Author notes- This story is inspired by rancois's story "For Once I Don't Have Potatoes on the Brain" they're very different but nonetheless I was inspired by the story so feel free to check it out.
Keep in mind that I don't write in their accent, this especially goes for Japan. I'm sorry but I refuse to write instead of "Hello" "Herro" or instead of "Election" well you get the point.
Also, there will be some yaoi in this story at some point in this story but it mainly be fluff.
-Chapter 1-
He opened his eyes slowly, the bright light in the room felt blinding. And heard a familiar voice say "Oh thank goodness you're okay! I thought for sure that weren't going to wake up! We were so worried!" whoever it was sounded Italian and must have been fond of him. He blinked adjusting to the bright light, he didn't say anything. He was trying to remember who the Italian man was, he felt horrible for it. Another familiar voice spoke "Hey bro! You there?" he looked up his eyes finally allowing him to see clearly.
There were four people by his bedside, one looked like a doctor but the other three must have come here to see him. One was an Asian man wearing a white military uniform and looked a little concerned. He must be an important man. Germany thought as he looked at the gold buttons and shoulders his jacket had. He looked at the next man, he's pretty sure this is the one who called him bro. With silver hair and red eyes he couldn't help but think that was at least a little weird. His face seemed like though he was trying to hide it he was very worried. He wore a military uniform as well, but this one was styled very different. It was a dark blue and didn't have many embellishments that made it special. And the last one he laid his eyes on must have been the owner of the Italian voice. His hair was a chestnut color and had one hair that stuck out. His eyes were closed but he was able to see just fine from the looks of it. And he was wearing a military uniform as well, his was a light blue and styled different from the others.
He hung his head down, he felt ashamed. These people were truly worried for him and he couldn't even remember their names or how they met. He couldn't remember a single thing. The doctor turned his head to the visitor "Could you wait outside? It would just make things easier." the one with silver hair look at the doctor with shock "But he just woke up!" the doctor spoke calmly "Please don't make this any harder than it already is." the man with silver hair grabbed the Italian's hand and marched out of the room. The Asian respectfully bowed his head to the doctor and exited the room.
He lifted his head to the doctor that was looking at him sympathetically "You don't remember them, do you?" he shook his head "They seem familiar and I'm sure they meant a lot to me, but I can't remember anything about them." the doctor had a hopeful smile "Do you remember who you are?" he shook his head but the doctor's hopeful smile didn't change "Your name is Ludwig, apparently while training someone had technical difficulties with a grenade and you dived in and saved them." Ludwig was amazed "I was a brave man." the doctor corrected him "You are a brave man. Now about your condition, the fact that you found those visitors is a good sign. We'll probably keep you hear for about a week and then you will be sent back home. You should remember things much better in an environment that if nothing else your body will remember."
Ludwig showed an appreciative smile to the doctor who smiled back and turned around "If you'll excuse me, I have to speak with your visitors." Ludwig's smile faded away as the doctor left to tell these people who were there for him that he had no idea who they were. Though the doctor had tried his best to lift his spirits he still felt awful for forgetting people that obviously cared so much for him. He heard the silver haired one yell "That's impossible! How could he have forgotten everything including his own name?!" and he could hear someone crying, from how they acted before they were asked to leave the room odds were high that it was the Italian. Ludwig held his head in his hands trying to keep it together, he just wanted to hug them and apologize to them as many times as it takes until they had all calmed down.
The one with silver hair slammed the door open the others were trying hold him back "You have to remember me!" he sounded so desperate, Ludwig just shook his head avoiding looking at him "I'm...I'm so sorry!" the silver haired one stopped fighting the people trying to pull him back. Allowing himself to be pulled out of the room. The doctor nodded to someone that was outside of what the door frame allowed him to see, and the Italian and Asian walked into the room followed by the doctor who closed the door. The Italian rubbed his eyes his sleeve and showed a smile that broke Ludwig's heart "You haven't done anything wrong, Ludwig." his voice the earlier had been so happy sounded so sad.
The Asian man looked at Ludwig, he looked sad but strong "So you don't remember either of us?" Ludwig shook his head slowly wishing he could lie. The Asian man bowed his head "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kiku Honda. I hope to make many new memories by your side." both Ludwig and the Italian were surprised by this. The Italian put his hand out to Ludwig "And my name is Feliciano Vargas. Vee~" he smiled smiled warmly at Ludwig who shook his hand. Germany smiled in return "Oh! Did the doctor tell you that I can be out of here in about a week?" Feliciano looked at him surprise in his face "Seriously?!"
Ludwig maintained a conversation to the best of his ability, which was hard when he couldn't tell stories and he could tell that the doctor had told them not to tell him anything about his past. Mainly because forcing memories can be harmful for patients if they have bad memories.
