Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HETALIA OR THE STORY-LINE OF HETA ONI!
Chapter 1: The Mansion Where No One Should Enter
Italy looked around the conference room.
This meeting was as boring as heck.
He couldn't get his mind off of that abandoned house that the others were talking about, though.
Italy's eyes flickered to Germany. He'd taken up his three minutes, and continued talking, but everyone else seemed too bored to care.
And finally, the meeting ended!
"Oh, Germany! Would you go with me to the abandoned Mansion that Prussia was talking about?"
Germany gave Italy a look, "Is there any way to stop you?"
Italy thought for a moment, "Well if you could find me some… PAST-"
"I will go with you. I don't think I can even stomach looking at pasta, much less eating it."
"Can we ask Japan? Prussia already said that he was going!"
"I… I guess so. But, Italy, don't force anyone to go who doesn't want to."
"Alright, thank you, Germany!"
Italy cautiously approached Japan. He wondered how he was going to ask.
"Japan?"
"Italy?"
"Would you go to the abandoned mansion with Germany and I? Prussia is going too!"
Japan studied Italy for a moment before responding, "I suppose I should. I already told China that I wasn't going… but I suppose that doesn't matter."
Italy was so excited! When Germany stopped to talk to someone, Italy jumped on his back, "No time for talking!"
And, they were finally standing before it.
Italy suddenly felt a pang of fear. He grabbed Japan's arm. But… Japan wasn't warm and big like Germany was. He was thin, and cold. Italy slowly let go, and walked to Germany.
"I don't think we should go inside," said Germany.
"What?" said Italy. Even though Italy was scared, he still wasn't stupid enough to NOT go inside. "We've finally found it after all that looking! Let's just take a quick look."
Italy glanced at Prussia for support. "It has such a desolate feel… Not bad."
"I suppose," muttered Germany, "For a little while… It's not very interesting though."
They entered the mansion slowly. It was old, and creaky. It had been built with the special floor type that they use in Japan. Italy considered asking Japan if they should remove their shoes, but he decided not to.
Something crashed to the floor, and Italy jumped. A sudden burst of adrenaline shot through his body, and his heart raced. He latched onto Germany once more for comfort.
"We… should probably go now!" Italy was a bit surprised at the tone of Germany's voice.
"Don't be stupid," said Prussia, "It's not like there's any ghosts or anything."
"Use common sense," Japan added wistfully.
Italy watched as Japan began to walk away, "Be careful!" Prussia called after him.
"I know. I'm going to go and see what happened. Stay here, I'll be back."
*Japan*
Japan went down the right corridor, and tried the first door he saw.
It was locked. Of course. The person who lived here probably wasn't so stupid to leave doors of their giant mansion unlocked. It would be easy for intruders to hide.
He continued down the hallway to a kitchen. The shelves were stocked with food, and utensils. But Japan had enough wisdom to know not to eat it.
Not that he would want to anyway…
The tap didn't seem to work. There were some glass test tubes on the counter.
He tried the door at the back wall of the kitchen, but it wouldn't open.
There was a broken plate on the floor, which seemed to be the source of the noise. Japan was more concerned with what made the plate fall, though.
But, Japan carefully picked up the shards. It would be easy for one to cut themselves on it.
He examined some of the wooden chairs, but nothing was out of the ordinary.
Japan went back down the hall, but Germany, Prussia, and Italy were gone.
Japan wondered if they left.
So, he decided to continue down the other hallway.
He tried the first door, but it was locked.
Japan turned the corner.
…It was a… monster? It looked like all of the comical aliens from the American movies.
Japan remained calm, though his heart was pounding. Luckily, the monster didn't seem to see him.
Maybe… Maybe he was a bit tired? Maybe he was seeing things? He remembered the time that England stayed the night at his house, and it seemed possible.
After a moment, Japan decided to continue with his exploring. He noticed the white of the walls, and he probably should've removed his shoes before walking on the tatami. But no one who knew was around to notice.
Japan entered the bathroom, there was no door, and it was open. He examined the mirror.
Eww… it was so dirty that Japan couldn't see anything in the mirror.
There were some bottle on an upper shelf that Japan decided not to examine. He couldn't reach them anyways.
He checked the cabinet, but there was nothing but dust.
Japan was a little surprised that someone who was so careful to lock the doors would be so careless to keep their house clean. If they could afford this house… it would seem that they would be able to afford servants to go along with it,
Finally (just to humor himself) Japan checked the toilet. It appeared to be an ordinary toilet.
It was strange. Japan wasn't expecting it to be ordinary. Toilets in Japan often had special features to them. But this one seemed to be ordinary.
Japan decided to open the door that the mysterious creature had disappeared into. He was thankful to find that it was locked.
This thankfulness quickly turned to caution. To open the door, it wouldn't have been locked.
This meant that the monster could not only open and close doors, but lock and unlock them as well.
Japan walked back down the hall to the entryway.
The door seemed to be…
Stuck.
It was stuck! Or locked! But by who?
No, Japan remembered to remain calm. The others were still here, most likely. He decided to keep looking around until he could find something.
Japan walked down the last hallway on the first floor. It led to a large room stocked with armor, and different types and styles of Japanese katanas. There were various changing rooms that were covered by a white sheet.
Japan uncovered a note by one of the suits of armor.
It read:
Fix the piano, and repair the toilet. Leave the aid kit in the drawer on the second floor.
So, Japan realized that this meant that there was a first aid kit in a drawer on the second floor.
He decided to check it out.
Before he left, he noticed one more door.
