PrussiaxReader: Not all Guys are Jerks

Your phone buzzed and your heart stopped in your chest. You knew what was coming. You were texting your boyfriend, Lovino Vargas, and you had gotten into the subject of your guys' relationship. It hadn't really been going south... but maybe it was. You guys never acted like a couple and he never acted like he liked you at all. He was one of the cutest guys in your class and everyone thought you'd make an adorable couple. You thought back a week... yes a week, don't judge.



~---------flash back---------~



You were texting Lovino. You had had a crush on him for some time and you knew he knew that you liked him because everyone had told him. Your heart beat faster every time he texted you- you couldn't help it. He texted you 'check ur email'. Your heart beat so fast it was about to pound through your chest and onto your living room floor. You quickly got on your computer and checked your email- there was an email from Lovino with an attachment. You opened it and it was a story. A story telling about the first time he met you and realized he was in love with you... he was in love with you?! Your heart caught in your throat. It was the sweetest thing ever. The last line of the story asked you out. You texted him 'Yes'.



~--------flash back end--------~



You two had been predicted sweethearts. However, when you got to school everything fell apart. His ex-girlfriend Bella glared at you while you walked down the hall, looking like she was going to rip your throat out. Lovino didn't really acknowledge you either... and it bugged you. He was scared about her doing something you thought, because he paid even less attention to you(if that was possible) whenever she was around. Which was often. Because she wouldn't leave you alone. Anyway~



You had just straight-up asked Lovino if he liked you at all because you wanted to make sure. You didn't put your heart out on the line often and you really didn't feel like trying it if all that was going to happen was you getting hurt. You looked at your phone and Lovi had said: 'Well... idk. I mean everything just got awkward when we started dating so...'



You knew he just didn't want to say it outright, but he wanted to break up. It wasn't awkward! We just need to actually try... if you really loved me you would... I guess everything was just a lie.... you thought brokenheartedly. However, you didn't want to make him feel all guilty for breaking up with you because if he really didn't like you than you didn't want to push him into a relationship because that was just wrong. So you replied: 'Yea...' because you didn't want it to come to an end if it didn't have to. 'Yea. Maybe we should just be friends for a while. Then we can date when it's better'



When it's better?! Whatever. You knew that was a lie- but you replied with a smiley face and said 'yea'.



And just like that it was over. You wanted to cry- no wait- you didn't. You only dated a week- why would you cry? So instead you bit back the tears and turned on the radio. However like irony came in like usual to make you feel worse when "Breakeven" came on and ripped your heart to threads. You snuck downstairs to find your parents asleep on the couch(like usual) so you snuck to the freezer and got some ice cream. You went back upstairs and again- irony was there for you again with "Not Over You" playing on the radio. ( >.< )



Thank goodness tomorrow is Saturday... you thought. You fell asleep with the radio playing and your half-eaten bowl of ice cream sitting next to you in bed. So much for being sneaky (--.--)



*****

The next day you stayed in bed and faked sleeping when your mom came upstairs to see if you were awake. You were happy she didn't try and wake you up though because you didn't want to do anything. Just then you heard a small thud against your bedroom window. Your eyes flew open and you watched your window. A few seconds later you heard the small noise again and it was a small... what was it??? You went to the window and saw it was your best friend Gilbert Beilschmidt with a... poptart?!?! He was throwing bits of poptart at your window!!! You rolled your eyes but felt yourself smile despite the still-horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach. You opened up your window.



"Hey "____"! Get down here! It's Saturday!" You racked your brain... Saturday... what was going on Saturday?? You couldn't remember.



"And...." you asked, making him continue. His bright crimson eyes grew wide and his mouth hung open so large Gilbird could've made a nest on his tongue.



"It's the first day of the town carnival! We have to go down there to ride the rides before they get crowded!!" he exclaimed.



You face-palmed. How could you forget? Gilbert, Francis, Antonio and you had been planning on this for so long- mapping out the route to hit the most rides, staking out the best food stands, and saving all of your money since last year's carnival!



"OMFMB*(Oh My Flying Mint Bunny)* how could I forget?!"



