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Snowstorm

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Yao Wang was rummaging through his pantry, looking for some Szechuan peppercorns to make Mapo Dofu. Standing on top of a chair, he finally located the can in which the spice was stored. Reaching towards it, he fell off the chair and knocked over an entire shelf of spice jars, including the peppercorn. The glass jars all shattered as they reached the ground, spreading their contents all over the floor.

After sneezing a few times, Yao stood up carefully and dusted himself off. Looking at the mess on the floor, he said drily, "As I thought, I'm out of Szechuan peppercorn."

Sighing, the Chinese man cautiously stepped out of the room to get a broom to clean up the pantry.

~~~

After he finished sweeping, Yao looked at the clock. "1:30… I'll go downtown to buy some spices to replace the ones from before," he muttered to himself. After affirming what jars he had broken and what needed to be replaced, he slipped on his winter clothes and left his home.

The snow had already covered the ground, and showed no sign of stopping any time soon. Trudging through the snow, Yao thought, "I should hurry, or the store will close before I can buy anything!"

After getting in his car, the Chinese quickly buckled up and drove downtown to the supermarket. Luckily, there were few people on the icy road, and he was able to reach his destination without much trouble.

~~~

Yao left the store with a shopping bag full of foreign spices.  To escape the cold as quickly as possible, the Chinese man ran to his car and jumped inside.  Shoving his keys into the ignition and starting up the car, he began his drive back home.

Suddenly, his car skidded on an icy part of the road. It swerved wildly and landed in a nearby trench. The Chinese managed to pull himself out of the car without much trouble, but his car was an absolute wreck. Sighing, Yao reached into his pocket to call for help on his cell phone. To his surprise, he touched only cloth. "Of all the days for me to forget my cellphone, why today?!" he yelled in exasperation.

The Chinese leaned against his car and tried to calm himself down.  Calm down, calm down. My car's just totaled and there's barely anyone on the road to help me out. There's nothing to wor- Like hell there's nothing to worry about! I'm stuck in a snowstorm and probably going to catch pneumonia! In frustration, Yao shouted a variety of curses in Chinese.

"I'm not sure what that means, but I'm fairly sure it's derogatory," a heavily accented voice said.

Yao looked up to see a man with whitish hair and violet eyes reaching his hand out to him. "Want a ride? You seem to need one," the stranger asked Yao.

"Yes please," the Chinese man replied, grabbing his bag of groceries and jumping out of the trench with the man's help.

The man had parked his car by the side of the road and opened the door for Yao. When he was getting in the car, he asked the man, "By the way, what's your name?"

"My name is Ivan Braginski. And yours?" he replied.

"Yao Wang," the Chinese responded.

"Well Yao, if you would tell me your address, I'll give you a ride home," Ivan said with a smile.

"It's 57 Elm Street. And thank you Ivan," Yao answered.

"No problem. Just include me in dinner tonight. Those spices smell nice," he chuckled, and started up his car.

"Of course. I hope you like Szechuan food," the Chinese man said brightly, glad to have a dinner guest.

"Never heard of it, but I hope it's not spicy," Ivan scowled.

Smiling amiably, Yao replied, "Only a little bit."
Here's the request from :icontanglemask1: from back when I had a 1000 pageview contest. She asked for "Russia saving China in a snowstorm." Think of it as an early Christmas present! :dummy:

I dislike Rochu usually, but this was kind of fun to write. :)

By the way, Szechuan food is some of the most spicy food I've ever eaten. Bon appetit Ivan!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia or its characters. Hetalia is owned by Hidekaz Himaruya.
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amazon211's avatar
Elm Street? Oh boy.