Author's Note: To celebrate Halloween, I decided to make a HetaOni fanfic based on a RP I did with my friends ages ago. Keep in mind that, although I tried to fix it up, there is still a bit of RP logic. Rated for violence and homosexuality. Please review.
"Yo! Keeks! Happy Halloween! I got you some candy! Kind of reversed I know but hey, my holiday!" said America, opening Japan's door and placing a large bag of candy on a nearby table. The Asian country was just about to sit down in his most comfortable chair and open the new manga he had bought. He sighed and put it down, thinking, would it kill him to knock first?
"Konnichiwa America-San. Happy Halloween to you as well. How are you?" he asked politely, bowing and deciding to not point out that technically it wasn't his holiday. America grinned.
"Awesome! But of course I have to be since I'm the hero! By the way, Keeks, drop the whole "America-San" thing ok? Just call me Alfred."
"I could not. It is too informal," Japan refused instantly. America moved closer to him and grabbed his hand. Japan blushed lightly.
"Keeks, I think we're well past the stage where that would be inappropriate," he said with a small smile. Japan looked away and muttered something under his breath in Japanese. Just as America was about to ask what he said, the door opened again, this time rather forcefully. Prussia was standing in the doorway, his sword on his side.
"The awesome Prussia is he-oh, I'm sorry," cackled Prussia. "Am I interrupting something? I'll leave you two love birds alone if I am"
"No, you are fine. Why are you here Prussia-San?" asked Japan, pulling his hand away from America's.
"Two reasons: one, how could any of your lives be exciting without the awesome me in it? Two, I found a perfect way to spend Halloween and, being the great guy I am, I figured you two would want to join me!" he said in his usual proud voice. America grinned.
"Dude, that sounds awesome! I don't know what this involves but count me in!" he said, going over to Prussia and standing beside him. Japan, however, stayed where he was.
"Exactly what do you mean?" he asked, suspicious. "I hope it is not like last year when you said you had a good way to celebrate Christmas."
"It wasn't that bad!" he protested.
"Dude, you got drunk, tried to topple the Austrian government, set fire to yourself, and then proceeded to twirl about on the hills at Austria's house wearing Hungary's spare dress and singing, The Sound of Music," chuckled America, smirking at the memory. He was likely the only one who found this funny; the others shuddered just thinking about it.
"Yeesh, I said I was sorry didn't I? Austria sorted everything out overnight. No, what I have planned this time is much more exciting. I found some weird old mansion here in Japan, hidden in the forest. I thought we could explore it! Italy, Germany and Canada will be there too. So what do you say, Japan? Want to come?" he said, his hand on his hip and a cocky smile on his face.
"I apologize Prussia-San but I am not interested," said Japan, crossing his arms. "It sounds dangerous and I do not think any of you should be going either."
"Come on, Keeks...for me?" pleaded America. Japan looked uncomfortable for a few moments and then sighed.
"Fine...but only because it was you who asked." he said. The other two grinned.
"Great! Let's go then. The others are already there. Oh, bring a weapon and some matches. You never know with our luck. I'd say the same to America, but I can see he already has his pistols, and I don't trust him with fire," said Prussia, leading the way.
"Yeah, says the person whose dress went up in flames," America said quietly before following Prussia out the door. Japan grabbed his katana and a book of matches and they both followed him, though Japan was still reluctant. It was probably due to him being old but he always jumped to the worst conclusion; what if the roof caved in? What if the mansion was infested with poisonous snakes? What if it was owned and they were not allowed?
The walk to the mansion took two hours. As they had left around four, it was beginning to get dark when they arrived. The giant house loomed over them; some windows were cracked, and vines were starting to creep up the walls. The black paint was peeling, and several pieces of the roof were scattered around the base of the mansion. Italy, Germany and Canada were standing in front of it. Germany was carrying his whip, while Italy was carrying a large white flag on a wooden pole. Canada had no weapon but was carrying his polar bear.
"Hello, Japan. I see Prussia dragged you into this as well," grumbled Germany, walking over to him. Italy followed closely behind him, smiling as usual. Prussia went over to Canada and grinned.
"...oh...hello, Prussia. We've been waiting for a while now...Did you get lost...?" asked Canada in his usual quiet voice.
"No. I went to find Japan and America since I thought they'd want to come with us," said Prussia. Germany leaned in closer to Japan.
"Who is Prussia talking to?" he asked.
"Canad-never mind. Konnichiwa, Italy-San," he said, greeting the younger nation. Italy smiled and hugged him.
"Hello Japan! Long time no see, huh?" he said happily. Japan blushed as he usually did whenever someone touched him.
"P-please do not do that..." he muttered, pushing Italy away. He smiled and instead hugged Germany, who, to everyone's surprise, didn't stop him.
"Enough with the talk. Let's go in," said Prussia, walking into the mansion. The others followed. America and Japan remained at the back. Normally, everyone would have expected America to have gone charging off into the house with a loud shout of "I'm the hero!", but instead, he chose to stay near Japan.
"Are you scared?" he asked right before they entered the mansion. Japan shook his head.
"Amer-Alfred, I have been through many wars, total isolation, tsunamis, earthquakes, bad dubs of my anime and nuclear meltdowns. This is nothing," he replied.
