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Doux-Amer [Canada X Reader]

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Doux-Amer





    [C/N] flinches as she listens to the boisterous American shout loudly, and rather inaudibly due to the ridiculous amounts of food that is continuously stuffed into his mouth. With him being the host country, America was talking the majority of the time, and [C/N] could barely keep up with his words. Most countries had taught themselves to tune out the nonsense that America speaks, but [C/N] is seated within four chairs of him making it impossible for her to concentrate on anything but the nonsensical ramble of the obnoxious blond. She leans as far away from him as she could without leaning into the sleeping Greece.

---Time Skip---

    Yet another session results in absolute failure. [C/N] sighed as she gathers her empty note paper and begins stashing the loose papers into a dark blue folder. After placing the folder into her small, black briefcase, the [e/c] woman stands from her rather uncomfortable seat with a stretch. She decides that now was the best time to walk around and explore Anchorage. A Starbucks, or even a small, local coffee shop would be a welcome change from the dozens of cups of overly biter coffee that was served during these World Conferences. The [h/c] country looked down at her [color] wrist watch and let out another sigh. Half of the afternoon had slipped by; it was now four o'clock.
    
    "Ciao, bella," [1] a chipper, accented voice brakes through [C/N]'s thoughts. She quickly brings her eyes up, only to find herself face to face with the bubbly personification of Italy.

    

    "Italy," she greets with a small, strained smile. "How have you been?"

 

    "Ve~ I've been good. I was wondering if you wanted to join a few of my friends and I to dinner tonight."
   
    "I'd love to," [C/N] started, making the Italian's face light up with joy. "However, I don't feel too well at the moment. I think I'm going to make some soup and sleep until tomorrow's session." Reject them softly has always been her motto, and by the sad but very understanding look on Italy's face, she could tell she had played it just right.
   
    "Va bene. [2] I'll see you tomorrow, and I hope you feel better." With those parting words, he gives her a quick hug and floats his way back to Germany's side.

    [C/N] smile fades as he retreats, and guilt starts gnawing on her conscience. It is hard lying to Italy, but when a person wants some quiet they tend to stay away from the ever jubilant Italy. She lets out yet another drawn out sigh. Grabbing her briefcase, the woman starts to creep her way past the conversing nations around her. The double doors of the conference room becomes her main focus, and she drowns every other possible distraction.

    Several nations speak up, trying to get her attention. [C/N] simply mumbles an excuse similar to the one she had given Italy. The others stare after her, but she paid no heed. She was so close to escape. Quietly she opens the door and steps out into the relatively quiet hallway. A few countries had made it out of the noisy room and were conversing in the hallway. [C/N] gives a nod of acknowledgment to these few as she walks past. Ignoring the several attempts to start a conversation, [C/N] finally made it out of the building.

    The woman draws in a deep breath of the warm summer afternoon air. 'This is much better than the stifling heat of the conference room,' she thinks. She lets her eyes wander from side to side as she debates which way to walk. Taking a right would lead her towards the hotel where she would be staying for the rest of the week, and though she believes she saw a cafe somewhere along the way, she had no way of knowing for sure. To the left was a stretch of restaurants that her fellow countries would be sure to hit up, but in a logical sense that is where there is bound to be at least one Starbucks.
    
    Someone walked into her back before she could decide on a direction. [C/N] turns with full intent to chew whoever it was out, but the many whispered apologies makes her hold her tongue.
    "I'm so sorry," 'America' repeats in a near whisper voice. The quiet tone causes [C/N] to stare at him in confusion. "I'm so sorry, Ms. [C/N]."
    "H-huh," is all that [C/N] can think to reply with. She is still having trouble comprehending that 'America' was whispering apologies.
    "C-can't you see me, Ms. [C/N]?" The 'American' asks so quietly, the said woman has to strain to make sense of his words.

    Finally it dawns on her; there is no way that this country in front of her could be the loud-mouthed America. "O-oh no. I'm the one who should be apologizing. I am the one standing right outside the doors like an idiot." She breaths out and brushes a strand of hair from her face.
    "Eh?" A look of confusion passes on the man's face. To [C/N] it seems as if he is surprised she acknowledged him. "No, no. I wasn't watching where I was headed. Please accept my apology." The America look-alike pleads after recovering from his confusion.
    "Only if you'll accept mine." [C/N] retaliates with a small smile. It was the first genuine smile since the meeting began that morning.
    
