The Back of the Mind – USUK

Entry for Livvykitty's contest

Chapter 1

Kontorōru

"DAMNIT!" yelled England as kicked off his shoes and flopped onto his bed. He buried his face deep into his warm, soft pillow. His pillow seemed like the only nice place left in this cold, heartless world. He hated America. He hated him. He couldn't, not once, think of his feelings, about how he felt when he was dating Alice. His own cousin was going out with America. Not that he cared about him or anything, just his cousin. Yeah...that's right...

"What's the matter, England?" asked flying mint bunny, as it gracefully flew around his confused head. He didn't feel like talking. It was too hard. Too much effort. It was much better to simply lay here and feel the nothingness that was the night's cool breeze coming in through the open window. "England?" it repeated. Nothing...

"What would you do if you liked someone who didn't like you back?" he asked, his head still buried into the pillow. The words escaped his mouth before he even knew what he was saying. His head bolted straight out of the pillow. "Ah, t-that's not w-what I meant!" he stammered nervously, trying to think of an excuse.

"Are you sure they don't like you back?" asked the floating creature. He hadn't thought about that as a possibility. "Well...I'm not 100% sure...but...he's...I mean, they—" his voice trailed off. He didn't want to say 'he'. He didn't like that loud, obnoxious and practically crazy American! That was preposterous! But...why did he say it in the first place?

"Well, you could use your magic to find out, right?" smiled the small flying rabbit. Of course! He'd use his magic to make America answer his questions! He could find out whether or not he loved his cousin Alice or not. I mean, not that it really mattered to him. He was just worried for Alice's feelings, is all.

He quickly grabbed his black robes and went up to the attic of his Shakespearean-styled cottage. He stowed all of his magic equipment there. His magic circles, spell books, the lot! He also kept old memories up there too, so it got a little crowded.

He grabbed the first spell book he could find and flicked through it. Not there. Maybe in this one? Not here either. He looked through an entire shelf of books, but he couldn't find the right one. Just as he was about to give up completely, a rather old, tattered book caught the corner of his eye. He carefully picked up the old book and read the contents on the first page.

He'd finally found the spell that he needed! He held the book tightly to his chest and carried it down to his bedroom. He wanted to be in the most comfortable room to him, which would always be there. He'd grown up in this old house, and this room was his. No guests had stepped foot in here like the other rooms in the house. This was simply his room, where only he could feel at home. It felt somewhat special to him, like he'd created a bond with it or something.

He carefully laid the book down at his reading desk and sat down. He smoothed over the leather book cover. It calmed him as he ran his fingers over the immaculate craftsmanship. He slowly turned the pages until he found the page with his spell on it.

"Kontorōru" it read. "This spell allows you to take control over your victims mind. They will tell you anything you ask them and do anything you ask them to do during this trance, and when awoken from the trance, they will not remember anything about the spell. This is another form of what normal people call 'mind control' or 'hypnosis'. Kontorōru is a Japanese word that translates to 'control'."

He read these words over and over and over again...was he really going to hypnotise a former part of his colony?

I guess I have no choice he thought to himself...

He turned to where flying mint bunny was hovering above his bed. "Thank you" he said warmly, before changing into his nightclothes and drifting off into a warm, dreamless sleep...

Oh lord, the cheesy-ness . So cheesy. This is an entry for Livvykitty's contest. Heh heh, I've so got this plot covered (yeah...sorta)...

Thanks for reading! Reviews would be nice

Arigatou!

P.S. I'm sorry if it's short, I usually try to get at least 1000 words into 1 chapter, but I didn't get there this time ^-^; Sorry! . Also, OOC? Maybe...

P.P.S. To those of you who were reading my previous fanfic, I am POSTPONING ANY FURTHER CHAPTERS! (Sorry!) It was rushed and I have since discovered Hetalia, which is, like, THE best anime EVER! If I ever feel like going back to contestshipping fanfictions, or even just finishing that one off, I will continue it! Sorry to those who liked it . It's just that if I'm not totally into what I'm writing, it doesn't come out at it's full potential...soooo yeah. Gomenasai!