Russia X Reader Pt 3

       You fluttered your eyes open, expecting to see the sun’s rays seep into the room but instead you were met with the shimmering blue eyes that seemed to reflect with violet at this close distance.

       “Niki!” You jumped up and stared at your brother as he crossed his arms looking from you to the area beside you.

       It wasn’t till you felt shifting covers and heard a small yawn did you remember you had slept with Ivan on his first night sleeping in his new home.

       “Vhat is vis all of se noise?” Ivan asked rubbing the sleep from his tired violet eyes.

       You turned to him, “Nothing, Niki here just gave me a heart attack is all. Morning Ivan.” You then turned to Nikolai, “Morning Niki.”

       “Vhy are you in here?”

       “Ivan couldn’t sleep, so I thought it would be best to stay with him. Like what you did for me when I moved in.”

       Nikolai looked away with a small blush on his face. “I did no such sing.”

       You giggled, Nikolai didn’t like you at first but he did let you sleep in his room the first night. Which is why those days after that, him avoiding you or being somewhat rude to you made you think you did something wrong but now it is clear he just has a hard time showing his true feelings. Though at times, he doesn’t know how to keep what he feels turned down a few pegs.

       Getting out of Ivan’s bed you yawned and stretched up an arm. Nikolai watched Ivan get out of bed while you stretched before looking back to you. “Jacob vants to talk to Ivan about se usual.”

       You nodded and turned to Ivan. “Get dressed and meet us in the living room. See you soon.” You then left with Nikolai.

       Ivan looked to the corner where his luggage sat. He still hadn’t unpacked it. He usually left his things sit for a few days, always expecting that he wouldn’t be here long.

       Slowly making his way over to the black bags, he sat on the carpet, and placed his hands over the zipper of the first bag. “Maybe unpacking a few sings von’t be bad.”


       Ivan came down the stairs slowly wearing a pair of jeans and a long sleeves cream colored sweater. When he reached the living room, he seen Jacob sleeping in his chair, his head and feet dangled over each side of the arm rests.

       “Ivan!”

       Ivan turned to see Dimitri coming over. “Good morning,” he hugged Ivan tightly, squishing Ivan’s face against his chest.

       After Dimitri pulled away, Ivan was able to speak. “Good morning. I vas told to come down but…” he looked over to Jacob.

       Dimitri laughed, “Not to vorry. Jacob vill vake soon, vatch.” He placed his hands on Ivan’s shoulders and the two watched Jacob.

       You entered the living room from the other side, placing your hands on your hips you glared at your sleeping older brother. Rolling up your long [color] sleeves you marched over and took in a deep breath before placing one hand over his mouth and nose and the other twisting his ear.

       “WAKE UP!”

       “Ahhh!!”  Jacob shot up and caused the chair to tip back and him falling over the top of it. “Ow! What the heck was that for?”

       “You stayed up playing video games again, didn’t you?”

       He pouted peeking over the top of the chair. “No, I was looking over some files…and then video games to unwind.”

       “Files?”

       He made his way back around to the front of the chair and sat down. “Yeah. So, where is our new bro?” His bright smile returned.

       Just then, Dimitri pushed Ivan into the room. “Here he is.”

       Jacob’s smile widened at seeing Ivan, “Bro! Give your big brother a hug good morning!”

       Ivan hid part of his face in his long scarf and looked to the side. You sighed and put your foot on the handle to the chair, making chair switch into a reclining position.

       “Ack! Hey now.”

       You smiled, “Take a seat Ivan. We all need to talk to you.”

       Ivan shifted his gaze to you, worry whelming up inside of him. “All?”

       He looked around, Dimitri was here, you were here, Jacob was here, but where was… His eyes caught sight of the one he was looking for. Across the room, hugging a corner was Nikolai, glaring at him.

       You followed his gaze and waved to Nikolai, “Niki! Come on over. Don’t be shy.”

       “I am not shy.” He said coming over and pulling you down with him onto the couch.

       Jacob cleared his throat. “Ivan my awesome little bro, we want to let you know that, haha, drum roll please!”

       Dimitri did his best to make some sounds like drums before Jacob continued. He pounded on his dark jean covered legs, holding in a laugh before stopping and looking to Jacob.

       “You are looking at your new family!”

       Ivan tilted his head, “Da, you have already told me sis.”

       “Yes but, don’t you think you’re missing something?”

       Ivan looked to you and then looked around before it caught him. “Vhere is se parents?”

       Jacob chuckled, “We have none.”

       Ivan was taken by this. No parents? But didn’t they say their parents were on a trip? And he could have sworn he heard some names while being told a little about his new family.

       Dimitri spoke up, “You are probably vondering how sis is, da?”

       “Well, we are on our own you see,” you said standing up. “Jacob here can tell you the full story, please sit Ivan.”

       He nodded and sat down, scotching in some when Dimitri sat down while you went to stand by Jacob.

