Facade

Author note: Hello there, I'm Aimie and this is my second story and this my first attempt to write the story about Hetalia Axis Power… I hope you will like it and pleeee..ase don't be mean.

Disclaimer: Hetalia Axis Power is not belong to me in anyway. i just write this for fun...

In case you wanted to know

"This is for character's thoughts"

Ps: okay this is story about Italy aka valenciano and `Germany aka lugwid and this story is soo not yaoi. I said it because maybe sometime it will look like it but it will never be yaoi. I can't even write yaoi story to save my life… but no offence for yaoi fangirl ….. happy reading ….

~chapter 1~

Italy was the one who always look happy and a childish person. People who knew him are never thought that Italy would able to have a secret or something to worry at all, even his own brother never thought about that.

Each day since their first meet Italy, their always see happy go lucky face display over Italy face. But their never know how wrong they are.

Those happy go lucky faces that display over Italy face are nothing more than a façade that he creates to conceal the pain that he suffer….

Since the faithful day of the fall of Roman Empire, his grandfather, Italy life was never been easy. There always something that happen and take away something that made Italy happy.

At first he was being separated with his only brother Romano and then he was force to become a maid at Austria house.

There he was always being abuse by Austria and other maid just because he was so little. Austria always looks at him with disgust face and treats him like merely a crap and always throw a hateful word toward him and hit him every time he in the bad mood.

Italy hate it when Austria treat him like that, what he have done to deserve this and every day their only give him a left over food to eat, one time a day. Saying he should be grateful that their still give him something to eat and not left him to hunger.

Every night his body will feel so sick from the beaten and hard work that he cried himself to sleep, prying that he will just die, he really don't want to suffer like this anymore.

But then come other kid's couple years older from him, know as Holy Roman Empire. He was so kind to Italy despite being connected to Australia. At first Italy was so afraid to Holy Roman Empire, thinking that Holy Roman Empire will treat him just like Australia.

But Holy Roman Empire was nothing like he images him to be. He always helps Italy when he was being bully and wanted to become his friend. This was one of the happy moment in Italy life, but again it look like fate was really hate him.

Not long after that Holy Roman Empire has to leave Italy and go to war. He promises to come back but nothing... Italy keep wait and wait for Holy Roman Empire to come back while have to suffer being abuse by Austria and his maids…..

Couple years pass when finally Italy can't stand be abuse anymore and ran away for that place and then he was reunited once again with his brother Romano, this has brought a happiness in Italy miserable life.

He really misses his brother and wanted to start a new life with his brother but he can't ever forget on what that happen to him no matter what he does. He can't also seem to forget about Holy Roman Empire, deep down in his heart he hope that Holy Roman Empire will come back and their can be together again like old time.

Every night his dream will be hunted by nightmare and like all those years of suffering is not enough Italy then was dignosted with a chronic asthma, that sometime will make his body become really weak. Sometime he really hopes that he can just go and die, every time he get an attack he was so suffer but when he looks at Romano he know he can't just give up on living.

Even thought he has suffer to continue on living he will do it, it was because if Italy died Romano will be left alone in this world and that was the last thing that he wanted to happen. Even thought sometime, Romano will treat him so bad that it hurt his feeling but being Italy he still love and care for his brother.

Italy was keeping his health condition in secret from everyone, even from Romano. He doesn't think he was worth anything for anyone to worry about. He are also worries if his secret on his health condition is exposes, no one wants to become an ally with already weak country like him and he don't think his country can stand being alone at time like this.

But at one faithful day, the fate has make he meet with Germany. At that very day he heard the there was a country that have come to invade the border of his country. So Italy quickly goes to the border, but because he was so afraid he was hiding in the tomato box.

Couple minutes later, the intruder show himself….

Germany POV

Germany was really look up to Roman Empire and he really hope to fight with him one day but that was something that will could never be happen because Roman Empire already perish a decade ago, and when heard that Italy was a grandchild of Roman Empire. Without a delay he quickly goes and invades the border of Italy country…

"I supposed to fighting with the descendants of that Roman guy, but….. something was wrong. I crossed the border easily with only a stick and this is was a first time that I have enough time to be able eat my wurst and even if I spot on enemy they will run off somewhere" thought Germany as he walk when suddenly he spot a box of tomato.

As he was fill with a curiosity, Germany come closer to the box…

"why in the world are there tomatoes here" said Germany to himself as he knock the box when suddenly the box move.

"whoa" said Germany shocked.

"Hi-hi, I'm tomato box fairy" said a voice coming from the box.

"i-I come here to be your friend, let's play together!" continue the voice.

"it look like someone was here, get out now" said Germany as he try to open the box not being fool by the voice.

"N-no there isn't, please don't open it" said the voice again sound so scare.

"dammit so heavy" said Germany as he try to open the box.

