My first Hetalia fanfiction! Please enjoy and review!
It was raining heavily that day. A certain albino man is lying on the bed, looking pale and very sick. It tore his little brother's heart by just looking at his older brother, Prussia, lying on the bed, sick. He felt useless... Germany felt useless.
Its been a month since his older brother fell ill. Now, he has fallen asleep for almost 1 week and not even waking up to eat, drink or do anything. He never seen his brother smile or laugh since last month. Germany just watched him before he close his eyes. He was waiting. Waiting for his dear brother to wake up. To open his eyes and gave his usual smirk and call himself 'awesome'.
'Please... Wake up bruder.'
Germany open his eyes when he heard Prussia waking up, coughing. Germany cannot say a word. He was too happy to see Prussia wake up from his sleep. He thought... His brother will not wake up anymore...
*cough* *cough*
Prussia cough as his red eyes look at his little brother. Germany notice his brother eyes are no longer lively but quite dull. Germany gulped his saliva as he watch Prussia gave a small smile.
"Hey West..."
Germany just nodded his head in return. He wanted to express his feelings to his brother that he thought will never wake up. He wanted to say 'I miss you' but his mouth won't open and voice wouldn't come out. It's like Germany's been paralysed.
Silence fill the room and it was so quiet that only the sound of rain falling heavily could be heard. The two brothers stare at each other, crimson red eyes met sapphire blue. Prussia cough again before speaking, breaking the silence.
"West?"
"Hm?"
Prussia look at home with his now dull red eyes and the smirk the his bruder always plastered on his face was replaced with a weak, fragile smile. It look so nostalgia and Germany didn't like it one bit. It made him feel as if Prussia going to live his side forever.
It feels odd and it made Germany worried.
"I know I haven't said it a lot... But..."
Germany look at his older brother. Staring intensely, not wanting to miss one bit of what his older brother going to say.
"Ich Liebe Dich. Mein kleiner brother...You know I had, right?" Prussia said and laugh a bit. And Germany stare, lost of words. It's been so long since his brother said that, especially when he officially became real nation.
"Heh... It's funny..."
Germany look at his brother confused by his words. What's so funny?
Prussia notice this and said "How you always depended on me back then..."
Germany decided to keep quiet and listen to what his brother's going to say.
"You were such a crybaby too..." Prussia laugh.
'Ja... That's is true. Each time I saw him bleeding or injured after his battles, I started to cry and hugged him..." Germany thought.
"You know... I'm not always gonna be there for you."
Prussia look at the ceiling. Avoiding from seeing his brother face and breaking the eye contact between them both.
"Sometimes... You'll have to face your own problems... Alone. You understand me right, West?"
Germany stare at his brother. He didn't like where this going. Yeah, as a nation he must face his problems alone. He knew that but... No matter what, Prussia was always there to support him and encourage him to do what's best for him and his people. He... He couldn't to it alone without him.
"What are you talking about, bruder?" Germany ask him but his question was ignored by Prussia.
"One day... One fine day... When your fully ready..." Prussia continued. Sounding weaker and weaker each time he talk.
Prussia look at him and gave his little brother the most sincere and kindest smile he ever made.
"I'll give you my entire kingdom... That is what I said to you a long time ago when you're little" he add.
Germany took his brother hand and squeezed it tightly. He was now, really worried about his brother condition. A nation can't die but it can dissolved. He knew that but...
"For I am growing weak..."
Germany eyes widened. Many emotion mixed up in him. The feeling of worried, sad and the most important is he is scared. Scared of losing his brother, of being left alone. Yes... A nation will dissolve when the times come and his brother escaped that fate...
"And it is now I... Who is depending on you..." Prussia said as he was closing his eyes. Very slowly. His brother escaped the inescapable death and fate and now, his time is running out and Germany knew that but he couldn't accept it.
'Please...' Germany thought as he look at his brother. He doesn't want to be left alone again. Before Prussia came, all he could remember was he was born in a field of cornflower, all alone not knowing what to do. Then Prussia came into his life and held his hand and Germany accepted it. He remember it was the greatest memory and will treasure it.
Now, Germany was trying to hold back his tears from falling.
