/a/N: IDK, random drabble I thought up...slightly Smarter America
I don't remember what started this conversation. Maybe it was when England turned into Britannia Angel and said he'd grant everyone a wish if they just stopped yelling? Yeah, that seems right.
All the nations of the G8 were now staring at me. The angel Iggy glared impatiently at me. "Well, twat, what's your wish?" he growled, tapping his foot on non-existent ground.
I looked up at him. "You can't grant it,"
"Pray tell, how can I not?"
"You're one of the reasons it can never be granted,"
"What is it?"
"I wish for world peace."
It was so silent that a pin could fall and it would echo. I know they never expected something so sophisticated from me, but that's all I've craved since I started coming to these meetings back in the 1700's. Ever since I saw how much the world fought over the past. Yeah, call me a hypocrite, but I don't hate anyone here. Not even the big ole Ruski, who was so shocked he wasn't smiling.
Britannia gulped, the only sound at the moment. "You are right," he said, "I can't grant that..."
I looked down, deflated and dead inside. Stupid false hope. "A guy can dream..." I sounded like a wistful old man to even myself as I slid slowly back into my chair. I hadn't even realized I stood up.
Since no one looked ready to continue the meeting, I just stood up and muttered "Meeting adjourned," quietly before leaving. All eyes, I could feel, were boring into my back. Do I seem that stupid to them? That I might ask for singular wishes, like more power or a stable economy, just like the rest of them? I'm a hero, haven't they figured that out? I don't care for myself, only for others, and therefore by greatest wish is one that can save everyone.
No world hunger, no wars, all of us personifications living under the same roof and in the same family...Just like the family that deserted me... My wish is to have that family again, where everyone can be happy. But, that's probably the all-time un-grant-able wish. I sighed as I turned a corner and plopped lazily down against the wall. A guy can dream, right? Even if those dreams are just that...dreams.