America checked to make sure everyone was in the house before he answered. "Say that again, and I'll leave you in there. I'm so terrified it's not even funny!" he said, fear obvious on his face.
"We will go in together then. Ano...here..." he mumbled, taking America's hand. He smiled a little.
"Thanks, Keeks. Let's go then," he said. With that, the two of them walked through the door and into the mansion.
"This mansion...it looks like a setting for a horror movie," said Japan, looking around. The foyer was covered in cobwebs, and only a few pieces of furniture were left. Those, too, were coated in a thick layer of dust and cobweb. A very large staircase stood in front of them and several doors were to their left and right. America took a step, and the floor made a loud creaking sound.
"Holy crap holy crap holy crap what was that we're all going to die here dang it Prussia you've killed us all I knew I should have let you stay on fire!" cried America in fright, backing up.
"It was only the floor, Alfred. Calm yourself," said Japan, squeezing America's hand tightly. He took a few deep breaths and calmed down.
"Thanks, Keeks. I-" began America. Prussia, who was on the stairs in front of them with everyone else, cut him off.
"Hey, we don't have time for that! Let's go already! Know what? Fine, split up. Japan, you go with America. Italy, go with Germany. Matthew, you come with me. Or you can all go off on your own, I really am too awesome to care," he said, taking Canada's hand and walking up the stairs. Germany sighed and led Italy up the stairs as well.
"I guess that leaves us to take the down-Alfred?" said Japan but America was gone. He vaguely heard a door shutting to his right. He sighed, knowing America had probably run off on his own as he usually did.
"Wasn't he supposed to be scared?" he muttered to himself, taking the first door on his right and closing it behind him. He could not see anything, so he lit a match and found a few candles, lighting them as well. When a few of them were burning in each corner, he glanced around the room. It appeared to be a large kitchen. Several pots and pans were hanging above a stove, all covered in dust. The doors to a few cabinets were ripped off and were lying on the floor, their white paint peeling away. However, America was not in the room. As there were no other doors, Japan assumed he had gone the wrong way. He decided to head back and try somewhere else, but when he tried to open the door, it remained closed.
Why won't it open? he thought, pulling on the door with all his might. The door stayed shut. He finally gave up and sighed. This was going to be a long night.
While Japan was in the kitchen, Prussia and Canada were in one of the bedrooms. They had lit the few candles they found, bathing the room in a soft, relaxing glow.
"Kesesese. Hey, Mattie. Why don't you wear things like this for me?" Prussia cackled, holding up a dress that a French Maid might wear. Canada blushed.
"Because I don't want to..." he said quietly, holding his bear tighter. Prussia went over to him and smiled.
"You will not even for the awesome Prussia? We will see how long that lasts," he said. He reached forward and grabbed Canada's glasses, putting them on. "I feel so much more awesome with these on. I rock them so much better than stupid Austria."
"C-come on Gilbert! I can't see without my glasses!" stuttered Canada. Prussia put on a very stern face.
"Canada, you should be better and it is your own fault you cannot see. Let me show you how disgusted I am by playing this song," said Prussia, imitating Austria's voice. He mimed playing a piano while Canada stumbled around trying to find Prussia. The darkness and his lack of glasses made it impossible for him to see at all.
"Gilbert! P-please give me my glasses back!" stuttered Canada again, tripping and falling to the floor. His bear flew out of his hands and landed a few feet away. Prussia stopped imitating Austria and gave him his glasses back. Canada got up and brushed some dirt off his coat, picking up the bear once more.
"I apologize, Mattie," said Prussia. "You must admit, I do make a good Austria. At least, I can capture his annoying personality well enough. So, back to looking around then."
"Gilbert, please…let's just get out of here…" muttered Canada. Prussia smiled and moved closer to him.
"Is someone scared? You do not have to worry, Mattie. The sheer awesomeness of me will protect you," he said, leaning in slowly. Canada blushed but stayed where he was. A loud thump made Prussia draw back.
"Ach mein gott!" he exclaimed, jumping and punching the wall. "What was that?" Canada hid behind him, scared.
"I am sure it was nothing...I still think we should get out of here..." he said. Prussia regained his usual composure and grinned.
"No way. This place is awesome, though of course it is nothing compared to me. If you are still scared, wait for me in the hallway. I will see what that sound was and meet you out there. Ok?" he said. Canada nodded and left the room.
"I hope Gilbert will be alright..." he said to his bear.
"Who are you?" the bear asked. Canada sighed, tired of explaining this.
"I'm Canada..."
"Who?"
Canada was about to respond when he heard a loud yell from inside the bedroom. He quickly put his bear down and ran inside.
"Gilbert? Are you ok?" he asked frantically. The room was completely empty. "G-Gilbert, w-where are y-you?"
He looked in the closets and even under the large bed. However, Prussia was nowhere to be found. Even his sword was gone. Canada began to cry, tears streaming down his face and falling onto the wooden floor.
"G-Gilbert this i-isn't funny...!" whimpered Canada, looking everywhere for a sign of where Prussia could have gone. There were no windows in the room and there was only one door, so there was no way he could have run away or left without being noticed. He went back out into the hallway, still crying.
"H-he's go-where'd you go?" he stuttered. His bear was also gone and in his place was a note that said "I'm getting out of here". Canada sighed and buried his face in his hands. What is wrong with this house...? he wondered.