"When the time comes, the day I finally dissolve and pass." Prussia looked at him when he said that. He failed to hold back his tears and now he was crying. His cheeks were red and eyes puffy. Prussia place a hand on his younger brother's cheek. He was also holding back his tears.
"Please don't cry West. Y-You..." Prussia stuttered when he fell a warm liquid fall from his cheeks. Prussia, too, is crying. Despite that, he still hold a kind smile and still tried to encourage his sobbing little brother that's all grown up. He was now an independent man and Prussia knew that even if he leave, his soul will rest in peace knowing that his brother will be fine.
"You've got a nation to take care of..."
That's when Germany jumped on his brother, hugging him like he once used to do when he was a child, much to Prussia's surprise. The image of a younger Germany smiling came into his mind and Prussia couldn't help but smile. He too, hugged his little brother's back.
They hugged each other for may minutes until Prussia cough again.
*cough* *cough*
This time there was blood coming out of his mouth. Prussia wipe the blood with his shirt sleeves and fall back down to the bed, breaking the hug. Prussia is crying but also smiling as he look at Germany. Germany was still crying, his hair and shirt is a mess and gripped his brother's hand.
"Live for the both of us..."
Germany eyes widened and more tears began to drop endlessly. Prussia's eyes began to close. Germany only gripped his brother hand more tightly.
"Please promise me this... Mein bruder..."
Prussia finally closed his eyes and was still smiling. Almost like his in peace, like an angel sleeping. His entire body gone pale and very cold and Germany still didn't release his brother hand.
"Prussia?"
No answer. He touch his brother's pale face that's still smiling. Germany's tears fall onto his face. His blue eyes look at his brother's lifeless body that if people didn't know will tell him he was just sleeping. Ja, his brother is just sleeping...
"Bruder?"
He was not breathing. There is no pulse nor there is a heartbeat. Germany bought his brother's hand toward his face and hugged it. He's still sleeping... With no pulse or heartbeat.
"Gilbert?"
Germany fell on his knees and he knew his brother is dead but why can't he believe it? Why must he denied the truth?! He doesn't want to believe it. He doesn't want to believe that his brother was gone from the world.
But it was true. He died infront of his eyes.
Germany cry, cry and cry for hours until the rain stopped. After that, he wipe his tears away and look at his brother with a smile. A gentle smile that resembles Prussia's last smile.
"I promise you, bruder. I shall make you proud and bring our nation to success" Germany said and kissed his brother's forehead before leaving the room. Once he left the room, Prussia body dissolved into thin air slowly. And if Germany hadn't left the room, he could hear a very faint, weak and soft voice.
"Thank you..."
Somewhere, a certain albino woke up and realised he's in a flower field. A field of cornflower. It reminded him of a certain place but where...?
There, in the middle of the cornflower field stood a little boy. Prussia didn't noticed who he was at first.
The boy began to walk towards Prussia and place a crown of cornflower on his little boy smile kindly at him and Prussia then realised who's the little kid is...
"Hey big bruder..."
It was his little brother, Germany. West. Ludwig. This is... Where the two of them first met...
"Welcome home, bruder" little Germany hugged Prussia, making Prussia surprised and stunned by the move.
"Ich Liebe Dich, bruder" the small boy whisper to his ears making Prussia blush and he smiles before he cried and hugged him back.
"Yes... Ich Liebe Dich to you too, Ludwig."
'I always wish to be together with you... I've always do...'
'Even thought I never admit it to you until the last day of my life...'
Many years passed, Germany became a successful nation. He was walking in the field of cornflower that reminded his so much of where he and his brother met. Looking at the blue sky, he stands while Italy and Japan was walking(Italy's skipping) behind him.
"Bruder..." Germany said as he saw a black coloured hawk that resembles his brother's flag flying across them.
Two hands placed on each side of his shoulder and Germany turn to see who is it. Italy was standing on his right. While Japan on the left. They both had smile on their face and Germany knows they were trying to comfort him.
"Ve~ I'm sure his proud of you, Germany!" Italy said cheerfully.
"I agreed with Italy-kun" Japan said with a smile.
Germany gave them a small smile and close his blue sapphire eyes.
'Bruder... Please rest in peace... In your eternal slumber..."
'Ich Liebe Dich, dear bruder'