"I don't know!!! Now get ready and get down here! We're losing time, woman! Keseseses~"



You threw on a {f/c tank-top} and put your {h/c} hair into a high pony-tail and grabbed the wad of cash you stashed in your favorite book and went back to your open window. You were about to climb out when you suddenly remembered your mom. You called through your room-



"MOM! I'M GOING OUT!" you thought you heard a muffled reply- and although you weren't sure it was a yes, it was good enough for you. You climbed out your window onto the ledge and jumped down. You had done this countless times before and although it still made you nervous because it was a two story jump, you got over your fear within a second and leaped down to Gil. You landed on your feet in a crouch position and sprung back up to see Gilbert smiling at you. You cocked your eyebrow at him.



"What?" Gil shook his head.



"Nothing..." he turned and walked away.



~---------Gilbert's POV------------~



When he saw you jump from your window he couldn't stop thinking about how awesome you were. She's just so... different... Gilbert thought.



~------------Your POV----------~



You sprinted up behind him and asked who else was going to the carnival.



"Francis, Antonio, Ludwig, Feliciano, Kiku... and Lovino was supposed to come but he backed out last minute."



Your heart lurched. You had forgotten about Lovino entirely when Gilbert came and you felt a little guilty. Gilbert looked at you when you were silent and saw your face twisted in a weird expression.



"What?" he asked.



You looked up at him. If Lovino didn't tell him than you weren't sure if you wanted to... Gilbert must've sensed your hesitation.



"You can trust me! Come on, I'm too awesome to tell everyone something you don't want me to." You nodded.



"W-well... hum... Lovi broke up with me last night... Th-that's why he backed out today." You rubbed your arm and stared at your feet- which was a mistake because you were still walking and you walked right into a tree. You could tell Gilbert didn't know what to do because when you fell backwards on your butt he leaned over you.His mouth twitched into a smile because of your epik phail, but his eyes shone with sadness because he could tell that the wound of Lovino was still tender.



"You okay?" he asked. He put his hand to your forehead and brought it away with a twinge of blood on it. You gasped because you hated blood and it was now coming out of your head. "It's fine!" Gil said, remembering your fear. "It's not much at all, just a scrape."



You attempted to nod but it didn't really work. He smiled, sensing what you were trying to do. He picked you up into his arms and you felt the tears coming on- from both the tree accident and Lovino. Gil gave you an apologetic smile and you sniffed and wiped your eyes with the back of your wrist.



"I'm okay. I just have to remember that all guys are jerks." As soon as you said it you wished you'd rephrased it- because Gilbert's face fell and you felt bad. "I... I didn't mean ALL guys..." Gilbert chuckled.



"It's fine. I'm too awesome to be offended by someone's words!" he said. But you could tell it did hurt a little. You sighed.



"I didn't mean you- or Ludwig or Mattie or Alfred... actually now that I think about it there are a lot of guys that AREN'T jerks... I guess I just have a bad habit of attracting the ones who are," you said sadly. It was true- the last three guys you dated didn't even last a week. One of them cheated on you, the other one said it just wasn't 'working out', and one of them said that you were just too weird and he couldn't handle you. Now Lovi... it was true. Relationships apparently weren't your thing.



~-------Gilbert's POV----------~



He could see what she was thinking through her eyes. He mentally shook his head. He didn't know why guys were jerks to her. He didn't know why they couldn't see just what they had gotten a hold of. She was smart, talented, and beautiful- and the few guys she dated threw her away like she was just some girl. She is not just some girl. She's everything. He just wished that he would find the right time to tell her how much he loved her...

He didn't like to see her wallow in self pity though so...



~-----------Your POV-----------~



Gilbert dropped you(on your feet, thank goodness) and you let out a squeal as you hit the ground. You glared at him.



"What was that for?!"



"You need to stop wallowing in self-pity, "_____"~ It's like, super unawesome. Plus, it's time to go to the carnival and have a great time! Come on~ we've been planning this forEVER and we are NOT going to have it ruined because of stupid Lovino breaking your heart."



You wanted to cry, but you knew he was right. You sniffed again and made sure all the tears were out of your eyes and you looked up at him.



"Okay." You immediately made yourself forget about Lovino and made yourself be happy~ or at least fake it for Gil. You slapped on a big smile. "Let's go to the carnival!"



Gilbert was happy and smiled a huge grin.



"That was pretty awesome of you, "_____". Let's go!!"



