Happy Birthday Russia (Russia X Reader)

(Name) came home from the store after about an hour and a half of shopping. She wanted to surprise her boyfriend, Ivan, with a few of his favorite things for his birthday when he came home from work. She still had a little bit of vodka left over from celebrating Christmas with all of their friends but she got another bottle just to be safe. She wanted everything to be perfect for him when he got home.

She reached into one of the grocery bags and took out a few pots with sunflowers planted inside of them that she got from the florist and set one of them in the middle of the kitchen table and two more on both sides of the living room table. Seeing the sunflowers would definitely put Ivan in a good mood.

She picked up their home phone and looked for Feliciano, Francis, and Kiku’s phone numbers in Ivan’s notepad. She called each of them to get them to come over and help her cook a few meals for Ivan’s party and invite a few others to come to the small party. They all thankfully agreed to come and help so she wouldn’t have to do the cooking all by herself. Besides all of that, there were many other things that she needed to do before he came home and she needed all the time she could get to do them and all the help she could get.

“This is going to be a busy day,” (Name) mumbled and looked up at the clock hanging from the wall. It was 3:30 and she needed to have everything ready by 6:00 when Ivan came home from work. It was two and half hours but it still didn’t feel like enough time but she wanted nothing more than to make Ivan happy on his special day.

She started setting up decorations in the living room and kitchen while she waited for Kiku, Francis, and Feliciano to arrive and help with the cooking. She had just started on checking over the R.S.V.P.’s in the kitchen when they had finally rang the door bell. She ran into the living room and opened the door to let them in. “Vee~ This place looks nice, (Name)!” Feliciano said.

“You have a knack for decorating, (Name)-san,” Kiku said. “It is pretty nice.”

“Thanks guys,” (Name) said, “but there isn’t any time for compliments right now. We have to get all the food and decorations ready before Ivan gets here. We only have two more hours to get everything ready.”

“Srow down, (Name)-san. It sounds like you’re working yourself too hard.”

“But I-”

“It’s okay,” Francis said. “We’ll take care of the food if you have the recipes already. Just get some rest.”

“Vee~ You don’t have to make yourself tired,” Feliciano said. “You’ve already done a lot.”

“Just go back to whatever you were doing,” Kiku said.

“Are you sure I should?” (Name) said.

“Why of course, mon ami,” Francis siad. “We’ll handle all the work in the kitchen so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“There are three of us after all,” Felicano said. “We’ll be able to handle it.”

“If you say so guys,” (Name) said, taking the R.S.V.P. letters into the living room and sitting down on the couch to start checking over them again. It seems like most of the people who got the invitations were able to come to his surprise party, not including the ones already here. His sisters would be able to come as well so that should make Ivan even happier.

“I guess I’m finished with what I need to do,” (Name) said to herself. “Except a little bit of cleaning maybe. Wait a minute, I cleaned before I left for work this morning... Maybe I do need some rest. Maybe Kiku was right, I do feel like I’m working myself to death.”

(Name) laid down on the couch and closed her eyes to rest her tired body for a while.

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“(Name)-san, it’s time to wake up,” Kiku said.

“Hm?” (Name) mumbled and sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. “What time is it?”

“It’s 5:30, (Name),” Francis said. “The food is ready and the guests should be coming any time soon.”

“So now we have everything!” Feliciano said happily.

“Everything but the birthday boy,” (Name) said. “He should be home from work by 6.”

“Everyone should be here by then,” Feliciano said. “We just have to wait for them.”

(Name) stretched and sat up on the couch. “At least we’re finished with most of the work now. We have everything out of the way now.”

“Most everything,” Kiku said. “We still have to give everyone a hiding place before Ivan-kun comes home.”

“Yeah you’re right... Maybe a few people can hide in the kitchen if there isn’t enough room in here.”

“Dudes, we’re ready to party!” Alfred called from outside the door.

“Come on in Alfred,” (Name) called back to him. “The door is unlocked.”

“Awesome!” Alfred burst into the house with Matthew following behind him.

