Author's Note: So, I've actually been toying around with this idea for a while, I've just been forcing myself not to start too many things... Gah, too many plot bunnies! IT'S AN INVASION! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

That being said, I'm going to try to change my habits for this story. For anyone that has read anything else of mine, you probably know that I enjoy Author's Notes. I use them WAY too much. So I'll try not to do any this time, except for some historical notes or explanations of references.

That being said, I have to say everything here, so bear with me. :)

Main Characters: America, with Canada as narrator. America... doesn't actually do anything in the main timeline of the story, though. He's mainly in flashbacks and Canada's thoughts.

Pairings: NO. NO PAIRINGS! PAIRINGS ARE EVIL AND WILL EAT YOUR FACE OFF! XD But no, seriously. The only pairings I ship are Chibitalia/HRE (because it's kinda hard NOT to ship them... considering it's a major plot point in the Chibitalia arc and all...) and a little bit of SuFin, since it's semi-canon. Neither of which will appear in this story.

Projected length: I actually have no idea... It could be anywhere from 4 chapters to 10. I really don't know.

Warnings: Angst, depression (I think...? Not sure if it counts...), character death, excessive use of flashbacks and contemplation, et cetera.

OK. So, that's out of the way. Yay. Now for what inspired this.

There's actually a lot of things that went into the inspiration. For example, many, many stories about either America or Canada or both either dying or killing each other or committing suicide or going insane and destroying the world, and depressing AMVs on Youtube. Also after idea was formed, stuff popped up such as a certain Hetalia-Vocaloid crossover thingy called "Aku no Maple" (GO WATCH IT! NOW! Just type in the name, it'll pop up), and other Vocaloid music. And current events, kinda.

Also, don't be surprised if my update schedule is super erratic. High school is stressful.

OK! Almost 400 word A/N over! Now go read the story!

Begin

Prologue

"Brother... How could you?"

"Please understand..."

"Please! Stop it!"

"I can't."

"Why?"

"..."

"Tell me!"

"I... "

"WHY?!"

"I'm... sorry..."

"No you're no- ah-..."

"... But I am."

And he broke down into sobs.

*cough* *cough* "Heh heh... life is ironic, isn't it?"

"What we have is not life. We cannot die naturally, therefore we cannot really live."

"That's not what you thought then."

"You do not know what I was thinking then."

"But I do. We are brothers."

"We stopped being brothers when you killed me."

"And yet, by your own argument, we cannot die, therefore I could not have killed you."

"But I can kill you."

"Permanently?"

"Yes."

"Then go ahead."

"I'm not going to."

"Why? It's fitting revenge. And you won. You have every right to do as you wish. History, after all, is written by the victors."

"Because it is too easy a way out."

"... Hah. So you would leave me to suffer?"

"Yes."

"... You know me so well."

"Of course. As you said, we are brothers."

"Heh. Heh heh... Hahahaha- hu-..."

"Goodnight, brother."

And he, too, fell to his knees and wept.

End Prologue