It was snowing in Prussia's country, Prussia looked over at his little brother who was trying but failing to read one of Prussia's many large books. The little German was four and had yet to experience winter something Prussia had always found to be odd. But all of that was about to change as Prussia grabbed ice skates for the two of them and dragged the little boy outside.
It was midday, the sun was peeking through the clouds and it was warmer than expected, nonetheless Prussia took Germany to the frozen lake by the house and after putting skates on himself and his brother they began to skate around slowly with the little German clinging to Prussia.
"You continue to practice, I'm going to go get our coats." Prussia said, taking his skates off and heading back into the house. his head was in the small closet by the front door when he heard their three dogs barking rapidly.
"What the hell? why are they freaking out?" Prussia muttered and got his winter coat on while carrying his brother's in his gloved hands and headed back outside. he was whistling cheerfully but stopped as he saw it, the dogs were running around the lake barking and growling, and the lake itself was broken with water splashing around.
"Oh shit! West!" Prussia yelled his heart racing as he peered into the dark icy water.
Without a second thought Prussia jumped in swimming down to find his brother. The little boy was indeed down there, his eyes closed, his skin blue, his lips parted. Prussia swam over, feeling the weight of their clothing drag them down before he finally got them to the top his heart pounding and his lungs burning as he saw that the ice had begun to freeze over. Prussia held his brother close and removed his small skates using them to hack at the ice until it finally broke apart and the siblings were free.
Prussia was panting as he dragged himself and his brother away from the water and onto the snowy bank. "Come... on...West..." Prussia managed to get out. Prussia frowned he could barely feel Ludwig's heartbeat and he wasn't breathing. He leaned over the boy and with much effort started giving the boy mouth to mouth, hoping to get the water out of his lungs.
After thirty long painful minutes the little German awoke coughing his lips no longer blue but his body paler and bluer than before. "C-come on. L-let's go inside and warm up." Prussia said, he knew he should have done that should have alreafy taken him inside the house, but he had been more worried about his brother living and breathing than not freezing to death. He hurried inside carrying his brother began to shake as he made a fire.
"Let's put on something warmer and sit close to this." Prussia suggested and took off his frozen jacket and boots and sat them neatly over a chair before he looked to his teary eyed brother.
"B-bruder..." was all he could get out before he erupted into tears.
Prussia felt bad, the little boy's first experience with snow and ice shouldn't have been a bad or frightening one. "Listen West, I'm sorry I left you out there by yourself." Prussia said bending down so he was eye level with the boy.
After a few sniffles, the boy calmed down. "B-bruder...? I can't see! Everything's all dark!" The boy yelled his voice high as the fear hit him.
"West, calm down." Prussia ordered and held the boy firmly. He gaped, his eyes large as he saw his brother's once beautiful blue eyes, now they were pale, almost white and the pupils were the same way.
"No way." Prussia muttered.
"W-what? What's no way?" Ludwig asked worriedly.
"Come on. let's change and head out. I'm taking you to see a doctor." Prussia said carrying Ludwig to his room and helping him into warmer clothes before he ran to his own room and changed as well running back seconds later and picking the boy back up afterward and heading out to the carriage Prussia rarely ever used.
End of chapter 1! Sorry for the cliffhanger I know people hate them but this seemed like a good place to stop. And I will continue.