    The man in front of her smiles shyly back. "Why exactly were you standing in front of the door?" He asks as he directs them to the side so they would not be blocking the doorway. 
    "Well.." [C/N] scratches the back of her head. "I'm trying to find a place to get good coffee. I couldn't decide which way to go."
    "Is that all? I know I saw a cafe near the hotel, if you would't mind the company."
  
    For a moment, [C/N] is silent. She thinks over how much trouble it would be to have this quiet version of America accompany her. He had proven to be a polite conversationalist, but she had been trying to catch a break from all of the countries and talk about politics. The blond's next comment had [C/N] make her decision quickly. "I could go for some coffee that isn't overly bitter. How about you?"

---P.O.V. Change---
    
    Canada is shocked by [C/N]'s almost immediate response. "Yes," she affirms with a urgent tone. 
    "R-really?!" The Canadian asks in surprise. The [h/c] woman nods and smiles warmly.
    "Of course. I wouldn't say yes unless I meant it. Let's go get us some quality coffee." With that comment, [C/N] grabs Canada's hand and starts dragging him down the sidewalk. The contact brings a rush of heat to the Canadian's face, but he doesn't say a word against it. He didn't mind one bit. 
    
    The kind, beautiful, and strong [C/N] has noticed him. The woman he has been pining after since [C/N] was introduced as a new country has finally acknowledged him, and it was like a dream. 'Hell.' he thought. 'Maybe it is a dream. Maybe the meeting is still going on and I fell asleep. Or maybe they left me in the meeting room. That wouldn't surprise me. I think that's happened before. I almost missed-' 
    "Uh, Mr. C-can," [C/N]'s voice brings Canada out of his depressing thoughts. "Candi? Is that it? No, no, no."
    "Huh," is all Canada manages. 'What is she having trouble with?' They had stopped walking, and the woman was now facing him, looking somewhat embarrassed. 'Cute. She is very cute.'
    "I'm so sorry to say this," she begins. A blush makes it way onto her cheeks. "I don't recall your name."
    The Canadian blinks. "Oh. Don't worry about it. We haven't spoken too often. I'm Canada, eh." 

    It is then that [C/N] notices her hand is wrapped around Canada's. She pulls her hand back towards herself and turns away. "I found the cafe, Mr. Canada." She calls over her shoulder before walking in, leaving the male outside. He stares as the jingle of bells sound in his ears; he already misses the warmth her hand brought him. He takes a deep breath, gently slaps his face, puts on a smile, and walks in after her.

    Inside, the cafe was nearly empty. Only a single costumer sat off in a far corner, staring at his computer screen. Canada looks around for [C/N]. The [h/c] woman was standing in front of the oak bar-style counter that separated the costumers from the back. She had her eyes trained onto the menu above. Canada walks up next to her and quietly studies the board that listed the beverages and sweets. 'Apple Pie Latte? Speedy Turtle?' He questions in his mind. 'These names sure are unique.'
   
"I'll have a, um... I guess a large Snickers Mocha, grasshopper mint biscotti, and an oatmeal raisin cookie, please." [C/N] announces to the barista at the register, who nods writes down the order for the other barista behind the counter. 
    "That'll be $10.64." The cashier said after typing a few things onto the cash register in front of her. [C/N] quickly nods and starts digging through her bag for the money.

    Canada steps up. "Don't worry, [C/N]. I've got it," he says in a near whisper.
    "Huh? B-but-" the woman protests.
    "I've got it, eh." He repeats before turning back to the cashier. "I'll have a large Caramel Kiss latte, and a blueberry muffin." The barista smiles and adds on the extra order.
    "$17.34 is your total." Handing over a card, Canada turns back to a pouting [C/N]. He smiles gently at her, and she walks off to a table near the window. He mutters something about her being so cute under his breath before turning back to take his card. The barista grins at him. "You and your girlfriend are adorable."
    A blush colored the Canadian's cheeks. "E-eh?! We're not... Thank you."

    Once his card is returned to his wallet, he starts over to the table which [C/N] had chosen. "I made up my mind." She says while looking out the window.
    "On what?" Canada asks, genuinely interested.
    "I'll only accept this if you let me buy you your coffee tomorrow." There is a moment of shocked silence. Before the Canadian could voice a protest, she speaks once again. "I insist. You have to accept."
    "I have to?" The question from the male has [C/N] thrown into a panic.
    "I didn't mean it like that. I meant it like I won't take no as an answer. So please accept my offer." The [h/c] woman's small ramble ends with her sending a pleading look to the blonde standing beside her.