The two of you ran to the carnival and you were both out of breath by the time you got there. You were laughing though- and already having a good time. You pulled out the huge wad of cash you had and Gilbert took it from you- adding it to his own. Just then Francis and Antonio walked up and Gil took their money too. All together the four of you had a $1,500- enough for a butt-load of tickets, games, and food. You were so excited! You waved good-bye to the Axis boys as the Bad Friends Trio drug you off to god-knows-where.



The four of you first went to the 'gut buster'- it consisted of you being strapped into a seat- but you didn't sit down, your feet dangled like you were standing on air. Then it took you up a steep climb- sped you down like a friggin comet- then looped the loop a couple of times. You screamed once when you shot down the hill- but Gil screamed like a little girl every time you went upside down. You laughed because it was hilarious to see Gilbert scared like this. When it was over Gil acted like nothing had happened.



"That was an awesome ride!!" you exclaimed when you got off.



Francis and Antonio nodded in agreement when Gilbert cut in.



"It was okay... not up to the thrill level I had hoped it would be though."



You all stared at him. He looked at the three of you.



"What?"



You all started exclaiming how he was screaming like Feliciano when he saw Britain coming and how he was practically crying and-



"What?? Soooo not true!" Gilbert scoffed rolling his eyes. You drug him over to the snap-shot booth and the picture of the four of you was awesome. Antonio and you had your mouths wide open in a huge smile with your eyes wide open full of excitement. Your {h/c} hair was coming out of it's pony-tail and Toni's was practically straight up against the back of the seat. You looked at Francis- who's blonde hair was covering his face- but you could see his mouth was closed in a firm line.



"I 'ad just swallowed a fly! It was disgusting!" Francis exclaimed. You all laughed then pointed at Gilbert.



His silver hair was flown out of his face and his eyes scrunched shut. His mouth was opened in a large frown you could tell he was screaming like a baby. Gilbert didn't comment but drug the three of you away from the photo and towards more rides.



By the time the four of you met up with Ludwig, Feli, and Kiku for lunch you had already hit all the roller coasters. As you sat down to eat, you realized just how awesome the carnival was. Feli was able to find pasta, Ludwig and Gilbert found a brautwurst stand, Francis found some French cuisine(WTF???), Kiku found some Japanese food, and Spain found some Paella(again... WTF? I know RESTAURANTS that don't serve that!!). You found some food from {your country}. It was a great time telling stories about the things you had done. The Axis boys hadn't really done anything too risky- they stayed on the kiddie rides. You smiled when you imagined Feliciano screaming his head of going two miles per hour in a caterpillar ride.



You spent the rest of the day with the Bad Friends Trio and had a great time. You didn't think of Lovino an ounce. The last ride of the day was the ferris wheel. You rode up with Gilbert. You felt yourself blush as he grabbed your hand not giving you any say in the matter of riding the most cheesily romantic ride in existence.



You got up to the top and you realized that Gil looked a little queasy as he peered over the edge of the gondola. You smirked and he looked at you.



"W-what?" he asked suspiciously.



"I can't believe this!" you said busting up laughing.



"WHAT?!"



"Y-you're afraid of heights!!!" you said through fits of laughter. Gilbert blushed and got defensive.



"A-am not! I-I'm too awesome to be afraid of something s-so stupid!!" he stuttered.



You kept laughing and he shoved you a little- making your gondola swing. Gilbert immediately clung onto the side so hard that his knuckles were white. You smiled.



"Are you scared, Gilly?" you asked him mischievously. He glared at you.



"No!"



"Then you won't mind if I do.... THIS?" you ask rocking the gondola even more- causing it to sway perilously. You got glares from a couple of the people around you because it rocked the whole ride.



Gilbert's eyes grew wide with fear.



"S-stop it!" You smiled and put your hands in the air telling him you were done. You took a quick glance around- not realizing how late it had gotten. The whole carnival was light up with rainbow colors whirring around as the rides spun around. You smiled at the beautiful sight. The moon was in a perfect crescent shining bright.



~-------Gilbert's POV---------~



He stared at her as she looked at the carnival all light up. The light of the moon shone in her {e/c} eyes- making them look as beautiful as ever. She had taken her hair out of her ponytail and it was messy and unkept- but somehow she could pull it off and make it look adorable. He mentally face palmed.



