Her Papas Ch.3

Edit: Romania's name has been changed to

Her Papas

Chapter Three: Unwanted?
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Nikola wakes up with an overwhelming feeling of being smothered from the front and back. A heaviness is on his back and a small warmth is in his arms. He gets the strong urge to push it all away and run, the unfamiliar feeling far too frightening for him. Just as he starts to move, however, he looks down and realizes what exactly is happening. Luminita is lying in his arms, her tiny body curled up against him sound asleep. Against his back is a far less welcomed presence, however.

With arms wrapped tightly around Nikola's waist, Dimitrie is sound asleep behind the Bulgarian. He's fine with Luminita against him, but Dimitrie is too much. The feeling of someone so big against him is almost smothering and all Nikola wants is to escape his grasp, but he can't. What on earth possessed him to actually allow Dimitrie to lay down beside him?

A feeling of dread comes over Nikola as he remembers something. Something he hopes to god Dimitrie has forgotten when he wakes up. He called Dimitrie daddy. Willingly, he actually called Dimitrie something as humiliating as daddy. A mental note needs to be made that Nikola should never talk to anyone when he's exhausted. EVER.

"Nikolaaaa…" Dimitrie whines, burying his face in the pillow. "We have classes, don't we?"

"…Yeah…" Nikola groans, prying Dimitrie's arms off of him and moving away towards the edge of the bed with the still sleeping Luminita. "I don't have class until eleven, so I'm not moving." He mumbles, seeing it is only seven in the morning.

"Lucky." Dimitrie sighs, sitting up and stretching. "I guess I'll see you around ten thirty to get Luminita." He says, receiving a muffled agreement from Nikola. "Haha! We're so domestic."

Nikola groans and looks up at him annoyed. "I'm trying to sleep. Keep your useless observations for another time."

"As you wish, mommy." Dimitrie teases before heading to the shower. "Daddy will see you two later!"

Nikola's face goes bright red and he sits up, grabbing a pillow and chucking it at Dimitrie. "Not mommy! Not daddy! Simply two guys taking care of a kid. Don't make this awkward."

Dimitrie laughs a little. "It got awkward the moment you agreed to it." He points out before tossing the pillow back at him before disappearing behind the bathroom door.

"…Hm…he has a point…" Nikola mumbles before lying back down in bed and going to sleep.

The morning goes on normal from there, Dimitrie going to classes and Nikola taking care of Luminita to get her ready for going on campus. Around 10:30 he arrives with her to see Dimitrie surrounded by people. Off campus they are like a make-shift family, but on campus they are cold and distant to one another. Nikola didn't really plan on doing that from the beginning, but after their first night together Dimitrie made it a point to avoid him for everything except exchanging Luminita, so he's decided to go with it.

What should it matter, anyways? He didn't agree to help so he could be friends with Dimitrie, he agreed so two poor children wouldn't be more overwhelmed than they had to be. Besides, it's fairly obvious to him Dimitrie doesn't actually like him. For some reason Dimitrie harbors an intense hatred for his social status to the point where there's an unspoken rule against Nikola mentioning his money, living situation, or anything of the sort. Both of them have pretty much made their past family lives off limits and when they are alone without Luminita one of them is always in a hurry to run off.

Nikola went into this with such high hopes, Dimitrie did as well he knows it, yet in the end it is impossible. They will stick together until Dimitrie begins dating and finds a suitable replacement, and that's fine. He knows where he stands now so he expects nothing more or less.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Luminita calls out when Nikola and her stumble upon him in the food court.

"Luminita, I'm your brother. Please stop calling me daddy." Dimitrie sighs before taking her and smiling at Nikola. "Thanks for bringing her."

"Yeah, see you later." Nikola mumbles, heading off quickly. After classes Nikola gets a call from his father, telling him to return to the place he's living for the night. He has no problem with going there, but Luminita sure will. When the time comes for him and Dimitrie to meet up at the younger man's house he gets nervous. Luminita's not going to take it well which means Dimitrie won't be too accepting of it either.

"Hey Nikola!" Dimitrie calls, grinning at the man as they meet up in the driveway. His grin quickly fades to curiosity, however, when Nikola gets closer. "Huh…? What's wrong?"

Nikola looks at him surprised for a second before smiling apologetically. "I have to go home tonight. My uncle got hurt on the job so I have to help around the house…" He explains and Dimitrie pouts.

