ☆

Elsewhere, little did you know Matthew was giving a fist bump for his brother.