When visiting hours for the day ended Feliciano and Kiku said their goodbyes and Ludwig said his goodbyes as well. Though Ludwig didn't say anything to the nurses or doctors, that night was the most horrifying thing. That night he was in a place that was unfamiliar as well as people that he didn't know, but the worst thing was his own mind. How can I be sure that they were my friends? What if they're just toying with me? Ludwig would try to get such thoughts out of his head but they would creep up. What kind of person was I? Was I mean or nice? Ludwig felt like he had no control over his life. His felt so absolutely helpless. Getting sleep that night proved to be a challenge.
The next day when Feliciano and Kiku came to visit there was a big red mark on Feliciano's cheek that Ludwig was sure wasn't there last time he saw him. "I slept funny and woke up like 's nothing to worry about. Vee~" of course Ludwig even with amnesia wasn't really satisfied with that reason. For the rest of the day Feliciano was very quiet and in deep thought. So Ludwig mainly spoke to Kiku, Kiku told him about the anime and manga from his country and many other things. At one point Kiku spoke about the cherry blossom trees and how beautiful they are. Ludwig was intrigued by this "I'd like to see them one of these days. Though for all I know I may have already." Ludwig joked.
Unfortunately that night Ludwig didn't have any better luck controlling his anxieties. And when he did fall asleep he had a nightmare where he found out that his nice doctor, Feliciano and Kiku were just messing with him. That he was nothing more than a toy for their entertainment.
When Ludwig woke he looked around, his heart was racing. And sighed knowing how foolish he must have looked right then. Ludwig looked at the window and saw the sunlight shining through. Feliciano and Kiku should be here soon. Ludwig thought as he sat up. And cracked his knuckles. He would like to go on a walk since the injuries he sustained weren't really that bad, but the nurses wouldn't let him. Usually when he tried to convince the nurses to let him at least take walks Feliciano or Kiku will show up and ask him to just do as the nurses say, and for Ludwig he can't argue with them. They're suffering because of him, and if they got fed up with him and stopped visiting he would be truly alone. That is what scares him most at night.
When the door opened Ludwig expected to see Feliciano and Kiku but to his surprise Kiku and the silver haired one. Kiku and Feliciano didn't really talk about him, but Ludwig knew that he really cared for him. Kiku didn't say anything, he just watched the silver haired one whose head head was down. The silvered haired one walked over so that he was next to Ludwig side. Ludwig looked at Kiku, unsure of what to do. Ludwig looked back curiously at the silver haired one as he took deep breath. He raised his head and had smile that looked triumphant "I'm the awesome Gilbert! Your brother!"
Ludwig looked at Gilbert shocked for a moment, he had already been guessing that Gilbert was his brother. What shocked him was the sudden personality change. Ludwig smiled "Alright then my awesome brother, do you have a mirror on you?" Gilbert tilted his head to the side and Kiku whispered into Gilbert's ear "He hasn't seen himself yet since the bathroom in his ward doesn't have a mirror. He's been basing what he believes he looks like off of you because you called him bro." Prussia snickered and reached into his pocket. He pulled out his wallet and unfolded it, Ludwig watched anxious to see if he too had red eyes and silver hair at a young age.
Gilbert handed him a picture from his wallet and said "That's us at a photo booth." Ludwig gently took the photo from Gilbert, trying not to wrinkle it. A look of utter shock went across his face "That's me?!" he pointed at the picture which he was wearing his a dark green more traditional soldier uniform and wore a serious face as Gilbert smiled wearing the same uniform he was in at that moment. Gilbert laughed at Ludwig's reaction "Sorry Birdie! Only the most awesome person can look like this!" he said as he pointed to himself.
Things continued with Prussia making jokes and getting good laugh out of Ludwig, however things did get awkward. "So do you know where Feliciano is?" Gilbert stopped smiling and avoided eye contact when the topic of Feliciano came up. Gilbert didn't say anything, Kiku ended up being the one to say something. Though he was reluctant "Feliciano is busy right now. There's a lot of work to do be done so I'll be joining him tomorrow." Ludwig's eyes widened "What? But I'll go mad if I'm left alone!" his looked at Kiku with a desperate look his face. Kiku looked at Gilbert "And you won't be alone. You have your strong awesome brother." Gilbert looked at Kiku and smiled.
Visiting hours ended only a few minutes after that so Ludwig mainly said goodbyes to Kiku. That he thought revolved around that days events and the questions he didn't ask. The one that bugged him most was, why was I so grumpy in that picture? Was I always like that? Why do all my friends were uniforms? Are we in the military? Have I killed before?
For what was left of the week he and Gilbert had a lot of fun, Gilbert told Ludwig all sorts of things about life before the accident. As odd as some of the things he said were Ludwig decided to trust him, after all Gilbert was his brother and Kiku did trust him.
More Author Notes- This is the calm before the storm. Also if anyone is wondering why Germany would act different with amnesia it's because in my opinion Germany acts the way he does not so much because of his own personality but his memories, he's strict and grumpy because of his memories of war.