       Jacob took in a deep breath, “You see Ivan. Mr. and Mrs. Karin, my folks, adopted me when I was around fifteen. A lot of families never want older children, heck, teenagers are never a choice, but when they came to the orphanage to pick out a child, I guess they felt sorry for me.”

       He stopped for a minute, knitting his fingers together and looking down at his hands before continuing. “At first, I thought that was all it was, feeling sorry for some kid who no one wanted and would be thrown out soon. So I was distant for most my time living with them. Yet…they still loved me.” He looked up, “It took a while but I found out that it wasn’t pity, they just wanted to give me a future.”

       His tone was so serious, a rare moment to hear from Jacob. Everyone in the room was so quiet while his spoke and Ivan was listening to every word. Though he was confused to what exactly was the meaning.

       “My folks were very kind but kindness doesn’t save people from the cruelty of the world.” Jacob’s eyes narrowed slowly, his brown hair covering now both of his eyes. “They were killed by some guy robbing a convenience store. They only went out to get some milk, some eggs, while I was still asleep. If I had woken up I could have told them there was fresh milk and eggs in the fridge in the basement but I stayed up the night before studying for some test.”

       Your eyes traveled to Jacob. You wanted to badly to hug him but didn’t move. Hearing this story for the second time still pierced your heart. Dimitri and Nikolai had heard it before as well, it replayed with each new member, and was added to as well.

       Jacob looked up, a small glisten of a tear catching the light. “I was lost after that, I didn’t know what to do. I was only eighteen and was getting ready for college after high school and the only people who seemed to care were gone.”

       He took in a deep breath and sat up straight, “I walked the streets a lot after that and I came across some thugs beating up some guy. At first, I didn’t much think of what it was I was watching but when I saw it was older men and not some snot nosed kids, beating up someone not so much younger than me, I snapped.”

       Dimitri poked Ivan’s shoulder, drawing his attention to him. “Jacob saved me sat day and brought me to his house. Days I vas unconscious and he stayed by my side until I voke up. He took care of me vhen I told him how I vas on my own because my family left me from traveling. He adopted me, or, he signed his parent’s names and adopted me sat vay.”

       Ivan was starting to understand now. He looked back to Jacob, “So…you adopted me?”

       Jacob nodded, “Yeah. I took in Nikolai, despite his hatred towards a lot of people. Then [f/n] here after she was moving around from foster family to foster family.”

       “But…vhy?”

       “Because, we all needed someone when no one was around. Dimitri was left at age ten by his parents and had worked odd jobs and getting mixed up with bad sorts of people. Nikolai was abused by his parents and his father killed his mother one night before trying to kill him and he ran. He was six then and told us that he was taken in but was still badly abused until I found him years later, when trust was almost a fairy tale you could say.”

       Ivan looked at the two, their eyes reflecting the pain they had seen, before his traveled to yours. “And…you?”

       You sighed, “I have no sad tales such as that but my foster families weren’t accommodating to me. A few expected too much from me or didn’t care much about if lived. No one really took care of me and the foster families I was with that were good to me were only temporary till I was officially adopted. I was hit a few times, but most of the abuse was verbal.”

       Jacob stood up, “I began to think that if my folks could save me from a life I could have been thrown into after the crappy one I had at the orphanage, than why couldn’t I save others. I’m not trying to be a saint or think of myself highly and obviously I can’t save everyone but when I found or heard about what had happened to you four, I took you in. Under my Pa and Ma’s names because they are the reason I am here and they are the reason we became a family.”

       Ivan hung his head down. This was so much to take in. Everyone here was much like himself. Though in his years, he had been through a lot. Did Jacob know everything about me? He didn’t want that. His dark past needed to stay hidden. It was just too much for Ivan to think about.

       His heart started to speed up. It was happening again. Ivan was getting angry, upset. Thoughts swirled around his mind, playing back memories of lies, or hurt, fear, and torture.

       “Ivan.”

       His eyes widened. He looked up to see you, hands on his shoulders, looking right into his eyes with your [e/c] orbs.

       “Jacob hasn’t looked into all of your past. He said all he knows is that you have been hurt and we will take care of you. We don’t think of adopting you as just, you need us, but as you need to be free and loved. We promise that while you are here, you will never be hurt. We will love you and take care of you. There will be no more nightmares, no more darkness, only a world of warmth and light will you live in.”

       Ivan let out a shaking breath before tears spilled down his cheeks. He quickly wrapped his arms around your frame, pulling your and him back into the couch. Dimitri and Nikolai each placed a hand on his shoulders and you returned Ivan’s hug. Jacob came over and placed a hand on top of his head, gently petting his hair.

       “Shh now Ivan, everything will be alright.” Jacob smiled, “The only rules we have here is to love and take care of each other. Don’t you worry anymore bro. You are home.”

       Home. Ivan felt he had no home for so long. Was he finally at a place he could find happiness?

       ‘Home,’ he thought, ‘I have never sought I vould find it.’

       A small smile made its way to Ivan’s lips. This was just the new start he had only dreamed of for so long.

THE END












































































No not really, there will be more~