(*I do not own Hetalia)
My heart is beating at a rapid pace. I'm constantly looking over my shoulder as I make my way through the swampy tall grass.
I tighten the grip on my young sons hand and I pull him along behind me.
"Please keep up." I whisper yell at the panicked boy.
"I'm trying mother." The boy replied.
I shuffle my other child I'm my arms repositioning his body. The small child was out cold and will stay that way for a while.
I feel the swampy water get deeper as the water levels out to my knees. My other boy was practically swimming.
"Quickly get on my back." I say as I bend down to let the child hurriedly climb onto my back.
I run through the swamp and see that the grass is getting lower as we travel further towards the pond.
I stop in my tracks and let down down my boy.
I lift my head a bit above the grass and look around. The area was clear.
"Okay you know what to do right?" I ask the child.
"Yes mother." The small boy nodded.
"Good. I'll be right back." I said.
I then quickly took the basket that was strapped onto my sons back and lay it on the water. I take the sleeping child and lay him in the basket and wrap him a blanket.
I test to see if the basket would float. The small child made no movements as the basket floated like a small boat. I sigh in relief.
"Stay still. I'll be back in a minute. If I'm not back with in five minutes take your brother and leave." I say looking into his eyes.
He nodded. I gave him a weak smile and kiss him on the head. I then dive into the shallow water silently and follow the small current.
I stick my hand out in front of me feeling my way around obstacles. I feel solid wall hit the palm of my hand. This must be the outer wall.
I wait and feel the small drift in the water. I follow the drift to a small half circle letting water though to the royals pond.
I feel the bars and with all my might pull the metal bars apart. Feeling the new opening I see with my minds eye if the space was big enough.
I tug on the left bar again stretching and bending the metal. Feeling that it was big enough I slowly surface and take a small gulp of air.
I make my way back to my son who was patently waiting my return. His face happy to see me back.
"Okay I made a opening and you should both fit."
He nodded his head and tightened his grip on the basket.
I squat down in the water leading my boys down to the entrance I made.
I knew I wouldn't fit.
"Go through and I'll pass the basket to you okay?" I say as calmly as possible.
He nodded his head again and took a breath and dipped under the water and after a few seconds popped up on the other side.
"That's my boy." I say.
I neared the sleeping child and carresed his sleeping face.
And in a soft voice I sung a song to him.
"My son I have nothing I can give, but this chance that you may live. I pray we Weill meet again if he'll deliver us..."
The small boy stirred in his sleep and made small crying noises. This stirred up my emotions in no way should a mother experience. Tears brimmed my eyes as I finished my song.
"Hush now, my baby, be still now don't cry. Sleep as your rocked by the stream. Sleep and remember my last lullaby. Someday we'll meet when you dream. River, oh river flow gently for me. Such precious cargo you bear. Do you know somewhere he can be free? River deliver him there."
As I finish my song I squeeze my eyes shut and wipe my eyes and then look at my son who looked really concerned.
I then push the basket through the hole. It lightly scrapped the sides as it passed through.
"Please love be careful." I say with as much courage I could muster. I knew what I was doing was a risk for all of us. But it was the only way.
"I'll be back mother." The small boy said as to try and comfort me. I smiled and nodded as I watched my two boys slip out of view.
...
Mother looked so sad. Why did Brother have to leave like this?
I crouch a bit further down as the grass got shorter. I looked brother as he slept curled up in the basket.
I brought my hand into the basket and grabbed his hand. His fingers grasped mine back. I didn't want brother to leave.
I see we were nearing the open pond. I thought back to the sad song mother sang as she said goodbye to brother. I guess it good by for me too.
I stopped and looked at brother and whispered a song that came to me.
"Brother your safe now, and safe may you stay. I have a prayer just for you. Grow, brother, comeback someday. Come deliver us too."
Just as I finish I hear plopping noises coming from futher out into the pond.
I look around and see another small boy sat down at the edges of the pond throwing rocks at the water.
This was my chance. I then pushed the basket and watch it drift out to the edges of the pond.
The boy did not notice the basket drifting towards him. I waited and watched.
The basket then came to a still floating gently in the middle of the pond. Why won't the boy look up?
As those thoughts crossed my mind my brother began to move in the basket. Rocking the basket. The blonde boy finally looked up from the ground and saw the basket.
His face looked of surprise and curiosity. My brother shifted again in his slumber. The basket drew nearer to the curious boy.
The boy stood up and craned his neck to see what was in the basket. Once he saw the movement in the basket he quickly took off his shoes an sockes and sock buckle.
He moved into the water and grabbed the basket and pulled it on land.
He then looked into the basket and looked very concerned. He then gently reached into the basket and carefully picked up my brother who was still sound asleep.
I knew that now I was supposed to leave but I didn't want to. I watched for a few seconds as the boy gripped my brother struggling to carry him.
I knew brother was going to be okay. I felt tears come down my cheeks as I knew this may be the last time I see brother.
I move silently through the muddy water back to mother. Even so I already miss him already.
A/N Tell me if I should continue or not PLEASE! I love this concept and AU so I decided to put my imagination to work. And if you can guess who's who props to you! Thanks for Reading!