"No don't open, what good will it do if you open me up" said the voice again.

"show me… your identity" said Germany again then finally he made it to open the box….

Italy POV

Italy was hiding in the tomatoes box, he wanted to get rid of the intruder but he was so afraid to do it. So he there he is, hiding in the box hoping that the intruder don't found him and just go while hoping that he illness wont attack at that time. Then suddenly he heard a voice and someone was knocking the box that he hiding in.

Scare… Italy quickly tries to move but no avail the box was so heavy.

And then without thinking he said "Hi-hi, I'm tomato box fairy" and when there was no response he continue "i-I come here to be your friend, let's play together!"

But it look like the intruder don't be fool as a voice said "it look like someone was here, get out now"

"N-no there isn't, please don't open it" said Italy feeling so scare as his past come to hunted him. He keeps pleading so the intruder just left him alone when suddenly the box was opened.

Usual POV

Then with half his body out side the box, Italy is start to cry and keep saying, "I'm sorry… I'm sorry, I don't mean to lie to you… please don't shoot me, I will do anything, just don't shoot me" said Italy thinking he will not effort to die now, if he die Romano will die too, no he will do anything to avoid that even if he has to low himself for that.

But when Italy was open his eye he was so shocked, the person in front him look just Holy Roman Empire but in older version, he also have a blue eye but in more lighter color, a man in front of him also look shocked.

And before he knows it Italy said "H-holy Roman Empire" before he quickly shout his mouth with his hand because the man before him was anyone but Holy Roman Empire. He was dead; years a go Italy got news that Holy Roman Empire lose in war and then perish forever from this world.

"No I'm not Holy Roman Empire, I'm Germany" said Germany when he finally recovers from the shock.

"who are you" asked Germany.

"i-I'm Italy" answer Italy.

"WHAT… I have a question for you, are you the descendant of Rome? Ask Germany as he hold Italy back collar like holding a puppy. He really can't believe that the boy before him is the descendant of Rome. That boy looks so weak and wimpy and he looks not older than 18…

"Huh? You know Grandpa Rome?... I'm his grandson…I'm a silly boy who like to eat pasta and pizza; jeez I thought that you are a scary guy or something! You pretty understanding" said Italy as he quickly put on his façade that he always display on he face.

"this idiot… really…huh I get it, this is a trap, he looks harmless but he's just waiting for a chance! What a guy" thought Germany as he let Italy go and move couple step backward, and he look at Italy with a disgusting look, he don't realize how he look have hurt Italy...

When Germany suddenly let Italy go, Italy fall to the ground and the impact hurt his body, but not as hurt as his heart feels when he looks at Germany face. Germany looks at him with a same look that Austria give to him each time he looks at Italy. Italy really feel like want to cried at the time but he keep on his façade and start to said "I want to be friends with-" but before he can finish his words, he was kicked in the face…

"I wont be fooled, die you pasta freak" said Germany as he kick Italy in the face.

The impact of the kick almost made Italy faint, but he control him self and take a deep breath. But he just sits there not able to move without a feeling like a world is spinning.

"i-I'm s-sorry…." is the only thing that Italy manage to said to Germany while trying to control himself thinking what have he done that made Germany treat him like this.

"huh you are so weak, even if I take you won't brought me any profit you only will become a burden" continue Germany still look at Italy with a disgusting look, like Italy just merely a crap on the ground that not worth his sympathy and then he spat to the ground before he left Italy alone without event bother to look back…

Italy POV

'I'm sorry… I'm sorry… I'm sorry…" Italy keep saying this word as he sit there alone as a tears start to flowing down from his eyes, his heart feel like it being smashed on the rock, the word that Germany spat to him really break his heart, thinking how someone who he just meet can say something so hurtful. Is he really is just a useless and a burden to other people.

How he can think that Germany is Holy Roman Empire, because the Holy Roman Empire that he know will never treat him like that.

Couple minutes later it already start to getting dark, when Italy realize that he start to move even thought he don't feel so well, the wind are so cold that it make Italy start coughing, but after couple step Italy fall to his knees and coughing so hard that his body start to shake.

He then start to feeling hard to breath, Italy know the he was getting an asthma attack so he desperately search his cloth for his asthma medicine but it was no where to be found. Then he remembers that he forgot to get his medicine in his room when he was rushing to the border earlier that day.

Knowing that he don't have his medicine, Italy trying his best to calm down and slowly try to take a breath while try to stop coughing but before he knew it his eye become blurred and the last thing that he think is he glad that no one was there so his secret will save for now…before he finally give up and drifted to the painless world…..

~to be continue~

Thank you for reading, hmmm… I'm sorry for the cliffhanger, I hope it not bad and you enjoy reading this. Because I really enjoy writing this story, Please R R …. Okay then till the next chap, hope you have a nice day…bye

~Aimie~