    "Snickers Mocha, Caramel Kiss latte, and the food that you two ordered." The announcement of their order silences any response from the Canadian. He smiles down at [C/N] for a moment before turning to grab their order. 

---P.O.V. Change + Time Skip---

    Morning rolls around and [C/N] climbs out of the blankets that covered her. Glancing to the small alarm clock standing on the nightstand, she decides then and there to bypass putting on much make up. This would give her more time in between the walk to the building where the final session of the World Conference would take place and the hotel, meaning she could stop into the coffee shop and grab a drink.

    Quickly she throws off her nightwear and changes into her navy blue suit. "Let's hope today we get something productive done, and not change the names of any more mountains." She mummers to herself before grabbing her small brief case and bag. Slipping into her business heels, she walks out of the room and down the hall to the elevator.

    Not many people were out of their rooms at this time. This gives [C/N] a chance to think about her encounter with Canada the night before. 'Will he show up? He never responded to my proposal yesterday.' The ding of the elevator sounds and she steps in, pushing the button for the lobby. 'I cannot believe how great of a time I had last night. I thought I wanted to be alone after spending two days in the company of all of these countries, but I didn't mind C- crap. His name was Canada, right? I think so.'

-Ding!-

    The sound of the elevator arriving at the lobby brings the young nation out of her thoughts. She snaps her head up and walks out into the silent lobby. She starts toward the glass doors of the hotel before she is stopped by someone calling her name. She turns to see Germany making his way over to her, excusing himself from a conversation with the hotel concierge. "Morning, Germany," she greets.
    "Hallo, [C/N]. [3] What brings you out so early?" He asked.
    "I decided to grab myself a cup of coffee before the meeting started." She responds with a shrug.
    "I see. Italy told me you weren't feeling too well yesterday, are you feeling any better?" 
    "Huh?" A moment of confusion passes before [C/N] remembered the lie that she told almost everyone who approached her after the conference ended the day before. "Oh, that. Yes. I'm feeling much better now, thank you for asking." 

    They walk out of the hotel together in silence. [C/N] finds the silence to be awkward, yet she didn't know how to escape it. They came to a stop as they waited for the crossing signal, and Germany coughed. "Well..." The woman whispered. The signal for them to cross came, and they started across.
    "Would you care to switch seats," the German asks out of thin out, startling the female walking next to him. 
    "Sure?" [C/N] questions.
    "I saw that you were rather uncomfortable being seated next to America these past two days. You can have my seat if you don't mind sitting next to Italy." He explains.
    "Oh. I don't mind. Thank you for the offer Germany." [C/N] says before slowing her walk. The German turns to look back at her with a questioning gaze. "Coffee," she answers his unasked question. The store she had came to a stop in front of was the cafe from the night before. Germany nodded.
    "I'll see you at the meeting then." With those last words, he walks away.

    [C/N] lets out a sigh. She then walks into the cafe to order a coffee. To her surprise, Canada stood at the back of the small line. With a grin, she walks up to him and taps his back. He turns. When he sees it was her, the confusion is washed from his face and replaced by a smile. "Morning [C/N]." He greets.

    "Are you ready to take up my offer?" She asks with a grin.

"Kindness is like coffee. It awakens your spirit and improves your day." - Anonymous

Hello! I'm back again, this time with a Canada story!! This precious cinnamion roll is one of my favorites, and I hope you can tell by this story which took forever to write how much I love him. This story definatly took the longest to write, so far. One reason is school, though now I have an open period other than lunch I believe I should be able to get more stories done.

I hope this doesn't feel rushed, or too cliche. It is, I believe, the first time I tried writing anything in the canonverse of Hetalia instead of a Human!AU. How did I do??

That was a 2500 word story. I think that is the longest one I've written so far. I can't help it though!! Canada is the cutest! Oh and if you look at my gallery, my first stories are all FACE family. I am proud of that.

Hope you enjoyed the story!! 

So onto translations:
Amer-doux = bittersweet [according to google translate and my french/english dictionary] French
Ciao, bella = Hello, beautiful [according to google translate] Italian
Va bene = All right [once again, google translate] Italian


Disclaimer:
Hetalia belongs to Hidekazu Himaruya
I believe that the preview photo also belongs to Hidekazu Himaruya
No characters mentioned belong to me
I only own the very loose plot.

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Ashry42's avatar
For the title, it's actually the other way around: "doux-amer" and not "amer-doux" :)