Hello! This is my second Hetalia fan fiction, and I can only hope it's as good as the other one I'm currently working on, Cold as Ice.

I've had the idea for this one for a while, but couldn't get the proper inspiration until today in church!

Since I'm incredibly proud of my state and its history, I wanted desperately to write a fan fiction about it.

And so, without further ado, here is West Virginia, in all her estranged, bloodied glory!

Abuse

Chapter 1: A Child of the Civil War

Here I sit, in my isolated little home, unable to think for myself, for my brother controls my thoughts, and I am unable to break my strings.

The door opened again as he saw the dust on my long skirt, the grittiness in my brown hair, paling my curls.

"Why didn't you use the slave I have given you?"

His green eyes burrowed into my skull. I could no look into those dagger like emeralds, sharpened by hate. He loomed over me, ignorance grained into every muscle, every contour on his malevolent face, eyebrows sloped like the cliffs of my home, western Virginia.

"I set him free," fear took refuge, hiding behind each letter of my statement.

His body quivered, like my cheek immediately after his un-callused hand struck against, bursting capillaries that had been left unhurt.

"What makes you think they are our equals? Their skin color shows us the filthiness of their souls!"

"Are they not human? What difference does their skin color make? Underneath, do their hearts not beat? Do their muscles not shake as mine do as you strike them with the same hand as you strike me?"

The thing that I had verbally lashed out against clenched, and into my stomach it went, knocking what little breath I had out of my lungs and into the outside, like smoke out a window. I collapsed to the wooden floor, my eyes smoky with unconsciousness.

"Do not listen to the foolishness of America. He is an ignorant fool. I have told you the truth, and if I must, will leave America to keep you from his lies." Ground out between his teeth, evil words better left unsaid.

I was again shut out from the world.

Soon I would be dragged into the darkness of ignorance and cruelty along with my brother, away from the truth and safety I should be guaranteed.

Wow, that was short. I hope it was as good as I hoped, and if it is, please tell me! I'd love to hear from you all!