Chapter 1: And Now We've Come
She stood there, the grass brushing up against her feet. Coming back here was undoubtedly going to be the biggest step in Elisabeta Hedervary's life thus far. She had her packed bags with her, and now all that was left to do was enter the cabin and sign in.
Camp Hetalia was a summer camp in Minnesota that was just like any other, only there was one thing that made this one different. She would dive into that matter latter. The camp itself had four main cabins. The Red Fox Cabin, the Grey Wolf Cabin, the Brown Bear Cabin, and the Black Bat Cabin. She would have been fine with any one of them.
So why had she been chosen to stay in the outlier cabin, the one that wasn't well know about. The Wendigo Cabin. There wasn't even a color attached to it, so why was it even there? Why did it exist? It seemed a tad unnecessary to her, but at the same time, she was intrigued.
After she decided to was finally time to go inside, Elisabeta got a move on. The sign-up sheet had been left on a small table, so she picked up the pen and signed her name in pretty cursive. From her pocket, she pulled out a piece of paper that had all of her camp information, including her cabin and room number. The halls truly looked like a stereotypical old cabin, although a mysterious air seemed to envelope it.
Sepia-colored pictures of hunters and the like adorned the logged walls, giving it an old timey feel as well as a look into the past. But she still felt tense as she walked. Her room was number 4, an all girls room. Naturally, boys and girls would sleep in different rooms.
The door had been open, as was the custom on moving day. There was another girl unpacking, having already chosen a bed. Still questioning the purpose of this extra cabin, Elisabeta decided to ask. Maybe this girl would know. "Um, excuse me, do you know-"
She had caught the other girl's attention, although once their eyes locked, Elisabeta's own widened on sight. This girl was Natalya Arlovskaya. The two of them used to play with each other when they were little, after the both of them had just barely moved to America. By the looks of it, the Belarussian was just as surprised.
"N-Natalya! I haven't seen you since..."
"Yes, I know."
"Is-Is that why you're here?"
Natalya nodded once. "Yes, it is. I assume you're here for the same reason."
The Hungarian nodded as well. "Yes. It's just kind of a weird coincidence that we'd both be here for the same reason, especially after what happened so long ago."
Natalya went back to unpacking her bags. "I can't say I don't agree. However, since we're both here for that reason, I think we should help each other."
The tense atmosphere from before had disappeared, and Elisabeta found herself smiling. "That's a great idea! We should start looking around immediately!"
"Hush! Keep your voice down. We're not the only ones sharing this room."
She remembered that there was supposed to be someone else rooming with them. "Oh, right, sorry. But yes, we should definitely help each other."
Alfred F. Jones was sullenly staring out his window, feeling slightly down. Although it was his choice to come here, there was a feeling in the air that foretold nothing but dread was to come out of it. The things he was planning on doing would probably be dangerous, and it seemed he wasn't able to get it off his mind. Being a part of the isolated Wendigo Cabin didn't help much either. "Hey, Alfred, are you okay? You look kinda down."
Alfred's twin brother, Matthew Williams, had come to the camp with him, and already, they had unpacked and moved in to their new room. "Yeah, I'm fine, I guess. This place is just kind of weird."
Matthew knew, too, what had happened all those years ago. He was there, after all. And he knew why they were there, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't apprehensive too.
A polite knock was heard on the open door, turning the twins' attention to a smaller Icelandic boy with platinum-blonde hair and a suitcase. "Um, I'm just gonna pick out a bed now." He said, composed.
The twins didn't mind at all, and once he was finished, Matthew decided to talk to him. "So, what's your name?"
Even though Matthew was a tad older than him, the Icelandic boy still remained calm, although on the inside, he was slightly intimidated, although he refused to show it. "I'm Emil Steilsson." He answered as casually as possible.
The Canadian smiled. "Nice to meet you, Emil. I'm Matthew Williams, and he's my twin brother, Alfred Jones."
The American only gave a quick, "'Sup."
Matthew tried to wave it off. "I promise he's not usually like this. He's just kinda tired."
Right then, another boy walked in, only this one was Asian-looking. He had his earbuds in, and from the sound of it, he was listening to some Chinese pop song. He took the bunk above Emil and once he had taken his earbuds out, Matthew found the perfect time to ask. "What's your name?"
Emil watched the Asian boy with the feeling that he had seen him somewhere before. The boy held out his hand. "Lei. Nice to meet you."
Matthew took his hand. "Nice to meet you too. I'm Matthew. The guy in looking out the window is my twin, Alfred."
His eyes went back to the Icelandic boy. "And this is Emil. He's our other roommate."
The two of them shook hands and exchanged greetings casually.
The Liechtensteinian girl entered the room, aware that she was the last one there. Two other girls, older and much more mature than her, had already unpacked. Shyly, without saying a word, she picked out a bed on the bottom and began to unpack. "You're our other roommate, right?"
Lili turned around to face the older Hungarian girl. "I mean, of course you are. You're here and you're unpacking."
Lili was only slightly confused, but it went away as the older girl held her hand out. "I'm Elisabeta. Nice to meet you."
Lili found the girl friendly and shook her hand. The other girl, one who seemed a tad less friendly, held her hand out as well. "Natalya. Welcome to Wendigo Cabin."
Lili took her hand and shook it. This was how it had gone for a while. Everyone wasn't real close with each other, and they usually lived their lives separate of each other. That was until the day came that would change their lives forever.