How can I be thinking about this?? She just got dumped by Lovino and I can't get her out of my head... but she is not just some ordinary girl- normally I don't get this worked up over any petty frau...



He smiled anyway because he couldn't stop himself. There was definitely something about her...



~-------Your POV----------~



You heard Gilbert breath a sigh of relief as the ride came down to the bottom for the last time and he was able to get off. "I have NO idea why I did that..." he said shaking his head. You laughed as the two of you met up with Antonio, Francis, and the Axis boys. The carnival was closing- you had been there all day and had an amazing time. Gilbert gave you a piggy-back ride out of the park and Ludwig rolled his eyes.



~--------Back with the Group----------~



" 'ow long do you think it will be 'till Gilbert tells her he loves her?" Francis wondered aloud.



"He certainly is falling hard for that chica, huh?" Antonio agreed. Everyone nodded and mumbled in agreement.



~--------Back to you and Gilbert -----------



The warm wind was in your face as you clung to Gilbert. You rested your head on the top of his and you smiled. You were loving every minute of this. You weren't sure why... I mean, less than 24 hours ago you were crushed by Lovi breaking up with you- and now he was the last thing on your mind as you were heading home from a great day piggy-backing on your friend Gilbert Beilschmidt.



~----------Gilbert's POV----------~



He loved the feeling of her warm body pressed up against his- and the moment that she lay her head down on his made every second more awesome. He gripped you- he wanted to make sure that you wouldn't fall.



Truth be told he never wanted this moment to end- between the weather, the feeling, and you, everything was perfect. You know what else was perfect? The timing... he thought. He blushed just thinking about it. He could feel all the feelings rising up in him just thinking about it.



"Hey.... hey "_____"?" he asked.



"Yes?" "______" said sweetly. He gulped- your voice was so beautiful... how was he going to say this? "Gilbert?" she asked again- making sure you were still awake.



"Hum... well... I hum... I don't know if this is the right time to say this but... I really... really like you..."



~-----------Your POV-----------~



Your heart stopped. Did he... did he just say what I think he said? you thought. You were about to say something when he continued.



"You... I feel so bad about you and Lovino, and I feel bad about telling you this now, but you seemed so sad today and I can't bear to see you like that. I know I said that you shouldn't wallow in self pity and you shouldn't because you should know that you really are amazing. You're smart... talented... beautiful..." he got down to a whisper by the end but then continued loud again. "And I just don't know why guys treat you like they do because you don't deserve that and I know you act all good on the outside and I want you to know that I'm always here for you and don't feel bad if you say no because I totally get that you just went through a really tough break up and this was totally inappropriate of me to tell you this and I'm just really sorry and verdammt I'm rambling and I can't stop and-"



You stopped the helpless German(Prussian- sorry!) by wrapping your arm around and putting your hand over his mouth. You whispered into his ear-



"Gilbert... thank you so much. You know you're not so bad yourself... and..." you thought about it for a moment. Gilbert had always been there for you and... you hoped that you weren't 'realizing' these feelings because you were feeling lonely after Lovino left you but... you smiled. "I believe I have always loved you Gil... it just took a while for me to see it." You felt his lips smile against your hand as he slipped you off his back and down to the ground in front of him. You looked up at him- his crimson eyes gleaming from moonlight... or was it happiness? You weren't sure.







~-------Gilbert's POV-------~



This was the moment. He leaned down to kiss her and she leaned back.



~-----------Your POV---------~



You leaned into Gil's embrace and hugged his neck tightly as he kissed you lightly and happily. You both smiled against each other with the feeling just... just of 'rightness'. Stupid laws of life got the better of you though and you had to pull away to breath. He smiled a smile of victory and you grinned back at him as he pulled in for another kiss. You gratefully agreed and was brought back into heaven. This was heaven. He was heaven. Everything was perfect and you wouldn't have changed anything for anything. Gilbert pulled away first and grinned at you smugly.



"See, "_____"? Not all guys are jerks!" you grinned and rolled your eyes.



"I know..." you whispered. "Now shut up and kiss me." Gilbert dramatically sighed.



"If I have to..." you laughed and jumped into him cutting him off. Not all guys are jerks you thought.