"Whhaaat? No way! That sucks…" The teen sighs before looking to Luminita. "You better behave without him tonight."

"You know…" Nikola mumbles, looking at the ground. "You should hurry up and find a girlfriend to help you with Luminita."

"H-huh?" Dimitrie frowns. "Why would I do that…when I have you?"

"Because you don't like me, obviously." Nikola answers and Dimitrie twitches.

"Who the hell said that?" He asks angrily. "Whoever it was is a bold faced liar!"

"But…you…huh?" Nikola stares at him confused. "You don't?"

"Of course I don't!" Dimitrie exclaims, grabbing Nikola's wrist and dragging him into the house, Luminita tripping over her feet trying to keep up. Once they get inside he let's go of her and drags Nikola to the couch, pushing him to sit down. "Listen up you awkward pain in the ass!"

"Hey now that's a bit over the top…" Nikola mumbles.

"If you were stupid enough to think that then it isn't over the top." Dimitrie huffs, crossing his arms. "I don't dislike you at all, idiot. I've said I like you enough times, haven't I?"

"Everyone says things they don't mean." Nikola points out and Dimitrie glares at him.

"Not me." The Romanian states firmly. "In fact, if anyone here should get the wrong idea it should be me! I mean you don't talk about yourself at all, you refuse to be alone with me and run off when Luminita goes to bed, and you don't even pay attention to me on campus!" Dimitrie rants, growing more frustrated with every word.

"Wh-whoa now! You're the one who ignored me on campus first!" Nikola yells. "When I first brought you Luminita you barely even looked at me! Of course I'm not going to try to approach you after that! And whenever I talk about myself you get pissy, so why would I bother? You don't talk about yourself either, you know! That's one of the reasons I don't stick around when she's asleep, without being able to talk about ourselves, what do I do?"

Dimitrie groans, covering his face with his hand. "Why are you so awkwwwaaarrrd? It's painful, physically painful." He sits down on the couch beside him, keeping his eyes on Luminita as she plays in front of them. "I did that the first time because I was being shy as well…I mean, it's the first time we really talked at school. B-but just because I was being awkward the first time doesn't mean you should avoid me forever!"

"But-!"

"And yeah, if you talk about money and whatnot I get annoyed, but there are other things you can say about yourself you know. As for about me…I...I'm not ready to talk about my family yet." Dimitrie mumbles and Nikola sighs.

"So…sorry." He says, looking to Dimitrie awkwardly. "I'm used to spending more time with those who I've known for a long time who I am more comfortable with." Letting out an awkward laugh he smiles at Dimitrie. "I...I'll do better."

Dimitrie laughs a little. "God you're so awkward Nikola. I guess I have no choice but to make you comfortable with me the same way you are with Roderich."

Nikola looks to him confused. "How…would you know what I'm like with Roderich?" He asks and Dimitrie blushes a little.

"W-well…I mean…I may or may not have seen you two around here and there in the past…" Dimitrie explains, smiling at Nikola. "I'd like it if we could joke around the same way you two do someday."

"That would be useful…" Nikola mumbles and Dimitrie pats him on the head.

"Someday you will like me even more than you like Roderich!"

"It's doubtful."

A dark smile comes to Dimitrie's face. "Oh no, you will. I'll definitely beat Roderich."

Nikola eyes him wearily. "It's not…a competition…"

"It shouldn't be. I'm raising a kid with you I should automatically be more important." Laurenţiu huffs and Nikola rolls his eyes.

"Don't be such a kid. I've gotta go now, I'll be back tomorrow." He kneels down next to Luminita. "Now you be a good girl, okay?"

Luminita pouts. "Okay…mommy come back?" She asks and Nikola twitches a little as Dimitrie snickers in the background.

"Y-yeah…I-mom…my…will come back." Nikola whispers, making Dimitrie burst into laughter. "Damnit you shut up!"

"Sorry, sorry!" Dimitrie snickers, taking Nikola's hand before he can leave. "By the way…" He begins, his tone now serious. "No matter how awkward we may be with each other, don't forget that I do like you. Understand?"

Nikola stares down at him flustered. "Y-yeah I get it, don't talk to me like some little kid!" He huffs, pulling his hand away before heading out.

"Don't worry, daddy would never treat mommy like a little kid~!" Dimitrie teases, watching as Nikola storms out the door embarrassed.
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A/N: Nikola my god you are so awkward Dimitrie has the patience of a saint! Also, new name for Romania...I'll do my best to remember it lD