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Florida chuckled at the Georgian for complaining over his siblings worrying about him when he was probably the worst of all when he thought any of them were in trouble.

"You are such a brat, Peaches," he chirped brightly. "If one of your siblings came home with half the bruises you get on one of those missions then you would have an absolute fit. You should feel glad so many people care when you get hurt. Not everyone is so fortunate, si?" For a brief moment his voice almost turned bitter towards the end, but he managed to maintain an even tone at the last second. Though Rutilio had come to have good enough friends within the American Union and familial attachments to some of them, it was rare anyone thought a thing about him getting injured. Only Cuba and a friend he lost long ago had ever seemed to honestly worry over his health. Neither of them were around anymore... At least while at this school he had his beloved hermano back even if it was only temporary.

Pushing those thoughts aside, Florida grinned at his neighbor and gave Christian's cheek a light poke as if he was just the cutest little thing in the world. "I think you would be even more of a pouty-pout face if no one noticed or cared," he said. "You might even have one of your tantrums if they completely ignored it."

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Rutilio watched as Georgia laid back down and began to speak from the heart. He... couldn't say he didn't understand where Georgia was coming from. When he was young he had a similar purpose to protect Cuba and Mexico no matter what the cost. Back then hadn't he been the same way thinking only about their safety above everything else? At the time his own life had seemed cheap in comparison to their health and happiness. Florida flinched slightly when Christian pointed out how beat up he used to get without even thinking twice about the consequences of his injuries.

He continued to stare at the younger boy for a moment before smiling almost sadly and leaned back on his elbows as he gazed up at the sky. "... That does not mean you should make the same mistakes I did, chico," he said. "I was... foolish back then. I only realized that after I lost my purpose..." And the very people he had wanted so badly to protect. He glanced back over at Christian even though the younger state wasn't looking at him and smirked lightly.

"But, let us be honest here, your wounds are not the real reason you are hiding from them, si?" he said more than asked.

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Ouch. Well, that seemed a little uncalled for. Not that Florida expected any less from the twerp, but his smile thinned at the reminder of being sold by Spain. Twice, mind you. They weren't exactly his proudest moments. "You can be very uncute when you want to be," he grumbled under his breath as he debated pinching Atlanta or one of Georgia's current wounds.

However, his sharp glare and deep blush quickly rekindled Rutilio's faith in his rival's adorableness while he struggled not to laugh at the look he was getting. "Peaches, are you saying you are ashamed of me~?" he asked playfully as he acted the part of the mistreated lover complete with balling his hands into little fists and covering his mouth with them like some distressed maiden.

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"Wait... wait, wait, wait, wait," Florida suddenly said as his expression momentarily went dead serious and he grabbed Georgia's shoulders. He stared long and hard into the younger boy's eyes for a moment. "... First kiss? That was your first?" he asked almost as if this was a life or death matter.

He could only hold it for a few moments before he sputtered and his mouth widened into one of the goofiest, giddiest grins imaginable. "Your first!" he laughed happily. "If I had known then I would have wined and dined you a bit more~! You are so cute, Peaches!" He snagged the younger state into a big hug and practically cuddled Christian into his lap and made kissy faces at him as if he was going to give him some old school "Spanish Greetings."

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"I cannot help it when you make it so easy to do~!" Florida said cheerfully as he held Georgia until he was satisfied and potentially on the verge of getting thrown off the roof. Which was not a fun experience. Trust him. It just wasn't. Rutilio continued to giggle happily and looked very proud of himself. "At least now I know no fiendish beast has been trying to steal you away from me, si~?" he said more than asked with a wink. "Next time would you like me to teach you a different kind of kiss, mi pequeño melocotón?"

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Florida internally fumed when Christian brought up Louisiana going after the younger boy. Was he referring to that old border disagreement back when he was a baby? Rutilio couldn't help his blood boiling a little at the reminder of his lesser known feud with her. Not only had he been forced to contend with the English moving in on his turf, he also had to deal with the French, too. Which, back then, had been Georgia.

W-Wait, no, Georgia's land! His land! Not him! That was totally different!

To his credit, while Rutilio internally argued with himself over this his expression didn't show it other than a slight twitch of his left eyelid. He quickly tried to push those feelings aside since the important thing was that he had won in the end... sort of... Hey, at least Louisiana didn't get Georgia either!

... Georgia's LAND he meant.

Florida found a very welcome distraction in the shocked and embarrassed look that overcame Christian. He always got a kick out of how easy the blond was to fluster. It was almost like he was still innoce--

--Wait, he didn't know there was more than one way to kiss? Rutilio just stared with muted surprise as his rival revealed himself to actually be just as innocent as his embarrassed responses had implied. He wanted so badly to laugh and somehow rub this in the boy's face, but instead found himself answering honestly.

"Si, there are many ways to kiss someone..." he said. It was probably mean for him to do this. Then again, it wasn't like Christian ever worried about being mean to him. What was the point in holding back? Besides, it could be fun.

The Floridian brought a warm hand up to gently cup one of Georgia's cheeks as his other lightly tilted the younger state's chin towards him. Somehow he was suddenly so close and only hovering a few inches away from the younger boy's face. "Do you want me to give you an example...~?" he asked in a soft, low tone as his coral reef gaze stared into Christian's oddly colored eyes.

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Florida grinned almost devilishly at Georgia's poorly worded rejection and stammering. He just looked so vulnerable and off guard at the moment despite his attempts to stand his ground against the far more experienced young man. In Christian's mind he was the villain, right? Maybe it was time he started playing his role and steal those lips again. They already belonged to him anyway! He could argue that he staked his claim by being the first to explore that territory!

"Shall we find out~? I will take that bet," he said in a way that was closer to a purr as he leaned in to press his lips against the Georgian's in a far more intimate and gentle manner than the surprise smooch in the office.

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