July 1st

  July 1st. What does it mean? Well To Beatrice it meant getting up early ( 4 a.m. To be exact), and rushing around getting a gift. Why? It was Canada's birthday! Since Beatrice had no where to go England took her in for a while. She and Ula shared a room. She put on a red hoodie, white jeans, red sneakers and a maple leaf hair pin. She rushed downstairs to get some breakfeast and water. Somehow Beatrice didn't notice England walking into the kitchen while Beatrice was rushing around preparing breakfeast.
- Beatrice? What are you doing this early ? It's 5 in the morning.- England asked in a sleepy tone.
- Sorry England! It's just that I'm super exited for the day!- She replied.
- Why?
- Because it's Canada day!
- What?- England said.
- Canada day! You know, Canada's birthday!- Beatrice turned around to face England with an expectant look on her face.
- Who?- England said. Beatrice's eyes went wide with anger and shock.
- CANADA! You know, YOU'RE OTHER SON?!- Beatrice half yelled, trying not to awake her friend.
- Canada? Are you sure you're ok? I think the lack of sleep is getting to you.- England said in a worried tone. Beatrice just facepalmed and took out a map. Being summer at the time, the sun was already out. She unwraped the map, and it was a map of North America. Beatrice signaled for Arthur to come closer and once he did she pointed right in the middle of Canada.
- There. Right above Alfred's country.- The girl said in a bitter tone.
- Oh bloddy hell! I completely forgot!- England said in a worried tone.
- It's his birthday today and you being the horrible parent you are, I decided to go and wish him a happy birthday. And also give him a gift. Since I'm the only one who sees him.
- Can I come?- England asked.
- No.
- Why not love?
- Because you forgot about him. Completely. I had to show you a map so you could remember.
- Sorry. What is your gift anyway?
- A song.
- A song?
- Yeah a song. What's go bad about it?- Beatrice asked. Sometimes instead of a physical present she sings a song
( A/N This I actually do in real life).
- Usually people gift physical presents.
- Well, I like singing and well, poeple say that my voice is amazing, so why not?- She finishes her breakfeast and get's a bottle of water.
- Bye~! If Ula asks, tell her that I'm at Canada's place.- Beatrice says as she leaves the house and starts going to Canada's house.

Canada's P.o.V

I woke up to a light seeping out from my window. I sat up quickly as today was my birthday.
- My birthday's today! I can't wait!- I say to myself. Then I realised that no one remembers me. I sigh.- What's the point in celebrating? No one can notice me anyway.
I get out of bed and start washing up. Once I finished getting a quick shower I got dressed. I put on my regular red hoodie, white pants and red sneakers. I went to the kitchen to make myself some pancakes when I heard a knock on the door.
- I wonder who came. I hope it's not some pissed off country mistaking me for Al again.- I think as I walk over to the door. Instead of a nation I met one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen. She had long, blonde hair that reached her elbows. She had icy blue eyes that sparkled with exitement while being hidden behind a black pair of glasses. She had a really pretty smile on her semi-plump lips. Her pale skin shone in the sunlight. I looked at what she's wearing. She had pretty identical clothing to my own and she had a maple leaf shaped hair pin. I noticed a slightly curled strand of hair hanging right in front of her face, covering her left eye a bit. I felt my face warm up at and my heart started to beat rapidly. Who was this beautiful lady?
- Uh.... Canada? Are you OK?- She said in a quiet voice, as if imitading my own voice. She waved her hand in front of my face and I noticed that her nails where slightly pointed. I then shook my head and noticed a pair of black fox ears pressed up against her head out of worry. I realised that this was Beatrice.
- Oh, sorry Beatrice. I spaced out.- I explain.
- It's OK. Happy birthday!- She smiles again. My face feels warm again. I step out of the way as if to silently invite her in. She walked inside. I realised that she had a bag with her, a backpack to be exact. She closed the door behind her and gently put her backpack on the couch. I sat down on it and she sat next to me. My face was still a bit warm. What is up with me?
- So why did you come here?- I ask out of nowhere.
- It's July 1st. You're birthday. Since no one notices you sadly, I decided to keep you company on this important day- She replies searching through her backpack for something. She then took out a adorable little polar bear head.
- Happy Birthday Matt!- She said giving me the little polar bear with a sweet smile. I gently took it and I smelled maple syrup. She then opened up the top of the polar bear and I saw a little hole and plugged in her phone.
- It's a speaker. Put in on the coffee table. I'm gonna sing for you.- She said and I put ot on the table and she started a song. She swungs her hips left and right, making her hair sway and her curl bounce. The intro was catchy and she started to sing:

Yeah, I know that you wanna be Canadian please,
Even if in the winter things tend to freeze.
We've got the world monopoly on trees,
And our country is borded by three diffirent seas.

Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please
We invented the zipper, we've got expertise
We made insulin to combat disease
Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please

She then took out five flags of unknown nations.

The Brits have got the monarchy

She showed Arthur's flag.

The US has the money

She took out Al's flag.

But I know that you want to be Canadian~

She took out my flag.

The French have got the wine and cheese

She took out Papa's flag.

Koala's chill with the Aussies

She took out Oz's flag.

But I know that you want to be Canadian~

She took out my flag again. What she said next surprised me.

Et si ce n'était pas assez
On a deux langues officielles:
L'anglais et le français
Ooh la la~

Her French voice almost made me faint. My face was all red, only because of her voice and tone. But I snapped back because I remembered what she meant.

Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please
Where else do you find mounted police
Or go to the hospital and not pay fees
Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please

And when freshwater is in high demand
We've got the world's largest supply on hand
So you know that we could make a pretty good friend
But it's even better if you can be...

She went over to me with a weird look and then quickly stood up and turned back towards me. Wow, talk about cockblock.

The Brits have got the monarchy

She showed Arthur's flag.

The US has the money

She took out Al's flag.

But I know that you want to be Canadian~

She took out my flag.

The French have got the wine and cheese

She took out Papa's flag.

Koala's chill with the Aussies

She took out Oz's flag.

But I know that you want to be Canadian~

So you're thinking to yourself,
"How do I live in this beautiful country?"
Well we've got some steps for you to follow...

STEP 1: Lose the gun

STEP 2: Buy a canoe

STEP 3: Live multiculturally

STEP 4: You're ready, there is no more! WOO!

We got beavers, caribou and moose
We got buffalos, bears, and Canadian goose
And we're sorry about Celine Dion
But she did do that good song for James Cameron...

The Brits have got the monarchy

She showed Arthur's flag.

The US has the money

She took out Al's flag.

But I know that you want to be Canadian~

She took out my flag.

The French have got the wine and cheese

She took out Papa's flag.

Koala's chill with the Aussies

She took out Oz's flag.

The Greek chilled out with Socrates

She took out Herucles' flag

Can't build a wall like the Chinese

She took out Yao's flag.

But I know that you wanna be Canadian

She took out my flag.

In Kenya they have safaris

She took out Kenya's flag.

We've missed lots of other countries

She took out all of her flags except for mine

But I know that you wanna be...

She walked over to me again and sang the last part

..Canadian~!

She then hugged me (Being careful not to touch my curl) and I hugged her back.
- Happy birthday Canada~!- she said with a happy tone.
- Thank you Beatrice- I say. My face was beet red. She was so small compared to me and her tail wagged with happyness. I was a bit sad when we had to part away from the hug. She started to rummage through her backpack and took out a laptop.
- Wanna watch some Canadian youtubers?- She asked. I nodded and went to the kitchen to make some pancakes. I came back with two plates of pancakes and a bottle of maple syrup. Beatrice was just searching some Canadian Youtubers. I sat down on the couch and put the plates and syrup on the coffee table. I looked over and saw that she was searching Matthew Santoro. Probably because our first names are the same. She looked over and we laughed. Her laugh was music to my ears. She played the video about top 10 differences about my people and Alfred's people. After that we watched more of his video's and then started watching Lilly Singh AKA IIsuperwomanII . She is my favorite Indian Canadian. After a few minutes Kuma came up and curled up on Beatrice's lap. She just smiled and put her arm on him. I swear I could've seen him smirk and I felt a anger in me. I just continued watching the amazing Canadian youtubers. At the end of the day she put her laptop back in her dark purple backpack and I gueded her to the door, Kumajirou jumping off her lap just in time. She stood in the doorway facing towards me with a smile on her face.
- Thanks for spending time with me- I say, my face having a pinkish tint.
- No problem Canada. Anything for a friend- She said.
- F-friends?- For some reason I felt sad.
- Yea, friends. Is something wrong about that?- She asked.
- N-no. It's fine.- I reply. The blonde girl hugged me one last time. When we pulled away I opened my mouth to say goodbye, but she pressed her finger against my lips.
- Never say goodbye Matt. Just say "see you later" instead.- Beatrice said. She took her finger away and I said:
- Ok then. See you later.
- See you~!- She turned away with one of the most adorable smiles I have ever seen from a girl. Once she left I entered my house again and Kuma asked me the questions I wasn't expected to be asked:
- Matthew, who was that?
- Beatrice, my.......friend...
I started walking to my room, changed into my red pajama's and went to sleep. But I barely could. All I could thing about was Beatrice. Her hair, her face, her eyes, her singing voice, how her body pressed up against mine in a hug, and everything else that I knew about her. Then I realised.....



Am I in love?