HetaliaxNeko!Reader~ Russia

When you turned your head, there was a rather tall man standing behind you, smiling very childlike. He had light blonde hair, wore an overcoat and tinted pink scarf. He held a hand up in a wave-like fashion.

“Privet*,” the man said before slowly walking and sitting on the available space next to you. You didn’t quite know what to say, so you decided the right thing to do was introduce yourself.

“Hello, I’m (f/n). Nice to meet you, uh…?” you questioned as you held your hand out to shake. The man’s bear paw of a hand carefully grasped yours as he shook your hand and let go.

“My name is Ivan. It is nice to meet you, too,” he replied. Ivan took a look at you and your catlike (h/c) features and smiled. He pet the top of your hair for a second. “So what’s neko like you doing out here by herself?”

“Oh… Just running away from home, you could say,” you said. He frowned a little.

“You should have a family that cares for you. They’ll be getting worried about you soon, da?” he asked.

You shook your head, almost laughing at the very thought. “No, they’re actually the whole reason I ran away…” you muttered.

 The Russian stared at you, confused for a moment, but got the message and decided not to press it any further. Deep down, he knew exactly what kind of emotions were probably running through your head. No, he wasn’t psychic, but he’d been through feelings of loneliness and thoughts of nobody wanting to be near him.

At that moment, his heart went out to you, and he glanced at you again. “If you don’t have a place to stay, you could always come with me,” he offered. You turned your head, surprised by the offer.

“N-no, I couldn’t do that. You probably have your own issues to attend to…”

“Nonsense~ It gets a little lonesome at my house anyway,” he said. You pursed your lips in thought for a moment, and slowly nodded.

“Okay.”

~~Timeskip by sunflower seeds and other products~

Right now, you were seated at a table in the biggest house you ever saw. It made sense, tall people need big places. You took a bite of the food that was set before you. It tasted quite decent, definitely better than what you were usually served at home.

Ivan sat across from you, finding ways to make conversation and gradually, you started talking more than just mumbling things. A tiny smile had managed to grace your lips for the first time in a long while, which was a good sign.

The pleasant conversations were put to an end, however, as it was very late and you were very tired, although you didn’t really want to say you were. The Russian seemed to notice the exhaustion clouding your (e/c) eyes, and placed a hand on your shoulder.

“You should rest, sunflower. It’s wouldn’t be good if you stayed up,” he advised. You reluctantly nodded and followed his lead upstairs. Earlier, he had mentioned having a few set guest rooms, so you assumed that’s where he was taking you as the two of you went down the hallway. Eventually, Ivan stopped at a door, opening it up.

“It’s not what you may call feminine, but I hope it’s alright with you,” he said.

He wasn’t kidding when he said that, but it also wasn’t the most boy-ish room out there either. The walls were painted a wintery blue, and the curtains were as white as a blanket of snow. The same went for the bedspread on the bed. There was also a small table, along with a chair and lamp.

After a moment or two of observing the room, you turned to Ivan and dipped your head slightly, your ears following suite. “Thank you so much,” you began sincerely, “I can’t thank you enough~”

He grinned in a childish way, holding his arms out for a hug. You chuckled and hugged him for a moment, releasing him and stepping back into the room.

“I’ll see you in the morning~ Spokoynoy nochi*," Ivan said.

~~Timeskip brought to you by General Winter~

Over the next several months, you and the tall Russian man had grown very close. You were almost like a small accomplice, as you could usually be found by his side. He didn’t seem to mind much.

You didn’t know why, but there was something about Ivan that was…you didn’t know quite how to describe it. Overtime, you felt that a sort of protection was found whenever you were near him. Almost as if he was a guardian of some sort. Of course, you never told him that. He would probably think you were the clingy kind of neko… at least in your mind.

In contrast to your belief, Ivan found you awfully adorable. He wanted to be by your side, to defend you if you were ever teased.

The reason? He didn’t want you putting up with stuff similar to what he had gone through over the years of being called a monster or sadistic person due to his size. And he also didn’t want you to believe any of those things either.

Currently, you were in your room, sulking on your bed and trying your absolute best to restrain any tears from falling. Of course someone had to tease you eventually. Of course that someone just had to be Ivan’s sister, Natalia. You had to wait till she had left in order for you to do what you were doing now.

Ivan, on the other hand, was searching for you in every room the house had. He didn’t think to check your room, since he thought that would be the most obvious choice. But eventually that was the only place left, so he entered your room

“(F/n)…” he said quietly as he saw you hugging your knees with your head set on them. He carefully walked over to you and sat next to you. “What’s the matter, hm?”

Your eyes flickered towards him for a brief moment and then back at the wall. “Everything…” you mumbled. “Why do I always have to get picked on…? I haven’t harmed anyone in any way. The only difference between me and them is ears and a tail…Why?

By this point, tears were dripping down your cheeks like rain pouring out of the clouds. This came as quite a surprise to Ivan. Never would he have thought that he was ever going to see you cry.

Hesitantly, he put a gloved hand to your cheek and turned you to face him. He gently wiped the salty drops of water from your eyes and smiled at you somewhat sadly, then pulled you onto his lap. Almost on instinct, your arms flung around him, and you cried into his shoulder.

You were too angry and depressed to care how you looked to Ivan. You just needed to vent. Ivan had and arm firmly wrapped you, one hand petting the top of your head and (h/c) cat ears in a soothing motion. “Shh, it’ll be alright, sunflower… Please don’t cry,” he murmured.

Both of you remained like this for a little while longer, until he eventually got you to calm down. As all this was going on, he had narrowed down the day’s events to who possibly gave you the insult needed for this to happen. “Natalia?” he said to you. You nodded in reply, knowing what he was referring to.

“Don’t listen to her, (f/n)… She just gets jealous that someone like you has my heart,” he explained, only to blush intensely at the giveaway he had just said. You stared at him for a moment. He took this as a sign of rejection from what he had just told you and squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for a slap to the face.

Instead, he was greeted with a kiss on the cheek. He peeked one of his violet eyes open. You had a smile on your face, despite what had happened earlier.

“Ivan…” you began shyly, “Do…you like me?”

“Da, I do… very, very much,” he replied. A dark shade of pink dusted across your face and Ivan chuckled a little. You buried your face in the crook of his neck out of embarrassment and grabbed your tail to fidget with. He smiled, tenderly pressing a kiss to your head.

“Don’t be so shy, sunflower.”

You cautiously looked back up at him, about to say something, when you felt a soft pressure upon your lips. You squeaked in surprise, since Ivan was the one kissing you, but you had little time to react as it was short lived.

“I-I love you, Ivan… thank you for everything,” you told him after a moment of quiet.