He continues his work while eat all the burgers in front of him. It's really weird. He can't forget all the insults other countries throw at him about his eating habit but he can still enjoy his hamburgers in his hand. It seems only food could satisfy him and make him happy after all.
He expected a calm day until someone barge on the door loudly and stomping their legs to the counter. Everyone looked to the person direction including USA. He can't believe his own eyes.
"...Belarus?"
Belarus face is filled with rage, sadness, and disgust. She is hard to approach as always. The McDonald's staff tried to keep their cool and greet her.
"G-Good morning, miss. What would you like to order?" She stood there in silent with her murderous eyes and tried to scan the menu as fast as possible. But nausea got over her and she can't think straight.
"Miss... Are you okay?" Belarus can't even hear her. USA decided to see what happen and maybe also help her.
"Hi! What happen here?"call out USA with excitement. Belarus were startled with his sudden appearance but didn't try to push him away. The staff sigh with relief for help has arrive.
"Good morning, sir!Do you want to order more food?"
"Nothing for the moment, but thank you for asking! I'm just curious with the lady over here! Has she order anything yet?"
"No... She didn't say anything yet."
"Well, she never eat junk food before, so this is all new for her!" He can heard whisper of disbelieve behind them. Belarus glared at them and they quickly shut their mouth.
"You know her?"
"Yup! She's my rival little sister! I'll help pick something for her!" He looked at the menu for her and he can't believe he saw salad on the menu. He eats junk food so much he never bother to look at the other menus other than hamburgers and milkshakes.
"Hey, Belarus! I just notice they has a salad and apple pieces if you want-"
"NO. JUNK FOOD. MUST... EAT IT..." USA didn't expect that kind of reaction from her. He knows that she hated junk food the most. He can even imagine she would become super villainous and sworn to destroy all junk food in the world, which he would never let to now she wants to eat it? He'll play along for now until he understands what really happen to her.
"Please get her that burger, please" the waitress write down his order and bring out his order.
"It would be this much. Thank you for coming to McDonald's!"
"You're welcome, miss!" He grabs Belarus' hand and drag her to his table.
"Here's your hamburger, Belarus" She yanks it out of his hand and glare it for the longest time. Even USA starts to get impatient. But he kept waiting simply because out of curiosity. She finally take her first bite. And as he expected, her face is full with disgust. He can even tell she is trying to hold back her tears.
"Belarus, are you okay?" She rubs her eyes roughly because she didn't want USA to see it.
"I-I'm fine..."
"Are you sure?" Belarus didn't say anything and tried to take the second bite. USA finally tried to make a wild guess.
"Is it Russia? Did Russia make you do this?" She slams her burger to the table and stare right into his soul. For some reason, he can't look away. He knows he is in the right track, and he just can't back down now.
"It's Russia, isn't it? What did he make you do?" Everyone looked at them, wonder if they have a fight or something. With a trembling voice she answered:
"No... Brother didn't make me do it... It's... it's my decision to make..." He pull his seat closer to the table so he could be a bit closer to her from the other side of table. He tried not to linger from her gaze when did that.
"Would you tell me about it?" It's like they are now on some kind of battle of mind. If one of them break the gaze first, they are the losing one and the winner would get info out of the loser. Apparently she is the one break the gaze first and sigh in defeat.
"I have… tried my hardest to make my brother love me… But none work… NONE." She take a big breath before continue.
"I… finally give up on him now". YOU ARE?! That's what he wanted to tell her. But it doesn't explain why she is here. She doesn't look like she is trying to celebrating at all.
"….." She can't hold her tears anymore and tears flood out of her eyes. She tried to say it as quiet as possible because she doesn't want anyone else to hear it, but it's hard because she is sobbing at the same time.
"If he is not going to love me… I'm going to kill myself… with the most… horrible way possible… With the things… I hate the most… I'll make myself SO… FAT… that my heart pressure would kill me… and my heart explode… and I can't move by my own… and… AND…" USA can't hear it any longer. He took away her burger away from her and dump it into a rubbish bin.
"NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" She tries to grab that burger he had dump into the rubbish bin but he grabs her hands to stop her.
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!"
"Well, apparently I CAN" He noticed everyone isn't only stared at them anymore, but also scared of them.
"Um… I'm sorry for the trouble… I'll bring her outside" He drags her outside and let go her hands. She tried to run inside again but Alfred stops her.
"Belarus, stop!"
"NO! I WON'T! I HAVE NO REASON TO LIVE ANYMORE!"
"Don't say that! Of course you can find a reason to live if you try!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM A PERSON THAT EATS LIKE A PIG AND NEVER CARE FOR HIS HEALTH!" That line hit him like a car and it makes him mad.
"I DID NOT eat like that!"
"DON'T FUCKING LIE! I HAVE SEEN YOU EAT 20 HAMBURGERS IN ONE DAY! 20! I CAN'T EVEN EAT FUCKING ONE AND YOU EAT ALL OF THAT LIKE IT WAS FLAVORLESS!"
"Th-That's… N-NO! THE FOOD TASTED AMAZING! NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND THAT!"
"OH, SO THAT'S WHY THEY AVOIDING AND BULLIED YOU FOR EATING TOO MUCH! THEY THINK BY ISOLATING YOU, YOU WILL STOP EATING! BUT OF COURSE YOU LOVE FOOD MORE THAN THEM!"
"BUT I EXERCISING AFTER THAT SO I WON'T GET FAT! THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND MY EFFORT!"
"THAT DOESN'T THROW OUT THE FACT THAT YOU PICK FOOD RATHER THAN THEM! YOU COULD HAVE STOP FOR THEM, BUT YOU DIDN'T! WHO'S THE HYPOCRITE NOW?!"
"No… No! That's... Not true…"
Why everything that she said is felt like the truth? Or is it true and he just simply wants to ignore it?
"Now… can you PLEASE let me back in there?" She hope that he would finally let go her hands, but he still didn't do it.
"Why? What do you want from me now?!" His face is still full with shock after arguing with her.
"I… I have been like this for the longest time now... I don't remember when and how I become like this. I have tried to stop this DISGUSTING habit for the longest time! But I keep failing... I eventually give up trying to stop. But looking at you, I suddenly has a reason to try again! I don't want my eating habits controlling my life! ...If I tried to stop my habits, would you try to stop your suicidal thought?" America become even more serious than usual, Belarus has never see that kind of expression out of America.
"WH-What?! Are you deaf?! I don't want to live anymore! And I have said nothing that could make you change your mind!"
"Well, you are not wrong. You didn't say anything that could change my mind. But, I know you have quite similar problem like me. We have issues that involving junk food and I never met someone with the same problem like me"
"I disagree with you. We have a same problem involving junk food, but we have different reason behind it. You eat junk food because it makes you feel happy, while I want to eat junk food so I would die from cholesterol, diabetes, and heart-attack. You can't expect me to understand you and otherwise".
"Are you being serious right now, Belarus? Who cares about our reasoning? Nobody does, except us! People that hasn't gone what we through will never try to understand us! They'll never understand how hard we tried to fix ourselves! I know you actually don't want to suicide, but you feel empty inside and you felt there is no other option! While I-! ...I still actually don't know why I become like this... I want to understand..." Belarus can felt it has become really personal to him for a second there.
"I'll- No, WE'LL find a way to distract yourself from your suicidal tendencies while I'm from my eating habits! If I can do it, why can't you?" Belarus look at him like he is the stupidest human being in the world.
"I know I am stupid as hell! But we both know we don't want to stay this way! I can't tell why I want to do it, but you obviously suicidal! And with you, I might understand why I become this way!" She can't lie, she do actually want to know why USA become what he is now, and USA basically giving her a free ticket to find out his biggest secret. She didn't do this because she cared about USA, she only curious about it. That's simply what she think, right? She gives up and walk to his side.
"Fine, I'm coming with you. But you probably know I'm not the best with human interaction. And, you better have a plan for distracting ourself" USA smile becomes bigger.
"It's fine by me! Let's go! I already have idea which place we should visit first!"