Japan wondered if he should even bother trying it.
But he did, and it was locked.
Japan was slightly shocked that a room of weaponry would be left unlocked in the first place. The doors were locked most likely to leave fewer hiding places for a person who had broken in. They would need weaponry to commit a robbery. It was probably just a careless mistake, though.
Once on the second floor, Japan went down the left corridor. There were two doors, only one of which was unlocked. It wasn't… customized enough to be a bedroom. It looked more like a guest room.
But… Germany's whip was lying on the green cover of the bed, which confused Japan. Germany wouldn't usually be so careless to leave it behind.
Japan decided to keep the whip with him, in case he found Germany. He also decided that it would be best to stock up on weapons in case he had any surprise attacks.
Japan reminded himself to keep an eye out for the creature.
In the next corridor, there was only one room. Japan entered, and was met with another guest room. This one had a small changing room, though.
Japan cautiously approached the room. And…
Was that?
Japan heard someone rummaging through something on the other side.
He backed up, and slowly drew his katana.
"Germany?"
Germany's eyes were wide, and his face was pale, he was shaking so hard he could barely speak.
Japan had never seen a high and mighty leader in such a state.
"Germany? Are you alright? Where are the others?"
He seemed to be incapable of answering at the moment.
"I'll go… I'll get you something to drink…"
Japan left quickly. He didn't want to force Germany to give answers if he didn't want to.
Before leaving the second floor, though, Japan decided to check the last door.
Locked. Of course.
Japan decided to take a quick look around for Italy or Prussia on the last two floors before returning to the first floor. It would be better for at least one of them to have an acquaintance.
Slowly, Japan walked up the stairs. They creaked beneath his weight, and Japan hoped that they didn't give out.
On the third floor, every door was locked. He noticed a decorative vase sitting by the top of the hand railing. Japan wondered if it was a Japanese antique. The person who had lived here before seemed to have a house fitting the cultural ways of Japan
After checking all three doors on the third floor, Japan ascended to the top floor.
The fourth floor looked significantly smaller, and Japan guessed that the rooms must be larger.
After checking the two doors, Japan made his way back to the kitchen on the first floor.
He turned on the tap, but then remembered that it didn't work. He'd have to find water elsewhere.
Japan checked the door at the back wall of the kitchen once again to see if anything had changed, but it still didn't open.
Japan walked back across the first floor to the bathroom with the ordinary toilet. He tried the tap, and thank god, it worked.
He obtained some water for Germany.
Back on the second floor, Japan gave the water to Germany.
"It came from the tap in the bathroom," said Japan, "It's not filtered, though-"
No. It was too late anyway. It probably wouldn't hurt him.
Japan stood in silence as Germany took a moment to recover himself. He wondered what Germany had seen or been through to put him in such a state.
"I'm sorry for falling apart like that. I'm much better now, thanks to you."
"Where are the others?"
"I'm not… sure. We ran in different directions when we saw… a monster? It was big and grey, and it resembled America's… friend? I'm not sure about any of that, though."
"I saw it too. At the time, I thought it was my imagination."
"I think Prussia-I'm sorry. Please give me a moment to pull myself together."
"Yes," said Japan, "I'll go look for Italy and Prussia. Take a minute to rest."
"Very well."
Japan was about to walk away when Germany called him back.
"I forgot, I found this when I was running. Could it be of some use to you?"
Germany held up a small door key, "Hai, yes," said Japan, "Arigato."
Japan put the key into his pocket, and decided to go look for the other two.
Japan decided to start his looking on the first floor. Luckily, the key opened the first door down the right hallway, next to the kitchen.
After entering the room, Japan carefully placed the key back into his pocket.
He stepped forward, and tensed.
It was the creature!
Japan backed up as quietly as he could, and waited. It hadn't seen him yet.
After a moment, Japan looked back, and the creature was gone.
Keeping one hand on his sword, he walked slowly around the room.
Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. There were books and notes on a table, but not on anything strange.
There was some onigiri on the table, and Japan carefully obtained it. Maybe it would be of some use to him later?
Japan turned and was approaching the door, when the monster appeared again. It was approaching him quickly, and Japan realized that he could not run now. He would have to fight it.
Hacking at the monster with his katana didn't seem to be doing much, but it was making the monster back down. Japan decided to use the only curse he knew, even though it tired him out.
Red lined of ancient Japanese scripture burned through the floor. Red hot lines slowly wrapped around the monster, and it disappeared.
Japan fell to his knees, panting. He knew he hadn't killed it. He'd scared it away temporarily…
Japan was leaving once more, when the thing attacked him again.
Unfortunately, Japan's Katana proved to be completely useless. He hacked at the monster, but it didn't seem to be going away this time.
Once again, he used the curse. It tired him out, and he had to do it again.
The monster set a curse too, but Japan dodged it. He cursed the monster one final time, and it disappeared.
Japan needed to get out-
It was back again.
But, he knew he didn't have the strength to fight it, so he ran as fast as he could. Japan tugged on the door.
It was locked! The thing must've locked it.
He reached into his pocket for the key… but it wasn't there.
Japan spun on his heel, and immediately scanned the room for the key.
He saw it, but he would have to get past the thing to get it.
Japan sprinted past it, just narrowly avoiding it. On his way back to the door, it'd grown faster.
Shoving the key into the lock, he turned it, and the door popped open.
Japan slammed the door behind him, and locked it.
Japan collapsed on the floor, flat on his back. He was aware that he was getting covered in dust, but he was incapable of getting up.
What was that thing? Japan needed to find the others as soon as possible!