Daddy!CanadaxChild!Reader: Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Soft padding of feet ran down wooden floors, and a sound of giggling following it. It was a normal morning for the Williams' house, with Matthew still sleeping, and little [y/n] running around, giggling.

A few years ago, Matthew decided to adopt a child, as he felt pretty lonesome. He went to a local orphanage, and told the owner that he wanted to adopt. The owner took the blond Canadian to a room, where a certain [h/c] hair, and [e/c] eyed girl stood out to him. She was playing in the back of the room, by herself. She seemed to try to get the other children's attention, but failed.

She was a lot like him.

So, Matthew adopted her, and took her home. That was about five months ago. And through those five months, Matthew and [y/n] had a bond no one could ever break. It only took about two weeks before she started calling the Canadian 'Daddy', which Matthew felt proud about.

Matthew, who was in his bedroom peacefully sleeping, woke up to a loud crash. He quickly got out of bed, and ran down the hall, still wearing his red and white maple leaf pyjamas. He was stopped by [y/n] with a innocent-like smile on her face. Just as innocent as the Cheshire Cat's smile.

"Daddy, you can't come in!" The little [h/c] haired girl said, looking quite happy.

"But.. But I heard a loud noise. Are you alright?" Asked Matthew, not sure if he should go in or not.

[y/n] shook her head. "No, you cannot! It's a surprise!" She then started to push her father out of the hall.

The blond Canadian chuckled. "All right, I'll go. You're pretty strong for your size."

"I get it from you, Daddy!" [y/n] giggled, and ran back down the hall, and into the.... kitchen?!


Dear god, thought Matthew, she's cooking. Well, it can't be as bad as Arthur's right? He shuddered at the thought. He waited patiently in his living room, wondering why his little daughter was making him a surprise. He couldn't recall anything being special today.

"It's not Christmas, it's only the beginning of July! And it's not Valentine's Day, or Father's Day..." The Canadian was stumped. He just couldn't figure out why [y/n] was making him a surprise.

His thought bubble bursted, when a small [e/c] coloured orbs looked directly into his.

"Daddy, your surprise is ready!" [y/n] jumped off of Matthew's lap, since she climbed up, and grabbed her father's hand. She excitedly ran down the hall. Well, it was more of a skip than a run.

"[y/n], calm down! There's no need to rush!" The Candian told her, trying to slow her down. But it was no use. And, now there was no point.

They both had already reached the kitchen. "Close your eyes, Daddy," The little girl told her father.

Matthew nodded, and put his hands over his eyes. He also shut his eyes, wanting the surprise to be an actual surprise, and not ruin it in the middle.

A soft giggling in front of him told Matthew he could open his eyes. So he did.

In front of him was [y/n] holding a plate of pancakes. The pile on top was about as big as her, but wasn't showing any signs of tumbling over, or [y/n] going to collapse from the weight.

"Happy birthday, daddy!" The [h/c] haired girl sung.

Matthew gave himself a mental facepalm. His birthday was today! How could he forget? I guess his many years of being forgotten just made him forget his own birthday.. When was the last time he celebrated? He couldn't remember. But, it didn't matter.

He smiled brightly, and kneeled down. He took the plate of pancakes, and set them on the ground. He could see some burn marks, but what else could he expect from a five year old girl? He pulled his daughter into a big hug.

"Thank you so much," He whispered softly, not wanting the hug to end anytime soon.

"I love you, Daddy. And happy birthday!" [y/n] obviously didn't know what a sweet moment was, because instead of whispering, she shouted the words, and broke the hug.

"Now, can we eat some pancakes?!" Asked the [h/c] haired girl, wrapping her arms around her stomach.