The War Against the Cold
Chapter 1: The Plague Arrives
"ACHOO!"
It was a cold day in the premises of Hetalia Gakuen, a school for the nations from all around the globe. It was a rather big school with nice facilities. It had heater units and warm school jackets or blazers. But still, they did not change the fact that America's snot kept on flowing down from his nostrils.
"AAAHCHOO!!" America sneezed again.
The timid Canada flinched. "A-America… Are you really okay?"
"Of course I am!" replied America as he wiped the snot off his face. "For a hero like me, a cold like this is nothing! Nothing, I tell you!!"
"Ah… Well… If you say so… It's not even winter yet. Maybe it's because of the pollen or dust..?" trailed Canada.
"I'm perfectly fine! Don't you underestimate a HERO like me!" yelled America, giving more emphasize to the word hero. The two students from the America class continued walking through the campus corridors; America kept on sneezing along the way.
It was not long until the news that America caught a cold in the middle of summer spread to every nations in the campus. Of course, one of the nations who were pretty pleased with this news was England. After knowing that America caught a cold, England quickly went inside his class, the Europe class.
"HEY EVERYONE! America caught a cold!! In the middle of summer!!" The other European nations looked at him. A wide grin was still plastered over England's face.
"Aren't you supposed to be worried that your ex-student or something caught a cold?" asked Hungary. England smirked at her remark. "Why would I do that? Hmph, Hungary don't you worry that bloke. I mean, he keeps on saying 'I'm the HERO!', right? So let's just sit back, relax and see if this cold can lower is self-esteem by some degrees."
Germany nodded in agreement. There were times when he really got pissed off because of America's inability to sit still and be quiet in World Meetings. During those times he wished he can just give America a penalty like running around the football field ten times under the heat of the sun.
"I think all of us ought to worry," said Austria.
The other nations turned to look at him since his remark really caught their ear. England looked at Austria with a mocking look. "Well why is that, my fellow classmate?"
Austria cleared his throat. "Can't you guys see it? I mean, if a nation as big and powerful as America caught a cold, our fate must be at stake as well."
His words sent a chill down everyone's spine. The European nations started to exchange nervous looks among themselves. Well, most of them hanged out with America a lot. They hanged out with people from the America Class more than those from Africa Class, Asia Class and Oceania Class. What if the virus is already inside their body? Oh, they hate catching cold.
"Well, well… That's just a theory, right Austria?" said France as an attempt to brighten the mood. "America's pretty strong, right? There's no way the cold will spread to all of us!"
"Hey, Austria, stop blabbering about gloomy things, will you!?" added Switzerland when he noticed that his beloved sister, Liechtenstein, trembled in fear and worry. The other nations looked at him. Switzerland skipped school most of the time, right?
"So what if I'm here!?" was his reply.
"America will get, like, better for sure… sooner or later! It's like whatever, you know? The cold won't spread to us, duh! I mean, like, not to all of us of course!" chattered Poland with his carefree expression. For once, the other nations nodded in agreement with him. South Italy's face still showed that he's still in a state of confusion and paranoia. Holland had his hand over the shoulder of his sister, Belgium; the both of them minding their own business although for a moment there Holland thought about Indonesia whom he heard is one of the countries who like trading with America. The same with Holland, Spain also thought about the Philippines who liked America so much.
"But what if… What if the plague spreads throughout the campus? Before that happens, I'll make a remedy. Then when all of you catch cold, I'll be more than pleased to see you come to me and beg on your knees for the remedy… Kolkolkolkolkol…" said Russia. On his face was a sinister look as he continued chanting his trademark word.
And there was silence.
But for the mean time, everyone agreed that America will absolutely get better in no time. Everyone agreed that they're not too weak to catch cold easily. Everyone agreed that the cold will teach America a lesson… somehow. Everyone except for Russia though.
The hours passed by slowly. By the end of the last class for the day, most European nations had forgotten about America catching a cold in the middle of the warm summer. Well, they would be reminded of that… soon enough.
~ tbc
Author's Note:
Heyyo people! Well, there must be some grammatical errors or mistakes in the subject-verb agreement… Please forgive me for that. This is a fanfiction about the global recession. I'll be inserting other official and original characters in the next chapter. Well, only if you read and review (anonymous reviews are enabled).