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He felt it; his life, his energy, draining away as his blood stained the floor scarlet. He smiled weakly at his friend, knowing that he didn't have any white flags to make bandages with. His mind felt…fuzzy…and tired.

"It's all right; I know you don't have any to make bandages with, Italy-kun." He says softly. Italy looks panicked.

"No, no, please! Don't-don't die, please just wait a little bit! I can make more bandages for you! Please, Japan!" Italy pleads, his hazel eyes wide as they glisten with tears. Japan shakes his head, a tiny smile on his face.

"Don't lie, Italy-kun. It is…unbecoming of you." He says, breathing deeply as he feels more of his energy slipping away. He breathes deeply, wincing as it pulls at his wounds. "I…am not afraid of death, Italy-kun. Don't be sad." Italy's tears begin to flow down his face, dripping slowly onto the floor.

"Japan, no, no no no! Please, don't die! Please…!" Japan smiles at him as he feels a slow sort of haze drifting over his mind, numbing the pain of his wounds.

"It is…all right. I…do not…regret coming here…with you…Italy-kun..." he breathes, feeling the last of his energy slipping away. It was becoming difficult to think, his mind becoming hazier and hazier. "My…only…regret…is…" he trailed off, trying to get the words out. Italy's tears are streaming from his eyes as he begs Japan to stop, to save his breath, that they'd get back to the others…

Japan breathes once again, raggedly, as he musters the strength to speak once more.

"My…only…regret…is…that I…could not…be…by…your…side…to…the…very…end…"

His breath wheezes out, his strength spent. Italy's tears fall even harder, voice becoming hoarse from sobs as he begs Japan to stop, to live.

But it is too late, and brown eyes lose their soft shine as Japan's final breath rattles from his throat.

"I'm…sorry…"

My only regret…

Is that I could not stand beside you to the very end…

Dear Italy-kun.

I'm sorry.

/End.\

Yet another angst-y, sad HetaOni one-shot. This time it's about Japan's death in the first loop…

I hope you guys liked! Seriously though, all of this came from my imagination…what does that say about my mentality? I'm kind of worried…

Ja ne, Minna-san!

~Happy Camper27