Note from the author: Hi guys! In honor of Buon San Valentino, I was inspired to write this. I think that Italy and Holy Rome's story is so beautiful. Feli still loves HRE, although he thinks he's gone for good. Love is immortal, and there is always hope. This is in Feli's perspective, telling their story and how he remembers HRE. I have a head canon Feli remembers when HRE left, and he honors him on the anniversary of him leaving, so that's the context I hope you enjoy, and are touched by their story like I am.
~ArtisticWriter796
Today Marks The Day
Today
Today marks the day
The anniversary of when he went away
First, it was fear
Walking through the shadows, stalking
Black cloak billowing in ferocious whispers of malice
I fled, knowing what he wanted
My light was too precious, Grandfather said
I was to stay away from those longing blue eyes
Next, it was obedient
Bound by conquest and power, helpless
Subjugated into history
Living in a new house, under a harsh master
He lived there too
I felt his presence, felt his burning blue eyes against my back
I could do nothing
I cried and hid, but the time came when I faced him with a smile
Bravery was my adaptation to my new life
Then, it was friendship
Pondering circumstance, I began to comprehend
That those scary blue eyes were scared, suspended by flushed cheeks
He was really just shy
I held out my hand to him, offering him what he seemed to want
To be with me
He did
We played, drew, sang
When we were together we were as happy and carefree as any other child
We were able to be ourselves
We brought each other life
I taught him many things, but he taught me something too
He taught me that I didn't always have to be alone
And I wasn't alone
Along as he was by my side
Later, it was pain
Daggers of unrest sunk deep into his flesh
His people were angry, he was falling
He was getting desperate
Grabbing madly for stability, he sought to expand
My heart cried for him, for I recognized what was happening
He asked me to join him, so we could always be together
I rejected him, begging him to see reason
I wanted to protect him
I knew he was going to die like my Grandfather, and I couldn't handle the thought
A jagged dagger to my heart
Suddenly, it was love
I could feel it, from deep inside of me
It was like the blazing sun
Shining sweet rays upon the rolling hills of my land
Holding me close and keeping me warm through the harsh frost of reality
He came to me
Came to say goodbye
I feared I was going to washed away from his life forever
Like the delicate tears seeping down my face
Cleansing me of happiness at his departure
I was going to be alone again
I gave him my broom, offering it as a token of remembrance
A token of love
He confessed his love to me
He loved me for hundreds of years
The breath was stolen from me
By the seal of his sweet lips
I told him I was glad, and that I'd wait for him always
He said he'd come back to me
We would be reunited
Gentle prayers wafted from my windows every night, my hope shining as bright as the stars
But my dreams were extinguished
He was pronounced dead
Dead
Gone
He wasn't going to come back to me
Both our desires were butchered by life
I still hope, I still dream
I still dance with him in the fields of my memories
One day we will meet again
I haven't surrendered
Love is never forgotten
Today
Today marks the day
The anniversary of when he went away