What is... "Home"? (Hetalia Fanfic, Part 2)

Chapter 134~! (The Day Before the Meeting)

"Heehee~!" Alice giggled randomly, and Matthew looked up from his book to look at her oddly.

"What's so funny, eh?"

"I was just remembering something someone said, that's all," she replied with a smile. It was quiet in the dorm, especially now that Zip had stopped barking at Alice whenever she so much as moved.

Speaking of whom...

"Alice, where is Zip? I haven't seen him all day." He used his finger to mark his spot in the book and straightened his posture when he asked this.

Alice thought quickly without letting her hesitation show. "He's with Finland, playing with Hanatamago. You know how well they get along."

"Heh, yeah, that's true." Matthew relaxed, although he was curious as to why he had gotten so on edge when he asked her that. It was true that something didn't seem right, but maybe he was just being paranoid. After all, a lot of things happened at Martin's house, so he couldn't blame her for acting a little more different than what was usual for her...

'But then... Everyone else seems to have noticed it as well.' He thought hard, trying to recall any times where she was completely unlike herself. There was that instance where someone, not to name names -Alfred-, forgot to recycle right in front of her and she didn't even notice.

Then the time where she was groped by someone else, also not naming names -South Korea-, and she didn't hit him for it.

And the same thing happened with a certain Frenchie...

Also, she didn't want to make pasta with Italy or discuss the newest songs Japan had come up with. Zip hated her presence, and Ko wasn't around either, although Matthew knew she was with Kumajirou.

Her eating habits had changed, too. Completely watching what she ate, she didn't take any meat or grain from the cafeteria buffet.

'Wow, she really must be out of it to not be acting the way she used to... I think...' Matthew furrowed his brows and glanced down at his book (a romaction one) before looking back at Alice. She was on her laptop, surfing the web for who knows what.

He didn't really want to try it, not after the incident two nights ago...

"Mattie, it's getting late. Maybe we should go to bed now, hmmm~?"

"Yeah, I suppose you're right." I got into bed and said good night before turning out the light, and then she was on top of me, kissing me strongly and hungrily. I pulled back and looked at her in surprise, but it was hard to make her out in the darkness. "What was that for?"

"What, you don't like it when I kiss you?" she asked me with an innocent tone.

"You know that's not true, but why did you just... attack me? That was weird, eh?"

"How is it weird for a woman to want to passionately kiss the man she loves?" Alice's hand was on my leg as I sat in bed, and it started moving up. "I don't think that's so weird."

"Alice, c-could you cut it out, please?" I asked.

"Matthew, Mattie, please~" she cooed. "Do what you want with me~"

"Alright, that's enough," I said strongly, surprised at the authority my voice suddenly held. I had stood up and broken out of her grip. "Alice, I know a lot happened at Martin's house and that you went through way too much in one night, but don't be like this."

"But, Mattie, I-!"

"No, I'm serious. Talk to me, don't come on to me." I looked around, grabbed my flag-printed pillow as well as Kumajirou and Ko, and went to the door. "I'll go sleep elsewhere, you can have the room for tonight. It's weird they even let us share a room now that your secret is out..."