“Can’t you calm down a bit, bro?” Matthew said, adjusting Kumajiro into his arms.

“Dude, this is a party. Parties are supposed to be wild.”

“Not quite yet, Alfred,” (Name) said. “We still need to be quiet when Ivan pulls up, and we still have to wait on everyone else before we can really do anything.”

Alfred wrapped his arms over his chest. “No fun.”

“Try and get over it until everything is ready.”

“Fine,” Alfred said before finding a spot in the kitchen.

“Don’t eat anything yet.”

“Aw come on!”

Matthew sweatdropped and followed Alfred into the kitchen. In a matter of ten minutes everyone else had finally arrived for Ivan’s party. I let everyone get settled in for the next twenty minutes before we saw Ivan’s car lights splash through the window. “Everyone be quiet,” (Name) whispered as she hid behind the couch with what little space there was behind it.

Everyone remained silent and waited until they heard the creak of the front door opening. “That’s strange,” he murmured. “I thought (Name) would be home by now but all the lights are off.” Ivan felt around for the light switch on the wall and flipped in on.

“Surprise!” Everyone yelled as they popped out from the hiding places.

(Name) moved out of her hiding place and and stood up on the tip of her toes to leave a small kiss on his cheek. “Happy birthday, sweetheart.”

Ivan looked from his crowd of friends and then down to (Name), smiling softly at her. “Did you do all of this for me?”

“Of course I did, but I had a lot of help. Come in and enjoy your party.”

“Did someone say party?!” Alfred said from the kitchen.

Matthew and Arthur sighed and sweatdropped at him. “Here we go,” they said simultaneously. Needless to say, Alfred was the one who kicked off the party and was also one of the last ones to go when they party had finally ended at 8:30.

Feliciano, Francis, and Kiku had volunteered to stay and help clean up the mess from the party as well as the dishes they had used for the food. “Thanks, guys,” (Name) said. “I really appreciate all of your help.”

“Di niente, (Name)!” Feliciano said. “The party was pretty fun!”

“Maybe we should throw one like that for Kiku, oui~?” Francis said.

“N-no sank you, Francis-kun,” Kiku said.

Ivan came into the kitchen and reached for (Name)’s hand, taking it into his own hand and lacing their fingers together. “I would like to speak with you in private, (Name). Is that okay?”

“Of course, Ivan.” (Name) held onto Ivan’s hand and followed him into the living room, sitting down on the couch next to him. “What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?”

“It’s about the party.”

“Oh, did you like it? Or was it too much?”

“Actually, I did like it. It was very pleasant, and it’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.”

(Name) blushed a light shade of pink and smiled at him. “I just wanted to make you happy on your birthday.”

“You did.” Ivan lifted (Name)’s hand up to his lips and kissed it tenderly. “And in return, I would like to make you happy every day.” Ivan reached into his pocket and knelt down on the floor on one knee. He took his hand out of his pocket and in his hand was a small leather box that fit in the palm of his hand. “(Name) (Last Name), will you marry me and take the name of (Name) Braginsky?”

(Name)’s eyes started to fill with tears of joy as she flung herself into’s Ivan’s arms. “Yes, Ivan! A thousand times yes!”

Ivan chuckled softly and wrapped his arms around (Name). “Your love is the best birthday present I’ve ever received, (Name).”

(Name) pulled back slightly and kissed Ivan’s lips softly. “It’s a present I’ll continue to give to you every day for the rest of my life.”

“Люблю тебя всем сердцем, всей душою, (Name). I always will.”

“I’ll always love you with all of my heart and soul too.”

Ivan took the ring out of its box and slipped into onto (Name)’s finger. “A perfect fit.”

“Just like us.” (Name) wrapped her arms around Ivan’s neck and kissed him, pouring all of the emotions she was experiencing into the kiss. Ivan wrapped his arms around (Name)’s waist, pouring all of his emotions into the kiss as well. He pulled back after a minute and just held the love of his life in his arms, never wanting to let her go. This would only be the first of many nights that he would be able to hold her so close to him.